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[Request for Proposal-Green,Mid-Market Neighborhood Development] <br /> "Green" Measures for Green, Mid-Market Neighborhood Development <br /> Smart Location and Neighborhood Pattern and Green Infrastructure and <br /> Linkage Design Buildings <br /> ■ Location N Walkable Streets a Construction Techniques <br /> ■ Cycling Facilities E Compact Development N Energy Efficiency and <br /> Conservation <br /> ■ Job and Housing 0 Neighborhood Connections N Energy Production and <br /> Proximity Distribution <br /> ■ Parking and Transportation N Water Efficiency and <br /> Demand Conservation <br /> ■ Community Participation a Stormwater and Wastewater <br /> Management <br /> • Green Building Process <br /> ■ Heat Islands <br /> ■ Recycling and Reuse <br /> ■ Light Pollution <br /> Proposals must provide completed Sustainable Neighborhood Development Checklist <br /> (Appendixes - 1); please note that LEED Certification will NOT be required for this project. <br /> The Sustainable Neighborhood Development Checklist is a simplification of the LEED ND <br /> rating system and the City will simply use it to assess the strengths and weaknesses of the <br /> development proposals. <br /> For a list of definitions for each category please refer to LEED-ND Rating System Summary <br /> (Appendixes -2). <br /> Instruction: Only the marked categories need to be completed, please check one of the(Yes, <br /> Maybe,No) columns for each marked category. <br /> Mid-Market Housing Criteria <br /> Using the affordable housing costs offered by Minnesota Housing Finance Agency(MHFA) as a <br /> guide, the developer should offer as many housing options as possible at costs affordable to <br /> households who fall between 80% - 120% of the area median income, (AMI) which is $82,300. <br /> Housing costs, similarly, should be guided by MHFA findings, which currently set the limit of <br /> affordability at $298,125, therefore home prices should range between $240,000 and $360,000. <br /> 4 <br />