For City Council Meeting July 28, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Mark Kling, Chief of Police
Title
Request City Council to: (1) Approve a one-year Agreement for Professional Services with Social Work Action Group in an amount not-to-exceed $814,471.56 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027; and (2) Authorize the City Manager, or Their Designee, to Execute All Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Approve a one-year Agreement for Professional Services with Social Work Action Group in an amount not-to-exceed $814,471.56 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027; and
2) Authorize the City Manager, or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
City Council approved contract services with Social Work Action Group (SWAG) on May 20, 2020, and the Rialto Police Department deployed SWAG into our community on June 1, 2020. SWAG has made a considerable amount of progress in providing quality services to our homeless population. Since SWAG's deployment their personnel have served a total of 501 clients, connected 1,203 homeless individuals to substance abuse treatment (96 of which were Substance Abuse Placements), 844 to mental health services and have had 523 individuals exit the street. Additionally, 339 homeless individuals received sheltered housing and 122 were placed into permanent housing plans.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
SWAG began their services by deploying four homeless outreach specialists Monday through Friday. In Fiscal Year 2022/2023 the need arose for homeless outreach specialists to be on duty seven days a week. Staff recommended and Council approved to increase staffing and fund two new positions, to make a total of six homeless outreach specialists in Rialto. These specialists currently provide outreach services seven days a week. Over the past year SWAG personnel along with police personnel have incorporated night time services as well, underst...
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