While we recognize there are different types of inequities based on identity and circumstance, LCA is focused on addressing racial inequity in the region given race is the largest predictor of inequitable outcomes in jobs, housing, and other LCA goals. Projects addressing racial equity will be prioritized in scoring. Projects addressing other inequities will earn points towards how they address those inequities but will not receive full points unless they also consider the intersection of racial inequity. |
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Step One
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Step Two
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Step One - Scored by staff |
Step two - Scored by LCAC |
Category
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Criteria
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Points
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Criteria
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Points
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What: Proposed Project Outcomes
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Housing
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- Build or preserve affordable housing; priority given for projects that serve residents not who have barriers to finding safe, affordable housing, for projects with the deepest affordability, and for those including supportive services or other needed services
- Create new affordable housing that helps the City meet their share of the region’s need for affordable housing at needed affordability levels; OR Preserve and rehabilitate affordable housing, prioritizing communities at highest risk of losing Naturally Occurring Affordable Housing (NOAH) and/or communities with more housing cost burdened households
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8 |
- Meet the needs of current and/or future residents through design, programming, or services
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4 |
- Further equity outcomes in housing access*
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2* |
Jobs
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- Create or preserve permanent jobs OR Create workforce development and/or training opportunities; priority for projects with full-time living wage jobs
- Create economic opportunity in health care, technology or environmental sustainability fields; advance strategic city job growth priorities; and/or create or preserve industrial jobs with access to regional transit systems
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8 |
- Support economic and/or growth for those experiencing the largest economic hardships through the business model, training programs, or project mission
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4 |
- Further equity outcomes in access to economic opportunity*
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2* |
Compact, Connected Development
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- Increase density or intensity of land use in the project area; OR use an existing building that brings more activity to the project site
- Add new uses to the project area to better meet residents' needs
- Increase diversity of uses and activities in the project and/or access to services and amenities, with a focus on complementary uses and human-centered experiences
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8 |
- Make it easier and more comfortable for people to walk, bike, roll, or use other kinds of transportation in and around the project site. Connect to walking, biking, or transit networks around the project site.
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4 |
- Further equity outcomes in access to services and amenities*
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2* |
Environment and Livability
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- Improve access to local and regional parks and trails and green space through outreach, site design, or programming
- Minimize greenhouse gas emissions to the greatest extent possible
- Conserve natural resources, including reuse/ preservation of an existing building and/or sustainable site design; priority for a focus on equitable development outcomes
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8 |
- Mitigate negative environmental impacts on residents or workers in the area; priority for projects in areas most impacted by past environmental harms
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4
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- Further equitable access to local and regional parks and/or address environmental sustainability in locations where residents have been most impacted by environmental harms*
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2* |
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How: Proposed Project Process
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Process
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- The need for the project was determined by residents and/or workers most impacted by inequities*
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5* |
- Engagement is scaled to the project, meaningful, and efforts center those under- represented and most impacted by inequities
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4 |
- The City is taking steps toward addressing inequities at the local level, especially efforts to implement equitable development practices*
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3* |
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Who: Proposed Project Team
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Project Team
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- City efforts to contribute to the project financially, considering the city capacity
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4 |
- The project and the team use a strategic and integrated approach to addressing equity issues and the intended impacts of the project will result in more equitable outcomes
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5 |
- Those with decision making power for the project are reflective of the community the project is intending to serve*
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2* |
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Step One Total |
54 |
Step Two Total |
25 |
Applications must score at least 32 of the total 54 Step One points to move to Step Two with 12 of the 18 equity points (*) awarded. |
Applications must score at least 47 of the total available points to be eligible for funding
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