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C.190

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	June 21, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Payment for Security Services Provided by the City of Richmond

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 06/21/2022

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:

Noelia Gutierrez, (925) 957-2662

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: June 21, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Auditor-Controller or designee, to pay $233,701.72 to the City of Richmond for security services provided at the Richmond COVID Testing and Vaccine Site for the period March 22, 2021 through April 29, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Approval of this action would result in a one-time expenditure of $233,701.72 and be funded 100% by the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Funds.

BACKGROUND:

Contra Costa Health Services (CCHS) entered into an agreement with the City of Richmond for the use of a portion of a City-owned parking lot at the corner of Barrett Avenue and 25th Street as an outdoor COVID-19 testing site in August of 2020. The County operated site offered drive thru and walk up testing to community members in West County. Serious safety concerns were raised by staff at the testing site and CCHS utilized the mutual aid system on March 16, 2021 to request additional local security support during clinic operational hours. The City of Richmond Police Department responded to the mutual aid request and activated an overtime detail to support the request. This security support continued as the site relocated indoors and continued to provide both vaccines and testing through April 2022, ensuring staff and community safety during periods of very high community demand for COVID services.

Due to administrative oversight, a service agreement was not established for security services and the City of Richmond was not paid by Contra Costa Health Services for services rendered in good faith. Therefore, CCHS has determined that the City of Richmond is entitled to payment for the reasonable value of services rendered under the equitable relief theory of quantum meruit. The theory provides that when a vendor has been asked to provide services without a valid agreement, and the vendor does so to the benefit of the recipient, the vendor is entitled to recover the reasonable value of those services.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this action is not approved, the City of Richmond will not be paid for the security services rendered in good faith.