Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
March 20, 2024 — council, 1h 44m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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61 Amend City Contract 151796 Disposition and Development — passed
Official motion wording
61 Amend City Contract 151796 Disposition and Development — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 90 (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 61 · 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
62 Event Communication Services Contract - Request for Award — passed
Official motion wording
62 Event Communication Services Contract - Request for Award — that this item be adopted
How they voted
61 passes 8-1 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 62 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Ann O'Brien
The outcome text announced at 2251s refers to item 61, but the roll call and motion for item 62 follows immediately. Assuming the clerk's statement was a correction or summary of the previous item's result.; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Ansari, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Resolution number 220
Official motion wording
resolution number 220
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 2:19.
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Approval of Resolution 221
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 2:52.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — 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 1 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Waring, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
2 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
2 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — 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 Debra Stark, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Stark, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
4 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
4 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Formal Meeting on — 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 4 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Hodge Washington, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
5 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
5 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 5 · background & details
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
Approve item number 23
Official motion wording
approve item number 23
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 16:22.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: brian
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23 Liquor License - The Venue on 7th — that Items 25-93 be approved or adopted, except Items 25, 33-34, 48… — passed
Official motion wording
23 Liquor License - The Venue on 7th — that Items 25-93 be approved or adopted, except Items 25, 33-34, 48, 60-62, 65, 80 and 93
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
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
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 25, 33, and 34 related to the payment ordinance
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 17:52.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
48 Statewide Foreign Language Interpretation and Translation — passed
Official motion wording
48 Statewide Foreign Language Interpretation and Translation — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 48 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Betty Guardado
Mover: Ansari, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
60 Entertainment District Consulting Services Contract - — passed
Official motion wording
60 Entertainment District Consulting Services Contract - — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes nine zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 60 · 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
80 Apply for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Building Resilient — passed
Official motion wording
80 Apply for U.S. Department of Homeland Security Building Resilient — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 80 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 80 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Ansari, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
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93 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
93 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Hearing Officer recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
passes 90 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 93 · background & details
Motion by Yassamin Ansari, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Ansari, seconder: O'Brien (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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