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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes Animal Care Advisory Committee - 06/09/2005 4t IV MINUTES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ANIMAL CONTROL ADVISORY COMMITTEE R" Nueces County Public Health District ' Education Room,2626 Holly Rd Minutes of: June 9th, 2005 Members Present: Susan Thiem, SharonMassad, Kendall Keyes, Dr.William Watson, Dr. John Buckley, Paul Reynolds and Pam Rhyner Members Absent: None Staff Present: Cherrie Stunz, Angel Hernandez, Robert Smith and Emily Martinez Guests: Lori Hoffmann, Becki Jones, Sherry Dunlap and Cheryl Martinez 1. Called to Order: Susan Thiem, Chairperson, 12:35pm 2. Minutes of Last Meeting Ms. Massad made a motion to approve the minutes of the last meeting. Dr. Watson 2nd the motion, all were in favor, motion passed. 3. TDH Zoonosis Control Report The Zoonosis Report was attached for viewing. 4. Manager's Report Ms. Stunz informs the committee that the concern from Ms. Columbo regarding the feral cats was resolved. Ms. Stunz commented that the Kennel Master added an additional kennel for the cats and more litter boxes. Mr. Luna also posted several signs through out the facility that state"If you see any problems with any animal please see a supervisor." Mr. Luna and Ms. Stunz were equally concerned and wish to insure that any issues needing to be handled are done so immediately and not after the fact. The Vaccination Clinic with Corpus Christi Kennel Club on May 14th was a great success. The Micro-Chipping done by the Kennel Club outstanding; 99 micro-chips. Ms. Massad added that more could have been done if were to have had another veterinarian. Ms. Stunz informed the committee that ACS is going back to regular hours for the month of June. Animal Care is waiting for a decision from management in regards to continued Saturday openings. Field Report Officer Hernandez discussed a new schedule that incorporates "beat officers". An officer stays in an area for a week, Monday to Friday and is required to become familiar with the problems in that area. Two officers take care of stray calls and assist with area sweeps and an investigator is involved investigations of any problems that arise. Officer's Hernandez and Smith went to the 2nd level National Cruelty Investigator training in Grand Prairie. Investigator's Report Humane Investigator, Robert Smith reported the following statistics of animals seized for March 2004 to May 2005: 88 dogs, 70 cats, 8 horses, a bull calf, a Macqueack Monkey, a Savannah Monitor and many snakes. Animal Care is averaging 100-125 investigations per month. Officers are doing excellent work; those inspection notices issued are typically compliant. Dobie Haven has been certified as a Rescue and are now State Approved and City permitted. Ms. Franke has been making great improvements. She is working on beautification for a nice visitor's area. Ms. Stunz adds that if you know of anyone interested in a Doberman please send them in Ms. Franke as Dobermans are her specialty. 5. Old Business Dr. Watson reported briefly on his finding regarding a three year vaccination program for the City versus the current one year. An active discussion followed. 6. New Business Ms. Thiem reported that while she was out of town she visited many of the Animal Facilities in other areas. Ms. Thiem stated that if we work with Animal Control and help them with whatever they need and bring issues to them that we see in the community then she believes we are miles ahead of most of the facilities Ms. Massad brought forth a discussion on Spay/Neuter Program to work with Texas A&M Veterinary, and Texas A&M Corpus. Dr. Buckley inquires about County Animal Control, who controls in the County once you are out of the City Limits. Ms. Stunz replies County Animal Control. 5. Public Comments Ms. Hoffman addressed the free advertisement from UPN Channel 7, 14 and 21. Ms. Hoffman commented that she has been working with Ms. Stunz regarding PSA's that would increase animal adoptions. The committee thanked Ms. Hoffman for her outstanding efforts to increase awareness adoptions at the facility. 6. Adjournment i Dr. Buckley made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Ms. Massad 2nd the motion and all were in favor.