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BOS Agenda Date:AL gii st 2.21005 Agenda i etas herr.64 There is no impact on the General Fund.Administrative Costs associated with this transmittal are charged to the Department of Environmental Health,Vector Control District,Budget Unit 411,Cost Center 4224,Fund 0028. CONTRACT HISTORY Not Applicable. REASONS FOR RECOMM . T�1 ION During the reporting period May through early July,adult fly activity has consistently remained below fly control action thresholds of 50 and 75 as outlined in the signed Compliance Agreement between Olivera Foods and the Department. Attachment#1,Poultry Ranch Inspection Form,shows the actual weekly fly spot counts for the reporting period. This year's excessive rain fall has caused some manure handling problems as noted on the inspection reports.The area around the manure tipping and hauling pad has required re—grading and additional rock fill due to extreme wet weather causing severe ruts to form around periphery of the manure pad/hauling area. This condition has been remedied by the operator. Extreme wet weather has also required manure to stay in poultry houses for longer than one week before removal or to be tarp covered if moved outside of the poultry houses until such time as hauling trucks can access the facility to remove the manure.This condition occasionally exacerbates manure odors,and generates an occasional manure odor complaint from the community as the result of this agricultural operation and manure handling practice. The Bay Area Air Quality Management Board(BAAQMB)has been contacted and consulted on these odor complaints and has repeatedly maintained that,as a commercial poultry operation,the facility qualifies for a BAAQMB agricultural exemption and therefore would not be subject to standards which otherwise might lead to an enforcement action by the BAAQMB. The yearly fly spot compilation graph,Attachment#2,compares average fly spot counts for calendar year 2003,2004 against the current year 2005.This year's highest weekly average spot card count for the months of May,June,and July has been 46 as compared to similar monthly adult fly counts of 51 for 2003 and 29 for 2004.The average fly spot count, for the 3 month period,May,June,and July 2005 which serves as a measurement of adult fly abundance,is slightly above last years(2004)average: 20.5 vs 28.2,but still well below any action threshold that has been established. Calendar year 2004 serves as the Departments bench mark as it represents the single best recorded year for fly control at the Olivera maintained poultry facility as demonstrated by adult fly count spot cards. The Department will continue to monitor the Olivera Poultry facility to ensure that fly populations are kept below action thresholds. BACKGROUND In 2003, the Board directed the Department to provide periodic reports of Olivera Egg Ranch,4140 Canada Road, Gilroy CA.and to work with the property owner and facility operator to ensure that the ranch would operate consistently with accepted standards and practices for a commercial poultry operation. Board of Supervisors:Donald F.Gage,Blanca Alvarado, Pete McHugh,Jim Beall,Liz Kniss County Executive: Peter Kutras.Jr. 2