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Page 2 of 4 ASAB Approved Summary February 17, 2010 General Public Comment—None Old Business— Dangerous Dog Task Force— Motion was made by Kris Bergstrand and seconded by Suzanne Roy to adopt the report made by the committee. As reported at previous ASAB meetings this year, Chair Jean Austin said that after gathering statistics from Animal Control over the past 2-3 years regarding animals that had been declared dangerous, she recommended against a change in the animal control ordinance to address “specific” size/type of enclosure that dogs declared "dangerous" must be kept in. A memorandum of the statistics and the committee’s findings will be prepared and submitted to the County Manager’s office for review. VOTE: Unanimous Placement Partner Committee—Bob Marotto reported that the committee has been working with the County Staff Attorney to review and revise the Placement Partner Agreement. The only change of any substance is to specify in the agreement that micro chipping would be available, and that spay and neuter will be performed for the direct cost to OCAS -- $30/neuter $60/spay. The issue regarding insurance has been resolved by including a provision that requires general liability insurance up to $100,000 along with auto insurance for all Placement Partners. It was decided that the agreement and guidelines would be finalized and implement as part of this year’s Strategic Plan. A survey conducted last year of six partner placement groups found that just one of these organizations would be unable to meet the insurance requirement. Motion was made was made by Kiris Bergstrand to support the Placement Partner Agreement and seconded by Susan Elmore, VOTE: Unanimous January Statistical Summary—Jess Allison reported that 242 animals were admitted to the facility, with a total of 101 adoptions. Animal Control brought in 39% of the intakes; there were nine rabies exposure investigations with zero positive tests. The first rabies clinic was held on February 16, 2010 with a total of 93 one-year vaccinations administered. Animal Services Updates—Bob Marotto reported that there would be ongoing activity for 2010 regarding the move into the new facility. Mr. Marotto stressed the importance of staying on task regarding the core activities for the Animal Services department. There is a small punch list of items that need to be completed, most of which are still under warranty. Some equipment is still needed, such as grooming tubs, commercial dishwasher and furnishings for the adoptable areas. Mr. Marotto reported that the transition to the in-house spay/neuter has been implemented and is running very well. There are some program elements that are still missing and will require a development of appropriate operational procedures for the facility. Tethering is a final implementation phase; written warnings will be written starting May 19th, 2010 and a third report will be provided to the BOCC with an overview and update.