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<br /> <br />• Identify needed amendments to the UAO for based upon the <br />experience of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool. <br /> <br />Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities <br />• Provide a setting for stakeholder communication about animal- <br />related matters <br />• Providing leadership to the appeal hearing panels by having three (3) <br />board members be part of the Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool <br />and chair the hearing panels <br />• Recommend ASAB applicants to the BOCC and orient new members <br />to the role and responsibility of the advisory board. <br />• Supporting the Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Grant with board <br />members serving along with staff on the annual grant application <br />review panel. <br /> <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 /> <br />Managing Pet Overpopulation: The board will continue to work with staff to <br />implement a plan for managing free roaming cats. In particular, the board <br />will work with staff to coordinate with the Agricultural Preservation Board <br />and other entities to advance the “working farm cat” program. The board <br />will also continue to work with staff to develop community partnerships <br />and resources for addressing the challenges presented by free roaming <br />cats. More generally, the board will work with staff to ensure that <br />organizational forms and practices responsible for the county’s success in <br />managing over population are recognized, supported and extended into the <br />future. This is a critical commitment to ensure that pet overpopulation is <br />managed in the long run in Orange County in a humane as well as cost <br />effective manner. <br /> <br />Community Services and Community Centers: The board will continue to <br />work with staff to consider how to best implement community-oriented <br />developments in the fields of animal welfare and animal services in Orange <br />County. It is expected that Animal Services will continue to work toward <br />partnering with established community centers in Orange County to build <br />stronger community relations through which various services and <br />resources can become better known. Easement Area: The board plans to <br />continue to support staff in ensuring that dog walking trails are recreated <br />in the area of the new OWASA and Duke Energy Easement. The board also <br />plans to continue to support staff in ensuring that the entrance and <br />presentation of the Animal Services Center is not compromised by these <br />easements.