Report 2018-120 Recommendation 20 Responses
Report 2018-120: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission: Its Failure to Perform Key Responsibilities Has Allowed Ongoing Harm to the San Francisco Bay (Release Date: May 2019)
Recommendation #20 To: San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
To build on prior recommendations and ensure that it maximizes the effectiveness of its enforcement program, the commission should by January 2021 update its existing database or create a new database to ensure that it can identify and track individual violations within each case, including the date staff initiate the standardized fines process for each violation. As part of this process, the commission should review its database and update it as necessary to ensure that it includes all necessary and accurate information, specifically whether staff initiated the standardized fines process for open case files and for those case files closed within the past five years.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2022
Pending. Long term options to acquire a fully integrated, agency-wide platform have stalled due to a lack of funding for new technology. Until such funding is secured, the enforcement team is making incremental changes to BCDC's existing database and recordkeeping resources.
- Estimated Completion Date: JULY 2023
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2021
Long term options to acquire a fully integrated, agency-wide platform have stalled due to a lack of funding for new technology. Until such funding is secured, the enforcement team is making incremental changes to BCDC's existing geospatial database, including integrating a dashboard to track recommended information and report case resolution data in real time and ensuring that key data is entered in the database.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 2022
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2020
In the near term, the enforcement team is making incremental changes to the existing geospatial database, including developing a dashboard function to more readily report data and ensuring that key data is entered in the database. Longer term options to acquire a comprehensive regulatory platform are being explored, and additional funding would be required to identify and acquire a platform that is sufficient to meet BCDC's needs. The Department of Finance review that began in October 2019 to assist with workforce and resource budgeting is ongoing. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the State budget is uncertain for FY 21-22.
- Estimated Completion Date: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
In the near term, the enforcement team is making incremental changes to the existing geospatial database, including developing a dashboard function to more readily report data and ensuring that key data is entered in the database. Longer term options to acquire a comprehensive regulatory platform are being explored, and additional funding would be required to identify and acquire a platform that is sufficient to meet BCDC's needs. The Department of Finance review that began in October 2019 to assist in this process is ongoing. Due to the COVID-19 emergency, the State budget is uncertain for FY 20-21.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2021
- Response Date: May 2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
In the near term, the enforcement team is making incremental changes to the existing database. Longer term options to acquire a comprehensive regulatory platform are being explored, and additional funding would be required to identify and acquire a platform that is sufficient to meet BCDC's needs.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 2021
- Response Date: November 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
In the near term, the enforcement team is examining incremental changes to the existing database. Longer term options to acquire a comprehensive regulatory platform are being explored, and additional funding would be required to identify and acquire a platform that is sufficient to meet BCDC's needs.
- Estimated Completion Date: 01/01/2021
- Response Date: July 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2018-120
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.