To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Amendment #78-066-2 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 Amendment #78-066-2 with the City of El Cerrito, effective November 4, 2025, to amend Agreement #78-066-1, to increase the amount payable to the County by $10,000, from $112,930 to a new amount not to exceed $122,930 to provide additional homeless outreach services under the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program with no change in the term ending June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Amendment will allow the County to receive an additional amount not to exceed $10,000 from the City of El Cerrito to provide homeless outreach services. No County Match is required.
BACKGROUND:
The CORE Program identifies and initiate 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 #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 July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. This Agreement included a mutual indemnification provision to defend, indemnify and hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement.
Approval of Amendment #78-066-2 will allow County to receive additional funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of El Cerrito through June 30, 2026. This Amendment was delayed due to receiving the amendment document from the City of El Cerrito on February 3, 2026.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Amendment is not approved, County will not receive additional funding and without additional funding, the CORE program may have to operate at a reduced capacity.