SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

December 14, 2022 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 Kathie Tovo

Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Andy Brown (designee: Vicki Ashley)
Ex-Officio: Austin City Manager, Spencer Cronk (designee: Asst. City Manager Rey Arellano)
Ex-Officio: Austin Chief of Police Joseph Chacon (designee: Asst. Chief Jeff Greenwalt)
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 14, 2022 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 19, 2022 board meeting

STAFF BRIEFINGS

• Staff Presentation

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Executive Director Report

– Community Engagement
– Brand Awareness and Marketing
– Organizational Effectiveness
– Safe Sobering Services

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

• Presentation and approval of Fiscal Dashboard
• Discussion and possible action of Emergency Action Plan
• Discussion and possible action of Fiscal Policy and Procedure Manual
• Discussion and possible action of Fiscal Year 23 – 25 Strategic Plan

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: February 15, 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.