Councilman Colonna, Chair of San Gabriel Mtns. & River Conservancy, Says Agency Is Studying Anti-Mosquito Activities, Warns Against Complacency on West Nile Virus

Councilman O'Donnell Will Seek City Mgt. Report On Stagnant Water Buildup and Gen'l Overall Maintenance of Storm Drains, Culverts and Open Drainage in 4th Dist. & Citywide

...I did want to let members of the community know that the [San Gabriel] Rivers and Mountains Conservancy has taken under study the vector control activities that we can participate in.

Because as we are now learning, the more open space and watershed areas that we develop at a time like this when we have mosquito problems to deal with, that we have to really tighten up our partnership with our partners actually that help to care for mosquito problems.

...I'm certainly hoping that we can get this [West Nile situation] behind us, but I think that we also have to be very diligent about what's going on in our city and make sure that our citizens be very much aware of the fact that complacency can be our worst enemy.

The 4th district has several open storm drains that have the potential for significant mosquito breeding as well as the accumulation trash and debris. I respectfully request the City Manager to provide an updated report to the City Council pregarding precautionary measures taken to avoid stagnant water buildup and general overall maintenance of storm drains, culverts and open drainage in the 4th district and the city in general