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Prosperity <br />• Helping communities protect land around <br />airports, railroads and industrial areas for <br />similar land uses <br />• Encouraging communities to preserve farm <br />land and reduce development pressures on <br />this limited resource <br />• Requiring communities to plan for water <br />sustainability in their plans <br />• Providing information and assistance so all <br />communities benefit from a regional strategy <br />for economic development <br />Equity <br />• Improving the use of regional parks by all <br />residents of the region across race, ethnicity, <br />income and ability <br />• Using grants to help create mixed income <br />neighborhoods and affordable housing <br />choices across the region <br />• Developing information and services that <br />help renters with vouchers choose the <br />community and neighborhood that best <br />meets their needs <br />• Partnering with communities so decisions <br />are made with people, not for people <br />Livability <br />• Increasing access to nature and outdoor <br />recreation through regional parks and trails <br />• Providing housing choices for everyone <br />• Using resources to support walkable <br />neighborhoods with access to transit service <br />• Promoting healthy communities and active <br />living through land use, planning, and <br />investments <br />Sustainability <br />• Promoting and funding compact, well <br />connected, pedestrian -friendly development <br />• Encouraging communities to protect farm <br />land for local food production <br />• Supporting the Regional Parks to protect <br />open spaces, improve local wind <br />circulation, and reduce the impact of the <br />urban heat island <br />D-3 <br />• Expanding the information and assistance to <br />communities for planning climate change <br />OPERATIONS <br />SOURCES OF FUNDS <br />Funding from federal, state and local property <br />taxes make up the majority of the revenue for <br />the Community Development Division. Planning <br />work and administrative expenses are funded <br />by local property taxes. The Metropolitan <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority (Metro <br />HRA) earns fees for program administration, <br />paid to the Metro HRA by federal and state <br />governments. The rent subsidy payments to <br />landlords are passed through the Metro HRA <br />from federal and state government. <br />2015 Community Development Division <br />Operating Budget - Source of Funds: $107 Million <br />3% Other $3 2% Transfers $2 <br />State $11 <br />Property <br />Taxes <br />$33 <br />Federal <br />$58 <br />USES OF FUNDS <br />The largest part of the Community Development <br />Division budget are funds that pass through <br />the Council to pay for rent payments to <br />landlords, Livable Communities Act grants to <br />communities, and grants to parks implementing <br />agencies for park operations. <br />2015 Community Development Division <br />Operating Budget - Uses by Category: $107 Million <br />Debt Services $7 <br />Operations <br />$18 <br />Passthrough <br />$82 <br />