BILL ANALYSIS Ó ------------------------------------------------------------ |SENATE RULES COMMITTEE | SB 1217| |Office of Senate Floor Analyses | | |1020 N Street, Suite 524 | | |(916) 651-1520 Fax: (916) | | |327-4478 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ UNFINISHED BUSINESS Bill No: SB 1217 Author: Dutton (R) Amended: 8/6/12 Vote: 21 SENATE GOVERNMENTAL ORG. COMMITTEE : 11-0, 4/10/12 AYES: Wright, Anderson, Berryhill, Calderon, Cannella, Corbett, De León, Hernandez, Padilla, Walters, Yee NO VOTE RECORDED: Evans, Wyland SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE : Senate Rule 28.8 SENATE FLOOR : 35-0, 5/3/12 (Consent) AYES: Alquist, Berryhill, Blakeslee, Calderon, Corbett, Correa, De León, DeSaulnier, Dutton, Emmerson, Evans, Fuller, Gaines, Hancock, Harman, Hernandez, Huff, Kehoe, La Malfa, Leno, Lieu, Liu, Lowenthal, Negrete McLeod, Pavley, Price, Rubio, Steinberg, Strickland, Vargas, Walters, Wolk, Wright, Wyland, Yee NO VOTE RECORDED: Anderson, Cannella, Padilla, Runner, Simitian ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/16/12 (Consent) - See last page for vote SUBJECT : Patton State Hospital: lease of buildings SOURCE : Highland Senior Center DIGEST : This bill reauthorizes a statute that expressly CONTINUED SB 1217 Page 2 allows the Director of the Department of General Services (DGS), with the consent of the Department of State Hospitals, to lease a building located at Patton State Hospital to a nonprofit corporation or local government, for a period not to exceed 20 years, for the purpose of providing services to elderly persons. Assembly Amendments change the reference to Department of Mental Health to the Department of State Hospitals. ANALYSIS : Existing Law 1. Among other things, authorizes DGS to lease any state real or personal property for a period of time not to exceed five years, the leasing of which is not expressly prohibited by law, if the Director of DGS deems the letting to be in the best interests of the state. (Government Code Section 14670) 2. A statute enacted in 1986 expressly authorizes DGS to lease a building located at Patton State Hospital to a private nonprofit corporation or local government, for a period not to exceed 20 years, for the purpose of providing services to elderly persons. Background In 1986, the Senior Center at Patton State Hospital entered into a 20-year lease agreement, pursuant to a statute that expressly authorized this long term lease. When the lease expired in 2006, the Highland Senior Center signed a five-year lease with DGS. This lease expires on November 30, 2013. According to the author's office, the Highland Senior Center needs a long term lease in order to secure financing and grants. The author's office states that, without the commitment of a long term lease, financial institutions will not loan the funds needed to make various repairs to the subject property. This bill re-enacts the 1986 law authorizing a 20-year lease term for the Senior Center. CONTINUED SB 1217 Page 3 The Senior Center at Patton State Hospital is located on the grounds of Patton State Hospital and is a private, non-profit senior adult recreational and social facility which was incorporated on April 27, 1979. The purpose of the Center is to improve the quality of life for seniors through educational classes, social interaction and special outreach programs. Current membership is approximately 2,000. The Center has served approximately 80,000 seniors in the past. FISCAL EFFECT : Appropriation: No Fiscal Com.: Yes Local: No SUPPORT : (Verified 8/15/12) Highland Senior Center (source) ARGUMENTS IN SUPPORT : Writing in support, the executive director of the Highland Senior Center states that, "by obtaining a long term lease, the Center will have the opportunity to secure funding for much needed programs and activities, such as our daily hot lunch nutritional on-site program, over 20 physical fitness classes, 30 weekly social and recreational activities, and over 20 educational classes. The Center hosts over 3600 seniors of the Highland, San Bernardino and surrounding communities." ASSEMBLY FLOOR : 79-0, 8/16/12 AYES: Achadjian, Alejo, Allen, Ammiano, Atkins, Beall, Bill Berryhill, Block, Blumenfield, Bonilla, Bradford, Brownley, Buchanan, Butler, Charles Calderon, Campos, Carter, Cedillo, Chesbro, Conway, Cook, Davis, Dickinson, Donnelly, Eng, Feuer, Fletcher, Fong, Fuentes, Furutani, Beth Gaines, Galgiani, Garrick, Gatto, Gordon, Gorell, Grove, Hagman, Halderman, Hall, Harkey, Hayashi, Roger Hernández, Hill, Huber, Hueso, Huffman, Jeffries, Jones, Knight, Logue, Bonnie Lowenthal, Ma, Mansoor, Mendoza, Miller, Mitchell, Monning, Morrell, Nestande, Nielsen, Norby, Olsen, Pan, Perea, V. Manuel Pérez, Portantino, Silva, Skinner, Smyth, Solorio, Swanson, Torres, Valadao, Wagner, Wieckowski, Williams, Yamada, John A. Pérez NO VOTE RECORDED: Lara CONTINUED SB 1217 Page 4 DLW:m 8/17/12 Senate Floor Analyses SUPPORT/OPPOSITION: SEE ABOVE **** END **** CONTINUED