BlightStat is the City’s performance management tool for implementing Mayor Landrieu’s Blight Strategy of reducing the City’s blight count by 10,000 by 2014. Several changes to the presentation have been made to adjust focus on better quality outcomes across processes.

1. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
BlightSTAT
Reporting Period: March, 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
3 BlightSTAT March, 2012

4. Inspections by Type and Result
Type of Inspection by Month Inspection Findings
910 715 830 894 968
1200
Reinspection
Violation No Work in Progress
Posting of Judgment Violation WIP
Total Number of Inspections (excludes demolition inspections)
1000 Posting of Hearing Occupied; Change of Owner; Address Not Found
Initial Inspection Road Home
Abated / In Compliance
800 302
313 298
Reinspection 235 35 6 26
313
600 254
31
207
172 Posting of Judgment 177 14 16
64
61
Mar
400
382 168
214 166
146 Posting of Hearing 134 10 5 19
200
258 291
254 239
184 Initial Inspection 227 10 30 3 21
0
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar 0 100 200 300 400
2011 2012
4
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Completed by BlightSTAT March, 2012
Inspector Report – Accela Systems

5. Timeliness of Inspections
Target is to complete initial inspections within 30 days of scheduled date
Majority of Open Complaint Completed Complaint Inspections
Inspections Exceed Target
Over 90 days Over 90 days
400 61-90 days 61-90 days
31-60 days 1000 31-60 days
0-30 days 0-30 days
Total Complaints Open Total Complaints Completed
300
283 278 275 262 297
78 162 126 145 200
250
200 200
43 100
22 64 150
72
17 73
100 24 53 100
68 38 6 8 18 29
92 85 50
78 62 73 22 23
48 5 9
1 21 23 15
0 0 12
10
(74) (82) (60)
(50) (75)
(125) (125) (83) (81)
(150)
(100) (100)
(147)
(150)
(200) 1 (200)
November December January February March November December January February March
5
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Scheduled and BlightSTAT March, 2012
Completed by Inspector Reports – Accela Systems

6. Inspections Trend 2011-2012
25,000
Inspections Cumulative Target
Inspections Trend - 2012
(including Demolition inspections)
Total Number of Inspections
20,000 20000
15,000
10,000
5000
5,000
4235
2755
1312
0
BlightSTAT March, 2012

7. Completed Inspection Results
March, 2012
7
Source: Code Enforcement, Inspections Completed by BlightSTAT March, 2012
Inspector Report – Accela Systems

8. HEARINGS
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9. Distribution of Hearings Outcomes by Period
100%
Complied
Size of bar is not representative of thequantity of cases
15% 13% 15%
16% 17%
90% 19%
26%
22% 22% Resets: WIP or Conditional
Guilty
80% Dismissed; Owner Legal Issue;
20%
19%
20% State Program Delay
25%
70% 24% Reset: No Reinspection
22%
19%
25%
heard per month
60%
25% Guilty
15%
12% 14%
8%
16% 15% 15%
50%
13%
14% 15%
13% 20%
40% 23% 8%
12% 15%
5%
30% 13%
20% 40%
37% 36%
32% 31% 30% 32%
29%
23%
10%
0%
July August September October November December January February March
BlightSTAT March, 2012

10. Current Status of Properties in Adjudication
Grouped by month of Initial Inspection
Final (does not show properties pending adjudication)
600 Complied
outcomes
Reset: Work IN Progress; Conditional Guilty
Require
additional
500 Wrong Location; Wrong Owner; State Program
Delay; Owner Legal Issue
hearing
Reset: Not Reinspected - Reset: Not Reinspected
155
Number of Unique Addresses
400
Guilty
26 115
101
300 73
29 80
6 20
68 24 75
58
200 6 10 39
83 6 28
117 35
5 258 10
16
1
60
100 3 195 194
24 47 6 177 22
2 14
1 131 19 9
4 119 14 12
1
10
3 8
1
69 20 11 66 5
14
1
6 40 4
5
1 40 53 6 2
6
1 20 16 1
14 3
4 1
2
0 8 10 5 1
Nov
Dec
Dec
Jan
Feb
Apr
Sep
Nov
Aug
Jan
Feb
Mar
Oct
May
Oct
Jul
Jun
<10/1/2010 or
(blank)
<10/1/2010 2010 2011 2012
Source: Hearings Bureau, compiled Hearing Docket Report BlightSTAT March, 2012

11. ABATEMENT
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12. Demolitions by Program
FEMA - Units
Demolished Units by Month and Program
300
NORA - Units
250 SDER - Units 40
IDC - Units
Number of Units
200
1 100
7
150
31
22 136
100 69
150 15
73 86 106 47
12
2
50 62 25 46
23 15
34 16 18 12
10 31 33 7 18 29 15 17
0 7 3 7
July August September October November December January February March
3500 Cumulative Demolitions since Oct 1, 2010
FEMA - Units 2977
2728 2833
3000 NORA - Units
SDER - Units 2453
2500 2211 2302
Number of Units
IDC - Units 1958 2026
Units - Cumulative All 1826
2000 1652
1473
1500 1189
888
1000 596
427 499
500 245
99
0
Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):
12 FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr), BlightSTAT March, 2012

