Hillcrest property: leasing: housing development projects.

Existing law authorizes the Department of General Services to dispose of surplus state real property, as defined, as authorized by the Legislature, upon any terms and conditions and subject to any reservations and exceptions the department deems to be in the best interests of the state. 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 and for fair market value, all or portions of parcels of specified real property, including the property located at 3960 Normal Street, San Diego, that are acquired and used by the state for the benefit of the Department of Motor Vehicles, for the purpose of developing mixed public and private use facilities, subject to specified requirements. This bill would delete the above authorization for the Director of General Services to lease or exchange the property located at 3960 Normal Street, San Diego, and would instead require the Department of General Services, in consultation with the Department of Motor Vehicles, to enter into good faith negotiations to lease the property upon the terms and conditions and subject to those reservations and exceptions that the Department of General Services determines are in the best interest of the state on or before January 1, 2026. The bill would require the lease to be with a housing sponsor, as defined, and would require the lease to allow for the development of housing development projects. The bill would specify that these provisions do not require the department to lease the property if the department determines that it is not in the best interest of the state to lease the property to a housing sponsor. The bill would require the proceeds from the lease of the property be deposited into the Motor Vehicle Account in the State Transportation Fund and, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available for expenditure by the Department of Motor Vehicles. The bill would require the Department of General Services to notify the Legislature, in writing, if the department determines that a lease of the property is not in the best interest of the state, as specified.