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_ 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: October 28, 2002 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 1 <br /> -SUBJECT: Report on the Proposed Piedmont Wildlife Center and Public Comment Period <br /> DEPARTMENT: Manager's Office PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> Health <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): Dr. Bobby Shopler's INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposal for a Wildlife Center in the Gwen Harvey, ext 2307 <br /> Piedmont Rosemary Summers, ext 2411 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 336-227-2031 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider staff analysis of the proposal for development of a new wildlife center <br /> and to receive public comment on the proposal. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> The county has no legal obligation to provide for the care or rehabilitation of wildlife. County <br /> legal mandates for animals are those that were outlined in the Commissioners board packet for <br /> the October 1, 2002 meeting. Generally, those mandates are limited to rabies control laws, the <br /> dangerous dog law, and through local ordinance the sheltering of domestic animals. <br /> Dr. Bobby Shopler approached the Board of Commissioners at their regular meeting on October <br /> 15 with a proposal to develop a new wildlife center that would serve the Triangle Region. The <br /> proposal (attached) is to develop a regional facility that will serve as a rehabilitation center for <br /> wildlife. Highlights from the proposal include: <br /> • Expected care of 2000+ wild animals in the first year <br /> • Outreach and educational programs for schools and institutions <br /> • Internship program for colleges and veterinary students <br /> • Research related to wildlife deaths and rehabilitation <br /> • A total budget for the first year of operation of$272,450 with significant increases in <br /> years two and three <br /> • Temporary or permanent center location still to be identified <br /> • No facilities are currently constructed (may have some depending on site identified) <br /> • Multi-county service area, primarily serving the Triangle <br /> • Timeline: Acquire temporary site by January 1, 2003 and begin receiving wildlife by April <br /> 2003. <br /> • Sunnort Needed: Location. Structures. Financial <br />