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IMPLEMENTATION Engineering Departments of the city. The lead role in managing implementation for the City falls to the Planning Department. The actions to be taken by the Planning Department to implement the plan include: Application o f land use controls to guide private development. Review o f development plans and proposals. Coordination o f planning for capital improvements needed to facilitate redevelopment. Creation o f plans to finance for public redevelopment investments. The Engineering Department leads the design of public infrastructure improvements needed to support development and redevelopment for the ~7ist Avenue FAST. The Engineering Department is a key player in planning for future roadway and transportation improvements, including on-going conversations with MN DOT on regional highway improvement projects affecting the project area. The Park and Recreation Board is responsible for planning, building and maintaining parks and trails through the project area. LAND USE CONTROLS The initial focus of implementation will be on actions needed to establish the master plan as the official guide for development for the ~7~st Avenue FAST. These procedural steps in implementation involve the adoption of key policy documents and updated development controls. Approve the Master Plan The first implementation step is City Council action to approve this master plan. City Council approval sets the stage for subsequent actions. The master plan is used to inform subsequent planning efforts such as comprehensive plans, zoning and allocation of resources. Amend Land Use Controls Plan approval is the trigger for taking other actions needed to guide land use for the i7ist Avenue FAST in accordance with this master plan. Land use controls not only promote the desired development outcomes, they also prevent development that is not consistent with the plan. Comprehensive Plan Step one is to update the City's Comprehensive Plan with the new "Future Development Framework Plan", Figure 6.i and the new land use plan designations consistent with the vision of this master plan. Amending the Comprehensive Plan creates the foundation for all other implementation actions. Consistency with the Comprehensive Plan is a statutory requirement for zoning regulations, capital improvements and redevelopment projects.