HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ANSAB_12.13.2012Notice of Meeting of the
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 06:00 PM in the
Georgetown Animal Shelter, located at 110 W.L. Walden Drive, Georgetown, Texas.
If you need accommodations for a disability, please notify the city in advance.
Animal Shelter Advisory Board Members:
Mike SImpson, Max Mixson, Mary Treuter, Christine Albanese, Lyle Warden and Jerry Hammerlun
Animal Shelter Advisory Board meetings are held monthly unless otherwise noted.
Call to Order at 06:00 PM
1. Citizens comments.
2. Approval of minutes from November advisory board meeting – Christine Albanese
3. Presentation of Animal Services status including statistical and analytical report for November 2012 -
J Carey
4. Discussion and possible action of changes to shelter reporting – M. Mixson
5. Discussion and possible action on requirements of retail pet sales - Jerry Hammerlun
6. Discussion and possible action to capture shelter capacity and utilization metrics. M Simpson
7. Discussion and possible action on Advisory Board membership positions. M Simpson
8. Open discussion of Animal Shelter and Animal Services operations and marketing. – M. Simpson
Certificate of Posting
I, Jessica Brettle, City Secretary for the City of Georgetown, Texas, do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 113 E. 8th Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all
times, on the _____ day of _________________, 2012, at __________, and remained so posted for at
least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
__________________________________
Jessica Brettle, City Secretary
Minutes of the Meeting of the
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, December 13, 2012
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Thursday , December 13,
2012.
Members Present:
Mike Simpson (chair), Mary Treuter, Christine Albanese, Max Mixson, Jerry Hammerlun, Lyle Warden.
Members Absent:
Staff Present:
Jackie Carey, Evelyn MacLean
Minutes
Regular Meeting
1. Citizens Comments: none
2. Approval of Minutes: Mary Treuter, second Max Mixson.
Minutes from the November meeting were approved.
3. Presentation of Animal Services Statistics: Jackie Carey reported on both October
and November stats. October 55 cats were euthanized due to illness and increase
feral cats received. November euthanized rate was at 15%. Fund-raiser “Drink
Wine Save Puppies” raised over $2,000. November also had two off-site adoption
events. Accepted the resignation of animal tech, Ashley Kilgore. New animal tech,
Carmen Marburger will be starting in December.
4.Discussion on changes to the way the shelter is reporting stats. Max Mixson
introduced the Asilomar Reporting for both October and November stats. Max will
investigate with Chameleon on how the shelter can be included in Maddies Fund
Reporting.
5.Discussion and possible action on requirement of retail pet sales. January 2013
date for draft on pet ordinance.
6.Discussion and possible action to capture shelter capacity and utilization metrics.
Mike Simpson presented a capacity spreadsheet showing that on several days every
month that we had doubling up of dogs in adoptable kennels. Mike has added the
“DK” (double kenneled) tab to report animals that were doubled. Also included were
cats in Pet smart cages. Recommendation to capture one year of data for capacity
analysis.
7.Discussion and possible action on Advisory Board membership positions. There will
be three open positions on the Advisory Board for 2013. Mary Treuter and Mike
Simpson terms expire and we had one resignation of Laura Hobgood-Oster.
Recommend a letter of appreciation be sent to Laura for her years of dedication and
animal advisory be sent. Mike Simpson will draft the letter.
8.Open discussion of Animal Shelter and Animal Services operations and marketing.
Discussion on giving pain meds to animals after spaying/neutering if deemed
necessary. Web site is updated with holiday precautions, certificates for animals,
and area shelter information. Update on previous controversy. GAO took dog
(Angus) for 9 days and then sent him to Angel Dog Foundation in CA.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:50 p.m.
Next meeting, Thursday, January 17, 2013 6 p.m.
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Respectfully submitted,
Christine Albanese