SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD
August 16, 2023 5:00 P.M.
Sobering Center Board Room
1213 Sabine Street
Austin, TX 78701
Citizens intending to speak must sign up with the Sobering Center by 4:30 p.m. the day of scheduled meeting. Registration can be completed by emailing AFrank@soberingcenter.org. 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.
CURRENT BOARD MEMBERS:
Chair: Jana Ortega Vice-Chair: Dr. Christopher Ziebell
Secretary: Jessica Palvino Treasurer: Anwar Sophy
Past Chair: Vacant
Director: Jimmy Anderson
Director: Hon. Selena Alvarenga
Director: Hon. Larry Wallace Jr.
Director: Ana Marie Cox
Director: Commissioner Margaret Gomez
Director: Dr. Chad Hooten
Director: Council Member Josè “Chito” Vela
Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Andy Brown (designee: Vicki Ashley)
Ex-Officio: Interim Austin City Manager, Jesús Garza (designee: Interim Asst. City Manager Bruce Mills)
Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of Police Joseph Chacon (designee: Asst. Chief Gizette Gaslin)
Ex-Officio: Austin-Travis County Chief of EMS Robert Luckritz
Ex-Officio: Austin Public Health Director Adrienne Sturrup
Ex-Officio: Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez
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, August 16, 2023 in the Sobering Center Board Room, 1213 Sabine Street, Austin, Texas.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Approval of minutes for June 21, 2023 board meeting
STAFF BRIEFINGS
- Staff Spotlight
DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Interlocal Agreement update
- City Budget update
- Discussion of Central Health
- Discussion of 5 Year Anniversary event
- Presentation of 990
- Executive Director’s Strategic Plan Report
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
- Presentation and approval of Fiscal Dashboard
- Resolution to set Board meeting dates and times for Fiscal Year 24
WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES
- Committee updates
- Executive Committee (Chair – Jana Ortega)
- Governance Committee (Chair – Judge Selena Alvarenga)
- Finance Committee (Chair – Anwar Sophy)
- Development Committee (Chair – Jimmy Anderson)
ADJOURNMENT
NEXT MEETING:
Board Meeting: September 20, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days (48 hours) before the meeting date. Please call at Amy Frank, at (512)-957-1900, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711.
For more information on the Sobering Center Board of Directors, please contact Amy Frank, at (512)-957-1900.