HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-020RESOLUTION NO 90-020
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
URGING RE-EVALUATION AND REVISION OF THE
ALTERNATIVES TO COMBATTING MEDFLY
INFESTATION PRIOR TO CONDUCTING
ANOTHER AERIAL SPRAYING
WHEREAS, there continues to be serious concern expressed by
the medical and scientific communities about the long term
effects on humans and the environment resulting from continued
malathion spraying to combat the medfly; and,
Spraying thus far has not been successful in eliminating
the spread of the medfly; and,
No evaluation has been done on the quality of the sterile
medflies previously released; and,
The new shipments of sterile medflys from both Mexico and
Hawaii to Southern California area are emminent; and,
It is projected that adequate supplies of sterile medflys
should be available within the next few months; and,
We have not exhausted less drastic measures such as ground
application and preventive education.
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the
City of Santa Ana hereby requests the California Department of
Food and Agriculture to re-evaluate and revise the alternatives
to combatting medfly infestation prior to conducting another
aerial spraying.
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture is hereby
urged to consider the creation of a "med£1y curtain" along the
pass separating our neighborhood and communities from the
farmlands of North and Central California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on the 20th day of February , 1990.
ATTEST:
~z/ City Clerk
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Acosta Aye
Griset Aye
May Aye
McGuigan Nay
Norton Aye
Pulido Aye
Young Aye