F COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MOSQUITO CONTROL MEETING … · 1/14/2020 · FLORIDA COORDINATING COUNCIL . ON MOSQUITO CONTROL. MEETING MINUTES. J. ANUARY . 14, 2020. Lee County Mosquito/Hyacinth

FLORIDA COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MOSQUITO CONTROL

MEETING MINUTES JANUARY 14, 2020

Lee County Mosquito/Hyacinth Control District 15191 Homestead Rd

Lehigh Acres, FL 33971

MEETING OBJECTIVES To provide subcommittee reports. To provide Agency updates. To receive briefings and updates on current and pending issues: Zika, Dengue, Chikungunya, West Nile Virus,

Keystone, and, genetically modified mosquitoes. To consider public comment. To consider Councilmember’s comments and issues. To identify needed next steps, assignments, and agenda items for the next meeting.

COUNCIL MEMBERS PRESENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS MISSING:

SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT:

Ricardo Zambrano, Chair* Subcommittee on Imperiled Species Aaron Lloyd Research Selection Subcommittee

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC PRESENT:

David Hoel, Lee MCD Christopher Lesser, Manatee MCD Graham White, UF retired Sheila O’Connell, FMEL Whitney Qualls, Anastasia MCD* Bobby Santana, Clarke Darrel Bagiotti, Clark

* via videoconference

Amy Brown, Chair Ed Irby Carina Blackmore* Heath Rauschenberger/Lourdes Mena James Clauson David Cook* FDACS STAFF PRESENT: Randy Dominy* Lisa Brown,* FCCMC Coordinator Rick Gleeson Jessica Ber* Mark Latham Marah Clark Ken Linthicum* Caitlin Gill* Ed Lowe* Frieda Lamberg* Jorge Rey Bruce Nicely* Keith Singleton Ashley Pierre-Saint Gregg Walker Johanna Welch* Mark Yanno

FCCMC Minutes Page 2

CALL TO ORDER

Amy Brown, Chair, opened the meeting at approximately 9:06 a.m., and called roll of Council members, subcommittee members, and attendees. A quorum was present.

She reminded those calling in to MUTE their phones, and to email Lisa Brown so that she can get the attendee names correct.

Chair Brown then welcomed the Council’s newest member, Keith Singleton, who represents the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund (BOT). Mr. Singleton is a Program Consultant in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of State Lands.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND PRIOR MEETING MINUTES

Chair Brown called for approval of the meeting agenda. Councilmember Clauson offered the motion to approve the meeting agenda, which was seconded by Councilmember Singleton. Upon a call to vote, the motion was unanimously passed, and the agenda was accepted. Chair Brown next asked if anyone had questions, comments, or revisions to the September 2019 Meeting Minutes. She advised that there were several minor revisions, with the most noticeable being the decision not to include the approved agenda and minutes, due to the size of the document. Councilmember Latham moved to accept the minutes as revised, which was seconded by Councilmember Rey. Upon a call to vote, the September 2019 Minutes were unanimously approved.

AGENCY UPDATE:

Organizational Updates: Chair Brown began by letting the Council know that Courtney Frazier is the new Assistant Division Director, replacing Davis Daiker. Ms. Frazier has a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology, and a Juris Doctorate from the Florida State University College of Law. She was an Assistant State Attorney for the State Attorney's Office for 6 years prior to coming to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Ms. Frazier has been on the department's legal team since 2015 and served as the Senior Attorney for our division for over 2 years

Legislative/Rulemaking/Budget Update: Marah Clark updated the Council on Chapter 388 of the Florida Statutes and Rule 5E-13 of the Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C), the law and rule that provide the framework for Florida’s mosquito control program. At this time, there are no plans to amend the statute. The Department is taking the steps to open the rule. The list of the sections that may be opened for amendment is included in the attached Power Point presentation. (See Attachment 1.) The proposed rulemaking includes cleaning up language, updating matching fund requirements, director qualifications, and moving away from paper-based reporting. The Department plans to hold workshops around the state during the spring, with the hope that it could be completed in the fall. In response to questions, Ms. Clark advised that Council members will be able to get the Florida Administrative Reporter notices regarding the proposed rulemaking.

Ms. Clark then discussed updates to State Approved Program Reporting and the online data entry system that is in preliminary stages. She confirmed that the State Reporting Course will be returning to DODD in 2021.

