8950 Department of Veterans Affairs
Infrastructure Overview

The Department of Veterans Affairs facilities currently consist of three veterans homes, a state veterans cemetery, five sites for new veterans homes, and two office buildings. The three existing veterans homes are located in Yountville, Barstow, and Chula Vista, on 547 acres of land, with 1.5 million gross square feet of building space. The cemetery is located near Redding on 63 acres of land, and contains 8,523 gravesites and 7,800 gross square feet of building space. Sites for new homes are located in West Los Angeles, Lancaster, Ventura, Redding and Fresno and comprise a total of approximately 107 acres. Veterans homes provide domiciliary housing for the state's veterans and are also licensed to provide four levels of care, ranging from assisted living to acute care.


MAJOR PROJECT CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Governor's Budget provides $13.8 million federal funds for the renovation of the Member Services Building at the Yountville Veterans Home in order to repair fire damage, perform seismic upgrades, and comply with current health and safety codes, thereby allowing greater utilization by the veterans living at the home.
SUMMARY OF PROJECTS Back to Top
Provides expenditures for each major and minor capital project funded in this state agency's budget for the past, current, and budget years. The project phase and fund classification are also identified. The Standard Footnotes key can be accessed by clicking on any footnote link.

Code State Building Program Expenditures Actual
2005-06* 		Estimated
2006-07* 		Proposed
2007-08*
80 CAPITAL OUTLAY      
  Major Projects      
80.10 VETERANS' CEMETERIES $5,022   $-   $-  
80.10.010 Northern California Veterans' Cemetery 5,022 Cf -   -  
80.20 VETERANS' HOME AT YOUNTVILLE $8,009   $3,699   $21,745  
80.20.130 Remodel Annex I for Alzheimer/Dementia 5,900 Cbf 700 Cb -  
80.20.300 Renovate 1.25 Million Gallon Storage Tank and Transmission Line 952 Cbf 90 Cb -  
80.20.440 Remodel Member Services Building -   2,409 PWn 20,763 Cfn
80.20.460 Electrical Distribution System Renovation 1,157 Cbf -   756 Cb
80.20.495 Comprehensive Yountville Infrastructure Plan -   500 Sg -  
80.20.600 Kennedy Hall Parking Lot Expansion -   -   226 PWCg
80.30 VETERANS' HOME OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA $5,847   $233,552   $22,921  
80.30.300 Veterans' Home - Greater Los Angeles and Ventura Counties 5,847 Wbn 233,552 Cbfn 22,921 Cf
80.40 VETERANS' HOME AT BARSTOW $-   $-   $598  
80.40.220 Emergency Generator -   -   445 PWCg
80.40.260 Improve Kitchen Cooling System -   -   153 PWCg
  Totals, Major Projects $18,878   $237,251   $45,264  
  Minor Projects      
80.20.045 Minor Projects - Yountville 856 PWCg -   -  
  Totals, Minor Projects $856   $-   $-  
Total Expenditures (All Projects) $19,734   $237,251   $45,264  

FUNDING Back to Top
Fund Code Fund Actual
2005-06*		 Estimated
2006-07*		 Proposed
2007-08*
0001 General Fund $856 $500 $824
0660 Public Buildings Construction Fund 3,000 68,816 6,932
0701 Veterans' Home Fund 5,921 27,435 756
0890 Federal Trust Fund 9,957 140,500 36,752
Total Expenditures (All Funds) $19,734 $237,251 $45,264

Refer to the Infrastructure Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments (pdf * - 3K) document for additional information.