AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 28, 2022
california legislature—20 21–22 regular session
ASSEMBLY BILL No. 2439
Introduced by Assembly Member Bloom
February 17, 2022
An act to add Section 14670.23 to the Government Code, relating to state property.
legislative counsel’s digest
AB 2439, as amended, Bloom. State property: Department of Motor Vehicles field offices: affordable housing.
Existing law establishes the Department of General Services in the Government Operations Agency under the control of an e xecutive officer known as the Director of General Services to provide centralized services, including, b ut not limited to, planning, acquisition, construction, and maintenance of state b uildings and property , purchasing, printing, architectural services, administrati ve hearings, and accounting services.
Existing law establishes the Department of Motor Vehicles in the Transportation Agency under the control of the Director of Motor Vehicles and sets forth the po wers and duties of the department, including possession and control of all offices. Existing la w requires the director to administer and enforce the pro visions of the Vehicle Code relating to the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Existing law authorizes the Director of General Services, with the consent of the Department of Motor Vehicles, to lease or exchange, for a term of years, as determined by the director, and for fair market value, specified parcels of real property that are acquired and used by the state for the benefit of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for the purpose of
98 developing mixed public- and private use facilities, subject to specified conditions.
This bill w ould require the Director of General Services, in consultation with the Director of Motor Vehicles, Vehicles and the city in which specified properties are located, to enter into a public-private partnership agreement with a housing developer for the lease for a term of years, as determined by the Director of General Services, of specified parcels of real property that are acquired and used by the state for the benefit of the Department of Motor Vehicles for the purpose of developing to develop affordable housing and new field offices for the Department of Motor Vehicles, subject to specified conditions. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicle to assist the Director of General Services in the fulfillment of these requirements.
This bill would also make findings and declarations related to a gift of public funds.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
line 1 SECTION 1. Section 14670.23 is added to the Government line 2 Code, to read:
line 3 14670.23. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the line 4 Director of General Services, in consultation with the Director of line 5 Motor Vehicles, Vehicles and the city in whic h the properties, as line 6 described in this section, ar e located, shall enter into a line 7 public-private partnership agreement with a housing developer for line 8 the lease for a term of years, as determined by the Director of line 9 General Services, of portions of parcels of real property that are line 10 acquired and used by the state for the benefit of the Department line 11 of Motor Vehicles, as described in subdivision (b), for the purpose line 12 of developing affordable housing and ne w field offices for the line 13 Department of Motor Vehicles, subject to all of the follo wing line 14 conditions:
line 15 (1) The lease shall be at no cost to the housing developer except line 16 that the housing de veloper shall pay for all costs required to line 17 construct affordable housing units and a ne w field office for the line 18 Department of Motor Vehicles.
line 19 (2) One hundred percent of the housing units developed pursuant line 20 to this section shall be offered for rent at affordable rates. 98 — 2 — AB 2439
line 1 (3) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall continue to provide line 2 limited services at the field office during the construction process. line 3 If the Department of Motor Vehicles is unable to provide certain line 4 in-person services, including, b ut not limited to, dri ving tests, at line 5 the field office, the Department of Motor Vehicles shall notify the line 6 public of other field offices that offer those services. line 7 (b) For purposes of this section, all of the following parcels of line 8 real properties shall be leased pursuant to subdivision (a):
line 9 (1) 2235 Colorado Avenue, Santa Monica.
line 10 (2) 11400 W Washington Blvd, Culver City.
line 11 (3) 803 Cole Avenue, Los Angeles.
line 12 (c) The Department of Motor Vehicles shall assist the Director line 13 of General Services in the fulfillment of the requirements of this line 14 section.
line 15 SEC. 2. The Le gislature hereby finds and declares that the line 16 lease authorized by Section 14670.23 of the Government Code as line 17 added by this bill serv es the public purpose of supporting the line 18 development of affordable housing and new Department of Motor line 19 Vehicle field offices, and does not constitute a gift of public funds line 20 within the meaning of Section 6 of Article XVI of the California line 21 Constitution.
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