In response to questions, she advised that Council members will be able to get the Florida Administrative Reporter notices regarding the proposed rulemaking and that Coordinator Lisa Brown will notify the Council when one is pending. The Department intends to hold these workshops in locations around the state to make it as easy as possible for both the public and mosquito control districts are able to participate. State funding for Tier II and III programs was also discussed.

She closed with some “housekeeping” items: the creation of a PHPC Exam Bank and Exam voucher system, as updates to the website map, and, briefly discussed the Department’s Regional Mosquito Control Specialists. (See Attachment 1.)


SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

• Managed Marshes: Subcommittee Chair Doug Carlson submitted the attached report. He did not give a report as he had a conflicting meeting and could not attend. The previous report was included in the Agenda, however, Lisa Brown, Coordinator, emailed the correct report to the Council during the meeting. (See Attachment 2.)

• Imperiled Species: Ricardo Zambrano, Subcommittee Chair, had nothing to report as they did not meet this quarter.

• Research Selection: No report.

RESEARCH TOPIC PRIORITIZATION

Chair Brown then moved on to the Research Topic Prioritization, which is used to identify areas of mosquito control related research to guide the state’s public university’s researchers in preparation of proposals for funding administered by the Department. She thanked the members for submitting their rankings via email, and to Lisa Brown for coordination and the final tallying. (See Attachment 3.)

Chair Brown explained that by February 15, 2020, Caitlin Gill will compile and email out the requests for proposals to Florida’s public universities, and Lisa Brown will send the follow-up hard copies via U.S. mail. Proposals are due via email no later than April 15, 2020. Dan Kline, Chair of the Research Selection Subcommittee, will then do the initial triage of the proposals submitted according to the priorities selected at this meeting, and then sends the proposals to the committee for review and selection. The goal is to have the selection process concluded no later than May 30, and contracts in place in July 2020 for the selected projects.

Discussion on the matter covered topics such: − as how ranking affects the funding – it affects ranking and review which indirectly affects

the funding, and if no proposals are received that relate to the number one priority, then the Research Selection Subcommittee moves on to the next priority;

− the top priority may be the same from year to year; − the funding allocated - $500,000 per year, though two projects are funded through this

year which will reduce the funding available for this coming fiscal year to approximately $340,000;

− whether final projects are available for review – we will try to put them on the FDACS website, but cannot guarantee that at this time – and Ms. Clark will work to obtaining a list of prior funded project topics and their contacts for the website;

− the makeup of the Research Selection Subcommittee and if any Council members are on the subcommittee - none;

− the likelihood of projects submitted that cover lower-ranked priorities being funded – the universities are provided the ranking sheet in the request for proposals which helps direct the submission, a well-derived research project relating to a lower ranked topic may be funded in certain circumstances, and a broader research project with overlapping subject matters raises higher in the ranking;

− the yearly ranking can be affected by what is going on in mosquito control – zika, for instance; a request for prior years’ rankings – which Coordinator Brown agreed to email to the Council (See Attachment 4); and,

− whether any experts were consulted to give opinions on the proposals submitted – it was tried in the past and was unsuccessful in obtaining any willing to review and comment. As discussions wound down, Chair Brown then asked for a motion to approve the final

prioritization rankings. Councilmember Yanno so moved. Councilmember Latham seconded the motion.

Prior to the vote, Councilmember Blackmore suggested that the research priorities be shared with the Centers for Disease Control Centers for Excellence. It was also suggested the Caitlin Gill add Roxanne Connelly to the request for proposals. In response, Caitlin will add her to the RFP email list and send the FCCMC Research Priorities to the CDC as a courtesy.


Councilmember Walker inquired about accountability of the research, and the possibility of a requirement for the funded researchers to present findings was again discussed, including paying for travel after the close of the contract. Researchers are encouraged to attend the Florida Mosquito Control Association annual meeting to present but are not required to at this time. The possibility of the Department giving a presentation about the projects funded was floated to the members.

Upon a call to vote by Chair Brown, the prioritization ranking was unanimously approved (See Attachment 3). ISSUE BRIEFINGS AND UPDATES

Dr. Blackmore gave her fellow Councilmembers the arboviral update. She began with a summary of 2019, which was fairly active, though not as much in the “traditional” viruses: West Nile Virus (WNV): positive samples from two humans, one blood donor, ten

horses, one eagle, and 781 sentinel chickens were reported from 31 counties. St. Louis Encephalitis Virus (SLEV): positive samples from 7 sentinel chickens were

reported from 7 counties. Easter Equine Encephalitis Virus (EEEV): positive samples from 28 horses, one emu,

one eagle, and 114 sentinel chickens were reported from 31 counties. Zika Fever (Zika): 36 travel-associated cases were reported. No Florida-acquired cases

were reported. Dengue Fever: 402 travel-associated cases were reported. The Caribbean is showing an

increase in Dengue, particularly Cuba which had 240 cases. There were also 16 cases of locally acquired dengue fever were reported. The Department of Health has realized that it needs to work on antibody testing in Florida, and possibly update the protocols with doctors and laboratories.

