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January 17, 2023
13 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Noval Alexander arrived at 7:05 PM. Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:07 PM.
Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, John Stefanini, Cesar Stewart-Morales
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2023-008
Approve: The approval to appoint Heather Gutierrez to the vacant position of Citizen Participation Officer
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Stefanini)
Order 2022-133
Close Public Hearing
To close the Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by John Stefanini to Close Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Stefanini)
Approve: The Council advertises a public hearing on December 20, 2022 regarding amendments to Affordable Housing regulations (second reading)
Approve as Amended
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve as Amended . Motion Second Reading Approved: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Order 2022-129-001
Close Public Hearing
To close the Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Close Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)
Approve: The request for additional funding for the library ramp project (second reading)
Approve Second Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve Second Reading . Motion Second Reading Approved: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Order 2023-002
Approve: The Finance Subcommittee Prior Year Bills to be paid
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) without names; it equals the councilors present, so each is shown voting yes.
From the minutes
“A roll call vote was taken. Approved 11-0..”
Order 2022-135-001
Approve the Grants Manager Position as an M8 classification
To approve the Grants Manager Position as an M8 classification
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Approve
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, SteinerNo: Stewart-Morales
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Cesar Stewart-Morales.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Minutes
Approve the minutes
To approve the minutes
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Approve the minutes of 1/3/23
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Steiner)
Approve the minutes
To approve the minutes
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander (arrived 7:05 PM) and Tracey Bryant (arrived 7:07 PM), so they are left out of this vote. The minutes count 2 abstaining without naming them.
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
To approve the minutes
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander (arrived 7:05 PM) and Tracey Bryant (arrived 7:07 PM), so they are left out of this vote. The minutes count 2 abstaining without naming them.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 11 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar StewartMorales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, 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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