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Home My WebLink AboutIR 10577INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 1 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS This Informal Report is in response to the City Council’s request to receive a monthly update on development activity within the City and the measures staff are using to improve the development process. Staff also generates a monthly report to keep the Cou ncil informed of the volume of development activity, process improvements and staff’s performance in implementing changes and improving the delivery of plan review and permits. This activity report consists of metrics associated with building permits, infrastructure, stormwater development, and water development plan review. It provides updates on continuous development process improvement efforts. The monthly Development Activity Report is attached for your use and information. The following are highlights for the month of March 2021: March 2021 Highlights Building Permits Permits Mar 2021 Feb 2021 Mo - Mo Difference Mar 2020 Yr - Yr Difference Total commercial valuation (incl remodels & additions) $276M $223M 24% 262 5% New commercial permits issued 243 71 242% 139 75% New single-family permits issued 510 480 6% 612 -17% New commercial & new single-family permits issued 753 551 37% 751 0% New commercial permit apps received 52 39 33% 41 27% New single-family residential apps received 722 576 25% 519 39% Development Support Services  The Overall Customer Service Satisfaction was 87.14% for either Very Positive or Somewhat Positive for March 2021, based on 61 out of 70 responses. This is up from 81.94% in February 2021 which had 59 out 72 responses. INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 2 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS  Chart A shows survey responses for March 2021.  Chart B shows commercial vs residential survey responses for March 2021. 77.14% 10.00%5.71%4.29% 2.86% 74.47% 12.16%6.34% 3.05% 3.98% 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% Very Positive Somewhat Positive Neutral Somewhat Negative Very Negative Chart A How would you rate the quality of your customer service experience? *March 2021 survey results 77.14% 11.43% 8.57% 2.86% 0.00% 79.41% 8.82%2.94% 5.88% 2.94% 74.47% 12.16% 6.34% 3.05%3.98% 0.00% 10.00% 20.00% 30.00% 40.00% 50.00% 60.00% 70.00% 80.00% 90.00% Very Positive Somewhat Positive Neutral Somewhat Negtive Very Negative Chart B Overall, how would you rate the quality of your customer service experience? City of Fort Worth Customers (Commercial) City of Fort Worth Customers (Residential) SurveyMonkey Global Benchmark*March 2021 survey results INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 3 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS  In March 2021, 7 out of 9 customers surveyed thought that our Inspections team was Extremely Helpful or Very Helpful. In February, 1 out of 2 customers surveyed thought that our Inspections team was Extremely Helpful or Very Helpful. X-Team Building Plan Review X-Team Activity Mar-21 Feb-21 Mo - Mo Difference Mar-20 Yr - Yr Difference X-Team Applications 10 6 67% 6 67% Conferences Held 4 5 -20% 1 300% Building Permits Issued 13 3 333% 27 -52% X-Team Activity Totals YTD 2021 CY 2020 CY2019 Total X-Team Applications 26 100 88 214 Conferences Held 13 32 70 115 Building Permits Issued 50 182 106 338  As of March 31st, there are 55 pending X-Team building permits. Building Plan Review  On March 31st 2021 review times were as follows: Days to first review Commercial Plans Actual 5 Days Goal 7 Days Days to first review Residential Plans Actual 6 Days Goal 7 Days For March 2021, the average departmental review times to first comment were as follows: Commercial Plans Average 7 Days Goal 7 Days Residential Plans Average 5 Days Goal 7 Days INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 4 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS Development Activity Applications Type Mar 2021 Feb 2021 Mo - Mo Difference Total Development Building Permits 1969 1417 39% Infrastructure Plan Review Center 44 44 0% Community Facility Agreement 18 15 20% Platted Lot 519 752 -31% Platting 50 36 39% Zoning 21 8 163% Site Plan 0 1 -100% Business Process Improvement – CFW Permit Assist  Development Services launched on April 2nd an interactive web tool called CFW Permit Assist. It is designed to help the public navigate zoning districts and building permit processes. There are three modules: zoning, residential, and commercial. Each module walks the citizen/ developer through a series of interactive questions that leads to a printed permit guide for a project. The platform will simplify the permit discovery process and provide applicants with the information they need when they need it.  