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BOMA San Francisco Government Affairs & Industry News for Commercial Real Estate Professionals: 2017
BOMA California Advocacy Update: Proposition 13 Weathers Attacks & 2017 Legislative Results
All BOMAs in California are part of BOMA California based in Sacramento. The focus of BOMA California is strictly advocacy and - thanks to the involvement of BOMA members - they are really good at protecting the industry's interests.
It has been a VERY busy time in Sacramento as the legislative session has come to close. Please take a moment to review the information below from our California advocate, Matthew Hargrove, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for BOMA California.
Proposition 13 Weathers Attacks By Two Gubernatorial Candidates
In their first “debate” in a question regarding taxes, two of the candidate – Villaraigosa and Eastin - went out of their way to criticize Proposition 13, the law that keeps your property taxes from seeing gigantic spikes each year.
It's a Wrap: Legislative Session is Over For The Year
Sunday was the final night for the Governor to sign or veto bills on his desk. In 2017 the Legislature sent 977 bills to his desk. He signed 88% of the bills (859) and vetoed 12% (118).
Last year, Governor Brown vetoed 159 out of 1059 bills, for a 15% veto rate. To put this year’s actions in context (lowest year to highest year of vetoes):
Now, here are some of the bills we followed closely.
Bills Signed By the Governor We Opposed
This is the most important category of bills to look at. Our industry opposed these measures, yet they were signed into law. These are the bills that are most likely to have a negative impact on your operations:
AB 168 (Eggman D) Employers: salary information. (OPPOSE)
AB 1180 (Holden D) Los Angeles County Flood Control District: taxes. (OPPOSE)
AB 1701 (Thurmond D) Labor-related wage liabilities. (OPPOSE)
SB 2 (Atkins D) Building Homes and Jobs Act. (OPPOSE)
SB 63 (Jackson D) Unlawful employment practice: parental leave. (OPPOSE)
Bills Signed By The Governor We Supported
Here are some bills signed by the Governor. Our industry was in support of all these measures:
AB 72 (Santiago D) Housing. (SUPPORT)
AB 73 (Chiu D) Planning and zoning: housing sustainability districts. (SUPPORT)
AB 246 (Santiago D) Environmental quality: Jobs and Economic Improvement ACT (SUPPORT)
AB 879 (Grayson D) Planning and zoning: housing element. (SUPPORT)
AB 1223 (Caballero D) Construction contract payments: Internet Web site posting. (SUPPORT)
AB 1284 (Dababneh D) California Financing Law: Property Assessed Clean Energy program (SUPPORT)
AB 1515 (Daly D) Planning and zoning: housing. (SUPPORT)
AB 1553 (Cervantes D) Economic development: Capital Access Loan Program. (SUPPORT)
AB 1583 (Chau D) Proposition 65: enforcement: certificate of merit: factual basis. (SUPPORT)
AB 1598 (Mullin D) Affordable housing authorities. (SUPPORT)
SB 145 (Hill D) Autonomous vehicles: testing on public roads. (SUPPORT)
SB 167 (Skinner D) Housing Accountability Act. (SUPPORT)
SB 205 ((G&F) Local Government Omnibus Act of 2017. (SUPPORT)
SB 229 (Wieckowski D) Accessory dwelling units. (SUPPORT)
SB 242 (Skinner D) Property Assessed Clean Energy program (SUPPORT)
SB 329 (Leyva D) Manufactured homes: financial assistance programs. (SUPPORT)
SB 540 (Roth D) Workforce Housing Opportunity Zone. (SUPPORT)
SB 564 (McGuire D) Joint powers authorities: Water Bill Savings Act. (SUPPORT)
SB 653 (Moorlach R (County tax collectors: notices: publication. (SUPPORT)
SB 711 (Hill D) Electrical corporations and gas corporations: rates and charges. (SUPPORT)
Finally, here are some bills vetoed by the Governor that we were happy he did not sign into law, as we opposed most of them:
AB 248 (Reyes D) Hazardous waste: facilities: permits. (OPPOSE)
AB 890 (Medina D) Land use: planning and zoning: initiatives. (OPPOSE)
AB 978 (Limón D) Employment safety: injury and illness prevention program. (OPPOSE)
AB 1179 (Kalra D) Hazardous waste facilities: inspections. (OPPOSE)
AB 1239 (Holden D) Building standards: electric vehicle charging infrastructure. (NEUTRAL)
SB 42 (Hill D) Public lands: Martins Beach: property acquisition. (OPPOSE)
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California Business Properties Association (CPBA) Strategic Issue Conference - December 7-8th in Napa, California
TEN major groups have come together to host an event you don’t want to miss!
