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1 <br /> <br />Orange County Animal Services <br />1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-942-PETS (7387) <br /> <br />ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (ASAB) <br /> <br />6:30 to 8:30 p.m. <br />Wednesday, August 16, 2017 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Molly Mullin (Vice-Chair), Judy Miller, Warren Porter, Heather Payne, Diane Obeid, Edmund <br />Tiryakian, Beth Grooms, and Victoria Hudson <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Maureane Hoffman (Chair), Susan Elmore and Michelle Walker <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Andi Morgan (Asst Animal Services Director), Sarah Fallin, <br />Program Coordinator, and Cooper Hatch (Asst Program Coordinator) <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Call to order: 6:34pm <br /> <br />Review and adoption of the Agenda: Beth Grooms made a motion to approve the agenda; seconded by Judy Miller. <br />The motion carried without dissent. <br /> <br />Summary of August 17, 2017 meeting: Beth Grooms made a motion to approve the Summary; seconded by <br />Edmund Tiryakian. The motion carried without dissent. <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on the agenda: None. <br /> <br />Animal Services Advisory Board: <br />(A) Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool Updates: Bob Marotto reported on three new members to the hearing <br />panel pool, and they are participating in a new training process: video and observe two different hearing <br />(must be different Chairs). When there are gaps in the Ordinance, Chairs are tracking inconsistencies that <br />will be part of the next request for amendment/ revision of the Ordinance. There was ASAB discussion <br />about challenges that keep members of the public from reporting potentially dangerous animals. <br />(B) Vacancies: DeWana Anderson has resigned. There is also a vacancy created by the Ordinance for a member <br />that represents animal supply/ services business person. Bob Marotto will contact the Clerk’s office to <br />solicit applicants. <br /> <br />Old Business: <br /> <br />(A) Free Roaming Cat Spay & Neuter Initiative: Bob Marotto reported that the current plan still includes <br />outreach, something like a voucher for multiple days for mobile surgical van, offer traps, and plan for some <br />transportation. They have a meeting scheduled with OC Cooperative Extension to actively promote it. <br />(B) Pets of the Homeless Task Force: No updates other that the plan to revisit work groups. <br /> <br />(C) Surrendered Suffering Animals: The committee has not met yet. Diane Obeid has worked on a preliminary <br />document defining the problem. There was some discussion about suspected abuse that may be reported <br />at veterinary offices as an example for criteria and resolutions. <br /> <br />New Business: