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C. 79

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	May 23, 2023

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Rescind Prior Board Action for Transportation Vouchers for Health Care for the Homeless Program

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 05/23/2023

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
Ken Carlson, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Rachael Birch, (925) 608-5123

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: May 23, 2023
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RESCIND Board action of January 10, 2023 (C.66), which authorized the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Health Services Department, to purchase $6,500 in transportation vouchers; and APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent or designee to execute, on behalf of the Health Services Director, purchase orders to procure 200 BART ticket vouchers each with a $10 value totaling $2,000; 300 AC Transit tickets and 300 County Connection tickets each with a $5 value totaling $3,000; 50 County Connect Link tickets each with a $10 value totaling $500; and a variety of Tri Delta tickets including 200 general public day pass Tri Delta Transit tickets each with a $3.75 value totaling $750, 40 paratransit one-way trip Tri Delta Transit tickets each with a $2.75 value totaling $110, and 25 paratransit one-way Tri Delta Transit tickets each with a $5.50 value totaling $137.50, for a total purchase amount not to exceed $6,500 for issuance to clients of the Healthcare for the Homeless Program.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This $6,500 expenditure will be funded by federal Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) funding. There is no impact to the County General Fund.

BACKGROUND:

The Health Care for the Homeless Program receives funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide health care for the homeless population in Contra Costa County. The program provides street medicine to homeless patients and helps connect patients to established health services through the Health Department’s clinics, especially for ancillary services that cannot be provided by a mobile team on the street (e.g. x-rays, lab services, etc.). In order to ensure appointment compliance and access to care, many patients need transportation vouchers.

On January 10, 2023, the Board of Supervisors approved agenda item C.66 to authorize the purchase of 200 BART ticket vouchers each with a $10 value totaling $2,000; 300 AC Transit tickets and 300 County Connection tickets each with a $5 value totaling $3,000; and 50 County Connect Link tickets and 100 Tri Delta Transit tickets each with a $10 value totaling $1,500 for clients of the Health Care for the Homeless Program, as recommended by the Health Services Director.

Approval of this action will change the amount and type of transportation vouchers in order to support homeless patients in additional areas of the County to access necessary health services through the end of the project period of January 30, 2024.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the Health Care for the Homeless Program would not be fulfilling the goals outlined in the grant nor would it be providing services necessary for homeless people to receive health care.