SPECIAL SESSION MEETING of THE SOBERING CENTER BOARD

September 20, 2023 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:

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 Josè “Chito” Vela

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

Ex-Officio:   Interim Austin City Manager, Jesús Garza (designee: Interim Asst. City Manager Bruce Mills)

Ex-Officio:   Austin Chief of Police Joseph Chacon (designee: Asst. Chief Gizette Gaslin)

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, August 16, 2023 in the Sobering Center Board Room, 1213 Sabine Street, Austin, Texas.

AGENDA

CALL TO ORDER

PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL

APPROVAL OF MINUTES

1. Approval of minutes for August 16, 2023 board meeting

STAFF BRIEFINGS

2. Staff Spotlight

DISCUSSION ITEMS

3. Interlocal Agreement update
4. Central Health update
5. Seton update
6. Raffle update
7. Discussion of 5 Year Anniversary event
8. Executive Director’s Strategic Plan Report

DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

9. Presentation and approval of Fiscal Dashboard
10. Discussion and possible action on Line of Credit
11. Discussion and possible action of Fiscal Year 24 Budget
12. Discussion and possible action on Fiscal Year 24 Officer Elections
13. Executive Session: Personnel Matters

WORKING GROUP/COMMITTEE UPDATES

14. 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:  October 18, 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.