Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
September 3, 2025 — council, 1h 45m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Votes with disagreement are shown first.
31 Mediator Pool Contracts - RFQu 24-0393 Request for Award — passed
Official motion wording
31 Mediator Pool Contracts - RFQu 24-0393 Request for Award — that this item be adopted
How they voted
motion on the table is the original motion for approval (7-2 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (3): Kesha Hodge Washington, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark
No (1): Anna Hernandez
Agenda item 31 · background & details
Motion by Ann O'Brien, seconded by Debra Stark
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor, Warnado; transcript tally garbled (announced 6-1); official minutes authoritative Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 2 through 19
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 7:57.
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
38 Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment with Arizona State — passed
Official motion wording
38 Intergovernmental Agreement Amendment with Arizona State — 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 38 · 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
43 One-Stop System Memorandum of Understanding and — passed
Official motion wording
43 One-Stop System Memorandum of Understanding and — that this item be adopted
How they voted — 43 One-Stop System Memorandum of Understanding and — that this item be adopted
passes 9-0 (8-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Absent (1): Jim Waring
Agenda item 43 · 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
How they voted — approve the Planning Commission and adopt the related ordinance
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 46:38.
Agenda item 43 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 10-0); official minutes authoritative
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — to continue the item to the next formal meeting on September 17th
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 1:08:12.
Agenda item 43 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — 57 Public Hearing and Ordinance Adoption - Rezoning Application — that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related ordinance
passed (9-0 per official minutes) Verified · official minutes
Yes (5): Betty Guardado, Anna Hernandez, Kevin Robinson, Debra Stark, Jim Waring
Agenda item 43 · background & details
Motion by Debra Stark, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hodgewashing, Pestor; transcript tally garbled (announced 7-0); official minutes authoritative Mover: Stark, seconder: O'Brien (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.