SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

December 13, 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:           Dr. Christopher Ziebell                                         Vice-Chair:     Jessica Palvino

Secretary:     Hon. Selena Alvarenga                                       Treasurer:        Anwar Sophy

Past Chair:   Jana Ortega

Director:       Jimmy Anderson

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 Robin Henderson (designee: Asst. Chief Eric Miesse)

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, December 13, 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 October 18, 2023 board meeting

STAFF BRIEFINGS

• Staff Spotlight

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Seeking volunteer Treasurer back up
• Update on Interlocal Agreement
• Update on building renovation
• Discussion of Black Men’s Health Clinic Grant request
• Executive Director’s Report – Performance Dashboard – Strategic Plan update

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

• Presentation and approval of Fiscal Dashboard
• Discussion and possible action on Central Health Contract

WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES

• Committee updates
• Executive Committee (Chair – Dr. Christopher Ziebell)
• Governance Committee (Chair – Judge Selena Alvarenga)
• Finance Committee (Chair – Anwar Sophy)
• Development Committee (Chair – Jimmy Anderson)

ADJOURNMENT

NEXT MEETING:

Board Meeting:  February 21, 2024 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.