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July 15, 2025
12 recorded votes, 8 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, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2025-051
Appointments for the Zoning and Planning Boards
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; 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: Bryant, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-052
Approve: An application to consider a Secondhand Articles, Junk, Old Metals License for National Rarities, LLC at 92 Worcester Road, July 29-31, 2025
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; 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: Bryant, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-048
One applicant for the vacant Council seat appointment to Strategic Initiatives and Financial Oversight Committee (SIFOC); Eileen Bogle-D3
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe 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 Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 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: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Order 2025-054
Approve: The reappointment of Dan Dube-D1 to serve on the Strategic Initiatives and Financial Oversight Committee (SIFOC) for the Council appointed Local Business seat through June 30, 2028
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe 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 Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 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: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Order 2025-027-001
Remove the item for the table
To remove the item for the table
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe minutes say Michael Cannon was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor Cannon was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve taking the item off the table. Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Approve the amendment made by Councilor King to keep section F as is and make no change
Approve the amendment made by Councilor King to keep section F as is and make no change
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, OttavianiNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Steiner, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve the amendment made by Councilor King to keep section F as is and make no change. Motion Passed: 6- 5 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: King, second: Cannon)
Approve First Reading with amendment from Councilor King
Approve First Reading with amendment from Councilor King
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve First Reading with amendment from Councilor King. 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: Bryant, second: Long)
Continue after 10:00PM
To continue after 10:00PM
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve continuing with new business after 10:00PM. 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)
Minutes
Approve as distributed
To approve as distributed
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve minutes of 6/3/25. 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: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Approve minutes of 6/10/25
Approve minutes of 6/10/25
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve minutes of 6/10/25. 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: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Approve minutes of 6/17/25
Approve minutes of 6/17/25
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve minutes of 6/17/25. 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: Leombruno, second: Long)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Alexander, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Bryant, Harvey, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 8 - 3 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (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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