Events — Q3 2026
57 events with findings this period
The City Council agenda featured two briefings on San Antonio Water System (SAWS) matters, proposed FY 2027-2030 rate adjustments and a requested impact fee waiver for the Villas at Timberwood subdivision, plus six executive session topics.
Journalist: The SAWS rate adjustment briefing (Item 1) and the Villas at Timberwood impact fee waiver (Item 2) are the public-facing stories; the executive session topics (A-F) raise follow-up questions.
Developer: If the Villas at Timberwood waiver and the city limits policy waiver (Item 2) were approved, impact fee waiver eligibility could extend to projects outside city limits; developers considering such requests should track the item.
Lobbyist: If the staff recommendation on SAWS rates (Item 1) and the city limits policy waiver (Item 2) move forward, they could shape utility cost and fee policy; Gorzell and Elliott are the staff contacts listed on both.
The City Council agenda featured a staff briefing on the 2027-2032 Bond Program and six executive session topics covering cyber security, economic development, real property, collective bargaining, litigation, and emergency preparedness.
Journalist: The agenda paired one open-session item, the 2027-2032 Bond Program briefing, with six executive sessions.
Lobbyist: The 2027-2032 Bond Program briefing (item 1) was the open-session venue for proposed 2027 allocations and community input.
Developer: Items B and C were closed-session topics on economic development negotiations and real property.
The City Council agenda for 2026-09-30 contained one total item, and none were identified as substantive.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment agenda featured 11 variance and special exception requests across Council Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8.
Resident: Several requests would place carports 1 inch from property lines (1224 West French Place, 5843 Branch Valley Street, 343 Schmeltzer Lane), and BOA-26-10300153 at 1514 Rigsby Avenue would eliminate required buffers; staff recommended denial for each.
Developer: Staff recommended denial of the near-zero setback and buffer-elimination requests (BOA-26-10300153, BOA-26-10300129, BOA-26-10300169, BOA-26-10300173), while recommending approval of more modest or site-specific relief.
The Planning Commission approved eight plats, one tree variance and five of six plan amendments on 2026-09-23, with one plan amendment continued and one tree variance postponed.
Resident: The Gembler Road (Council District 2) plan amendment to Light Industrial passed, and the US 281 Regional Center amendment (Council District 9) returns to the commission on October 14th.
Journalist: Two anomalies merit questions: the Gembler Road amendment passed 7 to 0 against staff's Denial recommendation, and the Woodland Ave appeal is recorded as failing on a 4-3 vote.
Developer: The commission approved the Gembler Road plan amendment (PA-2026-11600021) to Light Industrial against a staff Denial recommendation, showing it will override staff on land use.
Lobbyist: The commission overrode staff on PA-2026-11600021 and continued PA-2026-11600049 to October 14th, so the US 281 case is the next open decision window.
The agenda featured 12 public-hearing items: 8 zoning cases and 4 plan amendments, all presented by John Peterek, Assistant City Manager, and Amin Tohmaz, Director, Development Services.
Resident: Z-2026-10700123 (1108 West Woodlawn Avenue, Beacon Hill) and Z-2026-10700148 (211 McLane Street) proposed moving single-family land to denser districts, and PA-2026-11600047 proposed future land use changes across many parcels around Elaine Road in Council District 3.
Developer: Items 4 and 12 show differing staff stances: Z-2026-10700149 at 1928 North Saint Mary's Street (185 units per acre) carried an approval recommendation pending a plan amendment, while the Jones Maltsberger auto-body SUA carried a denial recommendation.
Journalist: Three zoning cases had staff denial recommendations, and two of them (Z-2026-10700038 CD and Z-2026-10700053) had Zoning Commission recommendations for approval, a split worth examining.
Lobbyist: The split between staff and Zoning Commission on Z-2026-10700038 CD and Z-2026-10700053 may indicate where council deliberation is concentrated, while the multi-parcel plan amendments PA-2026-11600047 and PA-2026-11600041 involve many property owners.
The agenda featured the FY 2027 City budget package, including the budget ordinance, property tax rate ordinances, and a fee amendment ordinance, alongside two Public Improvement District assessment items and a Workforce Solutions Alamo budget.
Journalist: Item 6 described a FY 2027 Budget that would raise more property tax revenue than FY 2026, alongside a $195.4M Workforce Solutions Alamo budget (Item 24).
