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4/5 Planning Memo~`~ ~J ..b~~/ . ~ ~~, ».. ER 7 -IMPLEMENTATION GI ~~~ ol~ ~~~ ~}r~-,~~ ~- CHAPT I ~L~~~;a ~..~r~~-~~,~~-,. When it comes to implementing the City of Meridian Comprehensive Plan, the rimary responsibility lies with City Staff. As discussed in Chapter I, however, P 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 P 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, P rY P 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.