TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Veronica Rodriguez, Maintenance Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Receive this Report on Manhattan Beach Pesticide Management Practices, Direct Staff to Discontinue Use of Pesticides on Turf, and Direct Staff to Work with the Sustainability Task Force to Develop New Pesticide Management and Use Policies Citywide (Public Works Director Katsouleas).
a) RECEIVE REPORT
b) DIRECT STAFF TO WORK WITH THE SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP NEW PESTICIDE MANAGEMENT AND USE POLICIES
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council receive this report on pesticide management practices used throughout Manhattan Beach, direct staff to cease using pesticides on turf where there is human activity, and direct staff to work with the Sustainability Task Force to develop new pesticide management and use policies citywide, with a key focus on organic alternatives and applications.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no fiscal impact with receiving this report. However, should the current pesticide application approaches be modified, the resulting financial impacts will be evaluated. If necessary, staff will seek additional funding based on those modifications once they are known.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Manhattan Beach maintains a variety of infrastructure and open space facilities that routinely require pesticide management for the control of pests. These facilities encompass 48 acres of parkland, the 21-acre Veterans Parkway greenbelt, street and parkway medians, parking lots, downtown and sidewalk streetscape, 43 buildings and structures, the sewer system, and various sports fields owned by both the City and the school district. In Manhattan Beach, pesticide management includes the following types of applications:
* Insecticides for insects
* Herbicides for pla...
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