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<br />9. Please explain the methodology for calculating estimated annual water savings: <br /> <br />Cbtfe!po!FQB!XbufsTfotf!ebub-!eftjho!jnqspwfnfout!ibwf!bmmpxfe!upjmfut!up!vtf!2/39!hbmmpot!qfs!gmvti!ps!mftt!xijdi!jt!31!qfsdfou!mftt!xbufs!uibo <br />dvssfou!gfefsbm!tuboebset!pg!2/7!hbmmpot!qfs!gmvti/!!Cz!sfqmbdjoh!pme!upjmfut!xjui!XbufsTfotf!mbcfmfe!npefmt-!uif!bwfsbhf!gbnjmz!dbo!sfevdf!xbufs!vtfe <br />cz!31.71!qfsdfou-!xijdi!jt!24-111!hbmmpot!qfs!ipnf!boovbmmz/!Bo!bttvnqujpo!pg!2/6!upjmfut!qfs!sftjefou!xbt!vtfe!bt!qsfwjpvt!bqqmjdbujpot!gspn!fyjtujoh <br />xbufs!fggjdjfodz!hsbou!qsphsbnt!tbx!sfrvftut!sbohf!cfuxffo!pof!ps!uxp!upjmfut/!Cbtfe!po!uif!bttvnfe!qbsujdjqbujpo!sbuf!pg!uijt!qsphsbn!gspn!bcpwf <br />boe!bo!bwfsbhf!pg!2/6!upjmfut!qfs!qbsujdjqbou-!uijt!frvbuft!up!bqqspyjnbufmz!397-111!hbmmpot!pg!ftujnbufe!boovbm!xbufs!tbwjoht/ <br /> <br />Program/Project Logistics <br />10. Please describe how the municipality plans to communicate information about this <br />program/project to different audiences? Does the municipality have the ability to translate <br />program information into other languages? <br /> <br />Uif!Djuz!pg!Sptfwjmmf!xjmm!vtf!b!nvmujgbdfufe!pvusfbdi!tusbufhz!up!fotvsf!uif!qsphsbn!sfbdift!bmm!fmjhjcmf!sftjefout-!ftqfdjbmmz!uiptf!jo!voefstfswfe <br />dpnnvojujft/!Pvusfbdi!fggpsut!xjmm!jodmvef<!Ejsfdu!nbjm!up!ipvtfipmet!jo!frvjuz!qsjpsjuz!bsfbt<!Djuz!ofxtmfuufs-!xfctjuf-!boe!tpdjbm!nfejb!gps!cspbe <br />ejhjubm!fohbhfnfou<!Xbufs!cjmm!jotfsut!up!opujgz!qspqfsuz!pxofst!ejsfdumz<!Dpnnvojuz!qbsuofstijqt!xjui!mpdbm!pshboj{bujpot!up!sfbdi!qsjpsjuz <br />qpqvmbujpot/ <br />Beejujpobmmz-!uif!Djuz!ibt!uif!bcjmjuz!up!usbotmbuf!qsphsbn!nbufsjbmt!joup!puifs!mbohvbhft!up!fotvsf!bddfttjcjmjuz!gps!opo.Fohmjti.tqfbljoh!sftjefout/ <br />Cz!dpncjojoh!qsjou-!ejhjubm-!boe!dpnnvojuz!fohbhfnfou!tusbufhjft-!uif!Djuz!xjmm!nbyjnj{f!bxbsfoftt!boe!qbsujdjqbujpo!jo!uif!sfcbuf!qsphsbn/ <br /> <br />11. Will residents be responsible for acquiring and installing EPA WaterSense labeled toilets or will <br />the municipality coordinate purchase and installation? <br /> <br />Sftjefout!xjmm!cf!sftqpotjcmf!gps!bdrvjsjoh!boe!jotubmmjoh!FQB!XbufsTfotf!mbcfmfe!upjmfut/ <br /> <br /> <br />Evaluating applications: <br />Applications will be scored and ranked based on the answers to the questions above as well as the <br />attached work plan and schedule. Proposed programs/projects will be evaluated after the close of the <br />application period. The following topics have been ordered by priority for scoring the application. <br /> <br />1. Equity focus – 15 points <br />i. Who is benefitting from the proposed program/project? <br />ii. How does this proposed program/project center historically disproportionately burdened <br />groups? <br />iii. Is the grant activity area within an equity priority area? <br />2. Estimated water savings – 15 points <br />3. Ease of participation for residents – 10 points <br />i. Have barriers to participation been reduced? <br />4. Estimated number of participants – 10 points <br />5. Ease of implementation of project – 10 points <br />i. Does the municipality have a clear plan to spend down the requested award amount by <br />June 30, 2026? <br />th <br />Applications are due by March 28, 2025 <br />Page - 4 | METROPOLITAN COUNCIL <br />Qbhf!235!pg!488 <br /> <br />