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February 28, 2023
17 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2023-008-003
Approve: The Mayor's nomination of Roberta Roberti to the Framingham Housing Authority
To approve as presented
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Janet Leombruno, so that councilor is left out of this vote. The minutes count 1 abstaining without naming him or her.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Order 2023-008-004
Approve. Councilor Leombruno motioned to approve
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar StewartMorales, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-014
Open Public Hearing
To table the item
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open 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: Stefanini, second: Leombruno)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno 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: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Open the Public Hearing for reconsideration
Open the Public Hearing for reconsideration
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Christine Long to open the Public Hearing for reconsideration.. 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: Stefanini, second: Long)
Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)
Table
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Table . 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: Cannon)
Order 2023-010-001
Open Public Hearing
To close the public hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open 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: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno 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: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Approve: Upon request of the Finance Subcommittee a request for additional borrowing authorization in the amount of $110,000 for the Winch tennis courts project
Approve First Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Approve First Reading . 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: Cannon, second: Long)
Order 2023-011-001
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open 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: Leombruno)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; 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: Leombruno, second: Long)
Approve: Upon request of the Finance Subcommittee a request for additional borrowing authorization in the amount of $2,171,100 for the Farley School roof project (first reading)
Approve First Reading
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Approve First Reading . Motion First 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: Cannon, second: Long)
Order 2023-005-001
Approve the establishment
To approve the establishment
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)
Order 2023-007-001
Approve First Reading Approval of a transfer of $50,000 from the FY2023 salary line in the Assessing Department and $21,000 from the FY2023 expenses line in the Legal Department to the expenses...
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve First Reading Approval of a transfer of $50,000 from the FY2023 salary line in the Assessing Department and $21,000 from the FY2023 expenses line in the Legal Department to the expenses line in the Assessing Department Operating Budget, increasing the FY 2023 expenses line in the Assessing Department Operating Budget by $71,000, and appropriation of $200,000 in overlay surplus to fund contractual services for the FiveYear Revaluation and software, hardware, and associated services for the Assessing Department’s Software System Upgrade. . 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: Stefanini)
Minutes
Approve the minutes of 2/7/23
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 of 1/31/23
To approve the minutes of 1/31/23
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; 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: Long, second: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; 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: Cannon, 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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