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Overall, the major initiatives in the plan involve enhancing the housing stock, creating a town center, <br />upgrading and maintaining infrastructure, increasing employment opportunities, expanding code <br />enforcement activities, and others. Even though that plan is not approved as of yet, staff has already <br />initiated some plan implementation actions. These actions include amending future land use map <br />designation for the Gifford Health Center, applying for a Community Development Block Grant <br />(CDBG) for housing rehabilitation, applying for a Residential Construction Mitigation Program <br />(RCMP) Grant for housing rehabilitation, and coordinating with other departments regarding needed <br />improvements in the Gifford area. <br />Because the Gifford Neighborhood Plan is a coordinated effort among a number of groups, there are <br />several governmental agencies and community organizations with responsibilities for taking actions <br />identified in the plan. To ensure that identified actions are financially feasible and to designate a <br />realistic timeframe for implementation, planning staff has coordinated with other county <br />departments. <br />Overall plan implementation responsibilities will rest with the county planning division. Besides <br />its responsibilities as identified in the plan,'the county planning division has the additional <br />responsibility of ensuring that other entities discharge their responsibilities. This will entail notifying <br />other applicable departments of capital expenditures to be included in their budgets notifying other <br />departments and groups of actions that must be taken, and assisting other departments and agencies <br />in their plan implementation responsibilities <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />The Board of County Commissioners has three alternatives with respect to the Gifford Neighborhood <br />Plan These are: <br />• To approve the Gifford Neighborhood Plan. <br />• To approve the Gifford Neighborhood Plan with changes. <br />• Not to approve the Gifford Neighborhood Plan. <br />Staff supports either the first or second alternative. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the Gifford Neighborhood Plan. <br />Attachments: <br />1. A copy of the Gifford Neighborhood Plan is on file at the Board of County Commissioners <br />office. <br />September 17, 2002 <br />66 <br />