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C. 65

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 4, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #25–042–33 with Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/04/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Christy Saxton, 925-608-6700
cc:	L Walker M Wilhelm

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 4, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-042-33 with Greater Richmond Inter-Faith Program (GRIP), a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter and operate the West County CARE/Warming Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care for the period July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract will result in contractual service expenditures of up to $250,000 for FY 2022/2023 and is funded by 53% Housing and Urban Development ($131,250), 17% Mental Health Realignment ($43,750), and 30% County General Fund ($75,000).

BACKGROUND:

This contract meets the social needs of the County’s population by providing emergency shelter services, twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week, to homeless adults in West County. The contractor will operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care providing support services to Contra Costa County families that are homeless, including case management, day shelter services, transportation needs, mental health assessment and crisis intervention. GRIP has been providing emergency shelter services and operating the CARE/Warming Center in West County since July 2001.

On September 14, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Contract #25-042-32 with GRIP in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter for homeless families and operate the West County CARE Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care, for the period from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Contract #25-042-33 will allow the contractor to continue to provide emergency shelter services at the Emergency Family Shelter and operate the West County CARE/Warming Center through June 30, 2023.

Due to the Health, Housing, and Homeless Services (H3) division undertaking and gaining community approval to implement standardized program models to ensure consistency and accountability in the County's system of care in June 2022, delays with the delivery of certain H3 contracts occured. This contract and other impacted contracts are consistent with the standardized program models, which should prevent future delays. This contract was further delayed due the unions requesting to a meet and confer. The County has met its obligations with the respective labor partner(s).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, there will be no emergency family shelter and CARE center services for homeless individuals and families in West County. Services will be forced to reduce, thereby resulting in an increase in unsheltered families.