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Lee Pickett Aye <br /> Allan Polak Aye <br /> Kimberly Rider N/A <br /> Dawn Roberts Aye <br /> Brenda Scott Aye (2nd) <br /> Lucia Welborne Absent <br /> New Business <br /> OCAS Updates <br /> o Received a$16,000 grant from the Margaret T. Petrie Spaying and Neutering Private <br /> Foundation for the spay/neuter program. <br /> o Starting a market campaign"If you love them, license them." <br /> ■ Increases the likelihood of lost pets being returned to their owners. <br /> ■ Helps pets and people in the community. <br /> ■ Assists with public health and rabies prevention <br /> o OCAS documents are being translated into Spanish. <br /> o Elon student will be partnering with OCAS on a data analysis project. <br /> o OCAS participating in a national workgroup (Shelter Animals Count) collecting <br /> sheltering statistics. <br /> o There was a cyber-bullying case that generated an emergency animal cruelty <br /> complaint and subsequent social media frenzy. The animals were put into a small <br /> cage for a short time to secure them, but a neighbor took a picture, filed a complaint, <br /> and posted in on social media. The neighbor later issued an apology. <br /> o In 2016 the Unified Animal Ordinance was changed to allow free roaming cats so <br /> that they could be trapped, neutered, vaccinated, and returned(TNVR) to their <br /> colony. This has resulted in a significant reduction in the number of cats being <br /> euthanized. For example, in 2015 there were 492 cats euthanized and in 2021 there <br /> were 78 euthanized. <br /> Public participation guidelines <br /> General public comments on items not on agenda (3-minute limit): None <br /> Monthly Meeting Attendance Record (confirm completion): <br /> Confirmed through approval of meeting minutes <br /> Animal Services Advisory Board <br /> - Current vacancies on ASAB <br /> o Town of Carrboro <br /> o Town of Chapel Hill <br /> Page 2 of 3 <br />