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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, December 11, 2025, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business:]
SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING.TODAY IS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.
AND THE MEETING IS CALLED TO ORDER AT WHAT TIME? 6:30 PM 6:30 PM 6:30 PM ALRIGHT.
UH, NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAGS.
I HAVE ASKED COLIN KING TO OFFER THE VOCATION AND JIM MATHIS TO LEAD THE P IF YOU WILL, PLEASE WRITE US FATHER IN HEAVEN.
WE THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO GATHER TOGETHER, UH, AND DO THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY.
FATHER, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING AND YOUR WISDOM ON OUR NEW MEMBERS OF THIS COMMISSION.
FATHER, WE ASK THAT, UH, WE ASK THAT YOU, UH, HELP US JUST LOOK AT EACH INDIVIDUAL ISSUE IF ANYTHING COMES UP AND HELP US TO DO THE RIGHT THING FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY.
THANK YOU TO THE FLAG THAT THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC SHIP STANDS.
INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND I JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR.
THE TEXAS SLIDE I PLEDGE NEEDS TO BE TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER.
NEXT UP ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, 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 THIS PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION.
TIMELINE IS THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER.
THE 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.
WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD AT THIS TIME? SEEING NONE, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT AGENDA ITEM.
[1. Consider approving the August 28, 2025, meeting minutes.]
UH, C ACTION ITEMS, UH, CONSIDER APPROVING THE AUGUST 28TH, 2025 MEETING MINUTES.BELIEVE EVERYONE HAS A COPY OF 'EM IN FRONT OF YOU.
WOULD ANYONE FROM THE AUDIENCE LIKE TO ADDRESS THE BOARD ABOUT THIS ITEM? ALRIGHT.
SEEING NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN, ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM THE BOARD.
I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
UM, SINCE I'M NOT LOGGED INTO THE MEETING, MY, UH, AGENDA, THING'S NOT WORKING.
SO DO YOU WANT TO DO A HAND VOTE? JUST CALL OUT THE NAMES AND THEN WE'LL SAY YES.
I'M START DOWN THERE WITH COLIN.
LOOKS LIKE IT APPROVED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY.
[1. Receive an update of the Animal Shelter activities.]
IS DISCUSSION ITEMS. UH, ONE, UH, RECEIVE AN UPDATE OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER ACTIVITIES.IT'S BEEN A BUSY TIME SINCE THE LAST MEETING WE HAD.
UH, SO FIRST AND FOREMOST, UH, WE HAVE A CONSOLIDATED THE BOARD AND, UH, THE COMMITTEE TO ONE NOW.
SO NOW, UM, SOME OF US ARE NEW TO EACH OTHER.
I, I THINK IT'D BE GREAT IF WE COULD JUST KIND OF GO AROUND AND JUST PRESENT OURSELVES AND LET US KNOW WHO WE ARE.
SO WE KIND OF PUT SOME FACES TO NAMES THAT WE SEE ON PAPER.
I DO JV DRILL AND I HAVE AN FFA GOAT.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, KAITLYN.
UH, BEEN VOLUNTEERING UP AT THE SHELTER FOR A WHILE.
I'M ALSO ASSOCIATED WITH FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS, UH, WHO HEADS UP THE VOLUNTEER PROGRAM DOWN THERE.
OH, I'M DEBBIE STOUT AND I'VE BEEN ON THE STATE ADVISORY BOARD FOR A FEW YEARS NOW.
I CAN'T REMEMBER HOW MANY
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AWESOME.I'M KIM MCCLAR AND I'VE BEEN ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS NOW.
I THINK MAYBE FOUR, BUT I'M MUGO ESP ESPINOZA.
I'VE BEEN THE ANIMAL SERVICES WELFARE MEMBER SINCE 2009, SO I'VE BEEN DOING THIS FOR QUITE A WHILE.
I'M EXCITED TO BE HERE AT TAXI AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO DOING SOME GREAT THINGS.
UM, MATT PRESTONSBURG, UH, THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD HERE.
UM, REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S, UH, EAGERNESS AND WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER AND SERVE THE CITY.
AND WE GOT A LOT OF GOOD FOLKS UP HERE AND A LOT OF GOOD THINGS GO ON, SO, THANK Y'ALL.
I WAS A MEMBER OF THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD FOR SEVERAL YEARS AND BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE ANIMAL SHELTER IN DIFFERENT CAPACITIES FOR SOME TIME.
