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Home My WebLink AboutAgreement A-15-166-11 with Forest Service Sierra and Sequoia National Forests.pdf1 USDA Forest Service Law Enforcement Service Agreement(s) Modification 11 2 ($17,020.58) FY 2015-16 3 4 REVIEWED & RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 MARGARET MIMS, Sheriff-Coroner APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM : Daniel C . Cederborg , County Counsel 19 APPROVED AS TO ACCOUNTING FORM: By: ~~~ Ernest Buddy Mendes, Chairman , Board of Supervisors ATIEST: BERNICE E. SEIDEL , Clerk Board of Supervisors By 3u~ &sb ~ Deputy VICKI CROW, Auditor-Controllerrrreasurer-Tax Collector 20 21 22 By (1 /2p. ~ {.:A d£' 23 24 Fund 0001 Subclass 10000 25 ORGS 31116393 Account 4975 26 27 28 1 Agreement No . 15-166-11 USDA, Forest Service OMB 0596-02 17 FS -1500-SA FS Agreement No . 12-LE-11051360-009 ------------~~-Cooperator Agreement No . Modification No . MOD Oil EXIDBITB COOPERATIVE LAW ENFORCEMENT ANNUAL OPERATING PLAN & FINANCIAL PLAN Between The FRESNO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE And the USDA, FOREST SERVICE SIERRA AND SEQUOIA NATIONAL FORESTS 2016 CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ANNUAL OPERATING AND FINANCIAL PLAN This Annual Financial and Operating Plan (Annual Operating Plan), is hereby made and entered into by and between the Fresno County Sheriffs Office, hereinafter referred to as "FCSO," and the USDA, Forest Service, Sierra and Sequoia National Forests, hereinafter referred to as the "U.S . Forest Service," under the provisions of Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement #12- LE-11051360-009 executed on November 22 , 2011. This Annual Operating Plan is made and agreed to as of the last date signed below and is for the estimated period beginning October 01, 2015 and ending September 30, 2016. Previous Year Carryover: $17,020.58 2016 New Funding: 0 FY-2016 Total Annual Operating Plan: $17,020.58 I. GENERAL: A. The following individuals shall be the designated and alternate representative(s) of each party, so designated to make or receive requests for special enforcement activities. Principal Cooperator Contacts: Cooperator Program Contact Cooperator Administrative Contact Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner County of Fresno, Sheriff-Coroner's Office Fresno County Attn: June Mayeda 2200 Fresno Street P.O. Box 1788 Fresno , CA 9371-1703 Fresno, CA 93717 Telephone : (559)600-8800 Telephone : (559)600-8575 FAX: (559)262-4032 FAX: (559) 488-3348 E-mail: thomas.trester@fresnosheriff.org E-mail: june.mayeda@ fresnosheriff.org Page 1 of 6 USDA , Forest Serv ice Cooperator Alternate Contact #1 Cooperator Alternate Contact #2 Matt Alexander, Lieutenant Rod Lucas , Sergeant County of Fresno, Sheriff-Coroner 's County of Fresno, Sheriff-Coroner's Office Office 2200 Fresno Street 2200 Fre sno Street Fresno, CA 93721-1703 Fresno, CA 93721-1703 Telephone: (559) 600-8024 T elephone: (5 59) 600-801 2 FAX: (559)251-8494 FAX: (559)25 1-8494 E-mail: E-mail: Rod.Lucas @fresnosheriff.org Matthew .Alexander@ fresnosheri ff.org Principal U.S. Forest Service Contacts: U.S. Forest Service Program Manager Contact Kevin Mayer, Special Agent Sierra National Fores t 1600 Tollhou se Road Clo vis, CA 93611-0532 Telephone: (559)297-0706 Ext. 4886 FAX: (559)294-4802 E-mail: kmayer@fs.fed.us U.S. Forest Service Program Coordinator Contact Kent Delbon, Assistant Spec ial Agent in Charge Pacific Southwest Regio nal Offic e-LEI 1323 Club Drive V allejo , CA 94592 707-562-8649 (office) FAX: 707-562-9031 E-mail: kdelbon @fs.fed. us U.S. Forest Service Administrative Contact Jennie Shirley, Administrative Specialist Pacific Southwest Regional Office -LEI 1323 Club Drive Vallejo , CA 94592 Office: (707)562-9127 FAX: (707)562-9031 E-mail: iennieshirlev@fs.fed.us II. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE OPERATIONS OMB 0596-0217 FS -1500-SA Pursuant to IV-I and K Agreement No . 12-LE-11051360-009, the fo llo wing is in s upport of operations to s uppress manufacturing and trafficking of controlled substances on or affecting the admini stration of National Forest System l ands , with an emphasis on identification, app rehen sio n and prosecution of suspects engaged in these activities: Page 2 of 6 USDA, Forest Service A The US Forest Service agrees: OMB 05 96 -0217 FS -1500-8A 1. To reimburse FCSO for expenditures associated with the detection of locations and activities related to illegal production and trafficking of controlled substances, including; a . Ground reconnaissance to identify and inventory locations and activities associated with producing or trafficking controlled substances. b. Aerial reconnaissance to identify and inventory locations and activities associated with producing or trafficking controlled substances. 2. To reimburse FCSO for certain expenses resulting from investigative activities associated with investigating cases involving the illegal production or trafficking of controlled substances on or affecting the administration of National Forest system lands, including: a. Surveillance operations to identify persons illegally producing or trafficking controlled substances. b. Apprehension of persons suspected of producing or trafficking controlled substances. c. Collection of evidence to support prosecution of persons suspected of illegally producing or trafficking controlled substances. d . Prosecution of persons suspected of producing or trafficking controlled substances. 