The project team is addressing post- launch action items.  Staff is also creating training videos to address the following: 1. Navigating the three portals in CFW Permit Assist: Zoning, Commercial and Residential 2. How to assist customers and navigate the administrative side of CFW Permit Assist 3. How to publicize and educate customers on CFW Permit Assist 4. How to implement CFW Permit Assist in to your daily interaction with customers o Please click here to access the CFW Permit Assist website o Fort Worth Business Press Article INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 5 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS Business Process Improvement – Certificate of Occupancy Process  In March 2021, staff began the business process improvement initiative on the Certificate of Occupancy Process. As part of the process, kick-off meetings and subsequent data gathering meetings have been held to discuss the initiative with all stakeholders including both the development community and staff.  In March two Voice of Customer (the development community) and two Voice of Business (City staff) meetings were held. Additional meetings will be held in April. Business Process Improvement – Pre-Plat/ Platting Process  In March 2021, staff began the business process improvement initiative on the Certificate of Occupancy Process. As part of the process, kick-off meetings and subsequent data gathering meetings have been held to discuss the initiative with all stakeholders including both the development community and staff.  In March a Voice of Customer and a Voice of Business meeting was held. Additional meetings will be held in April. Response to COVID-19 Pandemic  Development Services is working to launch an interactive web tool, Open Counter, to help the public navigate zoning districts and building permit processes. There will be three modules: zoning, residential, and commercial. Each module will walk the citizen/developer through a series of interactive questions that will lead to a printed permit guide for a project. o On April 2nd, CFW Permit Assist was launched. The platform will simplify the permit discovery process and provide applicants with the information they need when they need it. Currently, the project team is addressing post-launch action items. o Staff is also working on creating training videos to address th e following: “Navigating the three portals in Open Counter: zoning, commercial and residential”, “How to assist customers and navigate the administrative side of Open Counter”, “How to publicize and educate customers on open counter”, and “How to implement it in to your daily interaction with customers”. INFORMAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS No. 21-10577 To the Mayor and Members of the City Council April 20, 2021 Page 6 of 6 SUBJECT: MONTHLY DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH, TEXAS  All required applications/permits continue to be available online. Staff continues to work on streamlining and adding permit processes online. o Staff has updated the fee schedule in Accela, it went live in April 1st. o Drainage study permit is available in Accela for staff and customers.  Development Services continues to hold virtual Board and Commission meetings. This will continue to provide a high level of transparency for City business while encouragi ng public participation and engagement. Please contact D.J. Harrell, Development Services Director, at 817 -392-8032 or Dalton.Harrell@fortworthtexas.gov if you have any questions, concerns or comments. David Cooke City Manager Development Activity Report March 2021 INSIDE THIS EDITION Building Permits ................................................................ 2 CFA and Platting ............................................................... 