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Review and approval of November 2019 meeting summary <br /> Vote (Motion/2n,) <br /> Amanda Schwoerke <br /> Bryan Stuart Y (Moved) <br /> Sue Millager Y (2nd) <br /> Lee Pickett Y <br /> Ed Tiryakian Y <br /> Lucia Welborne Y <br /> Sunita Driehuys Y <br /> Casey Ferrell Y <br /> Meggie Romick Y <br /> Allan Polak Y <br /> Susan Spinks Y <br /> Lori Gershon <br /> Dawn Roberts <br /> Review of public participation guidelines: Bryan Stuart, ASAB Vice-Chair <br /> General public comments on items not on agenda: <br /> • N/A <br /> Monthly Meeting Attendance Record (confirm completion): confirmed <br /> 2020 Community Spay & Neuter Program Annual Report: Cooper Hatch, Program Coordinator, <br /> Animal Services <br /> • BOCC unanimously adopted a resolution acknowledging February 24t" as Spay and <br /> Neuter Day <br /> • Received a $15k grant from the Margo T. Petrie Foundation to cover costs of surgery for <br /> low-income households <br /> • Multi-year grant from Petco Foundation and partnership with Independent Animal <br /> Rescue helped continued success of Working Barn Cat Program <br /> o Sterilized 266 working cats in 2020, a large increase over previous years due to <br /> grant and IAR partnership <br /> • Effects of COVID-19 on the Spay & Neuter Program: <br /> o All surgeries toped in April 2020 to preserve PPE <br /> o Changed policy to allow for adoption of unsterilized animals with a voucher for <br /> surgery post-adoption <br /> • Both total intakes and euthanizations continued declining <br />