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WELL, GOOD MORNING, AND, UH, UH, THANK YOU, UH, DAVID FRANKLIN FOR COMING TODAY AND SUPPORTING US AND BEING HERE.
[CALL TO ORDER/GENERAL COMMENTS]
I'D LIKE TO CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER, PLEASE.TODAY IS, UH, MONDAY, AUGUST THE 11TH, 10:00 AM BEDFORD CITY HALL.
AND IT IS WHAT, 10? WHAT TIME? UH, DO 12.
SO, DO I NEED A SECOND ON THAT OR NO? WHAT DO WE NEED? ALL RIGHT, LET'S MOVE ON HERE.
SEE ANYONE THAT WANTS TO MAKE A COMMENT.
[APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES, WHICH APPARENTLY SO THE MINUTES, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO, UH, PUSH THESE, UH, FOR APRIL 7TH BACK TO THE NEXT MEETING.I WENT TO GO PRINT THEM OUT TODAY, AND THEY WERE GONE.
UH, SO I WILL BRING THOSE TO THE NEXT MEETING, INCLUDING THIS, THIS MEETING'S MINUTES.
WE SUSPEND THE MEETING MINUTES FROM LAST MEETING TO APPROVE NEXT MEETING.
[2. Report on shelter statistics.]
NEW BUSINESS, THEN WE WILL, UH, WHAT? HAVE A REPORT? YES.SO ON SHELTER STATISTICS, BASICALLY WHAT WE DO EVERY MEETING, THE SHELTER STATS, STARTING WITH THE DOGS FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR, WHICH IS GOING TO BE FROM APRIL TO JUNE, 2025.
IN 2024, UM, ADOPTIONS WENT UP JUST A TAD, UH, FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR, 31 TO 29.
UH, OUR RETURN TO OWNERS, SINCE WE ARE SO PRODUCT, UH, UH, MORE OF, UM, UH, PROACTIVE OUT IN THE FIELD.
OUR RTOS IN THE FIELD HAVE GONE UP, RETURN TO OWNERS.
EUTHANASIAS DROPPED FROM 15 TO EIGHT.
RESCUES, DROPPED A LITTLE BIT FROM 24 TO 14 ON THE DOGS.
AND THEN, UH, SERVICE, WHICH IS, UH, DECEASED ANIMALS, DECEASED DOGS ON THE ROAD.
UH, OUR TOTAL INTAKE ON DOGS ALSO WENT DOWN FROM 1 36 TO ONE 20.
UH, CATS, UH, ADOPT ADOPTIONS.
EUTHANASIA STAYED THE SAME, SEVEN AND SEVEN, BUT OUR RESCUE PARTNERS, UH, AND, AND PUSHING CATS OUT WENT FROM FOUR TO 49 FOR THAT LAST ONE.
AND YOU'RE SAYING THAT ARE OUT OF THE CITY? MOST OF THEM, MOST OF 'EM ARE OUTTA THE CITY, YES.
FOR CATS THAT CAN BE ADOPTED OR THEY GO TO DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WITHIN OUR CITY, BUT THEY ARE ADOPTABLE.
SOME OF THEM WILL BE WITHIN OUR CITY.
SOME OF 'EM ARE OUTTA STATE, SOME OF 'EM ARE OUT.
WE WENT FROM 101 TO ONE 13, UH, AND THEN THE WILDLIFE, UH, WE WENT FROM 15 EUTHANIZED LAST YEAR TO 12 EUTHANIZED THIS YEAR.
ALL OF THEM FOR MEDICAL REASONS.
UH, RESCUED, WE WENT FROM 23 TO ONE, UH, RELEASED BACK TO WILD.
UM, AND THESE ARE JUST ANIMALS AND TRAPS OR ANIMALS THAT ARE UNWANTED INSIDE OF HOME, UM, SERVICED.
UH, SO THESE ARE THE DECEASED, UH, WILDLIFE THAT WE PICK UP.
WE WENT FROM 50 TO 87 THIS YEAR.
JOSE, WHAT DO WE, I KNOW WE HAVE RACCOONS, POSSUMS, BIRDS, AND SKUNKS.
WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE? WE HAVE ANY, WE DON'T HAVE ANY BOBCAT.
