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• ......................................................................................................... Implementation Plan Chapter 13 Action 1: Assign to a representative of each City department the responsibility of tracking external funding opportunities in their program area,, and appoint an overall coordinator for the City. Action 2: Maintain good contacts with federal, state and regional agencies which oversee infrastructure funding programs, particularly the Texas Department of Transportation, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the Texas Department of Economic Development, Harris County, the Harris County Flood Control District, and the Houston- Galveston Area Council. Action 3: Provide periodic "grantsmanship" training for City staff involved in tracking funding opportunities through the World Wide Web and other resources. Policy 2: The City should maximize funding participation of private developers in capital improvements and utility extensions that are directly attributable to new development. Action 1: As discussed in the Transportation and Utility Infrastructure Elements of the Comprehensive Plan, consider adoption of impact fees to generate revenue for funding or recouping the costs of capital improvements or facility expansions necessitated by and attributable to new development. GOAL 13.5: Revise existing ordinances and adopt new ordinances as necessary to implement the La -Porte Comprehensive Plan Update. OBJ. 13.Sa: Establish a formalized process for the review and amendment of the City's Code of Ordinances. Policy 1: The City should utilize existing ordinances and develop new codes, policies and guidelines as necessary to implement the recommended actions of the Comprehensive Plan. Action 1: Conduct annual reviews of the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations and make amendments as necessary to conform with recent changes in law, common planning practice, and to accommodate local development trends. Action Z: Assign City deparhnents to identify and draft potential new ordinances that may be used to implement the Comprehensive Plan. The lifeblood of the La Porte Comprehensive Plan Update is in the City's ability to implement its goals, objectives and policies through tools like the zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations. In a continually changing environment, enforcement is a necessary action not only to preserve the character and integrity of established neighborhoods and nonresidential areas, but also to ensure sustainable quality development in the future. Page 13-6 ....................................................................................... La Porte Cvmprehensive Plan Updute