HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08112009 - C.54Michael J. Lango
Director
Terry Mann
Deputy Director
Stephen Silveira
Administrative Services Officer
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
General Services Department
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES
1220 Morello Avenue • Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 313-7100 Phone • (925) 313-7108 Fax
DATE: July 20, 2009
TO: Finance Committee
Supervisor John Gioia, District 1, Chair
Supervisor Susan Bonilla, District 4, Vice Chair
FROM: Mike Lango, Director of General Services
SUBJECT: REAL ESTATE ASSET MANAGEMENT PLAN
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Recommendation
Receive report for a proposed Real Estate Asset Management Plan (RAMP) to guide the policy and
program elements to effectively manage the County’s general government real estate assets and direct
the Department of General Services, in consultation with the County Administrator’s Office, to initiate
the plan.
Summary
The proposed Real Estate Asset Management Plan (RAMP) would be a working policy and
management guide for managing the life cycle of County real estate assets including the acquisition,
leasing, design, construction, maintenance, renewal, and disposition of real property used to support
County operations.
Comprehensive asset management planning will enable the County to manage its real estate assets as
a part of an integrated system of facilities and resources. In addition, asset management principles can
be used to stimulate strategic and proactive thinking to effectively utilize, preserve, and maximize the
value of County real estate assets.
The proposed Real Estate Asset Management Plan has four primary goals and 13 essential objectives
that are described in the attached report. In addition, next steps and future actions necessary to
implement RAMP are also included.
Attachment
c: David Twa, County Administrator
Lisa Driscoll, County Finance Director
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Department of General Services
Real Estate Asset Management Plan
July 2009
Introduction
The proposed Real Estate Asset Management Plan (RAMP) is a working policy and
management guide for managing the life cycle of county property including the acquisition,
leasing, design, construction, maintenance, renewal, and disposition of real property that is
used to support County operations.
Comprehensive asset management planning will enable the County to manage its real estate
assets as a part of an integrated system of facilities and real estate resources. In addition,
asset management principles can be used to stimulate strategic and proactive thinking to
effectively utilize, preserve, and maximize the value of County real estate assets.
RAMP Program Goals
RAMP has four primary interrelated goals, which must implemented within an integrated
framework to achieve maximum strategic benefits and results:
Goal 1. Identify and meet the County’s space needs in the most efficient and cost
effective way possible.
Goal 2. Extend the useful life of County real estate assets with a focus on maximizing
value over the life of a facility by making strategic capital investments.
Goal 3. Establish best management practices relative to facilities maintenance and
property management.
Goal 4. Engage in partnerships with departments and other public agencies to better plan
for facilities needs, capital renewal, and joint venture development opportunities.
RAMP Program Objectives
The following information describes the elements involved in developing a comprehensive real
estate asset management plan.
1. Real Estate Asset Management Policy. The County real estate portfolio is an asset to
be used to maximize long-term public benefit. The General Services Department, in
consultation with the County Administrator, should develop a policy to guide
implementation of RAMP goals and objectives.
2. Real Estate Inventory. The General Services Department should identify and create a
comprehensive database of the County’s real estate assets, including property
descriptions and estimated valuations. The inventory should identify whether assets
are fully utilized or have expansion, disposition, or revenue potential.
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RAMP Program Objectives (continued)
3. Needs Assessment and Master Planning. The General Services Department should
work with County departments, under direction of the County Administrator, to develop
master planning documents that depict the potential future growth of programs and/or
facility needs throughout different geographic regions and/or functional areas of the
County. These plans have a 15 to 20 year planning horizon and should be updated
every five years.
4. Facilities Condition Assessments. The General Services Department has completed a
comprehensive assessment of 103 County buildings totaling over 3 million square feet
to identify deficiencies in building conditions and systems. The assessment included
estimated replacement cost and capital renewal requirements to better plan for
necessary facilities improvements and should be updated every 5 years with a 10 year
planning horizon.
5. Real Estate Management Strategy. Using the Real Property Inventory, Master Plans,
and the Facilities Condition Assessments, a real estate management strategy should
be developed that integrates information to strategically assess and plan for County
facilities needs over time. This strategy initiative includes evaluation of land and
building acquisition, leasing, adaptive reuse, and disposition. It should be updated on
an annual basis with a planning horizon of 10 to 15 years.
6. Leasing. The General Services Department administers leases where the County acts
as a landlord and a tenant. Revenue leases where the County is a landlord are
negotiated and managed to produce the highest return to the County. Acquisition
leases where the County is a tenant are negotiated and managed to minimize the
County’s costs. RAMP policy and program objectives would include comprehensive
review of the County’s leasing portfolio to identify and incorporate best management
and strategic practices.
7. Capital Improvement Plan. The General Services Department should prepare a five-
year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) that identifies capital improvement needs
including the relationship between operations and maintenance costs and investments
in capital renewal and replacement. This plan would be updated and approved by the
Board of Supervisors on an annual basis with direction from the County Administrator
and input from departments as part of the budget development process.