HAVE WE HAD ANY BOBCATS? THERE'S, THERE'S BOBCATS, THERE'S COYOTES, THERE'S, UM, NOW THAT WE'VE WORKED WITH, NO, UM, UH, I MEAN, LIKE, ARE WE PICKING 'EM UP? HAVE WE HAVE ABOUT HAVE WE CAPTURED EM OR NO? ARE THEY KILLED OR NO? SO WHENEVER THERE'S SIGHTINGS, WE ADVISE THE SAME THING THAT THE PARKS AND WILDLIFE ADVISES, AND THAT'S FOR HAZING TECHNIQUES.
UM, AND WE NOTE DOWN THERE, THERE WAS A SIGHTING THERE.
UH, USUALLY IF THERE IS FOOD OUT OR YOU'RE FEEDING YOUR DOGS OR YOUR CAT OUT, THAT'S AN EASY INVITATION FOR THOSE ANIMALS TO COME IN AND THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE COMING BACK.
UM, BUT THE HAZING TECHNIQUES ARE SOMETHING THAT WE DO ADVISE AND THEN WE PUSH 'EM OVER TO OUR CITY WEBSITE SO THEY CAN ALSO READ UP ON HOW TO DO THAT.
UM, TOTALS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR, UH, OR FOR THAT, UH, QUARTER, IT'S GONNA BE TOTAL INTAKES FOR 2024 WAS 336 FOR 2025 IS 366 TOTALS.
RETURN TO OWNERS, WHICH ARE RTOS FOR 2024 WAS 66.
UH, FOR 25 IS 75 TOTAL ADOPTED.
UH, FISCAL YEAR OF FOR 24 WAS 59 FOR 25 58.
TOTAL RESCUE WENT FROM 24 FOR 51 TO 25 TO 64.
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WE DID 60.UM, AND THEN TO THE VERY END FOR OUR FUEL, UH, CALLS FOR SERVICE, WE WENT FROM 350 CALLS LAST YEAR.
AND FOR THAT QUARTER TO, UH, 1,290.
UM, FOR THIS 20 25, 202 WHAT? TWO HUNDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED NINETY.
DOES THAT MEAN ON THE PHONE OR WE'RE OUT? YEAH, THAT RUNNING AROUND THE CITY WHEN WE'RE OUT RUNNING AROUND THE CITY, WE SEE AN ANIMAL OUT.
WE'RE PUTTING EVERYTHING IN, EVERYTHING'S GETTING PUT IN THE SYSTEM.
[3. Shelter updates.]
SHELTER UPDATES.UH, WE DO HAVE AN EVENT COMING UP THIS WEEKEND OVER AT, UM, THE AMON CARTER, I BELIEVE, OVER IN FORT WORTH.
UM, FOR THE MEGA EVENT, UH, THAT'S WITH H, S AND T.
AND THEN ON THE 23RD, WE HAVE THE CLEAR, THE SHELTER EVENT WITH A MICROCHIP CLINIC, UH, AT THE RUNNING AT THE SAME TIME.
UM, THEY'RE AT THE SHELTER, UM, I BELIEVE COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN.
UH, IS THE FIRE, UH, OPEN HOUSE AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OPEN HOUSE.
UM, AND, UH, THERE'LL BE OTHER EVENTS THAT WE PICK UP THROUGHOUT THE, THROUGHOUT THOSE MONTHS AS WELL.
I MEAN, WE'RE MOVING ALONG PRETTY WELL WITH THE, UM, THE, UH, ARCHITECT SIDE OF THE, UH, REMODEL.
UH, EVERYTHING'S MOVING PRETTY GOOD.
WE HAD A MEETING ON, THEY WERE GONNA START PULLING, UM, THE, UH, PERMITS AND ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
AND APPARENTLY LEE, WHEN THEY START THAT, THEN WE ARE GOING TO OPERATE OUT OF ELI'S LEFTOVER SHELTER.
WHAT, WHAT THAT IS, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT, THAT'S STILL IN, IN, IN THE WORKS.
AND, AND JUST THOUGHTS THAT SOMETHING THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO USE.
UM, IF WE DO USE THAT, OBVIOUSLY CHIEF WOULD STEP IN AT THAT POINT AND MEET WITH CITY MANAGERS AND OTHER, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE BUILDING A SHELTER WAY BIGGER THAN THEY NEED.
UM, SO, UM, THEIR CITY MANAGERS HAS TALKED TO US ABOUT THAT.
IF, IF WE HAVE CAPA IF THEY HAVE CAPACITY AND WE NEED SOME SUPPORT THAT THEY'RE WILLING TO HELP US.
