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Board Meeting April 8, 2020

Board Meeting April 8, 2020

by | Apr 2, 2020 | Announcements, Board and Other Meetings

SOBERING CENTER BOARD MEETING

AGENDA

April 8, 2020 4:00 P.M.

Sobering Center
1213 Sabine Street, Austin, TX 78701

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chair: Jana Ortega Vice-Chair: Craig Moore
Secretary: Council Member Kathie Tovo Treasurer: Douglas Smith

Director: Stephen Strakowski
Director: Christopher Ziebell
Director: Nancy Hohengarten, Past-Chair
Director: Andy Brown
Director: Jessica Palvino
Director: Commissioner Margaret Gomez
Director: Lynn Sherman

Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt (designee: Roger Jefferies)
Ex-Officio: Austin City Manager, Spencer Cronk (designee: Asst. City Manager Rey Arellano)
Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of Police Brian Manley (designee: Asst. Chief Joseph Chacon)
Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of EMS Ernesto Rodriguez (designee: Asst. Chief Jasper Brown)
Ex-Officio: Austin Public Health Director Stephanie Hayden

NOTICE OF MEETING
The Sobering Center serving Austin Travis County also known as the Sobriety Center, created and organized by the City of Austin and Travis County as a local government corporation pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 431, will convene a public meeting on Wednesday, April 8, 2020 by Zoom telephonic and videoconference. To join the meeting:

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Meeting ID: 743 844 8931

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Meeting ID: 743 844 8931

AGENDA

1. Call to order.
2. General Citizen/Public Communication.
Citizens wishing to speak on agenda items will need to sign up before the meeting is called to order. Citizen communication on agenda related action items will be allowed after an item’s presentation has been made. Each speaker will be given a designated amount of time to speak set by the board chair. Non-agenda related citizen communication will take place before discussion of the first agenda item.
3. Approval of minutes for March 11, 2020 and March 23, 2020 board meeting.
4. Presentation from Mission Capital on Executive Director search.
5. Discussion and possible action regarding Austin Recovery Network’s proposal to provide management services to the Sobering Center.
6. Discussion and possible action on Executive Director search.
7. Presentation and approval of Treasurer’s Report.
8. Discussion and possible action to approve FY2021 budget and 5-year projection.
9. Discussion and possible action to approve the 2nd amendment to the Interlocal Agreement between the City of Austin and Travis County regarding approval of budgets.
10. Interim ED update.
11. Board Chair update.
12. Committee Updates

A. Strategic Planning Committee:
B. Executive Committee:
C. Governance Committee: (Chair – Director Ziebell)
D. Finance Committee: (Chair – Treasurer Smith)
E. Development Committee: (Chair – Secretary CM Tovo)
F. Community Engagement Committee: (Chair – Director Judge Hohengarten)

NEXT MEETINGS:
Board Meeting: Next regular meeting is May 13, 2020 at Sobering Center.

ADJOURN
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please call 512-974-3256 or 512-974-2445 TDD. A person may request a Spanish language interpreter be made available by contacting the City Manager’s Office at 512-974-2194 no later than twelve hours before the scheduled time of the item on which the person wishes to speak.