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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01/14/2014 ACAB Animal Control Advisory Board Meeting January 14, 2014 Called to order: 6:00 p.m. Members in attendance: Patricia Barrington, David Terre, Chris Plemons, Wendy Gunderson, Greg Darbro Members absent: None Others present: None Approval of minutes of August 27, 2013 meeting Minutes were reviewed by the board. Terre motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Gunderson seconded the motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the October meeting as presented. Citizen input None. Feedback on proposed changes to ordinance related to dangerous dogs/animals Changes proposed to ordinance included adding the following to the definition of “Dangerous Animal” 3) Makes an attack on a domestic animal that causes bodily injury and occurs in a place other than an enclosure in which the attacking animal was being kept and that was reasonably certain to prevent the animal from leaving the enclosure on its own, provided the victim animal is not at large at the time of the attack. 4) An animal that has been involved in two (2) or more separate bites, attacks or possible rabies exposure cases, regardless of the extent of the injury to the victim animal or person. All members agreed to proposed changes/additions to the definition of “Dangerous Animal”. Changes were also proposed to Chapter 5, section 5-18. Barrington recommended removal of section (a) (1) and (2), and moving (b) to the (a) section. Darbro recommended keeping (a) (1). Plemons agreed, as did Gunderson and Terre. Terre suggested keeping (a) (1) as a way to manage section 5-18 (b). All members agreed to recommend the removal of section 5-18 (a) (2). Barrington also suggested removal of section 5-20 in entirely as “Guard Dog” is not defined in the definition section of the ordinance. Barrington reported that she had yet to find other ordinances from comparable cities related to guard dogs and recommended leaving that section as is. Members agreed. Update on quarantine building project Plemons presented information to the board regarding the quarantine building project. He stated that approximately $50,000 of the original funds for the project was spent on geotech studies, engineering and architectural plans, leaving approximately $102,000 left for the actual building. He further stated that bids submitted were outside that budget adding the lower end of bids received were approximately $230,000, but the leading idea at this time was to bid out for slab and to go with a prefab metal structure, which should be within budget. Review year to date shelter statistics and reports Barrington presented the board with year to date stats and reports related to shelter activity. The board was unanimously pleased with the euthanasia rate as it compared to the previous year. Receive report of expenditures from donation accounts Barrington directed the board to the section of the board packet that outlined the donation and medical fund donation accounts. It was explained that special event items, food and supplies for special needs and exotic animals and promotional items were typically purchased from the donation fund. The medical donation fund was set up to be used specifically for medical procedures, vaccinations and medical treatment of shelter pets. All members reviewed the expenditure reports and had no questions. Discuss recent events: vaccination clinic and Fall Fest Barrington reported the Fall Festival and the October low cost vaccination clinic were successful. The clinic saw 116 animals and the festival raised funds that were put into the medical donation account. Discuss procedural changes for volunteer promotion of TCAS pets Barrington gave a synopsis of the meeting with The Colony Animal Advocates and TCAS’s rescue partners. She stated that the rescue partners supported her in asking that animals with potential behavioral issues not be posted to The Colony Animal Advocate’s Page, networked or promoted in any way until TCAS determines the animal is suitable for adoption / rescue. She further stated that she and the rescue partners explained the need for a more in depth approval process for rescue organizations to insure the animals leaving for rescue are going to reputable groups, as sending animals to a rescue with a questionable reputation could impact relationships with long-standing rescue partners as well as the public. Barrington stated she suggested part of the approval process for rescue organizations be producing a 501 c (3) to verify non-profit status, provide a letter of recommendation from a vet and a letter of recommendation from another rescue organization. All members of the board agreed this is a good start to instituting a policy for rescue organization approval. Board to provide direction for shelter goals/future agenda items None. Adjourned: 6:63 p.m. Prepared by: Patricia Barrington; Animal Services Division Manager/Board Chair Patricia Barrington The Colony Police Department Animal Services Division Manager/Animal Services Advisory Board Chair