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<br />C~ <br />......................................................................................................... Implementation Plan <br />Chapter 13 <br />Annual Plan Amendment Process <br />Annual plan amendments will provide opportunity for relatively minor plan updates and revisions <br />such as changes in future land use designations, implementation actions, and review of plan consistency <br />with ordinances and regulations. Annual plan amendments should be prepared and distributed in the form <br />of addenda to the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Identification of potential plan amendments should be an <br />ongoing process by the Planning Commission and City staff throughout the yeaz. Citizens, property <br />owners, community organizations, and other governmental entities can also submit requests for plan <br />amendments. Proposed plan amendments should be reviewed and approved by the Planning Commission. <br />The Planning Commission and City Council should adopt plan amendments in a manner similaz to the plan <br />itself, including public hearings and consideration of action. <br />Annual Report of the Planning Commission <br />The Planning Commission should prepare an Annual Report for submittal and presentation to the <br />City Council. Status of implementation for the Comprehensive Plan should be included in the Annual <br />Report. Significant actions and accomplishments during the past yeaz should be included, as well as <br />recommendations fir needed actions and programs to be developed and implemented in the coming new <br />year. The time schedule for preparation and submittal of the Annual Report should be coordinated with the <br />City's annual budget development process so that the recommendations will be available early in the <br />budgeting process. <br />Major Plan Updates <br />Major updating of the Comprehensive Plan should occur every five years. These updates will <br />ensure renewal and continued utility of the Comprehensive Plan for use by City officials and staff. Annual <br />plan amendments from the previous four years should be incorporated into the next major plan update. Plan <br />updates will be a significant undertaking im~olving City officials, City departments, and citizens. <br />Consultant services may be utilized if necessary. The result of the manor plan updates will be a new <br />Comprehensive Plan for the City, including new identification of up-to-date goals, objectives, policies and <br />implementation actions. <br />Citizen Participation in Continuing Planning <br />La. Porte's citizens shazed in developing the plan's goals, objectives and proposals by participating <br />in a community fonun, public meetings and hearings, and steering committee workshops. The many ideas <br />and comments contributed by citizens during the plan's development were incorporated and shaped the <br />resulting proposals and recommendations. Similazly, the citizens should continue to be involved in <br />implementation and maintenance of the Comprehensive Plan. Advisory committees, public meetings and <br />community workshops, town meetings, public forums, newsletters, media releases, and public notices <br />Page 13-2 <br />:...................................................................................... La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update <br />