Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 1, 2023 — council, 1h 9m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve item 25, a lawsuit settlement
How they voted
Passed 6–6 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 11:41.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-6); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Contract with LER Innovations
How they voted — Contract with LER Innovations
Passed 6–1 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 23:28.
Agenda item 36 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Dark; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-1); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 36 American Rescue Plan Act Phoenix Resilient Food System — that this item be adopted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 36 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bayego Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
37 Authorization to Apply, Accept, Disburse Funds and Enter into — passed
Official motion wording
37 Authorization to Apply, Accept, Disburse Funds and Enter into — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 6-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 37 · 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
38 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University and its — passed
Official motion wording
38 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University and its — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 38 Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona State University and its — that this item be adopted
passes 6-1 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 38 · 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 — Measure greenhouse gas emissions
Passed 6–1 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 41:30.
Agenda item 38 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hayako, Hodge, Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
17 Liquor License - Carniceria Y Panaderia La Exclusiva
Official motion wording
17 Liquor License - Carniceria Y Panaderia La Exclusiva — that this item be recommended for disapproval based on the Finance Department's recommendation of disapproval
How they voted
Passes 70 Records conflict — see note
Agenda item 17 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Debra Stark
The motion to disapprove item 17 failed as the clerk announced the consent calendar passed 70 to 0. Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'Ayes have it', corrected to 'Passes 70'. CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Motion to approve items 18 through 82 except the specified items
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 11:16.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
27 Recommendation to Begin Quadrennial Review of the Home Rule — passed
Official motion wording
27 Recommendation to Begin Quadrennial Review of the Home Rule — that this item be approved
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 27 · 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
Approve items 18 through 82 except the specified items
Official motion wording
approve items 18 through 82 except the specified items
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 17:26.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
39 XWing Non-Congregate Shelter - EXC 22-0049 - Amendment — passed
Official motion wording
39 XWing Non-Congregate Shelter - EXC 22-0049 - Amendment — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
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
40 Burton Barr College Depot - Architectural Services - ND30080040-1 — passed
Official motion wording
40 Burton Barr College Depot - Architectural Services - ND30080040-1 — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 40 · 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
59 Rio Reimagined: 3rd Street Rio Salado Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge - — passed
Official motion wording
59 Rio Reimagined: 3rd Street Rio Salado Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge - — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7.0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 59 · 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
78 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
78 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 seven zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 78 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Astor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
79 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
79 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 seven zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 79 · 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
81 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
81 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Nov
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 81 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bejago, Hester, Hodge Mover: Hodge Washington, 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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