Item 4- Criteria to be used by the Bond Election Advisory Task Force — original pdf

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BEATF Value Question/Evaluation Does the funding from the 2026 Bond open up other non-City sources of funds (federal, state, philanthropic/private) sources of funds for the project or program that wouldn’t otherwise be available? (Max 5) Yes ☐ (5) Points Maybe ☐ (2) No ☐ (0) Financial Considerations (Is this a smart use of taxpayer money?) [30 Points] Is the 2026 Bond the only available source of funds for the project or program? (Max 15) No ☐ (5) Does the project or program provide gap funding to complete a previous bond project? Yes ☐ (10) Is the project or program recommended by City staff? (Max 10) Top 2 from department ☐ (10) Top 3 from department ☐ (5) TOTAL Yes ☐ (0) No ☐ (0) Other ☐ (2) BEATF Value Question/Evaluation Equity and Access (Does this help communities that have been underserved?) [30 Points] Does the project or program serve historically underserved populations and disinvested neighborhoods? (Max 10) Does the project or program serve a documented service gap? (Max 10) Is the project or program accessible to all? (Max 10) Does the project or program address essential health and life safety? TOTAL Points Yes ☐ (7.5) No ☐ (0) Yes ☐ (7.5) No ☐ (0) Yes ☐ (7.5) No ☐ (0) Yes ☐ (7.5) No ☐ (0) BEATF Value Question/Evaluation Points Community Support (Does this project or program respond to requests from the public?) Did the project or program receive public support? (Max 10) Strong ☐ (10) Medium ☐ (5) None ☐ (0) [10 Points] TOTAL BEATF Value Question/ Evaluation* Carbon Impact (Max 15) Negative ☐ (15) Zero or very small ☐ (10) Moderate after mitigation☐ (5) Environmentally Beneficial (Does this project or program help or hurt our environmental goals?) [30 Points] Air, Water and Land Pollution Impact (Max 7) Reduces pollution ☐ (7) Zero or very small impact ☐ (5) Moderate impact after mitigation ☐ (2) Maximized ☐ (8) Significant but not all ☐ (5) Some/little ☐ (2) None or no info provided ☐ (0) Green construction practices (low-carbon materials, solar, etc.) maximized and/or wildlife benefits (Max 8) TOTAL Points Significant w/ little or no mitigation☐ (0) Significant w/ little or no mitigation ☐ (0)