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December 19, 2023
8 recorded votes, 5 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
Have two letters, one specific to the NLRB and the second requesting their attendance
To have two letters, one specific to the NLRB and the second requesting their attendance
From the minutes
“Moved by John Stefanini; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve drafting a letter to Tenet demanding an immediate vote to unionize and a second letter inviting Tenet to appear at a City Council meeting either on January 16, 2023 or January 30, 2023. 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: Stefanini, second: Leombruno)
Order 2023-008-092
Approve: The appointment of Rebecca Nau as Tree Warden
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Tracey Bryant was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Bryant had stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, 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 2023-008-093
Approved as presented
To approved as presented
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Stefanini, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe minutes say Tracey Bryant was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Bryant was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, 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 2023-110
Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool table permits for 2024
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe roll call does not list Philip Ottaviani, Michael Cannon, George King and John Stefanini, so they are left out of this vote. The minutes count 4 abstaining without naming them.
From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 7- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Steiner, second: Leombruno)
Order 2023-102-001
Approve: Payment of prior year bills
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; 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: King, second: Stefanini)
Order 2023-008-094
Wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissions
To wave the rules and move through the Mayors submissions
Yes: Bryant, Long, SteinerNo: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, StefaniniThe roll call does not list Cesar Stewart-Morales, so that councilor is left out of this vote. The minutes count 1 abstaining without naming him or her. The vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (3-7).
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Withdraw and to have the Mayor resubmit in January. Motion : 3- 7 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini.” (Motion: Long, second: Bryant)
Approve: The Appointment Subcommittee the nomination of Matteo Batista-D1, David Panich-D1, Rosalyn Child-D8, and Rachel Evans-D6as Mayoral appointments to the School Building Committee
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, StefaniniNo: Bryant, Long, Steiner, Stewart-MoralesThe vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (7-4).
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion : 7- 4 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, John Stefanini Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, Cesar Stewart-Morales.” (Motion: King, second: Stefanini)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by John Stefanini 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: Stefanini)
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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