Kemah Community Development Corporation
Regular MeetingKemah, TX · March 19, 2024
Agenda
City of Kemah Council Chambers
Kemah City Hall
Board of the Kemah Community 1401 State Hwy 146
Development Corporation Kemah, Texas
REGULAR MEETING
AGENDA
March 19, 2024
6:00 PM
Isaac Saldaña- President (Position 5)
Darren Broadus Karri Seeds Matt Wiggins Tom Linklater Reé Allen Dustin Oliver
KCDC Position 1 KCDC Position 2 KCDC Position 3 KCDC Position 4 KCDC Position 6 KCDC Position 7
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1. Call to Order and Certification of a Quorum
2. Invitation to Address Board
(The subject matter of any comments under this agenda item shall be limited to items on the
agenda. The privilege of speaking at this time is limited to the following persons: residents in the
City of Kemah, persons having an ownership interest in property within Kemah, or a business located
within its jurisdiction, or their attorney(s). A statement of no more than 2 minutes may be made.
There will be no yielding of time to another person. State law prohibits KCDC board members from
commenting on any statement or engaging in dialogue without an appropriate agenda item being
posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. Comments should be directed to the entire
KCDC board, not individual members. Engaging in verbal attacks or comments intended to insult,
abuse, malign or slander any individual shall be cause for termination of time privileges and
expulsion from the meeting. This section will be limited to a total time limit of 15 minutes, unless
extended by the President of the KCDC board.)
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3. Board Member Comments
4. President’s Comments
5. Staff & Committee Reports & Updates
5A. City Administrator Aaron Smith
Evergreen Drive, Anders Lane, and Traffic Plan (Lighthouse District)
5B. Financial Report Cheryl Hunter
5C. KCDC Ronnie Richards
6. Consent Agenda
6A. Approval of Financials
Feb 2024
6B. Approval of KCDC Minutes
02/20/24 Regular Meeting
End of Consent Agenda
7. Old Business
Updates, Discussion, and Possible Action on Approved Projects.
7A. 57 Acre Nature Facility
7B. Master Park Plan
7C. Evergreen Memorial Parkway
7D. Development of Reserve G Real Property
7E. Kemah Downtown Redevelopment Project
7F. Update and Possible Action - Business Retention Marketing
MDR Advertising
i45Now social media campaign
Bay Area Houston Food Lovers (BAHFL)
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8. Executive (Closed) Session(s)
8A. Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.087 Government Code - Deliberations
Regarding Economic Development Negotiations
9. Action Item(s) From Executive Session(s)
9A. Consideration and possible action - Deliberations Regarding Economic
Development Negotiations
10. Adjournment
Certificate of Notice
In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act the agenda is posted for public information, at all
times, for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of the meeting on the bulletin board
located on the front exterior wall of the City Hall Building, except in case of emergency meetings or
emergency items posted in accordance with law. This facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible
parking spaces are available. Requests for other accommodations or interpretive services must be
made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s Office at (281)334-1611 or
Fax (281)334-6583 for further information.
Posting Date and Time:
Natasha R. Hinton (SEAL)
City Secretary
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Disorderly Conduct. A person commits an offense if he intentionally hinders an official proceeding
by noise or violent or tumultuous behavior or disturbance. Penal Code Section 42.05 Disrupting
Meeting or Procession. A person commits an offense if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful
meeting, procession, or gathering, he obstructs or interferes with the meeting, procession, or
gathering by physical action or verbal utterance.
The KCDC Board reserve the right to meet in closed session on any of the items listed above should
the need arise and if applicable pursuant to authorization by Title 5, Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code: 551.071 Consultations with Attorney, 551.072 Deliberations about Real
Property, 551.073 Deliberations about Gifts and Donations, 551.074 Personnel Matters, 551.076
Deliberations about Security Devices, and 551.087 Deliberations Regarding Economic Development
Negotiations.
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NOTICE is hereby given that the presence of a quorum of the Members of City Council at any time
during the course of the above-referenced proceeding may constitute a meeting of City Council
pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, by this
Notice, the public is hereby advised of said meeting not less than 72 hours in advance of the date,
time and location noted above.
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Meeting Live Stream Link
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Item Number
6A
Title
February 2024 KCDC Financials
Background/Recommenda�on
Monthly and year to date financials.
Atachments
1 KCDC Financials
Funding
Funds are available from Account#
Requires Budget Amendment to transfer from Account# To Account#
x Not Applicable
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Financial Reports
Kemah Community Development Corporation
For the Period Ended
February 29, 2024
Kemah Community Development Corporation
FY24 Budget Report
February 2024
Current Year 2023-24 Prior Year 2022-23
Original Feb-24 % of Original % of
YTD Actual YTD Actual
Budget Actual Budget Budget Budget
REVENUES
SALES TAX
4010 Sales Tax 1,132,000 105,789 446,215 39.42% 1,100,000 476,925 43.36%
Total Sales Tax $ 1,132,000 $ 105,789 $ 446,215 39.42% $1,100,000 $ 476,925 43.36%
OTHER REVENUES
4020 Interest Income 259,210 18,272 94,558 36.48% 5,000 14,576 291.52%
Total Other Revenues $ 259,210 $ 18,272 $ 94,558 36.48% $ 5,000 $ 14,576 291.52%
TOTAL REVENUES $ 1,391,210 $ 124,062 $ 540,773 38.87% $1,105,000 $ 491,501 44.48%
EXPENDITURES
KCDC
8000 Management Fees 25,000 - - 0.00% 25,000 6,250 25.00%
8100 Audit 10,000 - 10,000 100.00% 10,000 - 0.00%
8275 Training/Workshops 2,500 - 200 8.00% 5,000 35 0.70%
8310 Legal Fees 5,000 - - 0.00% 20,000 3,788 18.94%
8311 Professional Fees-Master Park Plan Study - - 26,795 0.00% 97,000 1,500 0.00%
8311.2 Professional Fees-Kemah Downtown Plan 55,000 - 24,849 45.18% - - 0.00%
8480 Marketing/Website Development 55,000 2,507 23,798 43.27% 55,000 10,985 19.97%
8515 Contract Labor 52,000 2,500 12,600 24.23% 36,500 12,375 33.90%
8517 AV Services-Transparency 1,533 - - 0.00% - - 0.00%
8550 Business Retention 50,000 - - 0.00% 50,000 - 0.00%
8552 Beautification 75,000 - - 0.00% 75,000 34,491 45.99%
8554 Business Chamber Support 5,000 210 210 4.20% 10,000 753 7.53%
8555 Misc Expense 3,000 757 1,365 45.49% 38,500 470 1.22%
9301 Capital Expense -FF&E 25,000 - - 0.00% - - 0.00%
9901 Transfer to Capital Projects 2,090,000 23,996 86,091 4.12% 780,000 105,908 13.58%
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $ 2,454,033 $ 29,970 $ 185,907 7.58% $1,202,000 $ 176,553 14.69%
REVENUES OVER/(UNDER) EXPENDITURES $ (1,062,823) $ 94,092 $ 354,866 $ (97,000) $ 314,948
Cash : Balances
KCDC Checking -Texas First Bank $ 268,836
KCDC Investment Pool-LOGIC $ 4,159,610
Total Cash @ February 29, 2024 $ 4,428,446
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Kemah Community Development Corporation
Projects Report
February 2024
Total % of %
Actual Budget Remaining Budget Remaining
9901 Transfer to Capital Projects
9901b 57-Acre Nature Reserve Park $ 81,721 $ 500,000 $ 418,279 16.34% 83.66%
9901c Park Improvements $ - $ 80,000 $ 80,000 0.00% 100.00%
9901d Entrances/Signs $ - $ 60,000 $ 60,000 0.00% 100.00%
9901f Parking/Traffic/Sidewalks $ - $ 250,000 $ 250,000 0.00% 100.00%
9901h Evergreen Memorial Parkway $ 4,370 $ 1,200,000 $ 1,195,630 0.36% 99.64%
Total 9901 Transfer to Capital Projects $ 86,091 $ 2,090,000 $ 2,003,909 4.12% 95.88%
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City of Kemah Sales Tax by Fiscal Year
Year October November December January February March April May June July August September Total
23-24 346,593 370,141 320,393 324,577 423,157 - - - - - - - 1,784,861
22-23 353,584 384,146 395,487 317,757 456,728 337,676 366,526 481,451 392,319 379,307 503,705 413,210 4,781,897
21-22 350,485 459,051 356,483 375,864 403,570 286,679 289,182 458,084 397,548 417,561 433,140 417,536 4,645,182
20-21 289,043 382,997 311,450 283,342 373,890 290,256 285,411 476,068 373,334 350,722 445,537 430,475 4,292,525
19-20 317,978 373,839 308,015 301,098 403,408 283,687 231,822 270,113 278,897 327,102 407,589 301,623 3,805,172
18-19 352,991 314,082 320,739 280,477 390,621 270,351 280,058 407,905 343,221 352,523 395,262 380,262 4,088,492
17-18 264,455 289,272 301,423 294,543 320,696 222,907 261,551 427,445 315,148 379,174 392,719 506,136 3,975,470
City of Kemah Sales Tax as % of Previous Fiscal Year
Year October November December January February March April May June July August September Total
23-24 -1.98% -3.65% -18.99% 2.15% -7.35% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% -6.44%
22-23 0.88% -16.32% 10.94% -15.46% 13.17% 17.79% 26.75% 5.10% -1.32% -9.16% 16.29% -1.04% 2.94%
21-22 21.26% 19.86% 14.46% 32.65% 7.94% -1.23% 1.32% -3.78% 6.49% 19.06% -2.78% -3.01% 8.22%
20-21 -9.10% 2.45% 1.12% -5.90% -7.32% 2.32% 23.12% 76.25% 33.86% 7.22% 9.31% 42.72% 12.81%
