HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2003 0219 CC REG ITEM 10EMoorpark City Council
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: John Brand, Senior Management Analyst
DATE: February 7, 2003 (CC meeting of February 19, 2003)
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 must be renewed
annually.
DISCUSSION
Each year the City Council is asked to approve this Cooperative
Agreement. 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 agriculture, the business of
mosquito and vector control is made more cost effective and
efficient.
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DHS Cooperative Agreement
CC Meeting of February 18, 2003
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The Cooperative Agreement (Attachment "A ") 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 City Manager to
execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
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Vector Cooperative Agreement DHS 2003
Attachment "A" COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 116180, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE)
Date
This Agreement between the California Department of Health Services and
(name and address of local vector control agency)
is effective on January 1, 2003 or on the subsequent date shown above, and expires December 31, 2003. 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 Agency
Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section Signature Title
Part 11. 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 ( G1�31. 1f;
Chief, Vector -Borne Disease Section
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