TVBA
desert valleys builders association
2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS
PRESIDENT
Paul Mahoney,
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Immediate Past President
Todd Hooks August 4, 2025
Agua Caliente Band of
Cahuilla Indians (Ret.) City of Cathedral City
1" VICE PRESIDENT
Tom Dubose Charles McClendon, City Manager
Dubose Design Group, Inc. 68700 Lalo Guerrero
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Cathedral City, CA 92234
VICE PRESIDENT
OF ASSOCIATES Dear Mr. McClendon,
Allan Levin
Allan Levin & Associates
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER Thank you for providing the Desert Valleys Builders Association with the Gretchen Gutierrez opportunity to review and comment on the City of Cathedral City's draft of DIRECTORS increased Development Impact Fees based on inflationary mechanisms Fred Bell/ 2025 PAC Chairman provided by the Engineering News Record - Construction Cost Index.
Nobell Energy Solutions
Brian Benedetti
Brian Benedetti Construction This is an acceptable practice to maintain charges that closely relate to costs Mark Benedetti incurred by the city to provide the necessary infrastructure for a growing Cheryl Gonzales city. The fee schedule appears to be appropriate for adoption.
GHA Companies
Mario Gonzales - Presidents Council
GHA Companies The DVBA would like to remind the city of our concerns stated for the Joe Hayes - Presidents Council record in September of 2023. The city elevated the level of service beyond Jeremy Roos
Agua Caliente Band of what the existing community had invested. Future development has been Cahuilla Indians tasked with increasing the quality of life for the existing population without Dave Lippert full benefit themselves.
Lippert Construction, Inc
Bruce Maize
Orr Builders By opening the discussion to adopt a new development impact fee schedule, Russ Martin
the city also opens the possibility for challenge pursuant to the Mitigation Mission Springs Water
District Fee Act.
Deborah McGarrey
Southern California Gas Company The Desert Valleys Builders Association accepts the new DIF Schedule.
Alan Pace
Petra GeoSciences
John Powell, Jr.
Coachella Valley Water District Sincerely,
Phil Smith - Presidents Council
Sunrise Company
Alissa Vatter Gretchen Gutierrez
Fidelity National Title
Michelle Witherspoon Chief Executive Officer
MSA Consulting
550 Oleander Road • Palm Springs, CA • 92262
(760) 776-7001 office • (760) 776-7002 fax
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