HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 114-2003RESOLUTION 114-2003
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME ADOPTING
AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) POLICY IN ADVANCEMENT OF THE
SAN MATEO COUNTY PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Burlingame:
WHEREAS, the municipalities and the County of San Mateo have adopted a Pesticide
Management Plan to minimize adverse effects on the County's resources from over- or
misapplication of pesticides; and
WHEREAS, the Plan requires municipalities to adopt an Integrated Pest Management
Policy by the end of December 2003; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program has worked
with cities' and County staffs to develop a model policy; and
WHEREAS, this policy will set basic standards for use of pesticides on City property,
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED:
1. The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy attached hereto as Exhibit A is adopted.
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MAYOR
I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of
December 2003, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BAYLOCR, COFFEY, GALLIGAN, NAGEL, O'MAHONY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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San Mateo Countywide Stormwater Pollution Prevention Program (STOPPP)
CITY OF BURLINGAME INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) POLICY
GOAL
The City of Burlingame seeks to protect the health and safety of its employees and the general
public, the environment and water quality, as well as to 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.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Employees implementing pest management operations will use Integrated Pest Management
(IPM) techniques that emphasize non -pesticide alternatives and, when necessary, employ low
toxicity chemicals with demonstrated efficacy for the pest. Preference will be given to
contractors who implement IPM. City 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 will track employee and contractor pesticide use and prepare an annual
report summarizing pesticide use and evaluating pest control activities performed.
The City 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 will review its purchasing procedures, contracts or service agreements with pesticide
applicators and employee training practices to determine what changes, if any, should be made to
support the goal of pesticide reduction and promote the purchase and use of the least harmful
chemicals.
The City will 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.
BACKGROUND
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 in -door cleaning, spa and swimming pools,
medical sterilizer and sanitizer products.
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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,
beneficial and nontarget organisms, and the environment.
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 -owned or -managed property includes but is not limited to parks and open space, golf
facilities, roadsides, landscaped medians, flood control channels and other outdoor areas, as well
as municipal buildings and structures.
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