HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2003 1119 CC REG ITEM 10CMoorpark City Counc
AGENDA REPORT
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: John Brand, Senior Management Analyst
DATE: November 12, 2003 (CC meeting of November 19, 2003)
SUBJECT: Consider a Cooperative Agreement with the State
Department of Health Services and Agencies Applying
Pesticides for Public Health Purposes.
DISCUSSION
This Cooperative Agreement must be renewed annually to meet
certain reporting and certification requirements for the City
Mosquito and Vector Control Division activities and staff. This
Agreement has the same language and terms as the previous
Agreements. The standards adopted in the Agreement exempt public
vector control agencies, such as the City of Moorpark, from more
onerous requirements for pesticide application under the state
Health & Safety Code. 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. In Fiscal Year 2002-
2003, the City Animal - Vector Control Division made 386 pesticide
applications at various mosquito locations in the City. There
were 449 pesticide applications in the year earlier.
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 Mayor to
execute the Agreement on behalf of the City.
Attachment "A ": Cooperative Agreement
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Attachment "A" COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT ,,, A-,
(PURSUANT TO SECTION 116180, HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE)
Date
This Agreement between the California Department of Health Services and
City of Moorpark, 799 Moorpark Avenue, Moorpark CA 93021
(name and address of local vector control agency)
is effective on January 1, 2004 or on the subsequent date shown above, and expires December 31, 2004. 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
Part I1. Environmental Modification
Signature Title
Patrick Hunter, Mayor
Mayor
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
Mayor
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