City Council Budget Work Session, August 26, 2026
Votes on FY27 Convention and Sports Facilities Proposed Budget
What happened
This was a City of San Antonio budget work session for FY27 covering the Convention and Sports Facilities, Arts and Culture, Visit San Antonio, and Airport departments; no zoning, rezoning, or land-use entitlement votes occurred.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 26, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
FY27 Convention and Sports Facilities Proposed Budget
Presentation of the $84.6 million FY27 CSF budget covering the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, Alamo Dome, and Carver Center. Proposes $1.8 million in new/adjusted venue fees, $724,000 in increased Alamo Dome parking and ticket fees to offset SAPD traffic costs, and cutting $600,000 in contracted cleaning. Recommends 10-year contract extension with Visit San Antonio, 10-year TPID renewal, and third five-year extension of the Wolf Stadium agreement with the Missions Baseball Club. $12.8 million for capital improvements. No vote taken.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
This was a City of San Antonio budget work session for FY27 covering the Convention and Sports Facilities, Arts and Culture, Visit San Antonio, and Airport departments; no zoning, rezoning, or land-use entitlement votes occurred.
Key Decisions (4)
FY27 Convention and Sports Facilities Proposed Budget
FY27 Arts and Culture Proposed Budget
Visit San Antonio FY27 Strategic Plan and Budget / Contract Extension
FY27 Airport Proposed Budget and Terminal C Program
Development Activity (3)
Airport Terminal C and Terminal Development Program
Infrastructure
Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Expansion
Commercial
Stinson Municipal Airport eVTOL Hub
Infrastructure
Market Signals (6)
Commercial Demand
San Antonio's convention center is at maximum practical capacity (75%…
Commercial Demand
Convention center room nights are down (estimate 440,000 vs 525,000…
Infrastructure
San Antonio airport enplanements are down ~5% year-over-year due to…
Who Spoke (19)
On the record: the mayor, 9 councilmembers, and 5 staff members.
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