SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD
October 16, 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
October 16, 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 Interim Chief of Police Lisa Davis (designee: Asst. Chief Eric Miesse)
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, October 16, 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 August 21, 2024, board meeting
STAFF BRIEFINGS
- Staff Spotlight
DISCUSSION ITEMS
- Update on Sobering Center building renovation
- Update on Peer Grant Program with Dell Seton and Travis County
- Update on InSync
- Discussion of the National Sobering Collaborative Summit
- Discussion of the Sobering Center staffing and morale
- Discussion on concerns regarding the City of Austin Budget Process
- Executive Director’s Report
– Performance Dashboard
DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS
- Discussion and possible action on the Personnel Policy Manual revisions
- Discussion and possible action on the Fiscal Policy Manual revisions
- Discussion and possible action on the Line of Credit Renewal
- Executive Session: Personnel Matters
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: December 18, 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.