Report 2021-114 Recommendation 8 Responses
Report 2021-114: State Surplus Property: The State Should Use Its Available Property More Effectively to Help Alleviate the Affordable Housing Crisis (Release Date: March 2022)
Recommendation #8 To: General Services, Department of
To increase the number of properties offered for affordable housing annually and to conduct a periodic review of all state owned properties, DGS should seek additional staffing as appropriate to provide dedicated support to the program, either by transferring existing positions or seeking a budget change for additional positions.
1-Year Agency Response
In September of 2022, DGS hired one additional Senior Real Estate Officer. Another Senior Real Estate Officer who will work on affordable housing is expected to be hired in March of 2023.
- Estimated Completion Date: March 2023
- Response Date: March 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Partially Implemented
DGS reports that it has added a staff member to support its work in affordable housing, and that it plans to add another staff member in 2023.
6-Month Agency Response
As part of the FY 2022-23 Budget Act, DGS was provided position and expenditure authority for two Senior Real Estate Officer- Specialists to work on the EO. While a funding source for these positions is still being determined, DGS contemplates filling the positions, at which time there will be five professional real estate staff working on DGS' housing program.
- Estimated Completion Date: February 2023
- Response Date: September 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
These conversations are ongoing, subject to the deliberative budget process.
- Estimated Completion Date: February 2023
- Response Date: May 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2021-114
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.