Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
May 20, 2020 — council, 1h 31m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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32 Request Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Arizona — passed
Official motion wording
32 Request Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Arizona — that this item be adopted as revised
How they voted
Roll call: Garcia, Noakowski, Castor, Dark, Williams, Guardado (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado
Agenda item 32 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Noakowski, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Stark, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
35 Eight-Hour Rule Request for Consideration to Research an — passed
Official motion wording
35 Eight-Hour Rule Request for Consideration to Research an — that this item be approved
How they voted
Pass 6-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 35 · 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
51 Amendment to Lease with Arizona State Lottery at Phoenix Sky — passed
Official motion wording
51 Amendment to Lease with Arizona State Lottery at Phoenix Sky — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passed 6-2 (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Noakowski; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-2); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 2
Official motion wording
to approve items two through 16
How they voted
Vote of 7–0 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 2:24.
Agenda item 2 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
16 Liquor License - Tap That Downtown — that Items 17 through 92 be approved or adopted, except Items 21, 28, 30-33, 35, 51 and 89-92; continuing Item 50 to the June 3, 2020 City Council Formal Meeting and Item 87 to the June 17, 2020 City Council Formal Meeting; and noting that Item 32 is as revised
How they voted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Thelda Williams
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
21 GovInvest, Inc
Official motion wording
21 GovInvest, Inc. — that this item be adopted
How they voted
8-0 (7-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Thelda Williams
Agenda item 21 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
28 University of California San Diego — passed
Official motion wording
28 University of California San Diego — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 70 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Debra Stark
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 30
Official motion wording
to approve item 30 and adopt the related resolution
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 10:38.
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
33 Execute Contracts to Implement Small Business Relief Grant — passed
Official motion wording
33 Execute Contracts to Implement Small Business Relief Grant — that this item be adopted
How they voted
That's a seven to one. Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado
Agenda item 33 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Diego, Noakowski, Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
89 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
89 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
passes seven whole (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Jim Waring, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 89 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Noakowski; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
90 Public Hearing and Modification of Stipulation - Rezoning — passed
Official motion wording
90 Public Hearing and Modification of Stipulation - Rezoning — that this item be approved per the May 7, 2020 Planning Commission recommendation
How they voted
True (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 90 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Noakowski, Wearing Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Williams, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
92 ADD-ON - Laboratory Services On-Site Testing Agreement
Official motion wording
92 ADD-ON - Laboratory Services On-Site Testing Agreement — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Roll call (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 92 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Roll call indicates unanimous approval Mover: Guardado, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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