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July Luncheon July 11th
Join State Representative Todd Hunter as he recaps what happened while the Texas legislature was in session.
Builders on the Bay Fishing Tournament July 19-20 Gather a team of your mates and spend a Saturday on the water. Then meet back up with us to measure your catch and win the grand prize.
Welcome
Returning Members
Blue Wave Construction
StrucSure Home Warranty
Garrett Dorsey
Scott Whisenant
Braselton Homes
Texas National Title
Bart Braselton
Chad Magill
Elegant Homes
The Bend Magazine
Freddie Gonzalez
Jordan Regas
GAF
Turfco Grass Farms
Melissa Garcia
Kris Havelka
Hub City Overhead Door
USA Foundation Repair
Rusty Garrett
Charlie Garcia
M3 Holdings
Willow Bend Mortgage
Malcom Matthews
Manhattan Builders
Jon Roel
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David Ratcliff
2019 Board of Directors Darren McComb
John Pope
President D&Z Construction
Moses Mostaghasi
Garrett Dorsey
First Vice President MPM Homes
Paul Cervantez
Second Vice President Cervantez Electric
Tracy Long
Treasurer First Community Bank
Reid Aston Secretary Aston’s Designs
Wendy Herman Executive Officer Coastal Bend Home Builders Association
Coastal Bend Green Built AEP-Texas High Performance Homes
Cris Wright
Associates Council AEP-Texas
Bart Braselton
Immediate Past President Long Builds Construction
Nick Black
Past Presidents Council Newcastle Homes
Builder Director Braselton Homes
Ryan Dibble
Builder Director South Texas Home Builders
Our Staff Wendy Herman
Executive Officer Wendy@www.CoastalBendHBA.org
Kalli Peralez
Director of Operations Kalli@www.CoastalBendHBA.org
Hannah Scott
Director of Membership and Events Hannah@www.CoastalBendHBA.org
Mekaila Hopkins
Director of Marketing and Publications Mekaila@www.CoastalBendHBA.org
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Victor Ibarra
bit.ly/CBHBAFacebook
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Builder Director Levian Homes
Logan Kirkpatrick
Associate Director Ferguson Enterprises
bit.ly/CBHBALinkedin
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New Members Dealermart
Eduardo Hernandez 2633 S. Padre Island Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78415 Phone: (361) 257-2012
Ideal Construction & Design Danielle Roberts PO Box 1142 Robstown, TX 78380 Phone: (361) 815-2393
Justin Custom Homes Justin Aminzadeh
6 W. Bar De Loc Dr. Corpus Christi, TX 78414 Phone: (361) 548-7314
My Dad’s Plumber Mike Herring
6908 Crosstimbers DR Corpus Christi, Texas 78413 Phone: (361) 438-7700 Cell Phone: (361) 739-1308
Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory Curtis Rock
6817 Leopard St. Corpus Christi, TX 78409 Phone: (361) 883-4555 Cell Phone: (361) 438-8881
Roland Barrera Insurance Roland Barrera
101 North Shoreline Suite 410 Corpus Christi, Texas 78401 Phone: (361) 400-2484 Cell Phone: (361) 688-7111
The KB Real Estate Team - RE/MAX Elite Karabe Baltazar
1902 Morgan Ave Corpus Christi, Texas 78404 Phone: (361) 960-4471 www.thekbteam.com
www.mydadsplumber.com
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Office Closed for Independence Day
Associates Council 12:00-1:00 pm Closed Meeting
Builders on the Bay Weigh-In Bash 11:00-1:00 pm
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Membership Luncheon 11:30-1:00 pm $25 per person Must register
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Builders on the Bay Angler Meeting 6:00 pm Team captains must come
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GRC Meeting 12:00-1:00 pm Open Meeting
August 1 print Ready Ads due for Parade of Homes Magazine 5-9 Sunbelt Builders Show
October 5-6 Parade of Homes 17 Membership Luncheon
September November 5 Membership Luncheon
19 Parade of Homes Ribbon Cutting 20 Parade of Homes VIP Party 21-22 Parade of Homes 28-29 Parade of Homes
20-22 TAB Fall Meeting
December 13 Casino Night
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President’s Executive Order Addresses Regulatory Barriers to Affordability
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n a key or NAHB, President Trump has put housing at the forefront of the national debate by signing an executive order that cites the need to cut costly regulations that are hampering the production of more affordable housing. After attending the White House signing ceremony, NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde issued an official statement, which is excerpted below: “NAHB applauds President Trump for making housing a top national priority. With affordability near a 10-year low, the executive order underscores that the White House is ready to take a leading role to help resolve the nation’s afford- ability crisis. “Given that homeownership historically
has been part of the American dream and a primary source of wealth for most American households, the need to tackle ongoing afford- ability concerns is especially urgent. “We are pleased that the president’s executive order calls for the formation of a White House Council chaired by HUD Secretary Ben Carson that will seek to reduce regulatory barriers that are making housing more costly.” Learn more and view video commentary.
