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NEWS AT A GLANCE
BOMA-ATLANTA NEWS Fight the Atlanta Water Surcharge. Atlanta City Council members are considering placing a 15 percent surcharge on all water used within city limits--whether for residential, commercial or industrial purposes. On Wednesday, March 19, at 6:30 p.m., Atlanta City Council members will hold a public hearing at Council Chambers in City Hall to address utilities issues, including the 15 percent surcharge. Protect your valuable interests! Attend the March 19 public hearing and call your representative to make sure that this surcharge is not approved. There will be representatives from BOMA-Atlanta at the public hearing to speak on behalf on the association. To view a list of Council members and their contact information, click here. To view the surcharge ordinance is its present form, click here. View the Cobb County Drought Response Plan. In February, Governor Sonny Perdue legislated that water use in 61 North Georgia counties be reduced in 2008 to result in 90 percent of the average water used for the months April through September of 2007. In response, the Cobb County Board of Commissioners has approved a spring/summer Drought Response Plan, effective through September 2008. Among the plan's commercial property restrictions are water waste penalties, water allowances of 90 percent of last year’s peak average and commercial water audit programs for high water users. Leak detection equipment will be available to a limited number of commercial properties. To read the full Cobb County plan, click here. Read the Latest Georgia Power Rate Case Filing Update. Georgia Power has filed with the Georgia Public Service Commission to increase rates and recover fuel costs. To read the latest update from Georgia Power about this case, including the proposed new rates, click here. To read more about this issue or view the filing dates for this action, click here. Support Hillside at the Fleming's Luncheon. Help BOMA-Atlanta support Atlanta's oldest organized charity by attending the second annual Fleming's fundraising luncheon. The luncheon is $75 per person and will be held at Fleming's restaurant near Perimeter Mall on Friday, April 25. There will be networking and wine tasting at 11:30 a.m. and lunch at noon along with a raffle and auction. All proceeds from the event will support Hillside's programs for children with emotional and behavior difficulties. Seating is limited. To register for the luncheon, click here. For more information, please contact Hillside staff members Gabriela Rowland at 404-875-4551, ext. 156, and Cindi Cooper at 404-875-4551, ext. 216. BOMA-Atlanta Member Named to Community Affairs Task Force. Recently, BOMA-Atlanta was asked by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) to recommend a BOMA member for a special seven-person task force to study the Permissive Codes of Georgia. The members are tasked by Governor Sonny Perdue to review the Permissive Codes and make recommendations to the State Codes Advisory Committee of Georgia. BOMA-Atlanta nominated Mark G. Roth with Lincoln Property Company, and the DCA recently appointed him to serve on the task force representing the state of Georgia. Roth was named the 2007 BOMA Engineer of the Year at the February 13 awards banquet. Congratulations, Mark! BOMA International Embraces BOMA-Atlanta's Top 10 Water Conservation Tips. BOMA International continues to recognize BOMA-Atlanta’s leadership in providing meaningful information to enhance the value of BOMA membership. BOMA International has placed BOMA-Atlanta's top 10 water conservation tips in its online Industry Insights section—the first time BOMA International has recognized a local BOMA in this way! To view BOMA International's Industry Insights, click here. UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL COURSES Asset Management. (March 26) Property managers today work hand-in-hand with asset managers and often serve as asset managers themselves. Therefore, you need to understand the asset manager's role, function, and place in real estate and business. This course will detail the role and responsibilities of an asset manager, as well as provide you with the skills to fulfill this position. You will learn to develop an asset management plan, including appropriate human, physical, and financial resources. You will learn about the measurement of financial objectives, including audits and reasons for them. You will gain an understanding of property acquisition, disposition, and evaluation of troubled property alternatives. Risk Management through Emergency Planning Webinar. (March 26) Emergency preparedness remains a top-tier concern of commercial real estate owners and managers. This Webinar offers insight into how to use the emergency planning process to mitigate liability. The program includes a series of best practices for managing communications both internally and externally before, during and after an emergency. The program was developed by BOMA and Buildings magazine. To register, click here; you may have to scroll down the page to register for the Webinar. Commercial HVAC--Fifth Semester. (March 27) The BOMA Technical Organization (BTO) has partnered with Chattahoochee Technical College to offer a Commercial HVAC course for building engineers. This is the fifth course in the five-semester series. Semester courses are topic-specific and may be taken out of sequence. A certificate of completion will be issued to show attendance and completion of the required material. The classes may be taken in conjunction with SMA classes or any other seminars. BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP): Energy Efficient Audit Concepts and Economic Benefits. (April 3) This comprehensive Webinar reviews energy audit practices and describes the benefits for energy management. Your training focuses on how to inventory equipment and how to sequence equipment for optimal performance, and provides tips for record management and measurement and verification. To register for this BEEP Webinar, click here, or contact Leah Gehlsen at 1-800-553-8878 or leah.gehlsen@stamats.com. Recruiting and Retaining Talent Webinar. (April 16) Increased transparency in the public markets, public-to-private transactions, demands for better performance and the continued growth and expansion of real estate markets have had a material impact on how professionals are rewarded, retained and recruited. This Webinar offers practical insights for getting a foothold in the talent market and remaining competitive when recruiting new staff. Find out about current compensation trends, market dynamics impacting compensation and what the future