1.  Consideration and approval of the First Amendment to the Three Year Cooperation Agreements with each participating city for fiscal years 2021-2023 necessary for the re-qualification of Hidalgo County as an Urban County for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Program.

2.  Approval for Richard F. Cortez, as County Judge to sign Amendment documents.

As part of the H.U.D. Urban County re-qualification process, Hidalgo County is to enter into a Three Year Cooperation Agreement with each participating city, however HUD has requested that we add language to Section I of the Agreement, as such an Amendment to the originally approved Cooperation Agreement is required. The cities are as follows:
City of Alamo, City of Alton, City of Donna,  City of Edcouch, City of Elsa, City of Granjeno, City of Hidalgo, City of La Joya, City of La Villa, City of Mercedes, City of Palmhurst,City of Palmview, City of Peñitas, City of Progreso, City of San Juan, City of Sullivan City and City of Weslaco. The City of Progreso Lakes has submitted letter to withdraw from the consortium.