Comprehensive Master Plan - City of Alvin

Implementation• Establish the action priorities and timeframes by which each action forevery corresponding goal and objective of the plan will be initiated andcompleted.• Consider funding commitments that will be required to realize thecommunity’s vision, whether it involves capital improvements, newfacilities and expanded services, additional staffing, more studies, orprogrammatic changes such as the City’s development codes andprocedures.• Offer final approval of projects/activities and associated costs during thebudget process, keeping in mind the need for consistency with the planand its policies.• Provide direction to the the Planning Commission, manage theadministrator of the plan and other departmental staff, and oversee theactivities and progress of the proposed Action Task Force.Planning CommissionConcurrent with the approval of the plan, the City Council should clearlyidentify their expectations for the role of the Planning Commission in themanagement of the implementation program. As the appointed commissionresponsible for the community’s growth and development, they must begiven the ability to oversee implementation, and empowered to makeongoing decisions. The role of the Planning Commision will be as follows:• Recommend to City Council an annual program of actions to beimplemented, including a recommendation for adequate resources anddirection to successfully accomplish the actions.• Prepare an Annual Progress Report for submittal and presentation to theMayor and City Council (see Plan Evaluation for more detail).• Ensure that the plan impacts daily decisions and actions by otherstakeholders.Action Task ForceWhile the Planning Commission will play a critical role, it can not expend allof its efforts toward ensuring continued implementation of the plan. As such,an Action Task Force should be appointed by City Council with the expresspurpose of ensuring that programs and activities are carried out to implementthe plan. The Action Task Force’s role will be to refine and prioritize theimplementation plan and initiate action over the short‐term, on the basis ofannual work programs and five‐year projected time frames.Further to the actual implementation plan, the Action Task Force will beresponsible for identifying specific actions beyond the information providedPage 6-3