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April 2, 2024
13 recorded votes, 3 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:05 PM.
Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2024-008-017
Approve: After a direct referral to the Appointment Subcommittee, a vote upon the Mayor's nomination of Nicole Horton-Stimpson to the position of Citizen Participation Officer (CPO)
Approve
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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Order 2024-019
Approve: Approval annual license renewals for 2nd hand articles, junk and old metals various vendors
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; 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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2024-020
Approve: Frosty Ice Cream, Hawker/Peddler Licenses
To approve as presented
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; 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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2024-021
Approve: Rebecca Nau, acceptance of charitable donations in honor of longtime community member Elizabeth "Betty" Chipman, be held in a separate account by the City Treasurer and expended without...
To approve
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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Table the codification items
To table the codification items
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Table the Traffic Commission’s March 26, 2024, favorable acceptance of revisions proposed through the city-wide codification effort citing all department codification will be brought forth at a future meeting for one review and vote. Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Tracey Bryant.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Amend the start date to September 1, 2024
Amend the start date to September 1, 2024
From the minutes
“Moved by Leora Mallach; seconded by Michael Cannon to Amend the start date to September 1, 2024. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Mallach, second: Cannon)
Approve proposed amendments to the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations
Approve proposed amendments to the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve proposed amendments to the Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Order 2024-012-001
Approve the transfer of $31,047.50 from the general fund Accounting Department salary budget to the Accounting Department operating budget to fund contractual services
Approve the transfer of $31,047.50 from the general fund Accounting Department salary budget to the Accounting Department operating budget to fund contractual services
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve the transfer of $31,047.50 from the general fund Accounting Department salary budget to the Accounting Department operating budget to fund contractual services. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Order 2024-014-001
Approve to appropriate $71,500 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate Tax Board cases and the CAMA data...
Approve to appropriate $71,500 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate Tax Board cases and the CAMA data conversion project
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve to appropriate $71,500 in overlay surplus funds to the General Fund Assessors operating budget to fund expenses associated with defense of Appellate Tax Board cases and the CAMA data conversion project.. Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Minutes
Approve the minutes
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Brandon Ward to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Ward)
Approve the Minutes of 3/7/24
To approve the Minutes of 3/7/24
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe minutes say Noval Alexander was not in the room for this vote; left out. The vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (10-0). The minutes also say: “Councilor Alexander had stepped out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to . Motion : 10- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Approve as distributed
To approve as distributed
Yes: Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander and Tracey Bryant (arrived 7:05 PM), so they are left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 11 - 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
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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