BIA Badly View Chapter Update

Carlos Rodriguez

BIA Baldy View Chapter Executive Officer

The following Q1 snapshot provides some of the recent advocacy efforts critical to assisting BIA Members including: • COVID-19 Update - According to Board of

Supervisors Chairman Curt Hagman, San Bernardino

County’s effort to vaccinate all of its residents will shift into high gear on April 1 when everyone age 50 and over will be eligible for vaccination, and accelerate even more on April 15 when everyone 16 and over will be eligible, regardless of health condition or occupation. County and Public Health officials have confirmed that construction workers would be eligible under the industrial, commercial, residential, and sheltering group classified under 1B,

Tier 2. This group is currently not one of the groups eligible for vaccinations. For more details click the following link (https://covid19.ca.gov/essentialworkforce/).

• RHNA toolkit webinar - The BIA Baldy View Chapter (BIABV) in coordination with the Building Industry

Legal Defense Foundation (BILD) hosted a Regional

Housing Needs Assessment (RHNA) “toolkit” webinar to provide cities with best practice strategies. The webinar featured BIASC President Dave Bartlett,

Brookfield Residential, Ontario Mayor Pro Tem Alan

Wapner, Menifee Community Development Director

Cheryl Kitzerow and Jennifer Hernandez, BILD.

Click here to watch https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=j180b6pJgJw • County of San Bernardino - BIABV supported the

San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors vote to participate in the Statewide Community Infrastructure

Program (SCIP). The purpose of the SCIP is to allow property owners to finance Development Impact Fees through the issuance of tax-exempt bonds. Initiative the SCIP would be at the discretion of the property owner to opt into the program. • Ontario - City staff agreed to having a designated municipal utility reps assigned to help the close-out and transition from a Developer (home builder) to an HOA with respect to meter deposit refunds and construction use account settlement.

• Victorville Planning Commission workshop -

The City of Victorville currently requires block balls for fencing on all residential projects. BIABV will provide a presentation in April urging the Planning

Commission to allow the use of vinyl fencing. • Hesperia Unified School District - Hesperia USD implemented BIABV school fee methodology best practices resulting in a reduction of Level II fees from $5.36 to $4.87 on March 1.

• Victor Elementary School District - Victor

Elementary SD implemented BIABV school fee methodology best practices resulting in a reduction of

Level II fees from $2.75 to $2.57 sf.

• Rancho Cucamonga DIF Deferral - City officials are finalizing a new policy to allow the option for payment of DIFs prior to final inspection. • Pomona Inclusionary Zoning Grandfather

Implementation - BIABV secured a 45-day grace period for all project applications deemed complete enabling numerous projects to secure a fee exemption. • Fontana Unified School District - Postponed consideration of an increase from approximately $4 to $10 per square foot. For more information please contact BIA Baldy View Chapter Executive Officer Carlos Rodriguez at carlos@biabuild.com