BlightStat

City of New OrleansJanuary 27, 2011

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Agenda

• Welcome and Introductions– New BlightStat feedback form on back page of

presentation• Inspections (8:05-8:25)• Hearings (8:25 – 8:55)• Abatement (8:55– 9:15)• Disposition (9:15 – 9:30)

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Inspections

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4Nov 1 - 12 Nov 15 - 26 Nov 29 - Dec 10 Dec 13 - 24 Dec 27 - Jan 7 Jan 10 - Jan 21

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

14197 65

119 102 77

121 175

548398

88193

237

313

250

112

167

57660

122

139

70

177

119

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10

4

10

0

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Structure Inspections by Type

Occupied

Demolitions

Pre-Hearing Reinspections

Sweep

Complaint

Target: 800 Inspections

Sweeps critical to main-taining level of effort on inspections

Source: Code Enforcement, January 23, 2011

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Nov 29 - Dec 10

Dec 13 - 24 Dec 27 - Jan 7

Jan 10 - Jan 21

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40

60

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120

140

15 10 1122

14 213

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1422

7

7

5

6

61

17

60

75

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Numbers of Complaint-Driven Inspections Sorted by the Duration of Time (in Days) from the Initial Complaint

Not inspected in Over Twenty DaysInspected within Sixteen to Twenty Days of Scheduled Date Inspected within Eleven to Fifteen Days of Scheduled Date Inspected within Six to Ten Days of Scheduled Date Inspected within Zero to Five Days of Scheduled Date

Source: Code Enforcement, January 24, 2011January 27, 2011

Target: 400 inspections

6Source: Environmental Health, January 24, 2011

Oct 1 - 15 Oct 18 - 29 Nov 1 - 12 Nov 15 - 26 Nov 29 - Dec 10 Dec 13 - 24 Dec 27 - Jan 7 Jan 10 - Jan 210

100

200

300

400

500

600

403

315

221

295

477

293

102

248

Lots Inspected

Hearings

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8Source: Code Enforcement and Environmental Health, January 24, 2011

Oct 1 - 15 Oct 18 - 29 Nov 1 - 12 Nov 15 - 26 Nov 29 - Dec 10 Dec 13 - 24 Dec 27 - Jan 7 Jan 10 - Jan 210

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100

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250

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400

450

426372

222 243

396346

275333

Total Combined Hearings

Target: 450 Hearings

• Consistency in hearing officers and case managers critical to success of hearings

9Source: Code Enforcement, January 11, 2011

Guilty; 51 Dis-missed;

6

In Com-

pliance; 12Reset

Work In Progress

; 35

Reset State Program; 6

Condi-tional Guilty;

23

Reset Other ; 68

Dec 17 - Dec 24Total Hearings: 201

Total Resets: 132

Guilty; 23 Dismissed; 4

In Com-pliance;

20

Reset Work In Progress; 17

Reset No Reinspec-tion; 2

Reset State

Program; 6

Condi-tional

Guilty; 17

Reset Other ; 27

Dec 27 - Jan 7Total Hearings: 117

Total Resets: 70

Guilty; 65

Closed; 10

In Com-

pliance; 17

Reset Work in Progress

; 44

Reset State

program ; 8

Condi-tional Guilty;

20

Other ; 25

Reset Legal Issue ; 6

Jan 10 – Jan 21Total Hearings: 195Total Resets: 103

Abatement

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Abatement

Target per 2 Week Period Oct 1 - 15 Oct 18 - 29 Nov 1 - 12 Nov 15 – 26 Nov 29 – Dec 10 Dec 13 – Dec 24 Dec 27 – Jan 7 Jan 10 – Jan 21

Demolitions 50 24** 12** 45 78 124 56* 24

Imminent Danger of Collapse 24 12 6 13 16 8* 2Strategic Demolition 0 0 0 33 27 13* 14NORA NA NA 39 32 78 0 35* 8

Grass Cuttings 150 67 153 106 62 153 102* 51Illegal Dumping Sites Cleared 34 28 44 33 59 11 33 85Tires Removed and Disposed 1101 647 300 456 1434 1762 688 807

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Source: Code Enforcement, Environmental Health, NORA and Sanitation January 24, 2011

*Totals are for period between Dec 13 and Jan 7** Totals do not include NORA demolitions for these dates

• Staffing up Strategic Demo program management and coordinating utility disconnects is critical to success

FEMA Trailers RemainingCouncil District Dec 2 Jan 13 Jan 20

A 36 33 33

B 25 25 24

C 25 24 23

D 85 78 75

E 59 53 49

Total 230 213 204

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• Safety and Permit enforcement action is being pursued against all remaining residents of FEMA trailers

Disposition

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Sheriff Sale ReviewOct 1 - 15 Oct 18 - 29 Nov 1 - 12 Nov 15 – 26 Nov 29 – Dec 10 Dec 13 – Dec 24 Dec 27 – Jan 7 Jan 10 – Jan 21

Sheriff Sale Files

Files Reviewed 156 161 137 86 77 79 43 84

Files Rejected 131 61 24 36 30 19 13 23

Files Approved 5 16 12 11 13 17 13 15

Files Awaiting Final Determination 20 84 101 39 31 43 17 46

14Source: Law Dept, January 24, 2011

Total code lien foreclosures: 70

Total properties scheduled for Sheriff’s sale: 5

Dates of Sheriff’s sale: March 3, 10, and 17

Code Lien Foreclosures and Scheduled Sheriff Sales

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Pending Transactions

• 645 purchase agreements

NORA Property Disposition Status

16Source: NORA, January 11, 2011

Evaluation Form

• Are you a public employee or a member of the public?

• On a scale 1-5, how useful was this meeting to you (1 being least useful and 5 being most useful)?

• What’s working?

• What’s not working?

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