ALL RIGHT. AND SO WE'RE CALLING THE ORDER ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE CITY OF SACHSE.
[1. Call to Order: The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee of the City of Sachse will hold a regular meeting on Wednesday, April 1, 2026, at 6:30 PM to consider the following items of business]
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AND WE'LL HOLD OUR REGULAR MEETING TODAY, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 2026 AT 6:43, AND CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS OF BUSINESS.FIRSTLY, WE DO THE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE US AND TEXAS FLAG.
I'VE ASKED MR. CULLEN KING TO ASSIST US WITH THAT.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. OKAY. I'M SORRY. CONTINUE STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION. FATHER GOD, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO GET TOGETHER TO NOT ONLY TALK ABOUT SERVING OUR CITIZENS, BUT SERVING OUR FURRY FRIENDS AS WELL. FATHER, WE ASK YOUR BLESSING ON THOSE WHO WORK WITH OUR ANIMALS IN OUR SHELTERS, OUR STAFF AND OUR VOLUNTEERS, AND ALL THOSE WHO SUPPORT US.
FATHER, WATCH OVER THEM AS THEY FLY AROUND THE MOON.
IN CHRIST'S NAME WE PRAY. AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU, CULLEN.
WE'LL BE MOVING ON TO SECTION B. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? WE SEE NONE, SO WE CAN MOVE ON TO C.
[1. Consider approving the December 11, 2025, meeting minutes.]
ACTION ITEMS. ACTION ITEMS ON THE BOARD AND COMMISSIONS ARE CONSIDERED FOR THE ACTIONS.THE PRESIDING OFFICER WILL INVITE THE COMMENTS BEFORE THE BOARD VOTES.
SO WE ARE TO CONSIDER APPROVING THE MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING FROM DECEMBER 11TH, 2025.
I'VE GIVEN EVERYONE A COPY OF THE MINUTES TO REVIEW.
THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES.
SECOND. ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE AND A SECOND.
I'LL SECOND. OKAY. AND I THINK WE'RE DOING HAND VOTES BECAUSE OF TECHNICAL ISSUES.
SO ALL IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSING.
THERE ARE NONE. MOTION HAS PASSED. DISCUSSION ITEMS.
[1. Receive an update on the Animal Shelter activities.]
MOVING ON TO D. DISCUSSION ITEMS. WE ARE GOING TO PULL UP A QUICK PRESENTATION.FIRST IS RECEIVE UPDATES ON THE ANIMAL SHELTER ACTIVITIES.
LET'S SEE, LET'S GET A SECOND TO GET IT PULLED UP AND APOLOGIES FOR THE ODD MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
IT'S BEEN A CRAZY WEEK. CRAZY DAY.
MIC]. YEAH, YOU CAN CONNECT IT ALL. I GOT THE NOTES HERE. THE GIST OF IT. AND AGAIN, A FEW MORE TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.
THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING PATIENT TODAY.
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OKAY. THAT'S FINE. IT'S JUST A FEW PAGES.MIC]. OKAY. WE CAN WE CAN SCROLL DOWN THOUGH, RIGHT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO THIS IS JUST. WE'LL QUICKLY START OFF WITH SOME SHELTER UPDATES.
LANCE, IF YOU'LL SCROLL DOWN FOR ME. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE WANT TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE TO BRUCE.
THIS GENTLEMAN IS UP FOR ADOPTION. HE'S ONE OF OUR ELDEST DOGS IN THE SHELTER.
HE'S AN OLD TIMER, BUT HE'S A REALLY ACTIVE DOG.
HE DESERVES A SECOND CHANCE. WE BELIEVE HE MIGHT HAVE BEEN DUMPED FROM AN OWNER.
BUT BRUCE IS A ALTERED MALE. WE WANT TO SAY HE'S MAYBE 5 OR 6 IS WHAT WE'RE GUESSING, ESTIMATING.
SO IF ANYBODY'S INTERESTED IN BRUCE, WE'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME MEET HIM. ALL RIGHT.
AND THEN WE GOT A FEW UPDATES ON SOME SHELTER ACTIVITIES.
WE WANT TO PRESENT OUR NEW ANIMAL SHELTER ATTENDANT NAMED NICHOLAS RIVAS.
SO WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE HIM ON BOARD. WE KIND OF FOLLOW A LOT OF THE SAME PROCEDURES AND POLICIES.
