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Page 4 of 11 . contribute to ongoing decision-making and implementing strategies in VISION 2040. See Element A in the Work Program description(Growing Transit Communities Consortium Memorandum of Understanding Attachment B). These communities will be directly represented on the project's administrative committees,taskforces and working groups,and sub-grants will be made to community organizations to ensure they have an active opportunity to be part of the work. Resulting from a competitive process that the Oversight Committee will approve,financial sub- grants will be awarded to existing community-based groups to fund activities such as: community workshops to identify needs and strategies for shaping the future of neighborhoods; community organizing to help build the capacity of residents and businesses for public policy advocacy and engagement;training and leadership development to enhance knowledge and skills to voice local perspectives and shape communities;and opinion surveys for hard-to-reach community members. II. Consortium Organization The Central Puget Sound Sustainable Communities Consortium has six primary policy and guidance entities for oversight,collaboration, and decision-making. In addition, Consortium partners will lead three working groups to implement demonstration projects and tool development funded by the Growing Transit Communities program.There is a provision for general participation in the grant-funded activities without signing the MOU;however,this does not provide formal participation in committees or taskforces. See figure XX for a diagram illustrating the Consortium's organizational and decision making framework,as well as its committee relationships,responsibilities and membership. Members of each Consortium committee,working group,or taskforce(collectively,Committee)will designate a representative to participate in that Committee. Each member also will designate an alternate who may participate when the primary representative is not available. Leadership,participation,guidelines and norms,meeting frequency,outcomes,and other matters related to the operations of each committee and taskforce will be drafted and agreed to at the onset of each entities' work. Oversight Committee. An Oversight Committee comprised of executive level representatives of Consortium members provides high-level oversight for the entire project. PSRC will chair the Oversight Committee. Project partners who have signed the Central Puget Sound Sustainable Communities Consortium Agreement Memorandum of Understanding will have a seat on the Oversight Committee. Members will select a vice chair by consensus. Consensus is defined as general agreement of the members present.Members will be responsible for participating in all meetings and providing project oversight.As the project is implemented,other members will be recruited to represent additional regional interests and stakeholders,and admitted to the Consortium upon the consensus of the Oversight Committee members. Growing Transit Communities Consortium Agreement Attachment A:Consortium Structure and Organization Cooperative Agreement Instrument No.WARIP0042-10 DRAP"T May 13,2011