Kemah City Council Agenda Includes Street Tax, Tree Grant, and Energy Settlement
The Kemah City Council’s July 1 meeting agenda showcased a proposed 0.25% sales tax for street repairs, a budget workshop for the coming fiscal year, and a settlement that would lower monthly electric bill charges. The Kemah Community Development Corporation also had a June 29 agenda with a $20,000 tree-planting grant up for consideration. Since minutes had not been published for either meeting as of July 5, all outcomes remain pending.
Community Development Corporation
The KCDC board was scheduled on June 29 to consider acceptance of a $20,000 Community Forestry Grant from the Texas A&M Forest Service. The grant requires a $10,000 match from city funds and would support planting more than 100 donated trees as part of a Scenic City Certification initiative and an Eagle Scout project. The agenda did not list a funding source for the match, and the board’s decision is not yet public.
City Council
The City Council’s July 1 agenda combined a budget workshop with a slate of action items.
Budget workshop
The Council and the Kemah Public Facilities Corporation held an informational workshop to discuss the 2026–2027 fiscal year budget. Topics included capital improvement projects and property tax rate considerations. No formal votes were taken at the workshop.
Street maintenance sales tax
Resolution 2026-26, if approved, would adopt a local sales and use tax of 0.25% dedicated exclusively to maintaining and repairing municipal streets. The resolution was on the voting agenda, but the tally and outcome are unknown pending release of minutes.
Land use
A preliminary and final replat of CSP Retail Plat at 365 FM 518 was set for Council action. The replat would reconfigure commercial lots along the FM 518 corridor. No additional details appeared in the agenda summary.
Police grants and donation
The Council was scheduled to vote on an application for a FY 2026 COPS Hiring and Technology Grant. The agenda did not specify whether the grant would target officer salaries, equipment, or both. Also on the approval list was a donation to the Kemah Police Department; the donor and amount were not disclosed.
CenterPoint settlement
Council members were set to discuss a settlement with CenterPoint Energy regarding the Transmission, Education, Enforcement, and Evaluation Fund. Under the terms, a monthly charge on customer electric bills would drop from $2.39 to $0.76—a reduction of $1.63 per month. It was not clear from the agenda whether the discussion would lead to a vote.
Prosecutor agreement
A routine agreement between the Galveston County District Attorney and the Kemah Police Department for prosecutorial services was listed for approval.
Coming up
No meetings of city boards or the Council were listed as scheduled for the next 14 days as of July 5. Future agendas and, once released, meeting minutes can be found on the city’s website.
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