Community Advisory Commission

>> GOOD EVENING. WE ARE GOING TO BE CANCELING OUR DECEMBER 4, 2024 MEETING BECAUSE WE LACK QUORUM, BUT WE WILL LISTENING TO THE CORE PRESENTATION THIS EVENING AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS OR ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ANYONE HAS IN REGARDS TO CORE. THANK YOU. SO, IF YOU GUYS WANT TO COME UP, WE CAN START OUR PRESENTATION. >> I COULDN'T HEAR MYSELF. I WAS LIKE, THIS MUST BE A SWEET SPOT WHERE I CAN'T HEAR MYSELF. ALL RIGHT, SO, AS MENTIONED BEFORE, I'M THE CORE OUTREACH PROGRAM DIRECTOR, AND THIS EVENING, I'M GOING TO BE PROVIDING A QUICK OVERVIEW OF CORE SERVICES AS A FOUNDATIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT CORE DOES, FOLLOWED BY SOME SPECIFIC CITY OF PITTSBURG OUTCOMES AND A SUCCESS STORY FROM PITTSBURG. SO, C.O.R.E. IS A MOBILE FRONT DOOR TO SERVICES. WE PROVIDE A MULTITUDE OF SERVICES TO ANY AND ALL UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. WE OPERATE MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY, SO SEVEN DAYS A WEEK FROM 7:00 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT WITH MOST TEAMS STARTING AT 8:00, BUT WE DO HAVE SOME THAT START AT 7:00. WE PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, WE ARE HOUSING-FOCUSED STREET OUTREACH, AND HOUSING IS OUR ULTIMATE GOAL, BUT ALONG THE WAY, A LOT OF DIFFERENT SERVICES DO NEED TO BE PROVIDED, SUCH AS LINKAGES TO HEALTH AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, BE IT OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS, OUR HOSPITAL PARTNERS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICAL SPECIALISTS WITH H-3 AND OTHERWISE. ALSO, DIRECT PLACEMENT INTO SHELTERS AND WARMING CENTERS. SO, WE PROVIDE DIRECT PLACEMENT INTO BROOKSIDE SHELTER, CONCORD SHELTER AND DELTA LANDING IN ANTIOCH, AS WELL AS TWO WARMING CENTERS, CONCORD HAS 16 TO 20 BEDS ON A GIVEN NIGHT, AND THE GRIP WARMING CENTER AS WELL, WE PLACE ABOUT SEVEN OF THOSE 20 BEDS, AND ALSO, ABATEMENT SUPPORT, SO WHENEVER THERE IS AN ABATEMENT, WE LIKE TO PROVIDE THE TLC OR KIND OF THE SOFT TOUCH TO AN ABATEMENT BEFOREHAND, LIKE PROVIDING NOTICE AND JUST HELPING FOLKS RELOCATE OR JUST DO FAMILY REUNIFICATION OR IF THEY'RE OPEN TO SHELTER AT THAT POINT, THAT'S A GOOD OPPORTUNITY IF THERE'S AN ABATEMENT TO GET FOLKS IN. TRANSPORTATION TO A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT APPOINTMENTS, BE IT TO THE DMV, MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICS, AOD TREATMENT PROGRAMS, OUTPATIENT OR INPATIENT HOUSING APPOINTMENTS AS WELL. AND YOU KNOW, WHENEVER WE CAN, WE DO DIRECT HOUSING PLACEMENTS FROM THE STREET DIRECTLY INTO HOUSING. IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS NOT INTERESTED IN SHELTER OR SHELTER BED'S NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME. AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY OUR TEAM CONFIGURATION HERE. WE HAVE ABOUT 45 STAFF AT THIS TIME. WE HAVE FOUR DISPATCHERS AND THEY OPERATE THOSE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. WE HAVE 22 TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. MOST OF THEM, REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS. CONSISTING OF OUTREACH SPECIALISTS, AS WELL AS CARE COORDINATORS. AND THE CARE COORDINATORS PROVIDE KIND OF MORE IN- DEPTH CASE MANAGEMENT AS SERVICES AND HOLD A CASE LOAD, AND WE HAVE FOUR PROGRAM COORDINATORS, AND REBECCA SANDERS IS HERE WITH ME. SHE SUPERVISES THE STAFF, AS WELL AS OUR OTHER PROGRAM COORDINATORS, AND WE HAVE A PROGRAM MANAGER AND A PROGRAM DIRECTOR. SO, FINAL SLIDE WITH THE OVERVIEW OF C.O.R.E. , YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST KIND OF A BREAKDOWN OR A HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF OUR TEAM, SPECIFICALLY, SO YOU KNOW, WE HAVE GEOGRAPHICAL- BASED TEAMS, LIKE, EAST COUNTY AND WEST