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Framingham City Council · 2022–2023 Council · Regular meeting

July 19, 2022

12 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.

Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page

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Attendance

Present: Philip Ottaviani, Janet Leombruno, Noval Alexander, Christine Long, Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Michael Cannon, Adam Steiner, George King, John Stefanini, Cesar Stewart-Morales

Absent: None

Every vote, in order

Table the item

Minutes, page 6

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To table the item

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye..” (Motion: King)

Read it in the official minutes, page 6 (PDF)

Order 2022-090

Approve: Recognition through a Resolution, of the 32nd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act and the 20th Anniversary of the Framingham Disability Commission

Minutes, page 9

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; StewartMorales, aye; Bryant, aye..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Order 2022-008-034

Approve: The Mayor’s nominee for the East Middlesex Mosquito Control Commission, Derek Kwok

Minutes, page 9

Confirm appointmentPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 9 (PDF)

Order 2022-093

Approve: The Americans with Disabilities Act notice and procedure. Mark Dempsey, ADA Coordinator, brought the notice and procedure to the Council and Mayor as a means of formality to ensure the...

Minutes, page 10

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 10 (PDF)

Order 2022-085

Approve: Authorize the acquisition of a Grant of Permanent Access Easement and to authorize the Mayor to execute the Acceptance of Easement 1 Blackberry Lane

Minutes, page 11

ApprovePassed · 10–0

Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesAbstained: OttavianiPhilip Ottaviani abstained (shown as present, not voting).

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 10-0-1: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye; Ottaviani, abstain..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (PDF)

Order 2022-086

Approve: Designation of the Chief of Police to assign at least one police officer to each poling location for every future Federal, State and Municipal election. Clerk Ferguson shared there had...

Minutes, page 11

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye. The recommendation was approved..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 11 (PDF)

Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)

Minutes, page 14

ProceduralPassed · 10–1

Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Stewart-Morales

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 10-1-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Bryant, aye; Stewart-Morales, nay..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 14 (PDF)

Order 2022-076-001

Approve: A policy for the Regulation of Taxicabs/Livery Vehicles and the Operation Thereof in the Town of Framingham (now City of Framingham)

Minutes, page 14

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye. The updates were approved..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 14 (PDF)

Order 2022-084

Approve: To advertise proposed amendments to zoning ordinances relative to affordable housing and workforce housing; amendment and insertion of rear zoning setbacks in the dimensional regulation...

Minutes, page 14

ApprovePassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye. The advertisement was approved..”

Read it in the official minutes, page 14 (PDF)

Order 2022-092

They appoint Ms

Minutes, page 15

Confirm appointmentPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

They appoint Ms

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye..” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Bryant)

Read it in the official minutes, page 15 (PDF)

Approval of Minutes

Approve the minutes

Minutes, page 17

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye. The minutes were accepted.”

Read it in the official minutes, page 17 (PDF)

Adjournment

Adjourn the meeting

Minutes, page 17

ProceduralPassed · Unanimous, 11 present

To adjourn

From the minutes

“ROLL CALL VOTE 11-0-0: Long, aye; Cannon, aye; Mallach, aye; Steiner, aye; Stefanini, aye; Ottaviani, aye; Leombruno, aye; King, aye; Alexander, aye; Stewart-Morales, aye; Bryant, aye..” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)

Read it in the official minutes, page 17 (PDF)

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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