Draft Consortium Agreement - Denver Regional Council of

 Formal agreement required by HUD
 To be signed by each of the partners on the grant
 Describes Consortium goals, benefits,
responsibilities, governance structure,
accountability measures
 Memorializes decisions already made
Must be executed by June 15, 2012
 Grant narrative
 HUD guidance
 Examples from other regions
 DRCOG legal consultation
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DRCOG member governments
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(33 letters of support)
36 Commuting Solutions
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AARP
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Adams County Housing Authority •
Alliance for Sustainable Colorado •
Anschutz Family Foundation
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Artspace
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Aurora Housing Authority
Colorado Brownfields Foundation •
Colorado Center for Community •
Development
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Colorado Department of Local
Affairs (Division of Housing and •
Division of Local Government)
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Colorado Department of Public •
Health and Environment
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Colorado Department of
Transportation
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Colorado Environmental
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Coalition
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Colorado Health Foundation
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Colorado Housing and Finance
Authority
Denver Health
Denver Housing Authority
Denver Urban Gardens
Enterprise Community Partners
FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong
Communities
Gates Family Foundation
Housing Colorado
iCast
Jefferson County Housing
Authority
Jefferson County Public Health
Kaiser Permanente
LP Brown Foundation
Metro Denver Economic
Development Corporation
Metro North Chamber
Metro West Housing Solutions
Mile High Connects
Mile High United Way
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National Renewable Energy Lab
Neighborhood Development
Collaborative
Partnerships for Healthy
Communities
Piton Foundation
PlaceMatters
Reconnecting America
Regional Air Quality Council
Regional Transportation District
REMAX Alliance
Rose Community Foundation
The Denver Foundation
Transit Alliance
Tri-County Health Department
Trust for Public Land
University of Colorado
Urban Land Conservancy
Urban Land Institute
US Bank Colorado
Western States Arts Federation
Xcel Energy
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Align investments, programs and policies to maximize
the benefits that result from the region’s investment
in transit
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access to job opportunities
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lower combined transportation and housing costs
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reduced consumption of fossil fuels
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reduced strain on our air and water resources
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development of “urban centers” that allow residents to
easily access their daily needs without having to get into a
car
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Participate in regional and corridor planning
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Recognize the value of communities within the
regional context
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Gain access to tools, data and best practices
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Foster new partnerships and increased
collaboration among entities in the region
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Access funding opportunities
 Actively collaborate on regional, corridor, and
site-level planning activities
 Share information and ensure broad
participation
 Assist with plan implementation
 Provide project oversight
Serve as champions for the Initiative
 If necessary, resolve conflicts
 Approve the work plan
 Receive quarterly updates and provide feedback
 Educate and inform others about the Initiative
 Provide direction on how grant-funded activities could
be coordinated with and amplify other allied efforts
 Represent the perspective of their particular interest
group, while seeking common ground with others
 Provide input to DRCOG throughout the regional
planning process
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Jim Taylor, DRCOG Board
(representing cities)*
Tom Clark, Metro Denver
Economic Development
Corporation
TBD, Housing Colorado
Jack Hilbert, DRCOG Board
(representing counties)
Deborah Obermeyer/Craig
Carlson, Metro North
Chamber
John Powers/Joanne Keys,
Alliance for Sustainable
Colorado
Lee Kemp, RTD
Bill Mosher/Chris
Achenbach, Urban Land
Institute
Anne Warhover, Colorado
Health Foundation*
TBD, Governor’s Office
Hassan Salem/Linda Tinney,
US Bank Colorado
Christine Benero/Jerene
Petersen, Mile High United
Way
Paul Ryan, Denver Mayor’s
Office
Chad Ochsner, REMAX
Alliance
Elise Jones, Colorado
Environmental Coalition
Rob Osborne, Xcel Energy
Aaron Miripol, Urban Land
Conservancy
Elbra Wedgeworth,
Community at Large
Cris White, Colorado Housing Tom Gougeon/Patrick
and Finance Authority
Horvath, Mile High Transit
Opportunity Collaborative
*Co-chairs
Direct regional planning activities,
final decision maker on Metro Vision
Resident leaders - Provide
recommendations on Metro Vision
policies and community
engagement, particularly those
typically underrepresented.
Local government staff and subject matter
experts - Provide technical recommendations
on efforts to improve Metro Vision.