looks like on the financial side of human capital management. Drawing from case studies, we will note how compensation can be used to drive performance. The program was developed by BOMA International and Buildings magazine. To register, click here. BOMA Property Management (PM) 101. (April 18) Explore the world of property management through PM 101, a five-day course taught over five weeks. Sponsored by ABM Janitorial and AlliedBarton Security Services, this dynamic course will combine classroom-style learning, interaction with industry professionals, and behind-the-scenes tours of metro-Atlanta buildings. It is designed for assistant property and facility managers and others who are interested in expanding their knowledge of the industry. The Georgia Real Estate Commission has approved this course for 24 hours of Continuing Education Units. Fire and Life Safety Seminar. (April 30) Is your commercial real estate building meeting code? The Fire and Life Safety Seminar will help you answer this important question. The seminar will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the American Cancer Society Building (formerly The Inforum). Sponsored by Rolf Jensen and Associates and the BOMA Technical Organization (BTO), the seminar will provide a fire systems overview and address topics of interest, including the frequency and function of maintenance testing and working with the Authority Having Jurisdiction. This seminar is approved for 3 CEUs by the Georgia Real Estate Commission. Light refreshments will be served. Complimentary parking will be provided. BOMA Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP): Lo- and No-cost Operational Adjustments (May 8) This beneficial Webinar presents best practices for operations and maintenance measures to improve the energy efficiency of commercial real estate without capital expenditures. It also focuses on the financial impact of no- and low-cost adjustments and reviews how to use tools such as data loggers and metering to identify and verify improvement opportunities. To register for this BEEP Webinar, click here, or contact Leah Gehlsen at 1-800-553-8878 or leah.gehlsen@stamats.com. BOMA-Atlanta Medical Office Building Seminar. (May 9) Growing numbers of facility managers are emerging in the expanding medical office building community. To keep pace with change, BOMA-Atlanta is launching the first Medical Office Building Seminar. At the seminar, a panel of experts will discuss best practices for maximizing parking revenues, new ideas for managing doctor and employee parking, and the latest offerings in medical office building concierge parking services. If you are a medical office building manager or owner, this seminar is for you! For more information or to register online, click here. Facilities Planning and Project Management. (May 14) Through this course, you will develop the skills and knowledge critical to the successful execution of a facilities project: proper planning, selecting a building's team, and following through with attention to detail. You will learn how to assemble and manage facilities teams and how to plan and implement facilities projects, including methods to control key elements of the process. In this course you will examine case studies on SFP models, project management methods, and outcomes. You will also study how to close out projects, how to complete and use a facilities annual report, and how to read and interpret architectural drawings. UPCOMING EVENTS BOMA Southern Region Conference. (April 10) Register now for the BOMA Southern Region Conference, hosted by BOMA-Orlando April 10 to 13 at the Rosen Plaza Hotel. The cutoff date for hotel registrations is March 13. Book your hotel room before all the conference rooms are sold out. All-inclusive registration for the conference, including the TOBY Dinner Awards dinner, is only $405! A TOBY Dinner Awards ticket is $125. This year's conference has been specifically designed to offer great education sessions and fun networking opportunities. To view a list of conference events, click here. To view a list of conference sponsorship opportunities, click here. BTO Trade Show Breakfast. (May 21) The BOMA Technical Organization (BTO) is hosting a breakfast for building engineers in conjunction with the BOMA Trade Show on May 21. The breakfast is sponsored by Superior Commercial Roofing and FireStar/Parker Young Construction and will be held from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Cobb Galleria, with the trade show following from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The breakfast topic is water conservation issues for building engineers. Registration is limited to building engineers and you must be registered to attend. The breakfast is free for BTO members and $30 for non-members. There is a $10 late registration fee for members and non-members who register after May 9.May BOMA Luncheon. (May 21) BOMA luncheons are enjoyable and educational. They are also a valuable networking and professional development experience. The May BOMA luncheon will be held in conjunction with the BOMA Trade Show at the Cobb Galleria. The luncheon will be sponsored by Mallory & Evans Service and held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria. The luncheon topic is legislative perspectives on the state of the commercial real estate industry in Atlanta. Please note that the BOMA Trade Show will be closed during the luncheon. Members may attend a BOMA luncheon at no charge by registering on or before the Friday before the luncheon. Membership is determined by an individual name, not company affiliation. Members who do not register by the cut-off date must pay a $25 late fee to attend the event. 2008 BOMA-Atlanta Trade Show. (May 21) Elect your winning team at the 2008 BOMA-Atlanta Trade Show. The show will be held on May 21 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria in conjunction with the 8 a.m. BTO Trade Show breakfast and the 11:30 a.m. May BOMA luncheon. Please note that the show will close briefly for the BOMA luncheon. The BOMA-Atlanta Trade Show is the largest one-day gathering of its kind of Atlanta building owners, managers and vendors. Allied members should act now to reserve their trade show booths. Last year's trade show sold out, and fewer than 18 booths remain! For more information about trade show registration, click here. To reserve your booth, download and complete the application on the flyer's second page, and send it with your payment to the BOMA-Atlanta office via fax to 404-475-9987 or through the mail to the BOMA-Atlanta office. For an up-to-date listing of available booths, click here.
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