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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 12172013 - C.25RECOMMENDATION(S): APPOINT the following individuals to the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee to two year terms ending December 31, 2015: FISCAL IMPACT: None. BACKGROUND: The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Advisory Committee was established APPROVE OTHER RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE Action of Board On: 12/17/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER Clerks Notes: VOTE OF SUPERVISORS AYE:Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor ABSTAIN:John Gioia, District I Supervisor Contact: Julie DiMaggio Enea 925.335.1077 I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. ATTESTED: December 17, 2013 , County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors By: June McHuen, Deputy cc: C. 25 To:Board of Supervisors From:INTERNAL OPERATIONS COMMITTEE Date:December 17, 2013 Contra Costa County Subject:NOMINATIONS TO THE INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE BACKGROUND: (CONT'D) by the Board of Supervisors in November 2009 to advise the Board regarding the protection and enhancement of public health, County resources, and the environment related to pest control methods employed by County departments. The IPM Advisory Committee has eight voting members as follows: two ex-officio members (Health Services Department and County/Unincorporated County Storm Water Program) and six public members (one Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board representative, one County Fish and Wildlife Committee representative, one Environmental Organizations representative, and three At Large appointees); plus one Public Member Alternate seat. Terms of office for the At Large and Alternate seats reviewed by the Internal Operations Committee are two years. On December 9, the IOC interviewed nine candidates for four seats on the IPM Advisory Committee. Attached is the IPM staff report and candidate applications supporting the Committee's recommendations. CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Disapproval of the recommendation will likely result in a gap in representation in the At Large contingent of the Committee. CLERK'S ADDENDUM The following people spoke: From Parents for a Safer Environment: Shirley Shelangoski, Susan Junefish, Alice Valle-Riestra, Karen Perkins. Written comments were provided by Katherine Barret, resident of Orinda, Reginald H. Barrett, Ph.D., University of Berkeley, Shirley Shelangoski, resident of Pleasant Hill, and Lynda Deschambault, resident of Moraga. ATTACHMENTS IPM Staff Report IPM Application_Terry Davis IPM Application_Doug Freier IPM Application_Patti TenBrook IPM Application_Cheng-Liang Liao WILLIAM B. WALKER, M.D. HEALTH SERVICES DIRECTOR RANDALL L. SAWYER DIRECTOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PROGRAMS 4585 Pacheco Boulevard Martinez, California 94553-2233 Ph (925) 335-3200 Fax (925) 646-2073 • Contra Costa Alcohol and Other Drugs Abuse Services • Contra Costa Emergency Medical Services • Contra Costa Environmental Health • Contra Costa Health Plan • • Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs • Contra Costa Mental Health • Contra Costa Public Health • Contra Costa Regional Medical Center • Contra Costa Health Centers • Memorandum To:Internal Operations Committee Supervisor Candace Andersen, Chair Supervisor Karen Mitchoff, Vice Chair From:The IPM Advisory Committee Michael Kent, Chair Tanya Drlik, Staff Date: December 2, 2013 Subject:Public Member Alternate Appointment to the IPM Advisory Committee Background: On November 10, 2009, the Board of Supervisors approved the bylaws for the Committee. Purpose of the Committee (from the Committee’s Bylaws) A. Protect and enhance public health, County resources, and the environment; B. Minimize risks and maximize benefits to the general public, staff and the environment as a result of pest control activities conducted by County staff and contractors; C. Promote a coordinated County-wide effort to implement IPM in the County in a manner that is consistent with the Board-adopted IPM Policy; D. Serve as a resource to help Department Heads and the Board of Supervisors review and improve existing pest management programs and the processes for making pest management decisions; E. Make policy recommendations upon assessment of current pest issues and evaluation of possible IPM solutions; and F. Provide a forum for communication and information exchange among members in an effort to identify, encourage, and stimulate the use of best or promising pest management practices. Purview of the Committee The Committee is concerned with the operation of County Departments and not with the actions of other public agencies, private individuals, business, or industry. Current Members of the IPM Advisory Committee Currently the Committee has a total of 13 seats consisting of voting and non-voting members. The 8 voting members include One representative from Contra Costa Health Services One representative from the County Storm Water Program One representative from the County Public and Environmental Health Advisory Board One representative from the County Fish and Wildlife Committee One representative from an environmental organization Three at-large members of the public. IPM Advisory Committee 6/4/13 Public Member Alternate Seat Page 2 The 4 non-voting members include A representative from the Agriculture Department Two representative from the Public Works Department (Facilities Division and Maintenance Division) One representative from the County’s pest management contractor Public Member Alternate The Committee also has one public member alternate who only votes if one or more of the three at- large public members is absent from a meeting. Please see Attachment A for the list of current Committee members. Four Terms Ending:On December 31, 2013, the terms of all three Public At-Large members, as well as the Public Member Alternate, will end. Recruiting for the Public Member seats and Public Member Alternate Seat From September 27 through November 4, 2013 and again from November 4 through November 25, the IPM Coordinator, with the help of the Supervisors’ offices, widely publicized the Committee’s vacancy. The Health Department media relations staff issued a press release to around 50 reporters at various media outlets, tweeted the notice, and posted it on the Health Services Facebook page. A notice of the vacancy along with the application form was emailed to 35 organizations, list serves and email contacts, reaching 100s of potential applicants. The notice was sent to the County Library Administration for posting in each library. The notice was also sent to the office of each County Supervisor and to the extensive email list of the IPM Advisory Committee. Ten members of the public who had previously applied were notified of the openings. Number of Vacancies on the Committee:Four (4) Total—Three (3) Public At-Large Member seats and One (1) Public Member Alternate seat Number of Applications Received:Eleven (11) applications were received for the seats and are attached to this memo.