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DRAFT OCTOBER 17, 2011 which are of critical importance to the City. These agreements would establish minimal acceptable levels of maintenance, where the City has permission, under appropriate limitations and constraints, to perform such maintenance for an agreed upon compensation or other considerations. 4) Coordinate with HCFCD to jointly fund and develop mutually beneficial flood control projects within the City. 5) Eliminate or minimize exceptions that allow development to occur within the floodplain. Development exceptions should meet the specifications identified in the Citywide Drainage Study. 6) Consider enclosing certain segments of the drainage ditches for use as a recreational amenity, such as trail space, greenways, and landscaping. 7) Evaluate the requirements and standards for on -site detention including a minimum site threshold, exemptions for sustainable practices, and the placement, design, and function of basins and other improvements. 8) Consider modifying the Public Improvement Criteria Manual (PICM) for stormwater design to incentivize or require, rather than "give consideration," that design should be for multipurpose use, e.g., playgrounds, ballfields, miniparks, required green spaces, etc. 9) Facilitate the joint use of regional detention whereby there can be a cost -share arrangement and agreement among multiple properties and owners. 10) Pursue loan or grant funding from the Texas Water Development Board, Governor's Division of Emergency Management, to implement flood control improvement projects within the City. 11) Revise the standards and specifications for drainage features to correspond with development character expressed by this plan. For instance, "suburban" development requires a high percentage of open space (either by way of larger lots or larger common areas), which allows for on -site collection, infiltration, and positive surface (natural) drainage. This contrasts with a more densely developed "urban" character that requires an underground stormwater drainage system. 12) Require riparian buffers along stream and drainage ways to increase filtration and improve water runoff quality. 13) Encourage adequate design of new developments to maintain pre - development runoff conditions using development types with open space preservation —such as cluster developments. This provides necessary density for developers in exchange for conserving site resources and preserving sufficient land for stormwater collection and detention /retention. 14) Periodically update the Citywide Drainage Study to reflect changing conditions. Focus Area 2 — Adequate, Efficient, and Resilient Public Utilities The City's pattern of development over the course of its history has naturally grown outward from its original settlement around what is now Downtown. A COMMUNITY VISION FO R LA PORTE, TEXAS - 2010 UPDATE.