Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
March 18, 2020 — council, 26m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
38 Margaret T. Hance Park Improvements - Construction Manager at — passed
Official motion wording
38 Margaret T. Hance Park Improvements - Construction Manager at — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Motion passes 7 to 1 (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 38 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decisio; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (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 19 through 88 except the following items
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 3:31.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Alakowski, DeCGio, Pastoral, Star, Wearing; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 19
Official motion wording
to approve items 19 and 27
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 4:08.
Agenda item 19 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
26 Salt River Project — passed
Official motion wording
26 Salt River Project — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8 to 0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 26 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
29 Managed Medical Review Organization, Inc — passed
Official motion wording
29 Managed Medical Review Organization, Inc. — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Motion passes 8 to 0 Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Thelda Williams
Agenda item 29 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
68 Request for Ratification of Jan. 15, 2020 Planning Hearing Officer — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
68 Request for Ratification of Jan. 15, 2020 Planning Hearing Officer — that this item be approved
How they voted
Motion 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 68 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Amend the motion to include the suggestion by Councilwoman Castor and the City Manager's proposal
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 24:36.
Agenda item 84 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicio, Norakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
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This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.