Resident: Public hearings were scheduled on Downtown PID assessments (Item 15) and tourism district items (Items 17 and 18).
Lobbyist: Budget, tax-rate, and fee ordinances (Items 5 through 10) were scheduled for individual consideration, along with the ten-year SATPID reauthorization (Item 17).
Developer: Item 12 proposed vacating a 0.196-acre portion of Matagorda Street right-of-way for Oxbow Real Estate, LLC for $319,600.
Contractor: Item 11 proposed a Dorsey Drive construction contract with Salinas Construction Technologies, Ltd. with an early-completion incentive of up to 10%.
The City Council agenda featured a staff presentation on potential amendments to the FY 2027 Proposed Operating and Capital Budget and five executive session topics.
Journalist: The FY 2027 budget amendments presentation (item 1) and the executive session on economic development negotiations and real property (items A and B) are the main items to pursue.
Lobbyist: The potential FY 2027 budget amendments presentation (item 1) was the main public-facing item.
Developer: Items A and B were scheduled for executive session on economic development negotiations and the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.
The Historic and Design Review Commission agenda for September 16, 2026 featured 15 numbered cases, 13 of them listed under the consent agenda, with two others listed as a returning case and a new case.
Resident: The agenda featured a proposed 3-story hotel at 1411 Alling (2026-198, Westfort Alliance area), new construction and park improvements at 10750 Pleasanton Rd (2026-240, Starbright Overlook South area), and rear additions and a porch reconstruction at 509 N Olive St (2026-247, Dignowity Hill).
Developer: If the consent-agenda listings are upheld, the 3-story hotel proposal at 1411 Alling (2026-198) and the 1505 E Houston St new construction (2026-249) show the range of projects scheduled for review in RIO and historic districts.
The City Council agenda for 2026-09-16 contained one listed item and no substantive items with detail.
The City Council agenda featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget and five executive session topics covering economic development, real property, litigation, emergency preparedness, and collective bargaining.
Journalist: The agenda paired the FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation, which included Employee Benefits & Compensation, with a collective bargaining executive session (item E).
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) and the economic development and real property executive sessions (items A and B) are the main items for tracking city priorities.
The Zoning Commission handled 14 zoning cases on Sept 15, 2026 and approved the September 1 minutes.
Resident: Neighbors near 142 Gembler Road, 5612 Monterey Street, and the Nieto Drive block should note that those cases return in October.
Developer: The TOD MX-6 rezonings at 110 Ogden Street and 800 South Alamo Street were approved 10-0, adding transit mixed-use entitlements near downtown.
Journalist: Two cases with staff Denial recommendations, Z-2026-10700085 and Z-2026-10700141 CD, were continued rather than decided, and 601 Delaware Street was postponed without a stated reason.
The Zoning Board of Adjustment agenda featured 17 substantive items, mostly variance and special exception requests across several council districts, along with a Certificate of Appropriateness appeal and a Short Term Rental permit revocation appeal.
Resident: Neighbors near the listed sites may wish to track the cases, especially 2806 South Rosary Street (8-foot fence and carport), 418 East Locust Street (3-story residence), and the Short Term Rental requests, where staff recommended denial.
Developer: If staff recommendations are upheld, the 7401 Wurzbach Road height variance (BOA-26-10300107) would be among few relief requests supported, while most setback, carport, and height-story requests face a denial recommendation.
The September 10, 2026 City Council agenda featured 27 substantive items, led by a proposed SAWS refunding authorization of up to $417,935,000 and a Midtown TIRZ ordinance extending the zone to 2060 with obligations of up to $60 million.
Resident: Public hearings were scheduled on the 2026 tax rate and FY 2027 Proposed Budget (item 5), TIRZ extensions, and two Strategic Partnership Agreements.
Journalist: The agenda paired a $417,935,000 SAWS refunding with TIRZ extensions to 2060 totaling large debt authorizations.
Developer: If the TIRZ extensions and funding agreements are approved, Midtown, Inner City, Mission Drive In and Northeast Corridor would have public financing in place through 2060.
Lobbyist: Four TIRZ extensions, the police collective bargaining agreement, and the boards and commissions code amendment were scheduled for consideration.
Contractor: Several contracts were scheduled for consideration, including Vision Service Plan (item 18), Quality Forensic Toxicology (item 26) and Telos (item 13).
