Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
January 7, 2026 — council, 2h 39m. Full transcript and vote records below — no spin, just what happened.
What was decided
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Vote on an unspecified item
How they voted
Passed 7–1 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 1:38:38.
Agenda item 70 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor, Wearing
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Council vote — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
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 Debra Stark
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (per official minutes).
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
That this item be approved as revised — passed unanimously
Official motion wording
that this item be approved as revised
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 Debra Stark
Mover: O'Brien, seconder: Stark (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 46 through 100, except 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 52:03.
Agenda item consent · background & details
[agenda_item normalized to consent from motion text]
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Nomination of Councilwoman Keisha Hodge, Washington as the next Vice Mayor
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 1:01:06.
Agenda item 52 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Authorization to license city-owned vacant land near 36th Avenue and West Encanto Boulevard to the Del Monte…
Official motion wording
authorization to license city-owned vacant land near 36th Avenue and West Encanto Boulevard to the Del Monte Village Garden Association
How they voted
Passed 7–0 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 1:04:49.
Agenda item 55 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Authorization to retroactively accept and disperse funding from the Arizona Administrative Office of…
Official motion wording
Authorization to retroactively accept and disperse funding from the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts and Friends of the Court Incorporated amend the Emergency Shelter heat relief respite operator in support of services qualified vendor lists and increase authority to amend contract with community bridges
How they voted
Passed 7–0 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 1:06:30.
Agenda item 63 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Authorization to retroactively accept and disperse funding from the Arizona Administrative Office of…
Official motion wording
Authorization to retroactively accept and disperse funding from the Arizona Administrative Office of the Courts and Friends of the Court Incorporated
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 1:11:02.
Agenda item 65 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Issuance of bonds for s s s academy project
Official motion wording
issuance of bonds for s s s academy project
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 1:11:50.
Agenda item 67 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Agenda item 80
Official motion wording
to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to relocate City of Phoenix Water and Sewer Mains
How they voted — to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Arizona Department of Transportation to relocate City of Phoenix Water and Sewer Mains
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 1:42:58.
Agenda item 80 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
How they voted — approve item 99 per the Planning Commission's recommendation and adopt the related ordinances
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 2:21:52.
Agenda item 80 · background & details
Hernandez explained her vote
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Agenda item 95
Official motion wording
to approve the item per the planning commission and adopt the related ordinance
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 1:44:53.
Agenda item 95 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
Approve for the Planning Commission recommendation and adopt the related ordinance
Official motion wording
approve for the Planning Commission recommendation and adopt the related ordinance
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 1:45:31.
Agenda item 96 · background & details
Official minutes (PDF) · the city’s formal record of this vote
That this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution — passed
Official motion wording
that this item be approved per the Planning Commission recommendation with adoption of the related resolution
How they voted
passes 8-0 Verified · official minutes
Agenda item 98 · background & details
Motion by Jim Waring, seconded by Ann O'Brien
Mover: Waring, seconder: O'Brien (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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