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December 5, 2023
10 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
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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
Open Public Hearing
Open Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; 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: Stefanini, second: Leombruno)
Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%
Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesNo: King
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve the factor of 0.8285, equivalent to 1.69%. Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: George King.” (Motion: Stefanini, second: Leombruno)
Order 2023-096-001
Approve: FY23 funds be transferred to the Disability Commission's FY24 account in the amount of $70,235.00 (plus interest $4,705.10), to make appropriations on their own
Approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach, so they are left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Order 2023-045
Approve the appropriation
To approve the appropriation
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach were not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilors Alexander and Mallach had stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-107-001
Approve: The request for reservation of FY2024 Community Preservation Funds
To approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Noval Alexander and Leora Mallach were not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilors Alexander and Mallach were out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Order 2023-008-090
Continue beyond the 10:00PM hour
To continue the meeting beyond 10:00PM
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Michael Cannon to Continue beyond the 10:00PM hour. 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: Cannon)
Minutes
Approve the Minutes of 11/9/23
To approve the Minutes of 11/9/23
From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: Steiner, second: Cannon)
Approve the Minutes of 11/21/23
To approve the Minutes of 11/21/23
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: Cannon)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: Leombruno, 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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