8. Design & Construction. The General Services Department performs and engages
professional consultants to provide architectural and engineering services.
Construction documents should be developed based on pre-established building
standards and design criteria including space standards, life cycle cost analyses, and
evaluation of maintenance and operational impacts.
9. Operations and Maintenance. The General Services Department identifies and
implements custodial, grounds, and preventive maintenance standards, corrects
building deficiencies, and monitors building system performance to extend the useful
life of facilities to the extent possible with the County’s budgetary requirements. RAMP
will accentuate comprehensive life-cycle cost analysis to guide strategic decisions
relative to new construction, capital renewal, and investment.
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RAMP Program Objectives (continued)
10. Surplus Real Property. The real property inventory will be used to identify underutilized
County owned properties and evaluate opportunities for revenue generation (leasing)
or declaring property surplus to the needs of the County, which is then eligible for sale
through a public auction or negotiated sales process.
11. Financing Capacity Analysis. Assess the overall ability to finance capital projects
including revenue and expenditure projections, fund balances available to pay for
facilities maintenance, capital renewal, new construction, property acquisition, and a
comprehensive review of the County’s existing debt service obligations, cash and
revenue projections, and capacity to finance future capital projects.
12. Internal Services Fund for Facilities Maintenance
Evaluate the feasibility of developing an Internal Services Fund for facilities
maintenance to improve planning and paying for deferred maintenance and capital
renewal of buildings. An ISF would stabilize funding for building repairs and establish
a more equitable and consistent process for maintaining the County’s building assets.
13. Administration of RAMP Partnerships. Under direction of the County Administrator,
the Department of General Services should initiate collaborative partnerships with
County departments to identify how departments are currently planning for and utilizing
real estate assets and to manage department space needs within the framework of
RAMP policy, goals, and objectives.
RAMP Next Steps/Future Actions
To implement RAMP, the Department of General Services would initiate the following actions.
1. Real Estate Asset Management Policy
In consultation with the County Administrator and Department Heads, identify and develop
policies and procedures to guide implementation of RAMP goals and objectives including
policies and procedures to determine optimal business decisions and strategies relative to
leasing or owning real estate to support County operations.
Estimated Time: 4 to 6 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/GSD staff
2. Real Estate Inventory
Develop and maintain a comprehensive real property inventory of the County’s general
government real estate assets that includes basic information such as property size, deed
reference, use, zoning, fair market value, facility information, and source of purchase
funds/debt obligations.
Estimated Time: 6 to 12 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: GSD staff
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RAMP Next Steps/Future Actions (continued)
3. Needs Assessment and Master Planning
Engage departments to develop comprehensive needs assessment and master planning
documents to guide decisions related to utilization of existing assets and the need for
additional facilities with a planning horizon of 5 to 15 years.
Estimated Time: 12 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/Department/GSD staff
4. Facilities Condition Assessment
Update County Facility Condition Assessment in fiscal year 2012.
Estimated Time: 6 months
Estimated Cost: $100,000
Resources: GSD staff/consultants
5. Real Estate Valuation and Insurance
Develop and implement an appropriate method of routinely appraising and insuring the
value of County owned real property.
Estimated Time: 4 to 6 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/Risk Management/GSD staff
6. Capital Improvement Plan
Develop a 5-year capital improvement plan using the Facilities Life-cycle Investment
Program (FLIP) database and prepare annual reports to the County Administrator as part
of the budget development process.
Estimated Time: 9 months
Estimated Cost: $100,000
Resources: GSD staff/consultants
7. Operations and Maintenance
Complete an accurate accounting of County-owned facilities, systems and equipment and
enter into a database designed to dispatch routine scheduled maintenance orders, track
maintenance, and in predicting useful life and capital renewal needs.
Estimated Time: 4 to 6 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: GSD staff
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RAMP Next Steps/Future Actions (continued)
8. Financing Capacity
Identify and implement practices to reduce operating costs, extend the life of facilities,
capture grant funds, maximize lease revenues, minimize debt interest payments, develop
and refine monitoring of real estate related revenue and expenditures, and identify viable
funding strategies to finance capital renewal and improvement projects.
Estimated Time: Immediate/ongoing
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/GSD staff
9. Surplus Real Property
Develop and maintain information relative to real property that may be surplus to the
needs of the County to identify and facilitate possible disposition strategies.
Estimated Time: 3 months/ongoing
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/GSD staff
10. Internal Services Fund for Facilities Maintenance
Evaluate the feasibility of developing an Internal Services Fund for facilities maintenance
to improve planning and paying for deferred maintenance and capital renewal of buildings.
An ISF would help stabilize funding for building repairs and establish a more equitable and
consistent process for managing and maintaining the County’s building assets.
Estimated Time: 12 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: CAO/Auditor/GSD staff
11. Partnerships and Resources
Work with departments, identify technology requirements, and review programs in other
counties to identify best practices related to RAMP initiatives and implementation.
Estimated Time: 3 months
Estimated Cost: Budgeted
Resources: GSD staff