To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-042-34 with Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program (GRIP)
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-042-34 with Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program (GRIP), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $410,000, to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter and operate the West County CARE/Warming Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care for the period July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $410,000 for FY 2023-24 and is funded 49% by Housing and Urban Development (200,000), 33% by Measure X funds ($135,000), and 18% by General funds ($75,000).
BACKGROUND:
This contract meets the social needs of county’s population by providing emergency shelter services, twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, to homeless adults in West County. Contractor will operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care providing support services to Contra Costa County families that are homeless, including case management, day shelter services, transportation needs, mental health assessment and crisis intervention. GRIP has been providing emergency shelter services and operating the CARE/Warming Center in West County since July 2001. 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 has been a longstanding partner in previous projects, fostering a deep understanding of our organization's mission, values, and long-term objectives. Engaging them again will enable knowledge transfer, avoiding knowledge gaps and ensuring continuity in service delivery to vulnerable populations experiencing housing instability or homelessness. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March 3, 2023. GRIP was selected through the RFP process on April 28, 2023.
On October 4, 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-042-33 with GRIP in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter for homeless families and operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.
Approval of Contract #25-042-34 will allow the contractor to continue to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter and operate the West County CARE/Warming Center through June 30, 2024. Due to the prolonged process for Measure X housing funds and the RFP process, this contract was submitted late by the division.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this contract is not approved, there will be no emergency family shelter and CARE center services for homeless individuals and families in West County. Services will be forced to reduce, thereby resulting in an increase in unsheltered families.
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I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. |
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Monica Nino, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors |
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