To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Staff Name and Phone Number: Andrew F. Smith, (707) 565-2371
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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North Bay Pesticide Disposal Event
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
A) Authorize the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures to execute an agreement for professional services with Clean Harbors for collecting, handling, transporting, and proper disposal of pesticides for the 2024 North Bay Pesticide Disposal Event.
B) Authorize the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the counties of Napa and Marin to establish and carry out the 2024 North Bay Pesticide Disposal Event.
C) Adopt a resolution adjusting the FY 23-24 revised budget for the Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures in the amount of $250,000.
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Executive Summary:
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR), in partnership with the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA), is funding a North Bay Pesticide Disposal Event to provide a safe means for farmers, growers, and pest control operations in the three-county area of Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties to dispose of unwanted pesticides. This pesticide disposal event will be free of charge and limited to farmers, growers, and pest control operations within the three-county area. Pesticide dealers, residential homeowners, and other commercial and industrial entities are not the intended participants and will not be eligible to participate in the event. DPR and CACASA have agreed to provide $250,000 in funding to Sonoma County to support this event.
Discussion:
Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties each have robust agricultural areas. Changes in farming practices and ownership of farms can leave pesticides in storage which are unwanted or outdated. By not disposing of the pesticides over time, there is a chance that the containers may leak or pose harm to human health, children, wildlife, the environment, or domestic water supply.
Each county department of agriculture is the local agency responsible for administering the pesticide use enforcement regulatory program under the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in their respective counties. The goal of this event is to provide a safe means for farmers, growers, and pest control operations in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties to dispose of unwanted or outdated pesticides. The objective of the event is to reduce the potential risk of pollution or adverse impacts to people, wildlife, or the environment from unintended pesticide exposure. Participation in this event is voluntary for farmers, growers, and pest control operations.
To determine the need for a Pesticide Disposal Event, individual Departments of Agriculture/Weights & Measures in Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties worked with their industry groups to survey their agriculture practitioners and commercial pest control operators to access the need for this event and to gauge participation and volume of pesticides to be collected. Based on the collective survey responses received, it was determined that a multiday Pesticide Disposal Event was needed. A second survey will be conducted prior to the Pesticide Disposal Event to determine the final number of participants, amounts, and types of pesticides to be collected.
The Sonoma County Department of Agriculture/Weights & Measures plans to host a multiday Pesticide Disposal Event (North Bay Pesticide Takeback Event) to be held April 26 - April 28, 2024 at the Sonoma County Road Yard located at 19722 8th Street East in Sonoma in which growers from Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties will be able to deliver old, unwanted, and unregistered pesticides to a staged location where a contracted Hazardous Waste vendor will take possession of the pesticides, ensuring they are properly stored and placarded, and transported to a proper facility for destruction or recycling.
The vendor will be properly licensed and insured. DPR and the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association (CACASA) have agreed to provide $250,000 in funding to Sonoma County to support this project. Staff requests authorization to accept a grant from DPR and CACASA in the amount of $250,000 to apply to the third-party hazardous waste contractor.
A competitive procurement through a request for proposals (RFP) process was conducted to solicit vendor proposals for this event. Clean Harbors was the only entity that submitted a proposal, which is not unexpected because of the unique service requirements. The Clean Harbors proposal met all the criteria necessary to be selected as the vendor. Staff requests authorization for the Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures to execute an agreement for professional services with Clean Harbors for collecting, handling, transporting, and proper disposal of pesticides for the North Bay Pesticide Takeback Event, in the amount of $250,000, through December 31, 2024.
As this event is a joint effort between Marin, Napa, and Sonoma Counties, staff requests authorization for the Chair to execute a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the counties of Marin and Napa through December 31, 2024. The MOU outlines the activities each county is responsible for completing. Each county will be responsible for the staff costs for their own county’s staff time and are jointly responsible for any costs that exceed that of the commitment letter ($250,000). No additional costs over $250,000 are expected.
Racial Equity:
Was this item identified as an opportunity to apply the Racial Equity Toolkit?
No
Prior Board Actions:
N/A
Fiscal Summary
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FY23-24 Adopted |
FY24-25 Projected |
FY25-26 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
$250,000 |
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Total Expenditures |
$250,000 |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
$250,000 |
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Total Sources |
$250,000 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the California Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association have authorized a grant in the amount of $250,000 to fund the disposal event. This funding will pay for the contractor (Clean Harbors) for receiving and disposing of pesticides. No additional costs over $250,000 are expected. A budgetary adjustment to program the available state funding is included in this report.
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Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
N/A
Attachments:
1. Clean Harbors Request for Proposal Submission
2. Professional Services Agreement with Clean Harbors
3. North Bay Pesticide Takeback Event Memorandum of Understanding with Napa and Marin Counties
4. North Bay Legacy Pesticide Disposal Event Funding Proposal
5. California Department of Pesticide Regulation Committal Letter
6. Budget Resolution
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None.