I'VE BEEN A VOLUNTEER IN KITTEN FOSTER FOR THE SHELTER.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW, SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS.
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG I WAS ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER BOARD, BUT FOUR, MAYBE SIX YEARS.
I'VE BEEN AN ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER FOR FOUR YEARS NOW.
I'VE BEEN WITH XI FOR A YEAR AND A HALF.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE.
AND, UH, LIKE I SAID, I'M GLAD WE GOT THIS, UH, NICE BIG BOARD, UH, COMMITTEE.
UH, JUST SOME UPDATES FROM THE LAST TIME WE MET.
UH, WE DID FINALLY GET OUR ORDINANCE, UH, REVISION PASSED AND APPROVED.
THAT WAS ONE OF OUR, UM, KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM ME.
FOR ME, IT WAS A KEY TAKEAWAY FROM GETTING HERE AND HAVING A CHANCE TO DO THAT.
UM, SO IT'S BEEN UPDATED AND IT'S GOT A LOT OF GREAT THINGS IN THERE.
A LOT OF THINGS THAT HELP BOTH RESIDENTS AND ANIMALS ALIKE, UH, BOTH OWNERS AND NON-OWNERS.
AND KIND OF JUST MAKE IT EVEN FOR EVERYBODY.
UH, I'M GONNA BORE YOU WITH SOME NUMBERS JUST TO END OF, END OF THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED, UH, IN, UH, SEPTEMBER, UH, AFTER OUR MEETING.
UH, WE HAD ABOUT 22,121 CALLS FOR SERVICE.
AND WE IMPOUNDED 522 ANIMALS, UH, IN THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.
UH, AND WITH, OUT OF THOSE 143 WERE RECLAIMED BY OWNERS AND THEY HAD 272 ADOPTIONS, UH, WHICH IS A GOOD NUMBER FOR THE SIZE OF OUR SHELTER.
UH, THERE WERE 45 ANIMALS RESCUED, AND THEN WE HAD ABOUT 215 WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS.
UM, SO THAT WAS A BUSY, BUSY WITH SOME WILDLIFE.
WE HAVE SOME AREAS THAT WE, WE ARE CONSTANTLY AT PICKING UP SOME CRITTERS.
AND THEN BECAUSE WE WORK WELL WITH OUR CITIZENS, THERE WAS ONLY FIVE CITATIONS ISSUED ALL LAST FISCAL YEAR.
SO WE DEFINITELY WORKED WITH OUR RESIDENTS AND LET 'EM FIX ANY ISSUES THAT MAYBE HAPPENING.
UM, BUT IT WAS A, IT WAS A GOOD YEAR.
THE ADOPTION, THE LIVE RELEASE RATE FOR DOGS WAS 91%.
SO 91% OF THE DOGS THAT CAME IN FOUND A HOME, WHETHER IT WAS RESCUE OR ADOPTION.
AND OUR CAT LIVE RELEASE RATE WAS 84.
AND I THINK THAT IS ATTRIBUTED TO A LOT OF YOUNG KITTENS THAT COME IN THAT MAYBE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SICK, UM, THAT THERE'S NOT MUCH WE CAN DO FOR, BUT IT'S STILL A REALLY GOOD NUMBER.
UM, SO WE, WE PLAN TO PUSH THOSE NUMBERS UP AND JUST MAKE EVERYTHING AND TRY TO GET EVERYTHING OVER 90%, WHICH WE'VE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD JOB.
UH, OUR STAFF DOES A GOOD JOB OF PROMOTING ADOPTIONS AND, UM, MAKING SURE ANIMALS ARE TAKEN CARE OF.
UM, WE ALSO PARTNERED WITH FROGS, FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS THAT OFFICIALLY WENT THROUGH, UM, CURRENTLY I CHECKED WITH OUR LIAISON AND THERE'S 30 VOLUNTEERS THAT ARE SIGNED UP TO VOLUNTEER WITH SEXY ANIMAL SERVICES.
SO THAT'S 30 MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THAT CAN HELP WITH LAUNDRY, UH, WALKING DOGS, UH, CLEANING, UH, TO THE CAPACITY THEY CAN HELP OUT EVEN SOCIALIZING CATS AND DOGS.
WE HAVE A FEW, UH, CAT SPECIFIC RESCUE, UH, VOLUNTEERS THAT COME IN AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB.