COUNTY AND CENTRAL COUNTY-FOCUSED TEAMS. WE HAVE CITY-BASED TEAMS SUCH AS THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, CONCORD, RICHMOND, TO NAME A FEW. AS OF THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE HAVE AN EDUCATION TEAM THAT'S CONNECTED WITH THE EDUCATION LIAISONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY, AS WELL AS A RE-ENTRY TEAM THAT'S WORKING ON PRERELEASE PLANNING FROM THE DETENTION FACILITIES IN THE COUNTY. B.A.R.T. TEAM THAT VISITS ALL THE B.A.R.T. STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY, EVERY DAY, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. OF COURSE, THE PITTSBURG TEAM THAT HAS TWO OUTREACH SPECIALISTS AND OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7:00 TO 3:00. AND WE PROVIDE ALL SERVICES AND DEDICATED TO CONNECTING INDIVIDUALS WITH EAST COUNTY SPECIFIC RESOURCES. AND THE PUBLIC WORKS TEAM THAT WORKS WITH INDIVIDUALS IN THE CREEK AREAS OR THE HARD TO REACH ENCAMPMENTS THAT ARE REALLY NOT VISIBLE JUST ON A STREET VIEW LEVEL. SO, GETTING INTO SOME OF THE OUTCOMES FOR THE CITY OF PITTSBURG, IN THE FISCAL YEAR, '23-'24, SO, THAT WOULD BE JULY 1, 2023, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2024, WE PROVIDED 5,917 SERVICES AND MADE 1,500 CONTACTS, SERVING 494 INDIVIDUALS, INCLUDING 89 FAMILIES, PROVIDING ALL THE SERVICES HERE AND, YOU KNOW, AND MANY MORE THAT I HAD MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY. AND OUT OF THOSE FOLKS, 169 PEOPLE TRANSITIONED OUT OF UNSHELTERED HOMELESSNESS, SO THEY EXITED C.O.R.E. , AND 93 OF THOSE FOLKS WENT TO TEMPORARY HOUSING, BE IT WITH A FAMILY OR A FRIEND. 38 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WENT INTO A SHELTER PROGRAM, AND 38 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WENT INTO A PERMANENT HOUSING, LIKE A RENTAL OR LIVING WITH FAMILY PERMANENTLY, LIKE FAMILY REUNIFICATION. AND THIS SLIDE HERE IS JUST TO HIGHLIGHT THE SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE, NOT ONLY ARE FOR ANY GIVEN INDIVIDUAL THAT WE MIGHT ENCOUNTER ON THE STREET OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE, BUT YOU KNOW, SUPPORTING LARGE ENCAMPMENTS. WE HAVE THE ERF-2 ENCAMPMENT RESOLUTION FUND TEAM AT RICHMOND, AND WE HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR THE ERF-3 THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE HIRING A TEAM FOR THIS YEAR AS WELL. SO, ESSENTIALLY, ALL THOSE DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND SERVICES THAT I --THAT I EXPLAINED, WE DO IT IN LARGE ENCAMPMENTS AS WELL. AND THE PITTSBURG SUCCESS STORY THAT I WANT TO SHARE, BRIEFLY, SO, THE C.O.R.E. PITTSBURG OUTREACH TEAM COLLABORATED WITH A COUPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS WHO POSSESSED BOTH THE INCOME AND MOTIVATION TO TRANSITION INTO HOUSING. BY PARTNERING TOGETHER, THE C.O.R.E. PITTSBURG OUTREACH TEAM HELPED THE CLIENTS IDENTIFY AN AFFORDABLE APARTMENT, AND ONCE THE LANDLORD EXPRESSED THEIR WILLINGNESS TO HOUSE THE COUPLE, THE C.O.R.E. TEAM BEGAN PRESENTATIONS TO REFER THE COUPLE TO THE RAPID EXIT HOUSING PROGRAM DESIGNED TO PROVIDE INITIAL SUPPORT TO HELP INDIVIDUALS INTO HOUSING THAT THEY CAN SUSTAIN. SO, COMMUNICATION WITH THE LANDLORD WAS EFFICIENT, AND WITHIN MINUTES, THE C.O.R.E. TEAM WAS ABLE TO RECEIVE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION FROM THE CLIENT TO MAKE THE REFERRAL. SO, THE RAPID EXIT SYSTEM KEPT THE C.O.R.E. OUTREACH TEAM INFORMED WITH STATUS UPDATES, BECAUSE IT DOES TAKE SOME TIME, AND YOU KNOW, THE RAPID EXIT HOUSING PROVIDER TOOK ON THE COUPLE'S CASE, THE HOUSING NAVIGATOR PROMPTLY REACHED OUT TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION. THE COMMUNICATION CONTINUED, ENSURING ALL PARTIES WERE SATISFIED, AND ONCE THE HOUSING PROVIDER CONFIRMED THAT THE DEPOSIT AND THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT WOULD BE COVERED, THE LANDLORD ALLOWED THE COUPLE TO MOVE IN. THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORTS BETWEEN THE HOUSING PROVIDER AND LANDLORD ENSURED SMOOTH COORDINATION WITH THE DEPOSIT CHECK DELIVERED SHORTLY THEREAFTER THE MOVE- IN DATE. SO, THE SUCCESSFUL OUTCOME IS A TESTAMENT TO THE TEAMWORK OF THE C.O.R.E. PITTSBURG OUTREACH TEAM WHO BROUGHT TOGETHER THE LANDLORD, THE RAPID EXIT HOUSING PROVIDER AND THE CLIENTS, ALL OF WHOM CONTRIBUTED TO A SWIFT AND EFFICIENT TRANSITION. SO, JUST A TESTAMENT TO TEAMWORK AND COLLABORATION, NEEDING PARTNERSHIP IN ORDER TO GET THIS DONE. SO, WE COULD BE REACHED 211, OPTION 3, AS MENTIONED, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. AND FOR ENCAMPMENT ABATEMENTS, YOU CAN REACH US AT CORE@CCHEALTH. ORG, AND THAT IS MY PRESENTATION. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION, AND THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT YOU DO WITH OUR CITY AND THE OTHER CITIES HERE. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. IN REGARDS TO THE CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES EMPLOYMENT, HOW DOES THAT WORK? WHEN SOMEONE COMES AND, SAY, YOU KNOW, IF THEY'RE UNHOUSED OR HOW DOES THE EMPLOYMENT WORK, AND WHAT SERVICES THAT YOU DO FOR --TO HELP THEM GET EMPLOYMENT? >> REBECCA, DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME HERE? SHE'S GOING TO SAY IT BETTER THAN ME INITIALLY. >> IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'S READY TO GO BACK TO WORK AND ABLE TO, WE FIRST CONNECT THEM WITH SHOWERS AND RESOURCES TO GET LAUNDRY, CLOTHING, THINGS LIKE THAT. WE DO REFER TO RUBICON, WHO CAN WORK WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE RECENTLY RELEASED TO HELP THEM FIND JOBS, AND WE CAN ALSO HELP THEM WITH JOB SEARCH AND RESUME. WE DON'T COME ACROSS A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT SPACE WHILE THEY'RE IN AN ENCAMPMENT, AND WE SPECIFICALLY WORK WITH PEOPLE OUTSIDE. SO, THE FIRST PART OF IT USUALLY IS SHELTER PLACEMENT OR SOME TYPE OF TEMPORARY PLACEMENT SO THAT THEY CAN HAVE A PLACE TO SLEEP, SHOWER, BE READY TO GO TO WORK AND THINGS LIKE THAT. BUT WE HAVE CONNECTED PEOPLE THROUGH RUBICON. AND HELPED WITH JOB SEARCH. >> YEAH, WE CAN PROVIDE, YOU KNOW, IF THE INDIVIDUAL HAS AN INTERVIEW OR THEY WANT TO GO TO THE CAREER CENTER ON A REGULAR BASIS OR UNEMPLOYMENT CENTER, AND THEY'RE ENGAGING WITH US AND THEY'RE MOTIVATED, WE CAN SEE THEM ON A WEEKLY BASIS AND PROVIDE THAT TRANSPORTATION FOR SURE. IF THEY NEED TO GET THOSE CLEAN CLOTHES, AS REBECCA MENTIONED, TRANSPORTATION, CONNECTION TO WHATEVER THEY NEED, REALLY. IF THEY NEED HELP COMPLETING A RESUME, WE'LL HELP THEM WITH THAT TOO. YEAH. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN, MY NEXT QUESTION WAS, IN REGARDS TO THE TEMPORARY HOUSING, I SEE THE TEMPORARY HOUSING AND THEN SHELTER PROGRAMS OR PERMANENT HOUSING. FOR THE TEMPORARY HOUSING, IS IT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIME THAT THEY'RE THERE, AND THEN, ONCE --IF THERE IS A TIME FRAME, ONCE THAT'S DONE, WHERE DO THEY GO FROM THERE? OR DO THEY HAVE A PLACE TO GO AFTER THAT TEMPORARY HOUSING IS -- >> DO YOU WANT TO GO FIRST? >> I CAN TALK ABOUT IT, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT TYPES OF TEMPORARY HOUSING. A LOT OF THOSE ARE LIKE LONG-TERM TREATMENT FACILITIES TO WHERE THEY'RE GOING TO BE PLACED FOR UP TO 90 DAYS OR, LIKE, WE DO A LOT OF REFERRALS TO RICHMOND RESCUE MISSION. THEY HAVE A 12-MONTH PROGRAM THAT THEY PUT PEOPLE THROUGH, WHICH ALSO DOES EMPLOYMENT -- THEY DO EMPLOYMENT CLASSES. SO, THOSE COULD BE PLACEMENTS LIKE THAT. SO, IT COULD BE ANYWHERE FROM, LIKE, 30 DAYS TO A YEAR OR MORE. IT COULD BE FAMILY THAT MAYBE ISN'T AGREEING TO LET THEM STAY THERE FOREVER BUT WILL LET THEM STAY THERE UNTIL THEY GET ON THEIR FEET. IT'S DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. >> WITH THE CHAIR? >> I'M SO SORRY. