HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ANSAB_07.21.2005Minutes of the Meeting of the
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, July 21, 2005
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Thursday , July 21, 2005.
Members Present:
Shawn Gunnin, Chair, Lana Cagle, Leann Phenix, Ken Finn, Erica Haley
Members Absent:
Patty Eason, Dawn Hitt-Wilken
Staff Present:
Jackie Carey
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm by Chair, Shawn Gunnin.
Board members present were Shawn Gunnin, Lana Cagle, Leann Phenix, Erica
Haley, DVM, and Ken Finn.
1. No citizen comments.
2. Chair postpones election of secretary until more members are present. Ken
Finn volunteers to transcribe minutes for this meeting.
3. Motion by Ken Finn to accept minutes as presented. Second, Leann Phenix.
Motion passes unanimously.
4. Ken Finn presents director’s report. Mostly routine, expected trends in
statistics. Ken Finn states the HSUS site visit has ended and Animal Services
is awaiting the HSUS report from the consultation team. Leann Phenix asks
Ken Finn whether or not there is a preliminary report from the HSUS team.
Ken Finn states there is no report he is aware of. Leann Phenix asks Ken Finn
if he has stated to his staff or to Animal Shelter volunteers that there was a
preliminary report and that the report recommended more euthanasia,
specifically of very young kittens and their mothers. Ken Finn states that he
did not state this to anyone, nor did he tell anyone that there was a preliminary
report from the HSUS. Leann Phenix states that the HSUS staff confirms that
they issued no preliminary report.
5. Items a and b are withdrawn from the agenda at the request of Leann
Phenix, the member placing them on the agenda.
c. Lana Cagle asks for discussion on old agenda items:
Adoption packets, from June 19, 2003 and September 18, 2003.
Kennel plans for new shelter, from March 18, 2004.
Don Snell painting donation, from May 20, 2004.
Fund Raising, from July 15, 2004.
Educational program and the possibility of taping it, from July15, 2004.
Keith Hutchinson will get pricing for videotaping, from Sept. 16, 2004.
Gabe Sansing requested pricing on evaporative cooling system for new
shelter, from September 16, 2004.
Euthanasia criteria, from December 16, 2004.
Feeding regimen, from December 16, 2004.
Discussion on feeding policies in shelter, from April 21, 2005
Fund raising from bricks, from April 21, 2005.
Sale of memory bricks, from May 19, 2005.
The previous items were discussed.
6. Discussion of developing long and short-term goals for the Animal Shelter
and the Advisory Board. Members agree to bring ideas of specific or general
goals to next meeting for consideration.
Motion by Ken Finn to adjourn. Second, Leann Phenix. Passes unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 6:52 PM.