Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
July 3, 2023 — council, 1h 32m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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58 Tohono O'odham Nation Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-50070) — passed
Official motion wording
58 Tohono O'odham Nation Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-50070) — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
No (1): Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 58 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
59 Fiscal Year 2023-28 Public Art Plan (Ordinance S-50040) — passed
Official motion wording
59 Fiscal Year 2023-28 Public Art Plan (Ordinance S-50040) — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-1 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 59 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (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 as revised
How they voted
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
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (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
30 Off-Track Pari-Mutuel Wagering Permit - American Legion #1 — that Items 31-97 be approved or adopted, except Items 45-46, 58-59, 67-68, 77-78, 80 and 93-97
How they voted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item consent · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Astor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
46 Adoption of Property Tax Levy for 2023-24 Fiscal Year (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
46 Adoption of Property Tax Levy for 2023-24 Fiscal Year (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 46 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: hodado, o'shington, what a battle Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
67 Approval to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts — passed
Official motion wording
67 Approval to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 67 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
68 Approval to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts — passed
Official motion wording
68 Approval to Enter into Agreements with Various School Districts — that this item be adopted as amended to enter into intergovernmental agreements with neighboring cities and towns to help fill school resource officer requests and have staff come back to Council after exploring solutions for filling school resource officer positions, such as creating civilian positions
How they voted
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 68 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
77 Innovation 27 Workforce Training and Education Collaborative - — passed
Official motion wording
77 Innovation 27 Workforce Training and Education Collaborative - — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Guardado, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 78
Official motion wording
to approve item 78 and 80
How they voted
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 1:10:11.
Agenda item 78 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hodge, Wardado
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
93 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
93 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 — 93 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 93 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve for 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 1:25:37.
Agenda item 93 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: hodge
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
94 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
94 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 eight zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 94 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
96 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
96 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 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 96 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
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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