BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Embassy Suites Milpitas

July 17, 2014 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

MINUTES

Attendees Craig Downs, Contra Costa MVCD D. Andrew Cox, Tehama County MVCD Kenn Fujioka, San Gabriel Valley MVCD Peter Bonkrude, Shasta MVCD Chindi Peavey, Alameda County MAD David Heft, Turlock MAD Mike Cavanagh, Kings MAD Min-Lee Cheng, West Valley MVCD Doug Walker, Coachella Valley MVCD Absent Joel Buettner, Placer MVCD Staff Robert Achermann, Executive Director Kimberly Andosca, Associate Executive Director Rachel Hickerson, Meetings Specialist Ed Manning, Advocate Craig Downs called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. Roll was called and a quorum was confirmed. Consent Calendar - Minutes of the May 1, 2014 Meeting

Motion (Bonkrude/Cavanagh): I move we approved the minutes for the May 1, 2014 Board of Directors meeting. Discussion was invited. Motion carried.

Approval of additional agenda items Downs added “UC Consortium on Malaria Support” to the agenda under 5.02.

Motion (Bonkrude/Peavey): I move we approved the agenda as amended. Discussion was invited. Motion carried.

President Report President Downs provided a detailed report/presentation regarding activities of the association since the May meeting that included the topics outlined in his written report. ATTACHMENT 1 Discussion followed several items and questions were addressed. Executive Committee No additional report.

Staff Report Executive Director Achermann gave a brief update on staff activities since the May meeting that included:

o An overview of potential Web site designs: Staff member Andosca shared three “looks”under consideration. Input was given and suggestions were made. Staff will have anupdated look for review by August 1.

o Database conversion/upgrade: It was reported that the MVCAC database is completelyconverted to MemberSuite.

o Communications including Eblasts and Twitter: weekly/daily updates are consistentlybeing provided to all members.

o Dues billings: All dues invoices have been sent and dues are being collected.o CDPH CEU recording: Recorded as received.o Meeting Management: Staff member Hickerson gave an update for each of the

following- Summer meeting hotel clarification 2016 Spring Meeting contract finalization 2017 Annual Meeting RFP dissemination 2015 Annual Meeting securing decorator, working on AV bids, adjusting space

and guestroom issues and preparing the exhibitor prospectus. CE scanning options under evaluation

o Tax return: Completedo Review of Legislative Day activitieso Proceedings collection and coordination: Staff Member Hickerson working closely with

editor to collect and prepare for the publication.o All NPDES funds previously at Bank of America have been transferred to Umpqua Bank.o Annual accounting audit will begin by August 15.

UC Consortium on Malaria Support Craig Downs gave an overview of the request for support. Discussion followed.

Motion (Cavanagh/Bonkrude): I move we support the request and have President Downs prepare the letter of support. Discussion was invited. Motion carried.

Treasurer’s Report David I’Anson reviewed the following statements:

• MVCAC Financial Statements as of July 31, 2014• MVCAC PBB as of July 31, 2014• NPDES Financial Statements as of July 31, 2013• Investment Matrix as of July 31, 2013

Motion (Fujioka/Cheng): I move we approved the MVCAC statements as reviewed and presented by Treasurer I’Anson. Discussion was invited. Motion carried.

Trustee Council Report Trustee Chair Doug Walker introduced the Trustee Council members present. He further reported that the trustees discussed topics in their meeting that included communications, website update, trustee election and program planning for the annual meeting.

Committee Reports

Finance Chair Mike Alburn led a review of the proposed policy updates provided to the Board for consideration (provided as attachments to the Agenda Packet). Discussion followed and questions were addressed.

Motion (Cavanagh/Heft): I move we approved the amended Appendix B and the new Appendix D as presented. Discussion was invited. Motion failed.

Discussion continued. It was suggested that the amended Appendix B be pulled for further consideration by the Finance Committee as to the appropriate level of reserve funds.

Motion (Cavanagh/Heft): I move we approved Appendix D as presented. Discussion was invited. Motion carried (8 yes; 1 no Cheng).

The committee will resume work on recommendations for issues covered in Appendix B for presentation/consideration at the fall board meeting.

Information Technology (no written report provided) Bonkrude gave a brief update regarding the work of the committee. He indicated that the committee will work to review the new MVCAC site and provide guidance. Also considerations for alternatives to GoToMeetings are under review.

Integrated Vector Management Jamesina Scott reviewed the work of the committee and reported: Mosquitofish & Biological Control Organisms subcommittee has been busy. They recently sent out a short survey to you to identify training topics related to mosquito fish, with the goal to hold regional (likely one NorCal + one SoCal) hands-on workshops for mosquitofish-related topics. Paula Macedo is working on updating the Mosquito Resistance Guidelines document. Dino & Adapco organized an excellent resistance testing training and discussion event with Janet McAllister of the CDC. We’ll be building on that discussion.

Lab Technologies Committee Piper Kimball reviewed the work of the committee reporting: The Laboratory Technologies Committee (LTC) set the date, location and topics for the 3rd annual LTC Workshop. It will be held at the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District laboratory Jan 28-29 immediately following the MVCAC Annual Conference. The Workshop will cover mosquito rearing and mosquito bioassays. All District Managers and Committee chairs were informed of the Workshop and were given the chance to sign up. Space is limited, however, so not all respondents are guaranteed a spot. Please contact Nayer Zahiri if you have any questions. The LTC is also completing a member laboratory testing directory to assist Districts with their testing needs. This will be sent to all District Managers when it is completed in Aug.

Legislative Jeremy Wittie gave an overview of the work of the committee and provided a written report. ATTACHMENT 2

Public Relations Ada Barros reviewed the work of the committee and provided a written report. ATTACHMENT 3

Training & Certification No oral report provided. The attached written report was provided. ATTACHMENT 4

Vector and Vector-borne Disease Susanne Kluh gave an update regarding the work and concern areas for the committee as provided in the written report. ATTACHMENT 5

Vector Control Research Chair Mary Sorensen gave overview of the attached report regarding the work of the Committee. ATTACHMENT 6

Nominating Andy Cox provided the following report of MVCAC 2014 Nominees:

President, Joel Buettner President-Elect Kenn Fujioka Vice President (2 candidates)

Mike Cavanagh Jamesina Scott

NPDES Gary Goodman reviewed the status of NPDES. No written report was provided.

Reeves New Investigator Award Jamesina Scott gave an update regarding the award: We will be posting the announcement for the 2015 Reeves New Investigator Award next month. The deadline to submit an application is December 1, 2014 (please note that this deadline date is different than the date for the regular MVCAC posters and presentations). Current students and graduates who have received their degrees since no earlier than January 1, 2012) are eligible to complete for the 2015 Reeves Award.

Regulatory Affairs David Heft and Ed Manning gave an overview on the current activities of the Regulatory Affairs Committee and provided a written report. ATTACHMENT 7

Reports from MVCAC Regions

Southern Min-Lee Cheng gave a brief review of the attached report. ATTACHMENT 8

Southern San Joaquin Mike Cavanagh gave a brief overview of the report provided. ATTACHMENT 9

Northern San Joaquin David Heft gave a brief report/update. No written report provided.