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I DID NOT KNOW YOU GUYS WERE COMING HERE. I BELIEVE THAT MY QUESTIONS AND --WOULD BE DIFFERENT IF THIS LADY WASN'T THERE, BECAUSE I'M AFRAID OF HER. >> AS AM I. >> BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW --YOU MENTIONED SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS OPERATE SEVEN DAYS A WEEK? >> UH-HUH. >> WHERE? >> SO, YOU KNOW, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS, WE HAVE THE PITTSBURG TEAM, AND WE HAVE DIFFERENT TEAMS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTY. IN THE EVENING, WE HAVE TWO TEAMS, AND ON THE WEEKEND, WE HAVE TWO TEAMS AS WELL. AND ESSENTIALLY, THEY ARE TECHNICALLY ALL COUNTY TEAMS, BUT YOU KNOW, THE COUNTY'S LARGE, SO I MEAN, THEY AREN'T SPECIFIC TO ONE LOCATION OR ONE CITY. OKAY, DOES PITTSBURG HAVE ANY COVERAGE ON THE WEEKEND? >> THEY DO, YEAH. ABSOLUTELY. THEY DO. DON'T HAVE IT SPECIFICALLY IN PITTSBURG ONLY, BUT WE CAN SERVE PITTSBURG. >> CAN WE HAVE SERVICES IN PITTSBURG ON SATURDAY? >> YES. >> THEY NEED TO GO TO OUR PITTSBURG SHOWER TRAILER WHERE WE HAVE OUR UNHOUSED PEOPLE THERE, AND THEY ARE DESPERATELY NEEDING YOUR GUYS' HELP. EVERY SATURDAY. RAIN OR SHINE. CAN YOU GUYS COMMIT TO THAT? >> YEAH, UNFORTUNATELY, WE CAN'T, BECAUSE THAT TEAM ALSO HAS TO SERVE THE REST OF THE COUNTY. ON THAT DAY. SO, IT'S TWO PEOPLE -- >> THEN, THAT -- THAT IS IRRELEVANT. CORRECT? IT'S NOT --OUR CITY WILL NOT BE COVERED ON SATURDAY AT OUR SHOWER PROGRAM. >> IT CAN BE, BUT WE CAN'T COMMIT TO -- >> IS IT YES OR NO? I'M SORRY, BUT I'M --I DEAL WITH C.O.R.E. , AND AGAIN, I'M SCARED OF REBECCA. >> YES, ME TOO. >> BUT I HAVE TO ASK THESE QUESTIONS, BECAUSE I HAVE NO FAITH IN YOUR COMPANY. >> OKAY. WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TRANSPARENCY. I REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING STRAIGHTFORWARD. WE LOVE TO SERVE EVERYBODY, NO MATTER WHERE THEY ARE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO, YOU KNOW, TRYING OUR VERY BEST TO SERVE PITTSBURG EVERY SATURDAY. WE JUST CAN'T PROMISE EVERY SATURDAY. >> HOW ABOUT EVERY OTHER SATURDAY? >> WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT. WE CAN CONSULT. WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU. I DON'T WANT TO SAY "NO. " IT'S JUST, I HOPE TO SEE MORE TEAMS ON THE WEEKEND AND IN THE EVENING. WITH TWO TEAMS COVERING THE COUNTY, THEY COULD GET STRETCHED, AND IF THERE IS AN -- OKAY, BUT WHAT I --EXCUSE ME. WHAT I'M SAYING IS, WHEN WE HAVE OUR UNHOUSED GUESTS, AND THEY SEE C.O.R.E. COMING, THEY HAVE NO FAITH IN YOUR -- IN THE AGENCY THAT YOU GUYS -- AND THE SERVICES YOU PROVIDE. SO, MY QUESTION IS, YOU'RE GIVING ME THE SAME ANSWERS YOU WOULD GIVE OUR UNHOUSED, AND THAT'S --THAT'S UNFAIR, BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS IT FOR THEM. SO, CAN YOU GUYS SERVICE PITTSBURG ON A SATURDAY ONCE A MONTH? WHEN I'M THERE, I DON'T SEE ANY OF YOU GUYS. SO, THE THING IS, YOU SAID, YES, BUT NOW IT'S A NO. >> SO, WE DEFINITELY CAN PROVIDE SERVICES, BUT STATING THAT WE WILL COMMIT, I DON'T WANT TO OVERPROMISE TO YOU EITHER. STATING WE WILL DO IT EVERY SATURDAY OR EVEN ON A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN --IF THERE MIGHT BE AN EMERGENCY OR A VULNERABLE PERSON WHO IS ON THE BRINK OF DEATH WHO NEEDS TO GET INDOORS, WE HAVE TO PRIORITIZE AND SHUFFLE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO PITTSBURG. WE'RE COMMITTED TO EVERYONE. AND I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE --MORE TEAMS. >> THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. >> NO PROBLEM. >> SO, I HAVE A -- THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. I HAD CONCERNS IN REGARDS TO PITTSBURG'S C.O.R.E. ALSO. THAT'S WHY I WANTED YOU GUYS TO DO A PRESENTATION, SO