Mar 27, 2025 Animal Shelter Advisory Committee

WE CAN JUST VOTE MANUALLY IF WE NEED TO. RIGHT.

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[1. Call to Order: The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business]

TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS. WHO WANTS TO DO THE PRAYER TONIGHT? I'LL DO THE PRAYER IF YOU'LL LEAD THE PLEDGE.

I WILL BOW YOUR HEADS. HEAVENLY FATHER, THANK YOU FOR GATHERING US HERE THIS EVENING.

THANK YOU FOR THE SUCCESSES THAT WE'VE HAD AT OUR NEW SHELTER.

WE ASK THAT YOU HELP US CONTINUE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ANIMALS AND THE COMMUNITY, THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY.

GIVE US YOUR WISDOM AND INSIGHT. IN JESUS NAME, WE PRAY.

AMEN. AMEN. ALRIGHT, [INAUDIBLE]. WE DO THE PLEDGES.

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

TEXAS FLAG. WHERE'S THE READING? SOMEBODY HELP.

GOOGLE? IF YOU KNOW IT, GOOD SAY IT OUT LOUD AND WE'LL TRY TO REMEMBER IT NEXT TIME.

EZEKIEL. I DON'T KNOW. YOU COULD GET IT RIGHT ON MULTIPLE CHOICE.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE ALWAYS TOOK THAT FOR GRANTED, DIDN'T WE? [LAUGHTER] THAT IT WAS UP THERE ON THE BOARD. WE GOT TO WORK ON THAT.

ALRIGHT. NOW WE HAVE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.

WE DON'T HAVE ANY, SO IT HAS TO BE READ. OKAY.

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD REGARDING ANY TOPIC NOT ALREADY ON THE AGENDA FOR ACTION OR PUBLIC HEARING COMMENTS REGARDING ANY DISCUSSION. ONLY ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MAY BE ADDRESSED DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.

THE TIME LIMIT IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER. A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE PRESENTED TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE MEETING.

ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT, THE BOARD IS PROHIBITED FROM DISCUSSING ANY ITEM NOT POSTED ON THE AGENDA, BUT WILL TAKE COMMENTS UNDER ADVISEMENT. AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THAT I'M AWARE OF.

[1. Consider approving the August 22, 2024, joint meeting minutes.]

THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL INVITE COMMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES.

A PUBLIC COMMENT CARD SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE ACTING SECRETARY PRIOR TO THE START OF THE MEETING.

SO CONSIDER APPROVING THE AUGUST 22ND JOINT MEETING MINUTES.

THIS WAS THE LAST MEETING THAT WE HAD.

I MAKE THE MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE LAST MINUTE MEETING MINUTES.

SECOND. HOLD ON ONE SECOND. AND I S THAT A VOTE? I NEED A VOTE. THIS IS A NEW WAY OF DOING THINGS.

MY SCREEN DISAPPEARED. I GUESS I DIDN'T TOUCH MY MOUSE LONG ENOUGH.

IT GOT IT BACK. [LAUGHTER] SO IT'S APPROVED. WE CAN VOTE ON HERE.

SO WE CLICK YES. YES. OKAY. TERRI I CLICKED YES. WHATEVER. YOU GOT IT. YES, I'M A YES.

RACHEL A YES? YES. WELL, IT'S GREEN. I'M PRESSING IT.

OH. SAVE ON THE COMMENT. I'M SORRY.

OKAY. OH, LOOK, IT PASSED. ALL RIGHT. DISCUSSION ITEMS.

[1. Receive an update of the Animal Shelter activities.]

COMMENTS ON DISCUSSION ITEMS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION OF THIS MEETING.

NUMBER ONE, RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ACTIVITIES.

THAT WOULD BE ME. FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY, WE RESPONDED TO 142 COMPLAINTS.

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12 OWNER SURRENDERS. NO BITES IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY.

24 ANIMALS WERE CLAIMED BY THEIR OWNERS. WE DID 13 ADOPTIONS.

ACTUALLY HAD 20 ANIMALS GO TO RESCUE GROUPS, MOST OF THOSE BEING CATS THAT WENT TO FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS.

