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March 16, 2021
10 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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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
Approve the Resolution Honoring National Women’s History Month
To approve the Resolution Honoring National Women’s History Month.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Order 2021-032
Approve the two taxi license renewals
To approve the two taxi license renewals
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Cannon)
Order 2021-033
Approve the three livery license renewals
To approve the three livery license renewals
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye)..” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Long)
Order 2021-034
Continue the public hearing for 60 days
To continue the public hearing for 60 days
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye).” (Motion: Cannon, second: Stefanini)
Order 2021-004
Authorization the Easement relative to the Solar Energy Project at the McAuliffe Branch Library
To authorization the Easement relative to the Solar Energy Project at the McAuliffe Branch Library
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; StewartMorales, aye)..” (Motion: Steiner, second: Long)
Order 2021-018
Support the transfers
To support the transfers
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye)..” (Motion: Steiner, second: Long)
Support the seven expedited capital projects above and approve funding
To support the seven expedited capital projects above and approve funding
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye).” (Motion: Steiner, second: Long)
Order 2021-010
In accordance with the Finance Subcommittee's recommendation, that the City Council convene four budget forums as recommended by Councilor Stefanini with Administration participation consistent...
In accordance with the Finance Subcommittee's recommendation, that the City Council convene four budget forums as recommended by Councilor Stefanini with Administration participation consistent with Article 2 Aection 7C of the Framingham Charter, following the dates above, which are the same as Councilor Stefanini recommended with some minor timing changes to better align with the Charter
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye).” (Motion: Steiner, second: Cannon)
Order 2021-012-001
Approve: Continued Discussion or Recommendation for the purchase of the Belknap Pool Club property Most Councilors agreed it would be wise to exercise the City Council’s Right of First Refusal and...
The minutes type the count as “11-00”; read as 11-0-0.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-00 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye).”
Order 2021-015
The Neighborhood Groups Ordinance be referred back to the Ordinance & Rules Subcommittee for additional work and public feedback
That the Neighborhood Groups Ordinance be referred back to the Ordinance & Rules Subcommittee for additional work and public feedback
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE: 11-0-0 (Bryant, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Long, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Stefanini, aye; Steiner, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye).” (Motion: Stewart-Morales, second: Bryant)
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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