3. To reimburse FCSO for expenses resulting from the removal of cannabis plants from National Forest System lands. When circumstances indicate that removal of the cannabis plants is required before an investigation to determine the person(s) responsible can be completed, eradication operations must be approved by the U.S. Forest Service prior to taking place. Note: FCSO retains the authority to eradicate cannabis plants from National Forest System lands without reimbursement from the U.S . Forest Service at its discretion . • 4. To reimburse FCSO for the costs of purchasing supplies and equipment used exclusively for activities described in items A .l, A.2 and A.3 of this Plan. Purchases must be agreed to and approved by the U.S. Forest Service. Purchases may not exceed 10% of the total allocation without prior approval by the U.S. Forest Service Designated Representative. Page 3 of6 USDA, Forest Service B . FCSO agrees: OMB0596-021 7 FS -1500-8A 1. Within its capability, to perform the follow~ng activities on National Forest System lands: a. Detect and inventory locations associated with illegal production or trafficking of controlled substances, and notify the U.S. Forest Service of such locations as soon as possible. b. Investigations to determine the person(s) responsible for manufacturing or trafficking controlled substances . c. Upon request and prior approval of the U.S. Forest Service, remove cannabis plants from National Forest System lands. 2 . To furnish all activity reports, crime reports, investigation reports, and other reports or records, resulting from activities identified in Section II, A of this Operating and Financial Plan to the affected Forests for review and forwarding to the Regional Office for processing. C. The U.S. Forest Service and FCSO mutually agree to the following: 1. The following rate schedule will apply to all expenditures that may be reimbursed to FCSO under this agreement; Salary (base) Salary (overtime) Per diem costs Travel (mileage and fares) Helicopter flight time Supplies or equipment $96.78 per hour $54.94 per hour Actual documented costs not to exceed the Federal Per Diem Rates (www.gsa.gov) $0.575 per mile Actual documented costs Actual documented costs 2. The total expenditures of FCSO that may be reimbursed may not exceed .... $17,020.58 The total expenditures for item A.4 may not exceed ...... 10% of the total allocation. D. Any remaining funding in this Annual Operating Plan may be carried forward to the next fiscal year and will be available to spend through the term of the Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement, or de-obligated at the request of the U.S. Forest Service. III. BILLING FREQUENCY: Page 4 of 6 USDA , Forest Service OMB 0596-0217 FS -1500-SA See Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement Provisions II-H and 1/I-B for additional information. FC SO will furnish monthly itemi zed statements of expenses to the U.S. Forest Service for expenditures that may be reimbursed as identified in items II A.l, A .2 , A.3, and A.4 of this Plan. Attachment A , Law Enforcement Billing Summary, Drug Enforcement, must be completed and submitted to the contacts in (a) below for each billing statement. a. Mail copies of itemized billing statements (Attachment A) to: Jennie Shirley, Admini s trative Speci alist Pacific Southwest Regional Office -LEI 1323 Club Drive Vallejo, CA 94592 b. Send hard copy invoices to: U.S. Forest Service Albuquerque Service Center Payments -Grants & Agreements 101 B Sun Ave NE Albuquerque , NM 87109 Orfax to : (877) 687-4894 Or e-mail scanned invoi ce to: ASC_GA@fs.fed .u s Send photo copy to: Kevin Mayer, Special Agent Sierra National Forest 1600 Tollhouse Road Clovis, CA 93611-0532 c . Final billings for reimbursement on thi s Annual Operating Plan (AOP) must be received by the U.S. Forest Service before October 31,2016 in order to receive payment. d. Annually update the registration of the County Sheriff's DUNS# on the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov for the verification of the EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) banking information. Job Code: NFLEOS 1360 $17,020.58 Page 5 of6 • I• USDA, Forest Service 0MB 0596-0217 FS-1500-8A In witness whereof, the parties hereto have executed this Annual Operating Plan as of the last date written below. MARGARET MIMS, Sheriff -Coroner Fresno County ~~~~ ERNEST BUDDYM'DES Chairperson, Board of Supervisors Fresno County DON HOANG, Special Agent in Charge U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region Date 1 Dhte The authority and format of this agreement has been reviewed and approved for signature. · ~ MONICA E. IRVIN Date U.S. Forest Service, Grants Management Specialist Burden Statement According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid 0MB control number. The valid 0MB control number for this information collection is 0596·0217. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 3 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. 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