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11 <br /> <br />Bob Marotto said these dogs are being sheltered at the AS center, and will continue to 1 <br />be there through the bond forfeiture process, which has been initiated and the owner of the 2 <br />dogs will be required to post a bond for the cost of care, or forfeit the animals to the County. 3 <br />He said staff has been working closely with other agencies to avoid bottlenecks in spacing. 4 <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if these dogs can be rehabilitated should the County 5 <br />ends up keeping them. 6 <br />Bob Marotto said it is a complex issue, and experts in this area would have to be 7 <br />involved to assess the animals. He said it would be challenging process, and would need to be 8 <br />done in a deliberate manner. 9 <br />Commissioner Marcoplos asked if this is the first time AS has had an experience like 10 <br />this. 11 <br />Bob Marotto said it is not the first time, but it is the largest number of dogs, and the 12 <br />collaboration between AS, the Sheriff’s office, and the District Attorney is unique, and has been 13 <br />a rewarding experience. 14 <br />Commissioner Burroughs said she had an acquaintance tell her recently that she had a 15 <br />wonderful experience with Bob Marotto, who was able to handle a tricky situation and secure a 16 <br />positive outcome. 17 <br />Commissioner Price said she has a concern about the first issue: an abused animal 18 <br />being voluntarily surrendered without recourse on the owner. She said there is legal recourse 19 <br />for dog or cock fighting. 20 <br />Bob Marotto said those are not the situations that they were talking about. He said it is 21 <br />more typical for someone to have an ill animal that they cannot afford to take care of. He said 22 <br />this type of situation is handled quite differently than dog fighting. 23 <br />Commissioner Jacobs asked Bob Marotto if he could share the winners of the Pat 24 <br />Sanford. 25 <br />Bob Marotto said there were four or five applications and two winners this year: N.C. 26 <br />Equine Therapy Center and Independent Animal Rescue. 27 <br /> 28 <br />• Arts Commission: Tim Hoke, Chair 29 <br /> 30 <br />Time Hoke said the Commission has had a busy year. He reviewed some 31 <br />accomplishments: 32 <br /> 33 <br />• Reinstated our positive standing as the Designated County Partner for Orange County 34 <br />with the NC Arts Council after a probationary period implemented by the NC Arts 35 <br />Council in July, 2016. 36 <br />• Revised the Orange County Arts Grants application process, simplifying the application 37 <br />and condensing the cycle to one annual application period. Hosted training sessions 38 <br />and one-on-one assistance to area groups and artists. 38% of applicants during the 39 <br />2017 cycle were first-time applicants. 40 <br />• Served as ambassadors and panelists for the Emerging Artist Program, the Annual 41 <br />Piedmont Laureate Program, and the 4th US Congressional District High School Art 42 <br />Competition. 43 <br />• Completed Calypso Cat public art project in partnership with Orange County Animal 44 <br />Services and Gold Park Bee Hotel project in partnership with the Town of Hillsborough, 45 <br />the Hillsborough Tourism Development Authority, and the Hillsborough Arts Council. 46 <br />• Hosted The State of the Arts of Orange County and the Triangle with the NC Arts 47 <br />Council to announce the findings of Americans for the Arts’ Arts and Economic 48 <br />Prosperity Survey V. Have presented to findings to local boards and councils to info 49 <br />• Advocated on behalf of Orange County artists and arts organizations to local legislators 50