Kevin Keller, Director of Planning and Housing Policy under Mayor Eric Garcetti, provides insight into the city's development services reform in light of a recent report by Matrix Consulting.
In the following partial transcript from a November 15 breakfast forum held by the American Institute of Architects, LA City Council President Herb Wesson leads an assessment of the pros/cons of merging the Department of Planning with Building and Safety in response to budgetary constraints.
General Manager of the LA Department of Building and Safety (LADBS) Osama Younan on the shock his agency underwent and the department’s continuing transition away from in-person counter service to online systems to expedite city processes and provide physically distant essential service.
Key Los Angeles city departmental managers and officials discussed improvements to each of their respective organizations and explained their vision for a collaborative approval process that reduces obstacles for developers.
The new general manager of the city of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety lays out the priorities for his new position, as mandated by the mayor and the current economic woes of the city.
