Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
May 6, 2020 — council, 2h 13m. 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.
Votes with disagreement are shown first.
19 FloRight Pump and Repair, LLC dba FloRight Pump & Controls
Official motion wording
19 FloRight Pump and Repair, LLC dba FloRight Pump & Controls — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Nine zero (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 19 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
24 Superior Cleaning Equipment, Inc — passed
Official motion wording
24 Superior Cleaning Equipment, Inc. — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 8-1. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 24 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Carlos Garcia
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Garcia (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve mayoral and City Council appointments
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 1:59.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
106 Entertainment District Exemption Application - 829 and 833 N. 1st — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
106 Entertainment District Exemption Application - 829 and 833 N. 1st — 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 106 · background & details
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
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 2 through 15
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 4:37.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
39 Public Safety Personnel Retirement System
Official motion wording
39 Public Safety Personnel Retirement System — that this item be adopted
How they voted
motion and the second (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Thelda Williams
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Councilwoman Williams will not be participating in this vote. Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
47 Request Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Central Arizona
Official motion wording
47 Request Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Central Arizona — that this item be adopted
How they voted
8-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 47 · background & details
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
Agenda item 51
Official motion wording
to approve item 51 and 52
How they voted
Vote of 9–0 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 21:56.
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
55 COVID-19 Incident Response Efforts (Ordinance S-46605)
Official motion wording
55 COVID-19 Incident Response Efforts (Ordinance S-46605) — that this item be adopted
How they voted
8-0 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 55 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
77 Revision to Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-112 of the Phoenix
Official motion wording
77 Revision to Chapter 18, Article VI, Section 18-112 of the Phoenix — that this item be adopted
How they voted
9-0 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 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
Approval of V-51-19-4 with modifications to stipulations
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 1:51:58.
Agenda item 60 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCio, Mayor, McCowski, No McCowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
72 Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-46584) — passed
Official motion wording
72 Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-46584) — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Item passes 6-0 Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 72 · background & details
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
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.