FOSTER
NOORPORITED 19D
Proclamation
of the City of Foster City, California
National Mosquito Control
Awareness Week June 16-22, 2024
WHEREAS, the American Mosquito Control Association has declared the week of June 16-22, 2024 as National Mosquito Control Awareness Week; and
WHEREAS, National Mosquito Control Awareness Week aims to educate the public about the significance of mosquitoes in their daily lives and the important service provided by mosquito control workers; and WHEREAS, excess numbers of mosquitoes and other vectors spread diseases, reduce the enjoyment of both public and private outdoor living spaces, reduce property values, hinder outdoor work, reduce livestock productivity, and have a negative impact on the environment; and WHEREAS, three mosquito-borne viruses cause significant human disease in California: West Nile Virus (WNV), St. Louis Encephalitis (SLEV), and Western Equine Encephalitis Virus (WEEV) and from 2003 to 2022, there have been 7,696 WNV human cases with 373 deaths reported in California; and WHEREAS, adequately funded, science-based, professional mosquito and vector control, disease surveillance, and public awareness programs are the best ways to prevent outbreaks of mosquito-borne disease; WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District was established in 1916 and their mission is to safeguard the health and comfort of the citizens of San Mateo County through a science-based program of integrated vector management; and
WHEREAS, the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District works with mosquito and vector control districts through California, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Public Health to reduce pesticide risks to humans from mosquito and vector borne diseases and nuisances; and
WHEREAS, "National Mosquito Control Awareness Week" will increase the public's awareness of the threat of diseases and encourage the public to take action in preventing mosquito-transmitted disease and will highlight the activities of the various mosquito and vector research and control agencies working to minimize the health threat within California.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY, ON BEHALF OF THE CITY COUNCIL, do hereby declare that the week of June 16 through 22, 2024 be recognized as "National Mosquito Control Awareness Week."
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and
have caused the official seal of the City of Foster City to be affixed this 17th of June, in the year two thousand and twenty- four, A.D.
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR