SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD
February 18, 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
February 18, 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: Commissioner Margaret Gomez
Director: Council Member José “Chito” Vela
Ex-Officio: Travis County Judge Andy Brown (designee: Jacqueline van Wormer, PhD)
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: Asst. Chief 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, February 18, 2026, in the Sobering Center Conference Room, Austin, Texas.
AGENDA
CALL TO ORDER
PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
- Approval of Minutes for November 19, 2025, Board Meeting
DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Update on 2nd Floor Contract with Central Health
- Executive Session: Central Health Long Term Partnership
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
- Discussion and Possible Action on Fiscal Year 2025 Fiscal Audit
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: April 15, 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.