As followup to a December 13, 2012 meeting, I met Thursday January 17, 2013 with Housing and Community Development Interim Director Andrea Ibanez, Code Enforcement Administrator Teresa Williams, Director of City Planning & Development Services Department Ernie Duarte (home of the Permits Plus data system) and City Attorney Mike Rankin (on the phone) regarding access to Code Enforcement data.
The meeting went well with good discussion of neighborhood and City concerns. Rankin said he could find no legal reason why the City should deny our request as the data is public record. Complainant data and the exact street address of the alleged violation is not part of the JWT request. Director Ibanez was very supportive of our request. Director Duarte will begin discussions with City Information Technology on how to extract Code Enforcement data from the Permits Plus system. Also, a mocked up format proposed for public use will be presented to Mayor and Council during a study session.
The meeting went well with good discussion of neighborhood and City concerns. Rankin said he could find no legal reason why the City should deny our request as the data is public record. Complainant data and the exact street address of the alleged violation is not part of the JWT request. Director Ibanez was very supportive of our request. Director Duarte will begin discussions with City Information Technology on how to extract Code Enforcement data from the Permits Plus system. Also, a mocked up format proposed for public use will be presented to Mayor and Council during a study session.
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