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FROM: Animal Services Advisory Board
SUBJECT: Monthly Meeting
DATE: Tuesday, November 16, 2010
LOCATION: Community Services Room, Animal Services Center
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MEMBERS PRESENT: Susan Elmore, Jean Connerat-Austin, Kristine Bergstrand, Dan
Textoris, Lori Lumpkin, Andy Uhl, Aviva Scully
MEMBERS ABSENT: Suzanne Roy, Tracy Carroll, Sue Millager
STAFF PRESENT: Bob Moratto, Sarah Falin
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Beginning time of meeting: 6:30
Resident recognition and appreciation
Board expressed appreciation to Wendy Stewart and Jane Vacchiano from
Hillsborough Elementary School for sustained and substantial donations.
Certificates of appreciation were given to both Ms. Stewart and Ms. Vacchiano.
Old Business
ASAB Appointments (information only, no votes)
Welcome to New Members Lori Lumpkin (at-large, non-municipal) and Andy Uhl
(professional certified animal handler/trainer)
Two other vacancies to be filled are at-large, general and animal welfare/rescue
group representative
Q&A session with ASAB applicant Suzie Armstrong
New Business
2011 ASAB officer selection
Board voted unanimously via secret ballot to elect Kristine Bergstrand as Chair
and Suzanne Roy as Vice-Chair
2011 meeting schedule and ASAB Board members’ name/contact/term information
Distributed to board members and approved by members
Information for BOCC retreat
ASAB staff prepared requested information on 2010 accomplishments and 2011
work plan
Vote: unanimous to accept the document with minor changes
Animal Services updates (information only)
Pat Sanford and Elliott Kramer have requested a discussion of intraregional
transfer of animals to northern parts of the country and creation of a
subcommittee to review animal ordinances
o Bob will meet with Pat and Elliott and report back to the ASAB board
Home for the Holidays activities update
Placement Partner Agreement update— Staff will continue to carefully monitor
responses from groups to determine whether partners will be lost, etc.
Web-based licensing
New Hanover Hearing and Fine Model—Staff will provide a more detailed review
of this model of fine and fee collection at the January meeting.
October monthly report
Meeting adjourned at: 8:30 pm
Name of Minute Taker: Susan Elmore