R-91-707•
CITY OF CLERMONT
RESOLUTION
NO. 707
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT,
LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA, URGING OUR ELECTED STATE OFFICIALS
TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTING STATE SUPPORT FOR MOSQUITO
CONTROL PROGRAMS; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services has
recommended the elimination of all state support for mosquito
control; and
WHEREAS, these cuts would eliminate all funding and staffing for
the mosquito control functions of the Office of entomology,
eliminate the John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Research Laboratory in Panama
City, except for one bio-control position, eliminate the Dog Fly
Aerial Control Operation in the Florida Panhandle, and eliminate
the Epidemiology Research Center in Tampa; and
WHEREAS, if programs in Entomology Services are eliminated, Florida
and the cities in Lake County will suffer severely; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of the Epidemiology Research Center would
make it impossible to obtain coordinated serological results needed
to identify arthropod-spread epidemics and conduct Florida's St.
Louis Encephalitis surveillance program; and
WHEREAS, elimination of Mosquito Programs in Entomology Services
would remove the independent monthly and yearly review of Florida's
fifty-five (55) organized mosquito control programs, deprive
smaller, poorer counties of critical financial support for mosquito
control, which would lead to higher risks of disease and unsafe
pesticide applications, eliminate funding of legally mandated
training and certification programs, and abolish the only
guaranteed source of grant funding for applied mosquito-oriented
research; and
WHEREAS, the elimination of the John A. Mulrennan, Sr. Research
Laboratory would weaken environmental safety by removing the only
state laboratory that has the task of evaluating mosquitocides, and
leave a single, inadequately staffed biological research position;
and
WHEREAS, the elimination of the Dog Fly Program would significantly
increase the cost for dog fly control in north Florida, force
individual counties to purchase aircraft, or use contract services
at higher cost, diminish scientific oversight of broadscale
insecticide application for dog flies, adversely impact tourism-
related income because of the dog fly annoyance, and weaken
Florida's ability to respond to St. Louis Encephalitis and Eastern
Equine Encephalitis outbreaks;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA:
1. That the City Council of the City of Clermont,
Florida, calls upon our elected state officials
to maintain the current level of aid to local
governments for mosquito control programs.
2. That a copy of this Resolution shall be sent
to Governor Lawton Chiles, Senator Richard
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Langley, Representative Everett Kelly and
Representative Stan Bainter. In addition,
copies shall be sent to the Board of County
Commissioners of Lake County, municipalities
in Lake County, and the Lake County League of
Cities requesting support in this matter.
3. This Resolution shall take effect upon
adoption.
DONE AND RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT, LAKE
COUNTY, FLORIDA THIS 26th _ DAY OF March , 1991.
CITY OF CLERMONT
ATTEST:
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J E H VAN E, CITY CLERK
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ROBERT A. POOL, MAYOR