* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:02] THIS IS THE ANIMAL [DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER] SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. COMMITTEE MEETING. UM, CALL TO ORDER AT FIVE THIRTY SEVEN DECLARATION OF A QUORUM AND CALL TO ORDER CITIZENS WISHING TO ADDRESS ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE. BYE. THERE'S NO CITIZENS ELECTION [1. Election of Committee Chair] OF COMMITTEE CHAIR. DO WE NEED MICS FOR IT TO PICK UP THE REST OF IT? NO, NO. PICK IT UP. OKAY, SO THE ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. UM, ANYBODY HAVE ANY NOMINATIONS? I NOMINATE MARISSA SECOND. I SECOND . SO NOW YOU'LL SAY, IS THERE A SECOND? IS THERE A SECOND ONE Y'ALL? YES. . I SECOND. I AM THE COMMITTEE CHAIR AGAIN. OKAY, NOW YOU'RE GOING TO VICE CHAIR. OKAY. [2. Election of Vice Committee Chair] NOW WE NEED TO ELECT THE VICE CHAIR COMMITTEE. VICE COMMITTEE CHAIR. I NOMINATE ANDREW. I SECOND THAT. ANDREW IS NOW VICE COMMITTEE CHAIR. DO WE NEED A VOTE? ? YES. YOU GOTTA VOTE ON IT. VOTE ON THE COMMITTEE CHAIR. OH YEAH, I SECOND IT. VOTE ON IT. OH, THAT JUST BRINGS A VOTE. ALL IN FAVOR. AYE. AYE. AND THEN WE'LL NEED TO VOTE ON THE ALL AGAINST AND THEN WE'LL NEED TO VOTE ON THE VICE COMMITTEE CHAIR TOO. NO, YOU'RE THE VICE COMMITTEE YOU GOTTA VOTE ON. OH, WE GOTTA DO, YEAH. FOR EACH ONE. NOMINATING. OKAY. WE'RE VOTING FOR ANDREW BEING VICE COMMITTEE. EVERY VICE SAY AYE. AYE. AYE. ANYBODY AGAINST IT? . ANDREW IS VICE COMMITTEE CHAIR. NEXT THING WE HAVE UP IS SHELTER OPERATIONAL UPDATE FROM ASSISTANT CHIEF STROM, WHO IS NOT HERE AT THIS TIME. SECOND. SO WE'RE GONNA GO ON TO [4. Staff Report from Animal Shelter Manager Brenda Majors] THE STAFFORD REPORT FROM ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGER BRENDA MAJORS. RIGHT NOW WE HAVE FOUR STAFF. WE HAVE ONE WEEKEND PERSON THAT DOES CLEANING, FEEDING ON WEEKENDS. AND STARTING THIS SATURDAY, WE'LL HAVE AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER THAT'S GONNA BE ON DUTY SO THAT WE CAN HOPEFULLY UP OUR ADOPTIONS. OUR STAFF HAS BEEN AT FULL STAFF SINCE NOVEMBER 14TH. UM, SO WE HAVE A GOOD GROUP RIGHT NOW AND HOPEFULLY BEING OPEN ON THE WEEKENDS WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THE ADOPTIONS. UM, THAT'S THE STAFF REPORT. SO WHAT ARE THE WEEKEND HOURS? EIGHT TO FIVE. OH OH WOW. EIGHT TO FIVE FROM SATURDAY AND SUNDAY? NO, WE'LL BE CLOSED SATURDAY SUNDAYS. OKAY. BUT OPEN ON SATURDAYS FROM EIGHT TO FIVE. WOW. FOR ADOPTIONS OR RECLAIM OR ADOPTIONS. RECLAIM OR RESCUES. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL HELP WITH SOME OF THE NUMBERS. ARE YOU GUYS GONNA BE, UM, UH, OPERATIONAL FOR LIKE, UH, STUFF RUNNING AT LARGE ON SATURDAYS TOO? OR IS THIS JUST IF IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL? IF IT'S AN AGGRESSIVE ANIMAL RIGHT. JUST TO GO OUT. WE WON'T, BECAUSE HOPEFULLY THAT PERSON WILL BE DOING SOME ADOPTION EVENTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. GOTCHA. OKAY. SO LIKE OFFSITE EVENTS ALSO. AH, OKAY. SO WE'VE BEEN GOING TO TRACTOR SUPPLY AND WE'VE BEEN TO LOWE'S AND SOME PLACES LIKE THAT. SO HOPEFULLY THAT WILL, WILL GET PICKED UP. OKAY. BUT THE DRAWBACK IS THAT WE DON'T HAVE A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS. YEAH. SO, UM, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT ALSO. SO I GUESS WE'RE GONNA, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO RECESS UNTIL SYSTEM CHIEF DALIN GETS HERE. YEP. WANNA GO PRESS THE BUTTON TO MUTE US? YES. . BIG RED BUTTON, RIGHT? MAYBE GREEN NOW. WE'LL SEE. