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7/6/23, 4:19 PM Print/Preview 27. Does the proposed project directly and specifically benefit an overburdened community? According to the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act of 2021, "overburdened community" means a geographic area where vulnerable populations face combined, multiple environmental harms and health impacts, and includes, but is not limited to, highly impacted communities as defined in RCW 19.405.020. "Vulnerable populations" means population groups that are more likely to be at higher risk for poor health outcomes in response to environmental harms, due to: (i) Adverse socioeconomic factors, such as unemployment, high housing and transportation costs relative to income, limited access to nutritious food and adequate health care, linguistic isolation, and other factors that negatively affect health outcomes and increase vulnerability to the effects of environmental harms; and (ii) sensitivity factors, such as low birth weight and higher rates of hospitalization. "Vulnerable populations" includes, but is not limited to: (i) Racial or ethnic minorities; (ii) Low-income populations; (iii) Populations disproportionately impacted by environmental harms; and (iv) Populations of workers experiencing environmental harms. ❑ Yes No 28. What strategies, if any, does your jurisdiction use to increase the number, size, and percentage of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBS) as prime contractors? Per the Equity in Infrastructure Project (EIP), HUBs can include firms formally designated as disadvantaged business enterprises (DBEs), Minority and Women -Owned Business Enterprises (M/WBE), Small Business Enterprises (SBE), and it can include any other business classification used locally in the United States intended to boost the participation of otherwise underutilized firms, which can vary by state, region, and municipality. For more information, please visit the Washington State Office of Minority and Women's Business Enterprises link in the Library. Kittitas County advertises opportunities in the Daily Journal of Commerce and other publications to encourage all firms to participate in the procurement process. LOCAL MANAGEMENT EFFORT (SCORED QUESTIONS RESUME) 29. Please describe below and provide documentation of 3 examples from the past 3 years that demonstrate how you maintain and sustainably operate the system(s) for which you are applying. (e.g., Asset Management Plan, Pavement Management System, Leakage Detection Program, Scheduled Chip Sealing, update Water System Plan or Solid Waste Management Plan, etc...) Ifyou are unable to give three examples, please explain why. 1. Solid Waste Management Plan (Attachment 2) 2. Capital Improvement Plan (https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/uploads/bocc/ordinances/2021-014- ordinance.pdf ) 3. Kittitas County Moderate Waste Facility Operations Plan 2022 (Attachment 3) 30. Please describe below and provide documentation of 3 examples from the past 3 years that show the system's administrative, financial, or planning stability. (e.g., Disaster Resiliency Plan, Emergency Plan, Rate Study, Income Survey, Annual Budgeting, etc.) Ifyou are unable to give three examples, please explain why. 1. Kittitas County Solid Waste completes annual budgeting, with the most recent review occurring in 2022 (Attachment 5) 2. Kittitas County Solid Waste rate study and increase in November 2022 https://www.co.kittitas.wa.us/uploads/bocc/resolutions/2022-160-resolution.pdf 3. Kittitas County Moderate Waste Facility Operations Plan 2022 (Attachment 3) 31. Please describe below and provide documentation of 3 examples from the past 3 years that show https://www.zoomgrants.com/printprop.asp?rfpidu=948F1 F7B4E2F4779858B15D4C80F77AA&propidu=35489FB76EC347078DAB7C253F284756... 18/21