Sacramento Valley Peter Bonkrude gave a brief report/update. No written report provided.

Coastal Chindi Peavey gave a brief report/update. No written report provided.

Reports from Other Agencies

CVEC A CVEC Representative gave an overview of the attached written report. ATTACHMENT 10

CDPH/VBDS Kerry Padgett gave an update. No written report.

VCJPA Jamesina Scott gave an overview of the following report: The VCJPA Board of Directors met June 12, 2014 at BRS in Sacramento. The 2015 Workshop will be March 4-6 at the Walnut Creek Embassy Suites. Litigation Manager Michael Groff said that we are doing a good job notifying them ASAP of potential claims, and reminded us that he is glad to review aerial applicator contracts (remember that our contracted aerial applicators are not covered through VCJPA, so we should make sure that their coverage and insurance certificates and endorsements cover our agencies). The Board reaffirmed VCJPA Conflict of Interest Code and approved Memoranda of Coverage renewals for WC, Pooled Liability, Pooled Property, Auto Physical Damage, BTA, and EAP. The Board approved 2014-15 VCJPA Operating Budget, which is $111k lower than last year, and almost $37k lower than April estimate. The BoD affirmed Officers for 2014-15 (Mike Hearst = President, Jamesina Scott = 2nd VP, Wes Maffei = Treasurer). David Heft (Turlock) will be the new SJ Rep. Re-appointed Tokuo Fukuda for SoCal/SJ Trustee, and Kristie Lawrence as the Alternate Trustee representative. The VCJPA’s management company, Bickmore, was acquired by York Risk Services Group, Inc. on May 1, 2014. The current VCJPA staff will not change outside the ordinary course of business, and the current account strategies, fees, and systems will remain in place. They anticipate that changes in day-to-day operations will be minimal in the short-term.

AMCA No report

CSDA No report.

CCDEH No report.

Mosquito Research Foundation Craig Downs gave a brief update/report.

Old Business None.

New Business Min-Lee Cheng requested permission to use the MVCAC booth for the Storm Water Conference in the fall. He clarified that the funds needed would not need to be provided by MVCAC. Discussion followed and permission was granted to use MVCAC materials. It was suggested that the PR committee look at the MVCAC logo and other materials.

Motion (Cavanagh/Bonkrude): I move we adjourn the meeting of the MVCAC Board of Directors. Discussion was invited. Motion carried.

Respectfully submitted by,

Robert Achermann Executive Director

President Report - MVCAC Summer Meeting, Milpitas, CA July 17, 2014 2014 MVCAC Objectives 1. Moving Forward

a. Transition service providers - completed b. Create service provider evaluation process - in progress

2. Legislative

a. AB 896 - passed assembly; passed senate NR&W; to approps b. West Nile Virus and Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week - completed c. Bill review, establish position - ongoing d. Grass roots , strengthen efforts - KP ally development plan

3. Regulatory – NPDES

a. Permit amended Monitoring and Reporting Program - permit amendments pending

b. Continue to work on efficient method to add new registered products - permit amendments pending

4. Regulatory – CEQA, working group

a. Guidelines to be included at local level - in development b. White paper/Technical Advisory - in draft c. OPR guidelines update - several meetings, mitigation reference pending d. OPR checklist - several meetings, future goal/action e. Affiliate with/educate stakeholder Associations - in concert with Leg grassroots

5. Regulatory - Storm water issues

a. Stay abreast of items/MS4 permits - ongoing b. Connect with Storm water and water associations - in concert with Leg grassroots

6. Dead bird surveillance

a. Make decision on funding hotline - completed b. Evaluate future of program - ongoing c. Current agreement for 2014 only d. CDPH looking into technology options - to IT committee?

7. Finance - Address deficit spending

a. Current dues formula in place since 1991 b. Current/projected expenditures exceed revenues c. Assets $1 mil+ d. Additional $44,000 (one-time?) for live db hotline

Several changes/additions to MVCAC Administrative Manual being proposed to address deficit spending and reserve levels.

8. Finance - Readdress reserve policy? a. for minimum levels b. In general Several changes/additions to MVCAC Administrative Manual being proposed to address

deficit spending and reserve levels. 9. PART

a. Follow through and evaluate - Jody/Chris status report? 10. Legal

a. ESA/BiOps – keep close eye on developments - Recent San Pablo refuge BiOp b. CWA – keep close eye on, redefining WOTUS - public comment closes July 21

on new proposed rule (redefinition) 11. Invasive Species

a. Work w/ CDPH on guidelines - CDPH to report on status 12. Administration

a. Website - AMG to report on progress b. Heim, acknowledge service to association - Identify time and place?? c. San Diego Annual Conference feedback - completed

13. Administration - new

a. Room Block policy - AMG to report b. 2015 Meeting locations - AMG to report c. Conference planning contractor - completed, AMG to take over all roles

14. Communication

a. Put out summary info after important meetings to all regions - continuous b. Include all regions in dialogue, esp. Executive Committee as both San Joaquin

regions not on Exec Committee in 2014 - being done c. Better organized website/archives - in AMG report

15. Publications

a. Ensure committee year end reports published in proceedings - to be done b. Ensure posters published in proceedings - to be done c. Proceedings on-line - part of new website??

16. NPDES Coalition Balance

a. $400,000+ balance b. Reduced expenses due to permit changes c. Survey results - reported on at spring meeting Coalition rules state funds are for coalition objectives. Coalition runs in parallel with duration of five year NPDES permit. Direction is to leave balance alone until end of current five year permit. If balance at that time develop plan.

17. Research Pass Through agreements - new a. New Administrative Manual policy on indirect costs that will cover members

MVCAC Legislative Committee Minutes

Spring 2014 Quarterly Meeting Santa Rosa, Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel

Thursday - May 1 @ 2:25-3:25 PM

1. AB 896- Wildlife Management Areas a. Ed Manning will draft a support letter for AB 896 in rebuttal to the California Waterfowl Association

opposition letter by 5/9/2014. This letter will be used during visit with local District Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee members and their staff. Ed will follow up with visits with committee members in Sacramento.

i. CURRENT STATUS AS OF 6/11/14 – COMPLETE;

b. Following committee members are responsible for coordinating visit in the District with the assigned NW&R Committee member. Schedule meeting before or by 5/16/2014. Please let me know when you have meetings scheduled.

i. CURRENT STATUS AS OF 6/11/14 – COMPLETE ii. All Senators on the Senate NW&R Committee were reached in Sacramento and in their

Districts by KP and MVCAC District staff prior to 6/10/2014 senate committee meeting. The bill passed committee with a 8 to 1 vote and was re-referred to the appropriations committee.

2. MVCAC Leg Day Follow Up - CURRENT STATUS AS OF 6/11/14 – IN PROGRESS

a. Bob Achermann and Ed Manning will work together to create a “ Day in the District” type planning guide for MVCAC membership to use in planning a follow up to our annual Leg Day event in Sacramento. Draft to be completed by 6/30/2014

b. Forwarded to Leg Committee / PR committee for review and comment prior to summer board meeting. c. Can be presented and discussed with Executive Committee and full board by summer board meeting in

Milpitas on July 17, 2014 or at bi-weekly phone conference. d. Once or If Board approves committee can work on coordinating event (with PR committee?) for fall.

