Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 29, 2020 — council, 1h 20m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Every vote is checked against the council’s official minutes — the legal record of the meeting. Records still awaiting that check show the outcome only; the member-by-member record is added once the minutes are published and checked.
Approve mayor and city council boards and commissions nominations
Official motion wording
approve mayor and city council boards and commissions 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 1:55.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 2 through 20
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 4:12.
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Approve items 21 through 77 except the following items 31, 43, 49, 55, and 77, items 24, 29, and 44 are being…
Official motion wording
approve items 21 through 77 except the following items 31, 43, 49, 55, and 77, items 24, 29, and 44 are being withdrawn, items 74 and 75 are being withdrawn so they can be re-advertised for a public hearing on March 4th, 2020 agenda, item 30 is being continued to February 5th, 2020, and excluding these items for public comment, items 28, 52, and 53, and item 45 will also be continued to February 5th, 2020
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 5:36.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Pestor
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Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve item 28
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 7:15.
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43 Authorization to Apply for, Accept, Disburse Funds and Enter into — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
43 Authorization to Apply for, Accept, Disburse Funds and Enter into — that this item be adopted
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
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
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49 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
49 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Sal DiCiccio
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio, Deborah, Mayor, Pestor, Sal Mover: Stark, seconder: DiCiccio (per official minutes).
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52 Authorization to Enter into Agreement with Salt River Project for — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
52 Authorization to Enter into Agreement with Salt River Project for — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 52 Authorization to Enter into Agreement with Salt River Project for — that this item be adopted
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
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — authorization to enter into an agreement with the Salt River Project for Water Transportation
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 42:47.
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
53 April 2020 Proposed Bus Service Improvements — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
53 April 2020 Proposed Bus Service Improvements — that this item be approved
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
Agenda item 53 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
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55 Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Diesel Funding — passed
Official motion wording
55 Environmental Protection Agency for Clean Diesel Funding — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes eight to zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 55 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Deceo, Wearing, noakowski Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
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77 Amend City Code - Ordinance Amending Phoenix City Code — passed
Official motion wording
77 Amend City Code - Ordinance Amending Phoenix City Code — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8 to zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (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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