Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 17, 2021 — council, 1h 27m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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21 Settlement of Claim(s) Muhaymin v. City of Phoenix
Official motion wording
21 Settlement of Claim(s) Muhaymin v. City of Phoenix — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-2 Records conflict — see note
Yes (3): Betty Guardado, Debra Stark, Carlos Garcia
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 21 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Beiego, Desicio CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
37 Golf Management System Request Contract Award — passed
Official motion wording
37 Golf Management System Request Contract Award — that this item be approved
How they voted
passes 9-0 (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
38 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2022 Downtown — passed
Official motion wording
38 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2022 Downtown — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 38 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicio, Wearing Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Garcia, seconder: Ansari (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
39 Pay Invoices for 2022 Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services — passed
Official motion wording
39 Pay Invoices for 2022 Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 39 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Mover: Garcia, seconder: Ansari (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 56
Official motion wording
to approve the request to retroactively authorize to submit to the FTA for ARPA dollars for route planning restoration grant application and enter into a grant agreement
How they voted
Failed 9–1 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 1:22:48.
Agenda item 56 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, DeCcio, Wearing Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'That one passes unanimously', corrected to 'motion fails 9-1'.; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-1); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
19 Liquor License - Nu Towne Saloon — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
19 Liquor License - Nu Towne Saloon — that this item be forwarded to the State with no recommendation
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 19 · background & details
Motion by Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
20 Liquor License - Coyote Mexican Cuisine — passed
Official motion wording
20 Liquor License - Coyote Mexican Cuisine — that this item be forwarded to the State with no recommendation
How they voted
9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 20 · background & details
Motion by Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Diego, Wearing Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
20 Liquor License - Coyote Mexican Cuisine — that Items 21-84 be approved or adopted, except Items 21, 24…
Official motion wording
20 Liquor License - Coyote Mexican Cuisine — that Items 21-84 be approved or adopted, except Items 21, 24, 29, 34-35, 37-39, 53-56 and 82; and continuing Item 49 to the Dec
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, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 21-384 · 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
24 Maricopa County Community College District Rio Salado — passed
Official motion wording
24 Maricopa County Community College District Rio Salado — that this item be adopted
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, Yassamin Ansari, Carlos Garcia
Agenda item 24 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Garcia, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion to approve item 29 related to 13th Street, Van Buren and Morland
Official motion wording
motion to approve item 29 related to 13th Street, Van Buren and Morland
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 22:29.
Agenda item 29 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Awarding funds for home investment partnership program
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 26:04.
Agenda item 34 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
35 Authorization to Enter into Agreements with Aunt Rita’s — passed
Official motion wording
35 Authorization to Enter into Agreements with Aunt Rita’s — 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 35 · 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
53 Ordinance to Repeal City Code Sections, Chapter 36, Sections — passed
Official motion wording
53 Ordinance to Repeal City Code Sections, Chapter 36, Sections — 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 53 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Ansari (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
54 Green Transit Technology Request for Proposals
Official motion wording
54 Green Transit Technology Request for Proposals — that this item be approved
How they voted
that's seven, two Records conflict — see note
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
82 Modification of Stipulation Request for Ratification of Oct. 20, 2021 — passed
Official motion wording
82 Modification of Stipulation Request for Ratification of Oct. 20, 2021 — that this item be approved
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark, Carlos Garcia, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 82 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Betty Guardado
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Wearing Mover: Ansari, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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