Notes from October 20 Rescue Committee Meeting

The November meeting of the Rescue Committee created by the March 2010 No Kill Resolution will be on Wednesday, November 17 at 6:30 pm at the Town Lake Animal Center. The notes from the last meeting are below:

Rescue Committee October 20, 2010
Actions/decisions

Notetaking: Kathleen Hamilton

Meeting frequency: Decision: Confirmed the 3rd Wednesday of each month as the standing meeting date for the committee.

Rolling 24 month calendar: Action: Send to Brad Beam brad.beam@gmail.com information on animal related events that should be included on the calendar, which is being developed by the Public Awareness Committee.

Donation Funds: Awaiting reply to Brad’s email to the AAC asking for clarification on process for finalizing decisions on Donations Funds. Actions: When reply received from AAC, committee will formulate a recommendation concerning what percentage of funds from the Emergency Care $30,000 balance should be used for heartworm treatment.

Homeless Pets Need You flyer: Action: Send recommendations for changes to Adette Quintana, Public Awareness Committee; adettesark@yahoo.com

Shelter Walker Function: Actions: Send input on what info rescuers might want from this activity to Kathleen Hamilton zenhamk@aol.com, who will compile it. Contact Kathryn Sharp if you want to try out this activity to see how it might work. Kathleen will also talk with Joanna Johnson, TLAC volunteer coordinator, to see whether this job function might be included in potential jobs offered to TLAC volunteers. Idea left on table: Contact Triple Crown Academy to explore requiring people going through their program to have to spend certain amount of time performing the shelter walker function.

Creation of subcommittees to carry out work of the Rescue Committee: Actions Co-chairs will develop proposals for the subcommittees which might be established. Subcommittee on recruiting rescues created (Brad, Pat, Meghan, Nancy). Contact Brad brad.beam@gmail.com if you wish to participate on this committee.

Placement Partner Guidelines: Action: Establishment of Placement Guidelines Subcommittee (Christy, Toni, Marnie, Cheryl, Kathy, Julia). Contact Julia julia_jad@hotmail.com if you wish to serve on this subcommittee. Ideas left on table: Start with fosters who become rescues. Survey the rescues participating with TLAC and those not participating to see what their objections to the placement guidelines are (and what they like). Have presentations made by current partners to help people understand what is involved in being a rescue. Create incentives for being a rescue partner.