Board approves purchase of North Morrison treatment site using opioid settlement funds
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Summary
Santa Clara County voted to buy a San Jose property intended to add 32 substance‑use treatment beds; staff said the purchase (not to exceed $4.1 million) is funded with opioid settlement dollars and will add residential and withdrawal management capacity.
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 13 approved acquisition of a property at 264 North Morrison Avenue in San Jose to expand substance‑use treatment capacity.
County staff said the purchase price is "not to exceed $4,100,000" and that the remainder of program costs included in the legislative file consist of capital improvements to convert the site for treatment use. Staff told the board the funding source is the county's opioid settlement funds and that the facility would add 32 beds for treatment — 22 residential beds and 10 withdrawal‑management beds — and that 31 of 32 beds were already in use under existing operations.
Public commenters asked for clearer public notice and a line‑by‑line ledger comparing lease costs versus buy‑and‑improve costs; staff replied that the purchase price is supported by appraisal and that the acquisition had been in the capital plan for months. Supervisors said purchasing the site now could lower the county's long‑term obligations and position the county to apply for future state bond funds such as Proposition 1, though staff cautioned the county's past success obtaining that funding was limited.
On the roll call the board approved the purchase 4–0. Supervisors said they hoped the acquisition would secure treatment capacity for people leaving incarceration, those with urgent needs and women requiring gender‑specific services.
