BlightStat is the performance management program designed to track the City of New Orleans' progress in meeting the Mayor's goal of eliminating 10,000 properties in 3 years (since Oct, 2010)

1. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
BlightSTAT
Reporting Period: February, 2012
www.nola.gov/opa
Office of Performance & Accountability

2. Agenda
8:00-8:30 Inspections
8:30-9:00 Hearings
9:00-9:20 Abatement
9:20-9:40 Code Lien Foreclosures
9:40-10:00 Reinvestment
BlightSTAT feedback form on back page of presentation
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3. INSPECTIONS
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4. Inspections by Type and Result
Type of Inspection by Month Inspection Findings by Type
1200
1101 910 715 830 894 of Origin
Reinspection
Posting of Judgment Violation No Work in Progress
1000 Posting of Hearing Violation WIP
205
Initial Inspection
Occupied; Change of Owner; Address Not Found
50 Abated / In Compliance
Number of Inspections Completed
800
212 313 298
Reinspection 229 41 11 17
313
600 254
31
172 Posting of Judgment 154 13 1 4
64
61
Feb
400
382
214 166
634 146
Posting of Hearing 124 13 2 27
200
254 239 258
184 Initial Inspection 202 15 24 17
0
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb 0 100 200 300 400
2011 2012 Number of Inspections Completed
4
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Completed by BlightSTAT February, 2012
Inspector Report – Accela Systems

5. Timeliness of Inspections
Service Level Agreement (SLA) is to complete initial inspections within 30 days of scheduled date
Majority of Open Complaint Completed Complaint Inspections
Inspections Exceed SLA
300 300
185 283 278 275 262 1000 510 78 162 126 145
Number of “HCEC” Complaint inspections awaiting completion
27
200 200
Number of “HCEC” Complaint inspections completed
43 38
22 64
17
73
100 24 53 100
68 100 169 6
8 92 18
11 78 85 8
5 73 22 23
30 48 1
0 12 21 23
0
(74) (82) (60)
(125) (83) (75) (81)
(136) (150)
(100) (100)
10
Over 90 days
Over 90 days
61-90 days
61-90 days
(200) (200) 31-60 days
31-60 days
0-30 days 0-30 days
(276)
Total Complaints Open Total Complaints Completed
(300) 1 (300)
October November December January February October November December January February
5
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Scheduled and BlightSTAT February, 2012
Completed by Inspector Reports – Accela Systems

6. Completed Inspection Results
February, 2012
6
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Completed by BlightSTAT February, 2012
Inspector Report – Accela Systems

7. HEARINGS
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8. Timeliness of Hearings Process
Majority of Cases Reviewed by Hearings Bureau Exceed SLA of 60 days
1600
Over 120 days
1400
91-120 days
61-90 days
1200
0-60 days
Number of Cases Heard
Total Completed
1000
329 584 453 534 296
800
600
400 Average
461 373 time to
497 hearing
200 227 283 since initial
inspection is
63 49 22 19 9 255 days
0 10 25 42 14 3
(29) (49) (16) (4) (1)
(200)
October November December January February
Note: *Correct procedure for backlog creation is currently under review
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Source: Hearings Bureau, Hearing Docket Report BlightSTAT February, 2012
Hearings Backlog Report

9. Distribution of Hearings Outcomes
100%
Complied
15% 13%
16% 15% 17%
Resets: WIP or Conditional
90% 19%
22% Guilty
26%
Dismissed; Owner Legal Issue;
Proportions based on Number of Cases Heard
80% State Program Delay
20% Reset: No Reinspection
20%
25% 19%
70% 24%
22%
19% Guilty
25%
60% 15%
12% 14%
8%
16% 15% 15%
50%
13%
14%
13% 20%
40% 23% 8%
12% 15%
30% 13%
20% 40%
37% 36%
32% 31% 30%
29%
23%
10%
0%
July August September October November December January February
BlightSTAT February, 2012

