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HomeMy WebLinkAboutANI 1993-01-28 Minutes Animal Shelter Advisory Board 7200 Dick Fisher Dr. S. Minutes January 28, 1993 1. CALL TO ORDER Councilman Lyle Welch called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m. 2. ROLL CALL Lyle Welch Shelter supervisor Executive Director, SPCA of Texas city councilman Present: Sandra Carter Warren Cox Absent: Dr. Joe Metcalf veterinarian 3. READING OF THE MINUTES FOR SEPTEMBER 1, 1992 APPROVED Motion carried 3-0 4. UPDATE ON PURCHASE OF MINI-VAN AND THE U WARM HUGS ON WHEELS " PROGRAM The mini-van is due to arrive the middle of February 1993. "Oscar Ray Leonard" the Centers therapy cat, appeared in the January/February 1993 issue of Cat companion Magazine. The article contained Oscars bio, photos, T-shirts and the announcement of his Delta soceity award in Montreal 1992. The update on the "Warm Hugs" program was presented by Sandy carter. The Center has given approximately 250 bears since September, 1991. The most recent delivery of bears was made to Bryan's House for children with Aids on December 22, 1992. Thirty bears were delivered by our volunteers and shelter staff. -- continued support is needed to be able to keep giving the children these bears. 5. LICENSE RENEWAL / COMPUTER NETWORK UPDATE Sandy Carter advised that the city license reminders program began October 1992. The license reminders are generated through the computer program , the computer gets this information from all the license information of p~ople who had licensed their pets within the year which will soon be expiring. Each month reminders are sent for the following month to remind the people to license their pets. The advantage to the citizens is that they can do everything by mail, and the advantage to the Center is the amount of license sold will increase. Also more animals can be returned to their owners if they have their tags on. The number of licenses sold for 91/92 has doubled. Warren Cox suggested tracking the percentage of people that let their City License expire and have to pay the late fee. Also suggested to push license canvassing. Pam Burney advised the Board that the canvasing would begin in late spring. Lyle Welch suggested contacting the utility department in reference to receiving a printout of all new comers to the city. This will enable the Center to deliver a welcome package with all information the Animal Control Ordinances and Animal Care and Control Center. 6 EXTENDED HOURS OF OPERATION UPDATE Dr. Joe Metcalf Chairperson arrived at 7:40 p.m. and took over the meeting, beginning with this section of the agenda~ In August of 1992 the City council requested that the Center extend it's hours of operation, to allow citizens to visit the Center after the normal working hours. city Council was informed in August of 1992, that the Center had extended it's hours temporally from 5:00 pm to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday through Friday. This arrangement was chosen because it would have the least effect on the budget during the trial period. To accommodate this schedule a part-time shelter attendant was needed to work the hours from 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm to help the Animal Control Officer in the Center with receiving, adoptions and paperwork. , I The last three months of 1992 the animals reclaimed by owners increased by 8% in October, 28% in November and 78% in December. A request was made to City Council to make the temporary part time Shelter Attendant. A permanent position. This position required the City Council to appropriate $5,000.00 to continue to fund this position for thê-remainder of this budget year. This request was approved by the City council January 1, 1993. 7 INTRODUCTION ORDINANCE # 1848 The changes suggested by the Advisory Board, Animal Care and Control Staff and the City council, were passed and approved November 23, 1992. 8 CREMATORY CRITERIA The crematorium is expected to be installed in mid March of 1993, after the installation of the gas line is completed. Dr. Metcalf suggested that the fees be competi ti ve with other services provided in the surrounding areas. 9 N A C A '93 Pam Burney announced the National Animal Control Association'1993 Conference at the worthington Hotel in Fort Worth May 5th through may 9th, 1993. 10 C.E.T PROGRAM Two North Richland Hills Animal Control Officers Sandy Carter and Renee Perkins attended the C.E.T. program in January 1993 and became certified. 11 STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE PROGRAM This program will begin upon completion of the Crematory. 12 OTHER BUSINESS The general consensus of the Board was that the City is not liable for any feeS incurred by the Dromgooles in reference to their tiger. 13 ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 8:45 pm.