Council Spotlight: Builders & Developers Council and Multi-Family Council

Making the most of your BIA membership: Try a Council meeting or event.

You can’t find it anywhere else in central Ohio: The networking, learning and advocacy opportunities provided by the BIA are one-of-a-kind. By getting involved in one of our Councils, you can connect with others in a variety of building industry fields, exchange ideas, pick up valuable advice and enjoy a camaraderie you won’t find in any other organization.

What’s the best way to up your involvement and reap the benefits? Attend a BIA council meeting or event.

Here, in their own words, are the leadership of two BIA Councils explaining the value you’ll get from participating.

Builders and Developers Council

Mike Reeves (Kimley-Horn), Jeff Miller (CESO) and Nicki Martin (Treplus Communities) Co-Chairs

“Builders and Developers Council meetings are a great source of local building information. We provide updates on many local municipalities including zoning and building code changes and can collectively discuss challenges to stormwater regulations and utility availability. Our meetings also provide an opportunity for our members to communicate current industry challenges which help us prioritize our time and efforts.

Builders and Developers Council continues to work with the City of Columbus to improve the development process and engineering plan review flow and we look forward to shorter review times soon. We are also working with Plain City and Madison County on sewer improvements and zoning code rewrites.” —Mike

Reeves

Multi-Family Council

Jane Arthur Roslovic (Treplus Communities) and Joe Thomas (Metro Development) Co-Chairs

“The Building Industry Association Multi-Family Council advocates for the interest of builders in the multi-family construction industry. Attending Council meetings can give builders a chance to share their concerns and ideas with the Council, and potentially influence policy decisions that impact the industry.

One major item we have been working on in Multi-Family is monthly meetings with Director Messer at the City of Columbus on shortening the engineer plan approval process. We think we can get the approval process down to four months with the cooperation of the City of Columbus, the engineering consultant, and the developer/ builder.” —Joe Thomas

“The BIA Multi-Family Council will be hosting our quarterly meetings this summer and fall. We are going to have a forum with Columbus Development Director Mike Stevens and Erin Prosser, who heads Housing Strategy for the City. Moving forward we plan to have Council member and Zoning Chair Rob Dorans and Council President Shannon Hardin. Dates for our meetings will be posted on the BIA website." — Jane Arthur Roslovic