APPROVED Minutes July 11, 2022 — original pdf

Approved Minutes

AAC Meeting Minutes 2022-07-11 REGULAR MEETING APPROVED AUGUST 8, 2022 ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION MINUTES JULY 11, 2022 The Animal Advisory Commission convened for a regular meeting on Monday, July 11, 2022, 6 p.m., in the Boards and Commissions Room 1101 at Austin City Hall. Commission Chair, Craig Nazor, called the meeting to order at 6 p.m., conducted a roll call of those in attendance and confirmed a quorum of 11 commissioners. Six Commissioners attended the meeting in person: Nazor, Clinton, Jarl, Smagula, Norton and Nilson. Five Commissioners attended via teleconferencing: Mitchell, Neuhaus, Nemer, Herrera and Dulzaides. District 10 is vacant. Commission Members Absent: Commissioner Nancy Nemer Staff in Attendance: Don Bland, Jason Garza PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS: GENERAL Virtual: Emily Wells Kayla Murray Gina DeStaffany In-person: None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Dr. Nilson moved to approve the minutes from the Animal Advisory Commission Special Called Meeting, June 10, 2022. Commissioner Clinton seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 11 to 0, with all Commissioners in attendance at the time voting approval: Nazor, Jarl, Clinton, Smagula, Herrera, Hassen, Nilson, Norton, Mitchell, Neuhaus, and Dulzaides. Commissioner Nemer was absent, and District 10 is vacant. 1 AAC Meeting Minutes 2022-07-11 Jason Garza noted revisions or corrections to 3d and 4e of the draft minutes for the Commission’s July 11 Regular Meeting, and Commissioner Jarl moved to approve the minutes as revised. Commissioner Dr. Nilson seconded the motion which passed unanimously, 11 to 0, with all Commissioners in attendance voting approval: Nazor, Jarl, Clinton, Smagula, Herrera, Hassen, Nilson, Norton, Mitchell, Neuhaus, and Dulzaides. Commissioner Nemer was absent, and District 10 is vacant. 2. BRIEFINGS a. Austin Animal Center and Animal Services Reports b. AAC Staffing and Services c. AAC Public Communications on Services d. 311 Flow Charts and Information e. Parliamentarian Presentation on Meeting Decorum f. APA! Monthly Report 3. OLD BUSINESS: Update, Discussion and Possible Action a. Monthly Reporting of Data b. Transferring Austin Animal Center Animals to Other Communities c. Austin Animal Center Space Crisis and Recommendations from the Space Crisis d. Austin Animal Center Staffing Request for Budget FY 23 No action No action. Working Group No action. e. Hold Period Ordinance No Action No action 4. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion and Possible Action a. Inclusion of Animal Services in the City of Austin next five-year strategic plan No Action b. Annual Internal Review and Report Commissioner Clinton moved to approve/support the Annual Internal Review and Report; Commissioner Jarl seconded the motion which passed with a vote of 9-0-2 with two abstentions from Commissioners Mitchell and Dr. Nilson; Commissioner Nemer was absent, and District 10 is vacant. 2 AAC Meeting Minutes 2022-07-11 5. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS In discussion, commissioners agreed to keep briefings with the exception of 2d, regarding 311, which will be moved to Old Business. Also, 4a regarding Animal Services in the City’s five-year strategic plan, will be moved to Old Business. 6. ADJOURNMENT Commission Chair Nazor adjourned the meeting without objection at 7:53 p.m. The minutes were approved at the August 8, 2022, meeting on Commissioner Norton’s motion, Commissioner Smagula second on a 12 to 0 vote. 3