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Approved ASAB Minutes January 16 th , 2008 Page 2 recommendations and ideas to help reduce the number of feral cats coming in to the shelter. The committee also hopes to gather data to determine where the majority of kittens and puppies are coming from in order to come up with a plan to target those areas in order to reduce the number of animals being euthanized. A list was provided to the POP Committee from staff with ideas along with administrative costs associated with outreach and education for the spay/neuter program. The members of the ASAB committee will come back to a future meeting to review and discuss how to design the spay neuter program to use funds in an appropriate manner. At the last meeting of the POP Committee, Sarah Fallin came to the meeting with a proposal to participate in “Spay Day USA,” an annual event now sponsored by the Humane Society of the United States, that will held on February 28, 2008. The idea is to enter into an agreement with Pet Overpopulation Patrol, NC, a mobile surgical clinic, to perform thirty sterilization surgeries on “Spay Day USA” for approximately $1800. The expense associated with this event would come out of the Spay Neuter Outreach Fund. Also, Bob Marotto will speak with Commissioner Moses Carey about a Resolution by the County Commissioners that would declare February 28 th , 2008, as “Spay Day” in Orange County. A motion was made by Jean Austin and seconded by Susan Elmore to support and approve “USA Spay Day” activities. VOTE: Unanimous Adoption Placement Committee—Dewana Anderson reported that the Placement Partner Agreement has been drafted and reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney. In light of that review, the Committee polled six groups regarding the issues of them having their own liability insurance and whether they would agree to a “hold harmless” provision. The data collected will be reviewed at the January 25, 2008 meeting to discuss how to proceed, and it is expected that the Committee will soon forward its working documents to the ASAB for discussion. Animal Placement and Fostering Updates—Jessica Allison gave a brief summary of accompanying documents on the foster program and sheltering activities for the months of November and December. There was discussion of a preliminary report on adoption returns, and it was requested that information be included regarding what happens to animals that have been adopted and then are returned. Ms. Allison reported that a staff progress report on the Foster Program is in draft form and that it will be reviewed by the ASAB Foster Committee in coming weeks. A final draft report is expected to be presented to the ASAB for discussion and review at its February meeting Animal Identification Initiative—Irene Paul provided a review of this initiative, which became effective on the first of the year, and also discussed some related changes in the data entry process at Animal Control. Overall, the new rabies tags and animal identification system was implemented and it is working successfully. New Business 2008 Schedule for Rabies Vaccinations— Irene Paul reported that a working schedule has been developed and the first group of clinics will be offered in February. Two of these clinics will be at the County’s Animal Shelter, one will be held at Animal Control, and another at the New Hope Volunteer Fire Department. In addition, letters will be sent out to the veterinarians thanking them for prior services and notifying them of the upcoming schedule.