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05-21-2003 '-" -..,,;I CITY OF EDGEWATER ANIMAL CONTROL BOARD May 21, 2003 7:00 P.M. CITY HALL CONFERENCE ROOM MINUTES CALL TO ORDER Chairperson, Donna Wagner, called the regular meeting to order at 7:10 P.M. in the City Hall Conference Room. ROLL CALL During the initial roll call members present were: Donna Wagner, Debrah Brazzell, Dr. David Vanis, and Karen Mason. Also present were: Captain Jill Danigel, and Board Secretary Shontella Jackson. Special guest present were Pat Mihalac and Diane Voigt of Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare, Virginia Roach and Pat Moody of Friends and Pets, and Becky Wilson of the Vol usia County Public Protection/Animal Control Division. After a brief recess board member Elizabeth Dimascio was present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES MOTION made by Karen Mason. SECOND~D by Deborah Brazzell to aooroye the minutes of the Februarv 19, 2003 m~tina. M()TlON CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS Chairman Donna Wagner discussed the dog/cat fun day briefly. While waiting on a board member they discussed the dog/cat fun day. The Board agreed on having the event in the fall but a date has not been established. Chairman Donna Wagner called a brief recess until the arrival of board member Elizabeth Dimascio. '-' ...., Animal Control Board Regular Meeting OS/21/03 Page 2 NEW BUSINESS Concerned Citizens for Animal Welfare Chairman Donna Wagner presented the Concern Citizens for Animal Welfare of Volusia County. Diane Voigt and Pat Mihalic of Concern Citizens for Animal Welfare of Volusia County Inc. gave an overview on the Universal Tag program. They-cfiscussed the universa1 Tag 1>rogram in detail with the board members. Chairman Donna Wagner granted a five-minute recess. All visitors left the meeting during recess. Chairman Donna Wagner stated that the board had discussed the Universal Tag matter on April!7, 2002. The Board at that point and time had decided they did not want to participate in the program. Recommendation from the Board on the Universal Tag being proposed by the County that they do not recommend that the City of Edgewater participate in this program right now. The Board recommended that the City of Edgewater do not vote to participate with the Universal Tag program. t40n~N made I;)v Karen t:~ ~!iCQIiIDEQ bv EII:mbdIJ Dlm"",,1o for lfIe !;iJ;y of eda- not i .~te with the Universal TaD nrooram. MOUO" CARR~ED 4 TO Q" Dr. Vanis abstained. OLD BUSINESS The Board discussed the City of Edgewater feral cat problem. Debbie Brazzell stated she did a lot of research on the internet in regards to feral cats. Donna Wagner suggested checking with Volusla County to see if we could contract with Volusia County to take the feral cats. Edgewater will need to get their own facitility and get somebody certified. We will have to budget for equipment, and manpower. Dr. Vanis stated unfortunately we do not have a Humane Society that would accept feral cats from Edgewater, if we do trap them. The City is going to have to spend money they are not spending on Humane Society and/or build some kind of holding facility and make arrangements for euthanasia. Discussions from the Board in regards to recommendation are to start procedures in becoming self-sufficient with handling feral cats and/or contracting with an approved/authorized facility. .. . . . '-" ....." Animal Control Board Regular Meeting OS/21/03 Page 3 Mono", by ~aren Mason. SECqNQr:~ J')y D~bbie Brazzell tQ dh:.~ Citv Countil of Edgewater to look ,,,to eittaer contractino wi~h an annroyedlauthorized fac:Uity or make nlans ~r th~ Citv Qf Edoewater tQ ~\(e ~re of this nroblem i.e. bousino. and c:arino for tbe feral c:ats ~X usinG fund, t~at we are not ~'yinG to a h()14iQG f@c::nif;)' thitt: we nresently ~oQ't haye t.e. a ~UI,...ane Soqe~ in c:reatinG a solgtiQl1 t;o th~ nmb'em tba:t has come to :the attentigo of the Animal Control Board. ~OTlQN CARRll;q UN~NIMQUS~ Y. ADJOURNMENT t1QUQN ma4e by Karen Mason. SeCQNOEI) by Debllie Brazzell to ad,ourn the meetinG. ,.,0110N CA'~lEO UN~t4IMOUSLY. The meeting adjourned at 9:20 pm. Next Meeting will be held on August 20, 2003 at 7pm.