HomeMy WebLinkAboutASAB Proposed Meeting Summary 02192020Orange 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, VMD)
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.