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MVCAC Office Modified Operations
Due to COVID-19 concerns and the declaration by California with mandatory shelter in place, the AMG office and your MVCAC staff are working modified schedules remotely from home. We are mostly able to operate business as usual, with some functions being more modified than others. Please do not hesitate to reach out to us for any items needed.
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2020 California Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week
Visit the MVCAC website for resources to help celebrate Mosquito and Vector Control Awareness Week April 19 -25, 2020! We have our press release, videos, and a social media content calendar for districts to use in their promotions.
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AMCA Action needed by Monday, April 27th
Dear AMCA Member:
You have a Member of Congress critical in federal funding (Appropriations) decision-making. For years, AMCA has supported fully funding the CDC's Division of Vector-Borne Diseases to increase nationwide surveillance, testing, and control of mosquitoes. Recently, two pieces of legislation were authorized that will improve vector control capacity in the United States, the SMASH Act and the Kay Hagen TICK Act. Combined, these two laws will add jobs, research, supplies and technology that our profession desperately needs.
Congress is currently putting together supplemental funding packages to boost public health preparedness and response due to COVID-19. You have a unique opportunity to ask your Member of Congress to fund vector control provisions, so one public health crisis doesn't exacerbate another problem.
Please join us in urging action by Congress to fund and support the implementation of the SMASH and TICK Acts, recent public health preparedness measures enacted by Congress. We ask that you forward the attached letter (linked below) to your House and Senate Congressional representative by Monday, April 27th, requesting vital vector control funding resources as our nation continues to strengthen public health preparedness.
Please BCC, Karen Williams with McDermott, Will, and Emery (AMCA's Representative in D.C.) so she can follow up with the appropriate offices.
Thank you for your timely response and let me know if you have any questions,
Gary Goodman
Federal Funding Subcommittee Chairman
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Statewide COVID-19 Response Discussion
We will be continuing the Tuesday COVID Zoom calls. Updated login information is below, please use this beginning with tomorrow's call.
MVCAC Organization is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting
Topic: Statewide COVID-19 Response Discussion
Time: Apr 28, 2020 09:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 981 828 657
Password: 020005
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Meeting ID: 981 828 657
Password: 020005
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Virtual Special Districts Legislative Days
MVCAC
Announces 2020 Special Districts Legislative Days Has Gone Virtual
The 2020 Special Districts Legislative Days has gone virtual, and
MVCAC
is a proud partner.
Attendees will have even more access to important information using this new format with no travel or hotel costs.
Here's what's included:
April 16 - May 29
Access to an exclusive 2020 Virtual Special Districts Legislative Days online community
Monday, May 18 - Friday, May 22
Access to three on-demand Policy Expert Webinars
- Prudently and Proactively Managing Pension Liabilities in Today's Volatile Environment
- 2021: When Redistricting and the California Voter Rights Act (CVRA) Collide
- Navigating Legal Attacks, Legislative Shifts, and Public Protests on Prop 218 Rates and Fees
Tuesday, May 19
LIVE Legislative Briefing - will also be made available on-demand for a limited time
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Covid-19 Supplies & PPE Available
From Dallas Regenerative Solutions
Our company has been enlisted by Velox Medical, a global supplier of crisis supplies (
veloxmedical.com), to fulfill orders for departments & organizations that are running low on supplies. As you know, many of the domestic vendors are running low/are out of PPE, and I wanted to offer up our resources should this be the case for your organization.
We are able to fill orders for thousands to millions of N95 masks, KN95 masks, surgical masks, regular protective masks, gowns, coveralls, goggles, gloves, etc. - I have attached our Catalog of items for your review, as well as an Order Form with current pricing.
Please let me know if there is anything we can do to help support your needs at this time. Additionally, please feel free to share my information with any applicable departments that may be looking for resources at this time.
Thank you kindly for all your hard work during this chaotic and critical time & stay safe,
--
Heather Stone
Territory Manager/Regenerative Specialist
C: 949.246.9588
O: 833.RGN.R84U (833.746.7848)
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Ways to Secure Zoom Meetings
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MVCAC Summer Board Meeting
SAVE-THE-DATE
The MVCAC Summer Board Meeting will take place on July 7
th
at 9:00 AM via conference call.
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Governor's Executive Order on Brown Act
Yesterday, Governor Newsom adopted a new Executive Order (#N-29-20) concerning the suspension of certain portions of the Brown Act. It is available here
. It supersedes the Brown Act suspension-related provisions of the Governor's March 12, 2020 order. Significantly, the new order:
- Authorizes governing board meetings entirely via teleconference and making meetings accessible telephonically to members of the public seeking to listen to the meeting or address the board. The regular meeting agenda or special meeting notice must notify the public about the conference call number and other information about how to call in to the meeting. If the board plans a closed session at the meeting, you should provide a separate call-in number for the closed session to avoid the risk of a member of the public calling in to the closed session.
