Resolution 14197Approved as to Form
CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO.14197
OPPOSING THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND
AGRICULTURE AERIAL SPRAY PROGRAM TO ERADICATE THE LIGHT
BROWN APPLE MOTH AND SUPPORTING LEGISLATION TO PLACE
RESTRICTIONS ON THE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) is a pest subject to
Federal and State quarantine and eradication orders; and
WHEREAS, there is a confirmed presence of these moths in Alameda
County; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
plans to begin an LBAM aerial spraying program in Alameda County and
surrounding areas in the summer of 2008; and
WHEREAS, aerial and other blanket pesticide applications have been
shown in the past to cause unintended human health effects; and
WHEREAS, the State has claimed an emergency exemption under the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in order to begin the LBAM aerial
spraying program without conducting environmental review based on an
emergency exemption; and
WHEREAS, the State has confirmed that it will begin preparation of an
Environmental Impact Report after the aerial spraying program has begun; and
WHEREAS, the CDFA LBAM program sprays pesticides in microscopic
plastic capsules that pose unknown inhalation risks; and
WHEREAS, reports of health effects such as asthma attacks, headaches,
difficulty breathing, stomach pains, and skin rashes were reported following the
LBAM aerial spraying in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties; and
WHEREAS, Assemblymembers Leno, Laird, Hancock, and Huffman and
Senator Migden have introduced legislation that would place various restrictions
on the LBAM eradication program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Alameda opposes the CDFA aerial spray program to eradicate L BAM.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council supports AB 2760, AB
2763, AB 2764, AB 2765, AB 2892, ACR 117, and SCR 87, which are currently
pending before the State Legislature.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and
regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda during the Regular
Meeting of the City Council on the 15th day of April, 2008, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese, Tam
and Mayor Johnson - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
said City this 16th day of April, 2008.
Lara Weisiger, City
City of Alameda