During the brief discussion, it was noted that a new species (exotic species) of mosquito is showing up in Florida each year.

Note: The Florida Department of Health’s Florida Arbovirus Surveillance report for the week of January 5-11, 2020 may be viewed at http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/mosquito-borne-diseases/_documents/2020-week-2-arbovirus-surveillance-report.pdf

COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS, ISSUES AND OTHER MATTERS

It was suggested that an agenda item be added to the next meeting to discuss how to integrate the FMCA research advisory committee into the prioritization exercise, and how make its vote count.

It was also discussed how much weight is given to collaborative research. Ms. Clark mentioned that a letter of collaboration is often included in the proposals. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS

There were no public comments. FUTURE MEETINGS

The location for the May meeting was discussed. Councilmember Clauson had previously offered to host it at Beach Mosquito Control. The dates considered were May 5th, 12th, and, 26th.

Chair Brown called for a motion to hold next meeting on May 5 at Beach Mosquito Control. Councilmember Clauson so moved, which was seconded by Councilmember Latham. Upon a call to vote, the motion was unanimously passed. The location for the September meeting was briefly discussed, with a reminder that Dr. Xue offered to host at Anastasia Mosquito Control. Councilmember Latham also suggested locations in Gainesville be considered since it is centrally located. Councilmember Rey offered to check to see if the Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory would be available. It was

http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/mosquito-borne-diseases/_documents/2020-week-2-arbovirus-surveillance-report.pdfhttp://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/mosquito-borne-diseases/_documents/2020-week-2-arbovirus-surveillance-report.pdf


decided to wait until the May meeting to decide on the date and location to allow for some research to availability in Gainesville. ADJOURNMENT

With no further business to discuss, Chair Brown then called for a motion to adjourn, which was made by Councilmember Latham and seconded by Councilmember Rey. Upon a call to vote, it was approved unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 10:38 am. ATTACHMENTS 01 M. Clark Power Point 02 Subcommittee on Managed Marshes report 03 2020 Research Prioritization Ranking 04 Email - Prior Prioritization Rankings

FCCMC MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Florida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control is to provide assistance and recommendations to the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Florida Legislature in all matters related to public health pest control in the State of Florida. Areas of interest and concern would include providing guidance to, and enhancing communication between, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and other appropriate agencies and interests; providing guidance to mosquito control programs and other arthropod control-related agencies to reduce duplication of efforts; maximizing efficient use of existing resources; implementing best management practices and available technology; evaluating arthropod control methods that both protect the public health and the State’s natural environment; and to set priorities for research funded through Department grants.

FDACS UpdateFCCMC January 14, 2020

Marah ClarkEnvironmental Administrator

Entomology and Pest Control Section

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Topics

388 and 5E-13State Approved Reports Housekeeping

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Attachment 1

388 and 5E-13 Update

What’s new with the law and rule that provide the framework for Florida’s mosquito control programs.

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388 and 5E-13

No plans at this point in time to open statute388

Taking steps to open rule. 5E-13

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Attachment 1

388 and 5E-13

5E-13.022 (3): Eligibility for State Approved Program and/or Aid5E-13.027 (1), (4): Certified Budgets, Filing5E-13.030 (1), (3), (4), (6): State Aid Basis and Availability5E-13.032 (1), (3), (4), (5), (6): Program Directors, Employment and Classification5E-13.036 (1): Demonstrable Increase or Other Indicator of Arthropod Population Level

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388 and 5E-13

Clean up language from previous updatesMatching fund requirementsTier funding Director qualificationsResponse to public health notificationsBarrier treatment language

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Attachment 1

FDACS State Approved Program Reporting Updates

2019-2020 Budget Cycle

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FDACS State Approved Program Reporting Updates

Online data entry systemFDACS Staff in discussion as to how the data will be enteredRequested that the system be easy to useTraining will be part of the process

