Small Office Project - Region 9

San Francisco, CA - Ophelia Basgal, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Regional Administrator, announced the agency's small offices in Sacramento, San Diego and Fresno will close as part of a realignment of staff resources to better support program delivery. The agency is also closing its office in Tucson, Arizona.

Nationwide, HUD plans to close 16 of its 80 field offices, affecting approximately 120 employees. It is anticipated the offices will be closed by early fiscal year 2014. The move will result in meaningful administrative savings, anywhere from $110 to $150 million in lease and operating cost over a 10 year period.

"The closure plan provides for optimal use of HUD's human capital, better results for HUD customers, and greater efficiencies for American taxpayers," said Basgal. "Like families and businesses across the country, we cannot continue to operate like we did several decades ago. America has changed, communities have changed and we must change."

"We looked at where our staff needs to be in order to make certain we can achieve the greatest possible impact on the people and places we serve," said Pat Hoban-Moore, HUD's Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field Policy and Management. "We will implement this realignment without disrupting the program delivery networks currently serving communities throughout the nation."

"While these restructuring actions are personally difficult because of the impact on a very limited number of employees, they are necessary to improve execution and to the long term health of the Department," explained Basgal. "We are realigning HUD to deliver the best value to customers and taxpayers."

HUD will retain two large offices in Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as the Santa Ana Homeownership Center in California. HUD staff in Phoenix will work with HUD clients serviced by the closing Tucson office to ensure uninterrupted, quality service going forward.

A Message from the Regional Administrator

Ophelia Basgal, Regional Administrator of Region 9

California
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2apCqgI9HFM&feature=youtu.be

Arizona
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkiM5JujjxI&feature=youtu.be

Resources

• Small Office Project Frequently Asked Questions - May 31, 2013
• Small Office Project Quick Facts

Related Information

• Dole Amendment- Federal Notice
• Federal Register Notice of Intent to Close Offices (http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2013-04-26/pdf/2013-09799.pdf)

Office Closures by Region

• Region II: Camden, New Jersey and Syracuse, New York
• Region IV: Orlando, Florida and Tampa, Florida
• Region V: Springfield, Illinois; Cincinnati, Ohio; Flint, Michigan and Grand Rapids, Michigan
• Region VI: Shreveport, Louisiana; Dallas, Texas and Lubbock, Texas
• Region IX: Tucson, Arizona; Fresno, California; Sacramento, California and San Diego, California.
• Region X: Spokane, Washington

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