City Council A Session, May 7, 2026
Approved: Professional services agreement with Accenture as Executive Program Manager for Sports and Entertainment District, passed
What happened
On May 7, 2026, San Antonio approved Professional services agreement with Accenture as Executive Program Manager for Sports and Entertainment District.
This San Antonio City Council A Session on 2026-05-07 was dominated by non-zoning business. The council approved two contracts for the proposed downtown Sports and Entertainment District (Project Marvel): a $350,000 district study contract with Municap Inc.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 6 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, passed
Free sample: decision 1 of 6
Update on proposed downtown Sports and Entertainment District (briefing)
Item 4 was a briefing-only update on the proposed downtown sports and entertainment district (Project Marvel). Councilmember Villagran moved to delay the briefing to a B session in June; motion seconded by McKee-Rodriguez. A call to the question to cut off debate passed; the roll call showed all council members aye with Mayor Jones voting no. The item was then continued to a June B session.
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Key Decisions (6)
Update on proposed downtown Sports and Entertainment District (briefing)
Contract with Municap Inc. for district study
Professional services agreement with Accenture as Executive Program Manager for Sports and Entertainment District
Fraud prevention signage ordinance for virtual currency kiosks
Veterans source of income (VASH voucher) anti-discrimination ordinance
SA Ready to Work FY2027 budget and Restore Education contract amendment
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Development Activity (3)
Downtown Sports and Entertainment District (Project Marvel)
Mixed-Use
Merchants Ice / Velocity Texas Innovation Campus
Mixed-Use
Valor Hill veterans housing development
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Commercial Demand
San Antonio apartment occupancy sits at approximately 81%, one of…
Housing Demand
Roughly 100 veterans with VASH or Section 8 vouchers are…
Infrastructure
The city plans a $500,000 downtown mobility and access study…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 12 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Staff, 1 Mayor, 9 Councilmember, 6 Public, 1 Clerk.
Identified name roles: 1 Mayor, 1 Staff, 9 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.
Speaker sample: Gina Ortiz-Jones, Mayor.
11 more identified names in Pro: 1 Staff, 9 Councilmember, 1 Clerk.
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Zoning terms (6)
30 recorded timestamps
- zoning (2 timestamps)
- motion to approve (8 timestamps)
- approved (9 timestamps)
- mixed use (1 timestamps)
- denied (8 timestamps)
- residential (2 timestamps)
Decision moments (6)
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