I CAN ASK SOME FURTHER DETAILED QUESTIONS. BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE SHELTERS HERE IN OUR COMMUNITY, ARE YOU TRANSPORTING THE UNHOUSED POPULATION IN OUR CITY TO DIFFERENT AREAS? I KNOW YOU SAID CONCORD HAS 16 TO 20 BEDS. GRIPS HAS 20 --16 TO 20 BEDS ON A GIVEN DAY. SO, IF THESE SPACES ARE FILLED WITH PEOPLE IN CONCORD OR RICHMOND OR WHATEVER, HOW IS OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION SUPPORTED IN THESE SPACES SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A SHELTER OURSELVES? >> HOW MANY BEDS ARE AT DELTA LANDING? >> THERE'S 178 ROOMS AND 253 PLACEMENTS. SO, IF YOU LOOK AT THE -- >> IT'S IN ANTIOCH. >> LAST FISCAL YEAR, WE PLACED 98 PEOPLE FROM THE CITY OF PITTSBURG INTO SHELTER. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DELTA LANDING. >> YEAH, EXACTLY. >> WHEREVER THEY'RE WILLING TO GO, WE WILL TAKE THEM THERE. >> OKAY. >> IT'S NOT BASED ON WHERE THEY'RE LOCATED IF THEY GET INTO THAT SITE. IT'S BASED ON VULNERABILITY AND AVAILABILITY, SO SOMEBODY FROM PITTSBURG IS VULNERABLE, THEY'RE GOING TO GET IN BEFORE SOMEBODY FROM CONCORD GETS IN TO CONCORD SHELTER. >> OR THE ANTIOCH DELTA LANDING. >> SO, IT'S BASICALLY BASED ON THE HIGHER NEED. >> YEAH. >> EXACTLY. >> OKAY. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD WAS THAT, BECAUSE YOU GUYS DON'T WORK ON WEEKENDS, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WERE EXPRESSED TO BY OUR CITY COUNCIL IS THAT WE HAVE OUR OWN C.O.R.E. IN OUR OWN CITY, BUT AS YOU JUST DEMONSTRATED TO US OR EXPLAINED TO US, THAT JUST NOT ON THE WEEKENDS. SO --BUT YOU DO WORK SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, BUT JUST NOT IN OUR CITY. >> WE -- I'M SO SORRY. SORRY. I'M GETTING EXCITED BECAUSE I HAVE AN IDEA. WE COULD POTENTIALLY SHIFT IT TO A TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. >> THE CONTRACT --IT CAN BE CHANGED AT YOUR GUYS' REQUEST AS WELL. >> I APOLOGIZE TO INTERRUPT. >> THAT'S OKAY. THAT'S GOOD INFORMATION. SO, CONTRACT CHANGES CAN BE MADE. SO, WE COULD SAY, TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. >> INDEED. YEAH. ANY FIVE DAYS A WEEK. CONSECUTIVELY. >> BASE PAY FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK OR THE CITY PAYS FOR 40 HOURS A WEEK, SO THAT COULD BE ANY TIME. >> SO, IT COULD BE ANY FIVE DAYS THAT WE REQUEST? OKAY. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAD FOR YOU IS THAT BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A SHORTAGE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DO YOU GUYS HAVE, LIKE, A LIST OF APARTMENTS OR CONTRACTORS OR LANDLORDS THAT YOU SPECIFICALLY WORK WITH THAT HELP YOU FIND, FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, INCOME- BASED HOUSING FOR OUR UNHOUSED POPULATION? >> SO, BEING PART OF C.O.R.E. OPENS UP FOLKS TO THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM, WHICH IS LIKE THE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND INCOME-BASED HOUSING PROGRAMS THAT ARE OPENING UP. WE ALSO KEEP --WE KEEP UPDATED ON ANY WAIT LISTS THAT MAY BE OPENING UP AND HELP PEOPLE APPLY AS WELL. WE WORK REALLY CLOSELY WITH HOUSING AUTHORITY, CONTRA COSTA HOUSING AUTHORITY, WHEN THEY HAVE OPENINGS TO GET PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST FOR THAT, BUT WE -- COORDINATED ENTRY IS KIND OF OUR BIGGEST DEAL, BECAUSE THERE'S TWO ENTRY POINTS, WHICH WOULD BE THE DROP-IN CENTERS AND C.O.R.E. IF THEY ENROLL WITH US, WE WILL AUTOMATICALLY REFER THEM TO THAT, AND IT GIVES US MORE RESOURCES FOR THEM. >> SO, BECAUSE WE ARE GETTING TO --EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT WINTER HERE IN PITTSBURG, BUT WE ARE GETTING TO OUR COLDER DAYS OR WHATEVER, HOW DOES THAT --HOW DO YOU GUYS SUPPORT THOSE PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN? I KNOW, AT ONE POINT, PEOPLE WERE DYING ON THE STREETS BECAUSE OF, YOU KNOW, FREEZING RAIN OR EXCESSIVE HEAT AND DIFFERENT THINGS LIKE THAT. AND I KNOW --AND I DO UNDERSTAND THAT SOME PEOPLE JUST DON'T WANT TO BE HELPED, AND THEY WANT -- THEY PREFER TO BE OUTSIDE. BUT IF YOU HAVE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO PARTICIPATE, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE SPACE, SO TO SPEAK, IS THERE PLACES OUTSIDE OF OUR COUNTY THAT YOU GUYS WORK WITH THAT YOU TAKE THEM TO OR WORK WITH OR -- >> WE ABSOLUTELY WILL. IF THEY'RE WILLING TO GO. ABSOLUTELY. >> YEAH, DEFINITELY. AND NOWHERE SPECIFIC IN MIND OUT OF COUNTY, BUT WE DEFINITELY --IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK WHEN THERE'S A WEATHER EVENT, BE IT EXTREME HEAT, RAIN, OR COLD. I KNOW IT'S IN CONCORD, IT'S A WAYS AWAY, BUT THERE'S THE CONCORD SERVICE CENTER, SO THEY'RE OPEN SEVEN DAYS A WEEK AS WELL, SO THAT IS A PLACE OF REFUGE FOR PEOPLE TO GET OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. AND THEY INCREASE CAPACITY DURING THOSE TIMES, AND IF WE'RE WORKING WITH SOMEBODY, AND THEY'RE ASKING FOR TRANSPORTATION TO GET TO A LIBRARY, TO GET TO SOMEWHERE WHERE THEY CAN BE WARM, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY --IT'S ALL HANDS ON DECK TO DISTRIBUTE THOSE SUPPLIES, LIKE SOCKS AND PONCHOS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND TO GET PEOPLE OUT OF THE ELEMENTS. I MEAN, WE MAKE A CONCERTED EFFORT WHENEVER THERE'S A WEATHER EVENT. >> ONE MORE QUESTION. BECAUSE YOU GUYS WORK WITH SO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF PEOPLE, UNHOUSED, RE-ENTRY, DO YOU GUYS KEEP A LIST OF, LIKE --BECAUSE I KNOW AT ONE POINT, WE, IN THE COMMUNITY, HAD A LIST LIKE, IT'S SAFE TO PARK YOUR VAN AT A CHURCH SITE. THEY HAVE SHOWERS. THEY HAVE FOOD. YOU CAN GO TO THE SHOWER PROGRAM, THE FREE DENTIST PROGRAM, THE LOAVES AND FISHES LUNCH, THINGS LIKE THAT. I DON'T HAVE A PHONE. HOW DO I GET IN CONTACT WITH C.O.R.E.? >> YEAH, SO, TWO-PART QUESTION. ONE, WE DEFINITELY KEEP A DIRECTORY OF THE RESOURCES, AND WE PROVIDE IT TO CALLERS AND PEOPLE WHO WE ENCOUNTER. SO, DEFINITELY ALL THOSE DIFFERENT RESOURCES FOR SAFE PARKING, FOR SHELTERS OUTSIDE OF BROOKSIDE AND CONCORD AND DELTA LANDING. WE KEEP THAT LIST. AND IF ONE DOESN'T HAVE A PHONE, WE WOULD LIKE TO ESTABLISH COMMUNICATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE TO FIND THEM, BUT THERE'S DROP-IN CENTERS WHERE THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, THEY COULD DROP IN, AND THEY COULD ASK A SERVICE PROVIDER TO CALL C.O.R.E. >> WHERE'S THE DROP-IN CENTER HERE? >> I WANTED TO BRING UP THAT THE TEAMS AREN'T JUST ANSWERING CALLS THROUGH 211. THEY'RE ACTUALLY DRIVING AROUND THE COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE WITH PEOPLE, SO WE WILL GET EMAILS FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS OR CALLS FROM CONCERNED CITIZENS, AND WE'LL REACH OUT TO THOSE FOLKS. SO, THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE PHONES, ESPECIALLY NOW THAT IT'S HARDER TO GET A FREE PHONE. AND WE DO ORGANIC OUTREACH AS WELL. SO, THE 211 IS REALLY PEOPLE -- THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE MORE ABLE TO DO THAT, BUT WE ALSO DO THE ORGANIC OUTREACH. >> SO WHERE WOULD BE THE DROP-IN CENTER HERE IN PITTSBURG? >> THERE'S NO DROP-IN CENTER IN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. THE CLOSEST ONE IS CONCORD. >> MAN. OKAY. ANYONE HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> THE CHAIR? HOW CAN WE ESTABLISH A DROP-IN CENTER? >> I THINK THAT'S A HIGHER LEVEL THAN C.O.R.E. BECAUSE WE'RE JUST ONE PROGRAM WITHIN THE COUNTY, SO WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY THE SHELTERS. WE'RE A DIFFERENT PROGRAM. C.O.R.E. DOES THE STREET OUTREACH. WE REFER TO OTHER PROGRAMS. I THINK THAT'S A HIGHER LEVEL COUNTY QUESTION OR, YOU KNOW, REGIONAL QUESTION TO WHERE