Public Health Committee

THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE WILL MEET ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2017 AT 2:00 PM, AUSTIN CITY HALL 301 W. SECOND STREET AUSTIN, TX Ora Houston, Chair Delia Garza, Vice Chair Kathie Tovo Ann Kitchen A quorum of the City Council may be present at this meeting. Action will only be taken by the members of the committee. The committee may go into a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from legal counsel on any item on this agenda. CALL TO ORDER Approval of Minutes 1. Approve the Minutes of the Health and Human Services Committee meeting of Tuesday, May 2nd, 2017 and Monday, May 8th, 2017. Citizen Communication: General 2. Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed two minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda (limit of 10 speakers). Executive Session 3. Discuss the appointment of board members to the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center, review applications, and select candidates to be interviewed (Personnel Exception - 551.074 of the Government Code). Sponsors: Council Member Ora Houston, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo Discussion and Possible Action 4. Discussion and possible action regarding the vacancy on the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center. (Judge Nancy Hohengarten, Chair, Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center). Sponsors: Council Member Ora Houston, and Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo  5. Discussion and possible action regarding Austin Human Rights Commission’s recommendation (Recommendation No. 20160627-5a) to address the gentrification crisis as a matter affecting human rights (Sareta Davis, Chair, Austin Human Rights Commission; Kristian Caballero, Vice Chair, Austin Human Rights Commission). Sponsors: Council Member Ora Houston, and Council Member Ann Kitchen Community Partners Briefing 6. Presentation regarding the Community Action Network’s new Dashboard Report (Raul Alvarez, Chair, Community Action Network; Mary Dodd, Assistant Director, Community Action Network). Sponsors: Council Member Ora Houston, and Council Member Ann Kitchen Briefing 7. Update from the Budget Office on the status of Council Resolution 20140626-078 regarding the Austin Public Health budget (Greg Canally, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Financial Services). Sponsors: Council Member Ora Houston, and Council Member Delia Garza Future Items 8. Discussion of future items. ADJOURN The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please call 512-974-2210 or TTY users route through 711.