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Orange County Animal Services <br />1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 <br />919-942-PETS (7387) <br />ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (ASAB) <br />6:30 to 8:00 p.m. <br />Wednesday, February 20, 2019 <br />Meeting Summary <br /> <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Maureane Hoffman (Chair), Molly Mullin (Vice-Chair), Evelyn <br />Daniel, Susan Elmore, Beth Grooms, Diane Obeid, Lee Pickett, Amanda Schwoerke (Secretary), <br />Bryan Stuart, Edmund Tiryakian <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Lisa Wells <br />STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director); Andi Morgan (Animal Services <br />Asst. Director); Cooper Hatch (Program Coordinator); Rachel Plast (Administrative Assistant) <br />GUESTS PRESENT: Casey Ferrell; Lucia Welborne <br /> <br /> <br />Call to order: 6:37 p.m. <br /> <br />Review and adoption of the Agenda: approved, after removing “Outside Agency Review <br />Committee” because there were no applications <br /> <br />Summary of January 16, 2019, meeting: approved, after amending the minutes to add Susan <br />Elmore’s name to the list of subcommittee members <br /> <br />Review of public participation guidelines: Not reviewed <br /> <br />General Public Comments on items not on agenda: None <br /> <br />Membership Updates: <br />• Bob Marotto introduced Casey Ferrell, an ASAB applicant, and spoke about his <br />experiences of working with Mr. Ferrell previously. He recommended Mr. Ferrell highly. <br />• Mr. Ferrell discussed his background and interest in serving on the ASAB; answered <br />ASAB member questions; and asked questions about the ASAB. <br />• Approved motion to nominate Mr. Ferrell and Lucia Welborne to the ASAB. <br />• Bob Marotto will move forward expeditiously with presenting the nominations to the <br />BOCC. If the nominations are approved, Mr. Ferrell (at-large member of Orange County) <br />and Ms. Welborne (member with background in animal welfare/animal advocacy) will <br />fill the final two vacancies on the ASAB. <br /> <br />Animal Services Advisory Board Updates: <br />Old Business <br />• Spay-Neuter Day <br />o Bob Marotto reported that the BOCC adopted the resolution naming February 26, <br />2019, Spay-Neuter Day in Orange County.