CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Reporting Period: April, 2012
Office of Performance & Accountability
BlightSTAT
www.nola.gov/opa
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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BlightSTAT April, 2012 3
INSPECTIONS
BlightSTAT April, 2012
A look across 2011 - 2012
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Initial Inspection
BlightSTAT April, 2012
184 254 239 258 291
378
313 254 313 298
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Type of Inspection by Month
Posting of Judgment
Posting of Hearing
Reinspection
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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Completed Inspection Results Violation Unoccupied, No WIP
Other
Violation WIP
Abated; Complied; Occupied
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Average Time to Complete an Inspection
has decreased 40% since Q1 2011
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BlightSTAT April, 2012
Quantity & Timeliness of Inspections by Type
547 634 186 254 239 259 292 378
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144 212 382 146 214 166 168 132
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BlightSTAT April, 2012
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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%)
16%
41%
28%
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
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Cumulative Inspections 1,412 Inspections completed (includes 362 demolition inspections)
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Cumulative Inspections 2012
BlightSTAT April, 2012 10
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
BlightSTAT April, 2012 11
HEARINGS
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Number of Hearings per month
352 324
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427
518
733
536
297
438
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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
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Cumulative Hearings 2012 compared to 2012 target and 2011 actuals
1,537
2,667
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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%
50% 51% 52% 48%
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Reset: Work IN Progress; Conditional Guilty
Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State Program Delay; Owner Legal Issue
Reset: Not Reinspected - Reset: Not Reinspected
Guilty
70 69 204
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Reset: Work IN Progress; Conditional Guilty
Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State Program Delay; Owner Legal Issue
Reset: Not Reinspected - Reset: Not Reinspected
Guilty
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Rate of Resets due to “No Re-inspection”
drops to record low
45 42 97 98 61 105 80 25 23 11
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Source: Hearings Bureau, incremental Hearing Docket
Reports, July 1, 2011 – April 30, 2012
BlightSTAT April, 2012
Revised Hearings Backlog
255
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143
461
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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)
BlightSTAT April, 2012 17
Distribution of Adjudication Caseload April, 2012
Source: Code Enforcement, Mystery Backlog Report Jan 1,
2011 – April 30, 2012 – Accela Systems
BlightSTAT April, 2012 18
ABATEMENT
BlightSTAT April, 2012
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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18 12 11
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25 46 41
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Demolished Units by Program (2012) FEMA - UnitsNORA - UnitsSDER - UnitsIDC - Units
1900
99 245
427 499 596 888
1189 1473
1652 1826
1958 2026 2211 2302
2453 2728 2833
2977 3106
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BlightSTAT April, 2012 20
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
BlightSTAT April, 2012
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388 382
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164 158
131
114 113
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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
BlightSTAT April, 2012 23
CODE LIEN FORECLOSURES
BlightSTAT April, 2012
61 Files Accepted for Foreclosure
proceedings during period
24 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit
57 63 50
61
73
38
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160
January February March April
Rejections: various reasons
Rejections: various reasons
Files Accepted
Information
on rejected
files no
longer being
collected
BlightSTAT April, 2012 25
Upcoming Sheriff Sales (May & June)
Source: Law Department, Housing Unit
*609 Jackson Ave (forthcoming in July)
BlightSTAT April, 2012 26
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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$100,000
$150,000
$200,000
$250,000
$300,000
$350,000
$400,000
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
BlightSTAT April, 2012 28
REINVESTMENT
BlightSTAT April, 2012
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)
BlightSTAT April, 2012
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
BlightSTAT April, 2012
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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