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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	12/14/2020
Subject: RECEIVE yearly update on the County’s IPM Program from the IPM Coordinator & take ACTION as appropriate.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	9
Referral Name:	Monitor the implementation of the Integrated Pest Management policy.
Presenter:	Wade Finlinson, IPM Coordinator	Contact:	Wade Finlinson (925)655-3214

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Referral History:

The Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) annually reviews the County’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program and monitors the implementation of the IPM Policy.

Referral Update:

The IPM Coordinator will provide a program update and seek strategic guidance from TWIC pertaining to the following:

1. Current IPM Advisory Committee recommendations (pg. 4 of the 2020 Annual Report);

2. Outstanding recommendations from the 2018 and 2019 annual reports;

3. The proposed 2021 Work Plan priorities (pgs. 18-20 of the 2020 Annual Report); and

4. Any other related matter heretofore inadequately addressed.

Referenced materials include the 2020 IPM Advisory Committee Annual Report (which also contains the 2021 Committee Work Plan), the Pesticide Use Summary Comparison table, a table tracking the status of Committee recommendations since 2018, and a copy of the Public Works transmittal memo detailing the proposed changes to the County Pesticide Use Posting and Notification Policy.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

RECEIVE the 2020 Annual Report from the Integrated Pest Management Advisory Committee and DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

None.

Attachments
1. 2020 IPM Advisory Ctte Annual Report
2. IPM Advisory Ctte Recommendations Tracking Table
3. 2020 Proposed Pesticide Use Posting & Notification Policy Rec from IPM Advisory Ctte to PWD