The City Council agenda for September 10, 2026 featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget covering the Fire Department, Police Department, and Municipal Court, plus five executive session topics.
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) on fire, police, and municipal court is a key reference point for stakeholders in public safety funding.
Journalist: The agenda paired a public FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation on police, fire, and municipal court with closed sessions on litigation, emergency preparedness, and collective bargaining.
The Planning Commission on 2026-09-09 approved seven plats, a set of tree and floodplain variances, and one plan amendment on consent, and voted on two contested comprehensive plan amendments.
Journalist: Item 12 passed 5 to 3 after motions to continue and deny failed, and the minutes state the printed disposition is not confirmed.
Resident: The Gembler Road amendment (PA-2026-11600021) returns September 23, and the Nieto Drive amendment passed 5 to 3, which may change land use near those sites.
Developer: The Nieto Drive amendment (PA-2026-11600025) now allows Community Commercial on 9.295 acres, and the Gembler Road Light Industrial request (PA-2026-11600021) is continued to September 23 despite a staff Denial recommendation.
Lobbyist: The Gembler Road amendment (PA-2026-11600021) is open until the September 23 Planning Commission meeting, and the narrow votes on items 12 and 13 show commissioner positions that matter before Council.
The agenda featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget and five executive session topics.
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) was scheduled to address Economic Development, Parks & Recreation, the Library, and Solid Waste Management.
Journalist: The agenda paired the FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) with executive sessions on economic development negotiations (A), real property (B), and collective bargaining (E).
Resident: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) was scheduled to cover Parks & Recreation, the San Antonio Public Library, and Solid Waste Management, which are services residents use directly.
The City Council agenda featured two first public hearings on Strategic Partnership Agreements between the City of San Antonio and two Public Improvement Districts in the extraterritorial jurisdiction in Bexar County.
Journalist: The agenda paired two first public hearings on Strategic Partnership Agreements with the Straus Medina and Sienna Lakes Public Improvement Districts.
Lobbyist: The two first public hearings on Strategic Partnership Agreements with the Straus Medina and Sienna Lakes PIDs are an early engagement point.
The agenda featured 16 substantive items, led by a proposed $8.2M Concentra Medical Centers occupational health contract and a Chapter 13 mobile food vendor amendment paired with a Texas DSHS reimbursement agreement of up to $3.4M.
Contractor: Items 5 and 6 proposed Public Works supply contracts that, if approved, would involve named vendors Texas Highway Products, Vulcan, and Centerline Supply.
Lobbyist: The agenda paired a mobile food vendor code amendment (item 10) with a state reimbursement agreement, and included three board appointments and a Community Land Trust designation.
Journalist: Questions to pursue include the scale of the Concentra single-provider contract (item 14) and the DSHS reimbursement structure for mobile food inspections tied to HB 2844 (item 10).
Developer: Items 7, 8, and 9 proposed surplus sales and a right-of-way closure for Oxbow Real Estate, Perlen House, and DPEG Zarzamora, signaling the process for acquiring small City parcels and right-of-way.
Resident: Item 15 proposed designating Esperanza Community Land Trust as a Community Land Trust, and item 9 proposed closing a portion of W. Chavaneaux Road right-of-way.
The City Council agenda featured 16 public-hearing items: five Plan Amendment cases paired with associated rezonings, plus six standalone zoning cases.
Developer: If the Blanco Road plan amendment and rezoning (PA-2026-11600015 / Z-2026-10700060) are approved, the corridor would shift to Mixed Use and RM-4/IDZ-2 districts, changing feasibility for parcels within about 300 feet of Blanco Road.
Resident: Residents along Blanco Road (Council District 1) face the largest proposed change: a corridor-wide shift to Mixed Use with multiple rezonings, both with staff recommending approval.
Lobbyist: Five plan amendments with paired rezonings, all with staff and Planning Commission recommending approval, form the policy core of the agenda; Z-2026-10700053 is the contested item.
Journalist: Item 8 is the only case where staff and the Zoning Commission diverged, and the Blanco Road package covers a large number of parcels and zoning categories.
The City Council agenda featured two ordinances concerning Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 31 - Midtown: one to increase its board to eleven members and one to appoint the District 2 Councilmember as an ex-officio member.
Lobbyist: If the ordinances in items 1 and 2 are approved, the Midtown TIRZ board would have more seats and a District 2 council presence, which would affect who is engaged on zone priorities.
