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Home My WebLink About20213419.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE 2022 STATE NOXIOUS WEED PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION FOR ERADICATION OF LIST B SPECIES IN NORTHERN WELD COUNTY AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO SUBMIT ELECTRONICALLY 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 Board has been presented with a 2022 State Noxious Weed Program Grant Application for Eradication of List B Species in Northern Weld County from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Noxious Weed Management Program, commencing April 1, 2022, and ending November 30, 2022, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said application, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said application, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the 2022 State Noxious Weed Program Grant Application for Eradication of List B Species in Northern Weld County from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, to the Colorado Department of Agriculture, Noxious Weed Management Program, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said application, and Tina Booton, Department of Public Works, be, and hereby is, authorized to submit electronically. cc:17(4 PW (SK/ERIC JTIA AcT(c9 /17/ 2021-3419 EG0079 2022 STATE NOXIOUS WEED PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION FOR ERADICATION OF LIST B SPECIES IN NORTHERN WELD COUNTY PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 15th day of December, A.D., 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: dam) . 60:64. Weld County Clerk to the Board Steveoreno, Chair SEdit K. James, Pro-Tem BY: APP ounty Attorney Date of signature: Wag/2I 2021-3419 EG0079. MEMORANDUM TO: Clerk to the Board DATE: !Deecember 3, 2021 FROM: Tina Booton, Public Work TWA_ Jay McDonald, Director of Public Works SUBJECT: Agenda Item This request is to apply for a Department of Agriculture Noxious Weed Grant. This project will provide cost -share funds for landowners to address eradication noxious weed species in Northern Weld County at 80% up to $700/landowner. The species included are Absinth Wormwood, Dalmatian Toadflax, Diffuse Knapweed, Hoary Cress and Russian Knapweed. We are asking for $25,000. Weld County Weed Division's in -kind match is $30,552.00 for work that is already included in the 2022 budget. The USFS Pawnee National Grassland's in -kind match is $39,752 for noxious weed treatments on their land. There is also an estimated $10,000 match from landowners. The total local match is $80,304.00. Please add this item to the agenda for Wednesday, December 15, 2021. 2021-3419 .EC -t 0019 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS -AROUND REVIEW PASS -AROUND TITLE: Northern Weld County Eradication Species Grant Project DEPARTMENT: Public Works DATE: November 18, 2021 PERSON REQUESTING: Tina Booton Brief description of the problem/issue: The Colorado Department of Agriculture may have up to $748,000 to distribute in grants for weed control to help address List A and List B eradication species. These species for Weld County include absinth wormwood, Dalmatian toadflax, diffuse knapweed, hoary cress, and Russian knapweed north of Highway 14. This grant application will help provide cost -share funds for landowners who are dealing with these noxious weeds. This grant would provide $25,000 to address noxious weeds through cost -share efforts with landowners. The cost -share funds in this grant project will be spent at 80% up to $700 of a bill for treatments or herbicides. It is essential to have funds available to assist in noxious weed compliance. The total local match is $80.304. The Weed Division Budget matching funds is in -kind in the amount of $30,552; USFS Pawnee National Grassland match is $39,752 in cash and in -kind; and landowner match is estimated at $10,000. These matching cxpenditures from the USFS include equipment and cash for staff salary to make treatments on their lands, and Weld County staff time to oversee the program, treat Weld County roadsides and continue to work with landowners. All applications must be submitted via an internet link. The grant application is due to Colorado Department of Agriculture by December 17, 2021 What options exist for the Board? (Include consequences, impacts, costs, etc. of options): 1. Put the application on a future BOCC agenda and allow Tina to submit the grant proposal. 2. Do not submit the grant proposal. Recommendation: 1. Put the application on a future BOCC agenda and allow Tina to submit the grant proposal. Approve Schedule Recommendation Work Session Other/Comments: Perry L. Buck Mike Freeman Scott K. James, Pro -Tern Steve Moreno, Chair Lori Saine Colorado Department of Agriculture 1 Noxious Weed Management Program z s �� mCOLOR $, , u a ,,- �" 305 Interlocken Parkway, Broomfield, CO 80021 ;DOPatty: (303) 241-7908 I Sam: (720) 392-4120 Department of Agriculture Grant Frequently Asked Questions & Answers 2022 State Noxious Weed Program Grant Application Important: Before completing this application form, please read the instructions in the RFA. Noxious Weed Management and limited U.S. Forest Service State & Private Forestry Funds are available. ***Form Must Be Opened In Adobe Acrobat Reader or Pro In Order To Save Responses*** Applicant Co-Itact Info Project Name Northern Weld County Eradication of List B Species Primary Grant Contact Name & Tina Booton, Weed Division Supervisor Title Contracting Entity / Grantee Weld