MAY/JUNE 2007 www.bomasf.org BOMA San Francisco advances the commercial real estate industry through advocacy, professional development, and information exchange President’s Message BOMA Membership: An Investment in Local, State and National Advocacy On the Inside for Commercial Real Estate Kirsten Walraven Young, RPA, FMA BOMA-SF-PAC CB Richard Ellis at PG&E CONTRIBUTION UPDATE ••• 4 ••• would like to take this opportunity to active voice in debates and discussions on thank you for renewing your such issues as energy, forced membership in BOMA San Francisco telecommunications provider access, AED 2ND ANNUAL PAC for 2007. Your dues liability, and split roll DOUBLE SCRAMBLE investment provides our taxation. At the state level, members with a variety of BOMA participates in the OLF OURNEY I G T benefits and services to initial discussion and ••• 6 ••• network with professional consideration of many issues, colleagues and expand your when the opportunity to CALENDAR knowledge base. Most influence decisions is greatest. importantly, your investment Our local staff and many ••• 8 ••• and participation ensures members work closely with political advocacy on issues the paid BOMA lobbyist in 1ST ANNUAL affecting the regulations Sacramento. governing our industry. EARTH AWARDS BOMA International is a full- ••• 10 ••• When assessing the value of Kirsten Walraven, RPA, FMA service trade association that a BOMA membership, we CB Richard Ellis at advocates on behalf of our should not overlook the Pacific Gas & Electric industry in Washington DC, ILVERADO OLF S G & portion of your dues that and provides a wide array of WINE TOUR funds the activities of BOMA California educational programming for commercial ••• 12 ••• and BOMA International . The efforts of property practitioners. It is the only each of these organizations are vital to our national real estate organization with a industry. consistent and pro-active presence in the EXPERT IT A DVICE various code making bodies protecting ••• 14 ••• BOMA California , a federation of the your interests. BOMA International is also eight local associations in the state, very active in the standard-setting process focuses solely on the legislative and and in bench-marking best practices, MEMBERS ON THE MOVE regulatory issues emanating from through vehicles like the Experience and ••• 15 ••• Sacramento that impact the business Exchange Report (EER), the annual conditions of our members. BOMA is an income and operating expense reference Continued on page 3 LEADERSHIP EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE BOMA Releases 2007 Industry Kirsten Walraven, RPA, FMA, President 2007 Compensation Report CB Richard Ellis at Pacific Gas & Electric Stephen Austin, RPA, President Elect Order Your Copy at www.bomasf.org Boston Properties, LP Margot Crosman, RPA, CCIM, Treasurer Unico Properties, LLC OMA San Francisco has just released results from its latest Katherine Mattes, CPM, CCIM, Immediate Past President Industry Compensation survey, covering professional and Flynn Properties Inc. administrative positions in commercial real estate throughout Marc Intermaggio, CAE, Exec. VP & Secretary the San Francisco Bay Area. The data is current as of April 2007. A free BOMA San Francisco copy of the survey was provided to all participants. Members may DIRECTORS Bpurchase the 15-page report for $49 plus tax and shipping. To order a copy visit www.bomasf.org. Tim Ballas, CPM, CCIM CB Richard Ellis, Inc. Employees from 48 Bay Area commercial real estate firms participated Steve Colvin , RPA, SMA, CPM in the survey, which reports on various benefits, bonus compensation Boston Properties, LP by job title, and base compensation by job title, county (San Francisco, Gary Faleschini San Mateo, Marin and Sonoma), years with present company, and August Supply, Inc square footage managed. Harout Hagopian Equity Office Properties Positions covered include Senior/Executive Vice President, Director of David Jaber, RPA, CPM, CCIM Property Management, Facility Manager, Property Manager, Building Shorenstein Realty Services Thomas Kruggel Manager, Assistant Building/Property Manager, Leasing Specialist, Administrative Assistant, Accountant, and Bookkeeper. Hines Bob Spicker Colliers International Fred White, RPA Cushman & Wakefield Mary Wiese, RPA 1-Hour Parking Validation Available for CAC Real Estate Management Co., Inc. Meetings in BOMA Office BOMA STAFF Participation Just Got Even Easier! Marc Intermaggio, CAE Executive Vice President & Secretary Ken Cleaveland, CAE We all know that parking downtown during the day can be difficult, and pricey. In an effort to help facilitate member participation in our Director of Government & Public Affairs meetings, Michael Murphy, General Manager of California Center at Tory Brubaker 345 California Street , has donated a book of hourly parking validation Member Services Director stickers for the convenience of our members who must drive LaMata Lewis downtown to attend a BOMA meeting. We can now offer “1st hour Director of Accounting free” parking at his garage (entrance on Battery Street). Mary Anne Bogue The validation stickers will be available at BOMA’s reception desk. Executive Assistant/Office Manager Simply request one on the way into (or when leaving) the meeting, and Wendy deLara take it with you to the garage. Thanks Michael and Cushman & Administrative Assistant Wakefield. Francine Anderson Education Program Administrator 2 MAY/JUN 2007 www.bomasf.org Continued from page 1 —President’s Message BOMA’s 200 7 Corporate Sponsors guide for properties throughout North We thank these Leading Companies America. BOMA International contributes for their commitment to our Association. directly and meaningfully to the debate surrounding national issues such as PLATINUM depreciation schedules for tenant Able Services improvements, forced access, insurance, GOLD and energy deregulation. ABM Family of Services BOMA’s participation and activities Golden Gate Disposal & Recycling provides many benefits for members, and OneSource Building Services, Inc. Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the buildings and companies they San Francisco Electrical Contractors Association, Inc. represent. The annual BOMA Securitas Security Services USA, Inc. International North American SILVER Commercial Real Estate Congress and The Office Building Show represents the BCCI Construction Company Berding & Weil LLP hub where local, state and international Boston Properties BOMAs come together, with three days of CAC Real Estate Management Co., Inc. educational sessions and a major product CleanSource Inc. Cosco Fire Protection and service exhibition. It's an opportunity Cushman & Wakefield to share ideas with and learn from your Empire Elevator Company, Inc. peers from all over the world. I hope you'll Equity Office attend the convention in New York City, Hines Metropolitan Electrical Construction Inc. July 21 - 24. See www.bomaconvention.org NRG Energy Center San Francisco for more information. Otis Elevator Company Pro Tech Security Services, Inc. Again, thank you for your continued BRONZE support of and participation in our local, Allied Barton Security Services state and national association, and being a American Asphalt Repair & Resurfacing Co., Inc. part of the most influential trade group August Supply, Inc. representing commercial real estate. Cypress Security, LLC Farella Braun + Martel LLP Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy, LLP Marble West McMillan Electric Company Richlen Construction RREEF Management Company Shorenstein Realty Services The BOMA Bulletin Standard Parking Stoel Rives LLP is published bi-monthly. The Swig Company Scheduled 2007 issues are January, March, ThyssenKrupp Elevator May, July, September Universal Protection Service and November. FRIENDS OF BOMA Contact Tory Brubaker at Ace Parking Management, Inc. 415/362-2662 x15 for information on Arborwell Burr, Pilger & Mayer LLP CB Richard Ellis • Advertising Opportunities Central Parking System • Article Submissions Cutting Edge Drapery Dinyari, Inc. • Press Releases for Flynn Properties Inc. Members on the Move GCI, Inc. Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company Ads are due by the 10th of the month Metro Construction Inc. prior to publication. Pankow Special Projects Perfection Sweeping Co. R.N. Field Construction, Inc. Roto-Rooter Plumbing & Drain Cleaning Swinerton Builders Terwilliger Management Company Unico 3 Young Electric Co. MAY/JUN www.bomasf.org 2007 ADVOCACY Supporting BOMA-SF-PAC Helps BOMA Accomplish Its Public Policy Objectives for the Local Commercial Real Estate Industry Why BOMA-SF-PAC Exists BOMA-SF-PAC Board of Directors OMA’s political action committee was formed in 1987 to enhance the efforts of staff and Jerry Cahill, CALFOX, Inc. volunteers to shape the issues affecting member Jim Christian, CCIM, DRA Advisors companies. BOMA has always monitored and J. Timothy Falvey, CPM, PAC Chair, Hanford Freund Bcommented upon relevant legislation, but political & Company reality demands more direct involvement in order to be Michael Freeman, McCarthy Cook & Co. LLC truly effective. We must actively and visibly engage in Frank Fudem, PAC Treasurer, BT Commercial Real Estate the political process that underpins public policy Nancy Gille, RPA, Harsch Investment Properties development. We must maintain dialogue with all Kathy Mattes, CPM, CCIM, Flynn Properties, Inc. public policy makers. We must educate elected officials Todd Robinette, RPA, CPM, PAC Vice Chair, about our business, and why a healthy commercial Jones Lang LaSalle property industry