TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Neha Hoskins, Clerk of the Board
REPORT BY: Paulette Cooper, Deputy Clerk of the Board II
SUBJECT: Reappointments to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors
RECOMMENDATION
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Reappoint Patrick Tokar, for a second term, and John J. McCarthy, for a third term, to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors with terms of office to commence immediately and expire on March 26, 2029. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
There are currently two openings due to term expirations on the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors. The County Executive Office advertised the openings and received two reappointment requests from Patrick Tokar, and John J. McCarthy.
On January 2, 2002, the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Law (Food and Agricultural Code sections 6292 et seq.) was enacted. The purpose of this law is to make available a procedure for creating the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District to assist in the funding of inspection, detection, prevention, and education of Pierce's Disease as stated in the Napa County Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter Work Plan, as approved by the California Department of Food and Agriculture, and accepted by the Napa County Board of Supervisors, to prevent the spread of Pierce's Disease by the glassy-winged sharpshooter.
On February 19, 2002, the Napa County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 02-26 establishing the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District. In 2006, Napa County growers voted to expand the scope of the District to include programs to detect and control a recent introduction into Napa County, the Vine Mealy bug. The District collects annual assessments of $5.60 per acre for both Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter and Vine Mealy bug control programs.
The District is administered by a five-member Board of Directors. Applicants must meet the following qualifications to serve on the District Board:
a. They must be a citizen of the United States and resident of California;
b. They must own lands included in the District devoted, in whole or in part, to the growing of winegrapes; and
c. They must have demonstrated an interest in the control of winegrape pests and diseases.
Requested Action:
Reappoint Patrick Tokar and John J. McCarthy to the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District Board of Directors.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Additional Information |
County Initiative: Inclusivity & Community |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.