THE CITIES CAN GET TOGETHER AND DO THAT. >> I'LL BE TALKING TO OUR CHIEF OF PROGRAMS ABOUT IT. WE USED TO HAVE ONE IN EAST CONTRA COSTA COUNTY. >> WHEN YOU SAY, COUNTY, ARE YOU SAYING BACK TO MY OFFICE? IS THAT HOW I CAN GET A DROP-IN CENTER HERE IN PITTSBURG? >> IT'S GOING TO TAKE A COMMUNITY TO DO IT. PITTSBURG WOULD HAVE TO AGREE AND BE A PART OF IT, I'M SURE. >> WE'RE A COMMUNITY. >> OKAY. WE NEED LOCATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. HONESTLY, COMMUNITY MEMBERS DON'T WANT IT IN THEIR BACKYARD. THAT'S THE ISSUE THEY'RE HAVING. >> SO, WHERE DO OUR -- >> I MEAN, THEY'RE CITIZENS ALSO. >> IF YOU HAVE A SITE LOCATION, IT'S WAY EASIER TO GET IT UP AND RUNNING. I THINK THAT'S BEEN THE ISSUE IS WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A SITE THAT WILL ALLOW IT TO HAPPEN. >> SO, BASICALLY, WE DON'T HAVE SERVICES? BASICALLY? AS OTHER CITIES DO. >> I DON'T HAVE THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION ON WHAT MY CHIEF AND DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY HAVE BEEN WORKING ON. I KNOW THEY FOCUS ON THE ENTIRE COUNTY, AND THE EAST COUNTY HAS BEEN A PRIORITY FOR THEM TO DISCUSS, SO I WILL DEFINITELY BRING IT TO MY HIGHER-UP. >> THROUGH THE CHAIR, IF I COULD JUMP IN HERE REAL QUICK. I AGREE WITH HIM. THAT PARTICULAR POINT, I THINK, IS A POTENTIALLY LARGER QUESTION, AS IS HOW ARE THE 40 HOURS SPREAD OUT THROUGH THE WEEK OF WORK, C.O.R.E. SERVICES GO? I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE PROBABLY GOING TO SPEAK WITH THEIR SUPERVISORS. I WILL RELAY THE CONVERSATION AND WHAT WAS DISCUSSED HERE TONIGHT. I DO BELIEVE THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO NEED TO BE COORDINATED THROUGH BOTH CONTRA COSTA HEALTH AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, AS WELL AS THE CITY COUNCIL, AS FAR AS WHAT WE DO, IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, AS FAR AS THE DROP-IN CENTERS, THAT IS SOMETHING -- AND PLEASE INTERJECT HERE -- >> NO. IT WASN'T A DROP-IN SHELTER THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. HE SAID THAT IF I NEEDED SOME SERVICES, AND THERE WAS A --THEY HAD DROP-IN CENTERS. I'M NOT ASKING FOR A SHELTER. BUT IF I NEEDED RESOURCES AND I'M UNHOUSED, HOW DO I GET IN CONTACT IF I DON'T HAVE A PHONE? HE SAID THEY HAVE DROP-IN CENTERS. SO, WE DON'T HAVE ONE IN EAST COUNTY. SO, THAT'S NOT AN ACTUAL SHELTER I'M LOOKING FOR. I'M LOOKING FOR A RESOURCE CENTER THAT I CAN GET INFORMATION TO GET SOME SUPPORT. >> UNDERSTOOD. AND I BELIEVE I MAY HAVE USED THE WRONG WORD, SAYING SHELTER WHEN I MEANT DROP-IN CENTER. BUT THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT, AGAIN, IS A LARGER DISCUSSION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY AND/OR THE CITY COUNCIL WANT TO PROVIDE THE FACILITY THAT C.O.R.E. SUPPORTS BECAUSE C.O.R.E. DOES NOT ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE FACILITIES. >> WE WOULDN'T PROVIDE SERVICES EITHER. >> YEAH. >> WE'RE OUTREACH. >> OKAY, I'M -- I MAY BE USING TOO LOOSE OF TERMS, BUT THE PLACES WHERE YOU COULD POTENTIALLY GO TO INTERACT WITH THESE FOLKS. >> YES. >> OKAY. I WILL TURN MY MIC OFF NOW. >> I DO HAVE A QUESTION. AND THIS MAY BE A QUESTION FOR YOU, JORDAN. IN REGARDS TO, I KNOW THE --WE MENTIONED THAT THE CONTRACT CAN BE CHANGED AND THE HOURS. WOULD THAT HAVE TO BE --WOULD THAT HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL FOR THE CONTRACT TO BE CHANGED? >> POTENTIALLY. THE WORK THAT THE CITY HAS DONE WITH C.O.R.E. --C.O.R.E. HAS CONTINUALLY SUPPORTED US, EVEN BEFORE WE HAD A "DEDICATED CITY OF PITTSBURG TEAM. " C.O.R.E. WAS STILL WORKING THROUGHOUT OUR COMMUNITY DURING COVID AND WITH THE OPENING OF DELTA LANDING IN PITTSBURG, WE WERE ABLE TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY, CONTRA COSTA HEALTH AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO GET THIS DEDICATED C.O.R.E. TEAM IN PITTSBURG, WHICH HAS PAID INCREDIBLE DIVIDENDS. I WILL NEED TO LOOK TO SEE IF THE HOURS ARE ACTUALLY IN THE CONTRACT, WHAT AUTHORITY THE CITY MANAGER AND THE ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER HAVE TO DO THAT. IF THERE OVERALL IS AGREEMENT THAT THAT IS THE BEST ROUT TO GO AND IN ORDER TO MAKE THAT DETERMINATION, WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO ENGAGE A LOT OF FOLKS. WE HAVE AN ENTIRE TEAM WITHIN OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT, LED BY OFFICER ALICIA POWELL AND OFFICER TAMARA TOWNER THAT WORK DAILY WITH OUR UNHOUSED POPULATIONS AND A LOT OF THOSE FOLKS AS WELL AS OFFICER HEIDI McGUIRE AND HER M.E.T. TEAM THAT HELPED PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE DEALING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, AND SO I THINK WE WOULD WANT TO WORK WITH THAT ENTIRE TEAM TO IDENTIFY WHAT IS NEEDED AND THEN HAVE A LARGER CONVERSATION. THIS IS SUPER HELPFUL FOR ME, I CAN TELL YOU THAT MUCH, BECAUSE I CAN GO BACK TO THIS HOMELESS WORKING GROUP THAT WE HAVE INTERNALLY, AND WE CAN DISCUSS WHAT'S NEEDED AND THEN ENGAGE C.O.R.E. TO SEE IF THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION EITHER TO THE CITY COUNCIL OR TO THE CITY MANAGER FOR ANY POTENTIAL CHANGES, SHOULD THAT BE WARRANTED, AND I, ALONG WITH C.O.R.E., WILL DEFINITELY BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK SOONER RATHER THAN LATER ON WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. >> QUESTION. IF YOU HAVE A GROUP MEETING WITH THE --THE TEAM, IT WOULD PROBABLY BE HELPFUL IF --I HATE TO SAY HIS NAME, BUT IF ROLAND WAS PARTICIPATING SO HE COULD ACTUALLY TALK ABOUT THE NEEDS FOR THE REASON OF SATURDAY. >> YOU SAID WHO? >> I SAID YOU. >> SO, ASHANI, WHO WORKS CLOSELY WITH OUR CITY MANAGER AND COORDINATES A LOT OF OUR TEAM MEETINGS AND WORKS CLOSELY WITH OFFICER POWELL AND TOWNER AND I BELIEVE OFFICER McGUIRE AS WELL, COMMISSIONER FERNANDEZ, I WILL COORDINATE WITH HER TO HAVE HER REACH OUT TO YOU SO WE CAN UNDERSTAND THE -- MADAM CHAIR VOLUN-TOLD YOU, SO WE WILL BE REACHING OUT TO YOU TO MAYBE UNDERSTAND A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT HOW WE CAN START PUTTING THESE PIECES TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS WORK BEST FOR OUR HOMELESS POPULATION THAT WE ARE TRYING TO PROVIDE, I BELIEVE, EVERYBODY IN HERE IS TRYING TO PROVIDE THE MOST EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE SERVICE FOR. >> WE'RE HERE TO MEET THE NEEDS. IF A SATURDAY IS PRIORITY OVER A MONDAY, IT'S EASY FOR US TO MAKE THAT CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE WORK THAT YOU DO, AND WE APPRECIATE YOU COMING IN AND SPENDING YOUR EVENING SHARING YOUR INFORMATION. >> WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> I'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING ELSE. >> NO. >> THAT WE WOULD BE WELL COVERED IF WE HAD MORE REBECCA SANDERS IN OUR COUNTY -- >> I DIDN'T THREATEN HIM, I SWEAR. >> AND EVEN TO TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN CITY. >> THANK YOU. AND SHE'LL GIVE YOU THE PAYCHECK WHEN SHE MEETS YOU IN THE HALLWAY. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> ALL RIGHT, MADAM CHAIR, I BELIEVE THAT IS IT FOR TONIGHT. THERE'S NOTHING TO ADJOURN. I'M JUMPING ON THE MIC NOW, SIMPLY TO SAY WE ARE GOING TO END THE LIVESTREAM. EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY. IF YOU HAVE ANY HOLIDAY MESSAGES YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE, PLEASE GO AHEAD. >> SO, WE PACKED --MY NONPROFIT IS HAVING A KWANZAA DINNER ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7th, AT 6:00 P.M. AT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL, AND THAT IS RIGHT OFF CALIFORNIA, SO EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME. SEE YOU ALL THERE.