City Manager Joe Cardinas stated the City is not thinking of dissolving the Animal Welfare Committee
By Michael Robinson
01-28-26
With the new Briscoe Animal Resource Center (BARC) set to open in the coming weeks, the City’s appointed Animal Welfare Advisory Committee has not met in 6-years according to comments made by Diana Olvedo-Karau at Tuesday night’s Uvalde City Council Meeting. According to Karau, the committee’s objective is to help oversee some of the work of the city.
Karau stated she has been in conversation with City of Uvalde’s Director of Planning Susan Anderson and other city officials on the subject.
Karau spoke during the citizen’s input portion of the city council meeting. “I hope and I would ask on this particular committee it sounds like every member needs to be reappointed; it’s been so long that they have met. ” She stated that many of the existing committee members have moved or passed away.”
She stated the City has invested significant financial resources to build that shelter, referring to BARC, and to fund operations for the Center and asked the city not to dissolve the committee.
Karua added that it’s important for the city to have a mutual third voice regarding animal welfare decisions.
Uvalde City Manager Joe Cardenas spoke in response to Karau saying the city is following up the Animal Advisory Committee and is not thinking of dissolving the committee.
Cardenas also stated City Councilman Con Mimms had served on that committee.
The application for the Animal Welfare Board membership and other city advisory boards can be found here.
