PREPARED BY: SGT. B. LINDBLOM DATE OF MEETING: 01/22/19
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF SAN PABLO THROUGH THE SAN PABLO POLICE DEPARTMENT TO ACCEPT $60,000 IN GRANT FUNDING FROM THE KAISER PERMANENTE COMMUNITY BENEFITS PROGRAM DEPARTMENT FOR THE FUNDING OF A REGIONAL COORDINATED OUTREACH, REFERRAL AND ENGAGEMENT (C.O.R.E.) HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM TO IDENTIFY, ENGAGE AND CONNECT PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO HEALTHCARE, SOCIAL SERVICES, AND HOUSING; AND (2) AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES WITH CONTRA COSTA HEALTH SERVICES TO PROVIDE C.O.R.E. SERVICES FOR ONE YEAR AT A COST NOT TO EXCEED $60,570
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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Compliance statements
Homeless Services & Illegal Encampment Enforcement under the Public Safety Policy Area is an adopted policy item under the FY 2018-21 City Council Priority Work plan, effective November 1, 2017.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project under CEQA pursuant to 15001 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
BACKGROUND
In February 2018, the San Pablo Police Department began the P.A.T.H. (Partnership in Assisting the Transition from Homelessness) Program due to a larger number of people experiencing homelessness in Contra Costa County, specifically in the City of San Pablo. P.A.T.H. was an impermanent program with the project goal to identify resources and scope of work needed to improve the quality of life for community members by engaging individuals and families experiencing homelessness and leveraging service-oriented strategies. The P.A.T.H. Program concluded in November with the identification of 88 illegal encampments and more than 300 contacts with people experiencing homelessness.
On October 2, 2018, City Council adopted a resolution declaring a shelter crisis in San Pablo pursuant to Senate Bill 850 (Resolution #18-342).
In October 2018, the Kaiser Permanente Community Benefits Program Department presented an invitation to the San Pablo Police Department to apply for a $60,000 one-year grant to supplement a West Contra Costa County Regional C.O.R.E. (Coordinated Outreach Referral, Engagement) Team with the City of Richmond. Kaiser Permanente subsequently awarded the funds to the City of San Pablo.
The Police Department requests that the City Council authorize the City Manager to execute agreements and documents to implement a contract with Contra Costa County Health Services to provide a full time C.O.R.E. Team, specifically for the Cities of Richmond and San Pablo, and to supplement the P.A.T.H. project. This project will begin within the first two to three months of 2019.
The proposed regional C.O.R.E. Team will work 40 hours a week canvassing the Cities of Richmond and San Pablo to identify, engage, and connect persons experiencing homelessness to healthcare, social services, and housing. Services will include but not be limited to delivering basic need supplies such as socks, hygiene kits, and emergency food and water. Furthermore, the C.O.R.E. teams will complete housing and service assessment and facilitate the completion of assistance applications. During these encounters with people experiencing homelessness, C.O.R.E. members will directly place consumers in shelter beds and warming centers and connect individuals to Coordinated Assessment Resource (C.A.R.E.) centers. C.O.R.E.’s ultimate goal is to deliver a coordinated approach to effective outreach that is reaching the most in need and building a healthier community.
The Police Department will collaborate with Contra Costa Health Services and the City of Richmond to prioritize the needs of our community with 16 hours of the 40-hour work week specifically committed in the City of San Pablo. This will occur through weekly and monthly meetings to discuss precisely where C.O.R.E. will focus their efforts in San Pablo. These meetings will incorporate other departments as deemed necessary, including Public Works and/or other regulatory agencies, in and outside the City of San Pablo. The liaison and coordinator for this program will be within the San Pablo Police Department Code Enforcement Unit.
Research over the past two decades has documented numerous positive outcomes associated with outreach which includes decreased number of days homeless, improved housing status, decreased psychiatric hospitalization, reduced drug use and improved heath.
FISCAL IMPACT
The $60,000 in grant funding would be accepted into the Police Grants revenue account (100-2110-33405-KSR-HOM) and appropriated to the Professional Services account (100-2110-43600-KSR-HOM). The remaining $570 not-to-exceed cost of the program will be absorbed within the existing Police Department budget.
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Task Code |
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Accept |
General Fund |
100-2110-33405 |
-KSR-HOM |
$60,000 |
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Total Revenues |
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$60,000 |
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Appropriate |
Professional Services |
100-2110-43600 |
-KSR-HOM |
$60,000 |