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A
Good
morning,
thank
you
guys,
I
appreciate
everyone
coming
out
this
morning.
This
is
our
monthly
PLI
forum,
another
opportunity
to
let
you
know,
what's
happening
in
the
department
and
get
your
feedback
and
questions
and
start
conversations
about
our
processes.
So
I
wanted
to
kick
this
off
with
a
little
update
on
what
we've
done
in
the
last
four
years.
So
we're
finished
term
one
of
the
administration
right
now
and
we're
headed
into
term
two.
A
So
I
just
wanted
to
give
a
brief
overview
of
what
we've
accomplished,
what
we're
seeing
the
construction
market
looked
like
in
particular
currently,
and
what
we're
anticipating
will
come
in
2018,
so
just
to
give
you
a
sense
of
scale
2014,
the
first
year
for
which
we
have
reliable
figures
available,
we
permitted
just
over
200
million
dollars
worth
of
construction
values
in
2016
and
2017.
We
permitted
over
1
billion
dollars
each
year
in
construction
values,
so
that
increase
in
growth
that
we're
all
feeling
is
really
true.
A
So
it's
been
about
a
555
percent
increase
in
work,
so
we've
definitely
been
looking
to
get
ahead
of
that
curve.
Make
our
hiring
and
staffing
meet
that
demand.
So
I'm
happy
to
say
that
when
we
started
in
2014
we
had
three
plan
reviewers
and
now
we're
on
path
to
have
13
so
again
trying
to
meet
our
staffing
level
to
match
demand.
You
can
also
see
this
in
permit
volume.
A
I
think
something
that's
interesting
that
orange
slide
or
excuse
me,
the
orange
line
at
the
bottom
is
residential
permits.
So
you
can
see
those
values
have
remained
consistent
over
the
last
several
years,
but
we've
really
seen
the
growth
in
commercial
permit
values,
so
I
think
again
we're
just
seeing
more
more
commercial
projects
and
higher
dollar
projects.
We're
also
during
that
time,
because
of
additional
staffing
and
better
streamline
processes,
we've
been
able
to
drive
down
the
average
length
of
plan
review
timelines
so
again
in
in
previous
to
2014.
They
didn't
track
timelines.
A
In
terms
of
how
many
days
it
took
to
respond
to
someone
and
when
we
took
over
in
2014,
it
was
about
twenty
six
point,
four
days
on
average
and
now
we're
down
to
it's
just
about
fifty
thirteen
and
a
half.
If
you
can
read
it
there,
so
that's
at
the
end
of
2017
and
again,
as
we
have
more
staffers,
come
online.
A
We're
anticipating
those
timelines,
go
down
even
further
and
we're
all
so
much
better
about
meeting
our
standards
so
I'm
happy
to
say
that
we
ended
2017
being
a
hundred
percent
on
time
and
we
were
frequently
significantly
ahead
of
our
established
due
date.
So
we
really
want
to
provide
some
accountability
and
reliability
in
our
process.
We'll
give
you
a
date
certain
by
when
you'll
get
a
response
from
us
and
we
want
to
meet
that
just
on
the
inspection
side.
So
this
gives
you
a
snapshot
of
just
how
many
inspections
we
do
in
a
year.
A
A
We
also
did
a
little
over
20,000
construction
inspections
and
we
anticipate
those
growing
we're
also
going
to
be
getting
two
additional
constructions,
vectors
for
2018
to
again
meet
that
need,
and
we
also
are
really
focusing
on
proactive
inspections.
So
we
did
2000
proactive
fire
safety
inspections.
So
that's
making
sure
that
high-risk
occupancies,
like
high-rises
schools,
daycares
special
assembly
spaces,
are
maintaining
their
fire
safety
systems
appropriately.
A
So
you
can
see
here's
a
look
at
our
current
org
chart
we're
on
track
to
have
84
members
of
our
staff
when
we
finish
hiring
for
this
year
and
again,
we're
really
trying
to
shift
to
be
much
more
proactive
as
a
department
and
drive
down
our
response
times
and
improve
our
reliability
in
terms
of
how
we
perform
our
tasks.
One
thing
to
note
is
that
all
of
our
staffing
has
sort
of
a
long
lead
time,
so
we
all
need
to
be
certified
by
the
state
to
do
the
functions
that
we
produce.
A
So,
to
give
you
a
sense
for
an
examiner
to
be
fully
functional,
they
need
to
pass
nine
state
certifications
and
it
takes
18
months.
So
you
know
they.
They
aren't
even
able
per
the
state
to
start
reviewing
plans
until
they
pass
their
first
round
of
certs,
and
we
see
that
typically
take
about
four
to
six
months.
