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Home My WebLink About0315 - US Dept of Argriculture - Agreement - Wildlife ServicesWORK PLAN/FINANCIAL PLAN Cooperator: City of Marysville Contact: Jim Ballew, 360-363-8402 Kari Chennault, Program Engineer 360-363-8277 Officer Dave Vasconi, Marysville PD-425-754-88 43 Cooperative Service Agreement No.: 15-73-53-6 173-RA WBS Code: AP.RA.RX53.73.0l 78 FMMI Shorthand Code : 5XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730178 Location: City of Marysville Date: October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015 In accordance with the Cooperative Service Agreement between the City of Marysville and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), this Work Plan sets forth the objectives, activities, and budget of the wildlife control activities for the period of October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2015. Program Objective/Goals APHIS-WS objective is to provide assistance to the City of Marysville, when they experience wildlife conflicts caused by beavers, coyotes and other nuisance wildlife. This assistance may be in the form of educational information or direct control. If direct control is necessary, the most effective and safe control tools and techniques will be utilized. Plan ·of Action The objectives of the wildlife control activities will be accomplished in the following manner: 1. WS will assign a Wildlife Specialists on an intermittent basis up to 280 hours and will also provide the vehicle, field supplies, and equipment for the project. 2. WS will conduct aggressive control in areas of flooding with continued maintenance and monitoring in areas where beaver populations are reduced to prevent re-infestation. 3. WS will conduct aggressive control of coyotes when coyotes are causing a human health and safety issue . 4. Damage control will be accomplished by the following methods: • Technical assistance to improve and expand non-lethal methods (i.e. exclusion, eliminate feeding , etc.) • Trapping • Shooting ORIGINAL 5. Matt Cleland in the WS District Office (360) 337-2778 in Poulsbo will supervise this project. This project will be monitored by Roger Woodruff, State Director, Olympia, (360) 753-9884. 6. WS will cooperate with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U .S. Fish and Wildlife Service, county and local city governments, and other entities to ensure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. 7 . City of Marysville will be billed quarterly by APHIS-WS only for the expenses incurred, plus Overhead and Pooled Job Costs. Salaries and benefits are defined as compensation for all hours worked, benefits, differentials , hazardous duty allowances , annual leave, sick leave and awards. Invoices for the period of the Work Plan/Financial Plan cumulatively will not exceed $15 ,000. The financial point of contact for this Work Plan/Financial Plan is Roberta Bushman, Administrative Officer, (360) 753-9884. BUDGET Listed below are the estimated costs of the wildlife control program outlined above: Salary & Benefits Vehicle Fuel Supplies Subtotal Overhead Pooled Job Cost CITY OF MARYSVILLE 6915 ARMAR RD ::f/Z'~ TOTAL $ 10 ,850 87 5 7 2 11, 797 1,905 1,298 $ 15.000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE WILDLIFE SERVICES State 1&w~fil-~ .~~1 tU7 Date /-cr-;Y Date Date1 1 Agreement No: 14-73-53 -6 173-RA WBS Element: AP.RA.RX53.73 .0l 78 Shorthand Code: 4XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730178 COOPERATIVE SERVICE AGREEMENT REIMBURSABLE between CITY OF MARYSVILLE (COOPERATOR) and UNITED ST ATES D EP ARTlVIENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEAL TH INSPECTION SERVICE WILDLIFE SERVICES (WS) ARTICLE 1 -PURPOSE The purpose ofthis Agreement is to conduct wildlife damage management (WDM) activities to control beavers residing in and around the city of Marysville in order to reduce human health a nd safety tlu·e ats and property damage due to floodin g. ARTICLE 2 -AUTHORITY APHIS WS has statu tory a uthority under the Act of March 2, 19 3 l (46 Stat. 1468; 7 U.S.C .426-42 6b) as amended, and the Act of D ecember 22, 1987 (101Stat.1329-331, 7 U .S.C. 426c), for th e Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate wi th States, indiv iduals, public and private agenc ies, organ izations , and instituti ons in the control o f wild ma mmal s and birds that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, or are injurio us or a nuisance to , among o th er things, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, animal husbandry, wild life, and public heal th and safety. ARTICLE 3 -l\ilUT UAL RESPONSIBILITIES The Cooperator and WS agree: a . T o confer and plan a WDM p rogram that add resses the need for manag ing conflicts caused by bea vers in Marysville, WA. Based on this con su ltation, WS w ill formulate ann uall y, in writin g, the pro gra m wo rk plan and associated budget and present them to the Cooperator for approval. b. Each year The Cooperato r and APHIS-WS must agree to