This would not be an exact day but be scheduled close to the end of the season to get legislators into the District and discuss

i. What we do – Protect public health through Integrated Vector Management ii. Update on AB 896

iii. Overview of closing virus season. iv. Foster relationship with legislator and his/her staff outside of Sacramento.

3. Legislative Strategic Plan Development - CURRENT STATUS AS OF 6/11/14 – IN PROGRESS

a. Need an objective to focus legislative plan development with KP. This focus will be used to i. Target legislation to be developed and supported.

ii. Determine key legislators foster relationships with to move that legislation forward iii. Identify key stakeholders/potential allies to support our cause.

b. Based on our discussion from the committee meeting I propose we do the following ( get approval from Craig and/or executive committee before)

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i. Conference calls on June 20th to discuss what the Leg committee sees as Legislative needs. Prior to this phone conference committee will submit to Jeremy the needs they see to compile and send to committee members prior to the phone conference.

ii. Submit report to Board for review and hold a special workshop (?) at the summer board meeting in Milpitas (July 17) with Board members, Leg Committee members, KP/AMG staff and all interested MVCAC membership to discuss various objectives and direction.

iii. Results of this workshop/ discussion can then be used by KP and Leg Committee to flesh out draft Legislative Strategic Plan that can be presented for 2015 at the fall meeting in Sacramento ( Oct 22-24) and the planning session in December in Ontario December (4-5).

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MVCAC Public Relations Committee Meeting Notes May 1, 2014

Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel, Santa Rosa, California Members Present: Ada Barros, Deborah Bass, Erika Castillo, José Colomé, Aaron Devencenzi, Claudia Erickson, Kelly Middleton, Jill Oviatt, Luz Rodriguez, Charlie Smith (notetaker), Sharon Untiedt, Dan Wilson. I. Introductions by the group. II. (a) MVCAC social media: Ada Barros reported that the Committee has drafted a social media

policy. Sarah Spencer of MVCAC assisted in setting up a Twitter account. It currently has 35 followers. The group discussed keeping the account somewhat active until the official adoption of the social media policy. Changing the Twitter account name was also recommended, and should be done in conjunction with the official adoption of the social media policy. The current name of the account is MVCAC1. Rachel Hickerson of MVCAC asked if the Committee wishes to start a Facebook account. The consensus was to consider this option as a part of the adoption of the social media policy.

(b) MVCAC website: As AMG, the Association management team, continues work on transitioning the MVCAC website from its current platform, Ada requested input as to what items should be accessible to the public, e.g. MVCAC background materials. Suggestions from the Committee included items currently on the Committee website, a link to the statewide West Nile virus website, and a clickable map that illustrates locations of districts and who can be contacted to do public presentations. The access could be separated into member services and public services. There was an audience request to make quarterly meeting agendas more easily accessible from the site.

(c) MVCAC materials review: As the first iteration of materials in the media kit and legislative packet were developed several years ago, Ada stated that a review of these materials is in order and assigned the task to the Content Development Team. Kelly Middleton will initiate the process.

(d) Invasive Aedes species materials: California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has developed a new web page with information about Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. “Aedes aegypti” aka “Yellow fever mosquito” are terms appearing in the material. Aaron Devencenzi has been collecting material for inclusion into the Committee website and expressed the need to include Aedes albopictus information. “Small container breeding” and “invasive Aedes” are suggested terms to use.

(e) Speakers bureau: This is a plan to create a core group of individuals available to address questions from the media. It was suggested that a category list be made for the various topics, e.g:

♦ Bed bugs ♦ Climate change ♦ Emerging diseases ♦ Endangered species ♦ Feral bees ♦ Invasive species

♦ Pesticide use ♦ Surveillance programs ♦ Tick-borne diseases ♦ West Nile virus and survivors ♦ Wild bird species

(f) MVCAC outreach events/partnerships: There was mention of the impact that stray and feral cats have on endangered species of concern to environmental groups and how a partnership might evolve from this.

(g) MVCAC archives: Dan Wilson provided the Committee with packets of information containing the following items:

♦ Proposal to link a website containing historical archives to the MVCAC public website ♦ Procedures for conducting oral histories ♦ Itemized list of historical archive materials in storage

A suggestion was made to develop a template with procedural guidelines for managing the archives in the form of a one-page summary to be submitted to the Executive Committee.

III. (a) Mosquito Awareness Week update: Ada reported that the annual Sacramento event had to be postponed due to rainy weather and will be rescheduled to coincide with National Mosquito Awareness Week. Ada requested that people submit their local event activities to her via email.

(b) Communicating risks to general public after application of materials according to label instructions: Jill Oviatt requested development of a template for a safety sheet for the general public after pesticides are applied according to label instructions. It was suggested to consult the National Pesticide Information Center (npic.orst.org) website for generic information about pesticides and to inquire about the possibility of updating and/or reviewing pesticides or active ingredients not currently listed. It was also suggested that the DPR could potentially list this information, as well.

(c) Mobile apps for vector control/dead bird reporting: Two agencies currently have mobile apps for vector control: San Diego and Santa Clara. The group agreed that these apps may be presented to the association at a future meeting or through CDPH’s West Nile virus Educator calls. Ada encouraged agencies who are interested in learning more about the mobile apps to contact Sharon Untiedt in San Diego and José Colomé in Santa Clara.

IV. There being no more time, the meeting was adjourned.

Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California SPRING QUARTERLY MEETING

Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel, Santa Rosa, California

MINUTES FOR THE TRAINING & CERTIFICATION COMMITTEE

Thursday, May 1, 2014 1. Welcome, roll call and announcements The Committee meeting commenced at 3:45 pm. Chairman Charlie Smith announced the members present: Bruce Bondi, Kelly Burcham, Mike Niemela, Jill Oviatt, Chindi Peavey, and Brian Reisinger. Chairman Smith also welcomed the Committee’s newest member, Marcia Reed, who expressed a desire to serve several weeks in advance of the meeting. Marcia’s interest in serving on the Committee is greatly appreciated. 2. Vector University Vector University, a workshop designed by Ashley Freeman of the Vector-Borne Disease Section (VBDS) of California Department of Public Health (CDPH), was held on March 25-26 at the Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District. This first edition workshop consisted of curricula on mosquito biology and identification, surveillance methods, recognition of invasive species, insecticide resistance mechanisms and monitoring, and mosquito control technologies. As a pilot program, the workshop was limited to 90 attendees, and continuing education units (CEUs) were approved.

Charlie Smith, able to attend only Day 1, reported that it was a very good workshop and that this training should be made available to the entire Association. Communications between Charlie and others who attended Day 2 indicated that the control technologies portion was also very good. Ashley Freeman discussed the design and rationale for having the workshop including items covered, group interaction, and workbooks that were turned in and graded. It is the intention of VBDS to evaluate the program, improve it, and provide future programs for all the Association regions. The Committee collectively agreed that Vector University would be beneficial to everyone. 3. Certification and Continuing Education Program Update Mike Niemela announced the date of the upcoming Certification Exam, May 15. Review sessions conducted by VBDS personnel will be held on May 6-7 at several locations. This information was previously announced in email communications.

