To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Agreement #78-067-2 with City of San Pablo
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Agreement #78-067-2 with the City of San Pablo, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $103,073 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 funding in an amount not to exceed $103,073 from the City of San Pablo, including a 15% County match of $15,880 from Medi-Cal Administrative Activities revenues, to provide homeless outreach services.
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 hours of service from the CORE Team.
On September 9, 2025 the Board of Supervisors approved 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 CORE Program, for the period from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Approval of Agreement #78-067-2 will allow the County to continue to receive funds to provide CORE homeless outreach services for the City of San Pablo through June 30, 2027. This Agreement includes a mutual indemnification provision to defend, indemnify and hold har...
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