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Representative Kelly asked why DTMB would not provide occupancy reports for DTMB-managed buildings and said the refusal obstructed legislative oversight. “What's the secret? Is it the secret that there's very few people over that are in these buildings on any day to [basis] and the governor does not want the Michigan taxpayer to know?” Representative Kelly asked.

DTMB Director Michelle Lang answered, referring to a Freedom of Information Act request by the Detroit News: “My assumption is you're referring to, an article recently in the Detroit News related to a FOIA request,” she said, and Deputy Director Mike Turnquist added the department considers specific daily occupancy counts and badge data to be security information. Turnquist told the committee he would meet with legislators outside the public forum to discuss occupancy numbers.

Several members raised broader concerns about remote work and downtown foot traffic. Representative Van Werkom said downtown businesses have closed and asked how DTMB’s space planning accounts for hybrid work. Turnquist said DTMB requires a minimum of two days per week on site for DTMB employees and that the department includes hybrid employees in its capital outlay occupancy figures.

On the department’s internal metrics, Lang and Turnquist cited improvements in customer and stakeholder satisfaction: DTMB said customer satisfaction rose from 75% in 2019 to 82% in 2024; stakeholder satisfaction on IT project closures rose from 66% in 2019 to 85% in 2024; procurement activity increased by roughly 30% over the period.

Members also asked about a space analysis DTMB commissioned from CBRE. Lang said the study began in late spring and was budgeted at $500,000; about $400,000 had been spent to date. The committee received phase-one findings at the session and DTMB said recommendations are still under development.

On the badge data at the center of the FOIA dispute, Turnquist said the swipe information exists and is auto-generated by security systems and was used earlier in the pandemic to track exposures. “It’s the badge data … when they hit the reader to get into a state facility,” he said, and added he does not personally review the daily badge reports as part of his routine.

DTMB officials told the committee they could accommodate a governor-directed immediate return-to-office order by densifying space, shrinking workstation footprints or re-opening leases, and that they would supply the committee with requested documents and updates. The department did not release daily occupancy numbers in open session; it offered private briefings and cited security concerns as the reason for not publicly releasing badge-swipe occupancy data.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Appropriations - General Government | Thursday, May 1, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","House appropriations members sought daily occupancy figures and badge-swipe data from DTMB; DTMB declined public disclosure citing security concerns, said the data is available for private briefings and that a state space study by CBRE is in progress with about $400,000 spent so far.","taxTitle","Appropriations - General Government, Appropriations, House of Representative, Committees\t\t\t\t\t, Legislative, Michigan","taxId",30760,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6252832,"DTMB outlines statewide facilities portfolio, cites major projects and asset inventory",984,170000,1154000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3185491-18099d4d473bd7b8b2dc3c80463cc5ca&start=170&end=1154","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3185491-18099d4d473bd7b8b2dc3c80463cc5ca/thumbnail_170000.jpg","/articles/6252832/Michigan/DTMB-outlines-statewide-facilities-portfolio-cites-major-projects-and-asset-inventory","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6252832-07cfecc98ec4e2501ea70250d4258c2a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771161806&Signature=meemI3mqEgh1WDeraw7xDGAXQl1b0dFs02zBkc2b~KSRjBDPDdpN7KPpDaoJsD7xlNXP7vDFZoQrYUyjlYGNSNX~px7Lz3BPY2L76pD5a1j9KtIQ6eP6Dp6MGUr4TiW~7Hw6y~fentuIrGtjf4pSZTq-PgamuNzftdhT7z7qbjFSvoxyaDlDDM3eL8J4oYx4z71irtOR-Scmi8qcaUCNe9d8Cg6D4D5fag4m6XDUgYIljeAIDXlCwQ9HERQ7TGxU4hogD6~edIEb0GFRTTRhb0fBKC-Fb4agNvCBg5Oj5JBoZIQ-i0mZxtsjcmMtIxovz1QXkRGI43AeDA3g988ORw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lansing — Department of Technology, Management & Budget Director Michelle Lang and State Facilities Administration Director Mike Turnquist told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government that DTMB manages a large, diverse portfolio of state facilities and is overseeing several major construction projects.

The presentation said DTMB is “the administrative arm of state government,” managing roughly 3,100 employees, a $1,700,000,000 budget and services that support about 48,000 state employees daily, including procurement, mobile devices, fleet and building management, the department said.

DTMB’s State Facilities Administration, Turnquist said, comprises four divisions: design and construction, strategies and solutions, real estate and building operations. Turnquist told the committee the state currently has “45 facilities totaling more than 13 and a half million square feet of space, 933 acres of land [and] 14,000 plus parking spaces and ramps.”

Turnquist said the design and construction division oversees any state dollars spent on construction projects and that the department currently manages more than 1,000 active projects with about $2,000,000,000 in work. He listed ongoing projects including a new state lab and a new psychiatric hospital in Northville Township, both expected to open in mid-2026, and said about $300,000,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funds are being spent on state park improvements under DTMB oversight.

Turnquist described arrangements in which DTMB builds and then operates facilities for other agencies, saying the department has taken facility-management responsibility from the Michigan State Police and the Department of Health and Human Services so those agencies can focus on their core missions. “They sought our support on, and we’re glad to give it to them,” Turnquist said.

On real estate, Turnquist said DTMB handles leases and land transactions for most state agencies, conducts public RFPs for leased space, and uses occupancy planners to “right size” agency footprints. He described a Building Occupancy Agreement process in which agencies validate annually that they need the space assigned to them and are charged a rate intended to cover building costs.

The department also reported maintaining an inventory of state property: about 5,300 owned or leased structures, of which a little over 400 are leases; the remainder includes everything from small outbuildings at state parks to major office buildings. Turnquist said DTMB has performed an annual validation of the inventory for nearly a decade.

Committee members asked for copies of the presentation and for follow-up materials; Director Lang said staff would provide the PowerPoint and related reports. Turnquist invited members to tour projects under construction, including the Southeast Michigan Psychiatric Hospital and the state lab.

The meeting included no vote or formal action related to DTMB projects; members asked questions about leases, parking and long-term asset strategy.

The presentation concluded with DTMB officials promising follow-up materials and to provide additional data the committee requested.","Department of Technology, Management & Budget officials told the Appropriations subcommittee they manage 45 state-owned facilities and thousands of structures, are overseeing major lab and psychiatric hospital projects and have taken on facility operations for other agencies to let them focus on core missions.","actionData","errors"]

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Legislators press DTMB for building-occupancy data; agency cites security and offers private briefings

DTMB outlines statewide facilities portfolio, cites major projects and asset inventory