Central Contra Costa Sanitary District staff are projecting substantial connection fee increases each of the next three fiscal years , according to material presented during a meeting of BIA|Bay Area's East Bay Regional Policy Committee on March 20, 2019. The sewer district says it needs to boost spending during those years for upgrades to its aging treatment plant and pipes. Based on the fee estimates, the connection fee could increase from the current $6,700 per single-family unit up to $10,951 in 2024, an increase of $4,251 or 63 percent. Full Story
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Applicants will pay a substantially higher percentage of the estimated regulatory costs under a proposal set to go before the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) on April 18, 2019. If adopted, application costs would double as the agency moves to bump the percentage of the agency's regulatory program covered by fees from 20 percent to 40 percent. Full Story
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PG&E reminds BIA|Bay Area members that it offers a self-service system under which developers may submit multiple or bundled meter set service requests. Projects with 10 or more meters that have building permits are eligible to file a Developer Set Form, which may be obtained from a PG&E Job Owner or via e-mail requests to the Northern Desk at
PGENorthernAgencyInspections@pge.com
or the Southern Desk at
PGESouthernAgencyInspections@pge.com
. For more details, click HERE to download PG&E's Developer Set Process brochure.
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City of Milpitas Development Services permitting improvements, staffing efficiencies, and other development activities as well as accompanying fee increases will be reviewed, presented and discussed for City Council adoption during the month of April. The City Council has authorized the City Manager to Execute Contract with Matrix consulting group to conduct a Service Delivery/Organizational Assessment and Fee Study. Full Story
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On March 5th the San Jose City Council adopted Mayor Sam Liccardo's recommendation of establishing a Universal Development Fee. Per Mayor Liccardo, the Universal Development Fee and Structure will contain all current development tax and impact fees. The Universal Development Fee is not intended to reduce fees, the stated goal is to make fees easier to understand and estimate. Another goal will be to create a single point of contact that builders can access to obtain fee estimates from all the various departments. To read Mayor Liccardo's Universal Development Fee Summary click
HERE.
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BIA Who's Who Directory Arriving Soon
The 2019 Who's Who Membership Directory should be arriving at your offices sometime this week. Thank you to all those who supported this effort by your advertising. The online digital version should be up this week also. It will be accessible on the BIA website in the member's only section. You will need your login information to access it. Email
membership@biabayarea.org if you have not yet set up your login.
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CA State PWB Bruncheon at PCBC May 31
Registration is now open for CBIA California State's Professional Women in Building Council's bruncheon, Build Your Brighter Future, with inspirational speaker and bestselling author
Cara Brookins
. You will know the speaker as
mom who built her own house using YouTube tutorials
.
The event is
Friday, May 31, 10:30am to 12:30.pm Click
HERE
to register and for more information.
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Complimentary Exhibits-Only Pass for PCBC
PCBC registration is open and as a BIA Bay Area member, you're entitled to a complimentary Exhibits-Only pass to the trade show floor. Click this link to register directly: https://l.feathr.co/biamem-exhibits-only-bia. You can also use promo code BIAMEM. Don't forget to register for the BIA's #RevelSF Party at The Grand Nightclub on Thursday night, May 30.
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PWB Sip & Social Mixer - April 18
The Professional Women in Building of the BIA Bay Area hope you will join us for a casual mixer at Pairings Wine Bar in Pleasanton. There is no fee to attend, but RSVP is requested. RSVP on the event page HERE.
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Excellence in Home Building Awards - April 26
The Sales & Marketing Council presents the 42nd Annual Excellence in Home Building Awards. Join us as we celebrate our industry at the beautiful Palace Hotel in San Francisco.
Tickets, Room Block and Sponsorships are NOW AVAILABLE. Visit the event page for full details
HERE
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SAVE THE DATE FOR OTHER UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS:
Check out our full calendar on our website
HERE
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Celebrate HomeAid's 20th Anniversary
With 'Evening of Believing'
Thank you to our 52 HomeAid sponsors who are joining us to celebrate HomeAid's 20th Anniversary Celebration at Blackhawk Museum this Friday! We are almost sold out with a few tickets left! Register today to help us celebrate the completion of 45 shelter projects to house nearly 10,000 homeless individuals in the past 20 years. Click
HERE
for more info.
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