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1 <br /> 1 DRAFT Attachment 3 <br /> 2 MINUTES <br /> 3 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 4 WORK SESSION <br /> 5 January 29, 2013 <br /> 6 7:00 p.m. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in a work session on Tuesday, <br /> 9 January 29, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center in Chapel Hill, NC. <br /> 10 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair and Commissioners Mark Dorosin, Alice M. <br /> 11 Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 13 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 14 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton, Assistant County Managers <br /> 15 Michael Talbert, Clarence Grier and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members <br /> 16 will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 17 NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br /> 18 AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 Blue sheet is a revised attachment b— Item 3 (County Commissioners: Boards and <br /> 21 Commissions Assignments) <br /> 22 <br /> 23 <br /> 24 1. County Commissioners: Boards and Commissions —Annual Work Plans/Reports <br /> 25 Chair Jacobs stated that five boards would present at this meeting and other boards and <br /> 26 commissions will present later in the year. Clarification of time frames was given; five minutes <br /> 27 allotted for each speaker and a question and answer session at the end. In response to <br /> 28 questions from Commissioner Rich, Chair Jacobs clarified that this format of presentation is <br /> 29 new. <br /> 30 Commissioner Rich said that as a new member, the information in their agenda packets <br /> 31 was very informative, almost a mini-orientation, to read the annual summaries of each advisory <br /> 32 board. She encouraged the Board to consider doing this each time new members are seated <br /> 33 on the Board of Commissioners. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Animal Services Advisory Board — Dr. Kristine Bergstrand, DVM <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Dr. Bergstrand said that she is the outgoing chair after a recent transition. The new <br /> 38 Chair could not attend. Vice Chair, Michelle Walker was also in attendance, as well as Animal <br /> 39 Services Director Bob Marotto. <br /> 40 Dr. Bergstrand noted that the Animal Services of Orange County meets the needs of <br /> 41 citizens by providing shelter and animal control. It works very closely with the Health <br /> 42 Department to protect both animal and human health. It also works to control pet <br /> 43 overpopulation. Dr. Bergstrand stated that front and center in their goals is the community spay <br /> 44 and neuter program, including outreach through social services regarding the low cost <br /> 45 programs for folks that ordinarily would not spay and neuter. Without these procedures, there <br /> 46 are high numbers of unwanted pets that end up in the shelter and require tax dollars to care for. <br /> 47 Dr. Bergstrand shared several items coming on the Board's radar this year. One is an <br /> 48 ordinance concerning recovery of owned pets from the shelter. There will also be an ordinance <br /> 49 review of kennel permitting requirements, as well the definition of dangerous dogs in the <br /> 50 county. There will be a resolution related to proposed legislation about commercial dog <br />