City of Albany, CA § 17-4 INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY AND REGULATIONS

§ 17-4.1 Purpose.

[Ord. No. 08-01]

The Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Ordinance, which shall apply to all City owned, operated or maintained property, is adopted in order to protect human health and the environment and to authorize the establishment of a set of policies and standard practices for design, maintenance, and operation of building and landscaping to minimize pest problems, address any pest problems, address any pest problems by non-chemical methods, and to employ only the least-toxic methods as a last resort and in the context of carefully integrated pest management planning to prevent the need for repeated use of chemical controls.

§ 17-4.2 Definitions.

[Ord. No. 08-01]

In accordance with the definitions contained in the Integrated Pest Management Policy and Regulations.

§ 17-4.3 Contents of an Integrated Pest Management Policy.

[Ord. No. 08-01]

The City Council shall establish by resolution, and review and update as necessary, Integrated Pest Management Policy and Regulations, and associated policies, and authorize the Park and Recreation Commission to periodically review those documents and forward recommended revisions if any. No Council action is necessary, if no revisions are proposed. The IPM Policy, and associated policies shall include, in the Council's discretion but not be limited to, the following elements:

a. Implementation process for developing an IPM Program.

b. Designation of a City IPM Coordinator, City IPM Team, and professional IPM Advisor.

c. Establishment of an IPM Oversight Committee, composed of citizens and City Commissioners.

d. Procedures for education/training of staff.

e. Policy regarding Ban on Use of Toxicity Category I, II, and Certain Other Pesticides per State and Federal regulations and other standards.

f. Standards for banning certain types of fertilizers in keeping with the goal of using natural and organic fertilizers.

g. Establishment of special protection zones where pesticide use is prohibited except through the exemption process.

h. Procedures for IPM record keeping and reporting.

i. Identification of qualified pesticide applicators.

j. Posting procedures/content of notices of pesticide use.

k. Methods of product selection and placement on a Reduced Risk Pesticide List (RRPL).

l. Methods of product selection and placement on an Environmentally Preferable Fertilizer List (EPFL).

m. Exemption and Appeal process.

n. Storage of pesticides and fertilizers.

o. Reviewing plans for public landscape and new construction projects.

p. Community education and outreach.

The Integrated Pest Management Policy shall be based on the recommendation of the Park and Recreation Commission.