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Big Red Big Trout Big Flounder Spot Pot Heavy Stringer Calcuta
Raffle $1500 Roy’s Gift Card $50 per ticket
Winning ticket drawn July 19th at the Captain’s Party. Do not have to be present to win. Pre-purchace tickets at the CBHBA office.
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Huge Victory for NAHB on Takings Claims
n a huge victory for NAHB and its members, the U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a long-standing land use decision that made it nearly impossible for property owners to bring a Fifth Amendment takings claim in federal court. In 1985, the Supreme Court issued a decision, known as the Williamson County decision, that forced land use plaintiffs to first go through years of expensive state administrative and/or court proceedings prior to bringing a “takings” claim in federal court. Local governments often used the decision to their advantage to tire out property owners. In addition, once a property owner finally filed a case in federal court, government defendants would use the prior state court decision as leverage to throw out the federal case. In Knick v.
Township of Scott, the Supreme Court ruled that “the state-litigation requirement [in Williamson] imposes an unjustifiable burden on takings plaintiffs, conflicts with the rest of [the Court’s] jurisprudence, and must be overruled. A property owner has an actionable Fifth Amendment takings claim when the government takes his property without paying for it.” This means that rather than going through expensive and drawnout state court proceedings, a land use plaintiff can bring a takings claim in federal court as soon as the taking occurs.
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 Grant from HUD
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AHB has received a $110,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to fight housing discrimination. The grant will be used to educate developers and multifamily building owners and managers on the Fair Housing Act’s accessibility requirements.
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Thanks for everyone who participated! Venue Sponsor Gemini Sushi and Business Lounge Plane Ticket Raffle Sponsor Moses Mostaghasi Our Membership Chairman Paul Cervantez Our Team Captains Ryan Dibble, Victoria Galvan, and Desi Laurel All new members recruited from drive will show on August newsletter. New members must send in logo for it to be used. www.CoastalBendHBA.org 14
NAHB Leadership Council Sets Priorities
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uring the first week of June, NAHB Watch videos here convened its spring leadership meetings in Washington, D.C. The event included meetings of NAHB’s committees and councils, the 2019 Transitional Board and the Legislative Conference, which featured Sen. John Barrasso, chair of the Senate Republican Conference. The week-long event concluded with the first meeting of NAHB’s new Leadership Council on Saturday, June 8. You can view videos of the Leadership Council Meeting.
