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HomeMy WebLinkAboutANI 2002-01-22 Minutes Present: Item Call to Order Approval of the Minutes of July 10, 2001. Action 02-01 Present Proposed Name & Uniform Change NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING JANUARY 22, 2002 Pam Burney Warren Cox Lyle Welch Jed Ford Don Sharp Candi Henderson Carey Parrack Discussion Pam Burney informed the board members that NRH Animal Services Center would like to make a change to their name, as well as their uniforms, in order to promote a more "positive" image. The proposed name change is NRH Animal Rescue Center which would better reflect the goals of the animal shelter, which is to reach zero euthanasia of healthy adoptable animals; to provide a safe haven for unwanted and lost pets; to provide emergency care for injured or sick animals and to re-home lost; unwanted and abandoned animals. Animal Rescue Center employees will no longer wear black BDU's but instead, go to a tan or khaki color pant with a polo style shirt. The new look is less militant and will have only a small impact on Director of Environmental Services Executive Director, SPCA of Texas City Councilman D.V.M., Family Pet Clinic NRH Animal Services Supervisor NRH Animal Services Officer Environmental Services Secretary Action Taken Meeting called to order at 6:45 P.M. Motion was made: To approve the Minutes of the July 10, 2001 meeting Lyle Welch Don Sharp Follow Up Motion Passed Motion made to change the name of the NRH Animal Services Center to NRH Animal Adoption & Rescue Center, change uniforms from black BDU's to tan or khaki with polo type shirt; and change the division name from Animal Services Division to Humane Division. Lyle Welch Jed Ford Motion Passed Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up the budget. There will be a change in the logo too. The word "Services" will be removed and "NRH" will be added. However, this will be phased in gradually. Board members and staff also discussed changing the division name from Animal Services Division to Animal Rescue and Protection. IR-02-01 Staff and board members Statistics reviewed Shelter Statistic Report Reports as well as two new reports, Officer's Daily Activity Sheet and Cremation Services Performed. Pam Burney reported that the NRH Animal Rescue Center is working with the GIS department to create a map, which can be used to track specific information, such as pet licensing and areas with confirmed rabies cases. Pam Burney also informed board members that NRH signed an Interlocal Agreement with the City of Keller, Resolution 2002-02, agreeing to cremate their dead animals (animals picked up off the streets), at a cost of $20.00 per animal as well as animals euthanized by Keller Animal Control, at a cost of $30.00 per animal. A fee differential of $10.00 was added to the cost of cremating animals euthanized by Keller Animal Control because of the added wear and tear on the cremation unit. The firebrick in the unit cost approximately $6,000 - $7,000 to replace and has only been Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up replaced once since being installed in 1992. According to Warren Cox, "NRH staff are well trained and do a good job", is the reason the firebrick has lasted as long as it has. IR-02-02 Pam Burney reported that a bond Shelter committee is currently being Expansion formed and the shelter expansion will be included in the bond election. Pam Burney also stated that the $2,000,000 expansion will not be considered a major project, compared to the other CIP projects, but it will be given to the committee "who will hopefully" put it in the bond package. IR-02-03 Don Sharp reported that on Critter December 15, 2001, the 1000th pet Connection was adopted from the Critter Connection. Don Sharp also reported that although the numbers are down, "we are still doing okay". Don Sharp also presented board members with a new report which tracks donations made to the shelter through the Vehicle Donation Program. The program, which began in 1999, has received a total of $20831.25 in donations since December 2001. IR-02-04 Don Sharp supplied board Rabies members with the results of a Update survey of area Veterinarian Clinics, which was done to determine if the rabies outbreak had an effect on the number of pets vaccinated in 2001 as opposed to previous years. According to the survey, the number of pets being vaccinated actually decreased, even though there were 471 confirmed cases of rabies in TDH region 2/3 as of December 31, 2001. Don Sharp also stated that NRH had its first positive rabies case this year. Two dogs killed a skunk when it entered their backyard on Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up January 11. This took place on Brookhaven CT., which is located in the Stoneybrooke Addition. The skunk was sent to the Texas Department of Health in Austin, where it tested positive for rabies on January 14, 2002. NRH distributed flyers in the Stoneybrooke Addition alerting residents of the situation and advising them to have all pets vaccinated immediately. IR-02-05 Don Sharp provided each board CSU Survey member with a copy of the CSU Survey NRH has been participating in since July 5, 2001, as requested at the July 10, meeting. Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 8:00P.M.