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~p6~ C>0 0~ IT 3 '`~~b Crt~~~p~ Orange County .Animal Services 501 W. Franklin St, Suite 106, Chapel Hill, NC 27516 (919) 968-2287 To: Barry Jacobs, Chair, Board of County Commissioners Valerie Foushee, Vice-Chair, Board of County Commissioners Moses Cary, Board of County Commissioners Alice Gordon, Board of County Commissioners Mike Nelson, Board of County Commissioners From: Bob Marotto, Director of Animal Services Frank Montes de Oca, Director of Emergency Services Date: September 5th, 2008 Re: Shelter Co-location of Pets in Emergencies We are writing to provide an update an pet co-location given discussions earlier in the year and ongoing efforts for implementation. As indicated in the abstract and presentation made to the Board of County Commissioners in February of 2008, the County's Emergency Services and Animal Services Department have researched and recommend the process of co-location of pets and animals during a disaster in at least one of the two designated Red Cross locations that may be opened in Orange County. At that time, staff estimated the process of implementing co-location to be anywhere from 12 to 18 months. Given the progress made to date, it is expected and hoped that the process will come to completion at the 18-month mark, just before the next winter storm season in the winter of 2009. Background On February 19, 2008, Emergency Services and Animal Services made a presentation to the Board of County Commissioners regarding co-location of animals and people during a disaster. In addition to describing co-location, the presentation communicated the positive contact County staff had had with Chapel Hill and Carrboro School System, the Orange County School System, and the Red Cross. On the basis of that meeting and a subsequent manager's memo regarding the issue, staff has proceeded to pursue co-location as an alternative to more historical methods of sheltering of pets during a disaster.