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Southeast Florida Ca C Regional Partnership Indian River - SL Lucie - Martin Palm Beach - Broward - Miami- Dade - Monroe J _ Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium Consortium Agreement WHEREAS, In June 2009 , the U . S . Departments of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) , Transportation , and the Environmental Protection Agency announced the creation of an interagency partnership and Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant Program that would support regions who committed to work collaboratively across jurisdictional boundaries to create " Regional Plans for Sustainable Development" ; WHEREAS, the South Florida Regional Planning Council ( SFRPC ) , working in partnership with the Treasure Coast Regional Planning Council ( TCRPC ) , entered into memoranda of understanding ( MOU ) with 130 organizations, with an additional 70 organizations providing letters and resolutions of support, to create the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership ( Partnership ) ; WHEREAS on behalf of the Partnership, the South Florida Regional Planning Council ( SFRPC ) , as lead applicant, submitted an application to the U . S . Department of Housing and Urban Development and was subsequently selected as one of 45 recipients of the first round of Sustainable Communities grants in 2010 ; WHEREAS, as part of the application process a subset of Partnership members were organized to form the nucleus of a strong leadership consortium called the " Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium " that would be expanded over time to include additional Partnership members ; WHEREAS, initial Consortium participants include approximately 45 local governments , metropolitan and transportation planning organizations, nonprofit community- based organizations, professional associations , public and private sector organizations , and educational institutions ; and WHEREAS, at the time of the application the Consortium participants agreed to enter into formal Consortium Agreements ( Agreement ) with the SFRPC within 120 days ( June 21 , 2011 ) of the formal Cooperative Agreement entered into with HUD on February 21 , 2011 . NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows : I . Consortium Participants : This Agreement is entered into by members of the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership' s Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium ( Consortium ) . II . Goal : The Consortium will work together to successfully carry out the activities outlined in the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership' s work plan to create a " Regional Vision and Blueprint for Economic Prosperity, " ( Regional Vision and Blueprint ) approved by the U . S . Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) on May 11 , 2011 , The work plan , milestones , and schedules will be more fully developed by the Partnership ' s Executive Committee , the chief governing board for the Partnership and the Consortium ; Partnership and Consortium participants ; and work groups . Please see Attachment A — Abstract and Work Plan Summary . The Partnership and Consortium will take the following six steps to achieve and sustain the Regional Vision and Blueprint : ■ Build long term collaborative partnerships ; ■ Build and support the region ' s leadership capacity; ■ Measure where the region currently is and where it will likely be if trends continue ; ■ Identify a vision of the future with better outcomes than identified in the current conditions and trend analysis ;