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12 1 Tony DuBois presented on behalf of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. He said 2 they are different than advisory boards because they are an independent subdivision of the 3 state and generate revenue and distribute profits. He said that employees working with the 4 public have had a difficult job over the pandemic. He described the increase in sales at the 5 stores. He said they are a living wage employer, and that they are building new locations in 6 Mebane and Southern Village. He said they have increased their grants during the pandemic. 7 He said they have focused on best ways to distribute the money. He said they recently 8 renewed their living wage certification, but it creates salary compression. He said that they 9 have been able to pay off debt and upgrade stores. He listed some of the organizations that 10 they have helped financially. 11 Chair Price said she noticed the increase in sales. 12 Commissioner Richards asked if law enforcement has specific programs about alcohol 13 prevention and if they support those. 14 Pat Burns from the ABC Advisory Board said all agencies submit a grant request to 15 describe what they will use the funds for. He said a lot of this goes toward the multijurisdictional 16 agencies with a strong focus on underage drinking. 17 Ed Tiryakian presented on behalf of the Animal Services Advisory Board. He said he 18 has been on the board for 8 years and his final term will end in June. He said he understands 19 the importance of the advisory boards on bringing attention to issues. He said they are currently 20 considering if roosters should be regulated in the developed parts of the county. He said they 21 are investigating if high density areas should be rezoned for no roosters. He said they have 22 frequently reviewed the dangerous dogs ordinance. He said that several years ago they asked 23 the Board of Commissioners to remove the word "vicious" from the ordinance. He said that was 24 changed to "dangerous." He said they also requested an appeals process for removing muzzles 25 from dangerous dogs after 18 months. He said there are state statutes for lifelong muzzle 26 requirements and the board asked the Board of Commissioners to discuss a local bill with state 27 legislators for removing the lifelong muzzle requirement. He said it would be viewed by the 28 legislators as a study. He said they have made changes for investigating dangerous dog 29 declarations. He said there have been decreases in the number of incidents for dangerous 30 dogs. He said that their board has a requirement for geographic diversity. He said that maybe 31 this makes sense but is that the type of diversity that is most relevant. He said they are having 32 meetings at other locations in Orange County to hopefully attract interest from residents in what 33 the advisory board does. He said they are thinking of bringing other Animal Services programs 34 to those locations during the meetings. He said they have been working on amending the 35 animal ordinance to update the language and address different types of issues. He said people 36 want to own exotic animals, but often they find out about it after there is an incident. He said 37 they will present the ordinance to the Board of Commissioners later in the year. He discussed 38 the recent wolf dog situation. He credited the community for finding homes for the captured 39 dogs and for the Animal Services Director for keeping them healthy during the duration of their 40 time at Animal Services. He said it was exceedingly difficult to find homes for the wolf dogs. He 41 said the last three wolf dogs were placed with an organization called Mattersville that builds 42 homes for veterans. He said that Mattersville wanted the wolf dogs but needed help paying for 43 fencing. He said that the community raised $10,000 in a week for the organization. He said the 44 community is very invested in animal welfare. 45 Chair Price asked if the ordinance will be finished before Mr. Tiryakian leaves. 46 Ed Tiryakian said yes. 47 Commissioner McKee said that those requested legislative studies have been presented 48 to Representatives Insko and Meyer. He said Representative Insko has announced that she will 49 extend her time in the legislature until May. 50 Commissioner Bedford asked if animals got COVID-19 in the shelter.