Vote: continued

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24. EXPENDITURE AUTHORITY FOR DUET AND OTHER RELATED VECTOR CONTROL EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES Pursuant to A.R.S. § 42-17106, authorize the Office of Management and Budget to reserve expenditure appropriation in an amount not-to-exceed $450,000 in Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001), for the purchase of Duet, a vector control product, electric foggers and additional mosquito control products and directly related supplies. Also, authorize the Office of Management & Budget to transfer FY 2014-15 expenditure appropriation of an amount not-to-exceed $450,000 from Non-Departmental (470) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001) to Environmental Services (880) General Fund (100) Non-Recurring (0001). The transfer will only be made if the Environmental Services Department is unable to cover remaining General Fund expenditures within its current appropriation. Approval of this action will provide funding authority to the Environmental Services Department to purchase the vector control adulticiding chemical, Duet, which is an environmentally friendly and effective vector abatement, electric foggers and additional mosquito control products and directly related supplies. This funding will allow for continued mosquito outbreak control due to unexpected heavy rain storms causing enormous amounts of standing water throughout the County during the months of September and October. The need for an FY 2014-15 budget adjustment will be evaluated based on the timing of additional adulticide being purchased. Previously dispersed larvacides were also washed away during these storms, which makes it necessary to re-treat areas within Maricopa County. The funding would allow the Environmental Services Department to purchase eight (8) totes of Duet, three (3) electric foggers, additional mosquito control products and other directly related supplies. Calendar year to mid-October Environmental Services has received a total of 14,428 mosquito complaints. Last year Environmental Services received a total of 6,189 complaints for the entire fiscal year. Environmental Services has treated 326,568 acres for adult mosquitoes fiscal year to date. Environmental Services treated 194,757 acres total in fiscal year 2014. Fiscal year to date, Environmental Services has incurred 1,126 hours of overtime for fogging. (C-88-15-002-2-00)