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2 <br /> • Tripling the number of spays and neuters (from 50 to 149) performed for pets belonging to <br /> residents with household incomes from 200 to 400 percent of the federal poverty level on the <br /> basis of a grant from the Margaret T. Petrie Spaying and Neutering Foundation. <br /> • Helping to control the number of animals needing to be sheltered by Orange County Animal <br /> Services, which for the fourth consecutive year was less than 3000. <br /> Orange County's subsidized spay and neuter for cats and dogs is now available to more residents <br /> than ever before. Orange County Animal Services received another grant from the Margaret T. <br /> Petrie Spaying and Neutering Foundation in the amount of $25,000 to continue to cover the cost of <br /> spay and neuter for animals belonging to residents whose household income is between 200 and <br /> 400 percent of the federal poverty level. Previously, 200 percent was the ceiling for income-based <br /> qualification. <br /> Orange County also continues its effort to sterilize cats from farms and stables in more rural parts of <br /> Orange County. Animal Services has created a Working (Barn) Cat Program that not only sterilizes <br /> but vaccinates, microchips, and licenses participating felines for free. The funding for this effort has <br /> shifted from a grant to donations received through Orange County's Community Giving Fund. As a <br /> result of outreach including Cooperative Extension and the Agricultural Preservation Board, among <br /> others, Animal Services was able to sterilize 136 working cats in 2018. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The resolution has no financial impact. Events and outreach done in <br /> conjunction with this year's Spay Neuter Day involve funds already in the County's Community Spay <br /> and Neuter Fund. The FY1819 operating budget for the Community Spay and Neuter Fund is <br /> $68,350 and there is a fund balance of approximately $42,616. These funds primarily come from the <br /> $20 differential license fee for reproductive cats and dogs, combined with reimbursement from the <br /> North Carolina Spay Neuter Reimbursement Program, significant donations from the public and <br /> grants awarded to Animal Services. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with <br /> this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board receive the written program report, <br /> adopt the proposed resolution, and authorize the Chair to sign the resolution. <br />