The City South Management Authority was created on May 19, 2005 by
City Council. The Authority is a governmental entity and a political
subdivision of the state of Texas. It encourages compatible land use patterns
through its municipal zoning authority. Through an Interlocal Agreement between
CSMA and the City of San Antonio, CSMA provides recommendations to City
Council on plan amendments inside and outside the City limits and zoning
cases for properties in the City limits. CSMA has final zoning authority
for properties outside the City limits. The Authority has also been given
other powers such as to issue bonds and notes following approval from City
Council and to finance infrastructure development of projects.
On September 1, 2011, Senate Bill 1493 that
requires the board of a defense adjustment management authority
to study the effectiveness of the authority became effective. Accordingly, the City of
San Antonio, on behalf of
the City South Management Authority (CSMA), will be contracting
with a consultant to undertake the study and develop an Economic
Development Strategic Plan for the CSMA area to meet this state
mandate. The bill requires that the report:
- Compare utility and infrastructure development in
CSMA since its creation with the area within the corporate city limits
of San Antonio that is not in the authority
- Identify methods for improving residential,
commercial, and industrial development in the authority
- Identify limitations and impediments to development in
the authority
- Identify methods to improve the authority’s
accountability to property owners
- And identify any competitive advantage opportunities
of the authority
The study will also provide an Economic Development
Strategic Plan to articulate a vision statement, goals, strategies, and
an action plan for the CSMA area. Recommendations along with the rationale
will address the area’s transportation, infrastructure and drainage challenges,
suggest mitigation of the area’s weaknesses, leverage the existing economic
development activity, build a plan around the five most marketable nodes,
identify funding sources and creative methods to support future development,
and determine effective partnerships and their roles vital to plan implementation.
SB 1493 also amended the provisions for board membership. The bill:
- Reduced the number of board members from 15 to 11 members
- Requires the City and Bexar County each appoint 4 members (instead of 6)
- Requires that 3 of the 4 members be residents or property owners
- Requires that 1 of the 4 members be an owner of stock
of a corporate owner of property in CSMA; owner of a beneficial interest in a
trust that owns property in CSMA: or an agent, employee, or tenant of a person
who owns property in CSMA or owns stock or a beneficial interest in a trust that
owns property in CSMA
- Provides no change to the 3 members collectively appointed by the
Independent School Districts