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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes Animal Care Advisory Committee - 11/15/2018AGENDA ANEVIAL CARE ADVISORY COM114ITTEE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CORPUS CHRISTI ANIMAL CARE SERVICES 2626 HOLLY ROAD December 13, 2018 12:30 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS: Linda Gibeaut, Chair Margaret Obregon, Co -Chair Connie Baird Bowen, Animal Welfare Darla Loften, Community At Large Sharon Ray, Community At Large Vacant, Animal Welfare Vacant, Veterinarian STAFF: " — Mike Gillis, Program Manager Captain Patrick McMenamy Tom Brown Jackie Torres QST . q.,R aw"_ DEC 0 72018 Secretary Members of the audience will be provided an opportunity to speak during public comment at the end of the meeting. It is requested that your presentation be limited to 3 minutes. Please identify yourself-, give your address, and state your point. Members of staff and advisory board are prohibited from, responding or discussing your comments at length. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend, and who may need auxiliary aids/serviceslassistance should call the Program Manager at 361-826-4630 at least 48 hours in advance so that arrangements can be made. I. Call to Order II. Roll Call of Members III. Adoption of Minutes - Regular Meeting —November 15, 2018 IV. Approval of Absences from November 15, 2018 (Ms. Sharon Ray) V. Department Presentation and Discussion • Region 11 Zoonosis Report • Current Shelter Report and Clinic Report • Program Manager Update VI. Subcommittee Reports Ordinances Volunteer Recruitment VII. Old Business for Discussion and Possible Action a City Animal Adoption Fee and Applications 0 City Ordinance regarding Tethering VIII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action • Consideration for the formation of a Cruelty Task Force IX. Public Comment X_ Identify Items to be placed on the next agenda XI. Adjournment POSTING STATEMENT: This notice was posted oAJ4 official electronic bulletin board in the atrium of Corpus Christi's Ci all, 1201 Leopard Street, on s - Z , 2018 at a.m./p Mike Gillis, Program Manager MINUTES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ANIMAL CARE ADVISORY MEETING Conference Room, 2626 Holly Minutes from November 15, 2018 Members Present: Linda Gibeaut, Margaret Obregon, Karla Loften, and Connie Baird Bowen Members Absent: Sharon Ray Citv Staff: Mike Gillis, Tom Brown, and Jackie Torres Public Present: Paulette Guajardo L Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Ms. Gibeaut at 12:38 p.m.. 11. Roll Call of Members Roll was called, and a quorum was confirmed. 11I. Discussion and Approval of Minutes from July 19, 2015 Spelling correction noted for Lisa Bockholt, Public Present from last meeting. Ms. Obregon moved to approve the minutes, Ms. Bowen seconded the motion which passed unanimously. IV. Discussion and Approval of Absences from July 19, 2015 There were no absences. V. Department Presentation and Discussion Region 11 Zoonosis Report - There was no Discussion. Current Shelter Report and Clinic Report — Mr. Gillis noted that hurricane season kept rescues busy which prevented cats being pulled from the shelter. Ms. Loften stated she would take barn cats for placement. Ms. Gibeaut noted that citation issuance has increased monthly. Ms. Bowen added that failure to restrain citations have gone down steadily while Ms. Loften mentioned that failure to register citations increased. Mr. Gillis noted that failure to register citations increased due to owners being caught and failure to restrain citations went down due to animal owners not being identified. Program Manager Update W Mr. Gillis noted the construction/remodeling of the old "Kittyville" building has not yet begun, and then added that the kennel heaters are currently functional. He added that the City has a plan to replace/purchaschnstall new heaters at a future time. Ms. Gibeaut asked if there is power backup available since the generator is not working. Mr. Brown related that specific backups have been placed in needed positions to allow the Vet to complete surgeries and recoveries in the event of power outage. A replacement generator is being worked through the City processes. V1. Subcommittee Reports ® Ordinances — Nothing to report. ® Volunteer Recruitment — Nothing to report. VII. Old Business for Discussion and Possible Action There was no Old Business to discuss. VIII. New Business for Discussion and Possible Action City Animal Adoption Fee and Applications — Ms. Bowen stated the City fees are too low. Ms. Gibeaut noted other agencies charge more, and price varies based upon animal and age. Consideration for studying some reports may allow for future decision. Ms. Bowen inquired about the adoption application system and if volunteers could perform background, vetting reference checks. Ms. Torres noted that Chameleon includes a "do not adopt" listing but does not include personal background checks. Mr. Gillis noted that City legal would need to render an opinion on the background/vetting process. City Ordinance regarding Tethering — Ms. Gibeaut noted that all notations in red on the proposed ordinance revision should be reviewed/considered for submission. Ms. Loften motioned to accept the proposed revision and submit to legal for review and then through Chain -of -Command for resolution, second was made by Ms. Obregon, motion passed unanimously. Ms. Gibeaut asked Mr. Gillis to submit the proposal, he agreed to do so. City Ordinance Chapter b, Article 5, Pursuit of Animals — Mr. Gillis described Control Officers authority to enter private property, exigent circumstances, and who the authority for disposition of animals is once taken into custody. Ms. Bowen asked who determines if medical treatment is needed or not. Mr. Gillis replied it could be a judgement call by the Control Officer, or from an evaluation by a Veterinary Technician. IX. Public Comments Public Comment was provided Ms. Guajardo. X. Identify items to be placed on next agenda Keep all items. Move "City Adoption Fee and Applications" and "City Ordinance regarding Tethering" to Old Business. Add Cruelty Task Force discussion and possible formation to New Business. Remove Pursuit of Animals. Due to holiday season the date of the next meeting will be December 13'x'. XI. Adiournment There was a motion to adjourn by Ms. Bowen with second by Ms. Obregon, meeting was adjourned at 1:30 p.m.. Ronald D. Tyler, DVM, MS A" �, TEXAS 601 W. 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