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Kerrville Economic Improvement Corporation Regular Meeting - September 21, 2026

City Council & associated boards — Monday, September 21, 2026

BodyKerrville, Texas

SessionCity Council & associated boards

DateMonday, September 21, 2026

StatusFILED

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Speaker 1

1:14

All right.

1:15

Today is September the 21st, and I'm calling the Economic Improvement Corporation board to order.

1:25

So we will begin with an invitation by Gail.

Speaker 2

1:28

Yes.

1:32

Lord, we thank you for bringing us together today to contemplate these decisions before us.

1:38

We ask that you uh inspire us to make the best decisions for our community.

1:44

We also ask that you bring hope to the hopeless love to those who are lonely and feeling lost in this world, and we also ask that you give renewed strength to those who are fighting every day to do your will to make this world a better place.

1:59

In your name we pray, amen.

2:02

Thank you, Kim.

Speaker 1

2:04

Um so did we have anybody sign up for the visitors forum?

2:10

I'm gonna ask Denny, who has uh taken a leadership role in um love where you live.

Speaker 3

2:17

So about that.

2:18

I did a presentation for

Unassigned speaker

2:20

a

Speaker 3

2:20

couple places, the city council as well as uh commissioner for we finally got our signs in.

2:25

Um but we have four different signs.

2:27

This Love Were You Live campaign is um it's it's all about trying to get people to understand, educate people locally to understand what how much of an impact their dollar makes being spent here in town.

2:40

Um, you know, a dollar turns over four to six times, you know, you pay you buy paint from me, and I get to pay my CPA and I get to pay my employees, and they get to send their kids to soccer and all those types of things.

2:52

So when they spend that money on Amazon to go to San Antonio, those dollars aren't in town to do that.

2:58

Uh I think the other important thing that we're really trying to educate people on is we're worried about property taxes and tax hikes to recover from this flood.

3:07

Sales tax dollars can really help try to offset that.

3:10

So we've there's no cost to be in this program.

3:14

Um we are asking every small business to please put up a sign.

3:18

Uh there's a QR code on there where people can scan and get more information to put it in their social media, etc.

3:25

We also have a window cling uh that people can put on their doors.

3:30

I know one um person in town, well, Kyle Bond in town, he's putting these on his trucks, so they're driving around, they'll have them on their trucks.

3:37

So it's a I think it's a very worthwhile um education opportunity to try to get small businesses a little bit of help and support that they need.

3:47

So if you want to sign, need a sign.

3:49

Um I put one in my front yard.

3:51

I encourage people to put them in the front yard in front of their business wherever.

3:54

Uh you can go by the chamber and pick up, I think we probably got a couple hundred left.

3:58

Uh we gave a bunch out this weekend, and I did notice that after this weekend, I saw several out already uh that weren't out before.

4:05

So uh encourage your friends and neighbors and other business owners to put them

Unassigned speaker

4:09

out.

Speaker 3

4:10

So

Speaker 1

4:10

thank you.

Speaker 3

4:11

Yep.

Speaker 1

4:12

Thank you for your hard work on this.

4:13

Two

Speaker 3

4:14

of them right there, somebody wants one.

4:16

Um Todd and Teresa have been really involved in this and um I'm sorry, I just drew a blank that you've been very involved too, and so thank you for all the help um from everyone.

Speaker 1

4:33

Thank you.

Speaker 3

4:34

I'm sorry.

Speaker 1

4:36

Thank you.

4:37

I appreciate that.

4:38

I appreciate your hard work on it because I've been seeing you doing some hard work on it.

4:42

So thank you for that.

4:44

Um, and I also have something I want to add is that I wanted to thank the board for the training dollars that were used from the EIC to send William and Keisha and I to the Texas Economic Development Council.

5:00

This is who they are.

5:03

Anybody wanted to read more about who they are.

5:05

And we went to their training program at the end of August.

5:08

It was up in Abilene.

5:10

And it was very informative.

5:27

And I wanted to share a presentation that was made by the CEO and president of the Abilene EDC.

