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the City has yet to fully recover'. While history shows that the upper Texas Gulf Coast will always live with a constant threat of these ma1um| disasters, research shows that there are ways for cities 10reduce oreven avoid many ofthe impacts nfthese storms. First by examining the effects and greatest areas of vulnerability; followed by the incorporation of long-term mitigation strategies and implementation tools into the comprehensive plan (and other master plans, e.g, master drainage plan) policies and its implementing regulations. The evidence shows that such things as modern building and f8oudp|oim codes work when adopted and onfupceds While the City has already been proactive in many areas, a comprehensive and coordinated approach to resiliency planning ioaddressed bythis plan toensure that such items asland use (e.8, protection of natural resource areas for surface water retention or transfer) and the built environment (e.g, requiring mmJerQnuond utilities) are working in tangent with the CitY's own capital projects. e Landlocked; Focus on |nG|U and Quality. As part of the public participation process and interviews with City staff, it was indicated that La Porte's City limits are going to stay the same during the 20'year planning horizon. Much of the City in already bounded by other municipalities, Le., Deer Park, Pasadena, MurQan's Point, and Shoreacres. In addition, the City has 1n1er|uca| agreements with the Battleground, Bayport, and South La Porte Industrial Districts. (See Map 1.1, Study Area) As such, the City's focus must be to provide the appropriate infrastructure and services necessary for developing the remaining areas and redeveloping underutilized areas. Hence, the City can prioritize its funds to increase the quality and reliability of services, aswell asfocusing onother important quality mflife improvements. m Timely Planning Opportunity. The original 2001 Comprehensive Plan was drafted with a 20'yearp|anninQ horizon. To ensure that the plan remained a valid representation of the community's vision, it included recommendations to undergo updates at five year intervals. Now, just over halfway through the 20-yearplanning horizon, it is both practical and timely to take a more in-depth look at the planning recommendations, the progress to -date, and to reassess the vision to 4 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Hurricane Ike Impact Report, December 1008, huo://w,wm.f emo8ov/pdVhammVhur4oane/2o0g/ke/ [mpactrport.pdf Retrieved 1sJuly ao1z.