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i11 <br />M <br />DRAFT: <br />Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br />Minutes for April 16h 2008 Meeting <br />Scheduled for Review and Approval at next ASAB Meeting <br />PresentASAB Members: Daniel Tcdoris, Pat Sanford, Susan Elmore, Jean Ausf James Kramer, <br />Ross Oglesbee; Bonnie Norwood, Tracy Carroll and Suzanne Roy <br />AbsentASAB Members: Dewana Anderson, Kristine Bergstrand and Moses Carey. <br />Others in Attendance: Animal Services Director Bob Marotta, Animal Shelter Manager Jessica Allison, <br />Animal Control Manager Irene Phipps and Administrative Assistant Paula Ragan. <br />Public Members Present: Elliott Cramer and Mchael SoluslEi <br />Welcome and Opening Comments- --ASAB Chair, Ross Oglesbe% called the meeting to order. <br />Motion was made by Jean Austin and seconded by James Kramer to approve the Agenda dated April 16, <br />2008, with one change to move item 4a until Mr. Cramer arrtvar for discussion. VOTE: Unanimous <br />Motion was made by Jean Austin and seconded by James Kramer to approve the minutes dated March <br />19, 2008, with corrections to a few typographical errors. VOTE: Unanimous <br />General Public Comment —None <br />Unf ukked Business -- <br />Tethering Ordinance Update— Afr. Marotta reported that the Tethering Committee reconvened to <br />ensure that they have agreement about definition of the proposed tethering restriction and the defaddon <br />of the restriction that is now incorporated in the version that is being reviewed for approval by board <br />members The definition is that it would not be permissible to tether a dog for more than a total of three <br />hours in a 24 hour period Motion was made by Jean Austin and seconded by Bonnie Norwood to <br />approve the Tethering Ordinance Amendment and to pass along to the Board of CozmV Commissioners. <br />VOTE: 6 in favor 2 opposed— Motion Carries <br />Pet OveWpuladon Committee --Pat Sanford reported that the committee has been workvng with the <br />feral cat caretakws and the feral cat coalition and they would like to see owner's offeral cats to be <br />licensed or at least know where they are located within the community. The committee would like to see a <br />spay/neuter program through Animal Kind be offe -ed to the owners of the feral cat colonies in order to <br />reduce the number coming in to the shelter being eud umized ' Motion was made by Bonnie Norwood and <br />seconded by Jean Austin to approve the budget outline in the Memorandum from Animal Services <br />Director Bob Marotta (dated Apri110, 2008) regarding Community Spay/Neuter Fund.• Program and <br />Guideline.Proposal. VOTE: Unanimous <br />March S'taddical Samna) —Ms. Jess Allison gave an overview of the March 2008 statistical <br />summaries. It was pointed out that the March adoptions were low, as she had predicted they would be at <br />the March 20, 2008 meeting. Ms Allison did report that the reclaims were higher than in past months. <br />The committee and staff are working to identify additional things that could be done to help increase the <br />adoption numbers. Some ASAB members suggested that the general condition of the economy and the <br />