TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Tracy Cleveland - Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights & Measures
REPORT BY: Jaspreet Faller - Staff Services Analyst II
SUBJECT: Public Hearing to Consider any Objections or Protests, and to Adopt a Resolution Imposing Assessments on Behalf of the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District
RECOMMENDATION
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PUBLIC HEARING - Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District (District)
Conduct a public hearing to consider any objections or protests with respect to the assessments proposed for the District for FY24-25 and adopt a Resolution authorizing and levying assessments for FY24-25 on qualifying properties. (Fiscal Impact: $395,000; Revenue; General Fund, Fund 1000, Agricultural Commissioner Division 16000; Budgeted; Discretionary)
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BACKGROUND
In August 2002, the Napa County Winegrape Pest and Disease Control District (District) obtained authorization from owners of property containing one or more acres of planted vineyards ("qualifying property owners") to levy an assessment of up to $20 per acre to fund the detection, prevention, and treatment of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease through partially funding the Napa County Glassy-winged Sharpshooter work plan.
In 2006, qualifying property owners voted to expand the scope of the District to include activities to control other winegrape pests in addition to Glassy-winged Sharpshooter and Pierce's Disease. Currently the District collects assessments for funding a Vine Mealybug control program, an Enhanced Detection Trapping/Research program, as well as a portion of the Glassy-winged Sharpshooter prevention and detection program, UCCE research, and outreach and education.
In 2022, the district was reauthorized for an additional five years until March 26, 2027. Each year, an Engineer's Report is prepared to verify parcels with vineyard acreage subject to the assessment, ownership information and the amount of the assessment ...
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