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September 23, 2021
12 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
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Present: George King, Philip Ottaviani, Michael Cannon, Margareth Basilio Shepard, Robert Case, John Stefanini, Tracey Bryant, Adam Steiner, Janet Leombruno, Cesar Stewart-Morales, Christine Long
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2021-110
Approve: A Resolution to honor Mark Goldman
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye. The resolution in honor of Mark Goldman was accepted..”
Order 2021-065-002
Approve: A Public Hearing to consider amendments to the Central Business District Zoning Map; Section II.B.5.X. Hotel; and other various revisions to the Table of Uses footnotes pertaining to the...
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye..”
Mr. Stefanini’ s motion to refer the item back
Yes: Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Shepard, StefaniniNo: Steiner, Stewart-MoralesAbstained: Bryant, OttavianiTracey Bryant and Philip Ottaviani abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes type the count as “72-2”; read as 7-2-2.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 72-2: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Case, aye. Stewart-Morales, nay; Steiner, nay; Bryant, abstain; Ottaviani, abstain..”
Order 2021-072-002
Approve the amendments as presented
To approve the amendments as presented
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Shepard, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Philip Ottaviani was not in the room for this vote; left out.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 9-1-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Case, aye; Stewart-Morales, nay. Councilor Ottaviani had stepped out of the room..” (Motion: Long, second: Bryant)
Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye..”
Order 2021-100-001
Approve: From the Finance Subcommittee with regard to the LIUNA 1156 (Laborers' International Union of North America) Collective Bargaining Agreement for Approval of Funding for Parks for FY20-22
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye. The item was accepted..”
Order 2021-088
Approve: At the request of the Structural Deficit Committee and School Committee, a status report on the initial meetings of the Structural Deficit Committee, and review of the Draft Scope of...
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye. The item was accepted..”
Order 2021-092-001
Item as presented
Yes: Bryant, Case, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 5-6-0: Stewart-Morales, aye; Steiner, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Case, aye. Stefanini, nay; Long, nay; King, nay; Leombruno, nay; Cannon, nay; Ottaviani, nay..”
Order 2021-007-022
Approve: Proposed appointees by the Appointment Subcommittee Community Development Committee, Karimah Grana – District 7 Cultural Council, Debbie Kardon – District 1 Cultural Council, Anita Danker...
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye. The appointees as proposed in order #2021-007-022 were accepted..”
Order 2021-112
Approve: Send letter to State Representatives with regard to Repricincting
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye. The vote to support the sending of such letter was approved..”
They vote to consider this matter as it had not been received in timely fashion
That they vote to consider this matter as it had not been received in timely fashion
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Continue or adjourn as there were no more action items and just 4 more items on the agenda
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Steiner, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, aye..”
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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