A
Also,
to
note
is
that
we've
rewritten
all
of
our
jobs,
such
that
they're,
similarly
structured,
so
we
have
all
of
our
construction
inspectors-
are
now
cross
certified
we're
moving
to
that
again
over
time,
so
they'll
be
certified
to
inspect
for
five
disciplines
for
building
energy
accessibility,
mechanical
and
fire.
So
you
don't
have
to
have
multiple
people
on
your
job
site,
particularly
to
inspect
for
a
single
permit.
A
So
again
we
want
to
be
much
more
efficient
in
both
delivering
the
tasks
and
having
people
navigate
our
process
if
they
have
a
single
point
of
contact
for
their
plan
review
and
hopefully
a
single
point
of
contact
or
two
for
their
inspection.
It's
a
goal,
and
then
we
did
the
same
on
the
operations
front.
So
all
of
those
inspectors
are
certified
to
do
the
property,
maintenance,
zoning
and
business
licensing
code.
A
You
know
previously
all
of
those
functions
would
be
separate
inspectors
so
say
if
you
had
a
mixed-use
structure
with
a
business
use
on
the
bottom
and
then
residential
drugs
on
the
top,
you
could
well
have
three
different
inspectors
come
there
to
cite
you
for
different
parts
of
different
codes
and
obviously
like
a
very
confusing
and
frustrating
to
people
who
own
the
buildings.
So
now
we
had
a
single
point
of
contact
and
a
much
better.
You
know
so,
just
to
give
you
a
snapshot
of
where
we
were
in
2014.
A
We
were
really
able
to
achieve
these
improvements
by
investing
in
our
workforce,
so
we've
rewritten
every
single
job
description
in
the
department.
Many
of
these
hadn't
been
touched
since
the
80s,
so
we
really
had
to
retool
people
for
what
we
needed
as
a
21st
century
Pittsburgh,
and
then
we
also
did
a
massive
round
of
training
and
certifications.
So
we've
gotten
more
than
a
hundred
and
fifty
additional
certifications
as
a
department
from
the
state.
So
again,
our
existing
workforce
are
able
to
inspect
for
more
disciplines
at
a
single
inspection
time.
A
We
are
also
much
better
about
attracting
candidates.
In
2014
we
were
the
whitest
and
oldest
department
in
all
of
city
government
and
I'm,
happy
to
say
that
we've
been
really
aggressive
about
recruiting
much
more
diverse
candidates
that
look
like
Pittsburgh's
were
better
able
to
serve
Pittsburgh's
neighborhoods
in
communities.
A
So
since
that
time
we
have
55
of
our
75
at
the
time
that
I
wrote
this,
we
have
75
people
on
staff
were
either
in
new
positions
or
new
hires
within
the
department
and
I'm
really
happy
to
say
that
45%
of
our
new
people
are
women,
are
people
of
color
and
44%
of
all
managers
are
women
are
minority
prior
to
2014?
We
had
never
actually
had
a
person
of
color
be
a
manager
in
the
department
which
is
pretty
shocking.
We
are
improving
technology.
You
know
we
have
cell
phones.
A
We
have
emails,
we
have
mobile
offices,
we
have
servers
in
the
field,
we're
scanning
a
ton
of
our
documents,
and
we
can
talk
more
about
this
later,
so
that
we
can
access
it
in
the
field
and
also
make
them
public
to
our
citizens
in
a
more
accessible
way,
we're
accepting
credit
cards
and
we
also
started
the
computer
onyx
project.
So
this
is
a
enterprise-wide
software
upgrade
for
all
of
the
cities,
licensing
and
spec
and
permitting
across
the
city.
A
So
it's
gonna
be
a
21st
century,
workable
platform
that
allows
perhaps
for
this
room,
most
importantly,
online,
permitting
and
inspection
it
cement
and
licensing,
as
well
as
being
able
to
request
inspections
online.
So,
instead
of
having
come
down
here,
all
the
time
manually
hand
in
plan
sets,
you
know
you
can
submit
those
things
online,
we've
also
established
building
eyes,
so
you
can
track
all
of
our
work
online,
all
licensing
violations
and
permitting
activity.
A
You
can
set
up
alerts
on
your
projects
or
on
properties
you
care
about
or
neighborhoods
you
care
about,
so
that
when
we
take
an
action
there,
you
can
get
an
email.
We
also
are
publishing
all
of
our
plan.
Review
guidelines
and
inspection
checklists
we're
not
looking
to
play
gotcha
everything
that
we
check
for
we
published,
and
we
really
hope
that
people
are
protecting
themselves
to
make
sure
they're
complying
with
all
of
our
guidelines
before
submitting
it.
