LETTER OF COMMITMENT FOR REGIONAL COORDINATION IN THE TAMPA BAY REGION REGARDING THE HUD SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES REGIONAL PLANNING GRANTLetter of Commitment for Regional Coordination in the Tampa Bay region regarding
the HUD Sustainable Communities Regional Planning Grant
This letter of commitment is made and entered into by and between the Tampa Bay Regional Planning
Council (Lead Applicant), the Hillsborough County MPO, the Pasco County l�IPO, the Pinellas Countv
MPO, the Sarasota/Manatee MPO, the Hillsborough County City-County Planning Commission, Manatee
County, Pasco County, Pinellas County, the Pinellas Planning Council, Sarasota County, the City of
Clearwater, the City of St. Petersburg, the Citt- of Tampa, the University of South Florida's Florida Institute
of Government, the Tampa Bay Area Re�ional Transportation Authority, and the Tampa Bay Partnership.
The agreement will form the Tampa Bay Regional Consortium for the HL'D Sustainable Communiues
Regional Planning Program Consortium (herein the Consortium).
Members of the Consortium agree to cooperati` ely carry out the program (Table .�) in the application and
hereby authorize as the Lead Applicant, the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (herein Lead Applicant)
to assume administrati�-e responsibility for compliance with HUD requirements for the grant. Consortium
members commit to the requested funding and match amounts shown in Table A and also agree to
coordinate with the Lead Applicant in a timely manner to provide programmatic and financial informati�n
pertinent to HUD Yeporting requirements.
The governance structure of the Consortium will be based upon the well-established working relationships
within the region and the organizational chart as presented (Figure 1). An implementation committee
headed by the Lead Applicant and comprised of representauves from each Consortium member will, upon
confirmation of the grant award, meet monthly to ensure a continual coordinated dialogue between
Consortium members and to plan periodic cross-regional briefmgs and peer-exchanges to share lessons
learned with other regional parmers. Consortium members agree to execute a formal partnership agreement
no later than 120 days after the effective start date of the agreement.
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Lead AppNcarR
Communi'ty Stakeholders � 1 1 implementation
Equity Network Committee
Hillsborough County �'inellas M�O
TBRPC City-Cour�ty Planning P�nellas Caurdy Saras�arAAan�ee
Univ. of South Flonda Pasco Iv�O Commyission P�nellas Planning f41P0
Tampa Bay Padnership Pasco County Hillsborough N8�0 ' Council Manatee County
TBARTA City of Tampa City of St Petersburg ; Sarasota CourAy
Cdy of Clearw�er
Figure 1: Tampa Bay Regional Consortium Organizational Chart
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In-Kind/Cash
Requested Contribution
Consortium Member Project(s) Fux�ding (Match)
Tampa Bay Regir�nal Integrate the �gional Vision into the titratcgic Regic>nal
$5'75,000 �115,000
Planniaxg CounciX Palicy Plazi; Granr :ldministxation; Enhancing the Vision
Tampa �ay Area Regional
Enhancin� the Vision; Transportxtion i..isrcmn�; Tour �p2Q0,000 $��O,UUU
'I'xansportation Authnrity
Tampa Bay Partnership Enhancing the Visiotz; Transportation Listenin� Touc $400,000 �80,O00
Uxziversity of South Florida
Lix�king tlle Comnaumh-, lii�i�ersirv, anJ Re�,non 9�t99,994 $)(i,13G
FL Institute of Government
Wesley Chapel/VG'ixegrass Targeted CGrowth Initiative and
I"asco County MPO titatiun _�rea Plan; tiR 54/56 Corridor Plai� $500,000 $100,000
Pinellas Couuty MPO Gatewa�r Business Dishict titavon .izea Plan �620D,1�00 $���0,000
tiatasoYa aqd Neurtown Iiedevelopm�nt and "1"runsir-( )riented
Sarasota/Manatee MPO $750,000 $150,U00
Develn}�ment P1ans
Hillaborough County Ciry-
County Plamiing Univcis.in� Uist.r.ic� Rcgi�nal.:lcrivin� Center Plan �$2G0,000 �p1G3,043
Commission & MPO
Pinellas County �,ast Lealman Cc�rridox �nd titation .irea Plan $20Q,000 $4?,35.5
Pinellas I'lanning Council Update and ,F?,ial�ancetnent nf the Cc�unr��wide Plan $155,000 $�11-�,5UQ
City of Clearwater powntown Clearwater tiration _�rea Islan $200,508 �pi9,S7�
City of St. Petersburg buwn�own tit. 1'crersburg ti�,tuon _�rea I'lan $�3011,0(10 $�60,000
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, die Consortium Members herein have executed this Lcttcr �£ Commitrnent hy
their duly authorized officials as of the day :�nd year u-ritten.
[Signature pages follow]
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Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
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