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COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
DECEMBER 3, 2019
TITLE:
APPOINT MEMBER TO THE ORANGE
COUNTY VECTOR CONTROL BOARD
{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 5, 11
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
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❑ As Recommended
❑ As Amended
❑ Ordinance on 111 Reading
❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading
❑ Implementing Resolution
❑ Set Public Hearing For
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CITY MANAGER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
1. Select a member to the Orange County Vector Control and appoint for a two (2) year term
expiring January 2022 or
2. Council may decide to appoint for a four (4) year term expiring in January 2024.
DISCUSSION
The term of current board member, Cecilia Aguinaga, will expire in January 2020 as indicated in
the Orange County Vector Control letter dated October 25, 2019. Ms. Aguinaga was appointed
in 2017 to fill a two-year term and she has expressed an interest in continuing to represent the
City, if so desired by the City Council.
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District (District) is a special district and is one
of over 100 agencies statewide specifically dedicated to protecting public health by controlling
rats, flies, mosquitoes, Red Imported Fire Ants, and other vector related problems.
The District was formed in 1947, originally as the Orange County Mosquito Abatement District, in
accordance with local authority provided by the Mosquito Abatement Act of 1915 and further
supported by the California Health and Safety Codes. The District was responsible for protecting
the growing population of Orange County from mosquitoes and mosquito -borne diseases. In
1975, the Orange County Board of Supervisors conducted an efficiency study that concluded
that the District could effectively assume the responsibility for comprehensive vector control.
Consequently, fly and rat control, formerly part of the Orange County Health Department, was
transferred to the District. At that time, the name of the District was changed to the Orange
County Mosquito and Vector Control District. In 2004, the District reestablished a Red Imported
Fire Ant program after the State stopped funding the program they had established in 2000.
Operation of the District is overseen by a Board of Trustees comprised of 35 members, each
appointed by their city of residence (34) with one member representing the County. Pursuant to
Health and Safety Code 2024, trustees are appointed for terms of two or four years.
Appointment of Member to the Orange County Vector Control
December 3, 2019
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The current budget approved by the Board of Trustees supports District activities in providing
vector control services to County residents. Funding also supports outreach and education
programs on vectors that are presented by staff at school and civic group meetings. The District
also has printed material available to the public upon request that describes what citizens can do
to keep their homes and property free of rats, flies, and mosquitoes, Red Imported Fire Ant, and
pests that may be found around the yard and inside the home.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability,
Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #1 (Establish a comprehensive community engagement
initiative to expand access to information and create opportunities for stakeholders to play an
active role in discussing public policy and setting priorities).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Daisy Gomez, MMC
Clerk of the Council
Exhibit: 1. Orange County Vector Control Letter
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BOARD OFFICERS FOR 2019
PRESIDENT
CHERYLBROTHERS
VICE-PRESIDENT
SHARI L. HORNE
SECRETARY
MICHAELALVAREZ
DISTRICT MANAGER
RICHARD HOWARD
CLERK OF THE BOARD
TAWNIA E. PEIT
BOARD OF TRUSTEES .2019
ALISO VIEJO
ROSS CHUN
ANAHEIM
LUCILLE KRING
BREA
CECILIA HUPP
BUENA PARK
MICHAEL DAVIS
COSTA MESA
SANDRA GENIS
CYPRESS
PAULO MORALES
DANA POINT
RICHARD VICZOREK
FOUNTAIN VALLEY
CHERYL BROTHERS
FULLERTON
JENNIFER FITZGERALD
GARDEN GROVE
STEPHANIE KLOPFENSTEIN
HUNTINGTON BEACH
MIKE POSEY
IRVINE
FARRAH KHAN
LA HABRA
JAMES GOMEZ
LA PALMA
MARSHALL GOODMAN
LAGUNA BEACH
MICHAEL MORRIS
LAGUNA HILLS
LARRYWOODRUFF
LAGUNA NIGUEL
JOHN MARK JENNINGS
LAGUNA WOODS
SHARI L. HORNE
LAKE FOREST
ROBERT HOLTZCLAW
LOS ALAMITOS
MARK CHIRCO
MISSION VIEJO
ROBERT RUESCH
NEWPORTBEACH
JEFF HERDMAN
ORANGE
MICHAELALVAREZ
PLACENTIA
CRAIG GREEN
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
APRIL JOSEPHSON
SAN CLEMENTE
MICHELLE SCHUMACHER
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
JOHN TAYLOR
SANTA ANA
CECILIAAGUINAGA
SEAL BEACH
SANDRA MASSA-LAVITT
STANTON
GARYTAYLOR
TUSTIN
BARRY COOPER
VILLA PARK
BILL NELSON
WESfMINSTER
SERGIO CONTRERAS
YORBA LINDA
PEGGY HUANG
COUNTY OF ORANGE
LALA RAGEN
Santa Ana City Council
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza
Santa Ana, CA 92702
13001 GARDEN GROVE BOULEVARD
GARDEN GROVE, CA 92843.2102
PHONES: (714) 971-2421
(949)654-2421
FAX: (714) 971-3940
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October 25, 2019
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The term of office of your representative, Ms. Cecilia Aguinag� Dll e4ire this year on
January 6, 2020 at 11:59 A.M. As you know, Ms. Aguinaga w=gappbflrted in
February 2017, and since her appointment she has attended 8T:6e1,e 9zmeetings held
for a 90 percent record of attendance.
The qualifications for your representative on the Board of Trustees are stated in Section
2022 of the California Health and Safety Code as follows:
"Section 2022. (b) Each person appointed by a city council to be a member of
a board of trustees shall be a voter in that city and a resident of that portion of
the city that is within the district."
Your representative is appointed to a two or four year term of office (Section 2024 of
the Health and Safety Code) and cannot be replaced except for cause.
"Section 2024. (a) Except as provided in Section 2023, the term of office for
a member of the board of trustees shall be for a term of two or four years, at
the discretion of the appointing authority. Terms of office commence at noon
on the first Monday in January."
It is the Board's request that you reappoint Ms. Aguinaga, or a successor to her, for the
next term of office, either two or four years. Once the appointment is made, please
send notification to the District by mail or e-mail to: Mett&ocvector.org,
rep
cc: Ms. Cecilia Aguinaga
Sincerelye
Tawwn`i,,a Pett
Executive Assistant/Clerk of the Board
"An Independent Special District Serving Orange County Since 1947"
The mission of the Orange County Mosqu�rControl District is to provide the citizens of
Orange County with the highest level io om vectors and vector -borne diseases.