Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
November 15, 2023 — council, 2h 25m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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To suspend the rules and take item 88 out of order
Official motion wording
to suspend the rules and take item 88 out of order
How they voted — to suspend the rules and take item 88 out of order
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 45:26.
Agenda item 88 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to deny the application
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 1:24:06.
Agenda item 88 · background & details
vote announced at 5037s
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve the project
Passed 5–4 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 1:42:38.
Agenda item 88 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: dark wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve mayor and city council boards and commissions nominations
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 24:31.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
2 Swearing In of Municipal Court Judges — that items 3-25 be recommended for approval, noting that items… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
2 Swearing In of Municipal Court Judges — that items 3-25 be recommended for approval, noting that items 23-25 were originally recommended for disapproval by the Finance Department and the Finance Department changed their recommendation
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 Debra Stark
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
25 Liquor License - Urbo / Urban Bodega — that items 26-88 be approved or adopted, except items 30, 38, 46… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
25 Liquor License - Urbo / Urban Bodega — that items 26-88 be approved or adopted, except items 30, 38, 46, 49, 52-53, 73 and 88; and noting Item 29 is as revised
How they voted
passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wardado Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
30 An Ordinance Amending Legal Descriptions of Voting Precincts — passed
Official motion wording
30 An Ordinance Amending Legal Descriptions of Voting Precincts — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Roll call (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
38 Online Access Electronic Books - RFA 17-072 - Letter of — passed
Official motion wording
38 Online Access Electronic Books - RFA 17-072 - Letter of — 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 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
46 Authorization to Amend Homeless Services Ordinance S-49685 to — passed
Official motion wording
46 Authorization to Amend Homeless Services Ordinance S-49685 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 46 · 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
49 Request for Appropriation of Neighborhood Block Watch Funds — passed
Official motion wording
49 Request for Appropriation of Neighborhood Block Watch Funds — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passed 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
52 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2024 Downtown — passed
Official motion wording
52 Public Hearing and Resolution to Approve the 2024 Downtown — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Betty Guardado
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Warring Mover: Ansari, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
53 Pay Invoices for 2024 Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services — passed
Official motion wording
53 Pay Invoices for 2024 Downtown Enhanced Municipal Services — that this item be adopted
How they voted
yes passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
Agenda item 53 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: warring Mover: Ansari, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
73 Amendment 3 to the Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona — passed
Official motion wording
73 Amendment 3 to the Intergovernmental Agreement with Arizona — 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 73 · 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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How vote data stays honest
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