8 Infrastructure ..................................................................... 9 Stormwater ...................................................................... 13 Water ............................................................................... 15 Development Process Improvement ............................... 16 Development Activity Report 2 Building Permits New Single Family Permits New Commercial Permits Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 396 415 468 500 388 385 417 504 491 326 328 557 2020 575 526 612 504 505 482 612 626 732 662 535 616 2021 601 480 510 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 All data is in calendar year 7.1% Decrease1st Qtr 2020 = 1,713 1st Qtr 2021 = 1,591 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 66 142 90 65 141 79 80 45 84 100 135 181 2020 126 120 139 128 69 221 81 84 84 53 105 93 2021 89 71 243 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 All data is in calendar year 1st Qtr 2020 = 385 1st Qtr 2021 =403 4.7% Increase Development Activity Report 3 Building Permits Building Permit Comparison Total Commercial Valuation 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Multi-Family 486 450 409 349 376 349 803 487 421 451 552 166 Residential 7,136 7,101 6,927 8,115 8,471 8,792 9,522 10,562 11,687 11,523 13,920 3,340 Commercial 2,341 2,404 2,481 2,112 2,284 2,179 2,528 2,418 2,609 2,599 1,877 489 0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000 12,000 14,000 16,000 18,000 All data is in calendar year 9,963 11,13110,576 9,8179,955 16,349 14,57314,717 13,467 12,853 11,320 3,995 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $103 $208 $230 $98 $311 $269 $221 $121 $392 $421 $588 $242 2020 $214 $440 $262 $258 $119 $220 $188 $130 $613 $153 $122 $281 2021 $187 $223 $276 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 $700 MillionsAll data is in calendar year 1st Qtr 2020 = $916M 1st Qtr 2021 = $686M 25.1 % Decrease Development Activity Report 4 Building Permits New Commercial Permits Valuation Permit Valuation Comparison Current Month Prev. Month Difference M-M Prev. Year Diff. Y-Y % Year to Date CY20 vs CY21 Mar-21 Feb-21 % Mar-20 Mar 20 vs Mar 21 Jan-Mar 2020 Jan- Mar 2021 Diff New SF Permits 510 480 30 612 -102 1713 1591 -7% 6% -17% New SF Value $103.4M $89.7M $13.7M $113.0M -$9.7M $291.6M $304.8M 5% 15% -9% New Comm Permits 243 71 172 139 104 385 403 5% 242% 75% New Comm Value $225.7M $159.5M $66.1M $203.7M $22.0M $653.2M $523.7M -20% 41% 11% Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $2 $193 $201 $51 $246 $234 $162 $40 $339 $383 $477 $141 2020 $167 $282 $204 $155 $36 $134 $147 $81 $514 $102 $107 $245 2021 $139 $160 $226 $0 $100 $200 $300 $400 $500 $600 MillionsAll data is in calendar year * excludes additions and remodels Development Activity Report 5 Building Permits Large Commercial Projects March Large Commercial Projects Address Council District Project Name Work Description Valuation 10001 South Fwy 8 Risinger Logistics, Park No. 1 New Construction of a Distribution Warehouse and Sitework $40,193,400 11414 Grand Landing Cir. Buildings 1-18 7 Landing At 2eightyseven, LLC New Construction Of 432-Unit Multifamily Development, Eighteen 3-Story Buildings with Clubhouse $33,020,656 6900 Bayberry Dr 4 Parkview Elementary School New Construction of Elementary School; Demo Old School and Re-Use Partial Section. $25,775,446 14700 Blue Mound Rd 7 Walmart- Bluemound Remodel of Existing Warehouse to Add Material Handling Area $21,155,000 3609 Easterly Ave Buildings 1-10 2 Westside Heights New Construction of A 270 Unit Multi-Family Complex to Include A Leasing Office, Clubhouse, Garage, And Maintenance Building. $13,000,000 4865 Freeman Dr 8 Lake Arlington Lift Station New Construction of a List Station Facility for The City of Fort Worth Sanitary Sewer System/City Owned and Operated $11,800,000 9900 Hemphill St 6 Crowley ISD Sports Complex New Foundation for Sports Complex $8,400,000 1701 Wind Star Way 3 Covenant Classical New Addition of A 2- Story Classroom Building onto Existing Building $8,250,000 14601 Heritage Pkwy 7 Gulfstream MRO Fort Worth New Foundation Only for Aircraft Facility $6,000,000 12600 Willow Springs Rd 7 Willow Springs New Construction of A 3-Story Building with