DEPARTMENT MAKING REQUEST
Community Services
Title
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US Department of Agriculture Beach Predator Control FY26
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REQUESTED MOTION/ACTION
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Recommended Action:
a) Approve the Cooperative Service Agreement with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reduce damage caused by nest predators for sea turtles and shorebirds starting October 1, 2025; and
b) Authorize the Chairman to sign the Agreement.
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budget
Budgeted Action:
No action needed. Budgeted in the General Fund - Parks Maintenance and Natural Resources budget as approved in the FY2026 budget process. Funding for this expenditure comes from ad valorem.
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BACKGROUND (Why is this Action Necessary, and What Action will be accomplished)
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Background:
Charlotte County is required by Stump Pass groin permit to manage the previously established shorebird mitigation area on Knight Island, inclusive of specific management conditions relating to predator control measures. Previously these predator control measures were addressed under the Feral Swine Removal agreement. Due to increased predation, coupled with the logistics of trapping on the barrier islands the predation control requirements are no longer practical in the Feral Swine
Removal agreement workload.
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