Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
May 21, 2025 — council, 5h 8m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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37 City Council Decision on the 2025-26 Proposed Budget - Citywide
Official motion wording
37 City Council Decision on the 2025-26 Proposed Budget - Citywide — that this item be approved
How they voted — 37 City Council Decision on the 2025-26 Proposed Budget - Citywide — that this item be approved
the first motion made per council rules (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Roll call follows Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — citizen petition to require stop bars at intersections in all crosswalks
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 2:54:54.
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Direct Street Transportation Department to conduct a comprehensive study on traffic impacts from 19th Avenue to 16th Street and McDow Road and Dunlatt Avenue, particularly from Missouri to McDowell
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 4:46:29.
Agenda item 37 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pester
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
108 Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to the City of Phoenix — that this petition be denied — passed
Official motion wording
108 Consideration of Citizen Petition Related to the City of Phoenix — that this petition be denied
How they voted
passes 7-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 108 · 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
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the District Board meeting minutes for May and June
How they voted
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 8:55.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Conlin, Jervais, Mardado; transcript tally garbled (announced 12-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Adopt the fiscal year budget for 25-26 and the final five-year budget
Official motion wording
adopt the fiscal year budget for 25-26 and the final five-year budget
How they voted
Passed 10–0 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 10:03.
Agenda item 6 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the District Board meeting minutes for October 2023 and February, March, June, and July
How they voted
Passed 8–0 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 12:00.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve Resolution B7 adopting and approving the final district budget for fiscal year 25-26
Official motion wording
approve Resolution B7 adopting and approving the final district budget for fiscal year 25-26
How they voted
Passed 8–0 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 12:46.
Agenda item 9 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 11
Official motion wording
to approve Resolution Verden 8
How they voted — to approve Resolution Verden 8
Passed 8–0 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 13:28.
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve Mayor and City Council boards and commissions nominations
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 20:03.
Agenda item 11 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items 19 through 108 except the following
How they voted
Passed 8–0 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 23:27.
Agenda item consent · background & details
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
105 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — passed
Official motion wording
105 Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be adopted with the following stipulation, "If in the future, if the property on 19th Avenue and Montebello Avenue does go up for a Request for Proposals, or a new space within that property to be looked at or carved out for a City library
How they voted
passes 80 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 63 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Pastor, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
43 Bicycles, Parts and Accessories, Including Repair and — passed
Official motion wording
43 Bicycles, Parts and Accessories, Including Repair and — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes eight zero Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 43 · 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
52 Gila River Indian Community 2025 Gaming Grants (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
52 Gila River Indian Community 2025 Gaming Grants (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes seven zero Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
Absent (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 52 · 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
61 Request to Enter an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State — passed
Official motion wording
61 Request to Enter an Intergovernmental Agreement with the State — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
Absent (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 61 · 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
88 Amend City Code - Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits — passed
Official motion wording
88 Amend City Code - Section 36-158, Schedule I, Local Speed Limits — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 88 · 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
Transcript
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How vote data stays honest
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