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From: Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting Minutes <br />DATE: June 19, 2013 <br />LOCATION: Orange County Animal Services, 1601 Eubanks Rd., Chapel Hill, NC <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Michelle Walker (Vice Chair), Kris Bergstrand (Secretary), Judy <br />Miller, Michael Stewart, Suzanne Roy, Kate Doom Patel, Warren Porter, Jen Merritt, <br />Donna Bravo <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Susan Elmore, Aviva Scully <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Sarah Fallin (Program <br />Coordinator) <br /> <br />Beginning Time of Meeting: 6:30 pm <br /> <br />Agenda: Unanimously approved. <br /> <br />Summary and Approval of May 15, 2013 Meeting: Unanimously approved. <br /> <br />General Public Comments for Items Not on Agenda: None <br /> <br />ASAB Affairs <br /> <br />a. Membership <br />i. Updates: <br /> Terms of Jen Merritt and Judy Miller have been renewed. <br /> Dewana Anderson has been appointed to fill Kris Bergstrand <br />position <br /> Marshall Morris was appointed by the BOCC for the at-large seat <br />being vacated by Donna Bravo. <br /> <br />ii. Secretary for the Remainder of 2013 will be Suzanne Roy, taking over <br />for Kris Bergstrand, whose term has expired. (Unless someone else on <br />the board steps forward and would like to fill this position). <br /> <br />iii. Outreach and diversity effort – being conducted through the county <br />clerk’s office. One position open – Animal Advocate slot <br /> <br />iv. Bob Marotto and the entire board commended Kris Bergstrand and <br />Donna Bravo for their service on the Board. <br /> <br />b. Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals Hearing <br /> <br />Mike Stewart provided summary of the one hearing that took place during <br />this time period, stating that the potentially dangerous dog designation was <br />overturned based on questions about whether the dog was on or off the <br />owner’s real property and whether or not the dog approached the victim in