SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

September 17, 2025 5:00 P.M. Sobering Center – 3rd Floor Conference Room 1213 Sabine St Austin, TX 78701

SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

September 17, 2025 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:          Jessica Palvino                                      Vice-Chair:    Dr. Chad Hooten

Secretary:     Hon. Selena Alvarenga                                      Treasurer:      Jimmy Anderson

Past Chair:   Hon. Jana Ortega

 

Director:       Vacant

Director:      Hon. Laurie Eiserloh

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: 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 Dr. Alan Schalscha

Ex-Officio: Integral Care Chief Executive Officer Jeff Richardson (designee: Dawn Handley)

Ex-Officio: Dell Medical School (Vacant)

 

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, September 17, 2025 in the Sobering Center Conference Room, Austin, Texas.

         

AGENDA

 

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

• Approval of Minutes for August 13, 2025, Board Meeting

 

DISCUSSION ITEMS

• Update on Peer Grant

 

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

• Discussion and possible action on Fiscal Year Officer Elections
• Discussion and possible action on adding ex-officio seat for Downtown Austin Community Court
• Discussion and possible action on Fiscal Year 26 Organizational Budget
• Executive Session: Chief Executive Officer Evaluation

 

WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES

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

 

ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING:

Board Meeting: October 22, 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.