County Address PO Box 758 City Greeley State CO Zip Code 80632 Phone Number (970) 400-3770 Email tbooton@Weldgov.com List of Contributing Partners & Contact Info: Partner 1 Stephanie Magnuson, USFigi Phone Number 1 (970) 834-9278 Partner 2 Phone Number 2 Partner3 Phone Number 3 Other Key Personnel (supplementary staff, secondary Greg Hoff, Weld County Foreman, Weld County seasonal staff x 3 to be contacts, etc) Proposed determined. Compliancewith Noxious Weed Act Compliance with Noxious Weed Act: For local governing entity applicants, are you currently in compliance with the Act, or do you plan to be in compliance with the Act by the end of the grant period? N/A Now By End Of Grant Process Adopt and administer noxious weed management plan covering entire jurisdiction. Appointed local advisory board. Actively working on eradicating List A and selected List B species. Directly or indirectly managing public ROWs. ® oo 3-1 19 Project Overview Proposed Start Date Proposed End Date Grant Request {Choose a date: 04/01/2022 (Choose a date: 11/30/2022 Amount (no $ $ 25,000 04/01/2022 - 09/01/2022) 10/31/2022 - 06/30/2023) or, e.g. 12345) Are you a first-time applicant and/or a new weed program? YesO No O In the space provided, please describe your proposed project. Be sure to include a brief history, the project scale/extent, how this project will have a positive effect on the surrounding community, how it will progress the associated management plans, and why this project should be considered a priority for funding. This box allows a maximum of 2000 characters, which should be sufficient for a succinct but thorough project overview. General Project Description Weld County has been working diligently to eradicate List B species from Northern Weld County. Populations of these species are in limited number so it makes sense to work toward eradication to protect the Pawnee National Grassland from further invasion of these species. While the USFS Pawnee National Grassland is treating their own lands to prevent movement of these species. This grant project will offer cost -share funds to help landowners reach the eradication goals for Dalmatian toadflax, diffuse knapweed, absinth wormwood, hoary cress and Russian knapweed. Weld County will designate a seasonal staff member to work with these landowners to achieve the best control possible while inspecting and monitoring for new infestations and additional species across Northern Weld County. This project will also start to map and document cheatgrass or downy brome as we work with landowners to address this species moving forward as landowners show interest in addressing it. USFS State & Private Forestry Funding Eligibility Approximately $48,000 of SPF funding is available for 2022 noxious weed grants. Please use this section of the application to indicate if you'd like to receive a portion of your grant's funding from SPF. Funding can be for the entire grant amount, a portion of it, or no SPF funding at all. Requesting SPF funding will not change the amount of your grant. There are no separate application forms or process for these SPF funds. The following conditions must be met in order to qualify for SPF funds: 1. Projects cannot occur on federal lands. 2. Projects must occur close enough to National Forest Service lands (including grasslands) where the argument can bemade that the project will help to "keep noxious weeds from moving onto National Forest Service lands." 3. You must be willing to inform your local USFS Representative and keep them up-to-date with progress throughout the project. They will be required to sign off on your final report. 4. Match for this portion of your grant must come from non-federal sources. Would you like a portion of your grant funding to come from SPF? Yes 0 No If yes, what dollar amount out of your total application budget would you like to come from SPF? (no $ or, e.g. 12345) $ 5,000 If you are hoping for SPF funding, please show the vicinity to National Forest Service lands on your map. Species Table Form & Additional Questions Due to changes in Adobe software, we had to delete the repeating Species Table within the Application itself. Please download and fill out the separate Excel workbook called "Species Table Form" for List A and List B species you plan to treat through your grant project. There is an EXAMPLE LIST B form filled out for your reference, but let us know if you have questions. We will post submitted questions with corresponding answers on our Grants FAQ page. Within the Species Table Form workbook there are two separate sheets: one for List A species, and one for List B species. Enter your Project Name on each sheet that you fill out. Some similar species have been lumped together for convenience and simplicity (the knotweeds, teasels, salt cedars, etc.). There is a tab called "Species Lists" showing the state lists and corresponding lumped species. Please know that we will expect mapping data for individual species, if they can be determined. As you answer the questions in the form, feel free to merge cells where the answers to the questions are the same for different species (see the biennial thistles example). We are hoping this will help decrease the amount of repetition we typically receive in these tables. We expect this to be more relevant for List B species than List A species. Regardless of whether you merge cells or not, be sure to provide us with enough info so we can accurately understand your project in its entirety. The required deliverables for species treatment