SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

December 18, 2024 5:00 P.M. Travis County Building – Multifunction Room B 700 Lavaca Street Austin, TX 78701

SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

December 18, 2024 5:00 P.M.

Travis County Building

Multifunction Room B

700 Lavaca Street

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:          Jessica Palvino                                      Vice-Chair:    Dr. Chad Hooten

Secretary:     Hon. Selena Alvarenga                                      Treasurer:        Vacant

Past Chair:   Jana Ortega                                      Past Chair:  Dr. Christopher Ziebell

 

Director:       Jimmy Anderson

Director:       Hon. Larry Wallace Jr.

Director:       Ana Marie Cox

Director:       Commissioner Margaret Gomez

Director:       Council Member Josè “Chito” Vela

 

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

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

Ex-Officio:   Austin Chief of Police Lisa Davis

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

Ex-Officio:   Austin Public Health Director Adrienne Sturrup

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

 

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, December 18, 2024 in the Travis County Multifunction Room B, 700 Lavaca Street, Austin, Texas.

         

AGENDA

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Approval of minutes for October 16, 2024, board meeting

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Discussion of The Sobering Center’s History and Strategy Sustainability

 

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

• Discussion and possible action on the Treasurer position
• Discussion and possible action on the role of Austin Public Health on the Board

 

WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES

• Committee updates
• Executive Committee (Chair – Jessica Palvino)
• Governance Committee (Chair – Judge Selena Alvarenga)
• Finance Committee (Chair – Vacant)
• Development Committee (Chair – Jimmy Anderson)

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING:

Board Meeting: February 19, 2025, 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.