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What to Do if ICE Visits Your Site
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent arrives at your site on a hot, sunny afternoon. She has an audit notice, but pushes to speak with workers and review your files immediately. What do you do? What should your employees do if you aren’t there? More NAHB members are facing this and other work site enforcement scenarios as ICE has ramped up oversight of employers’ obligations to verify the validity of each employee’s identity and employment. In July 2018, ICE and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) announced the results of a nationwide operation in which Form I-9 audit notices of inspection had been served to more than 5,200 businesses since that January. In addition to Form I-9 audits, ICE and HSI conduct work site raids to create a “culture of compliance” among employers. Work site raids have escalated dramatically under the Trump administration. For example, during a June 2018 search warrant execution, authorities identified 146 employees working at an Ohio meat processor who were subject to arrest for immigration viola-
tions. And in August 2018, during a multi-state operation led by ICE and HSI, authorities served search warrants for work site hiring violations at agricultural firms in Nebraska and Minnesota. During the execution of these search warrants, 133 workers were administratively arrested for immigration violations. Now more than ever, employers should be aware of their obligation to comply with the law and know how to handle visits from ICE. Employers who knowingly hire illegal workers or continue to employ unauthorized workers could face criminal prosecution. NAHB has teamed up with the immigration law experts at Greenberg Traurig, including Laura Foote Reiff, who has worked with builders across the country, to provide NAHB members with information on what to expect during an ICE visit.
2019 Committees Government Relations
Open Meetings – Meets on the last Wednesday of every month Chair- Jerry Garcia
This committee decides what we advocate for and against and how we go about doing so. They follow the items that are going to be put before the city council and forms a plan of action as to how to support, improve, or defeat it.
Membership
Open Meetings Meets about every 45 days. Chair- Paul Cervantez
This committee is in charge of our recruitment efforts.. Although every member is encouraged to recruit new members, the membership committee focus on it by planning events like our membership drive. They also concern themselves with member retention.
Education and Scholarship
Open Meetings – Meets as needed Chair- Garrett Dorsey
Builder Liaison
Open Meetings – Meets bimonthly
This is when our members have an opportunity to meet with employees of the city of Corpus Christi, hear their concerns and provide input as to how we can make Corpus Christi a better city.
Fishing Tournament
Open Meetings – Varies Chair- TBA
This committee is responsible for planning and executing the Builders on the Bay Fishing Tournament. This committee meets about 2-3 months before the tournament and once after.
Coastal Bend Green Built
Closed Meetings - Meets quarterly Chair- Garrett Dorsey This committee guides the CBGB program that strives to promote the construction of high-performance, low-impact residential homes in the Coastal Bend. You must be a
member of CBGB to be on this committee.
Associates Council
This brand new committee oversees our outreach Closed Meetings – Meets every 3rd Wednesday of the month to the community to encourage participation in the construction and related industries. They also President- Cris Wright find deserving students wanting to pursue careers The Associates Council represents the interests in these fields to support with a scholarship. of Associate Members of the Association and produces projects that provide networking opportunities for members. Members of the Associates Council are elected each year in September for a one year term. 17 The Coastal Bend Home Builders Association June 2019
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ADUs Can Boost Affordability
hat if there was a simple solution to help communities struggling with high housing costs, limited developable land and demand for multi-generational living? An increasing number of communities around the United States have found that there is such a solution: accessory dwelling units (ADUs). Also called an in-law suite, granny flat or secondary dwelling unit, an ADU offers an additional self-contained living unit that typically has its own kitchen, bedroom(s) and bath space, while maintaining independence
and privacy from the primary home. ADUs can take many forms: a second small backyard cottage on the same grounds as (or attached to) a single-family house, an apartment over the garage or a basement apartment. They offer a relatively inexpensive means to provide more affordable housing options in a neighborhood without changing community character.
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NAHB Scores Codes Victories Thanks largely to NAHB members and their efforts to educate codes officials, none of 26 high-priority code change proposals opposed by NAHB passed the first stage of the International Code Council I-Code development process. The ICC recently held its 2019 Group B Committee Action Hearings on proposed changes to the Group B codes for the 2021 edition of the I-codes. Group B includes the International Energy Conservation Code and the International Residential Code.
