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June 6, 2016
Membership
Welcome New Members for May and Thank You Recruiters
Thank you to the following companies for joining the BIA|Bay Area in May!  Please take a few minutes to review the list and should anyone need any contact information, please reach out to membership@biabayarea.org .              
 
Congratulations to our Membership Drive raffle winner - Lynn Edmunds, Design One Interiors !

Governmental Affairs
Diablo Water District Maintains Discount
Connection fees to the Diablo Water District in Oakley are proposed to increase approximately 5 percent on Aug. 1, 2016, but will retain pre-2011 discounts of 23 percent to 31 percent, depending on location. The district board will consider the proposed 2016-2017 rate schedule on July 13, 2016. Click here to download the draft 2016 facility reserve update report. For questions or comments, contact BIA|Bay Area East Bay Governmental Affairs Lisa Vorderbrueggen at 925-348-1956 or lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org Full Story
East Bay RPC To Meet In Brentwood
Join the BIA|Bay Area East Bay Regional Policy Committee in Brentwood on June 15, 2016, where its City Manager Gus Vina and top staffers will present findings of the city's strategic planning process and growth model initiative plus they'll take and ask questions. Vina will also provide an update on efforts to find new funds for fire services in East Contra Costa County. The meeting will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. at Brentwood City Hall, 150 City Park Way in Brentwood.  Please RSVP to BIA East Bay Governmental Affairs Lisa Vorderbrueggen at lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org or 925-348-1956.

Share Your Cheryl Stories 
BIA|Bay Area's own Cheryl O'Connor will be inducted into the California Homebuilder Hall of Fame later this month and we need your stories about her indelible imprint on the residential development industry. Did you work with Cheryl in her early days in sales and marketing? Did you see Cheryl in action as a former BIA executive officer? Have you watched her lead HomeAid Northern California as its executive director for the past five years? Have you volunteered with Cheryl on any number of projects? If you have worked with Cheryl in any capacity, please email your words about Cheryl to BIA's Lisa Vorderbrueggen at  vorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org or call 925-348-1956. The Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held in San Francisco on June 21, 2016.

Morgan Hill BMR Fees
The City of Morgan Hill will be holding a Developer Housing Workshop on June 8, 2016, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 to discuss the City's Below Market Rate (BMR) in-lieu fee. Keyser Marston Associates, Inc. (KMA) has evaluated the impacts of the BMR provisions of the City's Residential Development Control System (RDCS) on the development economics of new residential development. Full Story
And The Winner Is ... 
Aaron Ross-Swain of Richland Communities has won a sailing trip on the San Francisco Bay! As a participant in the 2016 BIA Builder Survey, Ross-Swain was entered into a drawing for a daylong sailing trip for four people on the San Francisco Bay aboard a 40-foot sailing yacht. As the guests of experienced American Sailing Association certified skippers Joe & Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Ross-Swain and his three guests will depart from Marina Bay Harbor in Richmond, enjoy lunch on Angel Island and, if the tides and winds cooperate, sail under the Golden Gate Bridge, skim along the San Francisco waterfront, visit McCovey Cove for a not-to-be-missed view of the San Francisco Giant's home park and cruise beneath the new eastern span of the Bay Bridge. Once back in port, the sailors will enjoy post-cruise beverages and snacks on deck as they watch the sun set over the San Francisco Bay skyline. 
Events
PCBC Offer Free Exhibits Pass to BIA|Bay Area Members
PCBC returns to San Francisco next month, and the BIA is excited to welcome the show back to our area-and we hope to see you there! As a special incentive (and because we really want to see you there), the BIA|Bay Area is offering our members a Free Exhibits Pass. Register by June 15th at www.pcbc.com/register with Promo Code BIABAY, and your Exhibit Pass is free. Sign up today!
Closing 2.0 with Jeff Shore: SF Bay Area - August 3rd
How to Close More Sales Faster by Putting the Customer First
The SMC is co-hosting this action-packed three-hour session by Jeff Shore, as he calls upon his thirty years of real estate sales expertise, his up-to-the-minute research on buying psychology, and his trademark humor for a presentation to set the closing world straight.  For event information and to purchase tickets visit Eventbrite HERE .
HomeAid Northern California
15th Annual Trap Shoot
Thank you to the 500+ participants who attended the 15th Annual Trap Shoot Fundraiser for HomeAid Northern California.  Because of your support, over $150,000 was raised so we can provide additional housing for the homeless.  A Special Thank You to our Trap Shoot Sponsors and Donors including Platinum Sponsors Brookfield Residential and Pulte Group! Click here for thank you page.
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