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C. 36

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	October 18, 2022

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Costa

County

Subject:

Agreement #29-604-7 with the City of Walnut Creek

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 10/18/2022

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 18, 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 Agreement #29-604-7 with the City of Walnut Creek, which includes agreeing to indemnify the city, to pay the County an amount not to exceed $15,000 for the operation of the Coordinated Outreach, Referral and Engagement (CORE) Program to provide homeless outreach services, for the period from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2023.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this agreement will allow the County to receive funds in an amount not to exceed $15,000 ($10,000 from City of Walnut Creek’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and $5,000 from the City of Walnut Creek’s Homeless Services Fund (HSF) for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 from the City of Walnut Creek. No County match is required.

BACKGROUND:

The CORE Program will serve as an entry point into the Coordinated Entry System and identify, engage, stabilize and house chronically homeless individuals and families. Core teams will contact a minimum of 1000 homeless individuals to provide basic needs supplies, counseling, benefits assistance, linkages to healthcare, shelter placement, and referrals and transportation to C.A.R.E. Centers. The County has been receiving funds from City of Walnut Creek for the CORE program since January 2017.

On November 2, 2021, the Board of Supervisors approved Grant Agreement #29-604-6 with the City of Walnut Creek to receive CDBG and HSF funds in an amount not to exceed $21,415 for the operations of the CORE Program to provide homeless outreach services from July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022.

Approval of Agreement #29-604-7 will allow County to continue to receive CDBG and HSF funds to provide outreach services through June 30, 2023. This agreement includes agreeing to indemnify and hold harmless the city for claims arising out of the County’s performance under this agreement. There was a delay in requesting approval of this contract due to county not receiving the agreement from the City of Walnut Creek until August 31, 2022.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this agreement is not approved, the County will not receive funding and the CORE program will have to operate at a reduced capacity.