- No longer requires a physical meeting location for the public to be able to attend.
- Waives the Brown Act requirements about providing notice of each teleconference location, posting notice at each teleconference location, making each teleconference location accessible to the public, and participation from teleconference locations within the jurisdiction.
- Imposes a new (and somewhat vague) requirement that the agency "(i) Implement a procedure for receiving and swiftly resolving requests for reasonable modification or accommodation from individuals with disabilities, consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and resolving any doubt whatsoever in favor of accessibility; and (ii) Advertise that procedure each time notice is given...." To comply with this requirement, I recommend that any regular meeting agenda or special meeting notice include "If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance or accommodation to participate in this teleconference meeting, please call or text [insert name and cell phone no. of appropriate staff person] or email [insert name and email address of appropriate staff person]."
- Requires continued compliance with the 72-hour (for regular meeting agendas) and 24-hour (for special meeting notices) notice and posting requirements.
- Provides that the Brown Act suspension continues in effect during the period that state or local public health officials recommend social distancing.
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MVCAC Member Resources Re: COVID-19
MVCAC will be assembling and posting some information and templates of what some Districts have created and shared as they manage their operations. Items like sample document for field staff to carry in addition to their ID to validate status/purpose and actions related to seasonal hires. It will be posted as it becomes available to a new members-only page on the MVCAC website.
Click the button below to login and view.
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Mosquito Impact of Puerto Rico Earthquake/ Request for Assistance
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Update From Legal Counsel on New Laws Affecting Special Districts
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PDF Available for Mosquito Identification Key
Identification of the Mosquitoes of California by Richard P. Meyer and Stephen L. Durso is available for download at no cost after logging in to the MVCAC web site. Because this key lacks Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, the sections that contain those species in Regional Guide to the Common Mosquitoes of California by Richard Meyer is appended to the PDF.
The entire PDF is key word searchable so that the diagnostic characteristics of each species can be found easily. MVCAC thanks Richard Meyer for providing a pristine copy of
Identification of the Mosquitoes of California that was scanned to produce the PDF. Please follow this link to access the key:
https://www.mvcac.org/resources/member-publications/
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Southern California isn't known for its large wetland areas, but within the Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District boundaries we have a very large riparian area known as the Prado Basin. This basin is managed by the Orange County Water District and is made up of several duck hunting clubs and flood planes for Inland Empire region.
In 2016, Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control decided to create a specialized team that would supervise the control of mosquitoes in these wetland areas. The original wetland crew was supervised by Vector Control Technicians Tim Shellow and Eric Ballejos. The team's first task was to troubleshoot applications in hard to access parts of the wetlands and develop a more efficient way to treat these areas. The goal was to get a product shot out as far as possible over the cat tails and bulrush.
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Submit your district for the next Agency Spotlight
D
oes your agency have a success story, a staff member you would like to publicly recognize, or an innovation by your agency that you would like to highlight? "Agency Spotlight" on the MVCAC website is one way to share your story! Each submission which meets the specified criteria will be reviewed and posted on the MVCAC website on the Agency Spotlight page and highlighted on the homepage in the rotating feature box. Each story will remain posted for 1-2 months before being moved to a publicly archived page.
Interested?
Click here
to fill out an application!
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HR resources for districts to use and to upload information into
District
Managers - Please upload your HR resources and information into this Google Drive along with using it for your own district.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Zika Updates
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Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding Zika.
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MVCAC News Briefs - Other Outbreaks
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Please note: The items contained below are not the views or opinions of MVCAC but they are what is being reported in the media. The goal of MVCAC providing this information is to keep MVCAC members informed of all news articles that are being presented regarding other outbreaks.
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Do you have important news to share about your district or mosquito and vector issues?
If you would like your news to be included in the MVCAC News Briefs, please send press releases and/or links to relevant news articles to
mvcac@mvcac.org
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Jobs
Interested in a career in mosquito and vector control? Check out the MVCAC Jobs Board
at
www.mvcac.org
Have a Job or RFP to post to MVCAC.org?
Requests to post job listings (no more than 500 words in length) should be submitted to the webmaster at
mvcac@mvcac.org.
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FOR SALE: 2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8
OFFERED FOR SALE
: $15,000
2013 ARGO XTI Titan 8x8
487.2 Hours
Comes with 2 new tires and spare parts
Contact:
Douglas County Mosquito Abatement District
Krista Jenkins
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MVCAC Sustaining Member Corner
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Note: MVCAC does not endorse the products below, but we do support our Sustaining Members
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Central Life Sciences has announced the release of Aqua Zenivex™ E20, a reduced-risk adulticide for mosquito control professionals.
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