UM, AND THEN WE ARE GETTING MORE IN.
SO, UH, THERE SHOULD BE, I THINK THERE'S FIVE COMING IN THIS NEXT WEEK, UH, TO, TO DO THEIR TRAINING.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER FIVE ADDITIONAL HELPERS THAT WE HAVE.
UH, SO THE PARTNERSHIP, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
UM, COLIN'S OUR LIAISON FOR THAT AND I'M, UH, WE'RE APPRECIATIVE OF THEM BEING THERE, HELPING US OUT.
WE DID GRANDPARENTS DAY, UH, AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER, AND, UH, WE HELPED THE LIBRARY PROMOTE.
D NOVEMBER WAS A GREAT EVENT THAT THEY HAD.
WE HAD ONE OF OUR, UH, DOGS, BARRY, WHO'S STILL AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IN A DOG IN A DINOSAUR COSTUME.
AND THEN WE HAD, UH, WE WERE AT THE
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO GOING INTO MORE EVENTS, GETTING OUR DOGS OUT THERE, PUTTING, UH, YOU KNOW, GETTING OUR VOLUNTEERS, UH, INFORMATION OUT.
UH, SO THAT WAS, THAT WAS A REALLY GOOD TURNOUT.
UM, WE LOOK FOR AGAIN, UH, NEXT YEAR I THINK WE'RE GONNA BE JAM PACKED WITH SOME EVENTS AND WE'RE HAPPY TO DO THAT.
UH, WE ALSO STARTED MEETING WITH AREA SHELTERS.
UH, WE HAVE A, A NOW A REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING WITH, UH, GARLAND, ETTE RICHARDSON, AND WILEY.
UM, THO THOSE ARE, UM, MEMBERS OF DEFRA ORGANIZATION THAT THEY HELP OUT.
AND WE'VE ALSO BEEN PARTNERING WITH MURPHY A LOT.
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WILEY AND, AND SSI WILL ALSO HAVE REGULAR MEETINGS.UM, WE'RE MORE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TOWN, SO, UM, WE'RE, WE'RE DEFINITELY PARTNERING UP AND WANTING TO WORK, UM, CLOSE HAND IN HAND WITH OUR NEIGHBORS.
UM, ESPECIALLY, WE DEAL WITH THE SAME SITUATIONS EVERY, EVERY DAY IS THE SAME THING, JUST A DIFFERENT CITY.
UM, SO WE'VE BEEN IN GOOD COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEM AND, UH, WE LOOK, UH, WE, WE ARE REALLY GLAD THAT WE HAVE OUR PARTNERSHIPS.
UH, OUR OUR STRONGEST PARTNERSHIP RIGHT NOW IS WITH GARLAND.
UH, THEY HELP US OUT WITH A LOT OF, UH, STERILIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS AND MICROCHIPS.
UM, SO, UH, THEY HAVE A GOOD CENTRAL HUB WHERE WE CAN ALL MEET.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO JUST KIND OF BUILDING OUR LITTLE, UH, NECK OF THE WOODS.
UH, KIND OF JUST BE REAL TIGHT AND, AND, UH, UH, PROACTIVE IN OUR COMMUNITY IN HELPING EACH OTHER OUT.
UH, IN OCTOBER, WE HAD A SHOT CLINIC.
12 HEARTWORM TESTS WERE CONDUCTED.
UH, SIX CATS WERE TESTED AND WE HAD FOUR PEOPLE CHOOSE MICROCHIPS.
AND WE PLAN TO DO A LOT MORE OF THOSE FOR THE COMMUNITY COMING UP, UH, IN THE NEXT, UH, COUPLE MONTHS WHEN IT WEATHER'S A LITTLE NICER FOR ANIMALS TO BE OUTSIDE WAITING IN LINES.
BUT, UH, THAT'S KIND OF BEEN OUR, OUR HAPPENINGS, UH, THE LAST COUPLE MONTHS.
ANY QUESTIONS FOR HUGO OR COMMENTS BASED ON WHAT HE SAID? IF NOT, I'LL, I'LL, DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING? YEAH, JUST ONE THING REAL QUICK.
UH, HUGO MENTIONED THAT, UH, ANIMAL SERVICES WAS NOW PARTNERING WITH FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS, AND IT'S A GREAT RELATIONSHIP FOR, FOR BOTH OF US.
