Report 2015-134 Recommendation 30 Responses
Report 2015-134: Residential Building Records: The Cities of San Rafael, Novato, and Pasadena Need to Strengthen the Implementation of Their Resale Record Programs (Release Date: March 2016)
Recommendation #30 To: Pasadena, City of
To ensure that it conducts its resale record inspections and completes the reports in a timely manner, Pasadena should establish a method to identify those inspections that have inspection dates requested by property owners.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2019
The new rules and regulations approved by the City Manager do not include a time goal, however, the land management system has reporting functions to monitor dates reports are issued and inspection dates requested by property owners.
- Estimated Completion Date: 1/1/2020
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Resolved
The condition in which inspections have inspection dates requested by property owners pertained to Pasadena's tracking of its progress in meeting time goals. Because the new rules and regulations governing Pasadena's program no longer include time goals, we are assessing this recommendation as being resolved.
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From October 2018
The City of Pasadena continues to evaluate the viability of the Occupancy Inspection Program.
- Estimated Completion Date: January 1, 2019
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From November 2017
The City of Pasadena is evaluating the viability of the Occupancy Inspection Program.
- Estimated Completion Date: 01/01/2018
California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Pending
1-Year Agency Response
The City of Pasadena is evaluating the viability of the Occupancy Inspection Program with the FY2018 budget.
- Estimated Completion Date: July 1, 2017
- Response Date: May 2017
California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Pending
6-Month Agency Response
The City is re-evaluating administrative changes to the Occupancy Inspection program. The Director of the Planning and Community Development Department did not issue a memorandum mentioned in the 60-day report.
- Estimated Completion Date: March 2017
- Response Date: October 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending
60-Day Agency Response
The City's Department of Information Technology will create a field to capture requested inspection dates in the city's land management system. When available, the Interim Director of the Planning and Community Development Department will issue a memorandum informing staff of the field's location in the database and staff will be directed to track and note property owner requested inspection dates in the appropriate field. The City anticipates reporting completion of this item due at the six month interval.
- Estimated Completion Date: September 2016
- Response Date: May 2016
California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending
All Recommendations in 2015-134
Agency responses received are posted verbatim.