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18th. They presented the Spay/neuter resolution and it was adopted. February 25th is declared <br />Spay/Neuter Day in Orange County. On February 25th one may sponsor a spay/neuter for <br />another's pet or make an appointment to spay/neuter one's own pet. At the end of the meeting <br />the BOCC appointed the ASAB's three new members. Caroline Green and Beth Grooms who <br />were in attendance and Marshall Gray, an attorney with animal law background. <br />Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Hearings - There weren't any this past month but one is <br />coming up. <br />Outside Agency Funding Requests - It is time for selected members of the ASAB Board to sit <br />with Bob and Irene Phipps to review outside agency funding requests. This cycle, there is just <br />one request for funding from Piedmont Wildlife. Bob Marotto said the we need to think of <br />these funding requests in terms of strategic partnerships. The Kids for Kindness organization, <br />which provides education about responsible pet ownership and the importance of spay/neuter <br />to fourth graders at Hillsborough Elementary School, expressed need for resources to do the <br />program on a wider basis. The ASAB Board would love to encourage Kids for Kindness to apply <br />for funding next year as their mission aligns perfectly with that of OCAS. The timing to apply for <br />this year wasn't right and we are hoping that next year it will work out. Wendy Stewart and <br />Sandy Greene, the directors of the program will be presenting at the ASAB March meeting. <br />Partnerships are critical to the OCAS enterprise. Bob Marotto said that there is an instrument <br />that, any agency who is applying for funding, needs to fill out, after which the funding request is <br />evaluated. Caroline Green, Judy Miller and Mike Stewart volunteered to be the members to <br />work on reviewing outside agency funding and were unanimously approved by the ASAB Board. <br />Old Business <br />1. Free Roaming Cat Task Force Charge and Update <br />Dewanna Anderson, the Task Force Chair, reviewed the charge and thanked the Task Force <br />members for helping to prepare it. The entire Board reviewed it and some small changes were <br />made to the text which were voted on and approved unanimously. Changes included <br /> Educate about the nature and needs of cats <br /> Bold the bullet and switch the wording to, "Reduce the number and improve the health <br />of free roaming cats" <br /> Remove the bullet of "Explore Ordinance Changes and change to "Explore Trap Neuter <br />and Release programs for free roaming cats" and, <br /> Explore model programs and ordinances