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<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, August 15, 2012 <br /> <br />Animal Services Center <br /> 1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Suzanne Roy (Vice-Chair), Susan Elmore, Aviva Scully, Donna Bravo, <br />Kate Doom Patel, Jenn Merritt, Judy Miller, Lynn White <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Kris Bergstrand (Chair), Michelle Walker, Mike Stewart, Lori Lumpkin <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Director, Animal Services), Annette Moore (County Attorney) <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Agenda: <br /> Motion to approve agenda but move the potentially dangerous dog hearing discussion up <br />Motion passed and agenda unanimously approved. <br /> <br />Summary of June 20, 2012 meeting: reviewed and approved unanimously <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: <br />Animal ID: Margaret Heath, a member of the public, wished to discuss animal ID, <br /> but this item was not on the agenda. Margaret has sent an email to the BOCC and <br />this will be an item to discuss at the next meeting. <br /> <br />ASAB Updates: <br /> Michelle Walker completed new member orientation <br /> There were no recent appeal hearings for the Potentially Dangerous Dog Appeals <br />Committee <br /> <br />Old Business <br />A) Animal Recovery and Sterilization Committee progress report <br /> Met twice and will meet again in another week. Investigating programs such as <br />microchipping and mandatory sterilization laws for stray animals that are returned to <br />their owners. <br />B) Cat Sheltering <br /> No updates since Progress Report III due to the heavy summer workload <br /> Deanna Rowan, member of the public, provided six (6) handouts to the ASAB members <br />on cat housing and cat colony housing. <br />o <br /> Margaret Heath, member of the public, provided four (4) aspects of cat housing and a <br />marked up floor plan of OCAS <br />