LIKE YOU READING MY NOTES, WE, UM, I GUESS IT'S, IT'S IN THE WORKS AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE GET SOME TIMELINES, UM, PERHAPS MAYBE WE COULD PUT A LITTLE MORE EMPHASIS ON EDUCATING THE PUBLIC.
YOU KNOW, THAT PLEASE DON'T GO THERE.
UM, BUT WE'RE REALLY GONNA HAVE TO EDUCATE 'EM, YOU KNOW, THEY CAN'T BE TOLD JUST ONE TIME.
YOU GOTTA KEEP, BUT THAT'S WHEN WE GET A LITTLE CLOSER.
THAT WAS THE, WE WE'RE HAVING SIGNS MADE UP.
WELL, WHERE ARE WE? THAT'S ABOUT IT.
[4. Discussion on future meeting dates.]
ON FUTURE MEETINGS.WE'LL, WE'LL I'LL HAVE TO GET IN CONTACT WITH DR. REED.
BUT LAST YEAR, I MEAN, ONCE WE GOT INTO THE, SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER WE GOT REALLY BUSY, UM, TO WHERE WE WAITED TILL JANUARY TO HAVE OUR, THE VERY NEXT MEETING.
'CAUSE WE'VE ALREADY HAD OUR THREE MANDATED MEETINGS.
UM, BUT I'LL TALK TO DR. REED AND THEN GET WITH YOU GUYS.
YOU CAN ALWAYS, I MEAN, AND THIS IS JUST A THOUGHT AND I, I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TO HAVE IT HERE.
WE JUST HAVE TO HAVE A POSTED MEETING.
WE COULD ALWAYS DO IT BEFORE YOUR, ONE OF YOUR SHELTER EVENTS AT THE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OR PD TO MAKE IT EASIER ON YOUR PART.
EDWARD, DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WE CAN COME OUT AND DO IT BEFOREHAND AND, AND, UM, THAT WAY IT'S ALL IN ONE AND WE CAN HELP YOU AFTERWARDS.
THEN BEFORE NEXT YEAR, WE'LL HAVE A YES, THERE IS POSSIBILITY.
I KNOW THAT YOUR PLATE IS FULL.
AND LET ME JUST DUMP ONE MORE THING.
BUT, YOU KNOW, UH, FOR, FOR, UH, THE HOLIDAYS, DO WE HAVE A DONATION TREE? WHAT DO WE EVERY YEAR, EVERY YEAR WE STILL HAVE A DONATION TREE.
UM, OKAY, SO WHAT ELSE? ALRIGHT, I JUST HAVE A FEW THINGS TO SAY.
I KNOW YOU GUYS WANNA GET OUTTA HERE, BUT LET'S JUST TAKE A MOMENT AND TALK ABOUT THE GATHERING AT THE POLICE STATION WITH BEST FRIENDS.
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT THAT WAS ONE OF THE PROUDEST MOMENTS.
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BEDFORD.THAT ROOM WAS PACKED WITH PEOPLE.
OUR OFFICERS WERE THERE TO SUPPORT.
I I, I HAVE TO TELL YOU, AND THAT LITTLE GIRL FROM BEST FRIENDS, SHE'S GONNA REMEMBER THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
MOLLY, YOU WERE THERE, UM, CITY OFFICIALS.
THAT IS SOMETHING TO BE SO, SO PROUD OF.
THE TEAM WORKED VERY HARD FOR IT.
IT WAS FOR ME, IT WAS A GREAT DAY.
NOT ONLY FOR GOD'S CREATURES THAT WE TAKE CARE OF FOR HIM HERE IN THE CITY OF BEDFORD, BUT IT WAS A GREAT DAY FOR THE CITY OF BEDFORD.
AND A SHOUT OUT TO OUR BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I MEAN, THEY WERE DOWN THERE AND I'M JUST SO PROUD TO BE A CITIZEN OF BEDFORD.
NO, YOU ARE WELCOME FOR DOING WHAT YOU DO.
IT'S A TIME COMMITMENT AND WE APPRECIATE, I YOU'RE JUST THE BEST.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION.
I THINK I'VE SAID EVERYTHING I HAVE TO SAY.
