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November 16, 2021
14 recorded votes, 6 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
Order 2021-123
Move the item to the Finance Subcommittee
From the minutes
“VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Bryant, aye; Shepard, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Steiner, aye. The referral to the Finance Subcommittee for a report and recommendation with regard to an appropriation to fund an arbitration award for the Firefighter and Fire Deputy Chiefs Unions was approved..” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Close the public hearing
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Long)
The commercial tax rate be shifted to 1.71%
The commercial tax rate be shifted to 1.71%
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Long)
Accept any of three optional programs ( Open Space Discount and Residential Exemption, and Small Commercial Exemption)? Councilor Long made motion to not accept these three optional programs
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..”
Order 2021-114-002
Approve: A Public Hearing with regard to the referral to of consideration of Street Acceptances for Rachel Road, Bonvini Drive, Sax Road and Harmony Lane as public ways to the Planning Board
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..”
Order 2021-120-001
Approve: The to the second allotment of ARPA Funds (American Rescue Plan Act of 2021) in the amount of first $7,227,218 Councilor Steiner, Chair of the Finance Subcommittee, explained that the...
Yes: Bryant, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Shepard, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Michael Cannon, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 10-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..”
Order 2021-089-003
Approve: A Public Hearing including a report and recommendation regarding Chapter 20 of Acts of 2021 and Recommended Local Zoning Changes to consider to Allow Expanded Restaurant Table Service...
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Shepard, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesAbstained: OttavianiPhilip Ottaviani abstained (shown as present, not voting).
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 10-0-1: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, abstain..”
Order 2021-065-003
Approve the ordinance to reduce the central business districts as outlined and provided in the background materials with the inclusion of hotels and the removal of split-zones
The Council approve the ordinance to reduce the central business districts as outlined and provided in the background materials with the inclusion of hotels and the removal of split-zones
Yes: Cannon, Leombruno, Long, StefaniniNo: Bryant, Case, King, Shepard, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesAbstained: OttavianiPhilip Ottaviani abstained (shown as present, not voting).
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 4-6-1: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Leombruno, aye; Canon, aye; Case, nay; Stewart-Morales, nay; King, nay; Steiner, nay; Shepard, nay; Bryant, nay; Ottaviani, abstain..” (Motion: Long, second: Stefanini)
Order 2021-127
Do this. Seconded by Mr
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..”
Order 2021-036-001
Approve: Discussion and possible vote regarding the creation of the Bicycle, Pedestrians and Trails Committee (first reading) Councilor Stewart-Morales, as Chair of this subcommittee, said this...
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye..”
Order 2020-019
Approve: Seconded by
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Case, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Shepard, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Stewart-Morales
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 10-1-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Stewart-Morales, nay..”
Order 2021-083-001
Accept the minor changes proposed by the Youth Council to the Ordinance
To accept the minor changes proposed by the Youth Council to the Ordinance
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; StewartMorales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Case, aye; Shepard, aye; Steiner, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye. Revisions to the Youth Council’s Ordinance (second reading) was accepted..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Case)
Order 2021-131
Adopt the month of January 2022 as proposed
To adopt the month of January 2022 as proposed
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Shepard, Stefanini, Stewart-MoralesNo: CaseAbstained: SteinerAdam Steiner abstained (shown as present, not voting).
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 9-1-1: Stefanini, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Leombruno, aye; Cannon, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Case, nay; Steiner, abstain. The Council meeting calendar for the month of January 2022 was adopted..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Long)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
Yes: Bryant, Case, King, Long, Ottaviani, Shepard, Stewart-MoralesNo: Cannon, Leombruno, Stefanini, SteinerThe minutes type the count as “74-0”; read as 7-4-0.
From the minutes
“ROLL CALL VOTE 74-0: Case, aye; Long, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; King, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Shepard, aye; Bryant, aye; Leombruno, nay; Cannon, nay; Stefanini, nay; Steiner, nay..”
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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