California Business Properties Association (CBPA), the American Council for Engineering Companies (ACEC), the Building Owners and Managers of California (BOMA CAL), the California Alliance for Jobs (CAJ), the California Building Industry Association (CBIA), the California Business Roundtable (CBRT), the California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA), the Commercial Real Estate Development Association (NAIOP), the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) and the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) are co-hosting one of the premier biannual policy gatherings, 2017 Strategic Issues Conference.
Labels: California Business Properties Association
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In response to calls from members regarding the state of homelessness and street behavior in the City and County of San Francisco, please take a moment to review the following information.
BOMA San Francisco’s Government Affairs Policy Advisory Committee (GAPAC) made homelessness and street behavior a key issue in 2016. They met with City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) Department staff in charge of homelessness mitigation coordination:
Joyce Crum, Director, Housing and Homeless Division, Human Services Agency;
Lt. Michael Nevin, SFPD homelessness issue veteran;
Sam Dodge, Director of Housing Opportunity, Partnerships and Engagement (HOPE), Mayor Ed Lee’s Office (precursor agency to the newly formed Department of Homelessness);
Brenda Meskan, San Francisco Department of Public Health, Director San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team.
Click here to review our summary of the April 2016 meeting.
Based on the April 2016 meeting, the Government Affairs Committee decided to aggregate the resources available from CCSF to BOMA members to help with the various homeless and street behavior issues. Click here for more information about that document published in July 2016.
As you may know BOMA San Francisco members heard from Jeff Kositsky recently at a BOMA member luncheon this year on the progress his Department of Homelessness is making to help house those who are homeless and guide them to CCSF resources.
The City and County of San Francisco is focused on helping those less fortunate than most and they are trying. There is a sizable amount of resources that the CCSF is using to try to lessen homelessness and questionable street behavior. Collectively, CCSF staff point to a few things to consider:
Homelessness is acute in San Francisco but especially egregious in large West Coast cities in general, e.g., Los Angeles, Seattle and Portland. They have sizable homelessness populations. San Francisco, by contrast, has around 6-7k homeless at present and that general count has been holding. Housing and social services are their overall solution.
The epidemic opioid crisis is contributing to not only homelessness but questionable street behavior from many individuals that is overwhelming CCSF’s response.
BOMA is here to help connect you to the resources the CCSF provides. Please email johnb@boma.com.
Labels: BOMA GAPAC, BOMA San Francisco, Homelessness
EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY: Honoring Ken Cleaveland, Vice President, Public Policy for BOMA San Francisco - November 15, 2017
After a long career in the association management field and having served BOMA San Francisco the past 22 years as leader of our organization’s legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts, Ken Cleaveland will be retiring on December 31, 2017. We’re dedicating our last general membership luncheon of the year to pay tribute to Ken and to thank him for his outstanding service.
Labels: BOMA San Francisco, Ken Cleaveland
Register for BOMA San Francisco's Annual 2017 Codes Seminar - November 9, 2017
BOMA San Francisco’s Annual Codes Seminar will feature presentations on a wide range of important topics — especially for commercial property managers. This is an opportunity for BOMA members to meet and interact with important city officials from the Building and Fire Departments responsible for enforcing these codes and to hear from our own design and construction professionals on the most recent changes to our local codes and permitting processes and the most effective ways to comply. It’s BOMA San Francisco’s most important regulatory update of the year, so don’t miss out!
