Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
October 27, 2021 — council, 2h 40m. 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.
Merricko Association of Government Dues
How they voted
Passed 8–0 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 6:23.
Agenda item 15 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion to approve items 16, 17, and 19
How they voted
Passed 7–2 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 7:48.
Agenda item 16 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
44 Enter into Contract with 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Consultants, — passed
Official motion wording
44 Enter into Contract with 2020 COVID-19 Recovery Consultants, — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 7-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 44 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Garcia, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion to approve item 54, the 2022 Downtown Enhance Municipal Services District Budget, assessments, and set…
Official motion wording
Motion to approve item 54, the 2022 Downtown Enhance Municipal Services District Budget, assessments, and set hearing date
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 14:00.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
The motion passes 9-0, but the roll call for item 54 shows two no votes.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
72 Bus Stop and Transit Center Cleaning Services - Request for
Official motion wording
72 Bus Stop and Transit Center Cleaning Services - Request for — that this item be adopted
How they voted
6-3 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 72 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 6-3); official minutes authoritative Mover: Garcia, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 2 through 14
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 4:27.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
14 Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Permit - American Legion #1 — that Items 15-104 be approved or adopted… — passed
Official motion wording
14 Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Permit - American Legion #1 — that Items 15-104 be approved or adopted, except Items 15-17, 19, 44, 47, 54-55, 69, 72 and 73; and noting that Items 36 and 38 are withdrawn and Item 60 is as revised
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Yassamin Ansari, Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Carlos Garcia
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
47 Phoenix Public Library's Annual Application for Arizona State — passed
Official motion wording
47 Phoenix Public Library's Annual Application for Arizona State — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Any additional comments? Roll call. Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 47 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Desicio, Pestor, Wearing Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Item 55
Official motion wording
approve Item 55
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 14:52.
Agenda item 55 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 69
Official motion wording
Councilwoman's motion
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 2:27:20.
Agenda item 69 · background & details
Outcome text is the roll call announcement, not a formal tally
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Phoenix Code Amendment related to household hazardous waste program
How they voted
Passed 8–0 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 2:35:59.
Agenda item 73 · background & details
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.