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RESOLUTION NO. 6125
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORNIA, URGING THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO RE-EVALUATE THE ALTERNATIVES TO
COMBATTING MEDFLY INFESTATION AND OPPOSING AERIAL SPRAYING
UNTIL FURTHER SCIENTIFIC EVALUATION IS AVAILABLE
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
aerial malathion spraying to combat the Medfly; and
Spraying thus far has not been successful in eliminating the
spread of the Medfly; and
The new shipments of sterile Medflies from both Mexico and
Hawaii to the Southern California area are imminent; and
It is projected that adequate supplies of sterile Medflies
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 Huntington Beach hereby determines as follows:
1. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is
hereby urged to immediately terminate aerial spraying.
2. The California Department of Food and Agriculture is
hereby urged to re-evaluate and revise the alternatives to
combatting Medfly infestation prior to conducting another aerial
spraying.
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3 . The California Department of Food and Agriculture is
hereby urged to re-examine the distribution of sterile flies in
those areas reporting the presence of the Medfly.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th
day of March 1990 .
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Cle:r City Attorney J 1//!v
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
City Administrator Deputy City Adminis rator
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6125
Res, No. 6125
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 19th day
of March 1990 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
MacAllister, Winchell, Green, Mays, Bannister, Silva, Erskine
NOES: Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
Ci ty L Fer and ex-off 1 qV0, 0 el roc of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California