BlightStat May 10, 2012

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

Reporting Period: April, 2012

Office of Performance & Accountability

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BlightSTAT April, 2012

Agenda 8:00-8:20 Announcements

8:20-8:40 Inspections

8:40-9:00 Hearings

9:00-9:20 Abatement

9:20-9:40 Code Lien Foreclosures

9:40-10:00 Reinvestment

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INSPECTIONS


A look across 2011 - 2012

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184 254 239 258 291

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Type of Inspection by Month

Posting of Judgment

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Initial Inspection

Inspections by Type and Result

Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Completed by

Inspector Report – Accela Systems 5

910 715 830 894 968 1050

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Violation WIP

Abated; Complied; Occupied


Average Time to Complete an Inspection

has decreased 40% since Q1 2011

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Quantity & Timeliness of Inspections by Type

547 634 186 254 239 259 292 378

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Incomplete Complaint Inspections in Accela

Unresolved Inspection Cases Target is to complete initial inspections within 30 days of scheduled date

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Source: Code Enforcement, Mystery Backlog Report

Jan 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012 – Accela Systems

42 total cases older than

90 days (14%)

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739 cases older than 90 days

may not be actionable

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Sweep Cases that require property-owner verificatin in Accela

77 cases younger

than 90 days are

actionable

739 cases older

than 90 days may

not be actionable


Cumulative Inspections 1,412 Inspections completed (includes 362 demolition inspections)

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Cumulative Inspections 2012


Inspections have reached all neighborhoods in New Orleans (Q1 2011 – Q1 2012)

24,780 Inspections completed

12,022 Unique addresses inspected

9,638 (80%) Addresses receiving a Violation Unoccupied, or a Violation No Work-In-Progress


HEARINGS


Number of Hearings per month

352 324

481

427

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733

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297

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Hearings Monthly Target

Projection count

Note: Projection for the Month of May actually covers May 1 – June 8,

2012, as the Hearings Bureau has stopped setting cases for Hearing

after this date while preparing for new system.

Source: Hearings Bureau, incremental Hearing Docket Reports, July 1,

2011 – April 30, 2012


Cumulative Hearings 2012 compared to 2012 target and 2011 actuals

1,537

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Cumulative Hearings - 2012 YTD

2012 Hearings projection

Hearings Cumulative Target - 2012 YTD

Cumulative Hearings 2011 Trend

Source: Hearings Bureau, incremental Hearing Docket

Reports, Jan 1, 2012 – June 8, 2012

Note: Hearings projection for

May includes cases scheduled

May 1st – June 8th.

BlightSTAT April, 2012 Source: Hearings Bureau, deduplicated/compiled Hearing

Docket Report, March 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012

Current Status of Properties in Adjudication Grouped by Quarter of Initial Inspection

(does not represent properties pending adjudication)

32% 41%

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Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State Program Delay; Owner Legal Issue

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Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State Program Delay; Owner Legal Issue

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Rate of Resets due to “No Re-inspection”

drops to record low

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Source: Hearings Bureau, incremental Hearing Docket

Reports, July 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012


Revised Hearings Backlog

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Grouped by Month of Initial Inspection

Worklog (New Inspection under60 days)

Backlog (New Inspection olderthan 60 days)

Stalled (Existing Case with noaction in 60 days)


Distribution of Adjudication Caseload April, 2012

Source: Code Enforcement, Mystery Backlog Report Jan 1,

2011 – April 30, 2012 – Accela Systems


ABATEMENT


Demolitions by Program

19 Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):

FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr),

29 15 17 17

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Demolished Units by Program (2012) FEMA - UnitsNORA - UnitsSDER - UnitsIDC - Units

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99 245

427 499 596 888

1189 1473

1652 1826

1958 2026 2211 2302

2453 2728 2833

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Demolitions by Program April 2012

Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):

FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr),

BlightSTAT April, 2012 Source: Demolitions in progress report: FEMA (SAIC) 21

April 2012Phase Mar Apr Properties Change

01 | LLT/NORA 59 60 +1 s Transferring from LLT to NORA ownerships FEMA program can demo after transfer with City

approval

02 | Sheriff Sale 19 34 +15s Processing for Sheriff sale

s Reviewing properties to determine best disposition

s Unsold properties can go to demolition

s Highly damaged properties may be demolished and

sold

03 | Inspection 84 56 -28 s Does not have a future hearing date set s Non-adjudicated and awaiting inspection and hearing

04 | Hearing 47 45 -2 s Has an initial or reset hearing date in the future s Awaiting judgment

05 | Noticing 28 21 -7s Newly adjudicated

s In process of notice of judgment and intent to demolishs Homeowner appeal period

06 | Local Historic 9 1 -8 s Adjudicated and waiting historic committee meeting s NCDC, HDLC, or City Council decision

07 | Legal Review 22 6 -16 s Adjudicated and waiting Law Department review s Ensuring proper notice of hearing, judgment, & intent

