Approved Agenda March 3 2021 — original pdf

Agenda

Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, March 8, 6 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, March 8, 2021, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (by Sunday noon, March 7). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 8 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the commission liaison, Belinda Hare, at 512-978-0565 or Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov no later than Sunday noon, March 7. Email is most efficient way to communicate. The following information is required for those speaking on agenda items: speaker name, agenda item number(s) you wish to speak on, whether you are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same phone number that will be used to call into the meeting). • Once a request to speak has been made to the commission liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. • Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. Please call in by 5:45 p.m. on March 8. • Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. • Handouts or other information may be emailed to Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov by Sunday noon, March 7, the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. • If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live  Reunión del Animal Advisory Commission FECHA de la reunion (Monday, March 8, 6 p.m.) La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (Sunday noon, March 7 antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de la junta en Belinda Hare, 512-978-0565 or Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para llamar ). • Una vez que se haya realizado una solicitud para hablar con el enlace de la junta, la información para llamar el día de la reunión programada se enviará por correo electrónico o por teléfono. • Los oradores deben llamar al menos 15 minutos antes del inicio de la reunión para poder hablar, no se aceptarán personas que llamen tarde y no podrán hablar. • Las oradoras esperarán en una fila hasta que llegue el momento de hablar. • Los folletos u otra información pueden enviarse por correo electrónico a Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov antes del mediodía del día anterior a la reunión programada. Esta información se proporcionará a los miembros de la Junta y la Comisión antes de la reunión. • Si la reunión se transmite en vivo, se puede ver aquí: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live  ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2021, 6 P.M. VIA VIDEOCONFERENCING CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS: David Lundstedt, Chair Katie Jarl Palmer Neuhaus Craig Nazor Dr. Jon Brandes Nancy Nemer, Parliamentarian District 4 Vacant Lisa Mitchell, Vice Chair Edward Flores Monica Frenden Andrea Schwartz Jo Anne Norton Ryan Clinton AGENDA CALL TO ORDER CITIZEN COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first 10 speakers who register to speak no later than noon the day before the meeting will be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES a. Review of minutes from the February 8, 2021, Animal Advisory Commission Meeting 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Austin Animal Center and Animal Services Reports b. COVID Updates 3. OLD BUSINESS Release Rates. a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Comparative Evaluations of Monthly b. Update, Discussion and Possible Action from Work Group on Off-Leash Dogs c. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Work Group for How to Increase Microchipping in the City of Austin  4. NEW BUSINESS a. Discussion and Possible Action on City of Austin Budget 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 6. ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call Belinda Hare at the Animal Services Office, at 512-978-0565, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Animal Advisory Commission, please contact Belinda Hare at Belinda.hare@austintexas.gov or 512-978-0565.