Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
April 5, 2023 — council, 3h 18m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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74 Phoenix Suns Non-Standard Crosswalk Markings — passed
Official motion wording
74 Phoenix Suns Non-Standard Crosswalk Markings — that this item be approved
How they voted — 74 Phoenix Suns Non-Standard Crosswalk Markings — that this item be approved
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 Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — motion to not have public comments on item number 93
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 52:16.
Agenda item 74 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCesio
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Supporting a study on mobile home park issues
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 1:40:17.
Agenda item 74 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, DeCicio, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve Z222-4 per the Planning Commission recommendation and adopt the related ordinance
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 1:52:33.
Agenda item 74 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative
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
Agenda item 1 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items two through 32
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 29:38.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
32 Liquor License - Samsara — that items 33-93 be approved or adopted, except items 39, 59, 74, 82, 87-89… — passed
Official motion wording
32 Liquor License - Samsara — that items 33-93 be approved or adopted, except items 39, 59, 74, 82, 87-89 and 91-93; noting Item 85 is withdrawn; Item 89 is as revised; Item 90 is continued to the Aug
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Carlos Garcia, Laura Pastor, Debra Stark
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Brian, Desicio, Wardado, Warring Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
39 Settlement of Claim(s) Monge v. City of Phoenix — passed
Official motion wording
39 Settlement of Claim(s) Monge v. City of Phoenix — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Roll call (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Carlos Garcia, Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 39 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Pester, Wardado Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
59 Affordable Connectivity Program Outreach Services Contract — passed
Official motion wording
59 Affordable Connectivity Program Outreach Services Contract — 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 59 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Betty Guardado
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
93 Moratorium on Development of Three Mobile Home Parks — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
93 Moratorium on Development of Three Mobile Home Parks — that this item be approved pursuant to the requirements of State law to direct staff to conduct a study to justify imposition of a moratorium, to publish the required notice and schedule adoption at a future City Council Formal Meeting
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 93 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Carlos Garcia
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Garcia (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
82 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
82 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes seven zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 82 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Pastor, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
88 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Special Planning District — passed
Official motion wording
88 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Special Planning District — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation, with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
passes 70 Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 88 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Yassamin Ansari
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor Mover: Pastor, seconder: Ansari (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve the April 3rd, 2023 memo from the planning and development director and adopt the related ordinance
Official motion wording
approve the April 3rd, 2023 memo from the planning and development director and adopt the related ordinance
How they voted
Passed 7–0 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 2:34:29.
Agenda item 89 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio, Vega
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
91 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
91 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 5.0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Ann O'Brien, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 91 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: DeCcio Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
92 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
92 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 6-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 92 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Transcript
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