WELL, I WANT TO, UH, ECHO WHAT KAREN SAID, JOSE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE SOMEBODY THAT YOU, YOU, YOU, YOU COME IN AND YOU FILL THEIR SHOES THAT HAVE BEEN, HAS BEEN HERE AND PART OF THE BEDFORD COMMUNITY AND, AND YOU HAVE SOMEBODY NEW LIKE YOURSELF COME IN AND YOU'RE ALWAYS WEARING, ARE THEY GONNA BE ABLE TO FILL HIS SHOES? YOU'VE EXCEEDED IT.
YOU'VE COME IN, YOU'VE CHANGED THE ATMOSPHERE, YOU'VE CHANGED THE CULTURE, HOW WE DO THINGS.
YOU'VE BROUGHT KNOWLEDGE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE IN THE PAST, YOUR CONNECTIONS THROUGH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS.
SO I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR THE, AND BOY, IT WAS TRIAL BY FIRE WHEN YOU FIRST STEPPED IN.
A HOUSE, UH, IN BEDFORD, UH, EVER.
UM, AND YOU CAME IN AND YOU STEPPED IN AND, AND YOU DID IT.
AND, UM, AS CRAZY IT WAS AS IT WAS, IT WENT SO SMOOTHLY AND YOU GOT THINGS DONE.
AND WE REALIZED RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT AWAY THAT, THAT YOU COULD HANDLE THIS.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR STAFF DOES AND ALL YOU DO TO HELP THIS COMMUNITY.
AND THANK YOU FOR THE CALLS FROM, UM, ONE LADY IN THIS, IN THIS COMMUNITY, KAREN KILLIAN ABOUT THE ANIMAL SHELTER HAS GONE DOWN TREMENDOUSLY ON MY THING BECAUSE OF THE JOB YOU'RE DOING.
AND I APPRECIATE THAT VERY, VERY MUCH.
I WANT TO ADD ONE THING REAL QUICK.
MAKE MY LIFE SO MUCH EASIER AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
UH, BUT YOU'LL ALSO SEE, UH, IN ONE OF THE FUTURE COUNCIL MEETINGS, UM, ANIMAL SHELTER APPRECIATION WEEK WILL BE NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH NOVEMBER 8TH.
AND WE'LL HAVE A PROCLAMATION FOR THAT, UH, COMING UP IN THE FUTURE.
CAN, UH, IS THERE POSSIBILITY, UH, LET ME JUST MAKE THIS MORE DIFFICULT THAT, UM, WE COULD BRING ALONG SOMEBODY, YOU KNOW, IT, THEY JUST, IT JUST, YEAH.
WE'RE GONNA ALONG IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S ADOPTABLE, NO SPARE IN THE CITY.
I KNOW LAST YEAR WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY, WE HAD MULTIPLE DOGS THAT WENT TO RESCUE, BUT THEY WENT TO RESCUE BECAUSE OF BEHAVIOR ISSUES.
UM, AND IF WE HAVE BEHAVIOR ISSUES, DOGS, I JUST CAN'T PUT THEM AT RISK.
'CAUSE THEN, YOU KNOW, THAT IT GETS DIFFICULT TRYING TO GET THEM OUT.
BUT, UM, IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S ADOPTABLE, ABSOLUTELY.
BECAUSE THAT, THAT, THAT, THAT'S THE BEST.
RIGHT? THAT'S, SO THAT'S WHAT, NOVEMBER THE SECOND, THE WEEK OF, UH, OH, WEEK, THE APPRECIATION WEEK IS NOVEMBER 2ND THROUGH NOVEMBER 8TH.
SO WHEN DO YOU GET THE, WHEN IN OCTOBER? DO YOU DO IT IN OCTOBER? YEAH, WE'LL DO THE END OF OCTOBER IF IT'S UN UNLESS WE HAVE THAT, THAT TUESDAY FALLS IN THAT WEEK.
IF THE, I, I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THE, I'LL MAKE SURE YOU KNOW, THE DATE THAT WE'RE BRINGING UP.
I, I WOULD IMAGINE WE DO IT THE WEEK BEFORE THE LAST, UM, MEETING IN OCTOBER BECAUSE RIGHT.
WE, UM, WE WON'T HAVE A COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE FOLLOWING WEEK.
SO WE'RE GONNA, UH, WAIT ON SETTING A DATE.
SO NOW I GUESS WE CAN, WHAT, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION, PLEASE THAT WE, UH, ADJOURN OUR MEETING SECOND AND, OH, I SECOND.
AYE, CHIEF, YOU GOT A FEW MINUTES? YEP.