Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
October 18, 2023 — council, 2h 24m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Agenda item 41
Official motion wording
to approve the 2024-25 Housing and Urban Development Consolidated Plan Annual Action Plan Process
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 23:11.
Agenda item 41 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
43 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Bioscience Healthcare Strategic Initiative — that items 45-46 — passed
Official motion wording
43 Fiscal Year 2023-24 Bioscience Healthcare Strategic Initiative — that items 45-46 be adopted
How they voted
Passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 43 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Kate Gallego
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Gallego (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve budget assessments and set public hearing date for the Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services District
Official motion wording
approve budget assessments and set public hearing date for the Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services District
How they voted
Passed 7–1 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 28:59.
Agenda item 45 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approval of resolution number V-01
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 2:30.
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2 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
2 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
Agenda item 2 · 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 3 through 24
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 10:47.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Werdado
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion to approve items 25 through 87 except the specified items
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 11:48.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
29 Acquisition of Real Property for Roadway Improvements Along — passed
Official motion wording
29 Acquisition of Real Property for Roadway Improvements Along — 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 29 · background & details
Motion by Kevin Robinson, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Robinson, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
39 Enterprise License Agreement for GIS Mapping - Amendment — passed
Official motion wording
39 Enterprise License Agreement for GIS Mapping - Amendment — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 39 Enterprise License Agreement for GIS Mapping - Amendment — 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 39 · 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 — 39 Enterprise License Agreement for GIS Mapping - Amendment — that this item be approved
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 39 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Wearing Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Grant opportunity from the U.S. Department of Transportation for pedestrian connection in Maryvale community
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 1:06:23.
Agenda item 39 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
42 Purchase of Golf Merchandise for Direct Resale to the Public — passed
Official motion wording
42 Purchase of Golf Merchandise for Direct Resale to the Public — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 9-0 (8-1 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 42 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
101 Freeway, East of 56th Street, West of 64th Street, and North of — passed
Official motion wording
101 Freeway, East of 56th Street, West of 64th Street, and North of — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation, with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 85 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Feyiko, Pestor, Rolavlo Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
86 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
86 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 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 86 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
87 Consideration of Citizen Petition by Ms. Elizabeth Venable — that this petition be approved per staff… — passed
Official motion wording
87 Consideration of Citizen Petition by Ms. Elizabeth Venable — that this petition be approved per staff recommendation, with direction to staff to provide additional information to be shared at the Oct
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson
Agenda item 87 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Brian, Hodge, Mayor, Warring Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (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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