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Home My WebLink About6/7/2017 - STAFF REPORTS - 00 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRESIDEA7 desert valleys builders association Fred Bell Nobel]Energy Solutions If VICE PRESIDENT Deborah McGarreN Southern California Gas Cornpam 2nd VICE PRESIDENT T June 6, 2017 Toni Dubose City of Palm Springs Development Design& Engineering David Ready, City Manager SFECRETAR IYTREASLIRER Edward Kotkin, City Attorney Eileen Eske 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way Pacific Premier Bank VICE PRESIDEAIT Palm Springs, CA 92262 OF ASSOCIATES Allan Levin Dear Mr. Ready/Mr. Kotkin: Allan Levin&Associates PAST PRESIDENT Thank you for providing the Desert Valleys Builders Association (DVBA) Bruce Maize an opportunity to comment on the proposed July 1", 2017 adoption of the Discovery Builders Comprehensive Fee Schedule, which includes a 5% increase to Developer CHIEFEXECUTIVE OFFICER User/Services Fees. Gretchen Gutierrez DIRECTORS I would first like to thank the staff within the Finance and Human Resources Brian Benedetti departments, with whom we engaged in conversations earlier today, Brian Benedetti Construction regarding questions and issues that we have with the currently proposed Mark Benedetti increases. BMC Select Build N,larearet Drum Margaret Drury Construction However,due to the timing of the 'receipt of notice' of this proposed increase Mario Gonzales (received via email at 8:29 pm on Thursday,June 1st),the closure of city hall GHA Companies Mark Gran on Fridays, and the inability to engage with staff until today,we were unable Strictl),Business Consulting to obtain a complete response to our questions and concerns. Joe flayes First Bank Todd[looks Furthermore, notice of any planned increase, by law, should have been Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians received 14 days in advance of a scheduled City Council Public Hearing. Dave Lippert Lippert Construction.Inc [leather The Mitigation Fee Act—Government Code Section 66016- Davis Reed a)Prior to levying a new fee or service charge, or prior to approving an increase Paul MahoneN, in an existing fee or service charge, a local agency shall hold at least one open and PMA Advertising public meeting; at which oral or written presentations can be made, as part of a Dan Olivier regularly scheduled meeting.Notice of the time and place of the meeting, including Nether,Mueller Olivier a general explanation of the matter to be considered, and a statement that the data Alan Pace required by this section is available, shall be mailed at least 14 days prior to the Petra Geotechnical .John Powell.Jr. meetin-e to any interested party who files a written request with the local agency Coachella Vallee Water District for mailed notice of the meeting on new or increased fees or service charges. Phil Smith Sunrise Company It is our understanding that the Budgetary Item on tonight's council meeting Patrick S�varthout Habitat for Humanitv listed as 2D — "Adoption of the 2017-2018 Budget, Allocated Positions and Jeff Wattenbarger Compensation Plan" includes the assumption of the adoption of this Wattenbarger Construction proposed increase in fees. 75100 Mediterranean * Palm Desert * CA 92211 (760) 776-7001 office 0 (760) 776-7002 fax www.thedvba.org 2017 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 3bVbA PRESIDENT desert valleys builders association Fred Bell Nobell Energy Solutions F`VICE PRESIDER Deborah McGarrc,, Southern California Gas Cotnpan-% 2111 VICE PRESIDENT Torn Dubose Development Design R The City Council adopted Resolution 23854 on July 15, 2015, to create a Engineering procedure for the adoption an annualized increase for these User/Services SECRETAREITREASURER Eileen Eske fees. The DVBA,at that time, stood in objection to this resolution's adoption Pacific Premier Bank as it failed to specify the industry recognized mechanism for establishing any VICE PRESIDENT percentage of increase/decrease of said fees. OFASSOCIA TES Allan Levin Allan Levin&Associates Additionally, no changes to the fees shall become effective sooner than 60 PAST PRESIDENT days following the final action on the adoption of the fee. Bruce Maize Discovery Builders The Mitigation Fee Act: Government Code Section 66017- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (a)Any action adopting a fee or charge, or increasing a fee or charge adopted, Gretchen Gutierrez upon a developmentproject,as defined in Section 66000,which applies to the filing, DIRECTORS accepting,reviewing, approving,or issuing of an application,permit,or entitlement Brian Benedetti to use shall be enacted in accordance with the notice and public hearingprocedures Brian Benedetti Construction specified in Section 54986 or 66016 and shall be effective no sooner than 60 days Mark Benedetti following the final action on the adoption of the fee or charge or increase in the BIVIC Select Build fee or charee. Margaret Drury Margaret Drury Construction One significant issue we had at the time of the adoption of the 2015 Budget, Mario Gonzales hence User/Services Fees increase,was the urgent need for the addition of 11 GHA Companies Mark Gran new city staff positions.We have asked staff to verify if in fact those positions Strictly Business Consulting were filled, and/or, if any other changes to those staff levels occurred within Joe Hayes the past 2 intervening years. Unfortunately again due to the late notice, we First Bank , Todd Hooks will most likely not receive this information until after today's City Council Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians meeting. Dave Lippert Lippert Construction.Inc Heather Loutsenhizer While recognizing the need of Council Members, Staff and the City Davis Reed administration to adopt and move forward with an approved 2017-2018 Paul Mahoney PMA Advertising Budget, the DVBA requests a more thorough review of the proposed 5% Dan Olivier increase to the Comprehensive Fee Schedule. Nethery Mueller Olivier Alan Pace Petra Geotechnical Again,thank you for the opportunity to provide comments on this issue. We ,John Powell.Jr. look forward to working the City and its staff on a resolution to the matter. Coachella Valley Water District Phil Smith Sunrise Company Respect Ily, Patrick S),varthout Habitat for Humanity Jeff Wattenbarger Wattenbarger Construction Gr h,n errez Chie ecut A e Officer 75100 Mediterranean e Palm Desert • CA 92211 (760) 776-7001 office * (760) 776-7002 fax www.thedvba.org