Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 20, 2019 — council, 1h 13m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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To hold item 42 for public comment
Official motion wording
to hold item 42 for public comment
How they voted — to hold item 42 for public comment
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 20:18.
Agenda item 42 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 42 Photo Red Light and Photo Speed Enforcement - RFP 14-021A — that this item be adopted
passes 8 to 1 (4-5 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (1): Laura Pastor
No (5): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado
Agenda item 42 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
The motion for item 42 failed with a roll call vote of 1 to 8.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
35 Amend Pay Ordinance S-45840 in Accordance with Human — passed
Official motion wording
35 Amend Pay Ordinance S-45840 in Accordance with Human — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Second. (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado
Agenda item 35 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve Mayor and City Council Board 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 1:14.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2 through 15 be recommended… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2 through 15 be recommended for approval, except Item 2
How they voted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski, Carlos Garcia
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 16 through 68, except the following
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 19:07.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
27 Authorization to Sell City-Owned Property at Cave Creek Water — passed
Official motion wording
27 Authorization to Sell City-Owned Property at Cave Creek Water — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 80 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 27 · 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
68 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — passed
Official motion wording
68 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — that this item be approved per the Nov
How they voted
Item passes 9 to 0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Bill Gates, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 68 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
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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