Mike also reported that PowerPoint editions of the training manuals are intended to replace the hard copies. Training for exam materials in Categories A (Pesticides) and C (Invertebrate Vectors) are now available in PowerPoint. Materials for Category B (Mosquitoes) and D (Vertebrate Vectors) are under development but still available in hard copies. 4. CEU Acquisition for 2013-15 Cycles Charlie Smith provided a spread sheet listing webinars approved for CEU acquisition as well as webinars in the planning stage. Individuals who have agreed to present webinar topics indicated expected presentation dates. The next webinar is scheduled for the end of May followed by one

in June, September, and early autumn. Additional webinars are expected with the goal of completing enough to satisfy the CEU requirement by the end of the year.

Charlie reported that the webinar on cat scratch disease, presented by Denise Bonilla of VBDS, was very good. The speaker was unable to use a functional headset, e.g. Microsoft Live Chat, but made the presentation using her personal laptop that had a built-in microphone. Brian Reisinger said that using a land line call in is another option for the webinar presenter. Charlie reminded the Committee and the audience that some of the approved webinars provided by outside agencies, e.g. eXtension, have expiration dates. It is important that people who intend to watch archived webinars plan accordingly so as not to miss these opportunities for CEUs.

Suggestions were made by various individuals to explore the possibility of getting speakers from university entomology departments and graduate students. 5. Continuing Education Attendance Records Rachel Hickerson of MVCAC has been researching the options available to use card scanners to facilitate attendance verification at continuing education events. The gold cards issued by CDPH to certified individuals have bar codes to enable this to be done. This procedure is intended to make the sign in and recordkeeping procedures more efficient by eliminating paper sheets that must be collected and sent to MVCAC as well as time spent transferring the information into the CDPH CE database. The Committee is supportive of using this technology. Because this will require attendees to have their cards with them at the events, it was suggested that the change be phased in beginning with designated events and that a paper sign in procedure be available as a backup only for people who do not have their cards for whatever reason. 6. Adjournment There being no additional time, the meeting was adjourned at 4:48 pm.

Vector and Vectorborne Disease Committee Report – Susanne Kluh Summer Board Meeting

July 16-17, 2014 Milpitas, California

1. Susanne pointed out that the committee meeting minutes were passed out to attendees

and that electronic copies could be requested. 2. A reminder was put out on behalf of Bill Reisen, who could not be in attendance, that

CVEC is ready to receive and test Aedes mosquitoes. He wanted to report that he had not been receiving any thus far, but that he believes it would be prudent to start monitoring for the diseases that might be circulating. Susanne explained that the numbers of adult Aedes albopictus that could be captured in Los Angeles County thus far were so low that samples could not be submitted.

3. Dr Reisen also wanted the Board to know, that as more and more agencies built their own laboratories for virus testing and yet others decide to send their samples to one of their neighboring agencies with such facilities instead of to CVEC, there will be a tipping point where low sample submission numbers will force CVEC to make staffing and/or pricing changes due to the lack of funding. He promised to update in regards to this administrative end of things at the fall meeting, when we will also have heard about ELC funding from CDC.

4. With MVCAC President, develop long term plans and agreements among DPH, UC Davis and MVCAC to ensure continuation of statewide surveillance program and appropriate diagnostics. Susanne pointed out that besides offering routine testing for those agencies without their own laboratories, CVEC is a crucial resource for the entire statewide program. They innovate, develop and implement new testing methods and are the central experts that aid local agencies when problems with protocols or reagents arise. They also ensure through the provision of proficiency panels that local laboratories meet the necessary sensitivity standards. Susanne suggested that since one of the committee’s central charges is together “with MVCAC President, (to) develop long term plans and agreements among DPH, UC Davis and MVCAC to ensure continuation of statewide surveillance program and appropriate diagnostics”, the committee should discuss and present to the Board suggestions as to how to ensure the availability of CVEC’s expertise and innovative capability to the statewide surveillance program into the future.

Vector Control Research Committee

Update for MVCAC Board Meeting

17 Jun 2014

Special topic: pass-through funding and overhead charges from University of California

Craig Downs has received the information collected and presented to the committee by Bill Reisen, and has indicated that he will be drafting the policy language for MVCAC stating that MVCAC member agencies do not pay overhead costs when granting research funding.

List of Standing Charges and Updates

Identify and collaborate on investigations at the District level to improve the efficacy and efficiency of IVM programs.

At the spring meeting, the VCR committee identified a list of electronic communication needs for the VCR committee to communicate with each other and to facilitate collaboration among member agencies. This list was submitted to MVCAC leadership (Joel, Craig) and may encompass the needs of other MVCAC committees as well.

Facilitate meetings of district scientific and technical staff, ecologists/biologists to discuss issues

involving IVM program successes and areas for improvement

The Southern region held a regional meeting with lead laboratory and operations staff on June 5th at the Greater LA district office. Jeremy Wittie reports that the meeting included discussion of the role and format of future similar meetings, and generally there was enthusiasm for future meetings.

Identify areas that require academic level research that would improve the efficacy and efficiency of

IVM programs

The annual list of research requirements, to be delivered to the Mosquito Research Foundation, will be compiled before the fall MVCAC meeting.

Follow and report on recent developments from journal articles and conference attendance

Following a productive discussion at the spring MVCAC meeting, it was concluded that an automated search program to identify journal articles of interest to distribute among interested MVCAC membership would be more practical than a more manual, labor-intensive process. Chris Barker

provided valuable information about existing options for automated updates, and the committee will continue to work toward a system of delivering research updates to MVCAC membership.

MVCAC Vector Control Research Committee Minutes

Spring 2014 Quarterly Meeting Santa Rosa, Hyatt Vineyard Creek Hotel

Friday - May 2 9:15-10:15 AM 1. Introductions

Present: Mary Sorensen, Placer MVCD , Chair Craig Downs, Contra Costa MVCD, Board Liaison Jodi Holeman, Consolidated MAD Shaoming Huang, San Joaquin County MVCD Paula Macedo, Sacramento-Yolo MVCD Bill Reisen, University of California Davis Greg White, Coachella Valley MVCD Jeremy Wittie, Coachella Valley MVCD Melissa Yoshimizu, CDPH VBDS Richmond Absent: Steve Schutz, Contra Costa MVCD Noor Tietze, Santa Clara County VCD Bill Walton, University of California Riverside Robert Cummings, Orange County VCD

2. Review of standing charges Identify and collaborate on investigations at the District level to improve the efficacy and efficiency of IVM programs. Facilitate meetings of district scientific and technical staff, ecologists/biologists to discuss issues involving IVM program

successes and areas for improvement Identify areas that require academic level research that would improve the efficacy and efficiency of IVM programs Follow and report on recent developments from journal articles and conference attendance Mary read aloud the standing charges and reminded everyone that this committee is no longer charged with reviewing grant proposals. The Mosquito Research Foundation (MRF) now has a separate committee to review their grant proposals. The Vector Control Research Committee is now tasked with facilitating research and communication about research between districts/MVCAC member agencies and between districts and research institutions.

