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Information Items: Presented by Tiani Stamey <br /> 1. OCAS 2024 Statistics—unadjusted live release rate is 91%, adjusted live release rate is <br /> 93.3%. This exceeds the stated goal of 85% <br /> 2. Dogs Day Out program had 640 visits in 2024 <br /> 3. 811 animals were fostered in 2024 <br /> 4. Community Cat program had 336 cats that were sterilized and returned to community <br /> 5. 105 barn cats were adopted out <br /> 6. 12,702 Volunteer hours were logged in 2024—this exceeded the stated goal of 1000 <br /> hours/month, and this does not include the school group organizations that volunteer <br /> regularly <br /> 7. Director position interviews will be at the end of January. <br /> 8. Dr. Jarred is working on OCAS pursuing a permit from the NC Veterinary Medical <br /> Board to allow sterilization of owned animals. <br /> 9. Cat Tales rescue is proposing a partnership for microchip implantation. <br /> 10. Melissa Ramirez-Grimaldi has had great success within OCAS for managing volunteers <br /> and programs. <br /> Informal Discussion: <br /> 1. Scheduling a tour of OCAS for ASAB volunteers after the March 191h meeting. <br /> 2. Allan Polak has asked all members to bring ideas for 2025 initiatives and goals to next <br /> meeting <br /> Adjournment: Meeting adjourned at 7:39 pm. <br /> Vote (Motion/2nd) <br /> Mike Delafield Aye <br /> Michael Dempsey Aye <br /> Sunita Driehuys Aye <br /> Annie Goldberg Aye <br /> Debby Hill Aye <br /> Judy Miller Aye <br /> Page 5of6 <br />