Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
June 28, 2023 — council, 4h 32m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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46 Agreements with Aspirant Partners for Development of Property — passed
Official motion wording
46 Agreements with Aspirant Partners for Development of Property — that this item be adopted
How they voted
yes yes yes yes yes (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
57 Termination of a Refuse Collection Easement Located West of 27th — passed
Official motion wording
57 Termination of a Refuse Collection Easement Located West of 27th — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 57 Termination of a Refuse Collection Easement Located West of 27th — that this item be adopted
passes 8-1 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 57 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Kate Gallego
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Gallego (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — item related to community court
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 2:37:22.
Agenda item 57 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wardazo; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-1); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — vote on the proposed changes to the animal cruelty ordinances
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 2:48:08.
Agenda item 57 · background & details
Roll call indicates unanimous vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark, Juanvado, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
111 Fee Increase for Use of Phoenix Tennis Center (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
111 Fee Increase for Use of Phoenix Tennis Center (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 11 · 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
166 Amend Street Planning and Design Guidelines Manual (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
166 Amend Street Planning and Design Guidelines Manual (Ordinance — that this item be adopted as amended
How they voted — 166 Amend Street Planning and Design Guidelines Manual (Ordinance — that this item be adopted as amended
passed (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 166 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pester; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — water service rate and revenue increase
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 3:59:44.
Agenda item 166 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-2); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
178 Amend City Code - Proposed Water Service Revenue Increase — passed
Official motion wording
178 Amend City Code - Proposed Water Service Revenue Increase — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passed (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (2): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 178 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Roll call vote Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
180 Amend Phoenix City Code Section 37-65(B) to Authorize an — passed
Official motion wording
180 Amend Phoenix City Code Section 37-65(B) to Authorize an — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 7-2 Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
No (1): Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 180 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor, Wardado, Wearing Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
181 Authorize Expenditures and New Positions Funded by the — passed
Official motion wording
181 Authorize Expenditures and New Positions Funded by the — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-2 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
No (1): Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 181 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gaiyiko Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
194 Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — passed
Official motion wording
194 Public Hearing - Amend City Code and Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be adopted per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of related Ordinance
How they voted
Passes 7-2 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 194 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 7-2); official minutes authoritative Mover: Hodge Washington, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
18 Bingo License - Christian Care Apts — that items 19-196 be approved and/or adopted, except items 24-27, 46, 49-50, 56-57, 78-79, 84-85, 88, 93, 98, 111, 155, 166, 176-181, 194-196, and noting that item 65 is as corrected and item 193 is continued to August 28, 2023
How they voted — 18 Bingo License - Christian Care Apts — that items 19-196 be approved and/or adopted, except items 24-27, 46, 49-50, 56-57, 78-79, 84-85, 88, 93, 98, 111, 155, 166, 176-181, 194-196, and noting that item 65 is as corrected and item 193 is continued to August 28, 2023
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text] Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — payment ordinance for items 24 through 27
Vote of 9–0 recorded in the transcript 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 13:08.
Agenda item consent · background & details
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
49 Amend Chapter 43, Articles II and III, Phoenix City Code Relating to — passed
Official motion wording
49 Amend Chapter 43, Articles II and III, Phoenix City Code Relating to — 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, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 49 · 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
50 Amend Chapter 2, Article I, Phoenix City Code Relating to Payment — passed
Official motion wording
50 Amend Chapter 2, Article I, Phoenix City Code Relating to Payment — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 50 Amend Chapter 2, Article I, Phoenix City Code Relating to Payment — that this item be adopted
Passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 50 · 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 — Roll call vote on the item discussed
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 2:02:59.
Agenda item 50 · background & details
Roll call vote announced but no specific tally or names of voters provided
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve ARPA Housing Gap funding for affordable housing projects
Official motion wording
approve ARPA Housing Gap funding for affordable housing projects
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 2:49:44.
Agenda item 84 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
88 Authorization to Enter into Purchase and Sale Agreements with — passed
Official motion wording
88 Authorization to Enter into Purchase and Sale Agreements with — 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, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 88 · 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
93 Authorization to Amend Emergency Shelter/Heat Related Respite — passed
Official motion wording
93 Authorization to Amend Emergency Shelter/Heat Related Respite — 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, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 93 · 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
98 Authorization to Amend Contract with the Industrial Development — passed
Official motion wording
98 Authorization to Amend Contract with the Industrial Development — 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, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 98 · 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
155 Temporary Traffic Signal Trailers Contract - RFA 24-FSD-009 - — passed
Official motion wording
155 Temporary Traffic Signal Trailers Contract - RFA 24-FSD-009 - — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 155 · 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
195 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Offsite — passed
Official motion wording
195 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Offsite — that this item be adopted per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of related Ordinance
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 195 · 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
196 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — passed
Official motion wording
196 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be adopted per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of related Ordinance
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Yassamin Ansari, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 196 · 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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