and sign the annual Work and Financ ial Plans, whic h upon execution are incorporated into thi s Agreement by reference. c. When either of the Cooperating parti es a ddress the media or incorporate information into reports and/or publicat ions, both Cooperating parties mu st agree, in w ritin g, to have their identities disclosed when receiving due credit re lated to the activities covered by thi s agreement. d. That AP HIS-WS has advised the Cooperator tha t o ther private sector ser vice pro viders may be available to provide wi ld life management services and n otwithstanding the se other op tio ns, Cooperator requests th at APHIS-WS p rovide wi ldlife management ser v ices as stat ed under the terms of th is Agreement. OR IGI NAL The Cooperator agrees: Agreement No: 14-73-53-6173-RA WBS Element: AP.RA.RX53.73.0l 78 Shorthand Code: 4XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730178 ARTICLE 4 -COO PERA TOR RESPONSIBILITIES a. To designate Kari Chennault, Program Engineer, City of Marysville, 80 Columbia Avenue, WA, 98270, 360-363-8277, as the authorized representative who shall be responsible for collaboratively administering the activities conducted in this Agreement; b. To reimburse APHIS-WS for costs, not to exceed the annually approved amount specified in the Work and Financial Plan. If costs are projected to exceed the amount reflected in the Financial Plan, the Work and Financial Plan shall be fonnally revised and signed by both parties before services resulting in additional costs are performed. The Cooperator agrees to pay all costs of service submitted via an invoice within 30 days of the date of the submitted invoice or invoices as submitted by APHIS-WS. Late payments are subject to interest, penalties, and administrative charges and costs as set forth under the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. If the Cooperator is delinquent in paying the full amount of the due service costs submitted by APHIS-WS, and/or is delinquent in paying the due late payments, and/or is delinquent in paying the interest, penalties, and/or administrative costs on any delinquent due service costs, APHIS-WS will immediately cease to provide the respective service associated with the submitted service costs. APHIS-WS will not reinstate or provide the respective service until all due service costs, and/or due late payments, and/or due interest, penalty, and/or administrative costs are first paid in full. c. To provide a Tax Identification Number or Social Security Number in compliance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. d. As a condition of this Agreement, The Cooperator ensures and certifies that it is not currently debarred or suspended and is free of delinquent Federal debt. ARTICLE 5 -WS RESPONSIBILITIES WS agrees: a. To designate WS State Director, Roger Woodruff, 720 O'Leary Street NW, Olympia, WA 98502, (360) 753-9884 as the authorized representative who shall be responsible for collaboratively administering the activities conducted in this Agreement; b. The performance of wildlife damage management actions by WS under this agreement is contingent upon a determination by WS that such actions are in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, Endangered Species Act, and any other applicable environmental statutes. WS will not make a final decision to conduct requested wildlife damage management actions until it has made tl1e determination of such compliance; c. To provide qualified personnel and other resources necessary to implement the approved WDM activities delineated in the Work and Financial Plan referenced in 3.a of this Agreement. ct. To bill the Cooperator for costs incurred in performing WDM activities as authorized in the approved annual Work and Financial Plan as may be amended. Page 2 of4 Agreement No: 14-73-53-6173-RA WBS Element: AP.RA.RX53.73.0l 78 Shorthand Code: 4XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730178 e. To notify the Cooperator if costs are projected to exceed the amounts estimated and agreed upon in the Financial Plan. WS will cease providing goods or services until a revision to the Work and Financial Plan, as appropriate, have been agreed to and signed by both parties to this Agreement. f. Authorized auditing representatives of the Cooperator shall be accorded reasonable opportunity to inspect the accounts and records of WS pertaining to such claims for reimbursement to the extent pennitted by Federal laws and regulations. ARTICLE 6 -WS CONDITIONS For costs borne by WS, this agreement is contingent upon the passage of the Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act for the current fiscal year from which expenditures may be legally met and shall not obligate APHIS upon failure of Congress to so appropriate. This At,>reement also may be reduced or terminated if Congress provides APHIS funds only for a finite period under a Continuing Resolution. ARTICLE 7 -ASSURANCES Nothing in this agreement shall prevent any other State, agency, organization or individual from