City of Austin Public Health Committee met March 9

City of Austin Public Health Committee met March 9.

Here are the minutes provided by the committee:

 Meeting called to order at 9:44 a.m.

 Committee Members Present:

1. Council Member Kathie Tovo

2. Council Member Vanessa Fuentes

3. Council Member Ann Kitchen 

4. Mayor Steve Adler

5. Natasha Harper-Madison - – off the dais

Public Communication: General

Speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be  allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on  the agenda (limit of 10 speakers). 

Speaker #1. Fred Lewis, Request for full presentation in April on Central Health  Issues-Present virtually

Speaker #2 Paul Saldana, Request Review of the City’s Response of Pandemic  Emergency Preparedness Distribution of Resources and Support -Present virtually Speaker #3 Scott Johnson, Public Homeless Students Fund-Present

Approval of Minutes

1. Approve the minutes of the Public Health Committee meeting on November 9,  2021 and February 9, 2022.

Council Member Kitchen moved to approve the minutes of the Public Health  Committee meetings on November 9, 2021 and February 9, 2022. Seconded by Chair  Tovo. Passed on a 3-0 vote.

Discussion and Possible Action

2. Approve the 2022 Public Health Committee Schedule.

Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Council Member Vanessa Fuentes. 

Council Member Kitchen moved to approve the 2022 Public Health Committee  Schedule. Seconded by Vice Chair Fuentes. Passed on a 3-0 vote.

3. Discussion and possible action regarding the selection of the City's appointee to  the Sobering Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors. Withdrawn

Briefings

4. Briefing and discussion on issues related to homelessness.

Withdrawn

5. Briefing regarding the Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Community Planning  Process.

Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Council Member Ann Kitchen The Committee received a presentation from Rachel Coff and Courtney Bissonnet  Lucas, Research & Planning Division, Travis County Health and Human Services

6. Briefing regarding Trauma Recovery Centers in Austin

Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Council Member Vanessa Fuentes The Committee received a presentation from Terra Tucker, Texas State Director,  Alliance for Safety and Justice Tricia Forbes, Alliance for Safety and Justice, Dr.  Boccellari, University of California, San Francisco Professor, and founder of the  Trauma Recovery Center Model

Future Items

7. Future Items

None 

Addendum

8. Discussion and possible action on a resolution related to the implementation of a  Trauma Recovery Center. Conducted under Briefing regarding Trauma Recovery  Centers in Austin (Item #6)

Sponsors: Council Member Kathie Tovo, and Council Member Vanessa Fuentes On a motion by Vice-Chair Fuentes and a second by Council Member Kitchen, Chair  Fuentes presented a draft resolution and led discussion. The resolution would direct  the city manager to implement a Trauma Recovery Center in collaboration with  Travis County and return to Council with an update. Passed on a 4-0 vote.

Adjourned at 11:28 a.m.

https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=380029