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Comprehensive Plan Coastal Management Element <br />Policy 14.2: By 2005, the county shall obtain funding to retrofit stormwater outfalls in <br />tidal waters to reduce the risk of entrapment and drowning of manatees. Any submerged <br />or partially submerged pipes or culverts accessible to manatees during any tidal phase, <br />larger than 8 inches in diameter but less than eight (8) feet in diameter, shall be grated <br />with bars no more than eight (8) inches apart installed across the mouth of the outfall. <br />PLAN IMPLEMENTATION <br />An important part of any plan is its implementation. Implementation involves execution of the <br />plan's policies by taking actions and achieving results. <br />For the Coastal Management Element, implementation involves various activities. While some <br />of these actions will be ongoing, others are activities that will be taken by certain points in time. <br />For each policy in this element, Table 9.23 identifies the type of action required, the entity or <br />entities responsible for taking the action, the timing, and whether or not the policy necessitates a <br />capital expenditure. <br />To implement the Coastal Management Element, several types of action must be taken. These <br />include, but are not limited to: coordination with jurisdictional and reviewing agencies, <br />establishing marina facilities siting criteria, and protecting/preserving estuarine resources. <br />Overall plan implementation responsibility will rest with the Community Development <br />Department Besides its responsibilities as identified in Table 9.23, the Community <br />Development Department has the additional responsibility of ensuring that other entities <br />discharge their responsibilities. This will entail notifying other applicable departments of capital <br />expenditures to be included in their budgets, notifying other departments and groups of actions <br />that must be taken, and assisting other departments and agencies in their plan implementation <br />responsibilities. <br />EVALUATION & MONITORING PROCEDURES <br />To be effective, a plan must not only provide a means for implementation; it must also provide a <br />mechanism for assessing the plan's effectiveness. Generally, a plan's effectiveness can be <br />evaluated by the degree to which the plan's objectives have been achieved. Since objectives are <br />structured, to be measurable and to have specific timeframes, the plan's objectives are the <br />benchmarks used as a basis to evaluate the plan. <br />Table 9.24 identifies each of the objectives of the Coastal Management Element and the <br />measures used to evaluate progress in achieving these objectives. Most of these measures are <br />quantitative, such as estuarine water quality, level -of -service standards within the Coastal Zone, <br />and issues relating hurricane evacuation. Table 9.24 also identifies an anticipated timeframe <br />associated with meeting the objectives. <br />Indian River County Coastal Management Element Page 119 <br />Supplement # Ordinance #2005-_ Adopted 2005 Exhibit B Page.25 <br />