Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
March 17, 2021 — council, 1h 51m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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81 Downtown Shared Electric Scooter Pilot Program Extension — passed
Official motion wording
81 Downtown Shared Electric Scooter Pilot Program Extension — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 80 (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 81 · 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
Adopting the housing department's 2021-22 annual agency plan, section 8 housing, choice voucher…
Official motion wording
adopting the housing department's 2021-22 annual agency plan, section 8 housing, choice voucher, administrative plan, the public housing emissions, and continued occupancy policy policy, capital program and capital fund five-year action plan and authorizing the housing department to submit the respective documents to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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.
Agenda item 4 · background & details
The outcome text is not directly related to the motion but is the closest result announcement in the given excerpt.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2-11 be recommended for approval, except Item 11; and noting that Item 12 is withdrawn
How they voted — 1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2-11 be recommended for approval, except Item 11; and noting that Item 12 is withdrawn
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 consent · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve items 13 through 104 except the following
Vote of 8–0 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 8:40.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCio, Noakowski, Wearing; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 11
Official motion wording
approve item 8
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 7:12.
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
46 Ordinance Establishing New City Code Sections, Chapter 36, — passed
Official motion wording
46 Ordinance Establishing New City Code Sections, Chapter 36, — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Roll call (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Laura Pastor
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Michael Nowakowski
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, DeCcio, Noakowski, Wearing Mover: Pastor, seconder: Nowakowski (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Amend section 37-63 of Phoenix City Code to increase water service revenues by 3% effective October 1, 2021…
Official motion wording
Amend section 37-63 of Phoenix City Code to increase water service revenues by 3% effective October 1, 2021, and an additional 3.5% effective March 2022
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 1:03:47.
Agenda item 65 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Max, Sue; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-2); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
To issue the revenue contract solicitation
Official motion wording
to issue the revenue contract solicitation
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 1:39:34.
Agenda item 67 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 80-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
102 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
102 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved as corrected, per the March 4, 2021 Planning Commission recommendation, with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
80 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Michael Nowakowski, Thelda Williams, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 102 · background & details
Motion by Thelda Williams, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, Decisio, Wearing Mover: Williams, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
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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