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Partnership Work Groups : Serve as regional subject matter experts in identified issue areas, and develop technical and policy recommendations and draft products for review by the Partnership . Work Group membership will be open to Partnership members ( individuals and organizations ) interested in the subject matter . The Partnership Executive Committee will ensure the membership of each Work Group reflects a mix of perspectives among the public, private , and civic sectors; among subareas and types of communities in the region ( coastal , urban , suburban , and rural ) ; and among socioeconomic/ethnic groups including traditionally underrepresented groups . The chair and vice chair of each Work Group will be identified by the Partnership ' s Executive Committee . Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium : Serve as the core team within the Partnership for meeting HUD requirements and carrying out activities to develop the Regional Vision and Blueprint . Consortium participants will support key activities as defined in this Agreement under IV . Roles and Commitments . Consortium participants agree to the basic commitments and responsibilities outlined for Partnership members, as well as the additional commitment of leveraged resources in terms of staff, financial investment, or other resources . Certain Consortium participants will be identified as Subgrantees with a commitment to provide specific program assistance funded through grant funds . All Subgrantees will have a contract with the SFRPC that specifies specific deliverables and time frames and passes through all HUD grant requirements . These contracts will be more clearly defined following appointment of the Project Director and Program Manager . Executive Committee : Serve as the overall governing board for Partnership . The Executive Committee will oversee the Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant administration ; establish the project organization ; approve the overall work plan ; recommend the selection of staff and consultants to the Regional Planning Council boards for action ; provide guidance to the Project Director and Program Manager; provide policy direction for the Regional Vision and Blueprint ; ensure all constituencies have meaningful opportunities to engage and shape the process ; identify and resolve significant issues arising during the process ; recommend the final Regional Vision , Blueprint, and implementation plan ; and recommend the long-term structure for Southeast Florida Regional Partnership . The Executive Committee has 17 initial members as identified in the grant application . The Committee is designed to expand as needed to ensure representation of segments of the region as needed to make the Executive Committee more responsive to the needs of all residents and businesses . The Executive Committee has established two subcommittees to guide its initial work : an Operations Subcommittee and an Organization and Equity Subcommittee . Regional Planning Councils / Project Management Team : The SFRPC will act as the fiscal agent for the grant . The SFRPC will work with the TCRPC to manage the work program , including hiring the Project Director, Program Manager, and other staff and consultants; developing consultant scopes of work and budgets; and providing technical and consensus- building assistance to Consortium and Partnership members . The intent for these committees and work groups is to use a consensus decision - making process . This entails substantial engagement of all parties, full transparency, extensive dialog, and ultimately crafting policies and decisions that are acceptable to all parties . The process takes longer, but produces results that when embraced , will provide the foundation for continuing work . If full consensus cannot be reached then the Executive Committee will be in a position to take a majority vote on a specific issue as well as a super- majority vote to approve the final Regional Vision and Blueprint . VI , Partner Roles / Commitments : The members of the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership will belong to one of three tiers . TIER 1 — Partnership Member. Basic tier of participation . All Partnership members have signed a MOU and committed to work collaboratively to advance regional livability principles through implementation of the work program developed by the Partnership with support from the Sustainable Communities Grant Program . 4