3. Report on progress working with IT committee to develop a website, forum, or mailing list to facilitate communication amongst lab staff at MVCAC member agencies. – Jodi Holeman

A discussion including the committee members and audience reached a consensus that the electronic needs of the committee included the following

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• The ability to ask questions and have a group discussion (ideally with these discussions archived and searchable).

• The ability to share, organize, and archive documents. Ideally with a search capability. • Email notification if there are new discussions, posts, or documents. Ideally this would be customizable

for the user to get more or less frequent updates. • Ability to have video conferencing or webinars. • Ability for any MVCAC member to view information from committees they are or are not part of. • CDPH staff must be able to access information (for example, they cannot access the Dropbox service)

Other committees have identified very similar needs at this and previous meetings. The new MVCAC management company will be creating a new MVCAC webpage, and the new email and webpage management system meet some or all of the needs of this and the other committees. The IT committee is recommending waiting to see what AMG is able to provide before turning to an outside service. Joel Buettner requested that the committee please communicate these needs to the MVCAC leadership, so they can look into solutions *ACTION ITEM- Mary Sorensen*.

4. Report on history of regional scientific meetings for Coastal region - Steve Schutz

Steve was unable to attend. Mary read highlights of an email from Steve describing the Coastal region meetings. Those meetings are held quarterly, always in central location (Alameda) and are attended by mosquito control districts, health departments, CDPH, and agriculture departments. Usually 10-15 people attend. Sometimes there are guest speakers, and each person or agency gives a brief oral report about happenings, projects, successes, and difficulties of interest to the group. The meetings last about 2 hours. All agree the meetings are a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, talk about projects, give advice, and discuss challenges.

5. Discussion of plans for regional scientific meetings for Southern San Joaquin, Southern California – Jodi

Holeman, Jeremy Wittie

Jeremy reported that Amber from Orange County proposed Southern Region working groups, including for example a regulatory working group, operations, pesticide resistance, enforcement and abatement, etc., and a scientific working group may fit into this structure. Amber: many agencies are interested and have given feedback on who should participate and what subjects could be addressed. Sub-groups could address specific topics/current events rather than or in addition to a broader scientific group. It will have to be taken into consideration how not to overlap with MVCAC committees but identify gaps in what is needed. These working groups would be smaller with just a few people.

Jodi reported that at the last South San Joaquin regional meeting, she asked if managers wanted their staff to participate in a regional scientific or lab type meeting. All were supportive, and one manager gave feedback that the meetings should be somewhat formal/structured (including an agenda) to justify staff time. For this region twice per year meetings might be better. Lots of enthusiasm was expressed for the idea particularly due to Ae aegypti. Jodi is hoping to have first meeting by the end of May.

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Mary stated that geography may be an obstacle for some regions, so a technology solution like the previously-discussed video conferencing may be a good solution. Jodi reminded all attendees that Go to Webinar is available through the MVCAC. To use the go to webinar, contact Kim with AMG. Brian Reisinger is currently producing an MVCAC how-to document, but in the meantime instructions are also available through the Go to Webinar website.

Shaoming stated that there is no enthusiasm in the North San Joaquin region, however those who are interested in attending scientific and laboratory meetings can Coastal, SacValley, or other regional lab meetings in person, or attend remotely through video chat.

6. Discussion of pass-through funding and University of California overhead – Bill Reisen

Currently, from federal grants received by the University of California, 54% of the direct costs are assessed to pay UC for overhead costs (facilities, administration, etc). Historically the MVCAC agencies have not wanted to pay for these costs, rather they want the money they put toward research to go directly to the persons or project being funded. Right now to avoid overhead MVCAC member agencies must pass money through the MRF. Bill Reisen reported that he contacted the business office in charge of contracts at UC Davis, and learned that they provide an overhead exemption if the non-profit granting entity has in its bylaws a policy stating that they will not pay indirect costs or overhead. If MVCAC created such a policy for all member agencies, then MVCAC agencies could contract directly with UC researchers to provide research funding without the concern of overhead or the necessity to pass funds through the Mosquito Research Foundation. If more information is needed, Bill can provide the contact information for Assistant Director Randi Jenkins. An MVCAC policy regarding non-payment of overhead would also cover regional grants for research, so long as all the granting agencies were members of MVCAC. Craig Downs clarified that the MRF will be happy to relinquish the pass-through function and have MVCAC handle the overhead agreement for member agencies. Joel Buettner requested that the Vector Control Research Committee prepare language for MVCAC to state that member agencies will not pay overhead. *ACTION ITEM* Mary will prepare a draft of this language to be reviewed by first the committee and then the MVCAC leadership. Joel Buettner also provided as a side note that KP is looking into how to reinstate some kind of legislative funding for University of CA mosquito and vector research, since the previous (MRP) funding was re-allocated by the UC.

7. Discussion of research updates concept and formatting – Mary Sorensen

Interest has been expressed in some way for agency scientific staff to keep up with recent developments in academic research relevant to vector control. Mary presented a draft (included below) of one possible

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mechanism of summarizing recent journal articles. Feedback from the committee and audience was positive; however there was a consensus that preparing summaries of articles was too labor-intensive and not sustainable. Bill Reisen suggested that an automated service could be used to provide titles and abstracts of papers containing certain key words and that Chris Barker of UC Davis is particularly knowledgeable about these services. *ACTION ITEM- Mary Sorensen will look into options for automated email updates of recent journal articles*.

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Vector Control Research Updates – Proposed Format Objective To provide accessible summaries of current research publications of interest to the MVCAC community. Format Articles will be summarized in 2-4 sentences and 60 words or less. Summary authors will consider the relative interest to vector control professionals. Citations will include the journal name and the DOI (digital object identifier), which allows the article to be located online even if the URL changes over time. Journal List Journal of Medical Entomology (6x/year: Jan-Nov) Journal of Vector Ecology (2x/year: Jun and Dec) Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association (4x/year: Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec) Examples New adulticides safe for non-targets Aerial applications of two new unsynergized pyrethroid mosquito adulticides, Aqua-K-Othrine (2% deltamethrine) and Pesguard (10% d-phonothrine) were not found to cause mortality of honeybees, green lacewings, or predatory beetles. In addition, treated honeybee hives were found to be as healthy as untreated hives. (Journal of Medical Entomology, doi.org/10.1603/ME13242) Agitation necessary for egg hatch Daily agitation of the water surface from day 2-6 post-oviposion led to 83.1% of Anopheles gambiae eggs hatching compared to only 1.1% of non-agitated controls. This finding can lead to improved laboratory rearing practices as well as increased understanding of the ecological and evolutionary history of An. gambiae. (Journal of Medical Entomology, doi.org/10.1603/ME13100) Sprinklers deter mosquito oviposition Sprinklers operating in the morning and evening reduced Culex spp. eggs and larvae by more than 90% in a 2-year study of small experimental wetland pools containing either alkali bulrush or the larger California bulrush. In the absence of sprinkler treatment, alkali bulrush plots contained fewer late-instar mosquito larvae, possibly due to higher predation. (Journal of Vector Ecology, doi.org/10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12054.x) Grass infusion still the winner for gravid traps In a field experiment in Tanzania, a grass infusion was found to collect more gravid female Culex quinquefasciatus than either a trap baited with 2% nonanal attractant or an unbaited trap. A separate trial found no difference between nonanal alone and nonanal plus water. (Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association, doi.org/10.2987/13-6349.1)

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All: The Summer meeting has concluded, nothing of drastic import to inform you on. Ed Manning has reviewed the last draft of the CEQA white paper and has affirmed that it is ready. The next step, as was discussed at the Summer meeting, was to involve KP’s PR staff and the PR committee in devising a way to roll this out in a comprehensive manner. This not only includes information for member districts but also stakeholder organizations who we would like to educate regarding our issues via the white paper. An offshoot of this process would be the development of a Technical Advisory for OPR that could be referenced to.

