Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 6, 2019 — council, 3h 9m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Select Councilwoman Betty Guardado as the new Vice Mayor
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 6:14.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desiccio, Mordado
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
60 Authorization to Pay Invoices for 2020 Downtown Enhanced — passed
Official motion wording
60 Authorization to Pay Invoices for 2020 Downtown Enhanced — that this item be adopted
How they voted
item passes 7-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 60 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guadado Mover: Williams, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
67 Fiscal Year Reconciliation with Regional Public Transportation — passed
Official motion wording
67 Fiscal Year Reconciliation with Regional Public Transportation — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes seven to one Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Betty Guardado, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams
No (1): Kate Gallego
Agenda item 67 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Wearing Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'motion fails three to six or six to three', corrected to 'Item passes seven to one'. Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
107 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — that this rezoning application be denied — passed
Official motion wording
107 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — that this rezoning application be denied
How they voted
This motion passes five to four Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Betty Guardado, Laura Pastor, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
No (3): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark
Agenda item 107 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Descio Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'the motion fails five to four', corrected to 'This motion passes five to four'. Mover: Waring, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
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 2:09.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend the rules and take item 108 out of order
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and take item 108 out of order
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 4:35.
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Approve liquor license applications items four through 26 except item 23 which is recommended…
Official motion wording
Approve liquor license applications items four through 26 except item 23 which is recommended for disapproval, item 24 which is requested to be continued to December 4th 2019, and item 26 which is requested to be continued to November 20th 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 9:53.
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23 Liquor License - Caravan Taproom — passed
Official motion wording
23 Liquor License - Caravan Taproom — that this item be recommended for disapproval
How they voted — 23 Liquor License - Caravan Taproom — that this item be recommended for disapproval
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 23 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor Mover: Pastor, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — vote on rule changes
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 40:36.
Agenda item 23 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 6-3); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve pedestrian safety improvements
Vote of 8–0 recorded in the transcript 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 1:20:15.
Agenda item 23 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Daccio; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed
Official motion wording
108 ADD-ON - Selection of Vice Mayor — that Items 4 through 26 be recommended for approval, except Item 23; continuing Item 24 to the Dec
How they voted
Motion passes 90 Verified · official minutes
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
59 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2020 Downtown — passed
Official motion wording
59 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2020 Downtown — that this item be adopted
How they voted
item passes seven to two Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 59 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Williams, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
68 Request Authorization to Apply for 2019 Federal Transit — passed
Official motion wording
68 Request Authorization to Apply for 2019 Federal Transit — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 6 to 2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 68 · 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
Approve item 86
Official motion wording
approve item 86
How they voted — approve item 86
Vote of 8–0 recorded in the transcript 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 1:21:11.
Agenda item 86 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCicio, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 86 Desert Ridge Specific Plan - Southwest Corner of 56th Street and — that this item be approved
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 86 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wardado Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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