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3 <br /> 1 making the Animal Service Center an attractive and welcoming facility, an actual <br /> 2 destination for the community. <br /> 3 • Unified Animal Ordinance and Legislation: The ASAB will continue to coordinate with <br /> 4 staff to identify and address "issues" in the administration of the ordinance in areas that <br /> 5 may be subject to administrative appeal. As in the past, it is expected that this may bring <br /> 6 forth recommendations for ordinance amendments based upon the experience of the <br /> 7 Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool with the appeal process. The ASAB will also <br /> 8 continue to work with staff to identify legal changes that may be addressed by the BOCC <br /> 9 through the County's legislative agenda. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Commissioner Price referred to dog walking trails/easements, and asked if there are <br /> 12 issues with this. <br /> 13 Maureane Hoffman said no, and the issue is that these easements were not initially well <br /> 14 communicated to Animal Services staff and the advisory board. She said this communication <br /> 15 failure has been addressed. <br /> 16 Bob Marotto said they are working now with Duke and OWASA's easements, as well as <br /> 17 Solid Waste. He said they are working with the Town of Chapel Hill regarding a brook that runs <br /> 18 through the area near the landfill. <br /> 19 Commissioner Bedford asked if any lessons were learned during the hurricanes. <br /> 20 Bob Marotto said the department has been at the edge of a newer approach of housing <br /> 21 animals in the context of emergencies, and this year's hurricanes prompted a need to co-locate <br /> 22 pets in the same building as their owners. He said a lesson learned was the importance of <br /> 23 recruiting more volunteers to help with the co-location. <br /> 24 Maureane Hoffman said it also showed the commitment of the Animal Services staff to <br /> 25 working both the shelters and the facility. <br /> 26 Chair Rich asked if there is an update on the number of free roaming cats. <br /> 27 Bob Marotto said this remains a real challenge, but up to 200 cats have been sterilized <br /> 28 through the working barn cat program. He said this will be a long term effort to make any <br /> 29 significant impact. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Commissioner McKee arrived at 7:18 p.m. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Maureane Hoffman said it is hard to get hard data on the free roaming cats, and this <br /> 34 problem is best addressed intensively, one area at a time. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 • Arts Commission Tim Hoke, Chair <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Tim Hoke reviewed some of the Arts Commission's accomplishments: <br /> 39 • Hosted annual Arts Grants Program. Thirty-eight, or 57%, of the 67 applications were <br /> 40 funded. Of the funded applications, 32% were first-time applicants. Requested funding <br /> 41 totaled$163,859, with $61,394 available for disbursement. <br /> 42 • Served as ambassadors and panelists for the Emerging Artist Program, the Annual <br /> 43 Piedmont Laureate Program, and the 4th US Congressional District High School Art <br /> 44 Competition. <br /> 45 • Served as county lead for Arts Day 2018, gathering local arts supporters to advocate for <br /> 46 public arts support through Arts North Carolina. <br /> 47 • In partnership with the Hillsborough Arts Council, hosted 2nd Annual Paint it Orange: <br /> 48 Plein Air Paint-out &Wet Paint Sale, as a fundraiser for OCAC and HAC, drawing artists <br /> 49 from four states. <br />