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City Clerk’s Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-clerks-office <br />Item # 36 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />November 21, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District Member Appointment <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Nominate and Appoint a Representative to Serve on the Orange County Mosquito and <br />Vector Control Board of Trustees to Serve Either a Two-Year or a Four-Year Term <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Nominate and appoint a representative to serve on the Orange County Mosquito and <br />Vector Control Board to Serve Either a Two-Year or Four-Year Term, Effective January <br />1, 2024 <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Mayor and City Council represent the City’s interests in regional issues by serving <br />on a number of regional boards that make public policy decisions, including in the area <br />of vector control through the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District <br />(“OCMVCD”) Board of Trustees. On October 4, 2022, City Council appointed former <br />Councilmember Nelida Mendoza to complete an unexpired term on the OCMVCD <br />Board due to the resignation of the previous representative, resident Cecilia <br />Aguinaga. Ms. Mendoza’s term expires on January 1, 2024. The OCMVCD Board has <br />requested that the City Council consider reappointing Ms. Mendoza or appointing a new <br />representative for the City on the OCMVCD Board, It is the City Council’s discretion to <br />determine if the appointee will serve a two- or four-year term, from which the <br />representative may only be removed for cause. <br />The mission of the Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District is to educate <br />and protect Orange County from vectors and prevent vector-borne diseases in an <br />environmentally responsible manner. The District is composed of a 35-member Board of <br />Trustees, consisting of one member from each Orange County city and one member <br />from the county at large. The Board of Trustees is responsible for the overall <br />governance of the District, including setting District policy, approving the annual budget, <br />establishing strategic goals and objectives, and being an advocate for the District.