To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #78-066-3 with City of El Cerrito
☒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 Agreement #78-066-3 with the City of El Cerrito, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $128,073 to provide homeless outreach services under the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will allow the County to receive an amount not to exceed $128,073 from the City of El Cerrito to provide homeless outreach services. A 12% County match of $15,880 is required and is funded 100% by Medi-Cal Administrative Activities revenues.
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 CORE Team will assure the City of El Cerrito receives an annual minimum of 693 hours of service from the CORE Team under this Agreement.
On September 9, 2025 the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #78-066-1 with City of El Cerrito, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $112,930 to provide homeless outreach services for the CORE Program, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
On May 19, 2026 the Board of Supervisors approved Amendment Agreement #78-066-2 with City of El Cerrito, to increase the amount payable to the County to an amount not to exceed $122,930 for additional homeless outreach services for the CORE Program, with no change in the term.
Approval of Agreement #78-066-3 will allow the County to continue to receive funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of El Cerrito through June 30, 2027. This Agreement includes a mutual indemnification provision to defend, indemnify and hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement. This Agreement was delayed due to ongoing negotiations with the City of El Cerrito.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Agreement is not approved, County will not receive funding and without such funding, the CORE program may have to operate at a reduced capacity.