Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
July 2, 2025 — council, 8h 0m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Approve a $3 million contract for pro-force marketing
Official motion wording
approve a $3 million contract for pro-force marketing
How they voted
Passed 8–1 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 2:35:01.
Agenda item 72 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Photo radar deployment
Official motion wording
photo radar deployment
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 2:48:52.
Agenda item 78 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
93 Motel Conversion to Senior Affordable Housing - Professional — passed
Official motion wording
93 Motel Conversion to Senior Affordable Housing - Professional — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 93 Motel Conversion to Senior Affordable Housing - Professional — that this item be adopted
Passes 7-1 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Laura Pastor, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 93 · background & details
Motion by Betty Guardado, seconded by Ann O'Brien
transcript tally garbled (announced 7-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: Guardado, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve z425-1 per the planning commission recommendation with the following additional stipulation
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 3:44:52.
Agenda item 93 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pester, Wearing Roll call vote not completed in the provided excerpt.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 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, Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2-29 be recommended for approval… — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
1 Mayor and Council Appointments to Boards and Commissions — that Items 2-29 be recommended for approval, except Items 10 and 27; and noting that Items 9, 11, 21, 26, 28 and 29 are as revised and now recommended for approval
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
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the liquor license
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 12:58.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Yes
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10 Liquor License - Glenrosa Beer and Wine - District 4 — passed
Official motion wording
10 Liquor License - Glenrosa Beer and Wine - District 4 — that this item be recommended for approval
How they voted
passes 9-0 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (6): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 10 · background & details
Motion by Laura Pastor, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Cardado, Pestor, Wearing; transcript tally garbled (announced 9-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Pastor, seconder: O'Brien (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
43 Settlement of Claim(s) Nyiranteko v. City of Phoenix — passed
Official motion wording
43 Settlement of Claim(s) Nyiranteko v. City of Phoenix — 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 43 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Adoption of the property tax levy for the next fiscal year
Official motion wording
adoption of the property tax levy for the next fiscal year
How they voted — adoption of the property tax levy for the next fiscal year
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 32:54.
Agenda item 46 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 8-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 46 Adoption of Property Tax Levy for 2025-26 Fiscal Year (Ordinance — that this item be adopted
motion of nine to zero, a unanimous vote 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 46 · 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
57 Tohono O'odham Nation Tribal 2025 Gaming Grants (Ordinance — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
57 Tohono O'odham Nation Tribal 2025 Gaming Grants (Ordinance — that this item be adopted as amended: 1
How they voted
motion 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 57 · background & details
Motion by Kesha Hodge Washington, seconded by Betty Guardado
Mover: Hodge Washington, seconder: Guardado (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Related to the Valley Youth Theatre
Official motion wording
related to the Valley Youth Theatre
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 2:27:17.
Agenda item 59 · background & details
transcript tally garbled (announced 90-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
60 Authorization to Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with — passed
Official motion wording
60 Authorization to Amend Intergovernmental Agreement with — that this item be adopted
How they voted
Roll call...all yes votes Verified · official minutes
Yes (7): Anna Hernandez, Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring, Ann O'Brien, Kate Gallego
Agenda item 60 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Kesha Hodge Washington
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hester, Juan D'Allo Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Hodge Washington (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
61 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Arts Grants (Ordinance S-52166) -
Official motion wording
61 Fiscal Year 2025-26 Community Arts Grants (Ordinance S-52166) - — that this item be adopted
How they voted
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 61 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Laura Pastor
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Pastor (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
65 Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Horizon on Villa
Official motion wording
65 Issuance of Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Horizon on Villa — that this item be adopted
How they voted
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 65 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Kate Gallego
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Gallego (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
104 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — passed
Official motion wording
104 Public Hearing and Resolution Adoption - General Plan — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
passes 7-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 104 · 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
General plan amendment
Official motion wording
general plan amendment
How they voted
Vote of 9–0 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 4:48:21.
Agenda item 107 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Evnandez, Guadado, 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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