Municue
El Paso, TX

Animal Shelter Advisory Committee · 6:15 PM · Thorman Conference Room City 3 Building, Basement Level 801 Texas Ave.

The Animal Shelter Advisory Committee met for just over an hour with eight of eleven members present, taking no formal action on any of its substantive items. Two discussion items -- the interim director's monthly report and a proposal to create a pet resource alert page -- drew unanimous public support even though neither required a committee vote.
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Analysis

Governance & Oversight

The committee had minutes from two prior meetings on the agenda for approval and heard a chair report delivered in the chair's absence, with no formal action recorded on any of the three items.[#1][#2][#3]

Public Safety

El Paso Animal Services Interim Director Michael Wachsmann presented the department's February update and statistics, drawing public support with no opposition, though the report required no committee action.[#4]

Community Impact

Committee member Barbara Candelaria proposed developing a Community Pet Resource Alert Page under Animal Services leadership, directing staff to draft guidelines and an implementation plan; the item drew the meeting's highest public engagement.[#5]

Insights by Role

Journalist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingThree items on this agenda -- the chair report, the director's monthly report, and the pet resource alert page discussion -- each ended with no formal committee action recorded, despite the latter two drawing unanimous public support, a pattern worth tracking across this committee's future agendas.

Lobbyist

MediumMedium significance — notable action worth trackingStaff have been directed to develop guidelines and an implementation plan for a Community Pet Resource Alert Page (BC-1817) proposed by committee member Barbara Candelaria, opening a window for stakeholder input before the plan is finalized.

Charts & Data

13 items(6 procedural hidden)

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AI-generated summaries. Click to expand for original text.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be conducted on the above date and time.

In compliance with the requirement that the City provide two-way communication for members of the public, members of the public may communicate with the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee during public

At the prompt please enter the corresponding Conference ID: 303-474-657#

The public is strongly encouraged to sign up to speak on items on this agenda no later than one day prior to the meeting by signing up at https://elpasotx.seamlessdocs.com/f/ASACSignUpSheet

The following members of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be present via video conference: Chris Canales, Barbara Candelaria, Sandra DiFrancesco, Elvira Stephanie Frias, Laura Sanchez, Celin

#1Discussion and action to approve the minutes from the February 11, 2026 meeting.

Passed unanimously
Animal Services Department

#2Approval of the minutes from the February 19, 2026 meeting.

Passed unanimously
Animal Services Department

#3Chair Report presented by Chris Canales.

No action taken
Chris Canales

#4El Paso Animal Services Interim Director Michael Wachsmann presented the February director's report and statistics update to the board.

No action taken
Michael WachsmannEl Paso Animal Services

#5Discussion on developing a Community Pet Resource Alert Page under El Paso Animal Services leadership, with staff directed to create guidelines and an implementation plan.

No action taken
Barbara CandelariaAnimal Services Department

Language interpreters will be provided for this meeting upon request. Requests must be made to Department of Animal Services at a minimum of 72 hours prior to the date and time of this meeting.

Please contact Maria Arciniega at asac@elpasotexas.gov or call (915) 212-8704.

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