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Lane Livability Consortium Memorandum of Understanding 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, as part of the application process a group of 10 organizations composed of local governments, metropolitan and transportation planning organizations, nonprofit community- based organizations, public and private sector organizations, and educational institutions were organized to form a collaborative called the “Lane Livability Consortium” (Consortium) that could be expanded over time to include additional members; WHEREAS on behalf of the Consortium, the Lane Council of Governments (LCOG), as lead applicant, submitted an application (Project) to HUD and was subsequently selected as one of 45 recipients of the first round of Sustainable Communities grants in 2010; WHEREAS, at the time of the application the Consortium participants (Parties) agreed to enter into a formal Consortium Agreement (Agreement) to fully participate in the Project and commit themselves to bring the Project forward and provide the budgeted staff support to it. NOW THEREFORE, the Parties hereto agree as follows: I.Consortium Participants This Agreement is entered into by members of the Consortium, as follows: Lane Transit District Lane County  City of Eugene Housing And Community Service Agency  City of Springfield of Lane County  St. Vincent de Paul Society of Lane Central Lane Metropolitan Planning  County Organization University of Oregon, Sustainable Cities Lane Council of Governments  Initiative Oregon Department of Transportation  University of Oregon, Community Eugene Water & Electric Board  Planning Workshop Purpose of the Agreement: The purpose of this Memorandum of Understanding is to outline how the Parties plan to work together to ensure effective function of the Consortium and successfully complete the Project. Consortium members will ensure that any regional discussions occur within the current governance framework and within adopted policies and procedures of the respective jurisdictions or agencies. To ensure accountability and successful completion of the project activities, subgrantee contracts will be developed to clarify specific deliverables, time frames and reporting requirements. Revised DRAFT MOU Page 1 of 8