Banquet Hall Finish Out And Shell Office Space. T $4,500,000 9750 Hillwood Pkwy 4 Meridian Medical Office Building New Construction of Medical Office Building $4,100,000 3101 Prairie Vista Dr 2 Truck Yard Alliance Building New Construction of a Main Bar Building with A Food Truck Yard $3,410,261 2660 Whiskey Ranch Rd Barrell Barn B 8 Firestone & Robertson Distillery Company New Construction of A 3-Story Barrell Barn Storage and Sitework $3,000,000 817 Matisse Dr 9 SO 7 Urban Apartments Remodel of Ground Floor and Mezanine Existing Commercial Space to Create 33 Residential Units, Common Area and Fitness Room $3,000,000 6701 Oakmont Blvd 6 Cityview Rehabilitation Hospital Interior Remodel of Rehabilitation Hospital $2,800,000 4663 N Main St 2 Area 51 Hangar, LLC New Construction of A 21,000 Sf Storage & Service Hangar W/ Fire Sprinkler, To Include Office Space, Shop and Mezzanine $2,533,364 2200 Highway 114 Bldg. B 7 TMS Self-Storage New Construction of a Self-Storage Building $2,500,000 4033 N Main St 2 Hangar 3c Texas Jet New Construction of A 39,001 Sq Ft Aircraft Hangar and Attached Office Structure $2,500,000 801 Grove St 1st, 4th & 5th Floors 9 Trinity Metro Headquarters Interior Remodel/Finish Out of The Trinity Metro Headquarters, 1st, 4th And 5th Floors $2,400,000 955 N Beach St 4 Whataburger New Construction of A Fast Food Restaurant W/Drive Thru and Canopies $2,277,861 4828 Bryant Irvin Ct 3 NICNAT Holdings LLC New Construction of a Dental Office $1,793,545 3428 Lovell Ave 9 Camp Plastic Surgery New Construction of a 2-Story Shell Building, Sitework And Common Area. $1,750,000 5900 Altamesa Blvd 6 Texas Orthopedic Change of Use from an I-2 To A B for Medical Office Use $1,400,000 6616 Calmont Ave Building A 3 Calmont New Construction of a Shell Storage/Warehouse $1,300,000 5625 S Hulen St 6 Panda Express New Construction of Fast Food Restaurant $1,200,000 2441 Northeast Pkwy 2 TTI Corporation HQ Renovation Remodel of Existing Building $1,198,000 2551 Ephriham Ave 2 Savers Cost Plus Retail Clothing to Grocery Store with Remodel $1,120,000 5332 Mcpherson Blvd 6 Taco Casa Site Improvements to Include Utilities, Paving/Flatwork, Signage, Landscaping, And Building $1,100,000 Development Activity Report 6 Building Permits March 2021 New Commercial Permits Heat Map Development Activity Report 7 Building Permits March 2021 New Residential Permits Heat Map Development Activity Report 8 CFA and Platting CFA Project Overview Platted Lots Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec 2019 $19.4 $10.4 $25.6 $36.4 $5.7 $18.4 $23.9 $35.0 $8.3 $14.4 $3.8 $1.5 2020 $8.0 $6.0 $17.4 $6.0 $12.0 $9.0 $16.2 $15.0 $12.6 $13.5 $12.2 $14.1 2021 $7.3 $21.4 $21.1 $- $5.0 $10.0 $15.0 $20.0 $25.0 $30.0 $35.0 $40.0 MillionsAll data is in calendar year Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan 2021 Feb 2021 Mar 2021 Non-Residential 20 32 28 11 21 8 11 11 9 11 14 22 26 12 Residential 190 873 365 548 604 1307 628 495 312 372 281 356 726 507 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 Number of Platted LotsAll data is in calendar year 2020 Total $142.0M 2019 Total $202.8M 2021 YTD Total $49.8M Development Activity Report 9 Infrastructure IPRC Overview IPRC Overview Report 2017 2018 2019 2020 YTD 2021 Cycle Complete 52 52 52 54 13 Total Projects 170 148 181 153 38 Avg. Project Total Per Cycle 3.27 2.85 3.48 2.83 2.90 Total Accepted Projects 156 139 143 136 29 Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 95% 98% 94% 99% 100% *All data is in calendar year IPRC Quarterly Details Q2 2020 Q3 2020 Q4 2020 Q1 2021 Cycles 13 14 13 13 Total Projects 35 50 32 38 Avg. Projects Total Per Cycle 2.70 3.57 2.46 2.90 Total Avg. Accepted Projects Per Cycle 1.54 2.43 3.07 2.23 Plan Rev. & Ret w/n 14 days 100% 94% 100% 100% *All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 10 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Residential Projects Public Infrastructure Commercial Projects Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $14.0 $7.1 $21.4 $24.4 $3.7 $14.5 $21.0 $23.4 $4.5 $12.9 $2.7 $0.9 2020 $7.1 $0.9 $7.6 $5.3 $7.5 $6.7 $13.8 $13.0 $8.8 $7.3 $7.6 $12.8 2021 $2.6 $19.5 $14.5 $- $5.0 $10.0 $15.0 $20.0 $25.0 $30.0 Millions2020 Total $98.4M 2021 YTD Total $36.6M2019 Total $150.5M All data is in calendar