Plan

Area

Relevant Plans

Plan Description

Process

Used

Required

By

Completed By

Integration Opportunities

Housing & Community Development

Lafayette Consolidated Government 2003-2007 Consolidated Plan

5-year plan for the expenditure of HUD entitlement grant including CDBG, ESG, ADDI and HOME funds

2-year planning process; Public and stakeholder input requirement

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Lafayette Consolidated Government, Department of Community Development

The need for additional low-income/affordable housing units and a comprehensive community center both identified in the Consolidated Plan

Flood Protection & Coastal Restoration

Coast 2050

(1998)

Assesses broad-scale ecosystem management strategies for future coastal restoration efforts

2-year planning process; Public and stakeholder input requirement

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others

Louisiana Coastal Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Task Force; Wetlands Conservation and Restoration Authority

Each of the projects proposed is consistent with the goals and objectives of the Coast 2050 plan.

Flood Protection & Coastal Restoration

Louisiana Coastal Area (LCA), Louisiana Ecosystem Restoration Study (2004)

Identifies most critical needs of the coast and presents near- and long-term restoration features

2-year planning process; Interagency cooperation requirement

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, others

Each of the projects proposed is consistent with the goals and objectives of the LCA plan.

Transportation & Infrastructure

2030 Long Range Transportation Plan

Identifies the location, function, and size of new or improved transportation infrastructure and services programmed for funding through over 30 years

MPO Certified and adopted by the State for program funding; updated annually

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA-21); SAFETEA-LU and LaDOTD

Lafayette Consolidated Government,

Department of Traffic and Transportation

Comprehensive Planning/MPO Division

Each of the transportation/

Infrastructure projects proposed is consistent with the goals and objectives of the 2030 long-range transportation plan.

Transportation & Infrastructure

Unified Planning Work Program 2006-2007 (UPWP)

The instrument for coordinating and managing transportation planning efforts; proposed work description for funding submissions to federal agency funding sponsors

MPO Certified and adopted by the State for program funding; updated as per Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21)

Transportation Equity Act for the 21st century (TEA-21); SAFETEA-LU and LaDOTD

LCG MPO Division; LaDOTD; and 12 local governments

Each of the transportation/

Infrastructure projects proposed is consistent with the goals and objectives of the UPWP 2006-2007

Transportation & Infrastructure

Corridor Preservation and Management Action Plan to Preserve the I-49 Alignment

(a.k.a. The I-49 Action Plan)

(2001)

Outlines design, administrative, financial and mitigation requirements for the construction of the I-49 corridor through the City of Lafayette

2-year planning process; Public and stakeholder input as per FHWA requirements

Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and LaDOTD

Lafayette Consolidated Government,

Department of Traffic and Transportation

Comprehensive Planning/MPO Division

Each of the transportation/

Infrastructure projects proposed is consistent with the guidelines of the I-49 Action Plan

Public Safety

Lafayette Parish Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (2006)

Identifies policies, activities and tools to implement Parish-wide mitigation actions, thereby streamlining the disaster recovery process

3-year planning process; Technical committee

The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) (P.L. 106-390)

Lafayette Consolidated Government Department of Emergency Management

Mitigation Plan identifies structures in the floodplain as vulnerable and in need of mitigation for repetitive loss