HomeMy WebLinkAbout800369.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVAL OF DUTCH ELM DISEASE CONTROL PROGRAM AGREEMENT FOR
EATON AREA.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home
Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the
affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, a Dutch Elm Disease Control Program Agreement has
been presented to the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County,
Colorado, and
WHEREAS, said agreement coveres the Eaton project area, and
WHEREAS, said program will be administered through the Colo-
rado State Forest Service and the Colorado State Forest Service
will distribute up to $5, 000 for costs incurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com-
missioners of Weld County, Colorado that the Dutch Elm Disease
Control Program Agreement for the Eaton Area be, and hereby is,
approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 13th day of
February, A.D. , 1980.
J� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: tfiw WELD COUNTY, `COLORADO
Weld County Clerk and Recorder (11 ,X t (Aye)
apd�Clerk to the Board C. W. Irby, C irman
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/ Deputy Count Cler Leonard L. Roe, Pro-Tem
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DATE PRESENTED: FEBRUARY 20 , 1980
DUTCH ELM DISEASE DEMONSTRATION CONTROL PROGRAM AGREEMENT
This joint agreement, entered into this 13th day of February
19 80 , between all parties considered in the defined City (Attachment A) of
Eaton _ within the State of Colorado, and the Colorado
State Forest Service.
WITNESSETH:
1. The City agrees to enforce all Colorado state laws and local ordinances
pertaining to Dutch elm disease.
2. The City agrees to meet the Colorado State Forest Service standards
(Attachment A) for this prograu before receiving the total amount funded
for costs of the program.
3. The City agrees that, since they have had a previous Dutch elm disease
control program and will continue to have a Dutch elm disease control
program, any monies received through this Dutch elm disease demonstration
program are to be used as supplemental funds only and not to replace the
City's ongoing Dutch elm disease program funds.
4. The Colorado State Forest Service agrees to survey and sample the City
a minimum of four times during the agreement period.
5. The Colorado State Forest Service will distribute funds up to s5.000
dollars after receiving vouchers for appropriate costs incurred and checking
to insure all agreed upon standards have been met.
6. Arrangements may be made with the City or individual parties considered in
the City for advance funding if no money is available to initiate work
required by this agreement.
Dutch Elm Disease Demonstration
Control Program Agreement-Page 2
7. This agreement begins retroactive to October 1 , 1979, and terminates
September 30, 1980. It is further agreed that all treatments shall be
completed by September 30, 1980, and all other terms of this agreement
shall be completed to Colorado State Forest Service standards by
September 30, 1980.
County of Weld Date February 13, 1980
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Signed by_ ' 1i) Title_ MAYOR
Date 1/29/80
chael E. Schomaker
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ATTACHMENT A
(Definitions and Standards)
DEFINITIONS:
City of Eaton - includes all lands within the city limits of Eaton and at
least a two mile buffer strip on Weld County adjoining and encircling
these city limits.
City of Canon City - includes all lands within the city limits of Canon City
and at last a tuo mile buffer strip in Fremont County adjoining and
encircling these city limits.
City of La Junta - includes all lands within the city limits of La Junta and
the unincorporated city of North La Junta and at least a two mile
buffer strip in Otero County adjoining and encircling these city limits.
City of Yuma - includes all lands within the city limits of Yuma and at
least a two mile buffer strip in Yuma County adjoining and encircling
these city limits.
City of Grand Junction - includes all lands within the city limits of Grand
Junction and at. least a two mile buffer strip in Mesa County adjoining
and encircling these city limits.
STANDARDS:
THE FOLLOWING LIST IS TO BE USED AS A PRIORITY LIST BY NUMERICAL ORDER FOR
TREATMENT OF ELMS FOR THE DEMONSTRATED CONTROL PROGRAM FUNDS.
1. All elms diagnosed as having Dutch elm disease or as containing lesser
European elm bark beetle brood will be disposed of within 20 days
(including weekends and holidays) of notification of the officials
responsible for those trees. When trees are to be removed, disposal
includes: 1) taking the tree to an approved dump and burning or burying
under 2 feet of compacted soil ; 2) the stump must be debarked to below soil
level . (Stump removal is acceptable treatment but costs over debarking
are local responsibility. )
2. Dead and dying branches in an otherwise living tree, capable of supporting
a brood of lesser European elm bark beetle and reported to the responsible
authority following CSFS survey, will be pruned from large leaf elms first
and then from small leaf varieties of elm. This wood shall be disposed
as in #1 above. Minimum specifications for the required pruning of a
specific tree:
a) Remove all dead and dying branches of 2 inches or more in
diameter.
b) Remove all broken and loose branches 2 inches or more in
diameter.
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Attachment A
c) All tools used on otherwise healthy trees will be sterilized
or disinfected with a proven disinfectant before making any
cuts in those trees.
d) All final cuts shall be made flush to the remaining branch,limb
or trunk of the tree. Cuts, which produce excessively wide wounds
(greater than 1/3 of the diameter of the remaining branch) , or
othor•rise weaken the tree, shall not be made without other authority.
3. At least cne application of methoxychlor spray shall be applied to all
large leaf elms within the defined city in the spring befcre beetles emerge
from broodwood and before the trees break bud. Minimum specifications for
the methoxychlor spray:
a) All application rates and applicable pesticide precautions on
the methoxychlor label should be followed to avoid accidental
poisoning.
b) Application will be done only by properly certified Colorado
Commercial Pesticide Applicators.
4. Root graft treatments are of low priority and should be done by mechanical
trenching only. Minimum specifications for mechanical trenching include:
a) The trench should be 2 feet deep and 4 inches wide
b) The entire perimeter of the tree should be trenched outside of
the drip line.
c) If (a) and (b) cannot be done without affecting other trees root
systems, then trenching should not be considered.
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Colorado State University
Colorado State Forest Service Fort Collins, Colorado
80523
February 4, 1980
Weld County Board of Commissioners
P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80631
Please find enclosed the 1980 Dutch Elm Disease Control Program
Agreement for the Eaton project area, ready to be signed by the
Weld County Commissioners. The town of Eaton has already signed.
This agreement is the same as the 1979 agreement, except for the
amount allotted. This year we are offering the Eaton project area
$5,000 based on:
1. Methoxychlor insecticide spraying cost of $2,108
or $34 per tree (for 62 city elms) , a 20 percent
inflationary increase over the 1979 cost.
2. Twenty total tree removals (mostly Siberian elm
winterkill) costing $2, 100, or $105 per tree on
the average. This figure is a 29 percent increase
over the 1979 cost, and is based on a comment from
last year's contractor, who said he bid too low
for the work involved. Thus I expect our 1980
removal cost to return to the 1978 cost, $105 per
tree.
3. No elms trimmed this year, as our 1978 and 1979
trimming contracts have done the job.
Total expected costs: $4,208. Thus I believe the $5,000 offered
is adequate to continue Eaton's effective Dutch Elm Disease control
program through September 30 of this year.
Please sign the enclosed agreement and return it to myself at this
address. We look forward to your continued cooperation.
Very truly yours,
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