year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $3.7 $0.8 $3.3 $7.5 $0.8 $2.3 $2.9 $4.0 $3.2 $1.5 $0.1 $- 2020 $0.1 $0.5 $3.3 $0.31 $1.0 $2.3 $0.8 $1.4 $0.1 $0.1 $1.3 $- 2021 $- $0.2 $1.7 $- $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 $5.0 $6.0 $7.0 $8.0 MillionsAll data is in calendar year 2020 Total $11.3M 2021 YTD Total $1.9M2019 Total $30.2M Development Activity Report 11 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Industrial Projects Public Infrastructure Multi-Family Projects Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $- $- $- $- $- $1.2 $- $- $0.5 $- $0.9 $0.5 2020 $0.4 $3.6 $3.4 $- $3.5 $- $1.6 $- $3.3 $5.4 $2.6 $- 2021 $4.3 $1.2 $2.2 $- $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 $5.0 $6.0 MillionsAll data is in calendar year 2021 YTD Total $7.7 M Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $0.7 $- $0.9 $4.4 $1.2 $0.3 $- $7.2 $- $- $- $- 2020 $0.1 $0.9 $0.7 $0.4 $- $- $- $0.5 $0.3 $0.8 $- $- 2021 $0.4 $0.4 $0.3 $- $1.0 $2.0 $3.0 $4.0 $5.0 $6.0 $7.0 $8.0 MillionsAll data is in calendar year 2019 Total $14.6 M 2020 Total $3.7 M 2020 Total $23.8 M 2019 Total $3.1 M 2021 YTD Total $1.1 M Development Activity Report 12 Infrastructure Public Infrastructure Institutional Projects Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 $1.0 $2.6 $- $0.1 $- $0.2 $- $0.4 $- $- $- $- 2020 $0.6 $- $2.4 $- $- $- $- $0.2 $0.1 $- $0.7 $1.3 2021 $- $- $- $- $0.5 $1.0 $1.5 $2.0 $2.5 $3.0 MillionsAll data is in calendar year 2020 Total $5.3M 2019 Total $4.3M 2021 YTD Total $0M Development Activity Report 13 Stormwater Stormwater Review Performance Stormwater Review Performance CY '20 CY '21 Mar 21 Avg. Review Time (days) 6.6 6.6 7.2 Num. Review Completed 1,200 73 122 % completed in 10 business days or less 97.6 94.5 93.3 Avg. PiSWM Review Iterations (City) 3.2 0.0 0.0 Avg. FiSWM Review Iterations (City) 4.2 6.0 0.0 Avg. IPRC Review Iterations (City) 2.7 2.7 2.6 Avg. SWMP Review Iterations (City)* 3.2 4.5 5.7 Avg. Drainage Studies Iterations (City)* 2.5 3.5 3.5 Overall Customer Satisfaction Rating (1-5 scale) 4.6 0.0 3.0 Num. of Surveys Taken ** 41 0 2 * New item tracked as a result of HB 3167 ** These items will be discontinued and will be zeroing out New Stormwater Submissions Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2019 42 38 57 48 20 38 45 43 28 11 21 40 2020 47 36 34 41 35 34 37 29 30 33 21 33 2021 26 26 39 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 All data is in calendar year Development Activity Report 14 Stormwater Stormwater Pipeline Number of Reviews Stormwater Pipeline Average Days for Review Oct '20 Nov '20 Dec '20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Reviews in process 108 100 121 124 131 131 Reviews with City 26 24 35 41 36 44 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 Oct '20 Nov '20 Dec '20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Avg. age of Reviews with City (Days)5 5 4 4 3 4 Avg. age of Reviews with Developer (Days)24 29 24 31 26 28 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 Development Activity Report 15 Water Newly Submitted Water/Sewer Studies Water Oct '20 Nov '20 Dec '20 Feb '21 Mar '21 Newly Submitted Water Studies 9 13 9 10 15 Water Studies Approved * 7 6 7 9 6 Total Submittals & Resubmittals 19 15 20 20 17 Avg. Water Study Cycle 2.7 2.5 2.9 2.2 2.8 Sewer Oct '20 Nov '20 Dec '20 Feb '21 Mar '21 Newly Submitted Sewer Studies 9 14 9 10 12 Sewer Studies Approved * 3 7 8 9 11 Total Submittals & Resubmittals 9 16 22 23 29 Avg. Sewer Study Cycle 3 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.6 * A study can be submitted multiple times prior to the reported month before being approved Submitted Water/Sewer Studies Water Nov '20 Dec '20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Water Study Reviews in Process 22 22 25 25 34 Water Study Reviews in Process with City 7 3 6 11 16 Water Study Reviews in Process with Owner 15 19 19 14 18 Avg. Water Study Reviews in Process with City (Days) 4.7 7.7 6.7 7.0 10.7 Avg. Water Study Review in Process with Owner (Days) 0.6 4.7 7.5 4.7 9.2 Sewer Nov '20 Dec '20 Jan '21 Feb '21 Mar '21 Sewer Study Reviews in Process 23 9 28 29 29 Sewer Study Reviews in Process with City 7 4 7 12 12 Sewer Study Reviews in Process with Owner 16 5 21 17 17 Avg. Sewer Study