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<br /> <br />FROM: Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting <br /> <br />DATE: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 <br /> <br />LOCATION: Community Services Room, Animal Services Center <br /> <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Elmore, Jean Connerat-Austin, Kristine Bergstrand, Dan <br />Textoris, Lori Lumpkin, Andy Uhl, Aviva Scully <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Suzanne Roy, Tracy Carroll, Sue Millager <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Moratto, Sarah Falin <br />____________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Beginning time of meeting: 6:30 <br /> <br />Resident recognition and appreciation <br /> Board expressed appreciation to Wendy Stewart and Jane Vacchiano from <br />Hillsborough Elementary School for sustained and substantial donations. <br />Certificates of appreciation were given to both Ms. Stewart and Ms. Vacchiano. <br /> <br />Old Business <br />ASAB Appointments (information only, no votes) <br /> Welcome to New Members Lori Lumpkin (at-large, non-municipal) and Andy Uhl <br />(professional certified animal handler/trainer) <br /> Two other vacancies to be filled are at-large, general and animal welfare/rescue <br />group representative <br /> Q&A session with ASAB applicant Suzie Armstrong <br /> <br />New Business <br />2011 ASAB officer selection <br /> Board voted unanimously via secret ballot to elect Kristine Bergstrand as Chair <br />and Suzanne Roy as Vice-Chair <br />2011 meeting schedule and ASAB Board members’ name/contact/term information <br /> Distributed to board members and approved by members <br />Information for BOCC retreat <br /> ASAB staff prepared requested information on 2010 accomplishments and 2011 <br />work plan <br /> Vote: unanimous to accept the document with minor changes <br />Animal Services updates (information only) <br /> Pat Sanford and Elliott Kramer have requested a discussion of intraregional <br />transfer of animals to northern parts of the country and creation of a <br />subcommittee to review animal ordinances <br />o Bob will meet with Pat and Elliott and report back to the ASAB board <br /> Home for the Holidays activities update <br /> Placement Partner Agreement update— Staff will continue to carefully monitor <br />responses from groups to determine whether partners will be lost, etc.