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C. 77

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Anna Roth, Health Services Director
Date:	July 9, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Contract #25-081 with the Berkeley Food and Housing Project

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 07/09/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:	Lavonna Martin, 925-608-6701
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: July 9, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Health Services Director, or designee, to execute on behalf of the County Contract #25-081 with the Berkeley Food and Housing Project., a non-profit corporation, in an amount not to exceed $1,055,000, to operate a Coordinated Assessment, Referral and Engagement (CARE) Center and a Warming Center for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care, for the period from July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2021.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This Contract is funded by 36% Mental Health Realignment Funds, 40% Housing and Urban Development Coordinated Entry, 19% Federal Funds and 5% Medi-Cal Administrative Activities Fund.

BACKGROUND:

This Contract meets the social needs of County’s population by 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. The current location of the CARE center is in Concord.

Under Contract #25-081, Contractor will operate a CARE Center and Warming Center to provide support services for the Homeless Coordinated Entry System of Care through June 30, 2021.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

If this contract is not approved, families that are homeless will not have access to Contractor’s services.