Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
October 7, 2020 — council, 4h 37m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Approve golf instruction services to bring revenue to golf program
Official motion wording
approve golf instruction services to bring revenue to golf program
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 1:27:08.
Agenda item 33 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCio; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-1); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
RFP for Downtown Redevelopment Area Plan Update Consulting Services
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 1:28:50.
Agenda item 35 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Decesio, Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Vote on a voluntary contribution by the developer
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 1:49:00.
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve membership dues for west mark
Official motion wording
approve membership dues for west mark
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 1:54:27.
Agenda item 41 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve item 49
Official motion wording
approve item 49
How they voted — approve item 49
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 2:00:56.
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Noakowski, Pestor, Wardado
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — construction services or the parking lot at the airport
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 2:04:58.
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of a general plan amendment for 107th Avenue, Jones Avenue 91st Avenue
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 2:13:54.
Agenda item 74 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Item 77 with the southern boundary being Baseline Road so that no off-premise advertising is located…
Official motion wording
Approve Item 77 with the southern boundary being Baseline Road so that no off-premise advertising is located south of Baseline Road and staff to study the area south of Baseline Road, up to South Mountain Park for designation as a scenic corridor similar to the SR 51 freeway north of the Phoenix Mountain preserves
How they voted — Approve Item 77 with the southern boundary being Baseline Road so that no off-premise advertising is located south of Baseline Road and staff to study the area south of Baseline Road, up to South Mountain Park for designation as a scenic corridor similar to the SR 51 freeway north of the Phoenix Mountain preserves
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 3:08:23.
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve item 77 with the southern boundary being Estreya Road and that off-premise advertising is only accessory to permitted freeway pilot signage and located on the same sign structure between Estreya and baseline roads
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 3:12:03.
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Councilman Nowakowski's motion
Passed 7–1 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 3:21:25.
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To suspend the rules and take item 15 out of order
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and take item 15 out of order
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 2:43.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve item 15, which is phase 2A and includes outdoor park activities
Official motion wording
approve item 15, which is phase 2A and includes outdoor park activities
How they voted — approve item 15, which is phase 2A and includes outdoor park activities
Passed 9–0 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 56:28.
Agenda item 15 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve a liquor license for a specialty market
Passed 9–0 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 1:02:49.
Agenda item 15 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 3 through 5
How they voted
Passed 9–0 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 57:47.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio, Noakowski; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Disapprove a license due to unpaid fees
Official motion wording
disapprove a license due to unpaid fees
How they voted
Passed 9–0 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 1:04:03.
Agenda item 6 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Settlement of claim in Lopez versus City of Phoenix
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 1:09:18.
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 17
Official motion wording
to approve item 17
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 1:18:05.
Agenda item 17 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 18
Official motion wording
to approve item 18, the agreement with T-Mobile for tablets and Wi-Fi access
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 1:24:30.
Agenda item 18 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCio, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Revision to Chapter 18 of the Phoenix City Code Small Business Enterprise Participation Program
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 1:26:10.
Agenda item 32 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Contract with Arizona Fresh Holdings for redevelopment of the Del Rio former landfill
Official motion wording
contract with Arizona Fresh Holdings for redevelopment of the Del Rio former landfill
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 1:33:05.
Agenda item 36 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCcio, Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Phoenix Police Reserve Foundation donation
How they voted
Passed 9–0 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 1:59:20.
Agenda item 44 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 69
Official motion wording
to approve the purchase of an economic impact study for historic preservation
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 2:09:42.
Agenda item 69 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 78
Official motion wording
to approve item 78 per the memo from the planning and development director dated October 7th, 2020, and adopt the related ordinance with a modification to new stipulation 45 to change the landscape with from 15 to 20 feet along the East property line
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 3:55:39.
Agenda item 78 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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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.