WE EUTHANIZED TWO DOGS. BOTH OF THOSE WERE SHELTER ANIMALS WHO WERE EITHER AGGRESSIVE TO OTHER ANIMALS OR TO PEOPLE. EUTHANIZED ONE CAT THAT WAS A SICK A SICK CAT THAT WE DIDN'T WE WEREN'T ABLE TO WORK WITH. RESPONDED TO NINE WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS, ISSUED THREE PET LICENSES AND TWO CITATIONS.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO

[2. Review and discuss matters related to the health and safety code for the Animal Shelter.]

WE DID HAVE THE YEARLY INSPECTION THAT THINGS ARE BEING UPDATED IN THE QUARANTINE ROOM, AND THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS.

OTHER THAN THAT, WE ARE IN TOTAL COMPLIANCE IN THE NEW SHELTER.

SO. HEALTH AND SAFETY IS ALL GOOD. ALL RIGHT.

NO QUESTIONS. HOW IS IT GOING? AT THE NEW SHELTER? YEAH. IS IT. OH IT'S GREAT. THERE ARE SOME KINKS THAT ARE BEING WORKED OUT AS FAR AS SOME OF THE STUFF IN THE DOG ROOM, YOU KNOW, DRAINS AND FIGURING ALL THAT STUFF OUT.

SO. BUT WE'RE STILL WORKING ON IT. SO EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREAT.

THE FRONT OF THE SHELTER, THE CAT ROOMS. COULDN'T ASK FOR ANYTHING BETTER.

HAVE YOU COME, HAVE YOU COME DOWN? I'VE BEEN OUT THERE, BUT NOT, I GUESS, SINCE IT'S BEEN, YOU KNOW, OPEN. I'VE BEEN IN IT SINCE. BUT MAYBE I'LL STOP BY AND HAVE A LOOK.

YES, PLEASE. IT'S A I REMEMBER THINKING WHEN I MOVED INTO MY NEW BUILDING, IT WAS, I COULDN'T BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, AND I WAS SO HAPPY. AND THEN I WAS THINKING AT THE TIME, MAN, I SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS TEN YEARS AGO.

AND NOW IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS. AND I'M LIKE, WELL, I'M GLAD I DIDN'T DO IT UNTIL TEN YEARS AGO, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. I'M GLAD I HAVEN'T BEEN THERE 20 YEARS, YOU KNOW, SO IT'S SO MUCH NICER.

BUT YOU'RE LIVING IN A DREAM. IT IS. TRY TO ENJOY.

IT IS NICE BUT, YOU KNOW, THE MINUTE WE MOVED IN THAT IT FILLED UP.

YEAH, WE WENT FROM 12 CAGES TO ALMOST 29 CAGES.

AND I THINK, I MEAN, WE ALMOST DOUBLED OUR POPULATION, LIKE, WITHIN TWO WEEKS.

SO IF YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME. EXACTLY. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED.

WELL, I WAS COMING IN. SOMEBODY IN THE CLINIC SAID SOMETHING ABOUT IT, AND I SAID, IT'S THE PRETTIEST BUILDING IN TOWN.

WELL. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S TRUE. I THINK THAT'S TRUE.

WE LIKE IT. AND JUST REAL QUICKLY. DON'T GO ANYWHERE EZEKIEL.

OKAY. EZEKIEL IS OUR NEWEST PATROL OFFICER. ALL RIGHT.

IN TRAINING HE'S BEEN WITH US FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW.

SO AWESOME. AND IT'S APPARENTLY GOING TO START [INAUDIBLE].

YEAH. TRY NOT TO RUN HIM OFF. YEAH, EXACTLY. [LAUGHTER] ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR. NO. ALL RIGHT.

TIME TO ADJOURN. MOVE THAT WE ADJOURN. SECOND.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING. YOU'RE WELCOME TO STAY FOR THE SECOND MEETING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.