NOTICE OF MEETING CITY OF GARLAND, TEXAS ANIMAL SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE Work Session Room of City Hall 200 N. Fifth Street Garland, Texas December 15, 2023 at 1 p.m.
A meeting of the Animal Services Advisory Committee of the City of Garland, Texas will be held Friday, December 15 th at 1:00 p.m. at 200 N Fifth Street, in the Work Session Room, Garland, Texas.
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1. | APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of minutes from the October 6, 2023, meeting. |
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2. | PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons who desire to address the Committee on any item on the agenda are allowed three minutes to speak. Testimony may be held until the item is considered or given at the beginning of any committee meeting. Invited testimony may also occur at any time, subject to a request of the Member of the Committee and with the approval of the Committee Chairperson. |
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3. | ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION | |||||
a. | Review of Shelter Operations Art Munoz, Director of Animal Services, will provide an update on shelter operations including a review of intakes, surrenders, adoptions and service calls for the previous quarter. |
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b. | Review of Animal Services Community Outreach Programs. Mary Fuentes, Outreach Coordinator, will provide an update on the department's public outreach include public events, educational opportunities, and community partnerships. |
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c. | Discuss and review the proposed plan on limiting the number of daily owner surrenders. Art Munoz, Director of Animal Services, will provide an update on the committees proposed plan to limit the number of daily owner surrenders. |
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d. | Discuss available City access to care initiatives and programs for dogs and cats. Art Munoz, Director of Animal Services, will discuss available programs including shelter heart worm treatment funded by FRAS (Friends of Animal Service), The Mark Wilson Sterilization initiative, Microchipping, and vaccine clinics. |
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e. | Discuss Future Agenda Items & Meeting Schedule Animal service advisory committee will discuss future agenda items and schedule the next meeting date. |
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4. | ADJOURN | |||||
NOTE: A quorum of the City Council may be in attendance and may or may not participate in the discussions of the Committee or board.
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