Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 4, 2020 — council, 2h 15m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — 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 308 · 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 13 through 71 except the following items 37, 27, 27, and 64 through 71, and excluding these items for public comment, 42
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 4:27.
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Unspecified motion related to item 27
Official motion wording
unspecified motion related to item 27
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 6:51.
result announced at 411s
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37 Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County
Official motion wording
37 Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County — that this item be approved
How they voted
Wonderful. We have a motion and a second Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Carlos Garcia
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Pastor, seconder: Garcia (per official minutes).
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Councilwoman Pestor's motion
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 29:16.
Agenda item 42 · background & details
Roll call vote
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64 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
64 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
passes 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 64 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
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65 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Text Amendment — passed
Official motion wording
65 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Text Amendment — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
passes 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 65 · 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
66 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
66 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark
Agenda item 66 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Cecio, Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
67 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — passed
Official motion wording
67 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Amend City Code - — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 67 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Cecio, Wearing, What Aval Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
68 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
68 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
True Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Jim Waring
Agenda item 68 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Deceo Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
69 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
69 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
Roll call... Yes (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 69 · background & details
Motion by Michael Nowakowski, seconded by Betty Guardado
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, DeCcio, Noakowski, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Nowakowski, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
70 Public Hearing and Formal Action - Planning Hearing Officer — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
70 Public Hearing and Formal Action - Planning Hearing Officer — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Thelda Williams
Agenda item 70 · background & details
Motion by Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCio, Noakowski Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of medical marijuana dispensary size text amendment
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 2:08:34.
Agenda item 71 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCiccio, Noakowski, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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