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Documents 09/27/2002 EBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS EMERGENCY MEETING SEPTEMBER 27, 2002 Collier County Government Department of Public Information 3301 East Tamiami Trail Naples, FL 34112 (941) 774-8999 Contact: Deborah Wight, Coordinator Public Information 774-8308 Sept. 26, 2002 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOTICE OF EMERGENCY MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Notice is hereby given that the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County will hold an emergency meeting on FRIDAY, September 27, 2002, at 1 p.m. in the Boardroom, 3~ Floor, W. Harmon Turner Building, Collier County Government Center, 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida. The Board's agenda will include: A. Discussion and approval of funding for the Mosquito Control District to spray the portions of Golden Gate Estates and Immokalee areas outside of the current spraying areas due to concern for citizens' health, safety and welfare as it relates to the West Nile Virus. All interested parties are invited to attend, to register to speak and to submit their objections, if any, in writing, to the Board prior to the emergency meeting. All registered public speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes unless permission for additional time is granted by the Chairman. Any person who decides to appeal a decision of the Board will need a record of the proceedings pertaining thereto, and therefore, may need to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings is made, which record includes the testimony and evidence upon which the appeal is to be based. Collier County Ordinance No. 99-22 requires that all lobbyists shall, before engaging in any lobbying activities (including, but not limited to, addressing the Board of County Commissioners), register with the Clerk to the Board at the Board Minutes and Records Department. If you are a person with a disability who needs any accommodation in order to participate in this proceeding, you are entitled, at no cost to you, to the provision of certain assistance. Please contact the Collier County Facilities Management Department located at 3301 East Tamiami Trail, Naples, Florida, 34112, (941) 774-8380; assisted listening devices for the hearing impaired are available in the County Commissioners' Office. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA JAMES N. COLETTA, CHAIRMAN E~XECUTIVE SUMMARY APPROVAL FOR FUNDING FOR EMERGENCY MOSQUITO CONTROL SPRAYING TO PROTECT ADDITIONAL POPULATIONS IN THE COUNTY FROM WEST NILE VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS OBJECTIVE: To protect the population in Immokalee and the Golden Gate Estates area by providing the funds needed for emergency spraying conducted by thc Collier County Mosquito Control District to include these areas. CONSIDERATIONS: West Nile Virus (WNV) can cause encephalitis and death in vulnerable populations. Florida has had seven human cases to date in counties including Sarasota and Miami. In addition, Collier County has now identified six positive sentinel chickens for WNV, three in lmmokalee and three at thc Fairgrounds. Three additional birds found and reported by the public have also tested positive. Mosquito Control has light traps in lmmokalec that are reporting excess numbers of culex mosquitoes known to bc thc carrier and transmitter of this disease. Many gulf coast counties have already been placed under medical alert by the State Health Department, including Hillsborough, Pinellas, Sarasota, Charlotte and Lee. .GROWTH MANAGEMENT IMPACT: There is no growth management impact associated with emergency spraying. FISCAL IMPACT: One time spraying of 26, 298 acres or 41 square miles in Immokalee by theMosquito Control District is $13,159. This is based on the costs of two aircraft for 3.3 hours at $500/hour. The cost of the insecticide used for spraying is 113 gallons at $101.85 per gallon. A tOtal materials cost of $11,509 plus the $1650 for the aircraft is $13,159. The cost for spraying a similar size area in the Estates would be an additional $13,159. The total estimated cost of additional emergency mosquito control spraying in Immokalee and Golden Gate Estates is $26,318. Funds are available in General Fund reserves. RECOMMENDATION: The Collier County Health Department and the Mosquito Control District recommend that emergency spraying be conducted to reduce mosquito counts and decrease thc probability of human cases of West Nile Virus in the areas described herein. Submitted by: irector, Colliei~ County Health Department