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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
“Moved by Christine Long; 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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Cannon)
Table to August 19,2025
Table to August 19,2025
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, OttavianiNo: Steiner, Ward
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by George King to Table to August 19,2025. Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Bryant, second: King)
Approve as recommended
To approve as recommended
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Philip Ottaviani, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Alexander)
Approve as recommended
To approve as recommended
“Moved by Michael Cannon; 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, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Steiner)
Refer the item to the Planning & Zoning Subcommittee for review
To refer the item to the Planning & Zoning Subcommittee for review
Yes: Bryant, Harvey, LongNo: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, Ward
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Refer to the Planning & Zoning Subcommittee. Motion Failed: 3- 8 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Long, second: Bryant)
Approve: Owner of 1061 and 1065 Edmands Road, a consideration of and vote to accept donation of permanent water easement at 1065 Edmands Road and a vote to abandon and release water easement at...
Approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Long
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Christine Long.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Bryant)
Authorize the advertisement of a public hearing
Authorize the advertisement of a public hearing
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Authorize the advertisement of a public hearing 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: Long, second: Bryant)
Approve the reappointment of Karen Beauregard
To approve the reappointment of Karen Beauregard
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Leslie White Harvey to Approve the reappointment of Karen Beauregard to serve on the Board of Health through June 30, 2028. 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: Harvey)
Approve the reappointment of Fred Stratman to serve on the Board of Health through June 30, 2028
Approve the reappointment of Fred Stratman to serve on the Board of Health through June 30, 2028
“Moved by Leslie White Harvey; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Approve the reappointment of Fred Stratman to serve on the Board of Health through June 30, 2028. 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: Harvey, second: Bryant)
Approve the appointment of Peter Knapp to the Framingham Historic District Commission through June 30, 2026
To approve
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Leslie White Harvey to Approve the appointment of Peter Knapp to the Framingham Historic District Commission through June 30, 2026. 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: Harvey)
Withdraw
To withdraw
The vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (11-0).
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Noval Alexander to Withdraw Motion Withdrawn: 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: Alexander)
Authorize the Administration to update the map to include a consolidated area, off side streets, and be in compliance
Authorize the Administration to update the map to include a consolidated area, off side streets, and be in compliance
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Michael Cannon to Authorize the Administration to update the map to include a consolidated area, off side streets, and be in compliance. 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: Ward, second: Cannon)
Approve the budget as amended and add the letter to Keefe Tech
To approve the budget as amended and add the letter to Keefe Tech
Yes: Alexander, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Cannon, LongThe vote record gives no result word; the result is read from the count (8-3).
“Moved by George King; seconded by Christine Long approve the budget as amended and approve a letter be sent to Keefe Tech Motion : 8- 3 Voting For: Noval Alexander, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Christine Long.” (Motion: King, second: Long)
Approve the minutes of 5/6/25 as presented
To approve the minutes of 5/6/25 as presented
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve minutes of 5/6/25. Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Alexander)
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Harvey
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 10 - 1 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, 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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