Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
September 21, 2022 — council, 2h 6m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Approval of items 28, 29, and 31 as related government affairs memberships
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 20:40.
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
30 Maricopa Association of Governments — passed
Official motion wording
30 Maricopa Association of Governments — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 7-2 (6-3 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
No (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-2); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: Ansari (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 Sal DiCiccio, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: DiCiccio, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
2 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
2 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — 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 2 · 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
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed
Official motion wording
22 Liquor License - Brunch House — that Items 24-89 be approved or adopted, except Items 28-31, 37-38, 52-53, 59 and 71; continuing Item 36 to the Dec
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 consent · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decesio, Unsari; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
52 Request to Enter into Contract with Lutheran Social Services of — passed
Official motion wording
52 Request to Enter into Contract with Lutheran Social Services of — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passed (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Wardado; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
53 Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval Services - Requirements — passed
Official motion wording
53 Abandoned Shopping Cart Retrieval Services - Requirements — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Carlos Garcia, Betty Guardado, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Laura Pastor, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 53 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCiccio Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
59 Contract with the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation for the — passed
Official motion wording
59 Contract with the Greater Phoenix Chamber Foundation for the — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 59 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Vice Mayor Mover: Garcia, seconder: Ansari (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 71
Official motion wording
item 71
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 1:31:03.
Agenda item 71 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Pestor, Werdazzo
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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