Yuba County/BIA/Developers Roundtable

January 28, 2004

I.  In attendance:  Kent McClain, Yuba County CAO; John Costa, BIA; Craig Zoller, Stantec Consulting; Jeff Panasiti, Lennar Renaissance; Steve Tofft, Myers Homes; Brian Spilman, Lakemont Homes; Tej Maan, Yuba County Community Development - Env. Health Division; Ed Mazza, Corinthian Homes; Christine Root, Corinthian Homes; Dan Logue, Yuba Co.Superv.; Cliff Yarnell, Nordic Industries; Martin Griffin, Yuba County Community Development - Building Division, Mark Traver, Heritage Homes; James Van Maren, Beazer Homes; Jennifer Skillings, Del Webb; Jeremy Sutter, Del Webb; Michele Scott, Beazer Homes; Randy Margo, Yuba Co. Asst CAO; Guy Spitzer, Centex Homes; Kent MacDiarmid,Plumas Lake Owners Group; Tom Stoller, Morrison Homes; Bahram Sadaghiani, MacKay & Somps; Stan Samiec, Beazer Homes; Marcus LaDuca, Sandberg & LaDuca; Chuck Thistlethwaite, Yuba County Community Development - Planning Division; Tim Snellings, Pete Calarco - Yuba County Community Development

Emerging Issues:  A brainstorming session was held to identify potential areas of concern that the group thought that we should address.  The list is as follows:

 ·        Review of Existing Process/Procedures

Ø     Review Level of Uncertainty

Ø     Problem Solving Process

·        Drainage Issues

·        County Counsel’s Office (Procedures)

·        Levees (Current/Future Issues)

·        Tentative Map Phasing

·        Map Conditions

·        Sheriff/Fire/School (Financing/Need)

·        Process Documentation

·        Fee Timing (Start $14k / Current $30K – 3 year period)

Ø     Fee Payment Schedule

·        Review/Search for: Outside Funding (State/Federal)

·        Equal Playing Field

·        HCP/NCCP (Joint Yuba & Sutter Counties)

Ø     Establish Process

Ø     H-99/H-70 Impacts

Ø     Consultants: Jones & Stokes

·        CFD/LAFCO

·        Streamline Process

(Through ordinances – Develop/Change current language)

·        Staff/Community Outreach (Benefits of Growth)

·        Jobs

·        Timing of Commercial Development

·        Regional Sewer

·        Staff Training (Process)

·        SACOG – AB1426 (Affordable Housing)

Ø     Blueprint Workshop

·        NFPA 5000 (State Code)

Ø     Codes (building)

·        Entitlements

·        Plumas Lakes: Construction Practices (Ex. Other County Procedures)

Ø     Ex. Not Ok’d in Yuba County

(Pads re-certified for winter construction)

·        Timeframe: Turn around time on submittals

Ø     Current – 4 to 6 weeks (First set of comments)

Common Concerns (Focus Efforts):

·        Levee’s

·        Impact Fees/Infrastructure

·        Timeframes

·        Drainage

·        HCP/NCCP

·        CFD/LAFCO

·        Problem Solving

·        Process Documentation

·        Fee timing/Schedule (Fee Payment Schedule)

Follow up Meeting:

 Wednesday February 11^th @ 10am,  Yuba County Planning Department; Conf Rm