HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ANSAB_08.16.2012Notice of Meeting of the
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, August 16, 2012
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board will meet on Thursday, August 16, 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, Laura Hobgood-Oster, Mary Treuter, Max Mixson, 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 July advisory board meeting - L Hobgood-Oster
3. Presentation of Animal Services status including statistical and analytical report for July 2012
- J Carey
4. Discussion and possible action on requirements of retail pet sales - L Hobgood-Oster
5. Discussion and possible action to capture shelter capacity and utilization metrics. M Simpson
6. Discussion and possible action on list of topics proposed for public education on responsible
pet ownership - 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, August 16, 2012
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Thursday , August 16, 2012
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Members Present:
Mike Simpson (chair), Laura Hobgood-Oster (secretary), Mary Treuter, Christine Albanese, Max Mixson,
Jerry Hammerlun
Members Absent:
Lyle Warden
Staff Present:
Jackie Carey, Evelyn McLean
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Guest Present:
Diane Coker
1.Citizen Comments: none
2. Approval of minutes: Minutes from the July meeting were approved – L. Hobgood-Oster
3. Presentation of Animal Services Statistics: J. Carey
Jackie reported that we had a good July with 112 animal adopted, well over the norm. A meeting
early in the month with shelter volunteers (Laura Hobgood-Oster, Miguel DaCunha), shelter staff
(Jackie Carey, Max Mixson) and city staff (Erin MacDonald, Keith Hutchinson) to up the
shelter’s presence in social media, along with special adoption fees, are some of the possible
reasons for the good month. The euthanasia rate held at 9%.
Jackie also reported that there was a slight crash with Chameleon that the staff is addressing.
Jackie spoke to the Sertoma Club as well. Also, the shelter is getting 20 more hours in kennel
tech funding for next year.
From Friends fundraising efforts, a new water softener and dishwasher have both been installed.
Upcoming Friends activities include a wine tasting, Art for Animals (in February), an Open
House (in December) and a dog event at the Holiday Stroll.
4. Discussion and possible action on requirements of retail pet sales – L. Hobgood-Oster
Laura went over the new wording for the ordinance. Jackie and Jerry will forward the new
wording to the city attorney and ask that it be a priority. The advisory board will request a
workshop with the Council in October or November. With that in mind, we hope to have
members of the Council all visit the shelter by the end of September.
5. Discussion and possible action to capture shelter capacity and utilization metrics: M. Simpson
Mike asked for 10 minutes at the next meeting to work on this. It is difficult to analyze in part
because of housing multiple animals in one run. One idea will be to capture the time period that
animals are held before they are available for adoption. As part of this discussion, the idea of a
“west” Georgetown location for a satellite facility was raised.
6. Discussion and possible action on list of topics proposed for public education on responsible
pet ownership: M. Simpson
We need to do holiday education items soon, including pet precautions. We continue to need
more volunteers – so that could be a topic – as well as donating to the shelter.
7. Other Items:
We will have a joint adoption event at Farm Supply in late September. This weekend there is an
event at Tractor Supply.
The meeting was adjourned at 6:47 p.m.