The ICC committees considered almost 1,400 code change proposals. Overall, they supported NAHB’s position on 84 percent of proposals where a position was taken. After another round of hearings, there will be an online vote in November open to all ICC governmental voters. NAHB will again be asking members to participate in the One & Done campaign to encourage favorable codes voting results.
The House Financial Services Committee recently voted to advance NAHB-supported bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years through Sept. 30, 2024. NAHB has made a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP a top legislative priority, and the bill agreed to by Chair Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) and Ranking Member Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) includes many NAHB-supported reforms to the program.
Specifically, the NFIP Reauthorization Act of 2019 would: Increase funding for flood risk mapping and mitigation. Provide premium credits for not currently recognized mitigation activity. Create a new zone to account for levee-protected areas. Establish umbrella coverage options for multifamily development. NAHB is urging Congress to swiftly pass a long-term reauthorization of the NFIP.
House Panel Approves Long-Term NFIP Reauthorization
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NAHB Members Converge on Capitol Hill Nearly 700 NAHB members from across the nation converged on Capitol Hill in early June for NAHB’s 2019 Legislative Conference to urge their lawmakers to support policies that will increase the production of quality, affordable housing and keep the housing recovery moving forward. “We are sending a loud and clear message to members of Congress that there is an urgent need to implement innovative solutions to ease the nation’s affordability woes and enable more families to achieve homeownership or have access to suitable rental housing,” said NAHB Chairman Greg Ugalde. In nearly 300 individual meetings with their representatives and senators, NAHB members discussed the following key housing issues: Workforce and immigration Trade policy Housing finance
reform Low-Income Housing Tax Credit National Flood Insurance Program Building energy codes Cluster mailboxes Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) addressed the members before their Hill visits and cited the need to reduce regulatory burdens and taxes to help the residential construction industry. “I want you to be able to build faster, cheaper and smarter by getting rid of regulations and red tape,” said Barrasso. “If we want to grow the economy, we need to lower taxes and get rid of punishing regulations.” The senator also expressed support for two other NAHB priorities: ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and a long-term reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program.
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BOOKS THAT BUILD YOUR BUSINESS THE OFFICIAL BOOKSTORE OF NAHB
Life Spike Members John Tucker
612.50 Moses Mostaghasi
63.50
Bill Sanderson
253.50 Renee Carter
62.50
Sean Vitelli
226.25 Monica Sanderson
57.00
Louis Alty
140.50 John Pope
56.50
Mark Garza
139.50 Isidro Gonzalez
53.50
Jerry Garcia
139.00 Robert Sells
54.00
Shayne Schroeder
128.00 Ed Cantu
46.00
Leslie Schey
126.50 Bart Braselton
45.00
Bill Fleeman
114.50 Jim Pickett
41.50
Fred Braselton
109.50 Trey Summers
38.50
76.50 Jodi Steen
38.00
75.00 Kevin Pitchford
35.50
Garrett Dorsey
75.00 Matt Martini
32.50
Jack Randolph
72.50 Brian Grunberg
31.50
Claudia Mostaghasi
68.00 Shawn Karaca
30.00
Paul Cervantes
64.50 Francisco Aguilar
29.00
Beverly Bacak Richard Voss
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The Spike Club consists of members who are recognized for outstanding achievement in membership recruitment and retention. Spikes receive recognition at local, state, and national levels and rewarded many special honors including colored jackets indicating their level of achievement.
Spike Members
James Skrobarczyk
24.00 Maverick Velosky
11.50
Scott Whisenant
19.00 Donald Shelton
11.50
Tracy Long
17.50 Cris Wright
10.50
Julie Jenson
15.00 Dolores Sanchez
10.00
Pat Nolan
14.50 Eric Newman
7.50
James Mazoch
13.00 John Wallace
7.00
Jon Roel
13.00 Paul Cervantez
6.00
Joseph Cortez
13.00 Jose De Los Santos
6.00
Ryan Dibble
13.00
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