To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #29-817-9 with the City of Walnut Creek
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Grant Agreement #29-817-9 with the City of Walnut Creek, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $149,370, for County to provide weekday homeless outreach services under the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program, for the period from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will allow the County to receive funds in an amount not to exceed $149,370 from City of Walnut Creek. No County match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The CORE Program identifies and initiates contact with homeless individuals living on the streets, assesses their housing and service needs, and facilitates connections to shelter, benefits, behavioral health and primary healthcare services throughout Contra Costa County. CORE teams serve as an entry point to County’s Coordinated Entry System for unsheltered persons and work to locate, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families. The County has been receiving funds from the City of Walnut Creek for the CORE program since January 2017.
On March 17, 2026, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-817-8 with the City of Walnut Creek to pay the County an amount not to exceed $283,915, for County to provide weekday homeless outreach services under the CORE program, for the period July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Agreement #29-817-9 will allow County to continue to receive funds to provide weekday homeless outreach services for the City of Walnut Creek through June 30, 2027. This Agreement includes County agreeing to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the City for any claims arising out of County’s performance or failure to perform under this Agreement except for claims arising from City’s negligence and willful misconduct. This Grant Agreement was delayed due to County not receiving the Agreement from the City of Walnut Creek until July 20, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not approved, County will not receive funding, and the CORE program will have to operate at a reduced capacity.