19-20 -9.92% 19.03% -3.97% 7.35% 3.27% 4.93% -17.22% -33.78% -18.74% -7.21% 3.12% -20.68% -6.93%
18-19 33.48% 8.58% 6.41% -4.78% 21.80% 21.28% 7.08% -4.57% 8.91% -7.03% 0.65% -24.87% 2.84%
17-18 -12.94% -0.35% 3.27% 15.04% 2.05% -4.30% 4.97% 13.49% -12.04% 17.96% 11.80% 37.91% 7.07%
KCDC Portion -Sales Tax by Fiscal Year (25%)
Year October November December January February March April May June July August September Total
23-24 86,648 92,535 80,098 81,144 105,789 - - - - - - - 446,215
22-23 88,396 96,036 98,872 79,439 114,182 84,419 91,632 120,363 98,080 94,827 125,926 103,303 1,195,474
21-22 87,621 114,763 89,121 93,966 100,892 71,670 72,295 114,521 99,387 104,390 108,285 104,384 1,161,296
20-21 72,261 95,749 77,862 70,836 93,472 72,564 71,353 119,017 93,334 87,681 111,384 107,619 1,073,131
19-20 79,495 93,460 77,004 75,275 100,852 70,922 57,956 67,528 69,724 81,775 101,897 75,406 951,293
18-19 88,248 78,521 80,185 70,119 97,655 67,588 70,014 101,976 85,805 88,131 98,816 95,066 1,022,123
17-18 66,114 72,318 75,356 73,636 80,174 55,727 65,388 106,861 78,787 94,793 98,180 126,534 993,867
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Kemah Community Development Corporation
Expenditures by Vendor Summary
February 2024
TOTAL
Cheryl T Hunter 693.86
Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce 210.00
Crown Trophy 720.00
Intuit 77.59
LJA Engineering Inc. 23,996.00
MDR Advertising 2,272.72
Ronald Richards 2,000.00
TOTAL $29,970.17
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Kemah Community Development Corporation
Expense Detail by Account
February 2024
DATE TRANSACTION TYPE NUM NAME MEMO/DESCRIPTION AMOUNT
510 KCDC
8480 Marketing/Website Development
02/15/2024 Bill 24-34645 MDR Advertising February 2024-Marketing Strategy, Content & Web Development Services 2,272.72
02/19/2024 Bill 24-45217 Crown Trophy Brochure 234.00
Total for 8480 Marketing/Website Development $2,506.72
8515 Contract Labor
02/01/2024 Bill 2024-002 Ronald Richards Consulting Services -February 2024 2,000.00
02/29/2024 Bill 24-003 Cheryl T Hunter Accounting Services -February 2024 500.00
Total for 8515 Contract Labor $2,500.00
8554 Business Chamber Support
02/12/2024 Bill NEW MEMBER Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce Texas Complete Auto Repair Lube & Carwash-New Membership 210.00
Total for 8554 Business Chamber Support $210.00
8555 Misc Expense
02/12/2024 Bill 9269202 Intuit Secure Plus Voucher Checks (50) 71.68
02/12/2024 Bill 9269202 Intuit Sales Tax 5.91
02/19/2024 Bill 24-45223 Crown Trophy Jacob Bigger Recognition 486.00
02/29/2024 Bill 24-003 Cheryl T Hunter Quickbooks Online Subscription -February 2024 95.94
02/29/2024 Bill 24-003 Cheryl T Hunter Quickbooks Online Subscription -March 2024 95.94
02/29/2024 Bill 24-003 Cheryl T Hunter 3 @ $.66 1.98
Total for 8555 Misc Expense $757.45
9901 Transfer to Capital Projects
9901b 57-Acre Nature Reserve Park
02/02/2024 Bill 202400328 LJA Engineering Inc. Fixed Fee Phases -Task 3 Phase 1 -65% Complete 23,996.00
Total for 9901b 57-Acre Nature Reserve Park $23,996.00
Total for 9901 Transfer to Capital Projects $23,996.00
Total for 510 KCDC $29,970.17
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Item Number
6B
Title
Approval of KCDC minutes from the 02-20-24 Regular Mee�ng
Background/Recommenda�on
Atachments
1. 02/20/24 Minutes
Funding
Funds are available from Account#
Requires Budget Amendment to transfer from Account# To Account#
x Not Applicable
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City of Kemah Council Chambers
Kemah City Hall
Board of the Kemah Community 1401 State Hwy 146
Development Corporation Kemah, Texas
REGULAR MEETING
MINUTES
February 20, 2024
6:00 PM
Isaac Saldaña- President (Position 5)
Kristi Reiser Karri Seeds Matt Wiggins Tom Linklater Reé Allen Jacob Bigger
KCDC Position 1 KCDC Position 2 KCDC Position 3 KCDC Position 4 KCDC Position 6 KCDC Position 7
1. Call to Order and Certification of a Quorum
KCDC Board President Isaac Saldaña called the Special Kemah Community Development
Corporation Board Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. in City Hall. Board Members present
were, Matt Wiggins, Isaac Saldana, Ree Allen, Jacob Bigger. President Isaac Saldaña
declared a quorum. Also in attendance were City Administrator Aaron Smith, Executive
Director Ronnie Richards and Kyle Dickson City Attorney.
