Animal Shelter Advisory Committee

City 1, 2nd floor Main Conference room

Agenda — 20 items

1. 1 Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be conducted on the above date and time.
2. 2 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 comment, and regarding agenda items by calling the following number: 1-915-213-4096 or Toll Free Number: 1-833-664-9267
3. 3 At the prompt please enter the corresponding Conference ID: 303-474-657#
4. 4 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 Via the City’s website. http://www.elpasotexas.gov/videos Via television on City15, YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/cityofelpasotx/videos
5. 5 The following members of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee will be present: Chris Canales, Sandra Difrancesco, Elvira Stephanie Grossman, Laura Sanchez, Celinda Crews, Mary Bardouche, Raquel Ellis, Silvia Serna, Tess Passero, Megan Sesker, Ron Comeau. A quorum of the Animal Shelter Advisory Committee members must be present and participate in the meeting.
6. 6 ROLL CALL
7. 7 AGENDA
8. 1. Discussion and action on approval of minutes for the September 9, 2026 meeting. BC-2589
9. 9 REPORTS OF OFFICERS, STAFF, AND SUBCOMMITTEES
10. 2. Chair Report - Chris Canales. BC-2590
11. 3. El Paso Animal Services October Director’s Report: September updates and statistics - Michael Wachsmann, El Paso Animal Services Interim Director. BC-2591
12. 12 REGULAR AGENDA
13. 4. Discussion and action on a recommendation to the City Council to explore a program to provide no-cost spay and neuter services for unaltered Return to Owner (RTO) animals as a stepping stone to providing more free spay/neuter surgeries to the public. -Tess Passero BC-2592
14. 5. Discussion of a report from City of El Paso Animal Services summarizing the shelter assessment conducted by Shelter Savvy in 2025, including key findings, deficiencies identified, and subsequent steps taken to implement improvements. -Sandra DiFrancesco BC-2593
15. 6. Discussion and action to reschedule or cancel the ASAC meeting scheduled for November 11, 2026, which falls on a holiday. - Chris Canales BC-2614
16. 16 CALL TO THE PUBLIC
17. 17 ADJOURN
18. 18 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.
19. 19 Please contact Maria Arciniega at asac@elpasotexas.gov or call (915) 212-8704.
20. 20 Posted this the ______ of __________________ at ______ AM/PM by ___________________________

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