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March 21, 2023
10 recorded votes, 10 with disagreement.
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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, John Stefanini
Absent: Cesar Stewart-Morales
Every vote, in order
Order 2023-008-007
Approve: The reappointment of Lester Baker to the position of Chief of Police. Vice
To approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Long)
Order 2023-008-008
Reappoint Chief Dutcher
To reappoint Chief Dutcher
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From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)
Authorize Move that the Mayor is authorized to convey by gift or nominal consideration to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commissioner of Capital Asset Management the Danforth Municiple building...
To approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Michael Cannon to Authorize Move that the Mayor is authorized to convey by gift or nominal consideration to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commissioner of Capital Asset Management the Danforth Municiple building and a portion of related property, located at 121 Union Avenue in the City of Framingham, which is further described in a deed recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in Book 7537, Page 244, and that the conveyance shall be subject to such additional conditions and restrictions as the Mayor may determine, including any need to divide, reconfigure and determine the exact boundaries of that portion of parcel to be conveyed prior to conveyance; and, Move further, that the Mayor take all steps necessary to surplus the municipal needs of the City of Framingham of the Danforth building, and the portion of the parcel located at 121 Union Avenue to be conveyed to the Massachusetts Commissioner of Capital Asset Management, as determined by the Mayor; and, Move further, that the Mayor is further authorized to accept the current Framingham District Court house property on certain adjacent parcels of land to be conveyed from the Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance for nominal consideration to the City of Framingham, which parcels are located at and known and numbers as 600 and 602 Concord Street in the City of Framingham and are further described in deeds recorded in the Middlesex South District Registry of Deeds in book 7816, Page 107 and Book 9859, Page 328: and, Move further, that the Mayor is authorized to take all actions, necessary or convenient, to carry out the purposes of this order, including determining the boundaries of the parcel to be conveyed by gift or nominal consideration of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Commissioner of Capital Asset Management. . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-019-001
Approve: Approval of acceptance of FY24 CDBG (Community Development Block Grant) Federal Funding Allocation. Vice
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Long)
Order 2023-016-001
Approve: Upon request the Finance Subcommittee, recommendation upon the matter regarding a mid-year capital funding request for the front entrance of the King School
To approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve First Reading . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-013-001
Approve: The request for appropriation of $25,000 of mitigation funds from the development of 364 Irving Street to partially pay for pavement of Irving Street. Vice
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-012-001
Approve: The request of a transfer from the salary line to the expenses line in the Planning and Community Development budget. Vice
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Minutes
Accept the Minutes from 2/28/23
To accept the Minutes from 2/28/23
The roll call names Leora Mallach, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ottaviani, second: Long)
Approve the minutes from 3/7/23
To approve the minutes from 3/7/23
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From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn the meeting
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From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Michael Cannon to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 10 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Cannon)
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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