SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

August 19th, 2026 5:00 P.M. Sobering Center – 3rd Floor Conference Room 1213 Sabine St Austin, TX 78701

SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

August 19, 2026 5:00 P.M.

Sobering Center

3rd Floor Conference Room

1213 Sabine St

Austin, TX 78701

Citizens intending to speak must sign up with the Sobering Center by 4:30 p.m., the day of the 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: Chad Hooten, MD                                      Vice-Chair: Hon. Selena Alvarenga

Secretary: Jessica Palvino                                      Treasurer: Jimmy Anderson

 

Director: India Gardner

Director: Hon. Laurie Eiserloh

Director: Hon. Larry Wallace Jr.

Director: Ana Marie Cox

Director: Jason Denny

Director: Vacant

Director: Council Member José “Chito” Vela

Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Andy Brown (designee: Vacant)

Ex-Officio: Austin City Manager TC Broadnax (designee: Elise Renshaw)

Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of Police Lisa Davis (designee: Asst. Chief Michael Chancellor)

Ex-Officio: Austin-Travis County Chief of EMS Robert Luckritz (designee: Stephen White)

Ex-Officio: Austin Public Health Director Adrienne Sturrup

Ex-Officio: Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez (designee: Robert Stanford)

Ex-Officio: Central Health Chief Medical Officer Alan Schalscha, DO

Ex-Officio: Integral Care Chief Executive Officer Jeff Richardson (designee: Dawn Handley)

Ex-Officio: Dell Medical School (Rishi Sawhney, MD)

 

NOTICE OF MEETING

The Sobering Center serving Austin Travis County, 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 19, 2026, in the Sobering Center Conference Room, Austin, Texas.

 

AGENDA

 

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Approval of Minutes for June 17, 2026, Board Meeting

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Chief Executive Officer Performance Review Survey Completion
• Performance Dashboard
• Discussion of Medical Director Transition and Community Health Paramedic Services
• Update on Central Health Partnership

 

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

• Discussion and Possible Action on Bridge Medications as In-house Service
• Resolution to Set Board Meeting Dates and Times for Fiscal Year 27

 

WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES

• Committee Updates
• Executive Committee (Chair – Chad Hooten, MD)
• Governance Committee (Chair – Jessica Palvino)
• Finance Committee (Chair – Jimmy Anderson)

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING:

Board Meeting: September 16, 2026, 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 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.