Reviews in Process with City (Days) 5.7 8.1 6.6 9.6 9.1 Avg. Sewer Study Review in Process with Owner (Days) 0.5 5.8 9.3 14.1 10.6 Development Activity Report 16 Development Process Improvement Active Development Process Improvements as of March 2021 Task Department/ Staff Assigned Status Accela Automation/Website/Technology Improvements (1 in progress) Create shared database for CFAs, IPRC, inspections and closeout for developer-led infrastructure projects Development Services, TPW, ITS Consultant continues to work on the calculation errors Open Counter (1 in progress) Implement the Open Counter software that will improve the developer permitting experience and process in the City Development Services, ITS, Water, Fire, TPW, Neighborhood Services On April 2nd, CFW Permit Assist was launched. The platform will simplify the permit discovery process and provide applicants with the information they need when they need it. Currently, the project team is addressing post-launch action items. Development Process Tree (1 in progress) Update and republish process trees for each alliance partner reflecting changes in their respective process as a result of HB 3167. Allowing citizens to have a clear, transparent and predictable review of the submittal & review processes Development Services, Water, and TPW Staff is now updating the new IPRC process to determine what needs to be adjusted, before it is finalized. Business Process Improvement – BPI (2 in progress) Began the lean process evaluation of the Certificate of Occupancy Process Development Services In March, two Voice of Customer (the development community) and two Voice of Business (City staff) meetings were held. Additional meetings will be held in April Began the lean process evaluation of the Pre-Plat/ Platting process Development Services, Water In March, a Voice of Customer and a Voice of Business meeting was held. Additional meetings will be held in April. Park & Recreation Department (1 in progress) To streamline and improve the PARD Dedication/ Conversion Policy by improving process flows and decreasing total processing time P&D, PARD & TPW PARD and team is working on placing process in Accela. Tarrant County Interlocal Agreement (1 in progress) Update the 2008 Inter Local Agreement with Tarrant County regarding plat approval jurisdiction in the City of fort Worth's ETJ Development Services, TPW, and Legal Staff is waiting on an update to the first draft of the Tarrant County Subdivision Ordinance from Freese & Nichols School Site Development Guide (1 in progress) To provide ISDs, Charter Schools, and Private Schools with a guide to developing school sites in the City. Offering direction and insight for new school construction, expansions/ additions, and remodels Development Services, Fire, Water, TPW, and Neighborhood Services Project Lead will complete the final draft for approval by April 30, 2021. Water & Sewer Department (1 in progress) Completed lean process improvement evaluation for Misc. Projects. After discussing results with management, the process improvement has been expanded to include payment process for Misc. Projects Water Dept. - Lawrence Hamilton and Homer Garza Accela is live and customers with new projects have been directed to create accounts in Accela. Project is in its closing phase and will enter normal operational status this month. Development Activity Report 17 Contact Information Development Services D.J. Harrell, Director Development Services Department 817-392-8032 Dalton.Harrell@Fortworthtexas.Gov Building Permits Allison Gray, Assistant Director Development Services Department Development Building Division 817-392-8030 Allison.Gray@Fortworthtexas.Gov Infrastructure Victor Tornero, Engineering Manager Development Services Department Infrastructure Development Division 817-392-7830 Victor.Tornero@Fortworthtexas.Gov Stormwater Tyson Thompson, Assistant Director Development Services Department Infrastructure Development Division 817-392-2120 Tyson.Thompson@Fortworthtexas.Gov Water Chris Harder, Director Water Department 817-392-5020 Christopher.Harder@Fortworthtexas.Gov Report produced by the City of Fort Worth Development Services Department - Strategic Operations Office 200 Texas Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, 817-392-1732