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DOB commissioner responds to criticisms about inspection delays
3:34:35
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70 sec
Commissioner James 'Jimmy' S. Oddo responds to Council Member Dinowitz's concerns about inspection delays, defending the Department of Buildings and suggesting that blame is often misplaced on the agency.
- Oddo expresses frustration with DOB being blamed for actions or inactions of others
- He introduces Deputy Commissioner Shamash to explain the Local Law 11 process
- The commissioner emphasizes that building owners hire qualified engineers for inspections, not DOB
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
3:34:35
Councilman, I'm gonna have deputy commissioner Shamash speak to our local law 11 process.
3:34:42
If I could just say something to kind of frame this.
3:34:47
I wish I had a nickel for every time DOB is blamed for the actions or inactions of other folks.
3:34:54
It's very convenient and it's very it's a very believable excuse.
Eric Dinowitz
3:34:59
Give those bill those nickels to my buildings so they could pay for the the sheds.
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
3:35:03
Or or we could hire more staff here at DOB with those nickels.
James Coger
3:35:06
That'd be great.
James "Jimmy" S. Oddo
3:35:07
The the the let's and and deputy commissioner Shamash will go through the process.
3:35:11
But let's be clear, these building owners have hired a qualified engineer that's that that will do the local law 11 inspection.
3:35:24
So and the deputy commissioner will walk with you walk through with you sort of the timeline.
3:35:31
The notion that these sheds are up too long costing folks money because there's a delay on the agency's part in inspecting or responding is just not accurate.
3:35:44
Yigal?