Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
May 1, 2019 — council, 2h 16m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Approve the minutes from the March 20, 2019 board meeting
Official motion wording
approve the minutes from the March 20, 2019 board meeting
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 0:53.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve mayor and city council boards and commission nominations
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 4:36.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 2 through 10 for liquor license applications
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 6:39.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To continue item 54 to May 15, 2019, and item 86 to June 5, 2019
Official motion wording
to continue item 54 to May 15, 2019, and item 86 to June 5, 2019
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 8:00.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve item 26
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 10:11.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of item 26
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 10:29.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
28 Form of the Ballot for Special Election to be Held on Aug. 27, 2019 — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
28 Form of the Ballot for Special Election to be Held on Aug. 27, 2019 — that this item be adopted as corrected
How they voted — 28 Form of the Ballot for Special Election to be Held on Aug. 27, 2019 — that this item be adopted as corrected
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 28 · 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
How they voted — Item passes with one dissenting vote
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 26:03.
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-1); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
45 Approving the MOU Between the City of Phoenix and Phoenix Fire — passed
Official motion wording
45 Approving the MOU Between the City of Phoenix and Phoenix Fire — that this item be adopted
How they voted
motion passes seven to one Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 45 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski, Wearing Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
46 Request for Proposals for Development of the 2020-25 CDBG — passed
Official motion wording
46 Request for Proposals for Development of the 2020-25 CDBG — that this item be approved
How they voted
motion passes seven to one Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Go, Mendoza, Norkelski, Wearing Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
82 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
82 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission's recommendation and to adopt the related ordinance
How they voted
Motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Vania Guevara, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark
Agenda item 82 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski Mover: Stark, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
83 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
83 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission's recommendation and to adopt the related ordinance
How they voted
Item passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Vania Guevara, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 83 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski, Pastore, Wearing Mover: Waring, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601 of the zoning map of the City of Phoenix by adopting…
Official motion wording
to amend the Phoenix Zoning Ordinance, Section 601 of the zoning map of the City of Phoenix by adopting rezoning application Z1198 and zoning a site from R1-6 to CPGCP for distribution warehouse
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 1:01:38.
Agenda item 85 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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How vote data stays honest
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