Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
April 3, 2019 — council, 1h 14m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
M.O.U between the City of Phoenix and Lyuna
How they voted
Passed 6–2 Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 18:35.
Agenda item 31 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
32 Approving the MOU Between the City of Phoenix and LIUNA, Local — passed
Official motion wording
32 Approving the MOU Between the City of Phoenix and LIUNA, Local — that this item be adopted
How they voted
motion passes 6-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 32 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
52 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 3 North Bridge — passed
Official motion wording
52 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 3 North Bridge — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 6-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
67 Purchase of Light and Medium Duty Vehicles - Contract — passed
Official motion wording
67 Purchase of Light and Medium Duty Vehicles - Contract — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 7-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 67 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Mendoza, Noakowski Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend the rules and move the citizens' comments to the end of the agenda
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and move the citizens' comments to the end of the agenda
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 2:13.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of meeting minutes from December 5th
How they voted
Passed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 2:46.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Mayor and City Council Board and Commission nominations
Official motion wording
approve Mayor and City Council Board and Commission nominations
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 2:58.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 3 through 20 except item 20
How they voted
Outcome not yet confirmed Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 4:44.
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Disapprove the liquor license based on neighborhood concerns and the prevalence of liquor in the neighborhood
How they voted
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 9:42.
The motion passes unanimously, but it is a motion to disapprove, so the outcome is failed.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Deceso, Givara, Mendoza
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve items 21 through 108 except the following
Official motion wording
approve items 21 through 108 except the following
How they voted
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 10:55.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decesia, Dosa, Gavara, Nomakowski, Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 21 through 108 except the following
How they voted
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 11:13.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decesia, Gavara, Nomakowski, Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
33 Designation of Voting Centers for the May 21, 2019 Runoff Election — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
33 Designation of Voting Centers for the May 21, 2019 Runoff Election — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 33 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
35 Multi-City Subregional Operating Group User Charge Rates — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
35 Multi-City Subregional Operating Group User Charge Rates — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 35 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
42 Deferred Compensation Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, and Post — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
42 Deferred Compensation Plan, Defined Contribution Plan, and Post — that this item be adopted as corrected
How they voted
Passes unanimously. Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 42 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Jim Waring
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Waring (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
54 Margaret T. Hance Park Phase I Improvements - Construction — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
54 Margaret T. Hance Park Phase I Improvements - Construction — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 54 Margaret T. Hance Park Phase I Improvements - Construction — that this item be adopted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — item 54
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 25:57.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
59 Intergovernmental Agreement with Department of Homeland — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
59 Intergovernmental Agreement with Department of Homeland — that this item be approved
How they voted
Item passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 59 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Waring, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
98 PCD Major Amendment - Rezoning Application Z-275-Y-80-6 - — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
98 PCD Major Amendment - Rezoning Application Z-275-Y-80-6 - — that this item be approved
How they voted — 98 PCD Major Amendment - Rezoning Application Z-275-Y-80-6 - — that this item be approved
motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 98 · background & details
Motion by Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 98 PCD Major Amendment - Rezoning Application Z-275-Y-80-6 - — that Items 103 and 104 be approved and adopt the related ordinance
item passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 98 · background & details
Motion by Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCicio, Mendoza Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve and adopt the related ordinance for both items 103 and 104
Official motion wording
approve and adopt the related ordinance for both items 103 and 104
How they voted
Passed unanimously Awaiting official minutes
Member-by-member votes are published once this record is checked against the council’s official minutes. Hear it in the transcript at 37:58.
Agenda item 103 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Mendoza, Noakowski, Pestor, Wearing Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Mendoza, Noakowski, Pestor, Weering
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
105 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
105 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per Planning Commission's recommendation and to adopt the related resolution
How they voted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 105 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
106 Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
106 Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be approved per Planning Commission's recommendation and to adopt the related ordinance with a modification to Stipulation 5
How they voted
Item passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 106 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
83 Development Agreement between City of Phoenix and Granite — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
83 Development Agreement between City of Phoenix and Granite — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 83 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Waring, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
108 ADD-ON - Amend the Rules of Council Proceedings (Ordinance — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
108 ADD-ON - Amend the Rules of Council Proceedings (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 108 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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