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Adopt Resolution to:
a. Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report on the USDA APHIS-WS IWDM Program and Agreement Renewal (State Clearinghouse No. 2017031003) (Attachment E).
b. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to execute the Cooperative Services Agreement between the County and United States Department of Agriculture --Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Wildlife Services for the term of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023 (Attachment B).
c. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to execute the annual Monterey County Financial Plan pursuant to the Cooperative Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $158,312 for July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019 (Attachment C).
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) to:
a. Certify the Final Environmental Impact Report on the USDA APHIS-WS IWDM Program and Agreement Renewal (State Clearinghouse No. 2017031003) (Attachment E).
b. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to execute the Cooperative Services Agreement between the County and United States Department of Agriculture --Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service--Wildlife Services for the term of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2023 (Attachment B).
c. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner to execute the annual Monterey County Financial Plan pursuant to the Cooperative Services Agreement for an amount not to exceed $158,312 for July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2019 (Attachment C).
SUMMARY:
The project is the renewal of a Cooperative Services Agreement (CSA) between the County and the USDA-APHIS-Wildlife Services for a five-year period beginning on or about July 1, 2018, and annual financial plans pursuant to the CSA, to maintain an Integrated Wildlife Damage Management program in Monterey County for another five years.
The County prepared an EIR to provide CEQA review of the proposed five-year agreement renewal wi...
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