To: Board of Supervisors
From: Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-108-2 with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc.
?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 Contract #25-108-2 with Bay Area Community Resources, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $300,000 to provide rapid rehousing services to individuals and families who are homeless for the period from October 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in budgeted expenditures in an amount not to exceed $300,000 and is funded 100% by Measure X funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of County's population by providing rapid rehousing services to the homeless population in Contra Costa County. These services include case management which will assist participants with food assistance, substance use treatment, education and training, employment and benefits assistance, health care, mental health counseling, childcare, and credit repair. Rapid rehousing services will include providing financial assistance for security deposits, utility deposits/payments, moving costs, hotel/motel vouchers, paid shelter costs, housing application and credit/background check fees, partial, tiered or full rental subsidies, to individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
This Contract is entered into under and subject to the following legal authorities: California Government Code ? 26227 and 31000. This Contract was approved by Health Services Personnel to ensure there is no conflict with labor relations. The Health, Housing and Homeless Services Division Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the Contract are upheld. The request for proposal (RFP) was posted on January 11, 2023 and closed on March ...
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