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Advisory Board Meeting
January 13, 2015
Called to order: 6:02 p.m.
Members in attendance: Patricia Barrington, David Terre, Wendy Gunderson, Greg Darbro, Chris Plemons
Members absent: None
Others present: None
Approval of minutes of October 14,2014 meeting.
Minutes were reviewed by the board. Terre motioned to approve the minutes as presented. Barrington seconded the
motion. The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes of the October meeting as presented.
Citizen input
None.
Discuss strategic plan for Animal Services Division.
Barrington stated staff was seeking long-term items to implement into plan. Darbro said he felt financially,the city was
struggling due to non-realization of taxes. Terre stated the city should see some effect resulting from Topgolf in 2016.
Darbro inquired about shelter needs. Barrington stated the shelter needed additional staff more than anything at this
point, as managing the current call load, community outreach programs and shelter was difficult with only 5 employees;
adding additional space to the shelter, additional pets to the shelter and additional calls would require additional staff.
Plemons stated that a CIP item he felt was necessary was a new shelter. Darbro asked where a new shelter would be
located. Terre said that with the dog park going in across the street from the current shelter location, he didn't see any
reason to look for a new property for a shelter.
Update on quarantine building project.
Barrington reported that the foundation and plumbing should be complete by the end of next week. For phase II a
purchase order had been issued and the building structure was on order. The building structure was scheduled to start
March 1 and be complete near mid-March.
Update on outdoor kennel replacement.
Barrington stated that she had received bids from two vendors for the outdoor kennel runs and once the third bid was
in, she would be able to request a purchase order for the kennels.
Review year to date shelter statistics and reports.
Barrington distributed the 2014 report. Gunderson commented that the improvement from 2013-2014 was remarkable
and advised with the current euthanasia rate,TCAS could be considered "no-kill". Barrington stated she wasn't sure that
the city wanted to claim that status for fear of people dumping dogs and cats in The Colony due to said status. This
would result in a larger shelter population and might, in-turn,force increased euthanasia.
Receive report of expenditures from donation accounts.
Barrington distributed a report outlining donation account expenditures. She explained that the medical account was
still being used primarily for spay/neuter and vaccination of pets for special events and offsite adoptions and the
occasional treatment of a sick or injured animal. The board had no questions or comments.
Discuss recent and upcoming events: vaccination clinics,sterilization clinics and special adoption programs.
Barrington presented members with a packet outlining recent and upcoming events. She stated offsite adoption
programs were being staffed with volunteers as often as possible. She reported the Santa Paws pictures were a success
and added to the donation funds for the shelter and mentioned an upcoming vaccination clinic in February as well as a
low-cost spay/neuter clinic.
Board to provide direction for shelter goals/future agenda items.
None.
Adjourned: 6:53 p.m.
Pre•• ed by: Patririp Barrington•Animal Services Division Manager/Board Chair
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The Colony Police Department
Animal Services Division Manager/Animal Services Advisory Board Chair
The board will meet on April 14,2015 at 6 p.m.at The Colony Municipal Court Room