ADA Review: What’s New?
Fire Code Update: What’s Impacting TI’s
Title 24 Energy Review
BOMA 2017 for Office Buildings: Standard Methods of Measurement
Elevator Update:
Modernizations and Cal-OSH
State & Local Legislative Update
Mark Walls, Sr. Building Inspector, San Francisco Dept. of Building Inspection
Dan DeCossio, Dept. Asst. Fire Chief, SFFD, and SF Fire Marshal
Steve Panelli, Chief Plumbing Inspector, SF Dept. of Building Inspection
Mohsin Shaikh, PE, LEED AP, Mechanical/Energy Plan Inspector, SF Dept. of Building Inspection
Jeff Maddox, The Fire Consultants
Skip Soskin, AIA, Huntsman Architectural Group
Steve Taylor, PE, Taylor Engineering
Craig Oty, IALD, PE, LC,
George von Klan, GVK Elevator Consulting Services, Inc.
Joe Armas, Otis Elevator
Manuel Fishman, Esq., Buchalter
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BOMA International Advocacy Update: National Flood Insurance Program Extension & ADA Bill Progress
National Flood Insurance Program Extended Until December
Earlier this month, President Trump signed legislation extending the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), which was set to expire September 30, until December 8. The NFIP is primarily responsible for providing coverage for flood damage; standard property insurance policies do not cover flood damage and even some private insurance requires the initial purchase of an NFIP policy. The extension of the NFIP was part of a larger package that raises the debt limit and funds the federal government. This legislation also authorized more than $15 billion in additional disaster relief funding, including funding for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
BOMA International has been working with a coalition of real estate organizations to secure the long-term renewal of the program, as well as key reforms, including allowing policies to cover multiple buildings on a single campus and adding the option for properties to purchase business interruption insurance in tandem with flood coverage. The coalition also is asking that the mandatory purchase requirement for high-value properties be waived, as the NFIP is not able to cover these properties for their full value. These revisions would simplify and improve NFIP and strengthen community resilience across the U.S. The temporary extension of the NFIP gives Congress time to consider these important reforms to the program.
ADA Bill Passes Out of Committee
H.R. 620, the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, passed out of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on September 7. The bill, which currently has 14 co-sponsors in the House from both sides of the aisle, would amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to curb the practice of so-called “drive-by” lawsuits. These lawsuits are often designed to result in quick financial settlements rather than to remedy the alleged ADA infraction or increase accessibility. H.R. 620 would create a “notice and cure” period of 120 days to allow building owners and other businesses the chance to remedy an accessibility issue before the commencement of litigation.
The advocacy work being done by BOMA local associations is a critical part of the progress on this and other important industry issues. BOMA members across the country are currently lobbying their members of Congress while they are in their home districts as part of the National Issues Conference: Local Edition. BOMA International advocacy staff also are continuing to work with Congress to push the bill forward to a vote on the House floor and to introduce similar legislation in the Senate.
Labels: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), BOMA International, National Flood Insurance Program
BOMA California Advocacy Update: PACE Bills Supported, Water Bill Savings Act, Mandatory Benchmarking Regulations & Strategic Issues Conference - December 7-8, Napa, California
It has been a VERY busy time in Sacramento as the legislative session has come to close. Any bill that made it out of both houses is now on the Governor's desk for his consideration. The Governor has until October 15th to make a decision to sign or veto a bill.
Please take a moment to review the information below from our California advocate, Matthew Hargrove, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs for BOMA California.
PACE Bills Supported
On behalf of our industry, we have requested that Governor Brown sign two bills enhancing to the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program.
