Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
October 30, 2024 — council, 48m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
Every vote is checked against the council’s official minutes — the legal record of the meeting. Records still awaiting that check show the outcome only; the member-by-member record is added once the minutes are published and checked.
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, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 1 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (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, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 2 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Waring, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
3 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Special Meeting on — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
3 For Approval or Correction, the Minutes of the Special 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, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 3 · 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
4 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
4 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, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 4 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 5 through 11
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 6:27.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
12 Liquor License - Five Star Mexican Taco Grill - District 2 — passed
Official motion wording
12 Liquor License - Five Star Mexican Taco Grill - District 2 — that this item be recommended for disapproval
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 12 · 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
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 13 through 42, excluding item 20
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 8:41.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Castor, Galindo Lida, Wardado
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
20 Authorization to Apply for a Grant from the Ford Foundation to — passed
Official motion wording
20 Authorization to Apply for a Grant from the Ford Foundation to — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Kate Gallego, Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Ann O'Brien, Kevin Robinson, Jim Waring
Agenda item 20 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Lvira, Pestor Mover: Stark, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
26 Request to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with — passed
Official motion wording
26 Request to Enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Absent (1): Laura Pastor
Agenda item 26 · 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
31 Amend City Code - Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits — passed
Official motion wording
31 Amend City Code - Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits — 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, Carlos Galindo-Elvira, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 31 · 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
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.