projects will be maps that show treatment areas for each species, data delivery to CDA, and ikely before/after or treatment photos from representative treatment sites. Please be prepared to fulfill these deliverables, if applicable. I have completed the species table form Additional Species Questions If your project includes treating List C species, please describe project goals, methods, specific species, acreage values (if known), expected short-term impacts and long-term outcomes, and why the project should be a high -priority for funding. Projects that treat only List C species will not be funded unless benefits such as a landscape -scale approach, enhanced agricultural production and/or benefits to wildlife are demonstrated. Partnerships are expected. Cheatgrass or downy brome is expanding on the Pawnee National Grassland and other disturbed sites within Ncrthern Weld County. In 2020, fifty acres were treated on the Pawnee National Grassland with the newly permitted Rejuvra herbicide. While in 2021, 112 acres where treated for cheatgrass on the Pawnee National Grassland. Also, over a dozen landowners received letters from NRCS in early 2021 telling them that they had cheatgrass in CRP lands. As the focus on this species is increasing, we plan to encourage more landowners to treat additional acres for cheatgrass in 2022 and beyond. What are your deliverables for this component? The deliverable for this species is mapped infestations points to gather a better idea of extent of the infestations. If your project includes information gathering or mapping for Watch List species, describe those plans here. Be sure to include which species will be addressed, why this species is a priority in your area, and what will be done in terms of this species. Surveying for populations, setting up ways to observe behavioral patterns, and submitting location data to EDDMapS are examples of Watch List species projects that could be considered. N/A What is your deliverable for this component? N/A Pre Mention & Education Does your project have a prevention or education component? If so, describe what it entails, and what outcomes you expect to achieve. Specifics should include your target audience and how you plan to expand the knowledge of noxious weeds to underserved or new audiences in your area. (If not -applicable type N/A.) This project will provide one-on-one educational meetings with landowners. Due to ongoing Covid-19 considerations, these meetings might be conducted over the phone, emails, Teams meetings or other long-distance interaction options if face to face meetings are not a viable option. There will also be approximately 15 Facebook posts on the Weld County page throughout the project. The USFS Facebook page will share several of Weld County's posts as well as doing their own posts throughout the season on vegetation and weeds. The USFS also highlights weed control efforts in the range bulletin. This newsletter goes out four to six times a year covering happenings on the grassland. What is your deliverable for this component? Ten (10) contacts with landowners that directly border the Pawnee National Grassland as well as at least 25 contacts with other landowners that have these List B eradication species in Northern Weld County that are farther from the grassland. There will be at least 15 Facebook posts. Technology & Mapping Entering species location data into the online EDDMapS database is a requirement of all grants prior to seeking reimbursement. How does your project aim to acquire species -specific noxious weed location data? How will this data be collected, stored, displayed, and shared with CDA and the EDDMapS West online database? Weld County's seasonal staff will do the mapping of lands within the project area through -out the season. iPads will be utilized to map properties. The program that will be utilized is Collector. The database asks for the same deliverables required by EddMapS. This data will be housed within the Weld County IT system. A one-time upload will be made at the end of the project to EddMapS. This will include all data collected from the project area as well as all of the weed compliance activities in the rest of the County. Does your proposal include a request for staffing, tools, or other items needed to survey, record, monitor, or process noxious weed occurrence data? How will this improve your on -the -ground weed management efforts? Please explain. (If not - applicable type N/A.) N/A What is your deliverable for this component? All mapped noxious weed infestations will be uploaded to EddMapS by the end of the grant project, Partnerships & Organizational Capacity Projects that are located in close vicinity should make every attempt to partner together. If CDA see the ability to combine multiple projects/grant applications, you may be contacted so that your grant needs have a higher likelihood of reaching their full potential. Describe any partnership(s) that exists for this project. Include how long each partnership has existed and the responsibilities and contributions of each partner. Describe their value to you in terms of achieving your management goals and the long- term plan and commitment to future participation. (If this is a single -applicant project type N/A.) Weld County would not be able to accomplish all that we do each year if it weren't for our partners and their support. Every year it is more difficult to address the movement of noxious weeds in the County with development and growth. Knowing that these partners are a call away for