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Attachment 1

Thank youMarah Clark, Environmental AdministratorEntomology and Pest Control SectionBureau of Scientific Evaluation and Technical AssistanceDivision of Agricultural Environmental ServicesDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Phone: (850)617-7918

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.FDACS.gov

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Attachment 1

TO: FLORIDA COORDINATING COUNCIL ON MOSQUITO CONTROL

REPORT FROM: DOUG CARLSON, CHAIRMAN - SUBCOMMITTEE ON MANAGED MARSHES (SOMM)

January 6, 2020

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MOST RECENT SOMM MEETING

The most recent SOMM meeting was held on Oct. 23, 2019 at the Indian River Mosquito Control District office in Vero Beach. This meeting primarily focused on the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Wildlife Management Areas - T.J. Goodwin and Broadmoor. This property is located along the St. Johns River around Sebastian/Fellsmere. These freshwater managed marshes regulate and maintain habitat for various waterfowl species as well as other resources. This is accomplished through a network of pumps to manage water levels in areas which are tilled, scraped and/or burned. A morning business meeting was held in which 2 presentations were provided:

• "Overview ofthe history and management ofthe St. Johns River Upper Basin" - Steven Miller, Scientific Services Section Supervisor, Bureau of Water Resources, St. Johns River Water Management District, Palatka, FL

• "An overview ofthe TM Goodwin Waterfowl Management Area" -Jonathan Webb, Biological Scientist III, Fla. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, T.J. Goodwin Water Management Area, Fellsmere, FL

In the afternoon, a field trip to the T.M. Gooldwin and Broadmoor Water Management Areas was led by Jonathan Webb.

NEXT SOMM MEETING. The first SOMM meeting in 2020 has not yet been scheduled.

Attachment 2

Research Topic RANK TOTAL

Pesticide - Non-target effects: chronic or acute 1 63Pesticide - Efficacy / Resistance 2 57Disease - Surveillance / Control / Risk Prediction 3 54Emerging Pathogens 4 51Environmental Residue Monitoring 4 51Mosquito Surveillance / Trapping Systems 4 51Mosquito Ecology / Biology / Population Dynamics 5 50Pesticide - New Products 6 49Domestic Mosquito Control 7 48Application - Larvicides 8 47Non Pesticide Control / Products 8 47Application - Adulticides 9 44Public Education / Risk Communication 10 40Attractants / Repellants 11 39Storm Water 11 39Application - Residual Vegetative Barriers 12 36


2020 RESEARCH TOPIC PRIORITIZATION RANKING SUMMARY

Attachment 3


Application - Adulticides 9 44Application - Larvicides 8 47Application - Residual Vegetative Barriers 12 36Attractants / Repellants 11 39Disease - Surveillance / Control / Risk Prediction 3 54Domestic Mosquito Control 7 48Emerging Pathogens 4 51Environmental Residue Monitoring 4 51Mosquito Ecology / Biology / Population Dynamics 5 50Mosquito Surveillance / Trapping Systems 4 51Non Pesticide Control / Products 8 47Pesticide - Efficacy / Resistance 2 57Pesticide - New Products 6 49Pesticide - Non-target effects: chronic or acute 1 63Public Education / Risk Communication 10 40Storm Water 11 39



Attachment 3

From: Brown, LisaTo: Blackmore, Carina; Brown, Amy; David Cook; Ed Irby; Ed Lowe; James Clauson; Jorge Rey; Ken Linthicum;

Lourdes Mena; Mark Latham; Mark Yanno; Randy Dominy; Rauschenberger, Heath; Rick Gleeson; Singleton,Keith; Walker, Gregg

Cc: Clark, Marah; Gill, Caitlin; Aaron Lloyd ([email protected])Subject: FCCMC - Research Priorities 2016-2020Date: Tuesday, January 14, 2020 11:43:00 AMAttachments: Research Priorities per Council request 2016-2020.pdf

Good Morning! Per the request during the meeting this morning, here are the Research Prioritiesfrom 2016-2020. Note that 2018 was also use for the 2019 requests for proposals.

LisaLisa L. Brown CoordinatorFlorida Coordinating Council on Mosquito Control

andAdministrative Assistant IIBureau of Scientific Evaluation & Technical AssistanceDivision of Agricultural Environmental ServicesFlorida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (850) [email protected] – new email address www.FDACS.gov – new website Please note that Florida has a broad public records law (Chapter 119, Florida Statutes). Most writtencommunications to or from state employees are public records which are obtainable by the public upon request.Emails sent to me at this email address may be considered public and will only be withheld from disclosure ifdeemed confidential pursuant to the laws of the State of Florida.

