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Home My WebLink AboutANI 2022-12-07 Minutes NR NORTH KICHLAND HILLS CITY OF NORTH RICH[AND HILLS ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 7301 IRON HORSE BLVD NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 WE[)NESDAY, [)ECEK8BER 7. 2022 REGULAR COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES A. CALL TO ORDER Director Stefanie N1@diPez called the meeting to order on VVedneSd8y. December 7. 2022 at O9:OO am. ROLL CALL Present: O[ Russell Johnson, OVK8 Veterinarian Suzy Compton Council Member Stefanie Martinez [}inaotor. Neighborhood Services JmyGabotucci Executive Director, TACA Staff: Keane Menefee Animal Services Manager Thomas McMillian Assistant City Attorney B. PUBLIC COMMENTS An opportunity for citizens to address the Animal Adoption and Rescue Center Advisory Committee on matters which are scheduled on this agenda for consideration by the Committee, but not scheduled as g public hearing. In order to address the Animal Adoption and Rescue Center Advisory Committee during public comments, a Public Meeting Appearance Card must be completed and presented to the recording secretary prior to the start of the Animal Adoption and Rescue Center Advisory Committee meeting. Citizens' Joseph Stout and Connie Stout, representing Mid-Cities Community Cats, addressed the Animal Adoption & Rescue Center Advisory Committee, concerning an update on the La Casita Mobile Home Community and a request for an opinion letter from the Texas Attorney General's Office, concerning TNR of feral cats. Joseph Stout and Connie Stout gave an updated status report regarding the TNVR efforts at the LgCaait8 Mobile Home Community. They advised the Committee that tO date, they have provided TNVF( services to11Q cats and kittens. They have observed nn new kittens in the past 3 months and the community has been very cooperative and supportive of their efforts. They also wanted to acknowledge and thank Animal Services for the assistance they have provided by taking in kittens for adoption and assisting their organization with spay/neuter's of feral oats in that community. The StOuts' then advised the Committee, that the B[8z0ri8 County Criminal District Attorney Tom 8e||eCk' has requested an opinion letter from the Texas Attorney General's Office, concerning whether a municipality or local government entity may engage in a "Trap, December7. 2022 ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 1of4 �� f'4 F"%*,t I NORTH KICHLAND HILLS CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 7301 IRON HORSE BLVD NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022 Neuter, Release" (TNR) program in compliance with Texas Pena Code §42.092. They stated their concern of this opinion letter was the impact it could have on feral cats across the state, if it were decided that TNR would violate state penal code laws for abandonment of an animal. They advised the Committee that the Attorney General's Office is accepting public comments through December 14, 2023. C. ACTION ITEMS CA Approval of the Minutes for the October 26, 2022 Animal Adoption & Rescue Center Advisory Committee Meeting. Committee member Suzy Compton moved to approve the minutes for the October 26, 2022 Animal Adoption & Rescue Center Advisory Committee meeting. Committee member Jay Sabatucci seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 4 - 0. D. DEPARTMENT REPORTS DA Fiscal Year 2022 divisional statistics for shelter, field, volunteer and veterinarian services. Impounds: ® Total Impounds (Dogs, Cats, and Wildlife): 226 ® Dogs and Cats Impounded: 197 Euthanasia: • Dogs and Cats Euthanized: 21 (Dogs/Cats: 14/7) Live Release Rate: ® 97.4%, no healthy adoptable animals euthanized Spay/Neuter Procedures: ® S/N: 129 (Dogs/Cats: 48/81) Rabies Vaccinations: • 145 Microchip Implants- 0 114 Field Investigations: ® Cases/Activities: 615 December 7, 2022 ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 2 of 4 r4w R NORTH RICHLAND HILLS CITY OF NORTH RI[|HLAND HILLS ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 7301 IRON HORSE B[VD NORTH RICH[AN[} HILLS, TX 76180 WEONESDAY. [}ECE&4BER 7. 2O22 Vo|unteerm/Conmnnumh* Sen/ice: m Volunteers: 46 o Hours: 238 * Community Service Workers: 12 o HoUrs: 71 D.2 Report on current staffing vacancies and hiring challenges Manager Menefee advised the Committee that Animal Services recently had a part-time kennel technician resign, leaving two part-time kennel technician vacancies, with one of those positions vacant for almost two years. Menefee advised the Committee that there has been few applicants and little interest from applicants seeking full-time positions. Menefee advised that the Division will continue to work the Human Resources Department on trying to fill the positions. 0.3 Discussion of Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners (RSVP), the City'm contractor for veterinarian services' request for an additional vet-tech on surgery days. Menefee provided the Committee with an email received from Relief Services for Veterinary Practitioners (RSVP), requesting the future consideration of adding an additional vet-tech to the upcoming budget, due L0 current workload. Menefee advised the Committee that due iO the volume of work, a second vet-tech would probably be needed to keep up with increased veterinary service depends. Menefee stated that for the past two years, Animal Services has requested that two of the part-time kennel technician positions and the funds allocated for a one-day a vveek, vet-tech, be consolidated into the creation of full-time vet-tech position. This position would assist our contract veterinarian on surgery days, as well as perform the duties of medicating, vaccinating, nnicroohipping, processing records and scheduling spay neuter surgeries during the course of their work week. These duties would help alleviate these assignments currently having to be dispersed among other staff, taking away from their dUd8S as per their job description. C0UDCi|nneDlbe[ COnno[0D asked what the status was of reclassifying the part-time kennel tech positions, into afu||ti[n8vet-tech position. Director Martinez stated that the Department would be working with the City Manager's office and Budget, 1O see ifo new position could be created in the upcoming fiscal year budget. The Committee was advised that they would be updated at future meetings concerning this topic. E. ADJOURNMENT Councilmember Jay Sabatucci moved to adjourn the Animal Adoption & Rescue Center Advisory Committee meeting. Counni|manober Suzy Compton seconded the motion. Motion to approve carried 4 - U. Meeting adjourned a[ OQ:45 a.m. December 7.2O22 ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 3uf4 IUL w RK iff r*4 NO TH KICHLAND HILLS CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES 7301 IRON HORSE BLVD NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TX 76180 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2022 ATTE T: 9—f— //- I'-2,'3 Ke t � nefee, Animal Services Manager Date December 7, 2022 ANIMAL ADOPTION AND RESCUE CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTES Page 4 of 4