Animal Welfare Committee

Approved: 04/26/18 Animal Welfare Committee Meeting March 22, 2018 Davis Hall Term Exp Members Present Absent Staff Vivian Cooper X 2/28/2021 Taimi Anderson X 4/30/2021 Suzie Bellamy X 5/26/2018 Nick Brennan X 08/31/2020 Carol Macknis X 11/23/2018 Kathy Rodeffer X 2/28/2021 Patti Stange X 3/31/2020 Dave Turley X Guests: Sheryl DeWalt, contract secretary The meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Mr. Brennan. 1. Reviewed the January 25, 2018 minutes. Mr. Turley made a motion to accept the minutes. Ms. Stange seconded the motion. All in favor; no opposed. 2. Ms. Cooper gave the following report a. Finances i. AWC Donation Account - $9,845. This includes a $138 donation. ii. Vet Services - $4,337. This includes $1,383 in invoices. iii. Animal Control Cost Recovery - $1,645. This is a $525 increase. iv. Poodle Fund - $946.04. No change v. TNR Expenses - $2,125 total; $1,615 for FY18. Ms. Rodeffer noted that with a $5000 grant, there is a little less than $3,000 available. Ms. Cooper reminded the committee that we need to broadcast and share that the monies are available for residents. vi. Ms. Anderson requested a reimbursement of $102.97 for kitten food for fostering. Ms. Stange made a motion to reimburse Ms. Anderson $102.97. Mr. Brennan seconded the motion. All in favor; no opposed. vii. Promotional materials are needed for upcoming events. Ms. Rodeffer made a motion that Ms. Cooper can purchase up to $500 for promotional events. Ms. Stange seconded the motion. All in favor; no opposed. b. Adoption Report i. Yarra ii. Lady Grey and Earl Grey iii. Mochee iv. Nala c. In the shelter: i. None d. Fosters/Petco i. Chewy - Petco ii. Evan and Sugarplum – foster with Ms. Anderson iii. Lady – foster with Ms. Rodeffer  3. Ms. Cooper noted that the College Park animal data is listed in the following National databases: Shelter Animals Count and Million Cat Challenge. 4. The Annual Report to Mayor and City Council for FY2017 will need to be completed by end of June. Mr. Brennan stated he would work on a draft to share with the committee at the April meeting. 5. The Department of Public Works will be having clean up days on Saturday mornings in April. If you are on shelter duty, it is advisable to wait until the afternoon to visit the shelter. 6. Discussed the Minimum Standards of Care legislation for the shelter. The shelter is not currently in compliance with the minimum standards It needs to have a fire alarm. The committee is also requesting a door with a window. Mr. Brennan will email the City Manager. 7. Ms. Cooper shared the article on the Wicomico County case concerning the horses. Days End stepped in to help with the care. Please encourage people to donate to them: www.defhr.org. 8. Ms. Cooper mentioned the following upcoming events: a. Greenbelt CART Meetings: March 26 and April 23, 6:30pm b. Pet Waste Summit: March 29, 6pm-9pm c. Berwyn Baptist Church Community Fair: April 21, 10am d. Wildlife Conflict Resolution Seminar: April 24, 9;30am-4:30pm e. Maryland Day: April 28, 10am-4pm AWC Volunteers are needed f. National Feral Cat Day: October 16 g. Farmers Markets: April 21-22 9. Discussed April 9 fundraiser at Krazi Kebob. The time is 5pm-8pm. Ms. DeWalt will re-email the flyer out to the committee and ask Sarah D’Alexander to share with the UMD staff and students. 10. Ms. Cooper shared some past “open” items from the committee. After reviewing the list, the committee agreed to do the following: a. Materials for adopters. Ms. Rodeffer and Ms. Stange will handle and have a draft for the April meeting. b. Educating the community with distributing resource materials at the Farmers Markets and College Park Day – already done. c. Updating the City Guide for pet owners. Mr. Brennan will obtain the current information and the committee will work on updating for the Fall edition. d. List of animal sanctuaries. Ms. Cooper will research and Ms. Rodeffer will contact one of the animal science professors at the UMD for assistance. 11. Next meeting is April 26, 2018 at 7pm in Davis Hall. Ms. Stange made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Brennan seconded the motion. All in favor; no opposed. The meeting was adjourned at 7:40pm and the committee enjoyed the pot luck. Respectfully submitted by Sheryl DeWalt, contract secretary.