SYBA
desert valleys builders association
2023 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Todd Hooks
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians August 11, 2023
Immediate Past President
Deborah McGarrey
Southern California Gas Company City of Cathedral City
I" VICE PRESIDENT Charles McClendon, City Manager
Tom Dubose
Dubose Design Group, Inc. c/o Kevin Biersack, Financial Services Director SECRETARY/TREASURER 68700 Lalo Guerrero
Pedro Rincon
Cathedral City, CA 92234
Osborne Rincon CPAs
VICE PRESIDENT
OF ASSOCIATES Dear Mr. McClendon,
Allan Levin
Allan Levin & Associates Thank you for providing the Desert Valleys Builders Association with the CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER opportunity to review and comment on the city's User and Regulatory Fee Gretchen Gutierrez
Study. Based on our first examination of the study, the DVBA originally DIRECTORS had many questions and concerns.
Fred Bell/ 2023 PAC Chairman
Nobell Energy Solutions
Brian Benedetti On August 9, 2023, city staff arranged for a Zoom meeting with Clear Brian Benedetti Construction Source Financial, the authors of the User and Regulatory Fee Study.
Mark Benedetti
Together with the city staff, & DVBA, Clear Source Financial spoke to Dede Callanan
CalBest Title each and every item of concern we had listed. Most of the items were Mario Gonzales related to the fee study adopted nearly 2 years ago. Many of those fee GHA Companies
Joe Hayes increases were to be phased-in over 3 steps; Initially adopting the new fee at First Bank 85% of the fee increase. With the current iteration, these fees went to a Jeremy Roos 92.5% recovery rate, with a 100% recovery coming in 2024.
FreeVolt
Dave Lippert
Lippert Construction, Inc The current fees were increasing approximately 8.8% for Phase II, plus the Paul Mahoney 4.57% CPI of the study supported fee. The fees that were being collected at PMA Advertising
Bruce Maize 100% of the fee study supported rate were increasing by the 4.57% CPI.
Orr Builders Those fees that were being charged at 85% would increase by 13.8%.
Russ Martin
Mission Springs Water DVBA's concerns were alleviated.
District
Dan Olivier
At this time the Desert Valleys Builders Association will support the Nethery Mueller Olivier
Alan Pace adoption of the User and Regulatory Fee Study and the implementation of Petra GeoSciences Phase II and Consumer Price Index increases of the current fees.
Kevin Pillow
AC Houston Lumber
John Powell. Jr.
Coachella Valley Water District Sincerely,
Mike Rowe
Grain outren
MSA Consulting
Phil Smith
Sunrise Company Chief Executive Officer
Alissa Vatter
Fidelity National Title
Jeff Wattenbarger
Wattenbarger Construction 34360 Gateway Drive • Palm Desert • CA 92211 (760) 776-7001 office • (760) 776-7002 fax
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