1.     Hold a Public Hearing to consider public comments on the revised Housing Guidelines and Needs Assessment for the contract (No. 18-419-000-B128) between the Hidalgo County Urban County Program (UCP) the Texas General Land Office (GLO).

Hidalgo County Urban County Program (UCP) has been approved by the GLO as a Subrecipient of Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds.  The primary focus of the housing recovery program is to provide relief for survivors in Hidalgo County affected by the 2015 severe storms, tornadoes, straight-line winds, and flooding (DR-4223) and (DR-4245) events while complying with all CDBG-DR requirements.  Two of the program requirements are the UCP GLO Housing Guidelines and Needs Assessment. The GLO Housing Guidelines provide a blueprint for the design and implementation of the UCP CDBG-DR Housing Program.  The needs assessment is critical component in the allocation of funding that 1.) Recommends the proportions of funding that should be set aside to benefit each LMI and non-LMI economic group, 2.) Determines the activities to be offered, the demographics to receive concentrated attention, the disabled, "special needs," vulnerable populations, and target areas to be served and 3.) Includes an assessment of the types of public services activities that may be needed to complement the program.