HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011993 - 1993-195 IN THE.. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF Proclaiming ) RESOLUTION NO. 93/ 195
May of 1993 as;
"Vector Control Awareness 1
Month" in Centra Costa -County)
WHEREAS, vectors and pests such as mosquitoes, ticks,'
yellvwjackets and other animals are capable of transmitting disease
or causing injury to humans; and
WHEREAS, control and eradication of disease-carrying vectors
are important public health' concerns and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Mosquito Abatement District provides
a county-wide program for the control' of mosquitoes that carry
diseases such as encephalitis; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Mosquito' Abatement District controls
mosquito populations while minimizing environmental ' impact through;
techniques ' that include` extensive marsh restoration projects and the
stocking of natural mosquito predators, such as the mosquitofish;
and
WHEREAS, the District' s aquaculture program produces
mosquitofish for releasing in creeks and ditches throughout the
county and provides county residents fish for stocking private ponds
at no charge; and
WHEREAS, Lyme disease is preventable through public awareness
and treatable when diagnosed in the early stages, and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Mosquito Abatement District provides
the public, physicians and veterinarians tick identification
services and accurate information on Lyme disease and its
prevention; and
WHEREAS, the Contra Costa Mosquito Abatement District, in
cooperation with seven other regional Vector Control Districts and
the State Department of Health, is sponsoring a public education day
on May 4, 1993, aimed at. teaching school children about vectors and
ways of preventing them;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa, California hereby PROCLAIMS May, 1993 as
VECTOR CONTROL AWARENESS MONTH in Contra' Costa County and encourages
all residents ;,to avail themselves of the services and 'information
for vector° control provided by the Contra Costa' Mosquito Abatement
District.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on this
27Th day of April, 1993 .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy
of an Order entered on the minutes of said Board of Supervisors of
the date aforesaid
Witness my Hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors
affixed on this 27th day of
April, 1993
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
Coun,tv Ad istr t r
By
(I a= 1 11U, V
Deputy