11-11-15 Meeting of the La Porte Development Corporation Board of Directors

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Introduction This Implementation Guide is designed to assist the City of La Porte carry out the strategies and tactics contained in the “Forward La Porte Economic Development Plan.” It provides a calendar of activities, budget estimates, and performance metrics. Following its delivery, La Porte’s City Council and Economic Development Corporation should move to adopt the Plan (either formally or informally). By adopting the Plan, both groups will express their support of its recommendations and agree to refer to it when making decisions related to policy, staff, and budget. How this document is utilized in the future varies. City Council and Economic Development Corporation First, members of the Board should commit to supporting the mission statement, vision statement, and goals contained in the Strategy . They should agree that all future economic development decisions will tie back to these three overarching facets of the Strategy. Resident’s overwhelming prioritization of beautification, downtown, Sylvan Beach, and retail development should guide how city leaders allocate their time and resources. The City’s economic development mission, vision, and goals should remain consistent over time. Given an umbrella of support for the Strategy from La Porte’s elected officials and the City Manager, Assistant City Economic Development Corporation board, Manager, and departmental heads have responsibility for ensuring staff are working toward accomplishing its goals and recommendations . The Strategy should be referred to when establishing staff assignments and evaluating performance. city staff members should be responsible Based on direction from their managers, for implementing tactics contained within the Strategy . Managers may ask staff to develop an individual work plan for their assigned tactic. Steps taken to implement tactics will occur on a daily basis. The implementation of tactics occurs on a daily basis. Tactics may be adjusted to adapt to changing circumstances as long as the revision supports the strategies and goals of the plan. The three-pronged approach to implementation that is described above works well for most communities. It keeps elected officials focused on the City’s long range vision, helps managers set direction, and gives staff specific assignments. Most importantly, it ensures that all City functions are working in sync toward the same long-range vision. 1 Forward La Porte Implementation Guide I 2009-2013