Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
August 28, 2023 — council, 37m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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No recommendation for item 10
Official motion wording
no recommendation for item 10
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 11:10.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
58 Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-50074) — passed
Official motion wording
58 Gila River Indian Community Gaming Grants (Ordinance S-50074) — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 58 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
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Proposed October 2023 bus service improvements
How they voted — Proposed October 2023 bus service improvements
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 23:58.
Agenda item 78 · background & details
O'Brien explained their vote as supporting city bus routes but not the dash circulator.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve item number 78 with the exception of the dash and have the route go back to subcommittee for more discussion and clarification
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 29:01.
Agenda item 78 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hodge Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hodge, Pestor, Werdado
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, 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
Approve items 2 through 33, except items 9 and 10 on liquor licenses
Official motion wording
approve items 2 through 33, except items 9 and 10 on liquor licenses
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 6:06.
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No recommendation on item 9
Official motion wording
no recommendation on item 9
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 10:28.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gayako, Pestor
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10 Liquor License - Chicas Cabaret — that items 34-110 be approved or adopted, except items 58, 63, 71-72… — passed
Official motion wording
10 Liquor License - Chicas Cabaret — that items 34-110 be approved or adopted, except items 58, 63, 71-72 and 78; and noting Item 110 is continued to the Sept
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
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Ansari, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
63 Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County for American — passed
Official motion wording
63 Intergovernmental Agreement with Maricopa County for American — 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 63 · 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
Approve items 71 and 72 related to fire department services
Official motion wording
approve items 71 and 72 related to fire department services
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 21:17.
Agenda item 71 · background & details
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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