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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, October 18, 2017 <br /> <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Maureane Hoffman (Chair), Molly Mullin (Vice-Chair), Beth Grooms, Judy Miller, Warren <br />Porter, Edmund Tiryakian, Susan Elmore and Victoria Hudson <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Diane Obeid, Heather Payne, and Michelle Walker <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Andi Morgan (Asst Animal Services Director), Isabel <br />Bukovnik (Animal Care Supervisor), Dean Burton (Animal Control Officer), and Derek Woodlief (Animal Control <br />Officer) <br />GUESTS PRESENT: None <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br /> <br />Call to order: 6:34pm <br /> <br />Review and adoption of the Agenda: Judy Miller made a motion to approve the agenda with addition of Pat <br />Sanford Award procedure during ASAB business; seconded by Susan Elmore. The motion carried without dissent. <br /> <br />Summary of September 20, 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 Advisory Board Elections: A nominating committee must be appointed to develop the slate <br />of officers. Edmund Tiryakian made a motion that Susan Elmore to head the nominating committee to bring <br />a slate of officers for the November meeting; seconded by Beth Grooms. The motion carried without <br />dissent. The incumbents are interested in another term. <br />(B) Progress Report and Work Plan: The report is due on December 15th to BOCC. They will discuss Board <br />reports in January or February at a work session. The report reviews the activities of the current year and <br />forecasts activities for the next year. Bob Marotto will bring the report to ASAB prior to the November <br />meeting. Board members should bring their responses to the November meeting. It would be a good <br />opportunity to plan for revisions to the Hearing Panel Pool operating procedures in 2018. <br />(C) Pat Sanford Grant: A call for proposals was sent out this week. Beth Grooms make a motion to nominate <br />the review panel of Molly Mullin, Judy Miller, and Victoria Hudson as the ASAB’s contribution to the grant <br />review; Susan Elmore seconded. The motion carried without dissent. A final grant decision will be made in <br />early December. <br /> <br />Old Business: <br /> <br />(A) Free Roaming Cat Spay & Neuter Initiative: First, the new Working Barn Cat Program marketing was <br />presented. Bob Marotto reported progress on the message and community partners. Outreach is occurring <br />in many ways. An effort of the program will occur on October 20th by trapping a large number of cats at a <br />county farm, and the cats will be brought to the OCAS for SNAP services. The second part of the outreach is