Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 4, 2023 — council, 1h 43m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
Council vote
Official motion wording
item 20
How they voted
Passed 5–2 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 12:21.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Pestor, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
item 22
How they voted
Passed 6–1 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 12:58.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decicio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Item 23, partnership with Partnership for Economic Innovation
How they voted
Passed 6–1 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 13:41.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Decicio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Item 24, Blue Media
Official motion wording
item 24, Blue Media
How they voted
Passed 6–1 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 14:08.
Agenda item 24 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Pestor, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
28 Selection of Vice Mayor — that Councilwoman Ansari be selected as Vice Mayor — passed
Official motion wording
28 Selection of Vice Mayor — that Councilwoman Ansari be selected as Vice Mayor
How they voted
passes 6-2 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
60 Water Conservation Plumbing Fixture Replacement Program — passed
Official motion wording
60 Water Conservation Plumbing Fixture Replacement Program — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-1 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Carlos Garcia, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Laura Pastor, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 60 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicio, Wardado; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 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
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
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 3 through 18
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 10:40.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 19 through 69, accept the following items 20, 22, 23, 24, 28, 46, 47, 51, 61, 60, and 69
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 11:35.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Desicio, Pestor, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
46 Authorization to Utilize City-Owned Parcels for Temporary — passed
Official motion wording
46 Authorization to Utilize City-Owned Parcels for Temporary — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Carlos Garcia, Debra Stark
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Motion by Carlos Garcia, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Kayeiko, Pestor, Wardavo, Wearing Mover: Garcia, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
47 Vestar Development II, Inc., Development Agreement for Public — passed
Official motion wording
47 Vestar Development II, Inc., Development Agreement for Public — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Carlos Garcia, Debra Stark
Agenda item 47 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCicio, Kayeiko, Pestor, Wardavo, Wearing Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
51 Aviation Event Equipment Rental and Services Contract - RFQu — passed
Official motion wording
51 Aviation Event Equipment Rental and Services Contract - RFQu — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 (7-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
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.