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Home My WebLink AboutANI 2001-07-10 Minutes .. ,. "_..-._---~--_._~-_._._,.,._--_._-------- NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING JULY 10, 2001 Present: Pam Burney Warren Cox Lyle Welch Jed Ford Don Sharp Candi Henderson Carey Parrack 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 Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up Call to Order Meeting called to order at 6:50 p.m. Approval of Motion was the Minutes made: of February To approve the 7, 2001. Minutes of the February 7, 2001 meeting Don Sharp Lyle Welch Passed IR-01-06 Board members and staff Don Sharp will add Statistics reviewed statistics reports a columns tracking Report covering the first, second and third unadoptable quarters. Warren Cox suggested animals as well as adding a column for unadoptable whether a animals and a column which surrendered animal tracks whether a surrendered is within NRH or animal is within NRH or Watauga Watauga or outside or outside that area. the area. IR-01-07 Board members and staff Don Sharp will add Budget reviewed the budget reports. how many animals Report Warren Cox suggested adding come from cities how many animals come from other than NRH or cities other than NRH or Watauga Watauga to the to the Activity Measures. Activity Measures. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up Board members then discussed Pam Burney ways to increase the number of Set up a work animals who are licensed or micro- session between chipped. Dr. Ford relayed that in EI the NCTASC and Paso, Veterinarians donate a Veterinarians from portion of the proceeds from each surrounding cities. vaccination into a Public Relations Fund and this "Fund" pays for the billboards they use to promote rabies vaccinations, etc.. Warren Cox suggested allocating money for micro-chips for all animals, in order to increase the number of animals micro chipped and possibly set up a free micro- chip clinic. It was also suggested that a work session be set up between the NCTASC and Veterinarians from surrounding cities to explore different ways of getting animals identified, whether it be micro-chips or licenses. Councilman Welch recommended contacting cities who offer free micro-chipping to see how successful their programs are. IR-01-08 Candi Henderson reported that Don Sharp Rabies since January 1, 2001, NRH Check with area Update Animal Services has sent nineteen Veterinarians to specimens to be tested for rabies see if rabies and all but one tested positive. vaccinations have increased. Councilman Welch recommended having Assistant City Manager, Steve Norwood, call John Kirsch, with the Star-Telegram, about placing an article in the paper regarding the number of positive rabies cases in NRH; include the fact that NRH Animal Services provided 21,000 rabies flyers to ID.! of the BISD schools and link the importance vaccinating against rabies. Councilman Welch also suggested contacting several Veterinarians to see if their rabies vaccinations have increased. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up IR-01-09 Don Sharp reported that adoptions Board Members Adoption from the Shelter and the Critter try to find someone Moratorium/ Connection ceased from June 4, willing to offer free Sickness in through July 1, due to an outbreak billboard space or Shelter of parvo and distemper. Many of space at a reduced the Shelters in the NCT ASC rate, in order to experienced the same type of promote outbreak. spay/neuter. Adoptions resumed on July 2, 2001, and no new illnesses were reported. Pam Burney requested that board members help her find someone willing to donate a billboard or offer one at a reduced rate. Pam Burney informed the Board that the ASPCA will provide all of the materials needed for advertising on a full-size billboard, if NRH can find the space. IR-01-10 Pam Burney and Don Sharp Adopt-A- reported that there were 70 Thon registered walkers who participated in this year's Adopt-a- Thon/Walk-a- Thon; 32 "pets" were adopted, 22 the day of the event; and $1564.50 in pledges and donations were raised, which will go into the Spay/Neuter fund. IR-01-11 Don Sharp reported that on July 5, Don Sharp will CSU Survey 2001, NRH Animal Services staff provide board began contacting past adopters to members with a participate in the survey. So far, sample copy of the overall responses have been survey at the next positive and participants have board meeting. been cooperative. Pam Burney relayed that Julie Morris, Shelter Outreach Director of the ASPCA in New York, provided customer service training for NRH Animal Services employees which will be beneficial, since the CSU Survey is basically a "customer service survey. Item Discussion Action Taken Follow Up IR-01-12 Board members and NRH staff Critter reviewed the Critter Connection Connection adoption activity from Februrary 3, to June 30, 2001 (see attached). Don Sharp conveyed that adoptions were down, due to the Critter Connection being closed while relocating to the new space and the parvo and distemper outbreak that occurred the first part of June. Don Sharp also reported that Donation Jar contributions have increased in part because of a popcorn machine that was purchased and placed in the Critter Connection. Customers can have fresh popcorn free of charge, while they shop. The Critter Connection's Donation Jar was placed next to the popcorn machine and customers can make a contribution, if they choose to do so. Don Sharp told board members that MaryAnn Townsend has taken a full time job but is still very committed to the Critter Connection. Recently, she and Pam Burney went to Market in Dallas and purchased new items to sale. Adjournment Motion to adjourn meeting at 8:20p.m. Don Sharp Lyle Welch Passed I