UH, WE ARE ACTIVELY LOOKING FOR SAXY, UH, VOLUNTEERS FOR THIS SPECIFIC SHELTER.
UH, WE DO HAVE ABOUT 30 PEOPLE THAT ARE SIGNED UP CROSS-TRAINED, BUT MANY OF THEM ALSO WORK.
OTHER SHELTERS, I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY GOT FIVE THAT WE COULD SAY ARE REGULARS, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UH, SO WE'RE DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR A TEAM THAT WE CAN USE TO BUILD UP OUR VOLUNTEER EFFORTS AT THE SAXY SHELTER.
DO WE GO OUT TO YOUR WEBSITE? YEAH, THE QUESTION WAS HOW DO YOU SIGN UP? UH, GO OUT TO, UH, FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS TO, UH, YOU CAN TYPE IN FRIENDS OF RESCUE ANIMALS, UH, SAXY AND FROST WILL COME UP, LOOK UNDER THE VOLUNTEER HEADING, AND THERE'LL BE AN APPLICATION.
THE WEBSITE'S FFR F-R-A-S-T X.ORG.
IS THERE A CROSS LINK ON OUR SSI SHELTER WEBSITE FOR VOLUNTEERS TO THAT ORGANIZATION? IF THERE'S NOT, WE CAN GET ONE.
IT REFERENCES, I KNOW IT REFERENCES IT ON THE ANIMAL SERVICES PAGE, ON THE VOLUNTEER SECTION, THERE IS A LINK TO THE WEBSITE TO SIGN UP TO REGISTER.
SO THE PROCESS WILL BE IS YOU'LL, YOU'LL DO AN APPLICATION FOR FRAUD.
IT'LL PRETTY QUICKLY BE APPROVED.
SHE WATCHES THOSE VERY, VERY CLOSELY.
AND THEN THERE'LL BE A BACKGROUND CHECK THROUGH THE CITY, AND THEN THERE'LL BE ABOUT A 45 MINUTE TO ONE HOUR TRAINING THAT WE'LL DO GENERALLY ABOUT ONCE A MONTH, BUT ONE-ON-ONES CAN BE DONE AS WELL.
SO IT'S ONLY GONNA BE BACKGROUND CHECK, YOU KNOW, TRAINED PEOPLE THAT WE'RE GONNA DO.
'CAUSE AGAIN, THE IDEA IS TO TAKE EFFORTS OFF OF THE ACOS AND NOT BE A BURDEN TO 'EM.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? OKAY.
I KNOW AS A FRESHMAN IN HIGH SCHOOL, IT MIGHT BE OVERWHELMING, I GUESS, TO SEE THIS, YOU KNOW, THE, THE DESK UP HERE AND EVERYONE TALKING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS OR ANYTHING? NO.
UM, I THINK THAT IF Y'ALL LIKE, WOULD WANT MORE VOLUNTEERS, UM, I THINK Y'ALL COULD REACH OUT TO THE HIGH SAC E HIGH SCHOOL AND MAYBE LIKE ASK IF ANY OF THEIR VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATIONS LIKE BETA CLUB OR ANYTHING WOULD NEED ANY OF THAT.
'CAUSE I KNOW THEY NEED A LOT OF VOLUNTEER HOURS FOR THAT.
SO, UM, COLIN, IS THERE AN AGE LIMIT ON THE FRAUDS? RIGHT, RIGHT NOW THE, THE AGE FOR VOLUNTEERING AT THE SAXY SHELTER IS HT EIGHT IS 18.
UH, THAT COULD CHANGE IN THE FUTURE.
IT WAS 16, WE RAISED IT TO 18.
WE DID DO QUITE A BIT OF WORK WITH THE HONOR SOCIETY.
WE HAD A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS FOR THAT AND SOMETHING LIKE THAT MIGHT HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE, BUT OKAY.
BUT THERE ARE OTHER THINGS THAT, OTHER VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY WE THAT WE CAN DEFINITELY PLUG ON OUR SOCIETY AND, AND, AND ANY OTHER VOLUNTEER ORGANIZATION.
OKAY, WELL IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, THEN I THINK WE MOVE TO ITEM E, WHICH YOU ARE REALLY LUCKY.
THIS IS A QUICK ONE, UH, WHICH IS ADJOURNMENT.
UH, THE MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT, UH, WHAT TIME YOU GOT MS. GRANGER? I SAY 6 4 5 6 45.