Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
June 4, 2025 — council, 2h 49m. 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.
Votes with disagreement are shown first.
28 Adoption of the 2025-30 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution — passed
Official motion wording
28 Adoption of the 2025-30 Capital Improvement Program (Resolution — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 28 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
30 Adoption of the Tentative 2025-26 Annual Budget (Ordinance
Official motion wording
30 Adoption of the Tentative 2025-26 Annual Budget (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 8-1 Records conflict — see note
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 30 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Clerk corrected the result live: first announced 'passes 8-1', corrected to 'Passes 8-1'. CONFLICT: transcript and official minutes disagree — outcome: transcript=failed official=passed
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
31 Adoption of the Tentative 2025-26 Capital Funds Budget — passed
Official motion wording
31 Adoption of the Tentative 2025-26 Capital Funds Budget — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 31 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Gallegos, Pestor Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
74 Authorization to Amend Ordinance S-50830 to Grant an Exception — passed
Official motion wording
74 Authorization to Amend Ordinance S-50830 to Grant an Exception — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 8-1 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 74 · 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
A vote on a proposal to spend city money placing school resource officers on school campuses
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 1:02:29.
Agenda item 82 · background & details
This is a roll call vote
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, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 1 · 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
Approve items 4 through 16
Official motion wording
approve items 4 through 16
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 12:53.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve items 17 through 124, except for the following
Official motion wording
approve items 17 through 124, except for the following.
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 14:39.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Vote on a contract or service related to homelessness assistance
How they voted — Vote on a contract or service related to homelessness assistance
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 43:08.
Agenda item 54 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mordado, Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 54 Authorization to Amend Contract 157666 with Community Bridges, — that this item be adopted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 54 · 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
63 Maricopa County Community Colleges District - Phoenix Forge — passed
Official motion wording
63 Maricopa County Community Colleges District - Phoenix Forge — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 80 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 63 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
70 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pharmaceutical — passed
Official motion wording
70 Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Pharmaceutical — 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, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 70 · 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
84 NVLS (LEARN) Database Subscription Services - RFA 18-011 - — passed
Official motion wording
84 NVLS (LEARN) Database Subscription Services - RFA 18-011 - — that this item be continued to the June 18, 2025 City Council Formal Meeting with direction to staff to ensure there is an audit protocol to ensure proper usage of license plate reader data
How they voted
passes 90 Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 84 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Enandez, Pestor Mover: Pastor, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
85 Request to Increase the Meter Rates for Taxicab services at — passed
Official motion wording
85 Request to Increase the Meter Rates for Taxicab services at — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 85 Request to Increase the Meter Rates for Taxicab services at — that this item be adopted
passes 90 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 85 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — Contract for child care facility and construction management
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 2:00:00.
Agenda item 85 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Barry, Mendes
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 94 Acquisition of Real Property and Related Easements and Licenses — that this item be adopted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 85 · 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
Approve item 102
Official motion wording
approve item 102
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 2:06:23.
Agenda item 102 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
104 Road Safety Action Plan Safe Streets for All ReVISIONing Indian — passed
Official motion wording
104 Road Safety Action Plan Safe Streets for All ReVISIONing Indian — 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, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 104 · 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
107 Children's Museum of Phoenix Expansion - Construction Manager — passed
Official motion wording
107 Children's Museum of Phoenix Expansion - Construction Manager — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 107 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
122 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
122 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be adopted per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 122 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor Mover: Waring, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve the item for the Planning Commission recommendation
Official motion wording
approve the item for the Planning Commission recommendation
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 2:15:37.
Agenda item 123 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
124 Consideration of a Citizen Petition Submitted by Mr. Kim Baker - — that the staff recommendation to take… — passed
Official motion wording
124 Consideration of a Citizen Petition Submitted by Mr. Kim Baker - — that the staff recommendation to take no further action on this item be approved
How they voted
passes 9-0 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (9): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Kevin Robinson, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Agenda item 124 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (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
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This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.