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10 FAQ Attachment: Strategy Prioritization Methodology Appendix E: Strategy Prioritization Results (p. 145) describes how recommended initiatives and strategies within the Plan were evaluated based on the following criteria: • The number of community recovery needs the initiative addresses; • The popularity of the initiative based on a survey of the community's preferences; • The ability of the initiative to address needs of communities of color; • The ability of the initiative to promote long-term resilience. The detailed prioritization spreadsheet supporting Appendix E was weighted so that input from communities of color matched the disproportionate impacts found in the community-wide Impact Assessment. In other words, what was said to be important by the groups most affected by Covid is proportionately reflected in which strategies and initiatives have priority within the plan. The technical formula used for prioritization is explained in more detail by the consultant, below: (1) Each strategy is evaluated five different ways (based on the five key structural elements of the Prioritization Schema): • Recovery Needs. Each initiative receives a score of 1 for each recovery need that it addresses. Initiative scores are averaged together to determine the score for the corresponding strategy. The list of Recovery Needs was identified through research (Impact Assessment), stakeholder engagement (focus groups with communities of color, recovery support functions, and public surveys). o Connection to Racial Equity: The list of recovery needs was developed in part based on feedback received directly from communities of color, and should reflect thematic needs/challenges we heard from those groups (e.g., need for support for small businesses). • Prioritization Survey Each strategy is assigned a "net promoter score" that reflects the aggregate of positive, public responses from the strategy prioritization score released in November 2020 to determine the relative importance of each strategy to the public. Note: we could not assess initiatives for this element of the framework because of the structure of the survey data we collected(Le., we did not gather input on specific strategies this early in the planning process). o Connection to Racial Equity: The survey itself was made available in multiple languages and publicized across stakeholder groups to encourage participation from communities of color and/or historically marginalized communities.