To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-130 with Housing Consortium of the East Bay
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-130 with Housing Consortium of the East Bay, a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $995,807 to provide motel rooms at Premier Inns for use in the operation of the Bridge Housing Program, a low-barrier, permanent housing-focused program located at 1581 Concord Avenue, Concord, CA 94520 which serves eligible adult-only households experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County, for the period December 18, 2024 through December 17, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $995,807 as budgeted by the department and funded 100% by California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) Community Supports funds.
BACKGROUND:
Contractor will provide motel rooms at Premier Inns for use in the operation of the Bridge Housing Program, a low-barrier, permanent housing-focused program which serves eligible adult-only households experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County located at 1581 Concord Avenue, Concord, CA 94520. Contractor will collaborate with Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division (H3) to provide supportive housing services including case management, shelter placement for up to forty (40) households, hot meals, and short-term housing financial assistance.
Through a separate staff report, the Public Works Director is recommending that the County execute a lease with Concord Lodging LP, for the lease of motel rooms at Premier Inns for use in the operation of the Bridge Housing Program by Contractor. If the lease and this service contract are approved as requested, it is anticipated that program participants will be able to move in almost immediately.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code § 26227 and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the Contract are upheld. This Contractor was selected through a request for proposal (RFP) on November 18, 2024.
Under Contract #25-130, Contractor will provide the Premier Inn Interim Housing Program for adult-only households experiencing homelessness for the period December 18, 2024 through December 17, 2025.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, adult-only households experiencing homelessness will not receive critically needed interim housing and support services further putting their health and safety at risk.