brainstorming, an extra set of eyes to help report sightings, treat weeds on their own lands, as well as their willingness to put money out to help with landowner compliance means everything. For this project, the primary partner is the USFS Pawnee National Grassland. Our working relationship has ebbed and flowed for over twenty years with no indication of it ending. Weld County also works closely with CDOT and West Greeley Conservation District each year. They will be included as appropriate throughout this project as it fails within their respective jurisdictions. If your project is awarded less than the full funding requested, some proposed activities, treatments, etc., may have to be revised. What creative strategies will you employ to optimize the funds that you do receive? Our cost -share programs are on a first come, first serve basis. There is never enough money to meet all of the needs. Typically we reach out to past years participants and then any new infestations that are identified. This allows us to not loose ground that has been made and to continue to make progress toward the eradication goal. Please include any other information Additional Information in Support of the Project i(Optional) you wish us to consider in reviewing your grant application. Maps You must include a map of your proposed project area. The map should have a legend, north arrow, title, vicinity map (if necessary), etc. so that anyone looking at the map can tell exactly where the project is located. Maps should be finished products and not just GIS data files such as shapefiles or kml files. If possible, the map should show exact species locations and treatment areas. You are welcome to submit more than one map, which might be easier for larger projects. If you are applying for partial or full U.S. Forest Service funding, your map needs to show vicinity to National Forest Services lands. Please contact CDA for assistance if needed. Rsqu:rei .,oplication Dc,cume,its Each grant application should include the following forms/documents and be uploaded to the CDA Upload site. Please make sure you have completed all of the following before attempting to upload: 1. Grant Application Form (this document) 2. Species Table Form (Excel document) 3. 2022 NWF & SPF Budget Form (Excel document) 4. Map(s) depicting treatment areas and species locations (must be finished maps documents, not shapefiles or kml files) ATTESTATION ALL APPLICANTS PLEASE SIGN: Your electronic signature below indicates your agreement with the following statements. By typing my name in the following box I certify that to the best of my knowledge and belief, the statements and data in this application are complete, true, and correct. In addition, I have thoroughly read the instructions and guidelines described in the RFA. Printed Name and position title Steve Moreno, Weld County BOCC Chair Signature (type /s/ your name) /s/ Steve Moreno DEC 1 5 2021 Date DEADLINE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS IS FRIDAY, DECEMBER 1 Save this form to your desktop then upload this application, species table form, budget form, and map: http://tinv.cc/2022CDAGrantsUploadSite aoa 1- 3`'119 #°*`Form NAust Be Opened ann Sawed in Microsoft Bidet for Proper Formatitn8 end Sttkn1ittatrna ...... ;. 2022 BUD FORM FOR C[9A NOXIOUS WEED PROGRAM GRANT PROPOSAL PROJECT NAME, Northern Weld County ErddiCatlon of List B Species Descrihe each project expense and in -kind contribution in the A.fntching Fronds section, enter cash match in the top coluonns, edited, Totals will calculate automatically. left column, Dollar amounts listed in Column C should equal the Grant Request Amount in your application. In the and in -kind dollar equivalents in the botomt columns, according to cuntrlbuter, Greyed alit and srnnrnaty cells cannot be FUNDS . M'' TCHING FUN I DESCRIPTION ---------- CASH EXPENSES REQUESTED APPLICANT CASH APPLICANT IN -KIND PARTNER !PARTNER IN CASH KIND .TREK aTHER IN- CASH KIN. MATCH TOTAL Cost -Share assistance to eradicate List a species at 80% up to $700 t $7 USFS seasonal labor to treat noxious weeds $30.69 x 800 hours j 3 $25,000 ! $24,552 t uj $II I //," / / 0,000 So ,,1 _ .� _ S0 � is —,..._..... l%w/ - ii/ ._._.. ... ... IN -KIND ITEMIZATION , :_: �:/fi Weld Count seasonal staff for landowner compliance at $30.69 x 800 hours . ✓ $24,552 _ ''! -! //// ,. � .', ��%%!!�/' Pr 24SS2 truck Mr Weld County staff 500 hours x $12/hour $ ,t.� �- �j $5000 USES Truck for PNG tratmens 600 hours x $12/hour USFS UTV and trailer for treatments 550 hours x$10/hour ;� - .. A; � $7,2. t $5,5ri1." —__---� . ! „?,;,,;„/.... 455 USFS chemical at $25/acre x 100 acres _.._. __. e_______ ,� j $2 5r r __.....___. - TOTALS (BY COLUMN) $25,000 1 $01 $34552 $24,552' $152. r 81t,Ott S0 $80.304 — These cells will fill aututnot,cally: ,.>.-. .,«. ..,, t.- TOTAL GRANT AMOUNT UNT PROPOSED: $25,000 ( { Y.�'��~......__. REQUIRED -MINIMUM MATCH: $25,000—� PROPOSED MATCH: ! $80,304 p ( i 4 ,. ri Northern Weld County Eradication of List B Species Proposed Grant Project Area ► it( fp 1 .144. , I. tr • as ,tsi, .I. -... J '3 a SSP See ______M___________________________ • ®® @ • sh CP% 41/24.. 14A, Ne• Naitonal Pawnee I. • • • :r. N N • • • ‘pti Of • 544611• • • Air • • r 1 • Pawnee National Grasslands 1 • 41, • I1 • I • • • • 2022 STATE NOXIOUS WEED PROGRAM GRAN APPLICATION FOR ERADICATION OF LIST B SPECIES IN NORTHERN WELD COUNTY APPROVED AS Elect-: f ' ial or Department Head/ Deputy Director APPROVED AS TQ FUNDING: Controller A P P E Q,/46 T e County Attorney Hello