5:35

And she said that people are always asking her what economic development is.

5:39

And she had, I thought, a very good definition.

5:42

She said, we attract companies who will spend money in our town and grow the commercial tax base.

5:49

When you grow the commercial tax base, you help to ensure a future community.

5:53

And so they sound like they also use some property taxes there, but basically our commercial tax base, our manufacturers, the primary employers that we talked about when we were looking at that gym project, that are selling products outside of our region and bringing sales tax dollars, new dollars, back into our community.

6:14

And so that when we think about where we that's how we want to mostly spend a lot of our money is towards that kind of development.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting

Economic Development████████████████████████████████32%

Parks and Recreation███████████████████████23%

Engineering And Infrastructure███████████████15%

Budget Equity Analysis██████████10%

Fiscal Sustainability██████6%

Procedural█████5%

Real Estate Transactions████4%

Water And Wastewater Management██2%

Environmental Protection██2%

Summary of Proceedings

Kerrville Economic Improvement Corporation Regular Meeting - September 21, 2026

The Kerrville Economic Improvement Corporation (EIC) met on September 21, 2026, at 4:00 PM at City Hall. The agenda included citizen comments, reports from the Kerrville Economic Development Corporation (KEDC) and city staff, a financial report, and a resolution to fund a traffic signal for James Avery. The board also entered executive session to discuss a potential economic development project on EIC-owned property at 300 Peterson Farm Road (approximately 87 acres) but took no subsequent action.

Consent Calendar

The board approved the minutes from the August 17, 2026 regular meeting unanimously.

Public Comments & Testimony

Denny, a community organizer for the Love Where You Live campaign, presented an update on the initiative to encourage local spending. He explained that each dollar spent locally turns over four to six times in the community and that sales tax revenue can help offset property tax increases after recent floods. He noted that signs and window clings are available at no cost through the Chamber of Commerce and encouraged business participation.
A board member thanked the board for supporting travel to the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) training in Abilene. The member shared a definition of economic development from the Abilene EDC CEO (“attract companies who will spend money in our town and grow the commercial tax base”) and emphasized the importance of spending sales tax dollars on quality projects rather than reserving them indefinitely.

Discussion Items

KEDC Update (Todd Bock, President): Bock reported the onboarding of three new board members (Chris Hughes, Pete Calderone, Raymond Gallego) to diversify the board with small business representatives. He reviewed financials through July 31; all EIC contributions for the year had been received. Project updates included: Project Save (software/wearable for assisted living; signed a pharmaceutical company, hired two employees, pending another two), Project K2 (manufacturing expansion exploring a welding school), Project RiverPaddle (narrowing site selection to three locations), Project Meridian (air service company considering letter of intent for aircraft purchase), and Project Granite (infrastructure development). Mooney activity at the airport was noted. Bock also provided an update on Kerr Together flood grant funds—the EDC is acting as fiscal sponsor until Kerr Together obtains 501(c)(3) status.
EIC Project Status Update (Michael Hornes, Assistant City Manager): Hornes reviewed quality-of-life projects: Olympic Pool renovations (approximately six weeks to completion; a $175,000 cost increase is being requested from parkland dedication fees pending City Council approval), Granger McDonald Park (board directed to divest to the Upper Guadalupe River Center), Cailloux Theater (closing), and Quinlan Creek Interceptor (engineering in progress, right-of-way acquisition needed). He also discussed the James Avery traffic signal, which is already complete but requires a public hearing and 60-day protest period because the expenditure exceeds $10,000. He noted that TxDOT recently dropped its donation-agreement requirement, allowing the process to move forward.
Monthly Financial Report (Trina Rodriguez, Assistant Director of Finance): Sales tax revenue for August was $476,000 (up 13.7% over last year), and year-to-date collections are $152,000 above budget. Interest earnings were $24,000 for the month. Bond proceeds for quality-of-life projects stand at $4.46 million remaining; after Olympic Pool expenditures, approximately $2.897 million will remain by December 2026, which is within the required 15% unspent allowance. Rodriguez noted that all quality-of-life projects except the pool and Granger McDonald are complete. The board discussed investment strategies to take advantage of rising interest rates. The ending cash balance for August was $5.24 million.
Resolution 5A – Street and Road Infrastructure (James Avery): The board considered Resolution No. 48-2026 to finance a traffic signal for James Avery. The originally posted amount was $140,000. A motion was made and seconded to increase the contribution to $160,000 (approximately 40% of the total project cost, which is about $400,000 including engineering fees). The board voted unanimously to approve the resolution as amended and to set a public hearing at least 30 days later.

