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November 19, 2018

Governmental Affairs

2018 Election Wraps Up

Many BIA|Bay Area and CBIA preferred candidates appear headed to victory although a handful of races remain too close to call pending final vote tallies. The biggest shift since election night is the likely loss of Assembly District 16 incumbent Catharine Baker, Rep., to challenger and Democrat Rebecca Bauer-Kahan in the hotly contested East Bay swing district. District 16 has been the only state legislative seat held by a Republican in the entire Bay Area and both parties spent tens of millions of dollars campaigning here in the past few months. As of today, Baker trailed by 2,901 votes after leading by more than three percentage points in initial posts. BIA and CBIA staff have compiled election results as of today, which are available for the statewide and legislative races, along with the south and east bay regions. Click HERE to view the latest update on statewide and legislative races. Click HERE for the South Bay update. Click HERE for the East Bay update. For questions or comments, contact BIA's Lisa Vorderbrueggen at lvorderbrueggen@biabayarea.org.

West Contra Costa Eyes Traffic Fee Hike

The West Contra Costa Transportation Advisory Committee (WCCTAC) will receive a final sub-regional transportation impact fee study in December that could lead to substantially higher housing production costs within its territory. The joint powers authority area includes El Cerrito, Hercules, Pinole, Richmond, San Pablo and portions of unincorporated Contra Costa County. The preliminary nexus findings prepared by Fehr & Peers revealed maximum justified fees of $7,230 per single-family unit and $3,562 per multi-family home. Full Story

Alameda To Adopt Bird-Safe Regs

The Alameda City Council is set to adopt a bird-safe building ordinance on Nov. 27, 2018, that will mandate specific window and exterior building treatments. The regulation imposes bird-safe treatment on new buildings taller than 35 feet where a wall consists of 50 percent or more in glass, replacement glass of 12 square feet or more on buildings subject to the ordinance and stand-alone glass panels that are 24 square feet in size or larger. Full Story

Milpitas Affordable Housing Fee Outreach Meeting

In response to a BIA Bay Area request for a stakeholder meeting with builders, the City of Milpitas added a third community development outreach meeting focused on affordable housing fees. The meeting will be held Tuesday November 29, 2018, from 10:30 to 11:30 am. Meeting location is Milpitas City Hall, 455 E. Calaveras Blvd. Milpitas, CA 95035 in the Committee Conference Room. Full Story

Membership

ALL MEMBERS: Membership Directory Changes Due by Nov. 30

Be sure your company information is up to date for the printing of our 2019 Who's Who Membership Directory. To verify your information is correct, look at the BIA website and search for your company name, the log in to our database to make any edits. Edits made after 11/30/18 are not guaranteed to be corrected in the 2019 printed directory. For more information, email membership@biabayarea.org .

Education Edge: Take Advantage of IBS Pre-Show Courses

BIA members going to IBS can boost their business before the show even starts with NAHB's Pre-Show Education . These 15 courses are one-day sessions that dig deep into industry topics and come with a free expo pass. Members can start earning an NAHB Professional Designation, or earn continuing education credits (CE) for one they already have. Learn more.

BIA Councils Announce 2019 Board of Directors

Congratulations to the following members for stepping up for the Professional Women in Building Council and the Sales & Marketing Councils. We look forward to a productive and exciting 2019.

Sales & Marketing Council:

Caron Kavanagh. Ryan Young Interiors, President

Kelly Krhoun, Creative Design Group, Vice President

Donald James Ruthroff, DAHLIN, Immediate Past President

Cyndi Fazzio, Mason-McDuffie Mortgage

Linda Hebert, Diversified Marketing & Communications

Jonel Jackson, TIAA Bank

Brian Johnson, Fusion Sign + Design

Shannon McClelland, Caliber Home Loans

Mickey O'Regan, New Homes Media

Sharon Peterson, The Ryness Company

Jackie Shipley, New Home Professionals

Amanda Stone, Brookfield Residential

Jennifer Torres, Lennar Homes

Professional Women in Building Council:

Cathy Gromacki, Flagstar Bank, President

Anna Felver, DAHLIN, Vice President

Katie Caradec, Wood Rodgers, Secretary/Treasurer

Karrie Mosca, Wood Rodgers, Immediate Past President

Cyndi Fazzio, Mason-McDuffie Mortgage, EOC Chair

Alexa Dack, DAHLIN, Programs Chair

Emily Boyd, William Lyon Homes, Sponsorship Chair

Stacy Beers, Pacific InterWest Building Consultants, Sponsorship

Cynthia Heskett, Associa Northern CA, Programs

Jill Waash-Freeman, Brookfield Residential, EOC

Terri Everhart, HomeSite Services, NAHB Liaison

Events

BIA Annual Installation of Officers Jan. 25

We are excited to return to the Claremont Hotel & Spa to honor our 2019 BIA Chairman of the Board, Josh Roden of Brookfield Residential, and his incoming board. In addition, thank and recognize our 2018 outgoing board.

Please join us for dinner and an opportunity to celebrate the recipients of the prestigious Chairman's Award, Associate of the Year Award, and Advocate of the Year Award.

Registration, room block info, and sponsorship now available, visit the event page for information HERE .

John Burns Economic and Housing Forecast, Dec. 6

Join the BIA for the final event of the year, o ur annual John Burns Economic & Housing Forecast.

John Burns and Dean Wehrli will provide a national and local housing market perspective and forecast, backed by their proprietary tools, significant data, and in the field market knowledge. Executives at builders, developers, product manufacturers, and private equity and hedge fund firms utilize their insight to make great decisions.

To register or sponsorship information visit the event page HERE.

SAVE THE DATE FOR OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:

January 10 - PASS Networking Mixer

January 16 - Excellence in Home Building Awards How To Seminar

January 17 - PWB Networking Mixer

Check out our full calendar on our website HERE

HomeAid Northern CA

Evening of Believing - March 29, 2019

Please join us as we celebrate YOU at HomeAid's 20th Anniversary Celebration "An Evening of Believing" on March 29, 2019 at Blackhawk Museum in Danville. We will celebrate 20 years of providing housing for the homeless because of your support! Sponsor today for a 5% discount. Click HERE for the flyer.