2. Invitation to Address Board
Jeff Reid spoke regarding proposed Sportsplex concept.
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3. Board Member Comments
Matt Wiggins commented on legislative requirements for KCDC expenditures.
4. President’s Comments
None
5. Staff & Committee Reports & Updates
5A. City Administrator Aaron Smith
• HWY 146, 6th, and 7th Update
• Anders Lane and Evergreen Parkway Update
5B. Financial Report Cheryl Hunter
None
5C. KCDC Ronnie Richards
None
5D. Presentation Amateur Sport Facility Study - SYNERGY Sports Global, Jason Boudrie
Presentation was delivered followed by Q&A session.
5E. Presentation Parks Master Plan – Peter Caldwell LJA
Presentation was delivered followed by Q&A
6. Consent Agenda
6A. Approval of Financials
• November 2023
• December 2023
• January 2024
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6B. Approval of Minutes
• November 14, 2023
• November 21, 2023 Special Meeting
Consent Agenda approved unanimously on motion from Matt Wiggins and second by Ree
Allen.
7. Old Business
Updates, Discussion, and Possible Action on Approved Projects.
7A. 57 Acre Nature Facility
7B. Master Park Plan
7C. Evergreen Memorial Parkway
7D. Development of Reserve G Real Property
7E. Kemah Downtown Redevelopment Project
7F. Update and Possible Action - Business Retention Marketing
• MDR Advertising
• i45Now social media campaign
• Bay Area Houston Food Lovers (BAHFL)
No Action
8. Executive (Closed) Session(s)
8A. Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074 Government Code - Personnel
Matters Discuss employment, appointment, or evaluation of a public officer or
employee, to-wit:
City Economic Development Director
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8B. Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.072 Government Code – Deliberation
About Real Property Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real
property.
Board went into Executive Session at 8:01pm and ended at 8:27pm
9. Action Item(s) From Executive Session(s)
9A. Consideration and possible action on discussion concerning employment or
appointment of a public officer or employee, to-wit:
City Economic Development Director
9B. Consideration and possible action on discussion regarding the purchase,
exchange, lease, or value of real property.
No action taken
10. New Business
10A. Discuss and take possible action to schedule an extra meeting monthly (Jacob
Bigger)
Motion by Jacob Bigger with second by Isaac Saldana to consider scheduling
regular meetings the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month as needed. Passed.
10B. Discuss and make possible recommendations to Council on KCDC Director
appointments
No action
11. Agenda Items Requested by Matt Wiggins
11A. Discussion and possible action to reconsider KCDC participation in funding of
Anders Lane including KCDC Bylaws section 4.05 (3) (Matt Wiggins)
No action
11B. Discussion and possible action to reconsider the KCDC allocation of funds to the
City of Kemah’s Communications and Event Coordinator (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
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11C. Discussion on a timetable for funding the following qualified road projects:
(Matt Wiggins)
• Texas Ave
• Harris Rehab
• 3rd Street
• 4th Street
• 5th Street
• Hanson Road
• Extension of Kemah Trail from 6th Street to Boat Ramp Area
• 1st Street
• Boat Ramp parking area damage
No action.
11D. Discussion and possible action reducing price on the KCDC owned Property on
Evergreen Parkway (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
11E. Discussion and possible action on implementation of a 5-Year and 10- Year
project pro-forma for budgeting and implementation of KCDC and City’s goals
and needs (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
11F. Discussion on boat ramp parking (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
11G. Discussion on Clear Creek Park under Kemah Bridge (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
11H. Discussion and possible action on the KCDC Annual Work Plan specified In the
KCDC Bylaws section 4.05(1) (f) (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
11I. Discussion of future agenda items (Matt Wiggins)
No action.
12. Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 9:05 pm.
Approved: Date:
Isaac Saldaña, President
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Attest:
Natasha Hinton, City Secretary
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