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174 <br />0 <br />Page 2 <br />Members for review Caroline asks that if anyone has any suggestions or comments to please send those <br />to her or Pat Sanford <br />Animal Pkeement and Fostering Updates -- Jessica Allison gave a brief summary of accompanying <br />documents on the foster program and sheltering activities for the months ofJuly and August She was <br />excited to report that these are the highest adoption numbers reported so far this calendar year. <br />Ad option /Placement Committee Progress Report — Jessica Allison reported that the committee met on <br />August 100, 2007 and made a few revisions to the Partner /Placement document. The committee discussed <br />and decided that it would be prudent to gather inputfrom the rescue groups with whom we currer * <br />work T fie documents have been sent to sir selected groups and to the county attorney for additfanal <br />feedback Information gathered via this process will be review at the committee's new meeting scheduled <br />for September 28, 2007 <br />Bob Marotto reported that there were three low cost rabies clinics in conjunction with World Rabies <br />Days with over 200 vaccinations administered <br />Anfind enti tcation: Provisional Proposd— Bob Marotto reported that staff has reviewed current <br />practices to develop a coherent as well as apractical approach to animal identification and it was <br />decided that it would be best not to add another tag to the one that the Animal Shelter already provides <br />Instead, that the Shelter will continue to issue the rabies tag as our licensing tag, but order them from a <br />Private company instead of the North Carolina Health Department so that we can have our contact <br />information added to the tags There are two primary groups that leave the shelter without tags <br />(approximately 19o) and those are animals that are too young to receive rabies vocacines and reclaimed <br />animals that have a current rabies vaccination Strategies for identifying animals in these two groups are <br />a generic tag for puppies and kittens inchcating that have a microchip, and a hard-written collar for those <br />animals with a current vaccination. Another option would be on -site personalized identification machine <br />but due to the cost of the machine and stafirrg issues it was decided that this option would need to be <br />explored fwther: More research will be done and a f final product will be brought back to the committee <br />for review and approval <br />New Doiness- <br />Creadon ofASAB Nominations Subcommittee- Caroline Green, Daniel Textorzs and T racy Cavroll have <br />agreed to be on this committee and will come back to the October 1701, 2007, ASAB meeting with a <br />proposed slate of q fcers and at a subsequent meeting in November the vote will take placer <br />Repaired Annual Review ofASAB Commkim Structure-Bob Marotta gave an overview of the <br />requirements of our charter arui the two committees that we currently have are tare Potentially Dangerous <br />Dog Committee and the Adoption Appeals Committee. Motion was made by Pat Sanford and seconded by <br />Jean CormeratAustin to maintain the two standing committees. VOTE: Unanimous <br />Motion was made by Jean CornieratAustin and seconded by Pat Sanford to adjourn the meedngat 7:45 <br />p.m. VOTE: Unanimous <br />Nett ASAB Meeting. Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 6.•30 pm. in the Southern Human Services Center <br />Conference Room, 2501 Homestead Road Chapel Hill. <br />