To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #78-067-1 with City of San Pablo
☒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 #78-067-1 with City of San Pablo, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $97,930 to provide homeless outreach services for the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will allow the County to receive an amount not to exceed $97,930 from the City of San Pablo to provide CORE services. (No County match is required)
BACKGROUND:
The CORE Program identifies and initiates contact with homeless individuals living on the streets, assess 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. Under this Contract, the CORE Team will assure the City of San Pablo receives an annual minimum of 693.33 hours of service from the CORE Team under this Agreement.
On November 5, 2024, the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #78-067 with the City of San Pablo to pay the County an amount not to exceed $112,644 to provide homeless outreach services for the CORE Program, for the period from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
Approval of Agreement #78-067-1 will allow County to continue to receive funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of San Pablo through June 30, 2026. This Agreement includes mutual indemnification 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 the City providing the finalized documents to the County on May 28, 2025.
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.