To: Board of Supervisors
From: Dr. Grant Colfax, Health Services Director
Report Title: Contract #25-078-9 with Shelter, Inc.
Recommendation: Recommendation of the County Administrator
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RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-078-9 with Shelter, Inc., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $4,576,315, to provide housing assistance, property management, and master leasing services to youth and adults with Severe and Persistent Mental Illness (SPMI) for the period October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this Contract will result in annual expenditures of up to $4,576,315 and will be funded by 85% Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) revenues and 15% by State Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Grant funds.
BACKGROUND:
This Contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing support services to County residents that are homeless and have a diagnosis of SPMI or a dual-diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse and are receiving services from Contra Costa County Behavioral Health or other approved referral agencies. Contractor has been providing these services to the County since July 2017.
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 Behavioral Health Services Division Contract Monitoring staff meet on a regular basis to ensure monitoring of performance measures set forth in the contract are upheld. This Contractor was selected under the BHSA 2025/2026 update to the BHSA three-year plan, approved by the Board of Supervisors on June 24, 2025.
On August 8, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-078-5 with Shelter, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $9,030,382 for the provision of housing assistan...
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