10. What is the Final Outcome of the Hearings Process?
Current Status of Properties in Adjudication by Most Recent Hearing Date
Final
outcomes Complied
Reset: Work IN Progress; Conditional Guilty
Require
600
additional Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State
hearing Program Delay; Owner Legal Issue
Reset: Not Reinspected - Reset: Not
Reinspected
500 Guilty
Number of Unique Addresses
95
400
141
119
3 83
300
73 14 56
81
66 5 57
200 66
1 71 38
31
1 1 43
46 29
1 25
12 224
100 71 71 201
156 175
45 1 56
8 15 1 106 120 106
15 8
25 54 42 52 38
0 1
11
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
2011 2012
Source: Hearings Bureau, compiled Hearing Docket Report BlightSTAT February, 2012

11. Current Status of Properties in Adjudication
As of February 2012
Source: Hearings Docket Report, retrieved on 3/1/12 from Accela
for period of Jan 1, 2011 – Feb 29, 2012
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12. Upcoming Hearings Information now available on
www.data.nola.gov
BlightSTAT February, 2012

13. ABATEMENT
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14. Demolitions by Program
300
Demolished Units by Month and Program
FEMA - Units
250 NORA - Units 40
SDER - Units
Number of Units
200 IDC - Units
1 100
7
150
31
22 136
100 150 15 86 106 47
73
12
2
50 23 62 25
15
34 33 16 18
10 31 7 18 29 15
0 7 3 7
July August September October November December January February
3000 Cumulative Demolitions since Oct 1, 2010 2728
2833
FEMA - Units 2453
2500 NORA - Units 2211 2302
1958 2026
SDER - Units 1826
Number of Units
2000 IDC - Units 1652
1473
Units - Cumulative All
1500 1189
888
1000
499 596
427
500 245
99
0
Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):
FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr),
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15. Demolitions by Program February 2012
Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):
FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr),
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16. New Orleans FEMA Demolitions February 2012
Phase Jan Feb Properties Change Description
01 | LLT/NORA 58 58 0 s Transferring from LLT to NORA ownership s FEMA program can demo after transfer with City approval
s Processing for Sheriff sale s Unsold properties can go to demolition
02 | Sheriff Sale 40 40 0 s Reviewing properties to determine best disposition s Highly damaged properties may be demolished and sold
03 | Inspection 88 97 +9 s Does not have a future hearing date set s Non-adjudicated and awaiting inspection and hearing
04 | Hearing 70 56 -14 s Has an initial or reset hearing date in the future s Awaiting judgment
s Newly adjudicated
05 | Noticing 49 19 -30 s In process of notice of judgment and intent to demolish
s Homeowner appeal period
06 | Local Historic 9 16 +7 s Adjudicated and waiting historic committee meeting s NCDC, HDLC, or City Council decision
07 | Legal Review 42 40 -2 s Adjudicated and waiting Law Department review s Ensuring proper notice of hearing, judgment, & intent
08 | Salvage 17 20 +3 s FEMA Historic Preservation determined for Salvage s Permitting and selective salvage come before ACM testing
09 | ACM Test 3 14 +11 s For non-salvage properties testing precedes permitting s Awaiting testing or test results
10 | Permit 5 6 +1 s Ready to be permitted for demolition s Awaiting application, payment, or delivery of permit
s Transmitted or ready to transmit to demolition
11 | Transmit 38 26 -12 contractor s Awaiting abatement (when required) and demolition
s May be waiting for utilities disconnects
12 | Demolished 111 134 +23 s Property has passed all preliminary checks s Demolition is underway or completed
s May not reach final disposition under FEMA program s State funding programs
13 | Indefinite Hold 103 72 -31 s NCDC/HDLC Denials s Official City or State requests to place on hold
s Homeowner has brought property into compliance
14 | In Compliance 287 322 +35 s Includes properties demolished by owner
s Public nuisance and blight remediated
Change in February: 35 to Compliance 23 Demolitions / 48 Units
16 Source: Demolitions in progress report: FEMA (SAIC) BlightSTAT February, 2012

17. Lot Clearings through Interim Nuisance Abatement Program (INAP)
– February, 2012 with historic context
Source: INAP Interventions reported by Code
Enforcement, INAP Manager on behalf of contractor
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18. Lower 9th Ward
Lot-Clearing Pilot
Program
Over 1200 cuts completed
through February, 2012
BlightSTAT February, 2012

