Phoenix City Council Formal Meeting
August 26, 2026 — council, 2h 27m. 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.
Approve item 57
Official motion wording
approve item 57
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 53:28.
Agenda item 57 · background & details
An unspecified item
Official motion wording
an unspecified item
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 1:43:13.
Agenda item 90 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Ennandez, Pestor
Approve citywide general construction job order contracting services amendment
Official motion wording
approve citywide general construction job order contracting services amendment
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 1:52:19.
Agenda item 106 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve the mayors and city council boards and commission nominations
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 48:08.
Consent calendar — items approved as one vote
Official motion wording
approve items two through 45
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 50:59.
Agenda item consent · background & details
Council vote
Official motion wording
to approve items 46 through 130, except for the following, items 57, 84, 906, and 116, and 111
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 51:42.
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Vote on a development agreement
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 1:00:56.
Agenda item 83 · background & details
Roll call vote; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Wearing
Agenda item 84
Official motion wording
Roll call vote on an unspecified item
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 1:31:00.
Agenda item 84 · background & details
Councilwoman Pester will not be participating in the vote.; Unresolvable name(s) dropped: pestor
Councilwoman O'Brien's motion to determine financial impact and days for free fare days
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 1:51:43.
Agenda item 100 · background & details
Unresolvable name(s) dropped: Pestor
Van Buren Street from 7th to 24th Street, signal, and pedestrian improvements
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 1:53:45.
Agenda item 111 · 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.