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<br /> <br />review panel. <br /> <br />What are the concerns or emerging issues your board has identified for the <br />upcoming year that it plans to address, or wishes to bring to the Commissioners’ <br />attention? <br /> <br />Managing Pet Overpopulation: The board will work with staff to begin to <br />implement the five (5) year plan for managing free roaming cats. The <br />implementation of this plan was deferred nearly a year as a result of the <br />effort it took to approve and implement the UAO but it remains critical to <br />effectively managing pet overpopulation in Orange County in the long run. <br />In addition, the board will work with staff to ensure that organizational <br />forms and practices responsible for the county’s success in managing over <br />population are recognized, supported and extended into the future. <br /> <br />Exploring New Frontiers: The board will contintue to work with staff to see <br />how cutting edge developments in the field can be put into place in Orange <br />County. These include efforts such as Pets for Life oriented toward <br />supporting pet ownership in underserved parts of the county and related <br />efforts seeking to reduce animal intakes. Critical to this effort may be <br />partnerships with neighborhood groups and community centers. <br /> <br />Pets of the Homeless: Working with the county’s Homelessness <br />Coordinator to identify community resources that can be tapped to help <br />care for pets belonging to the homeless as they undergo different <br />transitions. This has been a perplexing problem for Animal Services to <br />deal with on its own and there is a strong sense that a broad based <br />approach is the most successful way to find solutions to what are very <br />stressful situations. <br /> <br />School Partnerships: Continue to work with staff to explore opportunities <br />to collaborate with the schools to promote responsible pet ownership <br />among future generations of county residents. One is to create stronger <br />relationships with school social workers to promote subsidized spay and <br />neuter for pets. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />RAM, October 13, 2016 <br />Comment [L1]: Comment [L1]: Comment [L1]: Comment [L1]: This is a <br />carryover from last year which could be kept <br />or removed. BM