Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 22, 2025 — council, 1h 45m. 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.
Approve item one, the minutes from the August 26th, 2024 meeting
Official motion wording
approve item one, the minutes from the August 26th, 2024 meeting
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 6:03.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Mayor and City Council boards and commission nominations
Official motion wording
approve Mayor and City Council boards and commission 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 6:19.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve items 3 through 17 regarding liquor licenses
Official motion wording
approve items 3 through 17 regarding liquor licenses
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 8:27.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
26 Authorization to Enter into Contracts for Eviction Legal Services — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
26 Authorization to Enter into Contracts for Eviction Legal Services — that this item be adopted
How they voted
motion passes unanimously Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 26 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: D'Urida, Guadavo, Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
27 Children's Museum of Phoenix Expansion - Architectural Services — passed
Official motion wording
27 Children's Museum of Phoenix Expansion - Architectural Services — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 27 Children's Museum of Phoenix Expansion - Architectural Services — that this item be adopted
Motion in the second (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 27 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Carlos Galindo-Elvira
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gunnian Bedvida, Pestor, Wardado Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Galindo-Elvira (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Deny Z-74-24-6 as filed and approve R4A with stipulations outlined in the memo from the planning and development director
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 1:11:32.
Agenda item 27 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Lvira, Pestor
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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