Air District Releases Manifesto for Public Comment
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD) has released for public comment its draft 2017 Clean Air Plan. Ostensibly an update to address progress toward compliance with federal and state criteria air pollutant standards, the draft document sets out a sweeping agenda calling for massive changes in how Bay Area residents live, work, and eat. Biblical in length and tone, the draft contains myriad strictures on what Bay Area businesses and residents "must do" and "need to do" in order to achieve BAAQMD's vision of life by 2050. Full Story
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BIA Opposes Fee Hike in Walnut Creek
BIA|Bay Area has submitted a letter to the Walnut Creek City Council that explains in detail why its members oppose a proposed affordable housing impact fee increase and other costly changes to the city's inclusionary requirements. The letter expands on limited comments that BIA's Lisa Vorderbrueggen made at the City Council's affordable housing fee/policy proposals workshop on Jan. 10, 2017. Full Story
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Richmond Looks At New Public Art Fee
The Richmond City Council is set to consider on Jan. 24, 2017, a proposed 1 percent public art fee ordinance. As proposed, private development would be required to install on-site publicly accessible artwork valued at1 percent of construction costs or pay an in-lieu fee. Most new development would come under the provisions including residential projects of 10 or more units. Full Story
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Richmond Deliberates Anti-Growth Initiative
With sufficient certified signatures for the Richmond Hills initiative measure, the Richmond City Council will consider its options during a public hearing set for Jan. 24, 2017. The initiative proposes to amend the city's general plan to limit development and land uses on parcels in El Sobrante Valley north and east of Wildcat Canyon Regional Park. Residential development would be banned outright but property owners would be permitted to participate in a transferable development credit program for housing units elsewhere in the city. Full Story
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Antioch Continues Traffic Fee Discussion
The Antioch City Council has directed staff to proceed with stakeholder meetings and bring back a recommendations for a new transportation facilities impact fee. As proposed, all new residential and commercial development would pay toward the costs of constructing 14 transportation improvements identified as necessary to serve projected growth. According to a consulting firm, the maximum supportable fees for residential development are $15,753 per single-family unit and $9,767 per multi-family unit. Full Story
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Zone 7 To Increase Connection Fee
Zone 7 plans to increase its base water connection fee by 4 percent on May 1, 2017, agency staff revealed Jan. 12, 2017, during a stakeholder meeting. Combined with the annual inflation hike, this will bring its current rate for a 5/8" meter up a total of 7.4 percent from $25,320 to $27,185, or $1,865. Rates would rise again on Jan. 1, 2018, and annually thereafter based on the ENR construction index. Full Story
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Alameda County Water District
The Alameda County Water District will be going to their Board of Directors on February 9th proposing revisions to their New Water Service-Related Charges & Fees. Residential facilities connection charges are recommended to increase approximately 5.1%, effective May 1, 2017. A listing of the Schedule of Development Fees and Charges being proposed for modification along with the February 9th meeting notice is
attached.
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Santa Clara Affordable Housing Fees
The City of Santa Clara is processing an increase in affordable housing impact fees applicable to rental apartments, a jobs housing linkage fee applicable to non-residential development and other updates to the city's affordable housing policies. The City's Planning Commission will hear a presentation of nexus study findings at its January 25th meeting. Full Story
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Excellence in Home Building Awards - Entries NOW OPEN
This year's Excellence in Home Building Awards will be held on Friday, April 21st at the San Francisco Marriott Marquis. Get a jump start on registering for your categories, paying for your fees and save $50 for each entry. Early-bird entry deadline closes Friday, February 3rd, but you have until February 17th. For tons of information, links, docs, etc. visit our website at
www.biabayarea.org/ehba2017. Bookmark and visit often to stay up to date.
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Sales & Marketing Council Sales Award Survey
The SMC would love your opinion and your assistance. Please take a brief 2 minute survey by following the link
HERE.
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Dine with Champions - March 8
The Professional Women in Building Council will kick off 2017 with an event embracing their mission of supporting the professional development of women. All are invited to attend an evening amongst friends and a panel of preeminent women of the industry. The panel of Champions include Cheryl O'Connnor and Nancy Keenan, with many more to be announced. Mark your calendars! More details to come.
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March 16 - PASS Builder Luncheon
April 21 - Excellence in Home Building Awards
May 4 - PASS Trade Show
May 10 - PWB Essentials Drive
June 7 - Dinner & Program
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New Gen Applications for 2017 Now Available
Interested in building better connections? Learning more about the development process? Getting to know the Bay Area's best projects? Join New Gen! Applications are now being accepted for the New Gen "class" of 2017. This class will meet approximately once per month starting in February in on-site seminars concentrating on a different stage of the life cycle of a development project. Along with the builders themselves, each class will be comprised of associate members and the multitude of disciplines that support our communities. For more information,
click here.
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"Building Hope" at Recovery Café - Feb. 15
HomeAid and the BIA Bay Area are hosting "Building Hope" at Recovery Café San Jose on February 15, 2017 and we need your support! Mayor Sam Liccardo and Supervisor David Cortese will be there to support the efforts of Recovery Café in providing hope and support for the homeless. Thank you to Irvine Company for taking on the role of Builder Captain for the remodeling of the Recovery Café commercial pantry! Please contact Cheryl O'Connor if you would like to sponsor or attend this event in San Jose. Click here for the flyer.
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for BIA's Housing4All blog, where you will find news about the Bay Area's housing shortage along with videos, statistics and an opportunity to join us in our quest to provide housing for all.
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