19. All FEMA Trailers have been
250
removed from Orleans Parish
204
200
168
157
150 145
100
47
50
34
29
12
7 6 5 2 1 0
0
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2012/02/last-fema-trailer-
Source: Safety & Permits, FEMA leaves-new-orleans-six-years-after-hurricane-katrina.html
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20. CODE LIEN FORECLOSURES
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21. 63 of 116 Files Accepted for Foreclosure
Sold to NORA or Road Home
Demolitions
proceedings during Period
160
In Compliance / Occupied
2
Noticing Issue 140
Liens cancelled/rescinded
120 4
Involved in Bankruptcy 1
Proceedings 73
Homestead Exemption 100
38
Bank Writ Predates Judgment 80
4
Files Accepted 11
60 12 4
Target: 63
files
40
accepted
57 63
per month
20
0
January February
21 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT February, 2012

22. Outcomes of 32 Properties Scheduled for
Sheriff's Sale in February
3 3
3 Included in Sale
Property Sold
1 7 No Bid, No Sale
Service/Notice Issues
Curator Issues
Court Related Stop
Holds
Lien Paid
15
22 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT February, 2012

23. Results from Code Lien Foreclosure process
Properties sold and liens paid (October, 2011 – February, 2012)
23 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT February, 2012

24. Proceeds from Sales
Amount of Liens Collected from Sale
Taxes Collected from Sale
$400,000
Proceeds from Sales (mix of taxes and liens)
Amount of Liens Collected- No Sale
$346,072
$350,000 Total Collected
$1,618,599
$72,700
$300,000
$266,287
$250,000 $235,006 $235,394
$111,872 $37,428
$200,000 $136,511
$23,581
$114,133
$150,000 $137,244
$61,079*
$39,553 $105,204
$100,000 $87,330 $39,062
$19,898
$161,500 $93,354
$46,448 $62,109 $26,894 $61,378
$46,201 $3,605 $112,918
$50,000 $13,387
$87,330 $82,199 $4,530
$24,348 $16,497
$12,027 $3,773 $51,243 $58,504 $58,412
$5,000 $36,422 $43,461
$29,704
$12,027 $15,575
$0
March April May June July August September October November December January February
*The $61,079 reported for November was not shown graphically in
Jan, 2012 report, but was included in the total figure
24 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT February, 2012

25. Upcoming Sheriff Sales (March & April)
New Writs Filed (February)
25 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT February, 2012

26. REINVESTMENT
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27. NORA Inventory Disposition
Status of State-owned Properties 45 NORA Sales in February
Orleans Parish
Neighborh Developer
Sold, ood Bid, 2 RFP, 2
1,836
Auction,
20
Lot Next
Inventory* Door, 21
2,667
Sale
Pending, Auction
Sold 602
Lot Next Door
Sale Pending
Inventory* Inventory properties are being assessed
Neighborhood Bid
for sale, development, & transfer to Developer RFP
NORA.
Source: NORA BlightSTAT February, 2012

28. Disposition plan of State-owned
properties in Orleans Parish
Drawdown Date Disposed Properties*
Feb. 8, 2012 500
Mar. 1, 2012 500
Apr. 1, 2012 500
May 1, 2012 2,157
Grand total 3,657
* Property dispositions include auctions, development agreements,
and transfers to NORA.
28 Source: NORA BlightSTAT February, 2012

29. Office of Community Development
Development Units Status
Total Under Units in Pre- Units Under Units Completed
Contract Development Development 2010-Present
Rental Housing Program
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 404 108 295 1
for the acquisition, rehabilitation, new construction and soft
development cost associated with developing affordable rental
housing.
Homeownership Development Program
This program provides homeownership opportunities by
developing properties through acquisition, rehabilitation or
new construction of homes that will be sold to low-income 159 99 40 20
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
The Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program provides financial
assistance to low-income homeowners to enable them to bring
their residences into compliance with the Federal 299 29 122 148
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.
29 Source: Office of Community Development (OCD) BlightSTAT February, 2012

30. Evaluation Form
Are you a city employee or a member of the public?
On a scale 1-5, how useful was this meeting to you?
(1= least useful and 5= most useful)
What’s working?
What’s not working?
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