Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
February 17, 2021 — council, 3h 29m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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79 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — passed
Official motion wording
79 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be approved per the Feb
How they voted
passes (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Sal DiCiccio, Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark
Absent (1): Michael Nowakowski
Agenda item 79 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
Roll call vote, Nowakowski absent Mover: Williams, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve the mayor and city council boards and commission nominations
Official motion wording
approve the 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 3:17.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 2 through 13 except 8, 11, and 12
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 4:29.
Agenda item consent · background & details
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
8 Liquor License - West Side Smoke Shop — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
8 Liquor License - West Side Smoke Shop — that this item be recommended for approval
How they voted
passes unanimously 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 8 · 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
12 Liquor License - Tennessee Grill — passed
Official motion wording
12 Liquor License - Tennessee Grill — that this item be recommended for disapproval based on the Police Department's recommendation for disapproval
How they voted — 12 Liquor License - Tennessee Grill — that this item be recommended for disapproval based on the Police Department's recommendation for disapproval
We have a motion and a second. Any questions or comments? Roll call. (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCio, Noakowski Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Approval of items 14 and 15
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 30:45.
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
20 Settlement of Claim(s) Foster v. City of Phoenix — passed
Official motion wording
20 Settlement of Claim(s) Foster v. City of Phoenix — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 7 to 2 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 20 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 7-2); official minutes authoritative Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
28 Public Hearing and Authorizing Amendment to Chapter 14 of the — passed
Official motion wording
28 Public Hearing and Authorizing Amendment to Chapter 14 of the — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Michael Nowakowski, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
64 Zone 3D and 4A Improvements Program: Water Transmission — passed
Official motion wording
64 Zone 3D and 4A Improvements Program: Water Transmission — that this item be adopted
How they voted
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 64 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Williams, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
80 Public Hearing - Rescind Action and Withdraw Ordinance Adoption — passed
Official motion wording
80 Public Hearing - Rescind Action and Withdraw Ordinance Adoption — that this item be approved to rescind Ordinance G-6755 and adopt related Ordinance G-6811
How they voted
Passes 9-0 (8-0 per official minutes) 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 80 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Williams, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Substitute motion for Office of Accountability and Transparency
Official motion wording
substitute motion for Office of Accountability and Transparency
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 2:53:35.
Agenda item 81 · background & details
Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'voting against that because the vote was killed', corrected to 'The substitute motion passes 6.3'.
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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