We believe that AB 1284 (Dababneh; D-Encino) will strengthen the consumer protections associated with PACE financing. This measure builds upon the nation-leading PACE disclosures put in place last year. In addition to expanding access to financing for sustainable property improvements to a larger swath of Californians, PACE plays an important role in California’s plan to meet our greenhouse gas reduction goals by promoting greater adoption of energy-efficient technologies.
Additionally, we have asked the Governor to sign SB 242 (Skinner; D-Berkeley) as we believe the bill will strengthen the consumer protections associated with the PACE program.
Much of California’s existing building stock was built before the adoption of the state’s mandatory energy standards. These bills will strengthen a financing option that allows owners to take on deep energy retrofits without a state forced mandate.
Water Bill Savings Act
Mandatory Benchmarking Regulations
Regulations to guide California’s implementation of the state’s mandatory benchmarking law are in the final stages of being finalized. Basically, if you will have to benchmark any building over 50,000 s.f. and report that information to the CEC. The regulations are a bit more complicated, as they get into lots of detail about many compliance scenarios. The last round of amendments to the regulations included the following:
1. Modifying the definition of “active” as it applies to utility accounts (§1681(a)).
2. Modifying the methods a building owner or owner’s agent may use to demonstrate
building ownership or agency when requesting energy use data from a utility
(§1682(a)(1)(B)).
3. Clarifying and simplifying the processes by which a building owner, owner’s agent, or
utility may obtain customer permission to share building-level energy use data with a
building owner or owner’s agent (§1682(b)(4)).
4. Specifying that a utility will not be required to provide whole-building energy use data
more than once in a three-month period (§1682(b)(7)), except for requests made for
compliance with the benchmarking and public disclosure requirements.
5. Adding requirements for a building owner or owner’s agent to notify a utility of certain
changes when the utility is providing recurring automatic upload of whole-building
energy use data (§1682(b)(8)).
6. Removing items from, and making modifications to, the list of metrics the Energy
Commission may make available on a public website (§1683(c)(3)).
Our industry has paid very close attention to this issue, has provided comments and feedback to the CEC through every step of the process, and we remain in support of these regulations. Click here to see all the details.
Strategic Issues Conference - December 7-8, Napa, California
BOMA San Francisco Members Briefed: BART Rebuild and Upgrade Effort and the Central SoMa Plan
BART Rebuild and Upgrade Plan
BOMA San Francisco's Government Affairs Policy Advisory Committee (GAPAC) members met with BART Board Director Nick Josefowitz recently.
Director Josefowitz detailed the agency's current efforts and future plans following the passage of Measure RR last fall. Note that BOMA San Francisco supported RR – the $3.5 billion general obligation bond that will rebuild and upgrade the backbone of the Bay Area transportation system.
The video below is a great summary of Mr. Josefowitz's presentation. If you'd like more detail, please contact BOMA San Francisco's Director of Government and Industry Affairs, John Bozeman at johnb@boma.com.
San Francisco's Central SoMa Plan
BOMA San Francisco PAC Chair, Andrew Junius provided a brief update on San Francisco’s Central SoMa Plan – a massive planning effort to create a sustainable neighborhood by 2040.
Click here to review the recent San Francisco Planning Department presentation on the effort and email Mr. Junius with any questions you may have: ajunius@reubenlaw.com. You may also reach out to John Bozeman at johnb@boma.com.
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Labels: Andrew Junius, BART, BOMA GAPAC, BOMA PAC, Central SoMa Plan, Nick Josefowitz
BOMA San Francisco's Codes and Regulations Committee members met with San Francisco Planning Director, John Rahaim, recently. Here are the highlights of his presentation:
There is currently over 4 million square feet of office space under construction, with another 2-3 million square feet in the pipeline.
Rahaim praised the near completion of the Central SoMa Plan which will accommodate large floor plates for a future 7-8 million square feet of office space, along with 20-30,000 new housing units.
Office Development Annual Limitation Program or Proposition M limits will most likely be reached this year - especially with the projected office space in the Central SoMa Plan.
