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HomeMy WebLinkAbout850600.tiff RESOLUTION RE: SIGNING OF PETITION FOR REQUEST OF MATCHING FUNDS IN THE COOPERATIVE RANGELAND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PROGRAM 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 , the Eastern Weld Pest Control District has been established for the eradication of grasshoppers, in accordance with the provisions of Title 35 , Article 5 , of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, and WHEREAS, said District is infested with grasshoppers, averaging approximately 8 plus grasshoppers per square yard on 15 . 630 acres of rangeland, and WHEREAS, certain landowners and lessees in said district wish to participate in the grasshopper eradication program in accordance with §35-5-120 , CRS, and the names of said landowners and lessees and the legal descriptions of the lands which they occupy are listed in "Exhibit A, " which is attached hereto along with the Petition for matching funds in the cooperative rangeland grasshopper control program, and WHEREAS, the landowners listed in "Exhibit A" have agreed to pay one-third of the cost per acre for range acreage as determined by the Colorado Department of Agriculture as a contribution to pay the cost of controlling the grasshoppers that are infesting said area, and WHEREAS, said landowners and lessees have provided a check in the amount of $ 16,429 00 as their proportionate share of the estimated cost of controlling the grasshoppers on the lands described in "Exhibit A, " and WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, Colorado, pursuant to §§35-5-116 and 120 , CRS, to petition the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Colorado to request to the Governor that funds be made available to the Colorado State Department of Agriculture from the Governor' s agriculture emergency fund to be used as matching funds for monies provided by federal and private landowners. 850600 — Page 2 RE: APPROVE SIGNING OF GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PETITION NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, that the Board members are hereby authorized to sign said Petition and forward the same to the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Colorado. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 24th day of June, A.D. , 1985. J 1/41}111 �J ‘. �� BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: l�nvv� WELD COUNTY, COLORADO (��(( Weld County Clerk and Recorder �o �Y rvv�osrt� and Clerk to the B rd u ine J nson, Chairman o ----)j puty County lerk Gene R. Bran er, Pro-Tem PPROVE AS T • L� C. W. El �:�//'et County Attorney 5 „�f•1 � acy i Frank Yama- c l COOPERATIVE RANGE LAND GRASSHOPPER CONTROL PROGRAMS Commissioner of Agriculture Colorado Department of Agriculture 1525 Sherman Street Denver, CO 80203 Dear Sir: We, the County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to §35-5-120, CRS, do hereby certify that the Eastern Weld Pest Control District has been established for the eradication of grasshoppers, in accordance with the provisions of Title 35, Article 5, of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended. Sixty-six and two-thirds percent (66 2/3%) of the landowners, representing not less than fifty percent (50%) of the land within the District, voted in favor of the establishment of the District. Said District is infested with grasshoppers. The Colorado Department of Agriculture has determined that the infestation in this area averaged approximately 8+ grasshoppers per square yard on 15, 630 acres of range land. The names and addresses of all landowners and lessees who wish to participate in the grasshopper eradication program in accordance with §35-5-120, CRS, including the legal descriptions of the lands they occupy are attached hereto as "Exhibit A." We do further certify that the landowners listed in "Exhibit A" have agreed to pay one-third (1/3) of the cost per acre for range acreage as determined by the Colorado Department of Agriculture as a contribution to pay the cost of controlling the grasshoppers that are infesting said area. Enclosed is a check in the amount of $ 16 ,429 .00 as the Eastern Weld Pest Control District's proportionate share of the estimated cost of control of grasshoppers on the lands described in "Exhibit A." We do also hereby petition the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Colorado to request to the Governor that funds be made available, pursuant to §35-5-116, CRS, to the Colorado State Department of Agriculture from the Governor's Agriculture Emergency Fund to be used as matching funds for monies provided by federal and private landowners. �-11671- IY14 /1at�w BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: ��'� 1I Uno va COUNTY OF WELD STATE OF COLORADO Weld County Clerk and Recorder and Clerk to the Board \� `\ AYK�YHtiPJ B gel arn�. • e uty County Clerk cqu ine Joh.s n, Chairman Hello