SO NICK'S FITTING RIGHT IN AND GOT BOOTS ON THE GROUND RUNNING.
AND WE'VE HAD BOTH WILEY HIGH SCHOOLS COME OUT.
WYLIE HIGH SCHOOL AND WYLIE EAST CAME OUT WITH THEIR SPED STUDENTS AND TOOK A TOUR.
ONE OF THE TOURS HAD ABOUT 60 STUDENTS, 60 PLUS, AND THE OTHER ONE WAS ABOUT ANOTHER 28, 30.
IT WAS A GREAT TURNOUT. PARENTS ENJOYED IT. THE TEACHERS ENJOYED IT.
THE KIDS LOVED IT. THEY FELL IN LOVE WITH SOME OF OUR DOGS.
IT WAS GOOD TO SEE THEM JUST KIND OF OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.
AND SOME OF OUR DOGS GET A LOT OF VISITORS. THEY WERE SUPER HAPPY.
WE HAD GIRL SCOUT TROOP 8070 TOWARD THE SHELTER, AND THEN WE HAD A PRE-K TOUR.
THE KIDS SEEM TO BE LOVING TO COME TO OUR SHELTER.
AND WE CONTINUE GETTING REQUESTS COMING IN. SO WE LOOK FORWARD FOR ALL THE VISITORS COMING IN.
AND THEN ON THE SLIDE, WE HAVE A VACCINATION SHELTER PENDING.
WE HAVE CONFIRMED THAT ONE FOR JUNE. IT'S GOING TO BE IN JUNE.
IT'S THE NEXT AVAILABLE FOR US AND THE CLINIC THAT'S GOING TO DO IT, HELP US DO IT.
WE HAD 319 CALLS. THIS IS SPANNING DECEMBER, JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.
THERE WERE 61 DOGS IMPOUNDED. 30 OF THOSE WERE RECLAIMED.
WE HAD 22 DOGS THAT WERE ADOPTED AND TEN WENT TO RESCUE GROUPS.
CATS WERE AT 40, WHICH FOR THE WINTER MONTHS IS KIND OF HIGH, BUT NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
WE HAD A LOT OF DOG RECLAIMS, BUT CATS SOMETIMES LIVE OUTDOORS OR ARE PART OF THE TNR PROGRAM.
BUT WE DID HAVE 17 THAT WERE ADOPTED AND 6 WENT TO RESCUES.
19 OF THOSE CATS WERE OFFICIAL TNR CATS. AND THEN WE HAD 16 WILDLIFE COMPLAINTS, WHICH DUE TO THE WINTER SEASON WASN'T AS HIGH AS NORMALLY IS. AND THERE WERE ZERO CITATIONS ISSUED BY OFFICERS FOR THAT LAST QUARTER.
[2. Review and discuss matters related to the health and safety code for the Animal Shelter.]
FIRST AND FOREMOST, I WANT TO SAY THAT WE'VE HAD A FEW INSPECTIONS THIS PAST YEAR, BUT OUR OFFICIAL STATE INSPECTION WAS THIS LAST QUARTER AND WE ARE ALL SET UNTIL NEXT YEAR, 2026 AND 2027.AND THEN OUR OFFICIAL STATE INSPECTION WAS THIS PAST QUARTER.
NOW, 95% OR MORE OF OUR PETS ARE STERILIZED BEFORE ADOPTION AND WE GOT INTO THE HABIT OF NOT RELEASING THEM UNLESS IT'S SOMETHING WHERE WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH THE ADOPTER LIVES NEARBY, OR IT'S A SPECIAL CASE WHERE THE DOG OR CAT MAY HAVE TO WAIT A LITTLE BIT, BUT JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING THAT IS AVAILABLE FOR ADOPTION IS ALREADY STERILIZED, VACCINATED, AND READY TO GO. SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR ANYONE TO COME BACK, NO ONE TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT OR MISS AN APPOINTMENT.
AND WE HAVE THAT BACK AND FORTH OF GETTING THE ANIMAL STERILIZED.
WE ARE REGULARLY NOW VACCINATING ALL ANIMALS ON INTAKE.
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THAT INCLUDES DOGS AND CATS OF AGE. AND THE ONLY VACCINE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ON HAND IS THE RABIES BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE A VET ON SITE.BUT WE DID BUY SOME TESTS FOR DOGS AND CATS, FRCP COMBO TESTS AND A HEARTWORM TEST FOR DOGS AND CATS THAT ARE POSSIBLY ONES THAT WE SUSPECT MAY NEED IT. IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GOING TO DO MORE REGULARLY FOR OUR ADOPTERS TO KIND OF GIVE THEM A LITTLE MORE INSIGHT OF WHAT THEIR PETS MAY BE COMING ACROSS.
THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT WORRY US THE MOST. BUT WITH THE ADDITION OF THAT, WE HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP DOGS THAT ARE HEARTWORM POSITIVE IN THE EVENT THAT ONE TESTED. AND THEN NOW WITH THE ADDITION OF OUR NEW SHELTER ATTENDANT, OUR CLEANING PROTOCOLS HAVE GOTTEN EVEN FURTHER, MORE COMPLEX. SO THERE'S A LOT MORE CLEANING.
THAT'S A DAILY CHECKLIST THAT WE CALL IT THE SHELTER RESET LOG.
BASICALLY, WE'LL BE GOING OVER AM CLEANING, AM MEDICATIONS, AM.
THE DEEP CLEAN. I'M SORRY. WE ALSO DO A PM CLEAN, PM MEDS, PM FEEDING AND THEN WE'LL DO A MIDDAY CHECK NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE HOTTER DAYS, MORE WATER AVAILABLE TO ALL THE PETS AND THEN JUST A DEEPER CLEAN MORE OFTEN.
NOW WE'RE DOING THOSE DEEP CLEANS REGULARLY. JUST EVERY DAY IS A DEEP CLEAN, WE SAY, BUT THOSE EXTREME DEEP CLEANS ARE HAPPENING MONDAY, WEDNESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SO THE SHELTER IS A LOT MORE SANITARY THAN I WOULD SAY.
WE HAVEN'T SEEN, KNOCK ON WOOD, MUCH SICKNESS AND ILLNESS, A FEW THINGS HERE AND THERE THAT POP UP.
BUT AS FAR AS YOUR BIG COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, IT'S BEEN MINIMIZED AND WE WANT TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND THAT IS BASICALLY IT FOR OUR UPDATES FOR THE HEALTH CODE AND SHELTER HAPPENING.
SO IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE CAN DEFINITELY ADDRESS THEM.
THE CENTER BUTTON. IT'S GREEN. YEAH. YOU'RE GOOD.
SORRY. I HAD ASKED HUGO EARLIER IF HE COULD START REPORTING AS WELL ON EUTHANASIAS THAT WE HAVE HAD TO DO AND WHY. AND SO IF YOU COULD SHARE. YEAH. IN THE LAST QUARTER AND SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, THERE HASN'T BEEN ANY NEED FOR EUTHANASIA DUE TO SPACE.
ANYTHING THAT HAS EITHER BEEN COMPROMISED, SEVERELY INJURED, OR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT.
THOSE ARE THE ONLY TYPE OF SCENARIOS THAT WE ARE SEEING EUTHANASIA ON RIGHT NOW.
WILDLIFE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, SEVERELY INJURED BUT NOTHING FOR SPACE AT THE MOMENT.
WE KNOW IT'S GOING TO GET A LITTLE WARMER MEANS WE'RE GOING TO GET A LITTLE BUSIER.
BUT WE'VE BEEN KIND OF ON AN EVEN PLAYING FIELD WITH SPACE.
BUT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ACTIVELY WITH OUR RESCUES.
WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER SHELTERS TO POSSIBLY PARTNER UP AND MAYBE ALTERNATE DOGS AT OUR SHELTER TO GET DIFFERENT SETS OF ADOPTERS TO LOOK AT THEM AND SO, BUT AS OF RIGHT NOW, NOTHING FOR SPACE, NOTHING OTHER THAN INJURED.
MAINLY WILDLIFE AND SEVERELY INJURED DOGS OR CATS THAT WE HAVE PICKED UP.
CORRECT. AND CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THAT? YEAH.
RECENTLY WE PARTNERED WITH THE RICHARDSON ANIMAL CONTROL.
THEY HAD A DOG NAMED RAVEN WHO HAD BEEN THERE FOR A YEAR, AND THEY WERE INTERESTED WITH ONE OF OUR MEETINGS THAT WE'VE HAD, OUR COMMUNITIES MEET AT GARLAND ANIMALS, ALL THE [INAUDIBLE] PARTNERS WE MEET.
AND IT WAS BROUGHT UP AS A DISCUSSION AS POSSIBLY TRADING DOGS PER SE.
