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w i TIER 2 — Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium Member. This includes the basic commitments and responsibilities outlined for Partnership members, but also includes additional commitment of leveraged resources in terms of staff, financial investment, or other resources . To be a Consortium member, a Partnership member must execute a consortium agreement to formalize their greater level of commitment and direct involvement in the development and implementation of the Regional Vision and Blueprint for Economic Prosperity . TIER 3 — Consortium Subgrantees . In addition to general Consortium participant commitments and responsibilities, a subset of Consortium participants may be asked to perform specific work program tasks . In addition to this Agreement, Consortium Subgrantees will be required to enter into a contract with specific deliverables and time frames, and meet all HUD requirements . As the Regional Vision and Blueprint for Economic Prosperity initiative unfolds, work groups meet, and the Executive Committee makes decisions on process and content, new roles and responsibilities may emerge . These new roles and responsibilities will be captured in project scopes and new agreements . VII . Accountability : To ensure successful completion of the project activities, Consortium participants will designate a primary delegate and a backup delegate to serve as points of contact for the participating organization with the SFRPC and participate in meetings of the Consortium . Consortium participants shall participate in meetings and provide leverage and in - kind reporting forms to the SFRPC as requested to meet all HUD requirements . Guidance regarding general reporting for leverage and in - kind funds will be provided once it is received from HUD . Subgrantee contracts will contain specific deliverables, time frames , and reporting requirements . Overall initiative accountability will be managed by a three level project management system . Level I - The highest level is reporting periodically on individual project progress and how that relates to the overall initiative progress . This will be done through the website and quarterly status reports . Level II - Project management of specific work tasks or projects will include identified tasks and timelines which will be captured and monitored . The Project Director and Program Manager will be responsible for ensuring that work tasks undertaken by Consortium participants, who may also be subgrantees , are tracked , recorded , and incorporated into an overall project management system to ensure timely completion of delegated tasks . Level III - The third level of project accountability will be the oversight of the Executive Committee , which will meet at least once per quarter to review progress on individual projects as well as the overall initiative . VIII . Joinability : The Southeast Florida Regional Partnership and the Sustainable Communities Grant Consortium will continue to grow over time . An ongoing task will be to reach out to potential new partners and seek their membership and active involvement . New partners will be asked to sign the Partnership MOU or Consortium Agreement as appropriate . Interested stakeholders who have not joined the Partnership will be able to participate in appropriate work groups and the regional summits and community workshops, and will be encouraged to join the Partnership as members . VIIII . Public Engagement : All meetings of the Southeast Florida Regional Partnership and the Consortium are publicly noticed . On most occasions, interested persons can participate by phone , webinar, or in person . The Consortium will implement a wide ranging public engagement process throughout the region that prioritizes the engagement of all community residents and stakeholders, particularly groups traditionally underrepresented in public planning processes . This process will include community outreach , written and visual materials and information accessible to disabled populations . The public involvement component will ensure the participation of a wide range of stakeholders to ensure a diversity of population , viewpoints , and issues . 5