MLU-3.1-SA19Amend Council Policy 800-14 to prioritize CAP implementation with a greater investment in Communities of Concern, [cont]...

Council Policy 800-14 (Prioritizing Capital Improvement Projects) underwent updates in December 2022. This revised policy outlines a procedure and assigns scoring weights for prioritizing capital needs and projects. While the updated policy does not explicitly allocate points for bicycle projects, it does update the Sustainability and Conservation factor to ensure that the City's Climate Action Plan goals are considered in capital improvement project proposals. This factor evaluates whether proposed projects will benefit Communities of Concern, reduce auto-dependency, and promote alternative modes of transportation like walking, bicycling, and public transit. An additional modification stipulates that projects failing to score any points in the Sustainability and Conservation factor must undergo reevaluation by the Asset Managing Department. Notably, the Sustainability and Conservation factor carries greater weight in the final score compared to its significance in the policy's previous iteration.