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE BACK. ASSISTANT CHIEF DORA WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE IT. SO WE'RE GONNA [3. Shelter Operational Update from Assistant Chief Dahlstrom] HAVE, UH, THE ANIMAL SHELTER MANAGER BRENDA MAJORS TAKEOVER FOR SHELTER. OPERATIONAL UPDATE. UM, OPERATIONAL UPDATE IS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT TRYING TO GET A NEW SHELTER. UM, IT LOOKS LIKE WE ARE IN TALKS WITH MUELLER, UM, AND WAITING TO GET INFORMATION BACK FROM THEM ON A, A, GETTING A NEW BUILDING. UM, RIGHT NOW THE SHELTER THAT WE HAVE HAS SOME ISSUES AND WE HAVE TALKED TO AN ARCHITECT AND WE ARE MOVING ON FROM THAT. AND MARTHA IS, HAS CONTACTED MUELLER BUILDINGS TO SEE WHAT KIND OF, OF BUILDING WE COULD GET. UM, WE'RE PROBABLY LOOKING AT ABOUT 1.5 MILLION FOR A BUDGET. UM, SO WE ARE ON A HOLD RIGHT NOW, JUST WAITING TILL WE GET, UM, THE INFORMATION BACK FROM MUELLER. UM, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT OR THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER? WE'RE STILL LOOKING AT LIKE TWO YEARS, RIGHT? PROBABLY BY THE TIME WE GET THE BUILDING. AND THEN YOU'LL HAVE TO GET, UM, [00:05:01] AN ARCHITECT TO COME IN AND DO THE INSIDE OF THE BUILDING AND PLUMBING AND HVAC, UM, SYSTEMS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR SOME UPGRADES IN OUR ADOPTION AREAS. UM, AND OUR, OUR BUILDING OVERALL. UH, UH, WHAT SORT OF INCR ARE WE GOING TO LIKELY TO SEE? ANY SORT OF INCREASED CAPACITY, UH, RISING OUT OF THAT? UM, HOPING TO PROBABLY DOUBLE WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. OH WOW. OKAY. UM, WE JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE ON THE PRICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND HOW BIG OF A BUILDING WE CAN GET FOR WHAT WE HAVE. GOTCHA. SO WE'RE JUST KIND OF ON A HOLD FOR RIGHT NOW. SO, UM, ON YOUR, IN YOUR PACKETS, YOU'LL ALSO SEE THE YEAR 2023. UM, THOSE ARE OUR STATS FOR 2023. DOSTER WAS GONNA TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE. UM, WE'VE SEEN AN INCREASE, OF COURSE WITH THE, THE HOUSE TOPS THAT WE'RE GETTING. MM-HMM. , UM, YOU EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE. ARE WE SEEING A SIMILAR INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS? UM, OUR ADOPTIONS ARE UP AND OUR RESCUES ARE UP. OH, GOOD. SO BOTH OF THOSE STATS HAVE GONE UP FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR? MM-HMM. , DO WE KNOW WHAT OUR LIVE RELEASE RATE IS ABOUT? UM, WE HAVEN'T HAD TO EUTHANIZE FOR SPACE. MM-HMM. IN OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. OH WOW. THAT'S IDEAL. UH, MOST OF OUR EUTHANASIA IS DUE TO BEHAVIORAL ISSUES. MM-HMM. OR MEDICAL OR BIKE CASES. YEAH. SO, BUT WE HAVE NOT, WE HAVE NOT EUTHANIZED FOR SPACE IN SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE A LOT OF RESCUES THAT WHEN WE DO GET FULL, THEY COME IN AND HELP US OUT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS THAT I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER? I GOT NONE. I ALREADY KNOW I'LL ANSWERS, SO. YES, YOU DO. UM, SO I GUESS BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO AHEAD AND ADJOURN 1747. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YAY. THAT DIDN'T TAKE. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.