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Appendix C: Methodology for calculating Housing Performance Scores This Housing Policy Plan describes multiple strategies that advance the Metropolitan Council's overall housing policy priority: Create housing options that give people in all life stages and of all economic means viable choices for safe, stable and affordable homes. A range of housing options across the region benefits individuals, families, and local governments. Viable housing choices allow households to find housing affordable to them in the communities where they want to live. Like a diversified investment portfolio, a diversity of housing types can increase local government resiliency through changing economic climates. The Council currently uses Housing Performance Scores to give priority for funding to communities that are maintaining or expanding their supply of affordable housing and using fiscal, planning, and regulatory tools to promote affordable housing. The Council uses the Score in the Livable Communities Demonstration Account and the Tax Base Revitalization Account to reward communities that have a clear and demonstrable commitment to provide affordable housing options. Local housing performance scores also constituted 7% of the total points available in the 2014 round of the Regional Solicitation for transportation funding. At the same time, the Council assists affordable housing development in cities struggling with housing performance. The Council gives preference to cities having lower Housing Performance Scores in funding decisions for the Local Housing Incentives Account, which has funded more than one-third of the affordable units funded through the Livable Communities Act programs. The following criteria and their relative weight will be used to determine a score of 0 to 100 points and will be used for ranking, among comparable proposals, in the evaluation and prioritization of applications for funding. Joint applications for discretionary funding will be weighted pursuant to the applicable combination of city scores. Recent New Construction and Substantial Rehabilitation/Preservation Projects (0-50 points) Overall, 50 points are available for new affordable housing construction or investments in the substantial rehabilitation or preservation of affordable or mixed income housing. The specific point split between these two activities will depend on a community's Community Designation or forecasted household growth. Page - 49 I METROPOLITAN COUNCIL