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Bend committee praises Climate Action Partner grants but debates partial-funding, transparency and conflict rules
Summary
City staff confirmed all Climate Action Partner awardees accepted grants and are finalizing agreements. Committee members recommended sharing scoring matrices, limiting partial funding, and asking council to revisit recusal rules after several members were conflicted out of votes.
City staff confirmed that all Climate Action Partner Grant awardees have accepted funding and that grant agreements are being finalized, with signatures expected within weeks. "We notified all the awardees. Everyone accepted their awards," a staff member said during the committee meeting.
Committee members welcomed the speed and quality of applications but debated whether the city should continue allowing partial funding. Several members said partial awards complicated implementation and recommending clearer guidance…
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