San Mateo County Mosquito and
Vector Control District
Presentation to San Bruno City Council
Casey Stevenson, Operations Director
Who We Are
Taxpayer-funded special district
State-certified vector control technicians
Mission - To safeguard the health and comfort of the citizens of San Mateo County through a planned program to monitor and reduce mosquitoes and other vectors.
Service Request Locations in San Bruno
Typical mosquito sources
Mosquito sources of concern in San Bruno
Marshes
Seasonal impounds (hold water after rains)
Creeks
San Bruno/South San Francisco wastewater treatment facility Containers in yards
Pools
Catch basins/storm drains
Seasonal catch basin program
Seasonal employees typically
work from spring-fall
7 seasonal employees in 2024
Right-hand drive Jeeps are used
to apply larvicide oil
Catch basins produce Culex
pipiens mosquitoes that may
transmit West Nile virus
Seasonal staff completed
162,733 catch basin treatments
in San Mateo County in 2024.
Over 17,000 Catch basins were
treated in San Bruno in 2024.
Mills Field – San Bruno, Millbrae
Mills Field
Property is owned by SFO
Inspected every 1-2 weeks almost
year-round unless sections start to dry
Traps set every 1-2 weeks year-round,
except in late fall through winter (the
main mosquito of interest is not
active this time of year)
Historically, treated by helicopter
from July-October
No helicopter treatments in 2024!
Dredging of tules
Before After
Liquid treatment at Mills Field
Granule treatment of Mills Field
San Bruno/South San Francisco Wastewater
Treatment Facility
Wastewater treatment facilities are treated twice a month May- October and once a month November-April
Adult Mosquitoes
Collected in 2024
San Bruno
Dead Bird Reports and
WNV Test Results in
2024, YTD
WNV Mosquito Testing, 2024
Culex erythrothorax
Culex pipiens
Culex stigmatosoma
Culex tarsalis 1.8%
21.4%
7.3%
69.5%
All Negative in 2024!
West Nile virus detections in San Mateo County, 2024
No human or horse cases in
2024
36 West Nile virus-infected
dead birds; compared to 14 in
2023.
Staff actively monitor sources and are
ready to respond to resident-submitted
requests for service
www.smcmvcd.org
650-344-8592
1351 Rollins Rd, Burlingame
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COMPLETE STREETS
COMMITTEE
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
CITY COUNCIL
OBJECTIVE
City Council direction to staff to develop a Complete Streets Committee by merging the Traffic, Safety, and Parking
Committee (TSPC) and Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory
Committee (BPAC)
2 MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION
3 Motor
Vehicle
BicyclePedestrian
Mass
Transit
TSPC
• Established 1981, duties defined by
Municipal Code
• Advise City Council regarding local traffic
safety, and parking issues.
BPAC
• Subcommittee of TSPC created in 2003
• No formal resolution establishing BPAC
can be found
4 February 25
• Council
direction
Early April
• Joint
TSPC/BPAC
Late May
• City Council
adoption
COMPLETE STREETS COMMITTEE
Develop the CSC scope and applicable
Municipal Code amendments
RECOMMENDATION
5 • Consider and Provide Direction on the Creation of a Complete Streets Committee by Merging the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee and the Traffic, Safety and Parking Committee