13. Demolitions by Program February 2012
Source: Demolitions reported by Program (Contractor):
FEMA (SAIC), SDER (DRC), NORA (CDM), IDC (Durr),
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14. New Orleans FEMA Demolitions March 2012
Phase Feb Mar Properties Change Description
01 | LLT/NORA 58 59 +1 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 19 -21 s Reviewing properties to determine best disposition s Highly damaged properties may be demolished and sold
03 | Inspection 97 84 -13 s Does not have a future hearing date set s Non-adjudicated and awaiting inspection and hearing
04 | Hearing 56 47 -9 s Has an initial or reset hearing date in the future s Awaiting judgment
s Newly adjudicated
05 | Noticing 19 28 +9 s In process of notice of judgment and intent to demolish
s Homeowner appeal period
06 | Local Historic 16 9 -7 s Adjudicated and waiting historic committee meeting s NCDC, HDLC, or City Council decision
07 | Legal Review 40 22 -18 s Adjudicated and waiting Law Department review s Ensuring proper notice of hearing, judgment, & intent
08 | Salvage 20 13 -7 s FEMA Historic Preservation determined for Salvage s Permitting and selective salvage come before ACM testing
09 | ACM Test 14 15 +1 s For non-salvage properties testing precedes permitting s Awaiting testing or test results
10 | Permit 6 11 +5 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 26 32 +6 contractor s Awaiting abatement (when required) and demolition
s May be waiting for utilities disconnects
12 | Demolished 134 164 +30 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 72 63 -9 s NCDC/HDLC Denials s Official City or State requests to place on hold
s Homeowner has brought property into compliance
14 | In Compliance 322 355 +33 s Includes properties demolished by owner
s Public nuisance and blight remediated
Change in March: 33 to Compliance / 15 Salvaged 30 Demolitions / 69 Units
14 Source: Demolitions in progress report: FEMA (SAIC) BlightSTAT March, 2012

15. 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
15 BlightSTAT March, 2012

16. CODE LIEN FORECLOSURES
16 BlightSTAT March, 2012

17. 50 of 65 Files Accepted for Foreclosure
proceedings during period
Sold to NORA or Road Home 160
Demolitions 2
In Compliance / Occupied 140
Noticing Issue
Liens cancelled/rescinded
120 4
Involved in Bankruptcy Proceedings
1
73
100
Homestead Exemption
38
Bank Writ Predates Judgment
80
Files Accepted
1 4
60 12 41
Target: 63 15
files
40
accepted
57 63
per month 50
20
0
January February March
17 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT March, 2012

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

19. Outcomes of 36 Properties Scheduled for
Sheriff's Sale in March
Included in Sale
2
2
1 Property Sold
10
No Bid, First Sale
No Bid, Second Sale
Service/Notice Issues
Curator Issues
Court Related Stop
14 4 Holds
Lien Paid
3
Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT March, 2012

20. Results from Code Lien Foreclosure sales
Properties sold and liens paid (March, 2012)
20 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT March, 2012

21. Cumulative Results from Code Lien Foreclosure process
(Sept, 2011 – March, 2012)
21 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT March, 2012

22. 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
$346,079
$350,000 2011 Total Collected
$72,700
$300,000
$266,287
$250,000 $235,037 $235,394
$111,872 $37,428
$200,000 $136,511 $180,478
$23,581
$114,133
$137,247 $41,401
$150,000
$61,079
$105,224 $28,304
$39,553
$100,000 $87,353 $39,062
$19,898
$161,500 $46,448 $62,114 $93,354 $61,378
$26,894
$46,209 $3,605
$50,000 $112,918 $13,387 $110,773
$24,349 $87,330 $82,199 $4,530
$16,497
$12,029 $51,243 $58,504 $58,412
$3,773
$5,000 $36,422 $43,461
$29,704
$12,027 $15,575
$0
22 Source: Law Department, Housing Unit BlightSTAT March, 2012

23. REINVESTMENT
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24. NORA/LLT Inventory Disposition
Property Sales: March 2012 (72)
Inventory Status as of March 31,
2012 (3,152) Auction
, 28
LND, 42
RFP, 2
Pending Sale,
833, 26% Properties Previously Sold to March 2012
(1,886)
Request For Grant Programs,
Proposals, 272, Auction, 265, 14%
68, 4%
14%
Land Swap, 46, 2%
Neighborhood-
based sale, 262,
13%
Inventory, Neighborhood
2319, 74% Initiated Lot Next Door, 906,
Dispositions, 67, 48%
4%
Source: NORA, April 5th 2012 BlightSTAT March, 2012

25. Disposition plan of State-owned
properties in Orleans Parish
Per Period Cumulative
Reporting Period Actual Goal Actuals Goals
February 2012 541 500 541 498
March 2012 70 500 611 1000
April 2012 - 500 - 1500
May 2012 - 2133 - 3633
* Property dispositions include auctions, development agreements,
and transfers to NORA.
25 Source: NORA BlightSTAT March, 2012

26. Office of Community Development
Development Unit Status (no change)
Total Under Units in Pre- Units Under Units Completed Units Completed
Contract Development Development 2012 2010-2011
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 404 108 295 1 1,018
Development Organizations 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 families. Not-for-Profit and For-Profit Housing 159 99 40 20 50
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 299 29 122 148 221
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.
26 Source: Office of Community Development (OCD) BlightSTAT March, 2012

27. Evaluation Form
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On a scale 1-5, how useful was this meeting to you?
(1= least useful and 5= most useful)
What’s working?
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