HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 12942 (Mosquito & Vector Control Week)RESOLUTION NO. 12942
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
DECLARING APRIL 26 — APRIL 30, 2010
MOSQUITO AND VECTOR CONTROL AND WEST NILE VIRUS WEEK.
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael recognizes that West Nile Virus — a virulent and
potentially deadly form of encephalitis — poses a grave threat to the health and safety of all
Californians as early as this spring and for the foreseeable future, and
WHEREAS, in 2009, West Nile Virus resulted in four deaths in California and 105
individuals from 19 counties tested positive for the virus; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention predict West Nile Virus will again pose a grave public health threat in California in
2010; and
WHEREAS, adequately funded mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and
public awareness programs are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of West Nile Virus and other
diseases borne by mosquitoes and other vectors; and
WHEREAS, the Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District works with the
Mosquito Protection Agency, and the State Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks
to humans, animals, and the environment while protecting human health from mosquito and
vector-borne diseases and nuisance attacks; and
WHEREAS, public awareness can result in reduced production of mosquitoes and other
vectors on private, commercial, and public lands by responsible parties, avoidance of the bites of
mosquitoes and other vectors when the risk of West Nile Virus and other disease transmission is
high, detection of human cases of mosquito and vector-borne diseases that may be otherwise
misdiagnosed for lack of appropriate laboratory testing, and the formation of mosquito or vector
control agencies where needed; and
WHEREAS, West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week will
increase the public's awareness of the threat of West Nile Virus and other diseases and the
activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize
the health programs currently available; and
WHEREAS, the Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California has designated the
week of April 26 through April 30, 2010, as West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control
Awareness Week in the State of California.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL DOES
HEREBY DESIGNATE the week of April 26 through April 30, 2010 as Mosquito and Vector
Control and West Nile Virus Awareness Week.
I, Esther C. Beirne, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of San Rafael, held on Monday, the 19th day of April 2010, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Brockbank, Connolly, Heller, Levine & Mayor Boro
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Esther C. Beirne, City Clerk