6,000 units of housing under construction in the city with an additional 45,000 units entitled. The Mayor’s goal of building 30,000 new units while he is Mayor is an achievable one, in his opinion.
San Francisco is producing 25% of the housing production in the Bay Area presently, but even San Francisco cannot keep up with the demand.
Rahaim stated the Planning Department is undergoing a review of its fee structure.
The projected demise of retail stores due to consumers' online shopping preferences is also something the Department is interested in.
Labels: Office Development Annual Limitation Program (Proposition M), San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim
BOMA San Francisco's Government Affairs Policy Advisory Committee (GAPAC) held a briefing for members recently on the progress of the Better Market Street Project.
As you may know, long-time BOMA leader, Kathy Mattes, has been monitoring the planning of this massive undertaking and suggested that we hold this gathering to inform BOMA members along Market Street - and adjacent streets - of the substantial changes that the City and County of San Francisco has planned for The City's main thoroughfare.
It was a pleasure to welcome back Simon Bertrang, Project Manager for the Better Market Street Project. It was very informative and I encourage any BOMA member on Market, Mission and connecting streets to get involved to make sure your property's interests are heard.
Please click here to view/download Simon Bertrang’s presentation (thank you Simon!). Click here to learn more about this project and how you can get involved.
Questions? Please contact John Bozeman, BOMA San Francisco's Director of Government and Industry Affairs at johnb@boma.com.
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UPDATE: Your Feedback is Requested - Mandatory Disability Access Improvements
Here are two important items to review regarding this ordinance that BOMA San Francisco members worked on with Supervisor Katy Tang in 2015 and 2016.
San Francisco Department of Building Inspection (SFDBI) is the agency responsible for writing the guidelines regarding implementing this ordinance. The measure is detailed below or you can review the law by clicking here. According to SFDBI staff, draft guidelines are still in development. We'll alert you when that document is available.
Supervisor Tang has introduced a companion measure that would extend the compliance time frame for existing buildings owners.
The time within which the owner of an existing building with a place of public accommodation has to comply with the mandatory disability access requirements as prescribed in the original ordinance for the primary entrance and path of travel into the building will be extended by one year. Also extended by one year is the time for the Department of Building Inspection to submit a written report to the Board and the six-year limitation on granting extensions of time to comply.
Please click here to review the ordinance and email BOMA San Francisco's Director of Government and Industry Affairs, John Bozeman at johnb@boma.com if you have any questions.
Labels: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Mandatory Disability Access Improvements, San Francisco Department of Building Inspection, Supervisor Katy Tang
Central SoMa Public Park – Upcoming Second Community Workshop
Please save the date for the second community workshop for the Central SoMa Public Park, co-hosted by Build Public, San Francisco Planning, San Francisco Recreation and Park, TLS Landscape Architecture, and Tishman Speyer. At this workshop, the Planning Department will be debuting some early concepts based on the community input that the Department has received to date.
Come drop-in, view the concepts and share your ideas for the new Central SoMa Public Park.
Location: Bayanihan Community Center, 1010 Mission Street
RSVP and more information, please contact Jared Press at jared@buildpublic.org
Accessibility and Language Access: Bayanihan Community Center is ADA accessible. For other language assistance or disability accommodations at the event, please contact Candace Soohoo at candace.soohoo@sfgov.org or 415-575-9157 at least 72 hours in advance.
Questions? Please contact Steve Wertheim, Project Manager, Central SoMa Plan steve.wertheim@sfgov.org.
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Labels: Central SoMa Plan, San Francisco Planning Department
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Labels: BOMA Codes and Regulations Committee, Central SoMa Plan, Office Development Annual Limitation Program (Proposition M), San Francisco Planning Department, San Francisco Planning Director John Rahaim
REGISTER BEFORE SELLOUT: BOMA San Francisco's Annual 2017 Emergency Preparedness Seminar - October 17th from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Low-level terror attacks are occurring at an increased frequency around the world. Are you and your team prepared to respond? What agencies will be there to assist? How long will it take for your property operations to return to normal?
