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Animal Shelter Advisory Committee Minutes - 11/09/2012MINUTES THE ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE (ASAC) November 9, 2012 MEMBERS PRESENT: Julie Gibson, DVM I Veterinarian /Member Penny Miller, Citizen -At -Large I Citizen /Member Katrena Mitchell, Chair /Animal Services Administrator I Shelter Staff /Member Stephen Dodge, LRCA/Animal Control Supervisor I City Official /Member Michael Smith, Councillor- District 1 1 Council Liaison Lila Arnold, Animal Welfare Organization Rep. I Rescue Rep /Member Lou Kreidler, Director of Public Health I Staff Steven Parady, Recording Secretary I Staff I. CALL TO ORDER Katrena Mitchell, Chair, called the meeting to order. II. REVIEW & APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY MINUTES The minutes from the ASAC Meeting on August 10, 2012 were distributed and reviewed. Mrs. Miller made the motion to accept these minutes with a second by Mr. Dodge. Motion was carried. III. OLD BUSINESS Mrs. Miller inquired about Paws Patrol; Ms. Mitchell informed the committee that Paws Patrol was cancelled due to rain and the reschedule date has not been reset due to she's waiting for the new director Patti Halliard of the Humane Society to take over and informed the committee she started that week and onoe she get her feet on the ground then they would reschedule Paws Patrol. Gave update on the non - restraint ordinance. IV. NEW BUSINESS Mrs. Kreidler informed the committee that Dr. Clark who's on the Board of Health is a strong opponent for the non - restraint ordinance because he she's animals that come into his clinic that has been chained or tethered that are hard to vaccinate. Dr. Gibson advised that her cliental is different from Dr. Clark's she doesn't have a lot of clients coming in that have to chain or tethered. Ms. Mitchell advised that the best guess is that 25 percent of the animals in the community are detained or tethered. Mrs. Kreidler advised the committee that there will be 30 days from the time City Council passes the ordinance to the time it will go into effect. During that time they wil I inform the citizens of the changes in the ordinance. Mrs. Kreidler also stated that one of the conoems that the Board of Health had was if we found an animal that was chained or tethered if we would give the citizen's time to come into compliance. Mrs. Keidler stated that she informed the Board of Health that we always work with the citizens whether it is with shots and tags or the new ordinance. Mrs. Arnold asked if there was a minimum enclosure requirement. Mrs. Kreidler replied that in the current ordinance there are space requirements for the size of the animal that need to be met. Mr. Dodge advised that in the current ordinance there is a requirement for the space each size dog is supposed to have. r • Mrs. Miller asked if this issue will be up at the next council meeting. Mrs. Kreidler replied that either the next one or the one in December. Mrs. Kreidler replied that what she would like from the Animal Advisory Committee today is a recommendation to go forward with it to council or not to go forward with it. Mrs. Miller made the motion to recommend that the changes in the non - restraint ordinance go forward to the city council. Dr.Gibson seconded the motion and the motion passed with all in favor. Dr. Gibson asked where it stood with the spayed and neuter ordinance. Mrs. Kridler advised that when they had the last strategic planning meeting they wanted to try more education. She then staffed the maybe when they do strategic planning again this year they will try smaller with the animals being reclaimed. Mrs. Kreidler did announce to the committee that one of the items for education that was approved by council and Animal Services was getting ready to do was wrapping the animal control trucks, and were just waiting on the bids. ADJOURN Ms. Mitchell advised that the next ASAC meeting is set for Friday February 8, 2013 at 12:00 p.m. Mrs. Arnold made the motion to adjourn. Mr. Dodge seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion carried and all were in favor. ddas Katrena Mitchell ASAC Chairman Animal Services Administrator Steven Para ASAC Recording Secretary Animal Services Sr. Admin Clerk Date a- h- I_ Date E,. 7