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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, October 21, 2015 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Walker (Chair), Judy Miller, Caroline Green, Beth Grooms, Warren Porter <br />(Vice-Chair), Susan Elmore, Michael Stewart, Dewana Anderson, Arthur Sprinczeles, Molly Mullins <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Maureane Hoffman, Aviva Scully <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director) <br />MEMBERS OF PUBLIC: Deanna Rowan <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Agenda: One addition added, to discuss ASAB attendance requirements; with this addition, motion to <br />approve agenda passed and agenda unanimously approved <br /> <br />Summary of September 16, 2015 meeting: Reviewed and unanimously approved <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: None <br /> <br />ASAB Affairs <br />(A) Attendance matters: there’s a spreadsheet that shows ASAB attendance statistics. The chair can <br />only excuse two absences per member in a 12-month period; removal from the Board occurs at four <br />absences within a 12-month period. The County Clerk reviews attendance statistics quarterly. <br />(B) Officers for 2016: Warren Porter is nominated for Chair; Maureane Hoffman is nominated for Vice <br />Chair; Caroline Green is nominated for Secretary. Motion to accept slate is seconded, and all vote in <br />favor. <br />(C) 2015 Progress Report and 2016 Work Plan: Michelle reviews the latest draft. <br /> <br />Old/New Business <br />(A) Animal Research Subcommittee <br /> Deanna Rowan expressed concern about substituting the term academic collaborations for <br />animal research. Susan gives an overview of the subcommittee’s Oct 7 meeting, listing both <br />possible costs and benefits. The committee voted in favor of moving forward to allow academic <br />collaborations between universities and OCAS. There’s more discussion among the board <br />regarding the benefits of such a program, and the details of possible protocol. Each board <br />member expresses their thoughts. A motion is made to take a vote on whether to move <br />forward; four voted for, six voted against. <br />(B) Animal Services Update <br /> Due to the large number of kittens, OCAS has continuous adoption specials on them. <br /> Unified Animal Ordinance update: OCAS will prepare educational materials that can be <br />distributed when the Ordinance is rolled out.