TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Tracy Cleveland – Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures
REPORT BY: Jaspreet Faller – Staff Services Analyst
SUBJECT: Reauthorization of the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution reauthorizing the existence of the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District for another five-year term through 2032. (Fiscal Impact: $385,000 Revenue; General Fund; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
On March 26, 2002, the Napa County Board of Supervisors created the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District (District) in accordance with the procedures of Chapter 13 (commencing with Section 6292) of Part 1 of Division 4 of the Food and Agriculture Code. The purpose of the District is to assist in the funding of inspection, detection and education activities regarding the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter (GWSS), an important vector of Pierce’s Disease, a fatal disease of grapevines. GWSS is not established in Napa County, however, there was a find close to home in Solano County. The district also addresses other pest and diseases that attack winegrape plants. The term of the District is for five years; the present term expires in March 2027. Continuance of the District’s existence beyond March 2027 requires Board of Supervisors reauthorization of the District, as allowed by provisions of Food and Agriculture Code Section 6294.3. The Board of Directors of the District (District Board), after complying with the applicable statutory noticing requirements, held a public hearing on August 19, 2026 to determine whether the conditions of Pierce’s Disease, GWSS, and other grapevine pests or diseases warranted the reauthorization of the District for an additional five-year period. The Napa County Agricultural Commissioner prepared and presented a report to the District Board recommending that the District’s existence be extended for an additional five-year ter...
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