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Consider and take action on a resolution approving aerial spraying for the abatement of mosquitoes by the Galveston County Mosquito Control District (Director of Public Works)
Background:
Approval of this item will provide the Galveston County Mosquito Control District (GCMCD) with approval to conduct aerial spraying for mosquitoes over League City. The GCMCD requests this permission in line with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.
The aerial sprays are designed to touch areas not accessible by truck (marshes, rice fields, etc.) but may also be conducted over neighborhoods. GCMCD reports that spraying is done based on mosquito counts, and that it can only be done in temperatures over 65 degrees F, as the insecticide used turns to a gel in cooler temperatures (the plane typically flies at dawn).
Council has approved similar resolutions annually since 1984. This approval is intended to satisfy FAA requirements that League City give clearance to fly-over spraying of the city. This aerial spraying is intended as a supplement to routine spraying by ground vehicles done from late March through early November at the latest.
Attachments:
1. Data Sheet
2. Proposed Resolution
3. Galveston County Mosquito Control District Letter
FUNDING
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