Journalist: The two Midtown TIRZ ordinances (items 1 and 2) are a pair: a board expansion to eleven and an ex-officio seat for the District 2 Councilmember.
The City Council agenda featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget and five executive session topics.
Journalist: Five executive session topics were scheduled alongside the FY 2027 budget presentation.
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (Item 1) included the 2027 – 2032 Bond Program Update, Capital Delivery Department and capital budget, and Public Works.
The City Council agenda for September 2, 2026 featured public hearings on the City's 2026 ad valorem tax rate and the FY 2027 Proposed Budget.
Resident: The agenda scheduled public hearings on the 2026 ad valorem tax rate and the FY 2027 Proposed Budget, which could affect property tax bills if the proposed rate is adopted.
The Historic and Design Review Commission agenda featured 12 numbered cases: nine on the consent agenda and three listed as new cases.
Resident: Residents near 421 Roosevelt Ave, 1037 Dawson St, and 245 W Wildwood have proposed construction on the agenda.
Developer: Two amendment cases proposed height or massing changes to previously approved designs, at 427 S Presa St and 111 Isleta.
The agenda featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget and five executive session topics covering economic development, real property, litigation, emergency preparedness, and collective bargaining.
Journalist: Five executive session items, including litigation, emergency preparedness, and collective bargaining legal consultations, were on the agenda alongside the FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation.
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) and the five executive session topics were on the agenda, making the budget focus areas the main public-facing items for engagement.
Developer: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) was scheduled to cover the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone and Neighborhood & Housing Services, which may shape funding context for projects in those areas.
Resident: Item 1 scheduled a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget, including Neighborhood & Housing Services and Homeless Services & Strategy funding that may affect city housing and homeless programs.
The City Council agenda featured two briefings, one on the Pre-K 4 SA Promise to Voters and one on the Mayor's Commission on Voting final report, plus five executive session topics.
Journalist: The agenda paired two public briefings, Pre-K 4 SA (item 1) and the Mayor's Commission on Voting final report (item 2), with five executive session topics.
Lobbyist: The Pre-K 4 SA briefing (item 1) and the Mayor's Commission on Voting report briefing (item 2) were the public-facing policy items.
Developer: Executive session items A (economic development negotiations) and B (real property purchase, exchange, lease or value) were scheduled, but no sites or projects were identified in the agenda.
The Zoning Commission handled nine zoning cases on September 1, 2026, plus minutes approval.
Developer: The commission approved a downzoning-to-R-3 request at 5050 Hemphill Drive over a staff Denial recommendation, and approved TOD-MX-6 at 421 Roosevelt Avenue as amended.
Resident: Residents near 5050 Hemphill Drive should note the rezoning to R-3 was approved over staff's Denial recommendation.
The City Council agenda featured a staff presentation on the FY 2027 Proposed Budget covering Convention and Sports Facilities, Arts & Culture, Visit SA, and the Airport.
Lobbyist: The FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) covering Convention and Sports Facilities, Arts & Culture, Visit SA, and the Airport is a point of engagement for stakeholders in those areas.
Journalist: The agenda paired a FY 2027 Proposed Budget presentation (item 1) with five closed-session topics (items A-E).
The Planning Commission met August 26, 2026 with all 10 members present and acted on 19 items, mostly plats and landscape irrigation variances.
Lobbyist: Representatives won approval on items 16 and 17 and the commission showed willingness to depart from staff on plan amendments and variances.
Resident: The Woodlawn Avenue density increase request (item 15) was withdrawn, so no change took effect for 1108 West Woodlawn Avenue.
Developer: The commission approved irrigation variances for items 10, 12 and 14 and a plan amendment (item 17) against staff denial recommendations, indicating that variance and land use requests can succeed over staff opposition.
Journalist: Three withdrawals came after continuances, while comparable variances were approved over staff denial recommendations, including one where the first motion to deny failed 3 to 7.
The City Council agenda featured a briefing on a building permit moratorium and Unified Development Code amendments related to data centers, alongside five executive session topics.
Developer: The briefing on a building permit moratorium and Unified Development Code amendments related to data centers (item 1) is relevant to data center projects.
Lobbyist: The data center moratorium and UDC amendments briefing (item 1) is the visible policy venue for engagement.
Journalist: The data center permit moratorium and UDC amendments briefing (item 1) is the main public-facing item.
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