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1 <br /> <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-942-PETS (7387) <br /> <br />ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (ASAB) <br /> <br />6:30 to 8:30 p.m. <br />Wednesday, April 15, 2015 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Maureane Hoffman, Beth Grooms, Michelle Walker (Chair), Warren Porter (Vice- <br />Chair), Susan Elmore, Aviva Scully, Judy Miller, Michael Stewart <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Caroline Green, Arthur Sprinczeles, Molly Mullins, Dewana Anderson <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Sarah Fallin <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Agenda: Motion to approve agenda passed and agenda unanimously approved <br /> <br />Summary of March 18, 2015 meeting: Reviewed and unanimously approved <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: None <br /> <br />ASAB Affairs <br />(A) BOCC Discussion of ASAB Progress Report and Work Plan <br /> Michelle Walker shared a letter from the Board of County Commissioners and reported back <br />from the March 19, 2015 Work Session, specifically regarding the importance of agriculture in <br />Orange County <br />(B) Meeting Schedule – the Board reviewed the meeting schedule for the remainder of the year <br />(C) Outside Agency review <br /> Maureane Hoffman summarized the application from Piedmont Wildlife Center Inc. for its <br />Elementary School Environmental Education Program <br /> <br />Old Business <br />(A) Sunsetting the Free-Roaming Cat Task Force <br /> Because all goals and deliverables have been met, the Task Force was closed <br /> <br />New Business <br />(A) Animal Services Updates—Bob Marotto <br /> The Unified Animal Ordinance went before the Carrboro Board of Aldermen on April 7, 2015 <br />as a discussion item. The Aldermen expressed support for unification and expressed a <br />desire for representatives of the community of origin to serve in the body conducting appeal <br />proceedings. Chapel Hill approved the Unified Animal Ordinance by consent on April 14, <br />2015. <br /> Bob Marotto provided various Animal Services updates, including regarding coyote reports <br />and staffing <br />(B) More About Pets for Life Locally and in Comparable Communities—Michael Haskins and Adam <br />Wright, Non-Profit Fellows, UNC-CH Kenan-Flagler Business School