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Special Tax/Revenue BondsRepaid from earmarked taxes or user charges
Private Activity BondsRepaid with receipts from private firm
Performance BondsRequired by City & County gov conver offsite public improvement obligations associated with commerecial & residential developments.
Impact fees & tax increment financingUsed to pay for capital projects
Revenue bondsusually pays for parking garages, swater and sewer systems, landfills etc.
Capital Improvement Progammingone way to implement comprehensive plan
Capital Improvement Program (CIP)prepared by planning director or planning commission, use collaboration-consensus building.
Community Development Block GrantsAdministered by HUD on formula basis for entitlement communities and by State Dept of Hsg & Community Development (HCD) for non-entitlement jurisdictions. Came about after Housing & Community Development Act of 1974.
Community Development Block GrantsEliminates blight, slums, health & safety issues,provide decent home to evey family, rational use of land, reduce isolation of income groups, economic opportunity for low and moderate income, Cities with 50,000 pn+, low & moderate pn, prepare a HAP
Growth Management goal 1protect lands that provide public & quasi public goods
Special Assessment DistrictsArea subject to special prop tax assessment for financing special improvements in district.
General Obligation BondsRepaid from general taxes
Growth Management goal 2Accommodate Development needs
Urban growth boundaries (UGB)Identifies when/where land available for development 20-25 yrs growth in employment & population.
Urban Service Areas (USA)Geographic areas targeted for new or improved infrastructure or for public fac. & urban services next 5-10 yrs.
Intermediate Growth Boundaries (IGB)Formed within Urban growth boundaries (UGB) where development channeled over time.
Urban Reserve Boundariesdefine land outside UGB which free for development should UGB expand.
Growth Management goal 3Provide adequate public facilities and services at minimum cost & distribute costs equitably.
Growth Management goal 4Distribute the burdens of and benefits of growth fairly- communities share plan, finance & manage; use regional approach; housing; share wealth, lulus.
Growth Management goal 5Prevent or mitigate negative and foster positive externalities- separation of incompatible land uses; containment of urban dev; use zoning & buffers.
Growth Management goal 6Provide admin efficiency-streamlined permitting procedures; streamlined judicial review.
Cost-Effectiveness AnalysisUsed to compare & advocate policies by quantifying total costs & effects. Costs measured iin monetary terms; effects measured in units of any type.
Cost-Revenue Analysissystematic comparison of two money flows.
Fiscal Impact AnalysisDetemines whether project generates sufficient revenues to offset cost of public services. similar to cost-revenue but CR broader application-impacts on public service. FI-fiscal implications of cost of public services & infrastructure.
Municipal Financing Methodslease purchase; special assessments; special districts; state & federal grants; tax increment financing.
Economic Development dimensionsEmployment, development base, location assets, knowledge resources.
local economic development stratgegylocality development, business development, HR devlopment, community development
Exactioncontribution or payment required as authorized precondition for receiving a development permit-mandatory dedication or fee-in-lieu of dedication reqmts.
Windfall taxtax on a financial benefit conferred on a property owner as a result of a publlic action. Recapture windfall profits by the public.
Revenue forecastingRequires understanding of past, an object view of future & intuitive feel of future.
BudgetAllocating & spending tax $ to provide services to the public that woulod otherwise have to be provided by themselves. Series of goals with price and priorities.
Operating BudgetEveryday expenditures for salaries, supplies, and maintenance.
Planning programming budget system (PPBS)Technique that organizes budget so it relates to a goal or activity.
Zero Base BudgetingBudget starts from scratch every year.
TaxesGenerate revenues to finance govt goods & services, redistribute income, reduce income and spending when overall demand is excessive.
Criteria when imposing taxFairness, certainty, convenience, efficiency, productivity, neutrality.
Progressive taxTax rate increases as income rises.
Proportional taxTax rate is constant as income rises.
Regressive taxTax rate declines as income rises.
Current RevenueCurrent funds for capital improvements
Reserve fundsAccumulation of funds for future capital improvements
General Obligation FundsVotger approval to sell bonds for capital improvements
Revenue BondsSell bonds at high interest rates for capital improvements
Lease PurchasePrivate developer pays for capital improvement and municipality "rents-to-own"
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