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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, September 17, 2014 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: DeWana Anderson, Caroline Green, Beth Grooms, Judy Miller, Arthur Sprinczeles, <br />Michelle Walker (Chair), Warren Porter (Vice-Chair) <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Elmore, Aviva Scully, Michael Stewart <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Josh Fisher (Veterinary Health Care Manager) <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Agenda: Motion to approve agenda passed and agenda unanimously approved, with the addition of a <br />summary of the Potentially Dangerous Dog hearing <br /> <br />Summary of August 20, 2014 meeting: Reviewed and unanimously approved <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: None <br /> <br />ASAB Affairs <br />(A) Recommendation for vacant animal advocate position <br />• Nicole Roth was present and introduced herself. She does pro bono work for and is on the <br />board of the Animal Legal Defense Fund (ALDF). <br />(B) Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeal Hearing <br />• The panel heard one appeal and reversed the designation after finding that the elements of a <br />dog’s approach in (1) a vicious or terrorizing manner and (2) an apparent attitude of attack were <br />not met. <br /> <br />Old Business <br />(A) Cat Task Force <br />• Future action was discussed, on how to continue to implement the program. Bob Marotto <br />shared the Task Force’s preliminary report with staff, and staff comments will be shared <br />with the Task Force <br />(B) Unified Animal Ordinance Update <br />• Bob Marotto gave an update on its status and explained its path forward in the future. <br />(C) Resolution supporting Kids4Kindness School Program <br />• No update. <br /> <br />New Business <br />(A) Veterinary Health Care Services: Josh Fisher <br />• Josh Fisher gave a presentation highlighting OCAS’ Veterinary Health Care program, including an <br />overview of services provided, a summary of annual rabies clinics, partnerships with local