Attachment_A_IPM_Policy.pdf

RESOLUTION NO. __072099____

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION ADOPTING AN UPDATED

COUNTY INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY FOR LAND EITHER OWNED

BY OR OTHERWISE CONTROLLED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of

California, that

WHEREAS, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a

Municipal Regional Permit on October 14, 2009; and

WHEREAS, agencies within the San Francisco Bay Area are mandated to meet the requirements of the permit; and

WHEREAS, one of the requirements of the permit is the adoption of an

Integrated Pest Management Policy; and

WHEREAS, San Mateo County adopted such a policy document on June 8, 2010 through Resolution 070851; and

WHEREAS, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board subsequently required that local agencies within San Mateo County update their Integrated Pest

Management Policy to include greater specificity; and

WHEREAS, affected San Mateo County Departments have met and collaboratively developed an Integrated Pest Management Policy for the County of San

Mateo (attached as Exhibit A to the memorandum submitted in support of this

Resolution), which establishes goals of protecting the health and safety of County employees and the general public; protects the environment and water quality; and provides sustainable pest control solutions through the reduced used of pesticides on

County owned or managed property; and

WHEREAS, the Directors of the various Departments impacted by the adoption of an updated County Integrated Pest Management Policy recommend the Board’s approval of that policy, and the Board has considered the policy and concurs in the recommendation.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the

Board of Supervisors adopts an updated County Integrated Pest Management Policy for land either owned or managed by the County of San Mateo.

Regularly passed and adopted this 24th day of July, 2012.

AYES and in favor of said resolution:

Supervisors: DAVE PINE

CAROLE GROOM

DON HORSLEY

ROSE JACOBS GIBSON

ADRIENNE J. TISSIER

NOES and against said resolution:

Supervisors: NONE

Absent Supervisors: NONE

President, Board of Supervisors County of San Mateo State of California

Certificate of Delivery

I certify that a copy of the original resolution filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County has been delivered to the President of the Board of

Supervisors.

Rebecca Romero, Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors

Exhibit “A”

San Mateo Countywide Water Pollution Prevention Program Model Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Policy

GOAL

The County of San Mateo (County) 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 including buildings owned or managed by the County by applying Integrated Pesticide Management principles and techniques. The municipal regional stormwater permit requires that the County of San Mateo minimize reliance on pesticides that threaten water quality.

REQUIRED USE OF INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT

Employees implementing pest management controls will use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques that emphasize non-pesticide alternatives. Pesticides will only be used after careful consideration of non-chemical alternatives and then the least toxic chemicals that are effective shall be used. Pest control contractors hired by the County are required to implement IPM to control pests. This will be achieved by hiring only IPM-certified pest control contractors or by including contract specifications requiring contractors to implement IPM methods.

The County will establish written standard operating procedures for pesticide use to ensure implementation of this IPM policy and to require municipal employees and pest control contractors to comply with the standard operating procedures.

The County will track employee and contractor pesticide use and prepare an annual report summarizing pesticide use and evaluating pest control activities performed consistent with the municipal regional stormwater permit’s requirements.

The County will review its purchasing procedures, contracts or service agreements with pest control contractors and employee training practices to determine what changes, if any, need to be made to support the implementation of this IPM Policy.

The County 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 consistent with the municipal regional stormwater permit’s requirements.

The IPM-based hierarchical decision making process that will be used to control pests will include the following:

1. Based on field observations evaluate locations and sites where pest problems commonly occur to determine pest population, size, occurrence, and natural enemy population, if present. Identify conditions that contribute to the development of pest populations, and decisions and practices that could be employed to manage pest populations

2. Design, construct, and maintain landscapes and buildings to reduce and eliminate pest habitats;

3. Modify management practices including watering, mulching, waste management, and food storage to discourage the development of pest population;

4. Modify pest ecosystems to reduce food, water sources, and harborage;

5. Prioritize the use of physical controls such as mowing weeds, using traps, and installing barriers;

6. Use biological controls to introduce or enhance a pests’ natural enemies;

7. When pest populations reach treatment thresholds (based on how much biological, aesthetic, economic or other damage is tolerable) non-pesticide management activities will be evaluated before considering the use of pesticides;

8. When pesticides are necessary, select reduced risk pesticides and use the minimum amounts needed to be effective;

9. Apply pesticides at the most effective treatment time, based on pest biology, monitoring, and other variables, such as weather, seasonal changes in wildlife use, and local conditions; and

10. Whenever possible, use pesticide application methods, such as containerized baits, that minimize opportunities for mobilization of the pesticide in stormwater runoff.

Departments performing pest management activities will identify an IPM coordinator who is responsible for assisting staff with implementation of this IPM policy.

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.

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, caulking entry points to buildings); cultural controls (e.g., mulching, alternative plant type selection, and enhanced cleaning and containment of food sources in buildings); and reduced risk chemical controls (e.g., soaps or oils).

County owned or managed property/facility includes but is not limited to parks and open space, golf courses, roadsides, landscaped medians, flood control channels and other outdoor areas, as well as municipal buildings and structures.