Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 6, 2021 — council, 1h 35m. 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.
Agenda item 29
Official motion wording
to approve item 29
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 24:51.
Agenda item 29 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Cecio, Noakowski
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
50 Notice of Intention to Consider Increase in Water Rates and/or Rate — passed
Official motion wording
50 Notice of Intention to Consider Increase in Water Rates and/or Rate — that this item be approved
How they voted
Passes 7-2 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 50 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wearing Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Mayor and City Council boards and commissions nominations
Official motion wording
approve Mayor and City Council boards and commissions nominations
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 5:23.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve items 2 through 11, except item 2
Official motion wording
approve items 2 through 11, except item 2
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 5:57.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
14 Settlement of Claim(s) Largo v. City of Phoenix — passed
Official motion wording
14 Settlement of Claim(s) Largo v. City of Phoenix — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 14 Settlement of Claim(s) Largo v. City of Phoenix — that this item be adopted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 14 · 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
How they voted — Vote on the vice mayor
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 20:58.
Agenda item 14 · background & details
Outcome inferred from roll call proceeding immediately after
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
30 Amendments to Pay Ordinance S-45840 in Accordance with — passed
Official motion wording
30 Amendments to Pay Ordinance S-45840 in Accordance with — that this item be adopted
How they voted
9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Carlos Garcia, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Thelda Williams, Betty Guardado, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Thelda Williams
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio Mover: Guardado, seconder: Williams (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
37 Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Community Legal
Official motion wording
37 Authorization to Enter Into Contract with Community Legal — that this item be adopted
How they voted
9-0 Records conflict — see note
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Michael Nowakowski, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Carlos Garcia
DeCicio voted no, others did not vote aloud; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed; tally: transcript=9-0 official=Yes: 8 - No: 1
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
64 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan
Official motion wording
64 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Dec
How they voted
nine to zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 64 · 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
Approve the item per the January 6, 2021 memo from the planning and development director and adopt…
Official motion wording
approve the item per the January 6, 2021 memo from the planning and development director and adopt the related ordinance
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 1:33:37.
Agenda item 65 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Noakowski, Pestor
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.