1.  Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Hidalgo County Urban County Program and the Cities of Edinburg, McAllen, and Mission.

2.  Approval for Hidalgo County Judge, Richard F. Cortez to sign the Memorandum of Understanding.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires local jurisdictions to prepare a Consolidated Plan and Strategy (CPS), Annual Action Plan (AAP), and Analysis of Impediments (AI) in order to receive Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) federal funds (24 CFR Part 91). The CPS is the result of an extensive needs assessment and community outreach process conducted by the entitlement communities in Hidalgo County (Cities of Edinburg, McAllen, Mission, and the County of Hidalgo). Each entitlement community requires an assessment of its own individual needs, goals, objectives and outcomes in order to produce their own independent CPS, AAP, and AI.
 
As a result, Hidalgo County and the Cities of Edinburg, McAllen, and Mission seek to establish a general working agreement to consolidate and coordinate efforts toward the development of the CPS, AAP, and AI as required by the Department of Housing & Urban Development pursuant to 24 CFR Part 91.