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TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: John Brand, Senior Management Analyst€
DATE: November 2, 2000 (CC meeting of November 15, 2000)
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
Health & Safety Code. This Cooperative Agreement is renewed
annually, and must be re- approved by the governing body each year.
BACKGROUND
Each year at this time, the City Council is asked to approve this
Cooperative Agreement. Previously, 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 restrictions intended for private interests and
DHS Cooperative Agreement
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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.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Approve the cooperative agreement and authorize Mayor and staff
to execute the Agreement.
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Vector Cooperative Agreement DHS 2001
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, 2001 or on the subsequent date shown above, and expires December 31, 2001. 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, the 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 Aeencv
Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section Signature Title
Patrick Hunter Mayor
Part 1I. 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 Aaencv
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Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section Signature Title
Patrick Hunter mvnr-