entering into separate agreements with WS the Cooperator for the purpose of managing wildlife damage. ARTICLE 8 -CONGRESSIONAL RESTRICTIONS Pursuant to Section 22, Title 41, United States Code, no member of or delegate to Congress shall be admitted to any share or part of this agreement or to any benefit to arise therefrom. ARTICLE 9 -APPLICABLE REGULATIONS All WDM activities will be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. This agreement is not a procurement contract (31 U.S.C. 6303), nor is it considered a grant (31 U.S.C. 6304). In this agreement, APHIS provides goods or services on a cost recovery basis to nonfederal recipients. ARTICLE 10 -LIABILITY AP HIS assumes no liability for any actions or activities conducted under this agreement except to the extent the recourse or remedies are provided by Congress under the Federal Tort Claims Act (28 USC l346(b), 240l(b), 2671-2680). Page3of4 Agreement No: 14-73-53-6173-RA WBS Element: AP.RA.RX53.73.0178 Shorthand Code: 4XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730 178 ARTICLE 11 -AGREEMENT EFFECTIVE DA TE This Agreement shall become effective upon the date of final s ignature and shall conti nue through September 30, 2018 . This agreement may be amended at any ti me by mutua l agreement of the p arties in writing. It may be terminated by either patty upon 60 days written notice to the other party. Further, in the event the Cooperator does not for any reaso n reimburse expended funds, WS is relieved of the obligation to continue any operations under thi s agreement. AUTHORIZATION: CITY OF MARYSVJLLE MARYSVIU.E, WA Tax Identification Number: 91-6001459 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEAL TH INSPECTION SERVICE WILDLIFE SERVICES Tax Identifica1ion Number: 41-0696271 'S ta te Director, W A l AK Director, Western Region Date Date ~~·-Date Pa ge 4 of 4 WORK PLAN/FINANCIAL PLAN Cooperator: City of Marysville Contact: Jim Ballew, 360-363-8402 Kari Chennault, Program Engineer 360-363-8277 Officer Dave Vasconi, Marysville PD 425-754-8843 Cooperative Service Agreement No.: 14-73-53-6173-RA 'WBS Element: AP.RA.RX53.73.0178 FMMI Shorthand Code: 4XWSWR5353REIMBURRX53730178 Location: City of Marysville Date: October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014 In accordance with the Cooperative Service Agreement between the City of Marysville and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services (WS), this Work Plan sets forth the objectives, activities, and budget of the wildlife control activities for the period of October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Program Objective/Goals APHIS-WS objective is to provide assistance to the City of Marysville, when they experience wildlife conflicts caused by beavers, coyotes and other nuisance wildlife. This assistance may be in the form of educational information or direct control. If direct control is necessary, the most effective and safe control tools and techniques will be utilized. Plan of Action The objectives of the wildlife control activities will be accomplished in the following manner: 1. WS will assign a Wildlife Specialists on an intennittent basis up to 280 hours and will also provide the vehicle, field supplies, and equipment for the project. 2. WS will conduct aggressive control in areas of flooding with continued maintenance and monitoring in areas where beaver populations are reduced to prevent re-infestation. 3. WS will conduct aggressive control of coyotes when coyotes are causing a human health and safety issue. 4. Damage control will be accomplished by the following methods: • Technical assistance to improve and expand non-lethal methods (i.e. exclusion, eliminate feeding, etc.) • Trapping • Shooting 5. Matt Cleland in the WS District Office (360) 337-2778 in Poulsbo will supervise this project. This project will be monitored by Roger Woodmff, State Director, Olympia, (360) 753-9884 . 6. WS will cooperate with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, the U.S. Fi sh and Wildlife Service, county and local city governments, and other entities to ens ure compliance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. 7. City of Marysville will be billed qumierly by WS only for the services rendered , not to exceed $15,000. Salaiies and benefits are defined as compensation for all hours worked, benefits , differentials, ha zardous duty allowances, annual leave, sick leave and awards. You will only be billed for expenses incurred. The financial point of contact for this \Vork Plan/Financial Plan is Roberta Bushman, Administrative Officer, (360) 753-9884. BUDGET Listed below are the estimated costs of the wildlife control program outlined above: Salary & Benefits Vehicle Fuel Supplies Subtotal Overhead Pooled Equip Cost TOTAL CITY OF MARYSVILLE 6915 ARMAR RD MARYSVILLE, WA 98270 ~~ Mayr $ 10,850 450 497 11 ,797 1,905 1,298 $ 15 ,000 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE WILDLIFE SERVICES 1State Director, W A l AK Director, Western Region Date Date Dat&