JUST TO GIVE THEM ANOTHER SET OF EYES, A NEW FRESH SHELTER.
WE STILL HAVE RAVEN, SO SHE'S STILL THERE FOR ADOPTION.
SHE COMES FROM US WITH JUST A MINOR ISSUE WITH GETTING LEASHED.
BUT WE'RE WORKING THAT OUT, AND SHE'S BEEN OKAY.
SO WE CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH ROWLETT, GARLAND, RICHARDSON AND WILEY FOR THOSE TYPES OF THINGS.
SAME THING WITH US. SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO KEEP DOING THAT, WHETHER IT'S DOGS OR CATS.
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SO WE DON'T COUNT THOSE AS ADOPTION. THOSE WILL BE COUNTED AS LIKE A RESCUE RELEASE.TRANSFER? YEAH, THE TRANSFER. WHILE WE KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET ADOPTED THROUGH THE PROGRAM, WE JUST DON'T COUNT THEM AS AN ADOPTION. BUT CATS HAVE KIND OF BEEN.
WE SAW A SPIKE AT THE BEGINNING OF LAST YEAR, JUST ALL AROUND IN THE AREA.
JUST THEY PRESENT BIGGER IN THE KENNELS. AND IT'S NOT ALWAYS THE FIRST THING THAT EVERYONE'S LOOKING FOR. BUT WE HAVE A FEW ON HOME VISITS THAT, THOSE ARE POPULAR. WE'RE ALLOWING THOSE TO GET DONE.
THEY'RE STILL PENDING. I KNOW DINA IS STILL LOOKING FOR CATS.
YEAH, I'LL LET HER KNOW. SHE'S LOOKING FOR SOME.
WE HAVE SOME CANDIDATES. THERE'S ONE THAT IS ADJUSTING STILL.
LUCY, THE ONE THAT'S OUT ON HOME VISIT. NO, IVORY CAME BACK AND IT'S JINGLE.
SO IT'S THE FOSTERS AND THE HOME VISITS ARE WORKING, SO WE'LL KEEP PROMOTING THOSE GOING.
GREAT. YEAH. THANKS. AND JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON CULLEN, I KIND OF MENTIONED TO HIM.
WE WANT TO PROMOTE VOLUNTEERISM AND JUST EVEN IF SOMEONE WALKS A DOG FOR AN HOUR, 30 MINUTES, IT HELPS. AND WE WERE SEEING AN INCREASE IN THE PLAYTIMES AND THE WALKING MORE REGULARLY.
SO IT HELPS THE DOGS KIND OF RELAX, GET OUT FOR A LITTLE BIT.
AND SO THEY PRESENT BETTER WHEN, YOU KNOW, NEW PEOPLE COME IN.
AND IF I CAN ADD SOMETHING, AND GETTING THEM OUT.
IF WE COULD, EVERY DAY HELPS REDUCE THAT. IT MAKES THEM MORE ADAPTABLE.
IT'S SAFER FOR THE KENNEL STAFF. SO DOG WALKERS PLAY A BIG PART IN THAT.
SO THEY STEADILY CONTINUED TO COME BACK AND WALK EVERY DOG, NOT JUST THE ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT OVER.
SO IF YOU KNOW ANYBODY THAT'S INTERESTED IN HELPING, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD.
WHERE DO THEY WALK? THEY WALK THEM IN THE FRONT OF THE SHELTER.
AND THEN THERE'S A COLORING SYSTEM TO LET YOU KNOW WHAT DOGS ARE GOING TO BE EITHER A LITTLE HARDER BECAUSE THEY'RE BIGGER OR THE ONES THAT ARE GREEN LIGHT, THAT ARE EASYGOING, AND THERE'S A FEW THAT ARE JUST A LITTLE BIT BIGGER AND STRONGER.
SO THOSE ARE THE ONES THAT YOU GOT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ABLE TO HANDLE. BUT WE HAVE A LOT OF GREEN SPACE ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING. AND THERE'S 1 OR 2 VOLUNTEERS THAT HAVE LONG LEASHES THAT WILL GET SOME OF THE DOGS OUT THAT EXPERIENCE, AND THEY'LL RUN WITH THEM TOO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. THAT WAS THE FINAL PORTION OF IT. SO IF THERE'S NO OTHER QUESTIONS, THEN WE CAN ADJOURN THE MEETING AND CALL IT AT 7:02.
I MAKE A MOTION TO ADJOURN THE MEETING.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.