Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 20, 2021 — council, 3h 35m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
30 Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Public — passed
Official motion wording
30 Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs Public — that this item be adopted as corrected
How they voted
Passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
33 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Concessionaire Relief - — passed
Official motion wording
33 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Concessionaire Relief - — that this item be adopted with direction that the Law Department draft new language reflecting the five points in the Council letter dated Jan
How they voted
motion passes 6-1 (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Laura Pastor
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 33 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Noakowski; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve mayor and city council boards and commission nominations
Official motion wording
approve mayor and city council boards and commission 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 1:25.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve items 2 through 13 except item 13
Official motion wording
approve items 2 through 13 except item 13
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 2:45.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 14 to 54 except the following item
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 5:06.
Agenda item consent · background & details
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
50 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
50 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Jan
How they voted
passed (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Jim Waring
Agenda item 50 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Eccio, Noakowski Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 51
Official motion wording
to approve for the Planning Commission's approval and adopt a related ordinance
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 2:47:36.
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
52 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan
Official motion wording
52 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Jan
How they voted
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 52 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 53
Official motion wording
to approve for the planning commissions approval and adopt the related ordinance
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 2:51:37.
Agenda item 53 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion concerning a cul-de-sac improvement
How they voted
Failed 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 3:22:47.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Isio, Justiciou, Kastor, Noakowski, Ordavo
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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How vote data stays honest
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