State Wildlife Action Plan: I have reviewed the (2005) SWAP and commented on where I believed would be most appropriate to add vector control issues (wildlife conservation – particularly wetland creation/restoration, climate change, listing BMP manual and agencies as resources, etc.). We have no idea at this time what the 2015 SWAP will look like and if it will be an entirely new document or just an update of the current. Marty Scholl has also provided some preliminary comments on “what” and “where” we could add to this document. It’s important to keep in mind – this is not a public health nor regulatory document. It’s a very general document, very broad in scope…it is my belief that in this instance, less may be more. Ed Manning is reviewing Marty’s comments and perhaps we can schedule a meeting with DFW and go over our initial expectations and theirs and see where we can meet, now that we have some initial framework put together.

Finally, we discussed the Underground Utility Vault NPDES permit that is up for public comment. This is an issue for many districts as these vaults can fill with water and breed mosquitoes. Inspection and treatment of these vaults can be problematic since the utility companies generally do not allow access to these vaults, at least unsupervised by their personnel. This makes treating/inspecting these vaults very difficult. While I definitely can see the problem, I’m not sure the “NPDES Permit” is where we are going to be able to solve this problem. Primarily, the NPDES permit only covers vaults that have some type of impact on Waters of the US (WOTUS), which in my estimation would be a very small number. As I mentioned, these vaults can fill with water and during maintenance periods must be pumped out, so the NPDES permit is in regards to this water entering a WOTUS. Based on what I’ve seen, I’m not sure if the NPDES permit is the vehicle to best confront this issue; however, if someone else with more knowledge/experience of this issue has a different opinion, please speak up. My thoughts were that if this issue was truly a major issue, then maybe how we are currently approaching the CEQA issue may be a good model. For example, develop a “white paper” concerning the issue whereby we can help local districts make contact and educate the local utility companies on the importance of the issue and providing access to these vaults; thereby avoiding abatement proceedings. To me, this approach seems more effective in the long run, but I’d love to hear everyone’s thoughts….

David HeftGeneral Manager

Turlock Mosquito Abatement District

MVCAC SOUTHERN REGION WINTER QUARTERLY MEETING July 1 (Tuesday), 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

Location: Greater LA County Vector Control District

12545 S. Santa Fe Ave., SFS, CA 90670 562-758-6501

MINUTES

ATTENDEES: Min-Lee Cheng, WVMVCD, S. Region Rep. Marco Metzger, CDPH-VBDS Renjie Hu, CDPH-VBDS Mark Daniel, GLACVCD Bill Van Dyke, NWMVCD Jared Dever, OCVCD Amber Semrow, OCVCD Mike Hearst, OCVCD Robert Cummings, OCVCD Truc Dever, GLACVCD Kelly Middleton, GLACVCD Susanne Kluh, GLACVCD Doug Osborn, Riv. County VCP

Dottie Merki, Riv. County VCP John Holick, Central Life Sciences Kenn Fujioka, SGVMVCD Sandra Torry, Univar USA Drew Hunter, Clarke Erin Arnott, Clarke Via teleconference: Kenny Learned, MVMDSBC Brian Reisinger, WVMVCD Steven Su, WVMVCD Jeremy Wittie, CVMVCD Dennis Candito, ADAPCO Nikia Smith, NWMVCD

1. Call to order and roll call: ~10:00am

2. Announcements: NONE

3. Addition or deletion of agenda

A discussion regarding the study released linking autism to pesticide exposure was added as item 5.g.

4. Approve Meeting Minutes of April 15th, 2014

Truc made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. Mike seconded. The minutes were approved unanimously.

5. MVCAC

• Quarterly Meetings: quality of minutes and room reservation issues

• To resolve the issue of chronic room shortages, it was suggested that MVCAC consider increasing the number of rooms blocked and charge Districts that do not release unneeded rooms by a set date the cost of the 1st night or other such expenses that would be borne by the Association.

• Truc was extremely disappointed with the minutes from the last Board of Directors meeting. She would strongly encourage the Board to direct the new Association management to better capture the gist of the discussions and decisions made by the Board.

• NPDES Surplus disposition: Still in discussions. On July 2nd, the SWQCB will hold a hearing regarding proposed changes to the Vector Control NPDES permit. Min-Lee will forward details to those in attendance.

• Dead Bird Submission change: The Dead bird hotline will be closed 4th of July. All submissions are now on RNAse cards. The state will no longer process dead birds.

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• MVCAC Policy Updates:

d1. Reserves: Truc motioned to accept changes to Appendix B as written, Second by Mike. Motion approved unanimously

d2. Dues Collection: following discussions and concerns regarding equity of costs among districts of various sizes, Min-Lee made a motion to direct the Executive Committee to evaluate alternative methods/options that begin first with a balanced budget, and then more fairly balance fee increases among agencies of various sizes. Motion was seconded by Mike and approved unanimously. The region supports raising dues, just would like to see other options.

• Corporate Member fiscal status update: Submissions due August 1st

• Legislative Update:

a. Jeremy reported that AB 896 is in the suspense file now since Fish & Wildlife projected their costs to be $400,000/year. Ed Manning is working with the Appropriations Committee and F&W to address their concerns. Districts currently receiving funds from F&W for mosquito control should provide that info to Jeremy.

b. SB 1167 has had its 3rd reading in the Assembly and has been sent back to the Senate.

c. Bob Akerman is following up with districts regarding Leg Day follow-ups at local offices. Please provide updates on local activities to Jeremy. They will be developing a 2-3 year plan to determine direction for MVCAC.

d. Mike reported that Jared is working with local legislators to try and get vector education into school curriculum. Three of their legislators are in the Education Committee.

• Autism and Pesticide Study: Susanne reported that this is a very preliminary study only looking

at the potential association. Language in the report summary however was a bit stronger cautioning pregnant women to avoid exposure. The PR Committee is currently drafting up speaking points for the Assoc to consider.

6. SoCal Region

• Status of Aedes albopictus (GLACVCD/SGVMVCD):

• GLACVCD has a team of 4 seasonals conducting regular inspections and weekly door to door events. Activity is up but still confined to South El Monte. Truck-mounted low volume adulticiding were ineffectual against caged mosquitoes. Staffs are looking into potential reasons. Crews are fogging yards if adults present.