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Corridor Working Groups (City/county officials,
housing authorities, subject matter experts)
Direct corridor-level planning activities
 Establish vision and goals unique to their corridor
 Manage directly or delegate Catalytic Project
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Corridor Coordinator (Reconnecting America)
Training and capacity building
 Share best practices
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Stakeholder Committees (residents and businesses)
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Provide direct input
Stakeholder Engagement Group
FRESC, The Denver Foundation, Transit
Alliance, PlaceMatters
 Ensure stakeholders have meaningful
opportunities to provide input as well
as the skills and knowledge required to
participate effectively
Outcomes Assessment and Knowledge Sharing
(OAKS) Group
University of Colorado-Denver, Colorado Department of
Public Health and the Environment, PlaceMatters,
Reconnecting America
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Evaluate outcomes of current and previous planning
efforts
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Provide opportunities to share lessons learned and
best practices
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Develop performance measures and decision support
tools
Regional Resource Group
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Organizations with demonstrated subjectmatter expertise
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Committed and available to provide input and
assistance at the behest of regional, corridor
and catalytic project leadership needs
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Many have committed matching resources
and/or offered services at a discounted rate
Regional Resource Group
AARP
Colorado Brownfields
Foundation
Denver Urban Gardens
Alliance for Sustainable
Colorado
Colorado Center for
Community Development
Enterprise Community
Partners
Artspace
Colorado Environmental
Coalition
Housing Colorado
iCast
Jefferson County Public Health
Kaiser Permanente
Metro Denver Economic
Development Corporation
Neighborhood Development
Collaborative
Mile High Transit Opportunity
Collaborative
Partnerships for Healthy
Communities
National Renewable Energy
Lab
PlaceMatters
Tri-County Health Department
Trust for Public Land
Urban Land Conservancy
Urban Land Institute
US Bank Colorado
Western States Arts Federation
Piton Foundation
State and Regional Partners
Colorado departments of local affairs (DOLA), public
health and environment (CDPHE), and transportation
(CDOT); the Regional Transportation District (RTD);
the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC)
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Committed staff time and technical expertise
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Will ensure state and regional efforts are
coordinated with and enhance the proposed
activities
Philanthropic Partners
Anschutz Family Foundation, Colorado Health
Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Gates Family
Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, LP Brown Foundation,
Mile High Connects, Piton Foundation, Rose
Community Foundation
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Committed funding and technical expertise for both
the Initiative and related efforts
 Provide logistical support and day-to-
day project direction
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Ensure coordination among Consortium
members and among grant-funded activities
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Develop detailed scopes of work for subrecipients and contractors as needed
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Attend to HUD requirements for reporting
on and managing the grant-funded activities
 DRCOG Staff
Teri Whitmore, Director of Regional Planning and
Operations
 Jill Locantore, Principal Planner
 Brad Calvert, Senior Planner
 Tom Boone, Metro Vision Implementation Program
Manager
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 Mile High Connects
Brad Weinig, Enterprise Community Partners
 Catherine Cox Blair and Bill Sadler, Reconnecting America
 Desiree Westlund, FRESC: Good Jobs, Strong Communities
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 Executive Committee
can establish its own
guidelines
 Each Corridor Working Group can establish
its own guidelines
 DRCOG Executive Director can establish
guidelines for all other committees and
groups
 DRCOG
 Serve as fiscal and administrative agent
 Represent Consortium to HUD
 Administer funding, budgeting, accounting, contracting
 Members that committed matching resources
 Work with DRCOG to document match
 Members receiving grant funds (sub-recipients)
 Enter into contract with DRCOG
 Provide regular progress reports
 Any entity supportive of the Consortium’s goals
may join at any time
 In effect until February 15, 2015 (grant funding
period)
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Members wishing to extend Agreement may do so
 Members may withdraw at any time
 Written notice to DRCOG
 No longer receive benefits
 Remain responsible for pledges of matching resources
 Who from my organization should sign the
Agreement?
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Any representative of the organization that has the
authority to enter into an agreement
 Is the Agreement legally binding?
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No, it does not give rise to any claims for breach
 What is the role of the “point person” that
each member must designate?
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Primary contact for communication
 Is this the Metro Vision 2040 Plan update, or
some other Plan?
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This is the Metro Vision 2040 Plan update
 Will organizations that don’t sign the
Agreement be excluded from the Metro Vision
planning process?
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Absolutely not
 Is the Consortium superseding the normal
DRCOG process?
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No, DRCOG is the regional decision-making body and the
Agreement doesn’t change that
 My community isn’t on a FasTracks Corridor;
why should we sign the Agreement?
FasTracks is a regional project with regional benefits
 Lessons learned can apply to other transit corridors
 Regional planning activities will address the full
DRCOG planning area and broad range of issues
 Affirms commitment of matching resources,
willingness to collaborate with new partners on new
issues
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 May 16 – Executive Committee will
review input and finalize the Agreement
 May 18 – DRCOG will send final
agreement to Consortium members for
their signature
 June 15 – Agreement is executed
 What areas of the Sustainable Communities
Initiative is your organization particularly
interested in?
 How would your organization like to be
involved in these areas?
 Do you have any questions that didn’t get
answered today?