1. Presented by Michael Johnson Director of Public Health
Analysis of potential options for delivery of vector control services in the city of pasadena
Presented by Michael Johnson
Director of Public Health
October 24, 2016
City Council

2. Background
On September 26, 2016, Public Health presented information for the annexation of the City of Pasadena into the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District
City Council requested additional analysis
Three alternatives
Continue with current limited services by Pasadena Public Health
Full scope delivery by Pasadena Public Health
Annexation by San Gabriel Valley Mosquito & Vector Control District
Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District is not accepting requests for new service areas

3. Option 1: PPHD Limited Scope Delivery
Limited scope delivery of vector control services providing the following services:
Source reduction (i.e. green pools)
Minimal vector (mosquito) control (i.e. complaint-driven gutter spraying)
$35,000 allocated annually through Public Health realignment funds
Environmental Health Specialist assigned to program as needed.

4. Option 1: PPHD Limited Scope Delivery
Benefits
Local control of response to calls for service
Least costly option
Risks
Inability to implement protocols recommended for Zika response
Inability to address public health risks through comprehensive source reduction and vector control
No ability to quantify the presence of vectors or disease
No public education to promote source reduction
No program for murine typhus, black flies, rodents, or plague

5. Option 2: PPHD Full Scope Delivery
Full scope delivery of mosquito and vector control services comparable to vector districts including:
Additional 6.55 to 8.75 FTE regular staff
Capital Investment: $381,000
Ongoing annual operating costs over $1 million
Public Health could not absorb these costs without significant reduction or termination of other high priority public health programs
> Vector control
> Public education
> Disease and vector surveillance
> Source reduction

6. Option 2: PPHD Full Scope Delivery
Benefits
Ability to identify and respond to public health risks
Ability to minimally respond to a public health emergencies such as locally acquired Zika
Ability to determine presence of disease and vectors that carry them
Public education to reduce source reduction
Local control of response to calls for service
Risks
Most costly option
No identified funding source
Implementation may require extended period of time to ramp up operations and expertise

7. Option 3: Annexation by SGVMVCD
Full scope delivery of mosquito and vector control services including:
No additional City personnel
Ongoing annual City costs: $8,000
Approximately $495,000 per year in property tax assessment revenue citywide
Residential ($11.98 x 35,500 parcels): $426,000
Other parcels ($20 x 3,050 parcels): $61,000
> Vector control
> Public education
> Disease & vector surveillance
> Source reduction

8. Option 3: Annexation by SGVMVCD
Benefits
Ability to identify and respond to public health risks
Ability to determine presence of disease-borne vectors
Public education to reduce source reduction
Costs equally distributed to the community
Also address murine typhus and plague control (fleas)
Comprehensive lab facility with ability to conduct complex tests
Ability to direct additional personnel and resources in the event of a public health emergency
Improved complaint response time
Experience and expertise in vector control and surveillance
Risks
Loss of local control and complexity of withdrawal

9. Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council:
Find that the proposed action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section Annexations of Existing Facilities and Lots for Exempt Projects and Section Changes in Organization of Local Agencies; and
Adopt the attached resolution supporting the City’s annexation into the San Gabriel Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District.