HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-12-05; City Council; Resolution 2017-229RESOLUTION NO. 2017-229
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING DIRECTION TO STAFF FOR INTEGRATED PEST
MANAGEMENT ON CITY OWNED OR OPERATED PROPERTIES AND RIGHTS
OF WAY.
WHEREAS, the Parks & Recreation Department is currently responsible for the maintenance of
approximately 183 acres of community parks and school athletic fields; 139 acres of passive parks and
facilities landscapes; 90 acres of streetscapes, medians, and parkways; 137 acres of undeveloped park
sites, urban forests, trailheads/planters; 594 acres of open space preserves; 19,000 trees; an 18-hole golf
course, and 47 miles of trails; and
WHEREAS, the Public Works Department is currently responsible for the creation, establishment,
and maintenance of approximately 11 acres of habitat mitigation sites; the maintenance of 15 acres of
vegetation control and 3 acres of vegetation monitoring; and the maintenance of 58 various buildings;
and
WHEREAS, historically, the maintenance of these sites has included the application of selective
pesticides, in accordance with relevant local, state and federal regulations and applicable permits; and
WHEREAS, as defined in California Food and Agriculture Code Section 12753, "Pesticide" includes
any of the following: (a) any spray adjuvant; (b) any substance, or mixture of substances which is intended
to be used for defoliating plants, regulating plant growth or for preventing, destroying, repelling or
mitigating any pest ... which may infest or be detrimental to vegetation, man, animals, or households, or
be present in any agricultural or nonagricultural environment whatsoever; and
WHEREAS, by this definition, the term pesticides includes organic products and chemical products.
Insecticides, herbicides, fungicides and rodenticides are all considered pesticides; and
WHEREAS, as a standard practice, the selection and application of these pesticides, by both staff
and contractors, are to be performed according to an Integrated Pest Management {1PM} Plan; and
WHEREAS, the general purpose of an 1PM Plan is to direct health conscious and environmentally
sensitive pest management strategies; and
WHEREAS, these strategies are consistent with the Carlsbad Community Vision core values of
Sustainability, and Open Space and the Natural Environment; and
WHEREAS, specific to the city's ongoing operations, its 1PM Plan (also referred to as its 1PM
Guidelines) was last updated on Dec. 16, 2003; and
WHEREAS, as a result of staff's routine monitoring of industry changes in regulations and best
management practices, and of concerns expressed by several citizens regarding the application of certain
chemical pesticides on city owned or operated properties and public rights of way, staff drafted an update
to the city's 1PM Plan for City Council review; and
WHEREAS, staff presented several available options of 1PM on city owned or operated properties
and rights of way for City Council consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as
follows:
1. That the above recitations are true and correct.
2. That the City Council hereby selects Option ______ 3_a _________ _
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the
5th day of December, 2017, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
M. Hall, K. Blackburn, C. Schumacher, M. Schumacher, M. Packard.
None.
None.