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• Monitoring the work of the consortia members; • Maintaining the LOCCS account as required by HUD; • Submitting all required reports to HUD. Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization ( CAMPO) will actively participate in grant implementation related to the Demo Site and Analytics Tool Workplans and will provide coordination and communications between the Project and the CAMPO organization. City of Austin will manage the contract with IBM for development of Analytics Tool on behalf of the Consortium Partners and will actively participate in Work Groups to ensure contract deliverables meet the need of the Demo Sites' planning and other goals of the CATS Consortium. City of Round Rock is one of the fastest - growing communities in the nation and home to Dell Computer and a tech - economy cluster. Round Rock will lend its experience in suburban /exurban growth patterns to the Consortium, and be a partner as the northern anchor of the MSA. City of San Marcos houses Texas State University and serves as the hub of the emerging "mid- cities" region on 1 -35 (and future Lone Star Rail transit) connecting Austin and San Antonio. San Marcos will represent the southern portion of the MSA. Envision Central Texas (ECT) will participate at multiple levels to help guide the planning and implementation of the project to align with the ECT vision, and will provide assistance with outreach and coordination of regional meetings as appropriate. Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Cap Metro) can provide transit and related service data, expertise, and some analysis of transit options for the development of the Analytics Tool. CMTA planning staff can assist in the Demonstration Sites events as well as provide technical assistance for the definition, selection, and analysis of demonstration sites. CMTA community involvement staff can provide assistance in planning outreach activities as well as some staffing for outreach events. Capital Area Rural Transit System (CARTS) will participate as a transit resource for the non - urbanized area of the Project assisting with analysis of transit needs, costs, and characteristics of demo sites and will assist the Consortium with general outreach efforts. The above members of the Steering Committee will manage planning and implementation activities to ensure Project components stay aligned with Project Application and Final Work Plans as approved by HUD. Steering Committee members acknowledge that their duties as members include guidance and oversight for major activities as carried out by the following: ➢ Consortium Partners agree to participate on the Work Groups to provide direct guidance over major activities as well as to meet periodically to review and provide feedback on Project implementation. (Consortium Partners not on the Steering Committee will be asked to sign an abbreviated MOU). ➢ The University of Texas — Centei for Sustainable Development (UT), through a contractual relationship with CAPCOG, will oversee the data component and functionality of Analytics Tool so that its capacity is aligned with the goals and intent of the Project. Page 3 of 6