HomeMy WebLinkAboutASAB Meeting Summary 02192020 Orange County Animal Services
1601 Eubanks Road, Chapel Hill, NC 27516
919-942-PETS (7387)
ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY BOARD (ASAB)
6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Meeting Summary
MEMBERS PRESENT: Amanda Schwoerke (Chair), Bryan Stuart (Vice Chair), Casey Ferrell
(Secretary), Lee Pickett, Lucia Welborne, Molly Mullin, Maureane Hoffman, Beth Grooms,
Edmund Yiryakian
ABSENT: Diane Obeid
STAFF PRESENT: Bob Marotto (Animal Services Director), Andi Morgan (Animal Services
Assistant Director), Rachel Plast (AA), Cooper Hatch (PC)
Call to order: 6:35 p.m.
Review and adoption of the agenda: approved
Summary of January 2019 meeting: approved, with addition of Sunita's full name (Sunita
Driehuys, VIVID)
Review of public participation guidelines: not reviewed
General public comments on items not on agenda: none
Monthly Meeting Attendance Record (confirm completion)
Bulldog Update and Appreciation
• Rehoming effort update
o Process ongoing
o Appreciation for special efforts (Program provided at meeting)
■ Dir. Marotto delivered remarks
■ ASAB recognized individuals:
• Anna Orr (OC District Attorney's office)
• Beth Grooms (ASAB member and animal trainer)
• Leiana Lane and Bonnie Overton (MicroMass)
• Margie Schmidt (Green Beagle Lodge)
• Bonnie Hammersley and Travis Myren (OC Manager, Deputy
Manager)
Animal Services Advisory Board updates:
• Animal Services Hearing Panel Pool Updates
o All recommendations approved by BOCC
• Board vacancies
o ASAB Appointment Recommendation Updates
■ Recommendations approved for Sue Millager and Sunita Driehuys
o New applicant for animal trainer position
■ Susan Spinks
■ Ms. Spinks shared her experience and interest in serving on the
board
o ASAB member Lisa Wells submitted her resignation from the board effective
immediately
■ ASAB retail position now vacant
o New appointees Sue Millager and Sunita Driehuys in attendance
Old Business
• Update on mission and naming of Evelyn Daniel Fund
o Staff and Casey Ferrell will coordinate and bring back recommendations to the board for
March meeting
• County Commissioner Letter of Appreciation Regarding Seized Animals
o Board reviewed copy and suggested several edits
o Motion to approve (unanimous)
• Wild and Dangerous Task Force
o Adds the word "potentially"to the Division 5 title language
o Expands definition of"wild animals potentially dangerous to person and property(i.e.,
wild and dangerous animals)to include zoonotic and epidemiological harms
o Does not add or remove species, only modifies/clarifies
■ Notable exception: proposed language allows for keeping of hybrid felines if they
meet an F5 criteria
o Exemptions
■ Expands to include institutions similar in mission to UNC-CH
■ Addition of legitimate organizations (items (c) and (d))
o Establishes process for petitioning for modifications
■ Exemptions would be at species level, not individual animal level
o Board discussion followed
o Motion to approve documentation as ASAB policy recommendation (unanimous)
New Business
• 2019 Community Spay& Neuter Report(Cooper Hatch, PC)
o Report showed continued success in reducing euthanasia rate and increasing live release
rate
o Secured funding from PetCo for ongoing support of the Working Barn Cat program
• 2019 Stats in Review(Bob Marotto, Dir.)
o Tabled
Adjournment and next meeting: Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m. The next meeting is March
18, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. at the Orange County Animal Services Center.