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• • Major Implementation Items Implementation items are discussed in many of the Plan chapters. The following is a summary of the major implementation items and new initiatives for each chapter. Resource Management System Plan • Apply the city-wide conservation design framework presented in the Resource Management System Plan to future development and redevelopment. Work with existing property owners to retrofit stormwater management (on site volume control measures), to benefit from watershed - based volume control banking, and to restore wetlands in currently urbanized areas. • Create a method of providing incentives, such as density bonuses and fee reductions, for development projects that achieve goals presented in the Resource Management System Plan. • Review and update site planning and stormwater management requirements to require Low Impact Development (LID) techniques, as appropriate, to achieve the combined goals of the Resource Management System Plan and Land Use Plan. Provide guidance to staff, City Boards, and City Council regarding LID. • Revise the maximum allowable impervious surface coverages for each land use category as a primary strategy to reducing the volume of water from new development. • Establish a volume reduction overlay. Volume reduction will lead to nutrient load reduction which will contribute to meeting TMDL load reduction goals. • Establish the green infrastructure program with City staff able to conduct design, inspection, and maintenance. • Establish a Clean Water Act Nondegradation compliance program to include the established goals for each aquatic resource, the timetable for eliminating stormwater discharges, a resource monitoring schedule, and reporting program. • Coordinate the implementation of the RMP (i.e. Wetland Preservation Corridor, RMU recommendations, etc.) and RMP Rules with Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). • Create a runoff volume credit and banking system (part of the RMP Rule proposed by RCWD). This would allow parties to receive credit for stormwater volume reduction measures that provide more attenuation than required under the rule. The rule lays out the conditions for establishing volume control credits and sets up a system for tracking and transfer of those credits within the City. • Update the Local Surface Water Management Plan after RCWD completes is next district -wide management plan. • Implement the updated Parks, Greenways and Trail System Plan through: o Acquisition of parks, greenways, open space and trail corridors o Continuing to develop an interlinking system of parks and trails throughout the city that connect to regional parks and trails o Establishing multi - functional greenway corridors (corridors for wildlife, trails, and surface water management features) • Review and update park dedication requirements to ensure consistency with the updated Parks, Greenways and Trail System Plan. 11 -3