Key Outcomes

Minutes Approved: Minutes from August 17, 2026 were approved.
Resolution Approved: Resolution No. 48-2026 was approved with an amended amount of $160,000 to fund a traffic signal for James Avery. A public hearing will be scheduled to satisfy notification and protest requirements.
Public Hearing Cancelled: Agenda item 6.A (Resolution No. 36-2026 for a grant project) was cancelled as listed on the meeting agenda.
Executive Session: The board entered executive session to deliberate regarding a potential economic development project at EIC-owned property at 300 Peterson Farm Road under Texas Government Code §551.072. No action was taken following the session.
Future Agenda Items: The board agreed to place the Peterson Farm Road property on a future agenda. Additionally, the board requested that the Parks Department present eligible park projects for potential funding from the remaining quality-of-life bond proceeds (approximately $2.897 million) at a later meeting.

Meeting Transcript

All right. Today is September the 21st, and I'm calling the Economic Improvement Corporation board to order. So we will begin with an invitation by Gail. Yes. Lord, we thank you for bringing us together today to contemplate these decisions before us. We ask that you uh inspire us to make the best decisions for our community. We also ask that you bring hope to the hopeless love to those who are lonely and feeling lost in this world, and we also ask that you give renewed strength to those who are fighting every day to do your will to make this world a better place. In your name we pray, amen. Thank you, Kim. Um so did we have anybody sign up for the visitors forum? I'm gonna ask Denny, who has uh taken a leadership role in um love where you live. So about that. I did a presentation for a couple places, the city council as well as uh commissioner for we finally got our signs in. Um but we have four different signs. This Love Were You Live campaign is um it's it's all about trying to get people to understand, educate people locally to understand what how much of an impact their dollar makes being spent here in town. Um, you know, a dollar turns over four to six times, you know, you pay you buy paint from me, and I get to pay my CPA and I get to pay my employees, and they get to send their kids to soccer and all those types of things. So when they spend that money on Amazon to go to San Antonio, those dollars aren't in town to do that. Uh I think the other important thing that we're really trying to educate people on is we're worried about property taxes and tax hikes to recover from this flood. Sales tax dollars can really help try to offset that. So we've there's no cost to be in this program. Um we are asking every small business to please put up a sign. Uh there's a QR code on there where people can scan and get more information to put it in their social media, etc. We also have a window cling uh that people can put on their doors. I know one um person in town, well, Kyle Bond in town, he's putting these on his trucks, so they're driving around, they'll have them on their trucks. So it's a I think it's a very worthwhile um education opportunity to try to get small businesses a little bit of help and support that they need. So if you want to sign, need a sign. Um I put one in my front yard. I encourage people to put them in the front yard in front of their business wherever. Uh you can go by the chamber and pick up, I think we probably got a couple hundred left. Uh we gave a bunch out this weekend, and I did notice that after this weekend, I saw several out already uh that weren't out before. So uh encourage your friends and neighbors and other business owners to put them out. So thank you. Yep. Thank you for your hard work on this. Two of them right there, somebody wants one. Um Todd and Teresa have been really involved in this and um I'm sorry, I just drew a blank that you've been very involved too, and so thank you for all the help um from everyone. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. I appreciate that. I appreciate your hard work on it because I've been seeing you doing some hard work on it. So thank you for that. Um, and I also have something I want to add is that I wanted to thank the board for the training dollars that were used from the EIC to send William and Keisha and I to the Texas Economic Development Council. This is who they are. Anybody wanted to read more about who they are.

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