• SGVMVCD treated approx. 200 acres with LV WDG. 80% mortality even up to 600’ away. Additional treatments scheduled. Infestation area has expanded further into Arcadia. Baldwin Park is reluctant to annex into the District. SGV has begun trying the attractant sugar bait on vegetation

• Update on Aedes aegypti infestation/control in Fresno, Madera and San Mateo counties

• Marco reported that teleconferences are held monthly. Marco will send the region contact info to join future teleconferences. Activity levels still low but found in each area again this year. Agencies are conducting door-to-door inspections and using AGO’s provided by CDC. Susanne is still trying to get approval to get sticky paper made for traps in S. California. CDC is hoping to find a small company to make these via their small grants program thus are reluctant to allow anyone else access to make their own.

• Renjie noted that the Invasive Aedes Surveillance and Response Plan was completed and posted on the CDPH website as of June 16th. CDPH has a new webpage for Aedes aegypti

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and Ae. albopictus information. Renjie noted that CDC is providing AGO traps for districts in infested areas.

• Sandra noted that Univar is working on a trap that the EPA is very excited about. They are asking districts in southern California to test this out (both for Aedes and Culex)

• Chikungunya epidemic in Caribbean countries; imported cases

a. Marco reported that as of June 24th there were approx. 150,000 cases; 88 imported into the US (47 in FLA). CA has 15 imported dengue and cases and 4 chikungunya.

• Flea-borne Typhus: a. Min-Lee noted that they were unable to trap any animals around a case from Chino

Hills. Symptoms were very significant for the resident. b. Bob reported that there have been 7 cases in 2014 and the incidence seems to be

moving inland. In a previous study in OC, testing revealed that approx. 45% of fleas off opossums were infected with Rickettsia felis; 75% of fleas off pet cats were found positive for R. felis.

c. CDPH will be revising their map; their fact sheet has been revised recently. They report 19 cases in CA this year, 13 from LA County. CDPH can test samples especially if associated with a potential human case.

• Emergency Reserves – “Industry standard”? Rebecca (San Diego County) requests districts

with a reserve policy send her copies.

• LA County Public Health Meeting: Truc reported on an initial meeting to discuss service gaps and improving communications. The County and VCDs have an info-sharing MOU in place. Still need to resolve issues related to info released to the public – HIPAA concerns.

• Southern California IVM Working Group: A recent meeting with lab and operations staff from 10

agencies looked at various working group needs. They will meet twice annually prior to Southern Region meetings.

• Regional Working Groups Update: numerous groups are being planned. Amber and team will

develop a list of groups and chairs to the region and solicit members for the working groups.

• CASQA Conference: Mike discussed the upcoming conference – September 15-17 in Garden Grove. OCVCD purchased a booth for $2,075 in hopes of getting MVCAC & Southern Region sponsorship/participation. The primary function of the RAC is to increase awareness of MVCAC issues and concerns. Kelly will help OCVCD coordinate materials for the event. Mark discussed design guidelines put into place in North Carolina that may be good guidance for CA.

Min-Lee was asked to add this to the MVCAC Agenda for discussing and support.

• Future regional meeting schedules: Oct. 8th and November 20th, 2014 (Locations TBD)

7. Continuing education

Brian reported that Jill has created a “How to” for hosting webinars for agencies interested in conducting CEU programs. The goal is to have all webinars completed by the end of 2014 and make-up sessions held in 2015.

8. CDPH report

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• Renjie reported on the current incidence of WNV in CA to date (visit www.westnile.ca.gov for details). To date: 3 human cases; 19 dead birds; 20 mosquito samples; and 1 chicken. Activity is higher than this time last year in the Coastal Region.

• CDPH reported a fatal RMSF case from Imperial County. 8 tick infested dogs on the premises; 1 of 36 ticks tested positive for Rickettsia rickettsii.

• Larry Bronson retired from the Redding Office.

9. VCJPA/ERMA

• Mike reported that Bickmore has been sold, but should not result in any changes for the VCJPA.

• The next workshop will be March 5-6 in Walnut Creek. • Both agencies are doing very well and members should receive a refund again this year

10. Trustee Council - Comments/Reports (No Report)

11. District Reports

OCVCD: 23 WNV+ pools – 2/3 of pools from undergrounds are positive for WNV and may represent a better indication of WNV risks. Looking for treatment options. 18 WNV+ birds GLACVCD: herd immunity is up in local birds (24%); the district is conducting trials with backpack applied larvicide NWMVCD: Construction is ongoing; no WNV activity CVMVCD: No WNV yet; 736 pools tested to date and populations are normal. Construction on BSL 3 lab nearly completed. CCMAD: Primary focus is public education; sent WNV info to 20K residents via water bills; will be hosting Earth Day event on the 29th. Thanks to assistance from CDPH, Compton Creek will spend 75K to abate mosquito issues in the creek. San Bernardino County: No WNV to date; number of sources lower due to drought. New manager adding new technology to district operations. WVMVCD: 8 positive mosquito pools to date. RCoDEH-VCP: No WNV; mosquito counts normal for the season. Two new full time staff have been hired. Their area-wide warrant was approved – Doug will share this with the group.

12. Vendors

• Erin will meet and discuss new fogger options with districts

• Sandra noted that Univar will sponsor Customer Appreciation Days October 6th in this area, and reminded attendees that Bti is available.

• Dino stated that the new ATSB (a toxic sugar bait) is now available. Their data management system has been recently updated.

• John mentioned that Altosid SBG now has twice the methoprene included.

13. Open forum

• Jared discussed increased use of social media to target underserved populations. With Facebook, agencies can cheaply target demographics of interest, areas, etc. He was able to increase followers by 485% in just 4 weeks. FB allows you to ‘boost’ a post to 20,000 people for as little as $10.

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• Piper Kimble from Marin Sonoma has retired.

• Mark noted that the Utility Vault NPDES permit is up for review – he will forward to Min-Lee to

send out to the region.

14. Adjournment: 12:20PM

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South San Joaquin Valley Regional Meeting Kings Mosquito Abatement District

Friday, July 11, 2014

Minutes District staff in attendance: Michael Alburn, Manager, DVCD; Steve Mulligan, Manger, CMAD; Pete Esraelian, Trustee, CMAD; Becky Cline, Manager FWMAD; Marshall Norgaard, Manager, TMAD; Leonard Irby, Manager, MCMVCD; Marlin Isaacs, Manager, DMAD; Rob Quiring, Manager, KMVCD; Yolanda Lourenco, Assistant Manager, DVCD, Tim Phillips, Manager, FMVCD; Margy Tims, Manager, WSMVCD, Eric Mitchell, Office Manager, WSMVCD, Michael Cavanagh, Manager, KMAD CDPH staff in attendance: Vicki Kramer, Renjie Hu, Sarah Billeter, Tina Feiszli, Melissa Yoshimizu.

