119 INDIANAPOLIS REGIONAL CENTER PLAN 2020 PLANNING DOWNTOWN�fS FUTURE TODAY APPENDIX E: GLOSSARY OF TERMS GLOSSARY OF TERMS Advanced Manufacturing:  New manufacturing techniques and automation machinery design combined with information technology, microelectronics and new organizational practices in the manufacturing process.  Examples are the development of computer controlled machine tools, robots and advanced sensors and materials requirements planning (MRP) programs, statistical process monitoring and team organization. Affordable Housing:  A housing unit (owned or rented) that costs the occupant less than 30 percent of the occupant's income.  Numbers vary based on family size. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA):  The Americans with Disabilities Act gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age and religion. Arts Council:  The Arts Council of Indianapolis builds the community through the arts by developing visibility, funding, audiences, information and partnerships.   Supports Indianapolis-area arts organizations and approximately 50 local artists through a variety of services. BioCrossroads:  A life sciences initiative to market and develop the economic future of the city and region.   A major physical component of the initiative is a life sciences district Downtown to build off the presence of existing research and health industry leaders like IUPUI, IU Medical School, Clarian Health and Eli Lilly and Company. Biomedical:  The application of the principles of the natural sciences to clinical medicine. Bio-Swales:  Open channels possessing a dense cover of grasses and other herbaceous plants through which runoff is directed during storm events. Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA):  The Board of Zoning Appeals holds public hearings and makes decisions on variances of the zoning ordinances, special exceptions specifically allowed by the zoning ordinances, appeals of administrative decisions and approval petitions for modifications of previously approved petitions.  There are three divisions of the BZA, and each division has five members Brownfield :  Abandoned, idled or under utilized industrial and commercial facilities where expansion or redevelopment is complicated by real or perceived environmental contamination.   Capital Improvement Board (CIB):  A board that is empowered to finance and manage public capital improvements in Marion County.  Examples are the Indiana Convention Center and RCA Dome, Victory Field and Conseco Fieldhouse.   Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP):  The Central Indiana Corporate Partnership is intended as a forum for CEOs for setting broad priorities for initiatives affecting the growth and vitality of the Region and to direct corporate resources toward those initiatives that will have the most positive impact on the identified priorities.  Members include CEOs from a geographic Region that includes Bloomington, Lafayette, Anderson, Muncie, Columbus, Shelbyville, Carmel and Indianapolis. Charter School:  Secular, tuition-free public schools that control their own curriculum, staffiing, internal organization and budget.  The charter is a performance contract entered into with a sponsor that explains what the school will attempt to accomplish, how student performance will be measured and what levels of achievement it will attain.  Charter schools are freed from most of the regulations governing traditional public schools; however, they must meet the highest academic standards. CICOA Aging and In-Home Solutions:  Formerly Central Indiana Council on Aging, this agency serves persons 60 years of age and older.  Programs included are Indy Senior Classic, Senior Enterprises, Hot Lunches, Home-Delivered Meals, Home Health Aide, Senior Care Management, CHOICE, Homemaker Services, Signal of Security and the Senior Information and Assistance Center. Circulator:  Surface transportation with frequent service to improve access and connect Downtown activity destinations offering an alternative to the automobile.   Clean Air Act:  The 1990 Clean Air Act is a federal law covering the entire country.  Under this law, EPA set limits on how much of a pollutant can be in the air anywhere in the United States, ensuring that all Americans have the same basic health and environmental protections. Coalition for Homelessness Intervention and Prevention (CHIP):  A coalition of many different organizations and individuals working together to establish homeless prevention programs and help keep families from losing their homes. Combined Sewer Overflow  (CSO):  An overflow of the combined sanitary and storm sewers, usually during periods of heavy rain. Community Action of Greater Indianapolis (CAGI): An agency that offers such services as seasonal heating assistance, weatherization and housing, Project Head Start and the Foster Grandparent Program. Community Centers of Indianapolis (CCI): An agency that coordinates the efforts of multi-service and community centers in Indianapolis.  The centers offer a vast array of human services to bring programs to people of all ages; to link up social, cultural, educational and recreational needs; and to offer solutions that enrich the community.   Community Development Block Grant (CDBG): As an entitlement city, Indianapolis annually receives HUD-sponsored CDBG funds.  Eligible programs and projects include a wide range of community and economic development activities aimed at revitalizing decayed urban areas and benefiting low- moderate-income persons. Community Development Corporation (CDC): A nonprofit organization usually established concerned residents who reside in a decaying or blighted neighborhood.  The purpose of the organization is to engage in development activities such as home owner repair, home rehabilitation, new home construction and commercial revitalization projects. Core or Downtown Core:  The heart of Downtown Indianapolis usually taken to mean the 16-block Core bounded by New York Street on the north, Delaware Street on the east, Maryland Street on the south and Capitol Avenue on the west. Core Employment:  A central and often foundational type of an employment industry that is distinct from the enveloping part by a difference in nature.  Services, manufacturing, government, retail trade, finance, insurance and real estate make up the Regional Center's core employment categories.