AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-08-09 REGULAR MEETING APPROVED September 13, 2021 ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION AUGUST 9, 2021 The Animal Advisory Commission convened, via video conferencing, for a Regular Meeting, Monday, August 9, 2021, 6 p.m. Commission Chair Craig Nazor called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m., conducted a verbal roll call of those in attendance and confirmed a quorum of 10 commissioners. Commission Members in Attendance: Craig Nazor, Nancy Nemer, Lisa Mitchell, Ryan Clinton, Katie Jarl, Palmer Neuhaus, Monica Frenden, Jo Anne Norton, Lotta Smagula, and Luis Herrera. Commission Members Absent: Dr. Jon Brandes, Edward Flores, and Yolanda Rodriguez Pacheco were absent. Staff in Attendance: Don Bland, Jason Garza, Sarah Murphy, Dr. Kathryn Lund, Mark Sloat, Belinda Hare CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS: Christopher Summers Beverly Luna Kathy Mitchell Pat Valls-Trellis 1 AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-08-09 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Jarl moved to approve the minutes from the Animal Advisory Commission Special Called Meeting, July 19, 2021, and Commissioner Smagula seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously, 10 to 0, with all Commissioners in attendance voting approval: Nazor, Clinton, Mitchell, Nemer, Jarl, Neuhaus, Frenden, Norton, Smagula and Herrera. Commissioners Dr. Brandes, Flores, and Rodriguez Pacheco were absent. 2. STAFF BRIEFINGS a. Austin Animal Center and Animal Services Reports b. COVID Update c. Update on Austin Animal Center Rescue and Transport Program d. Update on status of the license agreement between the City and Austin Pets Alive! e. Update on how to maintain No-Kill and meet Council directives if Austin Pets Alive! license agreement is substantially changed 3. OLD BUSINESS a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Comparative Evaluations of Monthly Release Rates No action. No action. No action. No action. b. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Monthly Reporting Data c. Update, Discussion and Possible Action from Working Group on Off-Leash Dogs d. Update, Discussion and Possible Action from Working Group on How to Increase Microchipping in the City of Austin e. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Placement Partner Transfer Agreement f. Update. Discussion and Possible Action regarding Shelter Space Issues Working Group Commissioner Neuhaus moved to submit the Working Group’s recommendations to address the Austin Animal Center’s space crisis and asked for additional monthly reports on the following: the numbers of animals pled to Austin Pets Alive! for medical reasons and declined; the number of animals hospitalized and length of hospitalizations; and the outside vendors, costs, which animals receive medical services …
Animal Advisory Commission Report Q2 2021 This report is intended to give a high level overview of Austin Pets Alive!’s lifesaving operations, with a focus on APA!’s impact on Travis county through our partnership with Austin Animal Center. Summary: Austin Pets Alive! (APA) continues to be the city of Austin’s largest partner in lifesaving and the largest subsidizer of the city’s budget to serve Austin animals. APA takes animals that have medical and behavioral issues that require a higher cost per animal than the average healthy animal in care. APA focuses on these animals in an effort to have a measurable effect on the live release rate at AAC. In June alone, of all animals transferred from Austin Animal Center to partners, APA took 77% and over 200 times the number taken by the other brick and mortar shelter in Austin. APA’s cost to care for the animals pulled this past quarter was approximately $500,000-$750,000. These numbers are currently being validated through an external agency and will be reflected as accurately as possible in future reports. APA receives no funding from the City of Austin but does receive use of the TLAC property, which if on the rental market could reasonably expect to receive $8 per square foot, per year in rent for the use, condition and location that it is in (ie $100,000 per quarter). APA!, therefore, contributed between $400,000-650,000 last quarter to subsidize the city’s budget to serve Austin animals. APA’s mission is to eliminate the unnecessary killing of shelter animals. Over the last 10 years of the license agreement, the role of APA’s support at AAC has shifted away from lifesaving and into serving as “overflow” for AAC, serving many animals that should not be at risk of euthanasia in the city’s publicly-funded shelter. The Austin Animal Center has received an increase in budget of more than 10 million dollars since 2010 and many supports have been put in place over the years by Austin City Council. APA is 100% committed to continuing to serve as a safety net for animals that cannot be saved through tax payer dollars and is currently negotiating a license agreement that more accurately reflects the mission of APA and the responsible utilization of all funds put towards animals, whether they are donated or tax funded. AAC Transfers in June 2021 (from AAC report): 256 animals were transferred to 24 AAC rescue …
APA Animal Matrix and LRR for ALL Animals - Q2 - 2021 Canine Canine Adult Up to 5 months Beginning Animal Count on (04/01/2021) 1360 Live Intake Stray Relinquished by Owner 153 Owner Intended Euthanasia Transferred in from Agency 436 590 Adult Up to 5 months 662 504 559 754 0 0 1 2 0 0 114 10 1 22 0 33 0 0 109 620 40 769 0 8 0 0 57 0 31 0 88 Other intakes Total Live Intake Outcomes Adoption Returned to Owner Transferred to another Agency Returned to Field Other Live Outcome Died in Care Lost in Care Shelter Euthanasia Owner Intended Euthanasia Total of Other Outcomes End Animal Count on (06/30/2021) Live Release Rate Feline 1061 Feline Adult 118 361 482 Adult 1 0 2 0 0 4 0 7 10 21 0 38 Up to 5 months 0 95 0 986 115 1196 Up to 5 months 0 3 0 0 98 0 5 0 103 860 Total 2421 Total 1 0 475 2403 158 3037 Total 2479 125 2 4 0 172 11 79 0 262 2872 2585 Total Live Outcomes 778 512 563 757 2610 Total Outcomes 811 600 601 1307 1278 91%
AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-07-19 ANIMAL ADVISORY COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING July 19, 2021 APPROVED AUGUST 9, 2021 The Animal Advisory Commission convened, via video conferencing, for a Special Called Meeting, Monday, July 19, 2021, 9 a.m. Commission Chair Craig Nazor called the meeting to order at 9:01 a.m., conducted a verbal roll call of those in attendance and confirmed a quorum of seven commissioners. He also asked new District 6 Commissioner, Luis Herrera, to introduce himself. Commission Members in Attendance: Craig Nazor, Katie Jarl, Palmer Neuhaus, Monica Frenden, Jo Anne Norton, Lotta Smagula, and Luis Herrera. Commission Members Absent: Lisa Mitchell, Edward Flores, Dr. Jon Brandes, Ryan Clinton, Nancy Nemer, and Yolanda Rodriguez Pacheco were absent. Staff in Attendance: Don Bland, Jason Garza, Belinda Hare CITIZEN COMMUNICATIONS: Kristin Hassen, 4a David Loignon, 4a Beverly Luna, 2 and 3 Eileen McFall, 4a Piper Becker, 4a Jean Hubrath, 3a Pat Valls-Trellis, general 1 AAC Meeting Minutes 2021-07-19 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Commissioner Jarl moved to approve the minutes from the Animal Advisory Commission meeting, July 12, 2021, and Commissioner Neuhaus seconded the motion. Motion passed, 7 to 0, with Commissioners Nazor, Jarl, Neuhaus, Frenden, Norton, Smagula and Herrera voting approval. Commissioners Flores, Mitchell, Brandes, Clinton, Nemer and Rodriguez Pacheco were absent. 2. OLD BUSINESS a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action on Austin Pets Alive! Quarterly No action. b. Update, Discussion and Possible Action from the Shelter Space Issues Working Group No action. a. Update, Discussion and Possible Action regarding Austin Police Department’s Animal 3. NEW BUSINESS Cruelty Division No action. 4. ADJOURNMENT Commission Chair Nazor adjourned the meeting, without objection, at 10:30 a.m. 2
Versión en español a continuación. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting Monday, July 12, 3 p.m. Animal Advisory Commission Meeting to be held Monday, July 12, 3 p.m., with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (Sunday, July 11, by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the July 11 Animal Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: • Call or email the board liaison, Belinda Hare, phone 512-978-0565 or email Belinda.Hare@austintexas.gov, no later than noon on Sunday, July 11. Email works best. The following information is required: speaker name, general communication, or agenda item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they 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 board 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. • 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 noon 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 la junta en 512-978-0565 or FECHA de la reunion (Monday, July 12, 3 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, July 11, noon, 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 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 …
June 2021 June 2021 Animal Services Report ANIMAL SERVICES REPORT Animal Services News The live outcome percentage for June was 95.9 percent. A total of 1,265 animals were brought to the shelter which included 599 dogs, 640 cats, 59 wild animals, three birds and five livestock. A total of 685 animals were adopted (358 dogs, 320 cats and seven small pets) A total of 109 dogs and cats were returned to their owners (RTOs and RTO-Adopt). Animal Protection month of June. Animal Protection Officers (APOs) returned 50 animals to their owners in the field during the Officers handed out 22 fencing assistance applications, implanted three microchips and impounded 253 injured animals and delivered 139 wildlife animals to Austin Wildlife Rescue. Officers entered 265 rabies exposure reports and submitted 49 specimens for rabies testing. Three bats and one skunk tested positive for rabies. 20 total coyote related activities o 11 sightings o 6 wild sick reports of mange o 1 observation o 1 livestock loss where chickens were taken. o 1 incident encounter, and incident). Incidents: Pets were a factor in this activity Out of 20 coyote related activities, 12 fell within the reported behavior types (sighting, o 1 incident involved a coyote jumping a resident’s fence, growling at caller, and took cat. Volunteer, Foster and Rescue Programs A total of 84 volunteers donated 1,491 hours during June. The Volunteer Program began scheduling mentor shifts for individuals who were not able to proceed with volunteer trainings last year due to the pandemic. We are getting them onboarded, then will proceed with new applicants from the public. We are in the June 2021 Animal Services Report process of recruiting more seasoned volunteers to help mentor and train new volunteers in preparation of resuming orientations in July. More than 240 families provided foster care, and a total of 138 animals were adopted directly from foster care. There are 1,142 approved fosters in GivePulse, and 154 new foster applications were processed. There are currently 427 animals in foster homes. 256 animals were transferred to 24 AAC rescue partners: 0 to Austin Humane Society (AHS) 137 to Austin Pets Alive! (APA!) o 137 cats o 71 dogs 70 to APA! 1 to AHS 57 animals to small partners Vet Services Emergencies cases treated …