Vendors Present: Erin Arnott, Clarke Mosquito; Sandra Tory, Univar

Vendor Reports: Erin Arnott, Clarke Mosquito Control, announced that Clarke will have a special program on adulticiding units this summer. Sandra Torry, Univar, announced the Zenivex label change allowing agricultural use would occur by July 16th. Sandra also reported that the In2Care©mosquito traps are now available. These traps use auto- dissemination to control mosquitoes- using the adult female to spread the active ingredient to multiple locations. The trap is currently designed for Aedes aegypti. CDPH Report: Tina Feiszli reported that there were 9 human cases of WNV, with more in the pipeline. She also provided the current numbers on positive dead birds, mosquito, and sentinel chickens. It was noted that dead birds were substantially higher than this time last year- 500+ this year and only 156 last year. An escalation in dead birds from Contra Costa was cited as a contributor to the increase. The Coastal Region also had seroconverted chickens much earlier than normal. Tina reminded the region that there was a new call in number for the Monday Aedes aegypti conference call and that pyrethroid resistance tests were available- $10/1 mosquito or $35 per pool (5 mosquitoes). She also reported that the WNV hotline was staffed. Renjie Hu informed the Region that the Certification Renewal had been sent to districts and that the Guidance for Invasive Species document was available on the CDPH website. Vicki Kramer provided information regarding imported Dengue and Chikungunya. Committee Reports:

• Finance Michael Alburn reported that the Coalition money will stay in the MVCAC until the Permit expires and was shifted to a money market account. He also reported the committee had introduced a new reserve policy and that the hotel room block problem was being addressed.

• Integrated Vector Management Yolanda Lourenco reported that the committee was considering having mosquito fish workshops.

• Legislative

Michael Cavanagh reported that he received an email from Jeremy Wittie requesting the Region provide legislative contact information. Cavanagh stated he would forward the email to the region. Becky Cline reported that Ab 896 was on hold.

• NPDES Michael Cavanagh reported that the Vector Control Permit amendments were approved by the State Waters Resources Control Board. The amendments added actives that are currently labeled for use in California and includes language that allows newly registered products to be included on the permit if the active is already registered for vector control.

• Regulatory Affairs Leonard Irby reported that the committee has been working on a CEQA white paper.

• Training and Certification Steve Mulligan reported that Jodi Holeman would be taking over as regional CE coordinator, but that she would need help from staff of other Districts. Michael Cavanagh volunteered Steve Gilles to assist and Becky Cline was going to review the matter with Conlin Reis.

• Trustee Council Pete Esraelian, Trustee Consolidated MAD, reported that the Trustees will meet on July 17th. He informed the Region that the Trustee workshops were well attended and credited this with the topics covered- ethics and sexual harassment training. Pete also stated that the Trustee Council would welcome suggestions from managers for future workshop topics.

West Nile Virus: Michael Alburn reported that Visalia was experiencing elevated levels of WNV. To date 3 human cases have been reported, all were neuroinvasive. He also reported that gravid traps were much more effective than EVS traps at detecting WNV. Cavanagh reported the opposite- the Kings District was having difficulty collecting mosquitoes in the gravid traps and relied on the EVS traps. Cavanagh and Alburn agreed that it may be something to do with the trap components having a repellent effect. Delta will be loaning gravid traps to Kings for testing. The Region discussed “trunk line” sources and the need to further understand what role they play in serving as a breeding habitat for Culex mosquitoes. The Region agreed the issue needed to be addressed at a special meeting of the Region. Cavanagh will coordinate with Dr. Anton Cornel to scheduling the meeting. Steve Mulligan reported that Fresno County also had 3 human cases of WNV. Aedes aegypti: Leonard Irby reported the Madera District has received 11 house calls reporting mosquitoes biting during the day and that aegypti had been detected up to 5 miles from the area they were first detected. Steve Mulligan reported that the District was still collecting aegypti in the original detection zone and that the area had expanded. He also reported that “door to door” sanitation efforts were only partially effective and that there were challenges getting residents involved in helping the District. The District is also finding breeding in utility transformer vaults and had limited cooperation from PG&E.

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Cavanagh reported that they had placed several BG traps and haven’t detecting any aegypti. However, some of the traps collected over 100 Culex mosquitoes- a combination of tarsalis and pipiens. Collections from gravid traps placed in the same locations were collecting very few mosquitoes. University Report: Dr. Cornel reported that he working on two projects; ovicidal traps with high density placement for the control of Aedes aegypti and evaluating aegypti resistance to pyrethroids. Dr. Cornel also reported he had applied for NIH grant to evaluate the use Wolbachia infected male mosquitoes. Mosquito Research Foundation: The Region discussed the letter from the MRF. Honorary Membership: The reviewed the potential honorary memberships. No nominations were provided. AMCA Update: Becky Cline informed the Region that the AMCA was monitoring the proposed expansion of waters of the US and briefly discussed the Bandon Marsh. She also reported the AMCA is creating a certification program for states that’s that do not provide a program. Becky announced that the next AMCA conference will be in New Orleans, March 29- April 2, 2015. Vice President Nominations: The Region briefly discussed nominations. Andy Cox was put up for nomination but failed for lack of a second. Board Packet/Action Items: The Region agreed that the MVCAC should send a letter of support for the Malaria Vector Control Research group. The Region also supported the proposed amendments to the Manual of Administrative Policies. Other Business: Michael Cavanagh reported that the Kings MAD had purchased property to construct a new facility- 5 acres in the Kings Industrial Park. The District has issued and RFQ for architectural services and hopes to begin construction in 2015. Michael Alburn reported that Tulare County Grand Jury issued their 2013/14 Final Report in which Delta VCD received accolades; 1. Findings/ Conclusions, Delta VCD is fiscally sound and operationally efficient and is a model for the management of special districts, and 2. Recommendations, The Grand Jury recommends Delta VCD continue their stellar performance in vector control, no responses required.

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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS

WILLIAM K. REISEN, Ph.D. DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR VECTORBORNE DISEASES PROFESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY, MICROBIOLOGY AND IMMUNOLOGY SCHOOL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE VETMED3A RM5239 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 1 SHIELDS AVENUE DAVIS, CA 95616 PH: 530-752-0124 EMAIL: wkreisen@ucdavis.edu July 2014 The following CVEC activities may be of interest to the MVCAC: 1. West Nile virus. The onset of the warm weather has triggered increased WNV activity from Los Angeles through Sacramento, with 196 dead birds and 123 mosquito pools testing positive for virus. Interestingly, this year early virus activity was detected Marin and San Mateo Counties, whereas virus has yet to be detected in Coachella Valley and Riverside County. Oral swab samples collected on RNASound Cards and tested by qRT-PCR have repeatedly detected WNV in dead birds, indicating that this system seems to be working well. 2. Pesticide Applications and Resistance Testing (PART). Since the Spring MVCAC Board Meeting, PART has been updated with data import and export tools via either spreadsheet upload or web services. These new features have been released to the Gateway ‘Sandbox’ at http://sandbox.calsurv.org. Instructions on how to use the new import/export mechanisms can be found at http://trac.calsurv.org/gateway#WebServices . 3. Dr. A Rizzoli, Fondazione Edmund Mach [FEM], Trento, Italy. Outbreaks of West Nile virus have occurred repeatedly in northeastern Italy. Dr. Rizzoli and colleagues are interested in improving surveillance and intervention and will be visiting CVEC/UC Davis and the Sacramento-Yolo MVCD during July 2014. CVEC and FEM have formalized a Working Agreement under an Agreement of Cooperation between FEM and UC Davis and she will be discussing possible future collaborations with CVEC.

William K. Reisen, PhD