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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 108-2003RESOLUTION NO. 108-2003 CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA A RESOLUTION ADOlYFING THE SAN MATEO COUN~I-TWIDE STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAM MODEL INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY WHEREAS, the Environmental Protection Agency, under the 1987 amendments to the Federal Clean Water Act, imposed regulations mandating local governments control and reduce the amount of stormwater pollutant runoff into receiving waters; and WHEREAS, under the authority of Califomia Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act, the State Water Resources Control Board delegated authority to the Regional Water Quality Control Boards to invoke permitting requirements upon counties and cities; and WHEREAS, in July 1991, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board notified San Mateo County of the requirement to submit a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit Application by November 30, 1992; and WHEREAS, in furtherance of the NPDES Permit Process, San Mateo County, in conjunction with all incorporated cities in San Mateo County, prepared the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan that has a General Program as a fundamental component; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan has been submitted to the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board and has been approved by the Board and made part of NPDES Permit CA 0029921, issued in 1998 and remaining in effect through 2003; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan and NPDES Permit CA 0029921 required San Mateo County submit a renewal application by March 31, 1998, including a Stormwater Management Plan for 1998 through 2003; and WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco has accepted, adopted, and committed to implement the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan for 1998-2003 and the renewal application and Plan was submitted to the San Francisco Regional Water Quality Control Board on March 18, 1998; and WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board, after Public Heating, approved the Renewed NPDES Permit CA0029921, effective July 21, 1999 and which expires July 20, 2004; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Management Plan includes a Pesticide Management Plan and performance standards for pesticide usage and integrated pest management. A component of these standards is adoption by all member agencies of an Integrated Pest Management policy and/or ordinance requiring integrated pest management techniques in municipal operations; and WHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco seeks to protect the health and safety of its employees and the general public, the environment and water quality, as well as provide sustainable solutions for pest control, through the reduced use of pesticides on property owned or managed by the City to the maximum extent practicable. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco that: Employees implementing pest management operations will use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques that emphasize non-pesticide altematives and, when necessary, employ the least toxic chemicals. Preference will be given to contractors who implement IPM. City of South San Francisco departments and their contractors that apply pesticides will develop and maintain an active IPM Plan to ensure the long-term prevention and suppression of pest problems with minimum negative impacts on the health and safety of the community and environment. The City of South San Francisco will track employee and contractor pesticide use and prepare an annual report summarizing pesticide use and evaluating pest control activities performed. The City of South San Francisco shall encourage pilot projects to demonstrate landscape and structural pest control alternatives, seeking to use the most recent technology, best management practices and least toxic methods for all pest control measures. Pilot projects should include an objective analysis of the effectiveness of the alternative techniques applied. The City of South San Francisco will review its purchasing procedures, contracts or service agreements with pesticide applicators and employee training practices to determine what changes can be made to support the goal of pesticide reduction and promote the purchase and use of the least harmful chemicals. The City of South San Francisco will perform educational outreach and/or support Countywide or regional efforts to educate residential and commercial pesticide users on a) goals and techniques of IPM, and b) pesticide related water quality issues. o Pesticides are defined as: any substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Pests can be insects, rodents and other animals, unwanted plants (weeds), bacteria or fungi. The term pesticide applies to herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, rodenticides, molluscicides and other substances used to control pests. Antimicrobial agents are not included in this definition of pesticides. In general, the intent of antimicrobial agents is to reduce or mitigate the growth or development of microbial organisms. They are used to avoid health hazards and include indoor cleaning, spa and swimming pools, medical sterilizer and sanitizer products. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is an ecosystem-based strategy that focuses on long- term prevention of pests or their damage through a combination of techniques such as biological control, habitat manipulation, modification of cultural practices, and use of resistant varieties. Pesticides are used only after monitoring indicates they are needed according to established guidelines, and treatments are made with the goal of removing only the target organism. Pest control materials are selected and applied in a manner that minimizes risks to human health, to beneficial and non-target organisms, and to the environment. o IPM techniques could include biological controls (e.g., ladybugs and other natural enemies or predators); physical or mechanical controls (e.g., hand labor or mowing); cultural controls (e.g., mulching, discing, or alternative plant type selection); and reduced risk chemical controls (e.g., soaps or oils). City of South San Francisco owned or managed property includes but is not limited to parks and open space, roadsides, landscaped medians, flood control channels and other outdoor areas, as well as municipal buildings and structures. I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the l0th day of December 2003 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Joseph A. Fernekes, Richard A. Garbarino, and Pedro Gonzalez, Vice Mayor Raymond L. Green, and Mayor Karyl Matsumoto NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: None. ATTEST: