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Informational Item: Pesticide Use and Integrated Pest Management Policy in the City of Alameda.
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To: Members of the Commission on Persons with Disabilities
From: Lilian Jewell, ADA Coordinator, Public Works
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City) adopted its Integrated Pest Management Policy (Policy) in June 2010, included as Exhibit 1. Policy objectives include standardizing operations to minimize reliance on pesticides that threaten water quality, create awareness of less-toxic pest management techniques, and to reduce adverse impacts to San Francisco Bay water quality from the use of specific pesticides. On an annual basis, the City’s Clean Water Program (Program) summarizes pesticide usage at sites maintained by the City as part of the Program’s annual report. This published data does not include an exhaustive list of all pesticide ingredients and instead focuses on reporting active ingredients required by the California Regional Water Quality Control Board. The City’s internal records are maintained with all self-reported pesticide information. This Commission has requested an informational item about the City of Alameda’s current pesticide usage and practices. This is not a voting item and there will be no action taken by the Commission.
BACKGROUND
As stated in the City of Alameda Integrated Pest Management Policy, City departments, or third-party contractors hired by the City, that apply pesticides to public properties are responsible for following guidelines in coordinating across departments, ensuring complete training and qualifications, ensuring Policy compliance, and providing information for the Annual Pesticide Use Summary Report. Departments listed within this policy are Public Works, Recreation and Parks, the Golf Complex, Alameda Municipal Power, and Economic Development. Pesticide usage data from the departments and their third-party contractors are submitted to the Clean Water Program for annual reporting, and the requ...
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