Almost everything you'd want to know about these Board Meetings is right there in the minutes.
Wanna know why it seems that little or nothing gets done? Why the Board is characterized as ineffective? A rubber stamp?
2007 was an active year for conscientious Commissioners really trying to get something done. We remember that Marie Atake resigned in disgust, in protest and because of Ed Boks at near the end of 2007. Let's see why.
Here are examples of our honorable Commissioners trying to do their jobs. Yes, even Glenn Brown. First, we'll look at issues they proposed for future agenda items. Then we'll see what happened to those requests, if anything. Get some popcorn.
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1.8.07 Meeting Canceled. (yawn)
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1.22.07
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Requests from Commissioners For Future Agenda Items
• Commissioner Atake wanted discussion item on temperament testing to be placed on the agenda.
• Commissioner Atake wanted a discussion item on medical records accuracy to be placed on the agenda.
• Commissioner Atake requested a discussion item on puppy placements.
• Commissioner Atake requested for an update on the Do Not Adopt List.
• Commissioner Atake wanted to see what could be done to issue more spay/neuter vouchers.
• Commissioner Atake requested for an update on the Animal Cruelty Task Force.
• Commissioner Atake requested a discussion item regarding the tracking of the animals that were released intact.
• Commissioner Riordan wanted to look into incentives for pet shops taking in shelter animals. She requested that the Department look into whether pet shops and veterinary offices be made into "independent contractors" to try and license pets in exchange for a commission (percentage of the license fee). She recommended that the Department check with the City Controller.
• Commissioner Riordan asked if the Department could look into the USDA's approach towards the dangerous animal cases being treated as cruelty cases.
• Commissioner Riordan wanted public relations to be placed on the agenda.
• Commissioner Riordan requested a discussion item on Department procedures for impounding strays.
• Commissioners Khero and Atake wanted Department language and a standard of terms to be placed on the agenda.
Yes, they started the year off with great plans to tackle some important issues.
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2.12.07
Previous requests for agenda items that were placed on this agenda= NONE.
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Requests from Commissioners For Future Agenda Items
• Commissioner Atake wanted an updated report on the missing rabbit numbers to be placed on a future agenda.
• Commissioner Riordan requested to see a draft on a Department Low Kill/No Kill Plan.
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2.26.07
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS Requests from Commissioners For Future Agenda Items
• Commissioners Khero wanted a discussion item on Department language and a standard of terms to be placed on the agenda.
• Commissioner Riordan requested a review of the New Hope Program and a report on shelter rabbits.
• Commissioner Riordan wanted the Department to look into whether pet shops and veterinary offices be made into "independent contractors" to try and license pets in exchange for a commission (percentage of the license fee).
• Commissioner Riordan wanted a discussion item on the sale of baby rabbits.
• Commissioner Riordan asked for a report on what would the result be if we (Commission) directed the department to cease and desist the killing of all treatable and feral animals. She would like those issues (need for more space, staff, adoption PR, medical care training/rehab, etc) brought to the commission so that we can assist you (the department) on tackling each one of those obstacles.
• Commissioner Riordan requested a discussion item on the Department’s enforcement of anti-tethering laws.
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3.12.07
6. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Commissioner Brown left the Commission Meeting at 1:02 P.M. and returned at 1:06 P.M.
Requests from Commissioners For Future Agenda Items
• Commissioner Atake wanted a discussion item on veterinarian issues.
• Commissioner Atake requested to have a discussion item on raising the breeders’ license fees and the intact animal fees.
• Commissioner Riordan asked for a report on the Department’s euthanasia statistics, especially after the recent Paw-Fect Match adoption event.
• Commissioner Riordan asked that we receive a report on the County’s ordinance regarding the sale of baby rabbits and poultry at pet and feed stores.
• Commissioner Brown requested a discussion item on utilizing animals in a service capacity.
• Commissioner Brown wanted a program update on the Animal Cruelty Task Force.
• Commissioner Brown also requested a discussion item on the Department’s recruitment plan for veterinarians.
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3.27.07
Previous requests for agenda items that were placed on this agenda= NONE.
Previous requests for agenda items that were placed on this agenda= 1 (kind of...Khero had requested a discussion of department terms and language. This meeting featured a very long discussion of "euthanasia" and sedation of animals before killing them. Worth a read.)
8. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
Commissioner Khero confirmed that the agenda items for the April 9, 2007 Commission Meeting would be:
- The Approval of Mandatory Collection of One-Time $5.00 Cat Registration Fee for New Adoption and Ownership Redemptions,
- Dog and Kennel Fee Waiver for Non-Profit Rescue Organizations,
- The Discussion on the Sedation of Animals as Part of the Euthanasia Protocol, Oral report by the General Manager on the status of veterinarian recruitment, and
- New Website walk-through.
4.9.2007
Previous requests for agenda items that were placed on this agenda= 1 (sedation before euthanasia continued)
4. REGULAR AGENDA DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. Contraindications on Sedation of Animals as Part of the Euthanasia Protocol (Continued from March 27, 2007; Public Comments have been taken).
Commissioner Riordan requested to have the item tabled to the next Commission Meeting due to the absence of Department veterinarians to report on the item. Commissioner Quincey added that he would like representatives from the Southern California Veterinarian Association to report on the issue.
Commissioner Atake motioned to table the discussion item to the agenda for the next Commission Meeting on 04/23/07. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Quincey and passed on a vote of 4-0.
Action Item: Contraindications on Sedation of Animals as Part of the Euthanasia Protocol to be tabled to the 04/23/07 Commission Meeting
To be continued.
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