To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Grant Agreement #29-820-6 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 Grant Agreement #29-820-6 with the City of San Pablo, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $387,621, to provide homeless outreach services under the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program as part of the Richmond/San Pablo CORE team, for the period July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Agreement will allow the County to receive funding in an amount not to exceed $387,621 over a three-year period from the City of San Pablo. (No County match is required)
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.
On February 27, 2024 the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-820-5 with the City of San Pablo, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $340,127 to provide homeless outreach services for the CORE Program, for the period from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Grant Agreement #29-820-6 will allow the County to continue to receive funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of San Pablo through June 30, 2029. This Grant Agreement includes a mutual indemnification provision to defend, indemnify and hold harmless both parties for any claims arising out of the performance of this Agreement. This Grant Agreement was d...
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