2023-04-05 ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MINUTESAnimal Shelter Advisory Committee – Apr 05, 2023
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
ANIMAL SHELTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING
APRIL 5, 2023
The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee convened in a meeting on Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at
the Shari D. Coleman Pearland Animal Shelter and Adoption Center Training Room, 8311
Freedom Drive, Pearland Texas. The following represents the actions taken by Animal Shelter
Advisory Committee in the order they occurred during the meeting.
I. CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 5:35 p.m.
II. ROLL CALL AND CERTIFICATION OF QUORUM:
All present – Chairperson DVM Catherine Cupples – Position 1, Patrick Savage – Position
2, John Fischer – Position 3, Amy Stroud – Position 4, and Mary Hickling – Position 5
III. CITIZEN COMMENTS:
There were no citizen comments.
IV. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
1. Discussion and possible action regarding minutes from the March 9, 2023 Emergency
Meeting.
Motion to accept by Member Savage, Seconded by Member Hickling. Unanimous
vote to approve.
V. DISCUSSION ITEMS
1. Election of Committee Officers: Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.
Nomination of Member Cupples for Chairperson made by Member Fischer, Seconded
by Member Stroud. Unanimous vote to appoint DVM Catherine Cupples as
Chairperson.
Nomination of Member Hickling for Vice Chairperson made by Member Fischer,
Seconded by Member Cupples. Unanimous vote to appoint Mary Hickling as Vice
Chairperson.
2. Staff Report from Animal Services Manager.
“Statistics for 12/2/22 -4/1/23
In the period this report covers, 4 months, we saw a 28.6% decrease in the number of
cat intakes from the public and a 10.5% decrease in dog intakes compared to the
same period last year. Dog adoptions are up 39% compared last year during the same
period. Cat adoptions are up 44.6% compared to last year during the same period.
Animal Shelter Advisory Committee – Apr 05, 2023
Return to owner rates for dogs is at 38.4%YTD with cat RTO rates at about 6.6%.
Rescue transfers for dogs are down by 18.5% YTD and cat transfers are up 160.5%.
Rabies Update: 1 confirmed positive for rabies in the City for the period.
Volunteer Program: Volunteers hours for the period have not been calculated at the
time of this report.
Staffing: We have one open Animal Services Supervisor position, 1 Animal Control
Officer position and one temporary Custodial position open. We also had the
reclassification of one Animal Control Officer position to a Programs Coordinator
approved. That position will post soon.
Training: All staff with the exception of one new hire have completed their Basic ACO
and Certified Euthanasia Technician courses. Fischer will be teaching portions of the
Basic ACO Course provided by the State again April.
Social Media: We have increased followers of our Facebook page to 15,467 and it
continues to be an important resource for getting pets adopted, into rescue and
returned home.
Foster Program: We currently have 2 dogs and 1 cat in foster homes.
Capacity: Our inventory this time last year was 31 dogs and 45 cats. This year we
have 89 dogs and 50 cats. We fluctuate between one and four open medium to large
size kennels consistently. Currently cat space remains open.”
VI. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 6:13 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this 5th day of April 2023.
Patrick Savage, Assistant Police Chief/Board Liaison