08 | Salvage 13 15 +2 s FEMA Historic Preservation determined for Salvage s Permitting and selective salvage come before ACM testing

09 | ACM Test 15 7 -8 s For non-salvage properties testing precedes permitting s Awaiting testing or test results

10 | Permit 11 4 -7 s Ready to be permitted for demolition s Awaiting application, payment, or delivery of permit

11 | Transmit 32 30 -2s Transmitted or ready to transmit to demolition contractor

s May be waiting for utilities disconnectss Awaiting abatement (when required) and demolition

12 | Demolished 164 198 +34 s Property has passed all preliminary checks s Demolition is underway or completed

13 | Indefinite Hold 63 60 -3s May not reach final disposition under FEMA program

s NCDC/HDLC Denials

s State funding programs

s Official City or State requests to place on hold

14 | In Compliance 355 384 +29s Homeowner has brought property into compliance

s Includes properties demolished by owners Public nuisance and blight remediated

Description

New Orleans FEMA Demolitions

Change in April: 29 to Compliance 34 Demolitions / 60 Units


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388 382

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Cut & Cleared

INAP Lots Total

Source: INAP Interventions reported by Code

Enforcement, INAP Manager on behalf of contractor

INAP – Year in review


CODE LIEN FORECLOSURES


61 Files Accepted for Foreclosure

proceedings during period

24 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit

57 63 50

61

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Rejections: various reasons

Rejections: various reasons

Files Accepted

Information

on rejected

files no

longer being

collected


Upcoming Sheriff Sales (May & June)

Source: Law Department, Housing Unit

*609 Jackson Ave (forthcoming in July)


Positive Outcomes from Code Lien Foreclosure process (Sept, 2011 – April, 2012)

Source: Law Department, Housing Unit

BlightSTAT April, 2012 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit 27

$12,027 $15,575 $29,704

$161,500

$51,243 $58,504 $87,330

$58,412

$112,918

$82,199

$36,422 $43,461

$110,773

$6,921 $5,000

$16,497

$111,872

$46,448 $3,605

$26,894

$61,079

$3,773

$72,700

$39,553

$19,898

$23,581

$39,062

$93,354

$4,530

$28,304

$37,428

$114,133

$136,511

$13,387

$41,401

$12,029 $24,349

$46,209

$346,079

$137,247

$62,114

$87,353

$105,224

$235,037 $235,394

$266,287

$61,378

$180,478

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March April May June July August September October November December January February March April

Proceeds from Sales

Amount of Liens Collected from Sale

Taxes Collected from Sale

Proceeds from Sales (mix of taxes and liens)

Amount of Liens Collected- No Sale

Total Collected


REINVESTMENT


NORA/LLT Inventory Disposition

Source: NORA, April 5th 2012

Inventory 2317 74%

Pending Sale 797 26%

Inventory Status as of April 30, 2012 (3,114)

Auction, 5, 19%

Grant Programs, 9, 33%

Neighborhood Based Sale, 1, 4%

Request For Proposals, 3, 11%

Lot Next Door, 9, 33%

Property Sales: April 2012 (27)

Auction, 293, 15%

Critical Strategic

Projects, 11, 1%

Grant Programs, 68,

3%

Land Swap, 46, 2%

Lot Next Door, 949, 48%

Neighborhood Based Sale, 329, 17%

Request For Proposals, 274, 14%

Properties Previously Sold to April 2012 (1,970)


Transfer plan of State-owned properties

to NORA in Orleans Parish

* Property dispositions include auctions, development agreements, and

transfers to NORA.

Source: NORA 30

Per Period Cumulative

Reporting Period Actual Goal Actuals Goals

February 2012 541 500 541 498

March 2012 70 500 611 1000

April 2012 701 500 1,312 1500

May 2012 - 2133 - 3633


Office of Community Development Status of housing units under contract

Source: Office of Community Development (OCD) 31

Total Under Contract

Units in Pre-Development

Units Under Development

Units Completed 2012

Units Completed 2010-2011

Rental Housing Program

477 41 403 33 1,018 The Rental Housing Program provides affordable rental housing for low-moderate income families. Funds are provided to Not-For Profit and For-Profit Housing Development Organizations for the acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction and soft development cost associated with developing affordable rental housing.

Homeownership Development Program

149 85 60 4 6

This program provides homeownership opportunities by developing properties through acquisition, rehabilitation or new construction of homes that will be sold to low-income families. Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Housing Development Organizations can apply for HOME funds to subsidize the cost of construction, land acquisition and down payment assistance that will produce a code compliant home.

Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program

335 228 59 48 326

The Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program provides financial assistance to low-income homeowners to enable them to bring their residences into compliance with the Federal Government’s Housing Quality Standards and the International Residential Code adopted by the City of New Orleans. The program is administered by Not-For-Profit Housing Organizations and In-House OCD staff.


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