PREPARED BY: Brian Bubar DATE OF MEETING: 05/05/2025
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH CONTRA COSTA HEALTH SERVICES FOR REGIONAL COORDINATED OUTREACH, REFERRAL AND ENGAGEMENT (C.O.R.E.) HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM SERVICES, TO IDENTIFY, ENGAGE AND CONNECT PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR, FROM JULY 1, 2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026, AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $97,930, and (2) APPROPRIATING $97,930 FROM FY 2024-25 GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVES (GFDR) Fund 110- ONE TIME BUDGET BALANCING MEASURES TO FUND THE AGREEMENT
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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Enhance and Diversify Homeless Outreach Services (i.e. CORE., other providers), and Develop and Implement City-Wide Illegal Encampment Strategy is an adopted policy item under the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Work plan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On October 1, 2018, City Council adopted Resolution 2018-128 declaring a shelter crisis in San Pablo pursuant to SB 850.
Following this City Council action in 2018, the San Pablo Police Department contracted with Contra Costa County Health Services for a Regional West Contra Costa County CORE (Coordinated Outreach Referral, Engagement) Team for the cities of San Pablo and Richmond. The original contract was entered into on December 1, 2018 and has been extended through June 30, 2026 pursuant to Resolution 2023-100 (June 20, 2023).
CORE services include canvassing to identify, engage, and connect persons experiencing homelessness to healthcare, social services, and housing. Services also include, but are not limited to delivering basic supply needs, such as socks, hygiene kits, and emergency food and water.
Since the introduction of CORE services in 2018, the San Pablo Police Department has found these services to be beneficial to our residents experiencing homelessness. The San Pablo Police Department has continued CORE services from 2018 to present day through the collaboration with Contra Costa Health Services and the City of Richmond. Currently, CORE services our community with 16 hours of the 40-hour work week specifically committed in the City of San Pablo.
FY 2024 - 2025 City of El Cerrito & County CORE Pilot Program Partnership
On May 6, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution 2024-056 which authorized the expansion of CORE services in the City of San Pablo through a collaborative pilot program agreement with the City of El Cerrito. This additional coverage resulted in an additional 309 contacts made of unhoused individuals in San Pablo.
New Cities of El Cerrito/Pinole/Hercules County CORE Pilot Program Partnership
Following recent deliberations with the cities of El Cerrito, Pinole, and Hercules; and due in part to the success of the previous partnership, the Police Department wishes to again expand CORE services in the City of San Pablo through a collaborative pilot program agreement. This agreement would expand CORE services up to 1.5 additional days per week, for a total of 28.5-hours per week in the City of San Pablo. This proposed pilot program would be initiated July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
Public Safety Standing Committee
The proposed CORE Pilot Program Partnership was presented with the proposal of the CORE pilot program expansion to the Public Safety Standing Committee (Councilmember Xavier and Councilmember Pabon-Alvarado) on April 17, 2025. The Committee voted to receive the presentation, and recommended it be forwarded to City Council for formal consideration.
FISCAL IMPACT
The total cost-share of CORE services for the City of San Pablo will be $97,930 for the period of July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. Staff requests an appropriation in the amount of $97,930 from General Fund Designated Reserve (GFDR) Fund 110- One Time Budget Balancing Measures in FY 2024-25 per Resolution 2025-033 (March 3, 2025), to Police Department Professional Services account 100-2110-43600, for the provision of expanded CORE services through Contra Costa Health Services under the Quad- City/County pilot program agreement.
ATTACHMENTS
Att A - Resolution
Att B - FY 25-26 Quad-City/County CORE Program Budget
Att C - Contra Costa Health Services Agreement
Att D - Res No. 2023 - 100
Att E - Res No. 2024 - 056
Att F - Res No. 2025 - 033