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shelter. Under cover of pandemic, OCAC and OCCR management steered a course away from this <br />Strategic Plan. In most goals and metrics laid out by the Strategic Plan, OCAC is failing spectacularly. <br />Worse, it's not even trying to meet them. <br />The Board of Supervisors can remedy the situation by: <br />- Confirming that the Strategic Plan approved in 2018 is still valid. <br />- Instructing County staff to take steps towards its rapid implementation. <br />Given the accumulated errors of OCAC/OCCR, proper implementation of the Strategic Plan should <br />involve: <br />- An external audit of OCAC's data -gathering, data -analysis, and fact compilations <br />- An investigation of how and why OCAC and OCCR misled the public. <br />In the interim, county leaders should instruct OCAC to state unequivocally that, until the audits can be <br />completed, it does not have faith in its Bite Statistics, the inconsistent Animal Counts, the so-called <br />Fact Check document, and all other metrics it has used in presentations to the public and the BOS. <br />In order for OCAC/OCCR to demonstrate the bare minimum of good intentions: <br />- OCAC needs to address the socialization needs of dogs by instituting daily playgroups for small <br />dogs and large dogs, as set forth in the strategic plan. It should commit to socializing the majority of <br />large dogs. It should meticulously document this activity. <br />- OCAC should immediately return to the freer pre -pandemic adoption procedures for most of its <br />hours of operation. The kennel area should be open to visitors a minimum of 4 days a week, <br />including one weekend day. Modest adjustments can create a welcoming environment for all types of <br />visitors. <br />The citizens of Orange County can make up their own mind about assigning responsibility. Those of <br />us that have the skills and inclination will watch, collect more data, and delve into as -yet -unexplored <br />areas of the shelter's data.. We can update all graphs and tables on a quarterly basis. To this end, <br />OCAC and OCCR should commit to fulfilling all data requests speedily and transparently. <br />Bad Numbers and No Plan - Page 3 of 3 <br />