To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #24-385-58 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #24-385-58 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,656,188 to provide mental health outreach and supportive services for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual budgeted expenditures of up to $1,656,188 and will be funded by 35% Mental Health Realignment, 49% Mental Health Block Grant and 16% Behavioral Health Services Act revenues.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by providing ongoing operational funding for a mental health homeless shelter in East Contra Costa County. The County has been contracting with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., since June 2019 to provide mental health outreach and support services including peer and group counseling, advocacy, assistance with mental health, medical, dental and eye appointments, obtaining identification, social security, and linkage to other services as necessary for homeless and disabled adults with mental illness at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code §§ 26227 and 31000. The Behavioral Health’s Quality Management, Utilization Management and Contract Monitor Staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring and performance measures in the Contract are upheld. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. This Contractor was approved by the Public Works Department’s Purchasing Division on July 7, 2026.
On March 17, 2026, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #24-385-57 with Bay Area Community Services, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $1,180,349 for the provision mental health outreach and supportive services at the Don Brown Shelter for homeless and disabled mentally ill adults in East Contra Costa County, for the period from November 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Contract #24-385-58 will allow the Contractor to continue providing mental health outreach, and supportive services for homeless and disabled adults at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County through June 30, 2027. This Contract was delayed due to extended negotiations between County and Contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this Contract is not approved, County’s homeless adults with mental illness will experience reduced access to core survival and support services at the Don Brown Shelter in East Contra Costa County.