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Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) Approved Minutes for July 16, 2008 Meeting Present ASAB Members: Daniel Textoris, Ross Oglesbee, Jean Austin,Bonnie Norwood, Dewana Anderson, Pat Sanford, Moses Carey and Rachel Beckham Absent ASAB Members: Tracy Carroll, Susan Elmore, Suzanne Roy, James Cramer and Kris Bergstrand Others in Attendance: Animal Services Director Bob Marotto, Animal Shelter Manager Jessica Allison, and Administrative Assistant Paula Ragan. Public Members Present: Melissa Marsh Welcome and Opening Comments—ASAB Chair, Ross Oglesbee, called the meeting to order. Motion was made by Jean Austin and seconded Moses Carey to approve the Minutes date June 18, 2008 with corrections to a few typographical errors and to add Pat Sanford’s name to the present members. VOTE: Unanimous. Motion was made by Pat Sanford and seconded by Daniel Textoris to approve the Agenda dated July 16, 2008, with a request from Pat Sanford to add the following items to items to the agenda: Spay/ Neuter Outreach; a thirty (30) percent euthanasia target; and the transportation of adoptable animals to northern shelters for adoption. VOTE: Unanimous General Public Comment—Melissa Marsh came to the board to share her experience and express the concerns she has regarding stray dogs in Orange County. In September of 2007 her husband found 6 puppies on Harmony Church Road and when they contacted rescue groups in the area to take them they were full and would not accept the puppies. Since then they have had 3 more strays come to their property and they are trying to place these as well. Ms. Marsh encouraged and requests the ASAB and the County to consider further increases in the license fee for intact dogs and cats because this is one way to help decrease the stray animal population in Orange County. Ms. Marsh thinks the current amount is not high enough, and that citizens who choose not to have their pets spayed or neutered may think more about their decision with a larger licensing differential. Since the licensing fees have recently been increased, this issue was referred to the Spay Neuter Committee and if not this year, in subsequent years another fee adjustment may be requested. Unfinished Business— Tethering Ordinance Update— Bob Marotto reported that at the last meeting some of the ASAB members made a request that a special work session be held prior to the commissioner’s meeting in September. Since that meeting Mr. Marotto had a discussion with the BOCC liaison to the ASAB, Moses Carey, to discuss how to proceed and if this would be possible. At tonight’s meeting Moses Carey first expressed his and the BOCC’s appreciation for all the hard work that has been done by the ASAB and the Tethering Committee. As it stands now, he indicated, the BOCC wants to make changes but are unsure what changes should be made since they have not had a chance to discuss all of the issues among themselves. He also noted that no work sessions would be held until the BOCC has had time to discuss and review all input so far received in regard to the proposed tethering