Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
June 18, 2025 — council, 4h 12m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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48 Adoption of the Final 2025-26 Operating Funds Budget (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
48 Adoption of the Final 2025-26 Operating Funds Budget (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Second. We have a motion in a second. Comments? Roll call. Mordano? Yes. Hernandez. May you may explainable? Please do. Thank you so much. (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 48 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Mordano Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
49 Adoption of the Final 2025-26 Capital Funds Budget (Ordinance — passed
Official motion wording
49 Adoption of the Final 2025-26 Capital Funds Budget (Ordinance — 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 49 · 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
153 Consideration of Citizen Petition by Estela Varela Related to — that this petition be denied — passed
Official motion wording
153 Consideration of Citizen Petition by Estela Varela Related to — that this petition be denied
How they voted
Roll call (8-1 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 153 · 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 resolution 227
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 5:23.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Juan Lavo, Maggard
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve Resolution 228
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 5:56.
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 resolution 229
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 6:36.
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve resolution 230
Official motion wording
approve resolution 230
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 7:17.
transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
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 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
Approve items three through 30, except item 17
Official motion wording
approve items three through 30, except item 17
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 15:19.
Agenda item 4 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
17 Liquor License - Eye Candy's - District 5 — passed
Official motion wording
17 Liquor License - Eye Candy's - District 5 — that this item be forwarded to the State with no recommendation
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 17 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Laura Pastor
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Fariego, Wearing Mover: Guardado, 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 31 through 153, except for the following
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 20:17.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Fariego; [agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
51 Amend Ordinance S-50949 Adopting the 2024-25 Annual Budget — passed
Official motion wording
51 Amend Ordinance S-50949 Adopting the 2024-25 Annual Budget — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Passes 8-0 (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
68 Authorization to Adopt Proposed Update to Public Safety — passed
Official motion wording
68 Authorization to Adopt Proposed Update to Public Safety — that this item be approved per staff's recommendations to adopt the annual PSPRS pension funding policy and acknowledge the assets and liabilities of the PSPRS plan
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (8): Kate Gallego, Ann O'Brien, Jim Waring, Debra Stark, Laura Pastor, Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Absent (1): Kevin Robinson
Agenda item 68 · 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
78 Maryvale Parkway Terrace - Site Work Items - Contract RFQ — passed
Official motion wording
78 Maryvale Parkway Terrace - Site Work Items - Contract RFQ — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 78 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Juanadado, Pestor Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
82 Award of Co-Development Partner for The Moreland Affordable — passed
Official motion wording
82 Award of Co-Development Partner for The Moreland Affordable — that this item be adopted
How they voted
9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 82 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guadado, Hasdor Mover: Hodge Washington, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
83 Amend Ordinance S-49833 for the Helen Drake Senior Center
Official motion wording
83 Amend Ordinance S-49833 for the Helen Drake Senior Center — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 83 Amend Ordinance S-49833 for the Helen Drake Senior Center — that this item be adopted
Thank you, Mayor. Thank you so much. Roll call. Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 83 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Debra Stark
Outcome text is the roll call prompt, as the exact pass result was not stated but implied by the roll call. Mover: Guardado, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve item number 83
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 57:56.
Agenda item 83 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve item 94
Official motion wording
approve item 94
How they voted
Vote of 8–0 recorded in the transcript 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 58:34.
Agenda item 94 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Fayego
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
102 Fiscal Year 2025-30 Public Art Plan (Ordinance S-52123) - Citywide — passed
Official motion wording
102 Fiscal Year 2025-30 Public Art Plan (Ordinance S-52123) - Citywide — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 102 Fiscal Year 2025-30 Public Art Plan (Ordinance S-52123) - Citywide — that this item be adopted
passes 90 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 102 · 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
How they voted — 149 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - Adoption — that this item be approved per the June 13, 2025 memo from the Planning and Development Director with adoption of the related ordinance
9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (4): Kesha Hodge Washington, Debra Stark, Kevin Robinson, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 102 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Bargavo, Canaanas, Hester, Wearing Mover: Stark, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
107 Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Construction/Permanent — passed
Official motion wording
107 Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Construction/Permanent — that this item be adopted
How they voted
passes 90 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 107 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Debra Stark
Mover: Pastor, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
150 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — passed
Official motion wording
150 Public Hearing - Amend City Code - Ordinance Adoption - — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
How they voted
9-0 Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien
Agenda item 150 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Astor, Ordado, Warren 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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