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6 <br /> Emergency Response and Recovery (COVID-19 Pandemic) <br /> • Supported staff in adapting operations to provide essential services <br /> • Supported staff in implementing needed programs, e.g., pet food <br /> assistance and veterinary assistance <br /> Sustainable Services <br /> • Supported strategic plan for managing pet overpopulation to control <br /> costs and reduce the use of euthanasia for population control. <br /> • Supported efforts to advance the plan for managing free roaming <br /> cats in Orange County as part of the overall strategic plan. <br /> • Supported efforts to meet or exceed professional standards within <br /> the field of animal welfare and animal services. <br /> Making County Government Accessible, Understandable and Transparent <br /> • Served as a sounding board for stakeholder concerns about animal <br /> issues and animal related policies. <br /> • Met with and recommended candidates for the ASAB to the BOCC <br /> • Stood ready and coordinated openly and effectively with the BOCC <br /> as needed <br /> • Continued to work with staff to identify needed amendments for the <br /> Unified Animal Ordinance. <br /> Advisory Board Roles and Responsibilities <br /> • Provided a setting for stakeholder communication about various <br /> animal-related matters. <br /> • Sustained ASAB by vetting candidates for board vacancies, making <br /> recommendations to the BOCC, and conducting orientations for new <br /> members. <br /> • Worked toward effective succession of ASAB members on the <br /> Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool. <br /> • Supported the Pat Sanford Animal Welfare Grant and participated in <br /> the application review panel. <br /> If your board/commission played the role of an Element Lead Advisory Board <br /> involved in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan preparation process, please indicate <br /> your board's activities/accomplishments as they may relate to the <br /> Comprehensive Plan's goals or objectives. <br /> (The Element Lead Advisory Boards include: Planning Board, EDC, OUTBoard, <br /> Commission for the Environment, Historic Preservation Commission, Agriculture <br /> Preservation Board, Affordable Housing Board, Recreation and Parks Advisory <br /> Council) <br /> Not applicable. <br /> Identify any activities this board/commission expects to carry out in 2020 as they <br /> relate to established BOCC goals and priorities. If applicable, is there a fiscal <br /> impact (i.e., funding, staff time, other resources) associated with these proposed <br /> activities (please list). <br />