AS 2016-08-16Animal Services Board Meeting Notes
Date: August 16, 2016
Time: 5:30 pm
Location: Coppell Animal Services building, 821 S. Coppell Rd., Coppell, Tx.
75019
Item 1: Call meeting to order
Meeting called to order at 5:35pm. Members in attendance include: Robert Smith, AS Liaison,
Grace Adamson, Garfield Reid. Acting as secretary is Nina Williams.
Item 2: New Business — None at this time
Item 3: Update Discussions
Robert began the meeting by letting the board know that the shelter remodel has been pushed
back until further notice due to increase of cost and other projects going on in the city. Also,
the shelter was only able to get in one booth set-up at the Farmers Market this summer due to
staff shortage throughout the summer.
Robert mentioned to the board that the hiring of a kennel tech in 2015, which is responsible of
taking care of all the animals including other duties and being a small shelter in the metroplex,
a volunteer program is not needed at this time. Also mentioned, the shelter had a great turn
out for Clear the Shelter day on Saturday, July 23rd. A total of 19 animals were adopted
including a dog that had been here for 6 months.
In closing, it was mentioned to the board that Coppell Animal Services hosted a snake handling
class in April for the surrounding DFW area and that Robert had attended a 4 day workshop at
the Humane Society Animal Care Expo in Las Vegas which turned out to be a great experience
full of animal information and meeting people from all over the country.
Item 4: Adjourn
Meeting adjourned at 5:45PM
Robert Smith, Animal Services Manager
Grace Adamson, Board Chair