To: Contra Costa County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
From: Joseph Villarreal, Executive Director
Report Title: CONTRACT WITH THE CONTRA COSTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY POLICING SERVICES AT THE BAYO VISTA PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Executive Director of the Housing Authority of the County of Contra Costa, or designee, to execute a contract with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department in an amount not to exceed $275,000 to provide the Housing Authority's Bayo Vista public housing development with additional law enforcement services for the period July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
BACKGROUND:
For over twenty-five years, HACCC has contracted with the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Department to provide one full-time Sheriff's Deputy for additional community-oriented policing duties at the Bayo Vista Housing Development in Rodeo. The Deputy focuses on increasing emergency response time, community engagement as well as eliminating violent crimes, working closely with the residents to provide services beyond those normally offered by the Sheriff's office.
Final contract agreement was delayed due protracted negotiation of service levels and insurance requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Housing Authority's (HACCC) total cost for one year service will not exceed $275,000. Funding for this contract is included in HACCC's current budget using the public housing operating subsidy provided by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board of Commissioners does not approve this contract, the Sheriff's department will not have sufficient resources to continue providing additional law enforcement services to the residents of the Bayo Vista public housing community which can increase assaults, burglaries, domestic violence incidents and other criminal activity that can b...
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