Attachment 4
mailto:/O=EXCHANGELABS/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=CE8F4975A094485A8A4C4170193A20E3-BROWNL8mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.fdacs.gov/

5 = Highest priority - Urgent/Critical 4 = High priority 3 = Moderate priority 2 = low priority 1 = lowest priority - Council need not pursue





Ranking Scale (5 highest priority to 1 lowest priority)

AS APPROVED at the

January 14, 2020FCCMC Meeting

FCCMC RESEARCH TOPIC PRIORITIES 2018Research Funding Prioritization Exercise Results

January 16, 2018

Research Topic Rank Raw Score

Pesticide - Non-target effects: chronic or acute 1 50

Pesticide - New Products 2 48

Domestic Mosquito Control 3 46

Application - Adulticides 4 45

Disease - Surveillance / Control / Risk Prediction 4 45

Mosquito Ecology / Biology / Population Dynamics 4 45

Emerging Pathogens 7 41

Application - Larvicides 8 38

Pesticide - Efficacy / Resistance 9 37

Mosquito Surveillance / Trapping Systems 10 35

Public Education / Risk Communication 11 34

Non Pesticide Control / Products 12 33

Environmental Residue Monitoring 13 32

Attractants / Repellants 14 27

Storm Water 15 25

Application - Residual Vegetative Barriers 16 24

January 16, 2018 Meeting SummaryAttachment 6

Note: This was also used for 2019

FCCMC RESEARCH TOPIC PRIORITIES 2017

Research Funding Prioritization Exercise Results January 24, 2017



Disease- Surveillance/Control/Risk Prediction 2 56

Application- Adulticides 2 56

Pesticide- New Products 2 56

Pesticide- Non-target effects: chronic or acute 5 54

Pesticide- Efficacy/ Resistance 6 52

Mosquito Ecology/Biology/ Population Dynamics 7 50

Non Pesticide Control/ Products 8 49

Mosquito Surveillance/ Trapping Systems 8 49

Application- Larvicides 10 48


Application-Residual Vegetative Barriers 12 46

Public Education/ Risk Communication 13 41


Attractants/Repellants 14 40

Storm Water 16 35

January 16, 2018 Meeting SummaryAttachment 5

















Storm Water 14 40



!Approved 2020 Research Ranking scale 2020-01-14

2020 Summary

Approved Research Priorities 2018

Approved Research Priorities 2017

2016 FCCMC Research Topic Priorities 2016

5 = Highest priority - Urgent/Critical 4 = High priority 3 = Moderate priority 2 = low priority 1 = lowest priority - Council need not pursue





Ranking Scale (5 highest priority to 1 lowest priority)

AS APPROVED at the

January 14, 2020FCCMC Meeting

Attachment 4

FCCMC RESEARCH TOPIC PRIORITIES 2018Research Funding Prioritization Exercise Results

January 16, 2018


Pesticide - Non-target effects: chronic or acute 1 50

Pesticide - New Products 2 48


Application - Adulticides 4 45

Disease - Surveillance / Control / Risk Prediction 4 45

Mosquito Ecology / Biology / Population Dynamics 4 45


Application - Larvicides 8 38

Pesticide - Efficacy / Resistance 9 37

Mosquito Surveillance / Trapping Systems 10 35

Public Education / Risk Communication 11 34

Non Pesticide Control / Products 12 33


Attractants / Repellants 14 27

Storm Water 15 25

Application - Residual Vegetative Barriers 16 24

Note: This was also used for 2019

Attachment 4



















Storm Water 16 35

Attachment 4

















Storm Water 14 40



Attachment 4

Attachment3-Research Priorities 2020.pdf!2020 Research Ranking Summary by RANK.pdf2020 Summary

!2020 Research Ranking Summary by Topic.pdf2020 Summary

!2020 Research Ranking Summary by RANK.pdf2020 Summary

!2020 Research Ranking Summary by RANK.pdf2020 Summary

!2020 Research Ranking Summary by Topic.pdf2020 Summary

Attachment4-2020-01-14 Email Sending FCCMC - Research Priorities 2016-2020.pdfResearch Priorities per Council request 2016-2020.pdf!Approved 2020 Research Ranking scale 2020-01-142020 Summary

Approved Research Priorities 2018Approved Research Priorities 20172016 FCCMC Research Topic Priorities 2016

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