BOMA’s Emergency Preparedness Seminar will educate members on the importance of preparing their property and team members for this type of situation through a keynote speaker and panel presentation. Attendees will receive key preparedness information to take back to their ownership/property management group, engineering and security teams, and tenants.
Dr. Erroll G. Southers, Managing Director for Counter-Terrorism & Infrastructure Protection at TAL Global
Dr. Southers is an internationally recognized expert on counterterrorism, public safety, infrastructure protection, and homeland security. He is the Director of the Homegrown Violent Extremism Studies Program at the University of Southern California, where he is also a Professor of the Practice of Governance.
Chief Joanne Hayes-White, San Francisco Fire Department
Chief Bill Scott, San Francisco Police Department
Peter Franklin, Chair Emeritus, BOMA San Francisco’s Emergency Preparedness Committee & TAL Global Managing Director
Jackson Talbot, Assistant Director, Safety and Security, Boston Properties
Bonnie Kalbrosky, 2017 Chair of BOMA San Francisco’s Emergency Preparedness Committee & General Manager with Brookfield Office Properties
Steve Colvin, Senior VP, Property Management at Boston Properties
Ed Wise, Chief Security Officer, Transamerica Pyramid Center
Eric McGarty, Senior Vice President, Allied Universal Security Services
Joseph Collier, Client Manager, Allied Universal Security Services
Jeff Ellis, Security Manager, Transamerica Pyramid
Eric Granera, Security Systems and Safety Manager, American Assets Trust, Inc.
PG&E's Innovator's Evening Lecture Series: Solar + Storage for Resiliency Presentation on September 19th
The Innovator's Evening Lecture Series is intended to provide networking opportunities and create a forum where interested members of the energy efficiency community can have access to innovators in the industry who are transforming the marketplace. These monthly conversational presentations are intended to discuss "big picture" opportunities for change from the speaker's own viewpoint and encourage an exchange of new ideas.
What: Solar + Storage for Resiliency
Where: San Francisco - Pacific Energy Center
San Francisco’s Solar and Energy Storage for Resiliency project examines the use of solar plus storage systems at facilities throughout the City that would serve critical loads in times of emergency (shelters, libraries, rec centers, etc.). The overarching goal is to expand the solar market by serving as a national model for integrating solar and energy storage into the City’s existing emergency response plans. The project engages a working group of various stakeholders (such as Dept. of Emergency Management, Public Finance, Office of Resilience, and industry professionals) to create a roadmap of deployment for resilience that includes technical, financing, and policy considerations.
The presenters will describe the progress and findings of Solar + Storage, and share tools and resources developed under this project. Specifically, they will demonstrate the publicly-available (FREE) solar and storage sizing tool, SolarResilient.org. This first-of-its-kind tool enables building managers, energy managers, architects, sustainability and energy professionals to size their buildings for solar PV and battery storage systems nationwide. This tool estimates the required rating and physical size of grid-connected PV and battery energy storage to provide power for extended periods during a large-scale grid power outage.
The objective of this course is that at the conclusion, participants will:
Become familiar with the goals and accomplishments of the SF Solar + Storage for Reslieincy Project.
Be able to assess if their facility might participate in this project.
Understand the SolarResilient.org software tool and how to use it.
Labels: PG and E, San Francisco Department of the Environment, U.S. Department of Energy
UPDATE: Building Facade Inspection and Maintenance Ordinance - Draft Compliance Requirements Are Now Available
Please email kenc@boma.com if you have any questions.
We have received inquiries from our members regarding the compliance timeline for the new law. The San Francisco Department of Building Inspection is in the process of writing the guidelines for buildings owners to comply and it is expected that they will be available later this ye
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Labels: Building Facade Inspection and Maintenance Ordinance
PG&E's Innovator's Evening Lecture Series: Solar +...