A
It's
exact
same
document
that
we
use
internally
we're
also
accepting
final
plan
sets
for
simultaneous
review
with
zoning,
we'll
get
more
into
this
and
emit
minute.
But
it's
a
way
to
sort
of
speed
your
way
through
the
development
process,
by
having
contemporaneous
reviews
we're
also
offering
over
time
inspections
for
inspectors
in
the
construction
disciplines
and
we're
also,
you
know,
making
our
accounting
system
more
auditable
and
improving
our
communication
to
customers
through
better
notices
and
online
communications.
A
We're
improving
license
issuance
now
we're
having
each
license
be
valid
for
365
days
before
they
would
expire
on
a
date
certain.
So
if
you
are
a
electrical
contractor
who
got
their
license
in
January,
it
would
inspire
expire,
April
1
regardless.
So
now
it's
valid
for
365
days
from
the
date
of
issuance
we're
also
cross-checking
with
business
taxes
and
then
we're
being
much
more
proactive.
A
One
of
the
big
things
that
we
are
hoping
to
do
this
year
is
to
scan
all
of
our
occupancy
files
in
a
way
that
they
are
searchable
to
the
public
and
available
on
a
website
so
rather
than
having
to
email
us
currently
for
your
occupancy
permit
or
come
down
here.
You
know
you
can
just
go
online,
start
your
research
there
and
move
forward,
so
that
will
be
a
lot
less
work
for
us
and
a
lot
easier
for
us
internally
and
also
provide
a
better
service
to
our
customers.
We're
also
going
to
keep
improving
technology.
A
We're
gonna
have
online
licensing
coming
in
2018.
We're
gonna
continue
to
integrate
jail,
GIS
Parcel
attributes
to
be
more
sophisticated
in
our
plan.
Review
and
inspection-
and
we
are
also,
as
part
of
the
technology
upgrades,
we're
looking
to
really
use
this
as
a
time
to
rewrite
some
of
our
codes.
We
don't
want
to
build
a
technology
system
that
just
keeps
the
status
quo
and
makes
a
little
shinier
and
faster.
We
really
want
to
think
through.
How
are
we
doing
business
as
a
city
as
a
whole?
A
Not
only
PLI,
but
city
planning,
domi,
all
of
the
agencies
involved
in
the
development
process,
so
we're
gonna
be
doing
some
work
on
our
codes
to
make
sure
that
we
have
the
legal
ability
to
make
those
types
of
changes
we
want
to
do
and
adopt
the
best
practices,
so
we're
gonna
be
introducing
a
package
soon.
We're
gonna
be
having
a
another
community
meeting
in
a
couple
weeks
to
talk
through
those
in
greater
detail,
but
we
really
want
to
modernize
the
building
codes,
so
we're
looking
to
increase.
A
Some
excuse
me
to
establish
some
new
fees
not
to
raise
you
overall
costs,
but
just
to
sort
of
incent
good
behavior
right
now,
there's
no
negative
costs
for
going
through
multiple
rounds
of
plan
reviews.
Well,
projects
go
through
11,
12
rounds
of
plan
reviews
or
failed
inspections.
We
have
a
real
problem
with
people
calling
us
out
and
they're,
not
ready.
So
that's
a
time
when
we
can
be
inspecting
someone
else's
job
and
we
want
to
start
charging
people
for
they
fail
inspections
after
a
certain
reasonable
number.
A
So
things
like
that,
and
we
also
want
to
rewrite
parts
of
the
business
license
in
code.
So
much
of
that
has
not
been
touched
since
the
early
80s
and
the
businesses
that
we
were
concerned
about
then,
and
how
Pittsburgh
looked
like
that
I
was
very
different
to
what
it
is
today.
So
again
we
want
to
modernize
it,
make
the
code
more
readable,
understandable
and,
frankly,
make
it
easier
to
start
and
grow
businesses
here
in
Pittsburgh
and
we're
also
looking
to
do
much
more
proactive
inspections.
A
So
we
are
optimistic
that
the
litigation
on
the
rental
registration
will
wind
down
this
year
and
I'm
very
optimistic
that
we
will
prevail.
This
has
been
upheld
legally
in
cities
all
around
Pennsylvania,
all
around
the
country,
so
I'm
confident
of
our
position
in
court.
So
this
is
a
long
process
that
started
in
2014
and
I'm
optimistic
that
will
will
terminate
this
year
and
we'll
start
registering
rental
units
and
inspecting
them
proactively
to
make
sure
that
they
meet
the
minimum
standards
for
the
property
maintenance
code.