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