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activities pursuant to Title II of the Act including but not limited to, acquiring, rehabilitating, and constructing affordable housing and providing homebuyer and tenant- based rental assistance. 2. COUNTY is authorized to and shall act in a representative capacity as the lead entity for all members of the CONSORTIUM for the purposes of administering the HOME program. 3. COUNTY assumes overall responsibility for ensuring that the CONSORTIUM's HOME program is carried out in compliance with the requirements of the HOME program, including requirements concerning the Consolidated Plan. 4. CITY shall have thirty (30) calendar days to approve the portions of the Consolidated Plan which pertain to CITY before COUNTY submits final Consolidated Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. COUNTY shall incorporate CITY changes in Consolidated Plan, if any, provided that they meet HOME requirements. 5. CITY shall approve each project funded with HOME funds within CITY before COUNTY approves funding project with HOME funds,provided that CITY approval or disapproval does not obstruct the implementation of the approved Consolidated Plan. 6. There shall be a Technical Advisory Committee for the Consortium to recommend spending priorities,policies,and review projects and proposed expenditures. CITY shall designate a staff member to participate on the Technical Advisory Committee. 7. CITY shall designate a representative to whom all notices and communications from COUNTY shall be directed. COUNTY'S duty to notify CITY shall be complete when the communication is sent to the designated representative. It is the exclusive duty of the designated representative to notify the appropriate individuals or departments within CITY. 8. To carry out activities under this Agreement, COUNTY shall allocate to CITY a portion of HOME funds received under the Act. Initial allocations shall be approved by the Technical Advisory Committee for the CONSORTIUM. If necessary to meet HOME requirements, funds will be reallocated by COUNTY in accordance with such needs, objectives, or strategies as COUNTY shall decide. In preparing such needs, objectives, or strategies, COUNTY shall consult with CITY and Technical Advisory Committee before making its determinations. 9. Each party to this agreement and each CONSORTIUM member shall affirmatively further fair housing. 10. CITY shall pay COUNTY an annual fee to help defray COUNTY'S costs to administer the Consortium and perform monitoring, record-keeping, and reporting required by the Act. Such fee shall be based upon COUNTY'S expected actual costs and shall in no case Page 7 of 10