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When it comes to implementing the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan, the
rimary responsibility lies with City Staff. As discussed in Chapter I, however,
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citizens, developers, the Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as the City
Council and other groups and commissions, are all involved and also responsible
for shaping community development and the overall pattern of growth within
the community.
The following table is comprised of Goals and Objectives best represented in
this chapter. For associated Action Items, refer to the Implementation Plan at
the end of this document.
Making the Plan Reality
Alignment with Other Plans and Resources
One of the key ways that the Comprehensive Plan becomes an improved tool
for~growth is to align it with other established plans and goals for the City. The
s ecific plans and documents that are adopted as partof the Comprehensive
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Plan include: the Existing Conditions Report, the Ten Mile Interchange Specific
Area Plan, the Design Manual, the Com rehensive Parks and Recreation System
Plan, the Meridian Pathw~s Master Plan, Communities in Motion,_ACHD's
Roadways to Bikeways Bicycle Master Plan, and the Master Street Map,
Complete Streets Policy and the Livable Street Design Guide from ACHD's
Transportation and Land Use Integration Plan (TLIP}. The City hereby adopts as
addenda to the Comprehensive Plan the versions of these documents in effect
at the time the Comprehensive Plan is approved by the City Council, and as
amended.
The Comprehensive Plan has a symbiotic relationship with and works in concert
with City Code, the City's Community Development Block Grant Consolidated
Plan, the City's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy, *'~° "'°r;a;~M
the City's Sewer and Water Master Plans, other department master plans,
capital improvement plans, and various transportation plans and studies. It is
also used in conjunction with each City department's strategic plan, action plan,
and employee Position Accountability Definition (PAD's).
All City departments should use the Comprehensive Plan as a tool for setting
work plans, budgets, capital improvements, and allocating other resources for
City Council approval. City staff from all departments will regularly discuss and
coordinate the needs. of the City. Staff will work together with the common
goal of guiding growth, providing City services within available resources, being
organized and efficient, and being good stewards of the public trust.
C'_HAPTER 7 -IMPLEMENTATION
When it comes to implementing the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan, the
rims res onsibility lies with City Staff. As discussed in Chapter I, however,
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citizens, developers, the Planning and Zoning Commission, as well as the City
Council and other groups and commissions, are all involved and also responsible
for shaping community development and the overall pattern of growth within
the community.
The following table is comprised of Goals and Objectives best represented in
this chapter. For associated Action Items, refer to the Implementation Plan at
the end of this document.
Making the Plan Reality
Alignment with Other Plans and Resources
One of the key ways that the Comprehensive Plan becomes an improved tool
for rg owth is to align it with other established plans and goals for the City. The
specific plans and documents that are adopted as part of the Comprehensive
Plan include: the Existing Conditions Report, the Ten Mile Interchange Specific
Area Plan, the Design Manual, the Comprehensive Parks and Recreation System
Plan, the Meridian Pathways Master Plan, Communities in Motion, ACHD's
Roadways to Bikeways Bicycle Master Plan, and the Master Street Map,
Complete Streets Policy and the Livable Street Design Guide from ACHD's
Transportation and Land Use Integration Plan (TLIP). The City hereby adopts as
addenda to the Comprehensive Plan the versions of these documents in effect
at the time the Comprehensive Plan is approved by the City Council, and as
amended.
The Comprehensive Plan has a symbiotic relationship with and works in concert
with City Code, the City's Community Development Block Grant Consolidated
Plan, the City's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy,
the City's Sewer and Water Master Plans, other department master plans,
capital improvement plans, and various transportation plans and studies. It is
also used in conjunction with each City department's strategic plan, action plan,
and employee Position Accountability Definition (PAD's).
All City departments should use the Comprehensive Plan as a tool for setting
work plans, budgets, capital improvements, and allocating other resources for
City Council approval. City staff from all departments will regularly discuss and
coordinate the needs of the City. Staff will work together with the common
goal of guiding growth, providing City services within available resources, being
organized and efficient, and being good stewards of the public trust.