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a. Approve, retroactively, an Agreement to provide access authorization for Salinas Watershed Invasive Non-Native Plant Control and Restoration Program between the County of Monterey and Resource Conservation District of Monterey County; and
b. Ratify the July 17, 2017 signature of the Resource Management Agency Director on the Access Agreement between the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and the County of Monterey.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve, retroactively, an Agreement to provide access authorization for Salinas Watershed Invasive Non-Native Plant Control and Restoration Program between the County of Monterey and Resource Conservation District of Monterey County; and
b. Ratify the July 17, 2017 signature of the Resource Management Agency Director on the Access Agreement between the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County and the County of Monterey.
On July 13, 2017, the Resource Management Agency (RMA) Director sent a memo to the Board of Supervisors notifying them of the need to expedite the signing of an access agreement for the Resource Conservation District of Monterey County (RCD) who required permission from the County, as the landowner, to perform eradication measures for arundo and tamarisk along the Salinas River within San Lorenzo Park. RMA was contacted by RCD regarding Monterey County's Salinas River Invasive Plant Control Program. Staff is returning to the Board of Supervisors requesting they retroactively approve the access agreement, and ratify the signature by the RMA Director.
Since 2014, RCD has worked closely with the Office of the Agricultural Commissioner (AC) concerning controlling arundo and tamarisk on the Salinas River with grant funding from the Wildlife Conservation Board. RCD is expanding their program into the King City area, which includes a parcel on the river that is owned by the County (San Lorenzo Park, APN 245111006000).
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