A. "Discussion, consideration and action to approve a necessary ARPA Fund expenditure to cover cost not accounted for in the current budget and cannot be lawfully funded by line item, allotment or allocation, for the "COVID-19 Media/Strategy Campaign through various media platforms', in order to assist with County actions to facilitate compliance with public health measures mitigating the spread of the virus along with provisions of economic assistance and support  in connection wih addressing the ongoing COVID-19 emergency; the Court having reviewed the Agenda Item Briefing, herein finds that such expenditure is necessary for the intended use.";

B. Requesting exemption for competitive bidding requirement under Texas Local Government Code 262.024 (a)(1): an item that must be purchased in case of a public calamity; (2) an item necessary to preserve or protect the public health and safety of the citizens of the county;

C.  Requesting authority to enter into four (4) media contracts with the following media stations; Entravision, Telemundo, KRGV and KVEO 23/4 for the purpose of providing public health awareness through COVID-19 media campaign as necessary to protect the health and safety of the residents of Hidalgo County; with authority for County Judge or assignee to sign required documents if needed and subject to compliance with Form 1295 and legal's approval.  

Project NO. 21-0911