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CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA
City Council Meeting
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City of Moorpark
AGENDA REPORT
The Honorable City Council
John Brand, Senior Management Analyst I
November 6, 1998 (CC meeting of November 18, 1998)
SUBJECT: Consider a Cooperative Agreement with the State
Department of Health Services and Agencies Applying
Pesticides for Public Health Purposes.
SUMMARY
If approved, this Cooperative Agreement would provide for the
annual renewal of certain reporting and certification requirements
for the City Mosquito and Vector Control Division activities and
staff. The standards adopted in the Agreement exempt public vector
control agencies such as the City of Moorpark from certain more
onerous requirements for pesticide application under the state
Public Health & Safety Code. This Cooperative Agreement is renewed
annually, and must be re- approved by the governing body each year.
BACKGROUND
In previous years, this Cooperative Agreement was approved and
renewed annually by the Moorpark Mosquito Abatement District (MMAD)
Board of Directors. The Cooperative Agreement was established
between the state and local public agencies to streamline some of
the more costly and time - consuming regulations that are more
appropriate for other pesticides uses, such as agricultural
application and commercial pest control. The application of
pesticides is tightly regulated by the state. For example, without
this Cooperative Agreement and the vector control exemption it
provides, the City would have to post written notice of intent
prior to each individual application of a pesticide for mosquito
abatement. By releasing the City from certain use requirements and
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DHS Cooperative Agreement
CC Meeting of November 18, 1998
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restrictions intended for private interests and agriculture, the
business of mosquito and vector control is made more cost effective
and efficient.
The Cooperative Agreement requires the City to adhere to certain
standards for calibration, record keeping, record retention, and
staff certification. It also agrees to allow the County
Agricultural Commissioner to review records and inspect the City's
mosquito and vector control facilities. The alternative to the
Cooperative Agreement would be for the City to follow a much
stricter standard for application of pesticides, one that may
exceed the standards deemed necessary and appropriate for the
control of vector -borne disease by the state Department of Health
Services and other public health agencies.
RECODMENDATION
Approve the cooperative agreement with the State Department of
Health Services and agencies applying pesticides for public
health purposes; and authorize Mayor and staff to execute the
Agreement.
Vector Cooperative Agreement DHS 0 0 ®L*t i:9 J
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 116180, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE)
Date
This Agreement between the California Department of Health Services and
City of Moorpark, 799 N. Moorpark Avenue,Moorpark CA 93021
(name and address of local vector control agency)
is effective on January 1, 1999 or on the subsequent date shown above, and expires December 31, 1999. It is subject to
renewal by mutual consent thereafter.
Part I. Pesticides
This part may be canceled for cause by either party by giving 30 days advance notice in writing, setting forth the reasons
for the termination.
The vector control agency named herein agrees:
1. To calibrate all application equipment using acceptable techniques before using, and to maintain calibration
records for review by the County Agricultural Commissioner.
2. To maintain for at least two years for review by the County Agricultural Commissioner a record of each pesticide
application showing the target vector, the specific location treated, the size of the source, tha formulations and
amount of pesticide used, the method and equipment used, the type of habitat treated, the date of the application,
and the name of the applicator(s).
3. To submit to the County Agricultural Commissioner each month a Pesticide Use Report, on Department of
Pesticide Regulation form PR -ENF -060. The report shall include the manufacturer and product name, the EPA
registration number from the label, the amount of each pesticide used, the number of applications of each
pesticide, and the total number of applications, per county, per month.
4. To report to the County Agricultural Commissioner and the Department of Health Services, in a manner specified,
any conspicuous or suspected adverse effects upon humans, domestic animals and other non - target organisms,
or property from pesticide applications.
5. To require appropriate certification of its employees by the California Department of Health Services in order to
verify their competence in using pesticides to control pest and vector organisms, and to maintain continuing
education unit information for those employees participating in continuing education.
6. To be inspected by the County Agricultural Commissioner on a regular basis to ensure that local agency activities
are in compliance with state laws and regulations relating to pesticide use.
For California Department of Health Services For Local Agency
Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section Signature Title
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
Part II. Environmental Modification
This part may be canceled for cause by either party by giving 30 days advance notice in writing, setting forth the reason for
the termination.
The vector control agency named herein agrees:
To comply with requirements, as specified, of any general permit issued to the California Department of Health Services
as the lead agency, pertaining to physical environmental modification to achieve pest and vector prevention.
For California Department of Health Services For Local Agency
Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section Signature Title
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
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