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Backup Documents 05/08/2018 Item #11BGROWTH MANAGEMENT FY2018 EXPANDED REQUESTS James French Deputy Department Head May 8, 2018 2 BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY 3 INSPECTION ACTIVITY INSPECTION ACTIVITY 4 HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY 2-3 Year Recovery Timeframe Why? Lack of skilled construction labor force for job ban Insurance companies are slow to respond and many responded at the same time State licensing and construction standards requirements are not reduced or waived FBC 6th Ed. 2018 Increase in building permit activity Increase in number of inspections HURRICANE IRMA RECOVERY 5 COST DIFFERENTIAL COUNTY EMPLOYEE/CONTRACT EMPLOYEE Collier County Inspector: Weighted Annual Cost $68,000 Vehicle/Fuel Cost $10,000 Contract Employee: Inspector $75.00/hour Annual Cost $156,000 6 BUILDING INSPECTION AVERAGES •Average Number of Inspections Now: •27 Structural Inspections/day •22 Other Trade Inspections/day •International Standards Organization’s (ISO) Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule: •10 Inspections/day •Maximum Proposed for Proficient Inspection and Optimal Customer Service: •20 Inspections/day 7 EXPIRED CITY VIEW APPLICATIONS & PERMITS Source 3 Years Ago Now % Change CD-Plus 105,000 57,500 -45% CityView 18,000 TOTAL 105,000 75,500 8 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW –RIGHT-OF-WAY PERMITTING Right-of-Way Permitting: Employee production averages 50 reviews/month; current workforce is 2 employees. Average production expectation is 100 review/month. By Year: FY15 –96/month avg. FY16 –115/month avg. FY17 –129/month avg. FY18 –146/month avg. Currently operating below level of service. 9 DEVELOPMENT REVIEW –FINAL UTILITY ACCEPTANCE Utility Acceptance Backlog: 350 Final Acceptances 200 Preliminary Acceptances By Year: FY15 –40/yr. FY16 –60/yr. FY17 –67/yr. FY18 –87/yr. Currently, with 1 FTE, staff is unable to keep up with current and backlog of work; directly impacting the time for projects to finalize acceptance and obtain Certificates of Occupancy (CO’s). 10 EXPANDED POSITION REQUESTS EXPANDED POSITION REQUESTS Fund Division Position Count 113 Building Plan Review & Inspection Building Inspector -Structural 3 113 Building Inspector –Plumbing/Mechanical 1 113 Building Inspector -Electrical 1 113 Plans Reviewer –Structural 2 113 Planning Technician –Expired Permits/Permit Pickup/Intake 1 113 Operations & Regulatory Management Planning Technician 2 131 Development Review Site Plans Reviewer 1 131 Technician 1 TOTAL 12