DGS Site Selections

1
Site Selection and Acquisition Presentation for
the Strategic Growth Council
2
Strategic Growth Council
DGS Site Selection
Authority 1. Property Acquisition Law
Government Code Section 15850 et. sec. 2.
State Public Works Board (SPWB) Authority
to select and acquire Real Property on
behalf of the State with the consent of the
State Agency (Client) concerned.
3
State Administrative Manual (SAM)
6849 (Process Guidelines)
Site selection and acquisition (SPWBs
Role) DGS acts as agent or staff to SPWB Site
selection is program driven and authorized by the
Legislature based upon 5 Yr. Facility Plans and
Capital Outlay Budget Change Proposal (COBCP)
approvals.
4
Major DGS Customers and Projects CA
Highway Patrol (Field Offices) CalFire (Forest
Fire Stations) CA Dept. of Food and Agriculture
(Lab, Inspection Stations) CA Dept. of the
Military (Headquarters, Armories) CA Dept. of
Veterans Affairs (Veteran's Homes) CA Dept. of
Motor Vehicles (Field Offices) CA Dept. Of
Corrections Rehabilitation (Prisons) CA
Conservation Corps CA (Service Centers) Dept. of
Toxic Substance Control (Pre-Treatment Plants) CA
State University (Campus Expansions) Caltrans
(Office Buildings)
5

• Site Selection Process
• Program Need Requirements
• Service to be provided (use of facility)
• Geographical area to be served
• Special location issues
• Size of land area needed
• Topography , access, soil conditions
• Zoning, General Plan (local)
• Transit, Parking, Utilities
• Environmental issues (CEQA)
• Some special location considerations
• Freeway access unimpeded (RR Tracks)
• Line of sight Emergency Vehicles
• Radio Transmissions Requirements (Tower)
• Avoidance of high traffic areas (Schools)

6

• Sometimes Sites are pre-selected.
• Legislative Decision (Site authorized by
  special legislation)
• Site specific requirements (Necessity to locate
  adjacent property)
• Multiple site assemblages (Project requires
  more than one parcel)
• Land exchange or exercise of an option
  (Fulfilling a previous agreement)

7
Site Search

• Initial considerations
• Co-location options (State/Federal/Local
  Government)
• Surplus State Property
• Local Government Surplus
• Re-use, Infill, Brownfield options
• If no opportunities are found, continue search of
  the land market
• Identify site options. Assemble information
  package on potentialsites (3-5 sites).
• Plan site tour with team which includes DGS
  Environment Planning (ESS) and State Agency
  Client.
• Identify priorities, evaluate which sites best
  meet Client needs and rank the sites.

8

• Site Specific Study
• Begin initial title, value and CEQA study on
  top site priority.
• Review preliminary report. Get approved
  appraisal and preliminary environmental
  investigations.
• If no significant title or environmental issues
  are found and site value is within budget
  appropriation, prepare for SPWB site selection
  approval.
• If not, begin study on 2nd site priority.
  Proceed until a site is successfully
  selected.
• To complete Acquisition phase, financial and
  contract terms must be agreed to with
  Seller.

9
(No Transcript)
10
Questions Answers