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Discussion on staffing for Local Law 79 and City of Yes initiative
3:50:29
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Council Member Sanchez inquires about additional staff lines for the Department of Buildings (DOB) resulting from City of Yes negotiations. Commissioner Oddo responds about the allocation of 25 positions for the proactive inspection program and directs his deputies to provide more detailed information on staffing for basement legalization and City of Yes initiatives.
- 25 positions have been allocated for the proactive inspection program
- The commissioner acknowledges uncertainty about whether the additional staff will be sufficient
- The discussion touches on staffing for both basement legalization and City of Yes initiatives
Pierina Sanchez
3:50:29
And yeah so proud of Local Law 79 and the proactive inspection program that we we were able to stand up together and I'm very happy to hear that there are these 25 positions that have been brought in and that the work has already started even with staffing still ongoing.
3:50:47
So I'm gonna start with some of the commitments that we have been fighting.
3:50:52
Or the word is not fight, you know like pushing really hard, but that we as council members have prioritized with respect to DOB.
3:51:01
In the City of Yes negotiations we were able to secure additional lines for a Department of Buildings.
3:51:08
So my first question there is in the preliminary plan, additional resources were added for the Department of Buildings.
3:51:15
Can you share how many lines the Department of Buildings received?
3:51:20
And do you think that that additional staff that was included in the preliminary plan is sufficient to address the growth and applications, permits, inspections, and technical assistance that over time we'll see as a result of City of Yes?
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
3:51:32
So I'm gonna have deputy commissioner Yugarte breakdown specific or Sanabria or both breakdown the specific numbers in in some detail of the basement legalization in the the City of Yes.
3:51:47
The quickest, most direct, most candid and the right answer to your question about is it enough is we shall see.
3:51:57
I think the conversations between DOB and OMB have been frank and we have to see what materializes and when.
3:52:10
And I I don't know if anyone knows for sure the answers to those.
3:52:18
So, let's have, the deputy commissioner explain the the 36 that we got in this fiscal year of the basement legalization and the 30 of the city of YES and we could break it down into some detail.
3:52:31
Gina?