Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
June 5, 2019 — council, 1h 58m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
82 Amend Animal Ordinance and City Code for the Feeding of — passed
Official motion wording
82 Amend Animal Ordinance and City Code for the Feeding of — that this item be adopted
How they voted
seven to two (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 82 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicia, Mendoza, Noakowski, Wearing Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
152 Talking Stick Resort Arena Renovation Owner's Representative — passed
Official motion wording
152 Talking Stick Resort Arena Renovation Owner's Representative — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7 to 2 (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 152 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 7-2); official minutes authoritative Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the meeting minutes of the January 9th 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 4:36.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve liquor license applications items 3 through 14, except item 14
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 4:49.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Disapprove item 14 based on neighborhood protest
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 9:51.
Agenda item 14 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Mendoza, Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — that Items 3 through 14 be recommended for approval, except Item 14
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 consent · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Thelda Williams
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Waring, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
24 Settlement of Claim(s) Mbegbu v. City of Phoenix — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
24 Settlement of Claim(s) Mbegbu v. City of Phoenix — 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 24 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Thelda Williams
Mover: Waring, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — passed
Official motion wording
35 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 8 to 1 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 Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Deceo, Mendoza Mover: Waring, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
41 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
41 Arizona Department of Environmental Quality — 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 41 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Thelda Williams
Mover: Waring, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
47 Adoption of the 2019-24 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution — passed
Official motion wording
47 Adoption of the 2019-24 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution — that this item be adopted
How they voted
The item passes 8 to 1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 47 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
49 Adoption of the Tentative 2019-20 Annual Budget (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
49 Adoption of the Tentative 2019-20 Annual Budget (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 7 to 2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams
Mover: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
51 Adoption of the Tentative 2019-20 Reappropriated Funds Budget — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
51 Adoption of the Tentative 2019-20 Reappropriated Funds Budget — that this item be adopted
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 51 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams
Mover: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
53 Designation of Voting Centers for the August 2019 Special — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
53 Designation of Voting Centers for the August 2019 Special — that this item be adopted
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 53 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams
Mover: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Amending chapter 19, Article 1, section 19-1, subsection 27 of the Phoenix City Code relating to…
Official motion wording
amending chapter 19, Article 1, section 19-1, subsection 27 of the Phoenix City Code relating to the regulation of scrap metal dealers
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 33:46.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCesio, Endosa, Givara, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Reappointment of municipal court judge and chief presiding judge
Official motion wording
reappointment of municipal court judge and chief presiding judge
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 34:29.
Agenda item 55 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
73 General Police Towing Services - RFP 13-006A (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
73 General Police Towing Services - RFP 13-006A (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8 to 1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Vania Guevara, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 73 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
76 Authorization to Enter into Agreements for Outside Legal Counsel
Official motion wording
76 Authorization to Enter into Agreements for Outside Legal Counsel — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7 to 2 Records conflict — see note
Agenda item 76 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams
CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
84 Community Engagement Plan for Potential Disposition of Phoenix — passed
Official motion wording
84 Community Engagement Plan for Potential Disposition of Phoenix — that this item be approved
How they voted
All...Yes...Yes...Mendoza...Yes...Noakowski...Yes...Yes (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (1): Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 84 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski, Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
120 Annual Agreement with Valley Metro Rail for Existing Light Rail
Official motion wording
120 Annual Agreement with Valley Metro Rail for Existing Light Rail — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes nine to two Records conflict — see note
Yes (4): Vania Guevara, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 120 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decisio, Mendoza, Neumakowski, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-2); official minutes authoritative CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
167 Final Plat - Knipe Village - 180146 - North of Roosevelt Street and — passed
Official motion wording
167 Final Plat - Knipe Village - 180146 - North of Roosevelt Street and — that this item be approved
How they voted
Passes 8 to 1 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 167 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCesia, Mendoza; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
174 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
174 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be adopted
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 174 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Laura Pastor
Roll call indicates unanimous approval Mover: Waring, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
177 Public Hearing- Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
177 Public Hearing- Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be adopted per the May 7, 2019 approval at the Planning and Economic Development Subcommittee meeting, and adopt the related ordinance
How they voted
Passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Jim Waring
Agenda item 177 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mendoza, Noakowski, Sisiya Mover: Stark, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve the memo from the planning and development department and adopt the related ordinance
Official motion wording
approve the memo from the planning and development department and adopt the related ordinance
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 1:34:56.
Agenda item 178 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Mendoza, Noakowski, Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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