To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #78-087-1 with City of Pinole
?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 #78-087-1 with the City of Pinole, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $51,537 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 $51,537 from the City of Pinole to provide homeless outreach services. A 33% County match of $17,179 is required and 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 Pinole receives an annual minimum of 346 hours of service from the CORE Team under this Agreement.
On September 9, 2025 the Board of Supervisors approved Agreement #78-087-1 with City of Pinole, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $48,965 to provide homeless outreach services for the CORE Program, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Agreement #78-087-1 will allow County to continue to receive funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of Pinole through June 30, 2027. This Agreement includes a mutual indemnification provision to defend, indemnify and hol...
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