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• Division 5 of the Unified Animal Ordinance o Bryan Stuart(subcommittee chair) reported on the amendments to Sec. 4-182, Division 5,proposed by the subcommittee appointed to review and clarify the section's language. o Subcommittee members answered questions about the proposed amendments. o Bryan Stuart also discussed the subcommittee's list of possible future amendments that the ASAB might consider proposing to Division 5. o Bob Marotto reported on his discussions with Anne-Marie Tesco (county attorney) and Bonnie Hammersley (county manager) about the ASAB's desire to propose amendments to Division 5. o Approved motion to accept the proposed amended language for eventual recommendation to the BOCC. o Approved motion to constitute a task force to review the policy issues raised by the subcommittee, as well as additional policy issues. o Bryan Stuart (chair), Edmund Tiryakian, Amanda Schwoerke, Susan Elmore, Bob Marotto, and Irene Phipps were appointed to the working group, and were charged with reporting to the ASAB in three months. New Business ■ 2018 Program Report for Orange County's Community Spay and Neuter Program o Cooper Hatch reported on the spay and neuter program. Highlights included: ■ Thanks to a grant from the Petrie Foundation, Animal Services was able to provide spay/neuter services to people with higher incomes. ■ The community pets program spayed and neutered a total of 602 cats and dogs in partnership with AnimalKind and SNAP-NC. ■ Animal Services euthanized the fewest animals in its history last year. o Cooper Hatch, Bob Marotto, and Andi Morgan answered questions from ASAB members about the program. ■ Protocols for Items Brought Forward to the ASAB from Residents and Others o The ASAB discussed whether there should be a process, by which the ASAB communicates to the BOCC that residents or others have communicated policy issues/concerns/requests to the ASAB, on which the ASAB chose not to take official action. o Bob Marotto advocated for such a procedure to be part of the ASAB's standard operating procedure going forward. He discussed the issue with Bonnie Hammersley(county manager) who agreed that it would be appropriate to draft an informational memo to the BOCC in such circumstances. o After discussion, the ASAB agreed to institute such a procedure moving forward. o Bob Marotto was charged with drafting an informational memo regarding a recent resident request(concerning free-roaming cats), for review and voting by the ASAB at its next meeting. ■ Budget and Recommended Fee Adjustments o Bob Marotto asked the ASAB to support Animal Services' proposed budget and fee adjustments. The issue has arisen because the County Manager asked Animal Services to prepare a continuation budget.