File #: 25-762    Name: Status Update Health Services Campus Plan Phase 1
Type: General Agenda Item Status: Received
File created: 10/15/2025 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Receive a status report on the County of Monterey Health Services Campus Master Plan Project - Phase I and provide direction to staff.
Attachments: 1. Board Report, 2. Attachment A - Project Discussion, 3. Attachment B – Project Site Plan, 4. Attachment C – MHRC & MHRC Support Building Draft Floor Plans, 5. Attachment D – Project Budget and Expenditures, 6. Attachment E – Phase I – Part I Project Schedule, 7. Attachment F – Phase I – Part II Project Schedule, 8. Attachment G - Project Financing, 9. Attachment H - Presentation - MHRC Project Update, 10. Revised Item No. 11 Presentation, 11. Completed Board Order No. 11
Title
Receive a status report on the County of Monterey Health Services Campus Master Plan Project - Phase I and provide direction to staff.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors receive a status report on the County of Monterey Health Services Campus Master Plan Project Phase I at 1443 Constitution Blvd. in Salinas, California and provide direction to staff.

SUMMARY:
In February 2023, the County of Monterey (County), Health Department (HD), Behavioral Health Bureau (BHB) submitted a $20.17 million grant application through the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) to convert a wing of the old county jail into a 100-bed Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC). An MHRC facility provides 24-hour, individualized programs and intense support for individuals with severe mental health conditions. By having a MHRC in our County, BHB will have local placement options for County residents and families, and this in turn will aid in the overall care coordination for clients. The County will also be able to contract out beds with other counties in the region to ensure full utilization of MHRCs, aiding with overall care coordination for clients, regionally. After receiving conditional approval and Board of Supervisors (BOS) authorization to proceed, the original site became unavailable in February 2024 due to the County of Monterey’s Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) needs. BHB, in coordination with Natividad, proposed a new site across from the Salinas Regional Soccer Complex on Constitution Blvd., which required State approval given the previously awarded funds. BHB revised the application to reflect a new project comprised of constructing six (6) 16-bed MHRC buildings, 96-beds in total, to comply with Medi-Cal reimbursement restrictions. The project is now known as the County of Monterey Health Services Campus Master Plan Project. Phase I of this master plan will de...

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