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• • Page 5of10 . responsibility to ensure that the Consortium's work, as described in the approved work program(Attachment B), is carried out in compliance with all HUD requirements. The Partners agree to cooperate, consult, and coordinate with each other as follows: Each Partner has committed to active participation in Program development.The Consortium is organized into a decision-making and advisory structure of one overall project Oversight Committee,two issue-specific steering committees,three geography-focused taskforces,and three demonstration project working groups(Consortium Structure). See detailed description of the Consortium Structure in Attachment A. Growing Transit Communities Consortium Structure. The commitment level of Consortium Partners will depend on the resources and size of each—which range from small non-profits to large universities and county governments. Specific roles and responsibilities of Consortium Partners are described in Attachment A. At a minimum,each Consortium Partner will send a representative to the meetings of either the Oversight Committee or one of the issue steering committees,taskforces,or working groups, as resources allow. The Consortium Structure also articulates decision-making authority of major components of the Program and spells out specific structures for governance, subcommittees,and working groups.The organizational charts included in Attachment A identify the interrelationships of these bodies and specifically how the committees,taskforces, and working groups will influence Program decision-making as outlined in the section below, entitled"Joinability." The Oversight Committee will be responsible for appointing members to the Steering Committees and Taskforces, and for approving eligible new consortium partners throughout the implementation of the Growing Transit Communities program. Specific information about engagement of the community,timetables for completion of tasks, roles of each Partner,and a schedule of anticipated work flow are detailed in Attachment B. Growing Transit Communities Work Program. This document also spells out which organizations are providing staff support and provides details about the tiers of participation. SECTION 7: JOINABILITY It is expected that there will be interested parties not currently included in the Consortium that will either request inclusion, or that will be identified by the Consortium and asked to participate.The degree to which an interested party will be able to engage in the process will be evaluated on a case by case basis. When a potential interested party is identified,the Consortium Oversight Committee will strive to determine the best fit for them. Options for inclusion range from accepting written input on specific Program elements,to being included on a taskforce or workgroup,to being named a member of the Oversight Committee. Every effort shall be made by Program staff to recruit and include eligible groups and interested parties that have not historically been represented in regional planning efforts. Whether they be minority populations,special interest groups, or underrepresented interests, membership in the Consortium is and will remain flexible enough to enable participation and inclusion of such groups. SECTION 8: REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT Each signatory to this MOU will be held accountable for the work that it has agreed to perform. Program deliverables and methods of assessment are described in Attachment B, Growing Transit Communities Work Program. Consortium Partners who receive grant funds to perform specific tasks will be held to a higher level of accountability through generally accepted accounting practices such as invoicing, reporting,and auditing, as specified in individual sub-agreements executed with PSRC,the lead agency for the program. Under separate subagreements are the details by which a respective Consortium Partner will fulfill its obligations.