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Animal Services Advisory Board (ASAB) Approved Minutes for March 15, 2006, Meeting Present ASAB Members: Tracy Carroll, Daniel Textoris, Lisa Smith, James Kramer, Kristine Bergstrand, Jean H. ConneratLevine and Pat Sanford. Absent ASAB Members: Moses Carey, Jr., Ross Oglesbee, Bonnie Norwood, DeWanna Anderson Others in Attendance: Animal Services Director Bob Marotto, Animal Shelter Director Joe Pulcinella, Animal Control Manager Irene Paul and Administrative Assistant Paula Ragan. Welcome and Opening Comments Chair of the ASAB Committee, Tracy Carroll Motion was made by Daniel Textoris and seconded by Jean ConneratLevine to approve the Proposed Agenda dated March 15, 2006. VOTE: Unanimous Motion was made by Daniel Textoris and seconded by Kristine Bergstrand to approve the minutes dated January 18, 2006. VOTE: Unanimous Unfinished Business Update on Adoption Appeals Committee given by Bob Marotto, Animal Services Director: Adoption Appeals Guidelines were reviewed by Sean Borhanian Assistant County Attorney, who recommended that as twostep process be formalized: namely, initially, there be a review of a denial by the Animal Shelter Director, and that if the denial was upheld, the appellant be referred to the Adoptions Appeals Committee. Thus he revised the overall procedure description. Staff and ASAB members who previously worked on drafting this procedure agreed that a more formal twostep appeal process was desirable and did not represent a substantive change from the version of the appeals procedure that the ASAB adopted. No concerns arose in the ASAB discussion and Bob Marotto agreed to electronically forward the revised Adoption Appeals Procedure to ASAB members. Update on Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee: Animal Services Director, Bob Marotto, Pat Sanford and JeanConneratLevine together summarized the most recent hearing held by the Dangerous Dog Appeal Committee. Bob Marotto also summarized the Superior Court appeal that has been filed in this case regarding whether the County has jurisdiction to offer hearings when a dog is declared dangerous (as opposed to potentially dangerous) as well as whether the Committee’s decision was correct and proper (if it was found that there is jurisdiction). He indicated that this matter had been referred to and reviewed with the Office of the County Attorney, which would work with Animal Services staff in that appeal process. Adjusted Animal Shelter Adoption Process: Animal Shelter Director Joe Pulcinella described some recent changes that have been made in the adoption process and their rationale. He