Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
July 1, 2026 — council, 2h 59m. 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.
Abandonment of the existing drainage easement
Official motion wording
abandonment of the existing drainage easement
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 1:26:59.
Agenda item 77 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Guadado, Pestor, Valleago
Approve item 89
Official motion wording
approve item 89
How they voted — approve item 89
Vote of 8–1 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 1:47:33.
Agenda item 89 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wardado
How they voted — approve planning commission recommendation and adopt related ordinance
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 2:19:48.
Agenda item 89 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
How they voted — to accept staff's recommendation to deny the citizen petition and to direct staff to conduct a process that will identify a way to honor Jesse Owens and potentially other important historical figures of Phoenix
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 2:30:45.
Agenda item 89 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Hodge, Pastore, Warring
Agenda item 1
Official motion wording
to approve the formal meeting minutes
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 41:19.
Agenda item 1 · background & details
Approve the mayor and city council boards and commission nominations
Official motion wording
approve the mayor and city council boards and commission nominations
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 41:30.
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the swearing-in of Judge Laura E. Lurie and Judge Tina Solomon as Phoenix Municipal Court judges
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 44:49.
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items four through 36, except items 35 and 36
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 49:08.
Disapprove the liquor license for Gardening and Grill
Official motion wording
disapprove the liquor license for Gardening and Grill
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 55:57.
Agenda item 35 · background & details
Disapprove liquor license for Sky Market
Official motion wording
disapprove liquor license for Sky Market
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 57:57.
Agenda item 36 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor, Vega
Adopt the property tax levy for the 2026, 2027 fiscal year
Official motion wording
adopt the property tax levy for the 2026, 2027 fiscal year
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 59:25.
Agenda item 51 · background & details
Approve item 60
Official motion wording
approve item 60
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 1:04:51.
Agenda item 60 · background & details
Approve item 65
Official motion wording
approve item 65
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 1:07:00.
Agenda item 65 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Water Service Department mutual aid agreement
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 1:10:39.
Agenda item 75 · background & details
Transcript
The full transcript, word-for-word as spoken. Speakers appear in order until speaker labeling is complete.
How vote data stays honest
In these records, votes are extracted from the clerk’s roll call in the public recording. Before final publication, they are cross-checked against the city’s official minutes. Corrections are published openly.
This meeting was transcribed with automated speech-to-text. Names and figures should be checked against the official minutes before quoting.