HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes_ANSAB_06.21.2007Minutes of the Meeting of the
Animal Shelter Advisory Board
City of Georgetown, Texas
Thursday, June 21, 2007
The Animal Shelter Advisory Board of the City of Georgetown, Texas, met on Thursday, June 21, 2007.
Members Present:
Debbie Frase, Keith Fruge, Secretary, Christy Hullum, Erica Haley and Ken Finn
Members Absent:
Shawn Gunnin, Chair and Patty Eason
Staff Present:
Jackie Carey
Minutes
Regular Meeting
Meeting called to order at 6:00 p.m. by Debbie Frase.
1. Citizen comments — none.
2. Council member visit — Bill Sattler, City Council member for District 4, was in attendance for the
Advisory Board meeting.
3. May 2007 minutes — Motion by Debbie Frase to accept the minutes as presented and was second by
Christy Hullum. Minutes were accepted unanimously.
4. Report from Shelter Director — Ken Finn presented the shelter report for the month of May. Most
indicators continue to trend slightly negatively from last year. Ken stated there were no obvious causes for
this trend and that the shelter would be closely monitoring the situation to determine what may be affecting
the trend.
5. Discussion and possible action about completed items from the HSUS recommendations — Ken
Finn report that good progress has been made in implementing the HSUS recommendations thus far.
Specifically, $5,000 earned in the Animal Shelter community garage sale has been used to purchase a
12x20 storage building, four eye wash stations have been installed, all animal control officers now have
microchip readers, shelter landscaping is finished and many other items have been completed or are
planned to be in the near term.
6. Discussion and possible action on disaster preparedness — Ken Finn reported that no significant
additions or changes were made to the Disaster Preparedness Plan. He requested that the contact lists
for volunteers during a disaster response be completed.
7. Discussion and possible action on dog tethering and ordinance related to tethering — Christy
Hullum reported and presented the State legislation signed by Governor Perry which goes into effect 1
September 2007 which significantly restricts the ability of citizens to tether their dogs. Board members
reviewed the provisions of the legislation and felt it initially appears to adequately address the concerns
and desires of the board on this issue. The board discussion included a suggestion that the legislation
should be reviewed by the city lawyer and that a citizen education effort on the new law should be
considered.
Meeting adjourned by chair at 6:50 p.m.