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March 2, 2021
10 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Includes a joint vote with the School Committee to fill the District 2 School Committee vacancy; the School Committee’s votes are not shown.
Present: George King, Philip Ottaviani, Tracey Bryant, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Michael Cannon, John Stefanini, Robert Case, Adam Steiner, Janet Leombruno, Cesar Stewart-Morales, Christine Long
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
The Resolution that designates February 3, 2021 as Daniel Louis Giro Day
The Resolution that designates February 3, 2021 as Daniel Louis Giro Day
The minutes type the count as “110-0”; read as 11-0-0.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 110-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Bryant)
The Resolution that designates March 2, 2021 as Eurie A
The Resolution that designates March 2, 2021 as Eurie A
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Bryant)
Order 2021-026
Fill the District 2 School Committee vacancy (joint vote): Richard Finlay chosen
A vote choosing a person, so MassVoter shows the result only. A joint vote of the City Council and the School Committee; the minutes give only the combined totals, not each councilor’s choice.
From the minutes
“Council Chair, George King, said that the final vote count was eleven votes for Richard Finlay, one vote for Kelly Garofalo, and seven for David Gordon..”
Order 2020-112-001
Approve the Mayor’s request to fund the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Deficit
To approve the Mayor’s request to fund the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund Deficit
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: Stefanini
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 10-1-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, nay; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Long, second: Ottaviani)
Order 2021-012-001
Table the topic
To table the topic
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Leombruno)
Order 2021-027
Table the topic of the Cochituate Path property
To table the topic of the Cochituate Path property
The minutes type the count as “110-0”; read as 11-0-0.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 110-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Order 2021-030
Send a letter to the Mayor requesting a study and report to the City Council on the feasibility and efficacy of transferring the Pearl Street Garage to the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority...
That the City Council send a letter to the Mayor requesting a study and report to the City Council on the feasibility and efficacy of transferring the Pearl Street Garage to the MetroWest Regional Transit Authority (MWRTA), Retaining the Right to Continue to Use a Portion of said Garage
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Long)
Order 2021-031
Refers The Strategic Initiatives and Financial Oversight Committee (SIFOC) Report relating to Compensation Survey Report to the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee for review and recommendation to...
That the City Council refers The Strategic Initiatives and Financial Oversight Committee (SIFOC) Report relating to Compensation Survey Report to the Ordinance and Rules Subcommittee for review and recommendation to City Council
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Margareth Basilio Shepard was not in the room for this vote; left out.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 10-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye). Ms. Shepard was not present for this vote..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: King, Leombruno, Long, OttavianiNo: Bryant, Cannon, Case, Shepard, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-Morales
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 4-7-0 (Bryant, nay; Cannon, nay; Case, nay; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, nay; Steiner, nay; StewartMorales, nay; Shepard, nay)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Case)
To adjourn the meeting
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Shepard, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Leombruno)
From the Framingham City Council’s official minutes, posted on the city’s public meeting portal (linked from the Public Meeting Calendar on framinghamma.gov). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: Framingham Patch (George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Michael Cannon, Noval Alexander, Philip Ottaviani, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini; candidate and courtesy photos), District2Framingham.com (Brandon Ward), Run for Something (Mary Kate Feeney) and Framingham SOURCE (Tracey Bryant, 2021 candidate Q&A, photo courtesy of the candidate). The city’s website has no councilor photos. Former councilors show initials.
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