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OLCC moves warehouse to Canby, plans Portland headquarters lease; committee seeks lease length
Summary
OLCC told legislators it plans to move its warehouse to Canby and lease headquarters space in the Portland State Office Building; the lease length was not available during the Feb. 4 hearing and staff said they'll follow up.
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Feb. 4 that it will relocate its warehouse to Canby and move its headquarters into a leased space at the Portland State Office Building. Director Craig Prins said the move and the leasing plan were part of the agency’s larger modernization and relocation strategy tied to the CAMP and DSSC projects.
Prins said relocating the warehouse to Canby is strategically aimed at serving the concentration of licensees in the Portland metro area. The agency requested a policy option package that includes non-bonded warehouse equipment, moving and furniture costs and the lease cost for the Portland State Office Building. The package was described as roughly $2.4 million for equipment, lease and moving costs.
Committee members asked about the lease length for the Portland State Office Building. Prins said the lease is a state lease coordinated with the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) and that OLCC had not yet signed the lease; he promised to provide the committee the lease term once DAS confirms. "I'll have to check. It's a state lease with DAS. We haven't signed the lease yet," Prins said.
Why it matters: The move affects regional operations and agent logistics. OLCC said the Canby location is strategic because a large share of licensees and retail outlets are in the metro area, and the agency plans to use the new warehouse as a staging area during IT testing and final system rollout.
Details and fiscal impact
Prins told the subcommittee that taking headquarters out of the originally planned new build produced savings the agency redirected into other parts of the project; he cited $20 million in savings that could be invested in the remainder of the program. The non-bonded warehouse POP covers equipment not already purchased in the current biennium and moving and furniture costs.
Follow-up required
Committee members asked for the lease duration and other lease terms; staff said they would provide that information after coordination with DAS. The committee also asked for additional detail on how agent compensation adjustments and liquor store agent revenues would offset some of the agency's policy option packages.
