Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
September 8, 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.
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29 Enter into Employment Agreement with the City Manager
Official motion wording
29 Enter into Employment Agreement with the City Manager — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Records conflict — see note
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 29 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
49 Purchase of Golf Merchandise for Direct Resale to the Public — passed
Official motion wording
49 Purchase of Golf Merchandise for Direct Resale to the Public — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 49 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
51 Amend Agreements with Various School Districts for Funding of — passed
Official motion wording
51 Amend Agreements with Various School Districts for Funding of — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Carlos Garcia, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
63 Final Plat - Courtyards at Madison Ranch Amended - Plat 200582 - — passed
Official motion wording
63 Final Plat - Courtyards at Madison Ranch Amended - Plat 200582 - — that this item be approved
How they voted
passes 8-1 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 63 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — that this item be approved
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, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 1 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
2 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 3-21 be recommended for approval, noting Item 22 is continued to the Sept
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, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
28 Resolution to Appoint the City Manager (Resolution 21956) — passed
Official motion wording
28 Resolution to Appoint the City Manager (Resolution 21956) — 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, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve item 34
Official motion wording
approve item 34
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 47:38.
Agenda item 34 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Phoenix Resilient Food System Program
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 51:20.
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Roll call indicates unanimous approval; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Dark, DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
47 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of — passed
Official motion wording
47 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 47 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona Department of — that this item be adopted
passes 9.0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 47 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Agreement with the Department of Education, Arizona Department of Education for College Depot, laptop Wi-Fi hot spot lending program
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 55:12.
Agenda item 47 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
72 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
72 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, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 72 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
73 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
73 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
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 73 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
74 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
74 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
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Sal DiCiccio, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 74 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Garcia, 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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