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August 19, 2025
16 recorded votes, 11 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Tracey Bryant arrived at 7:04 PM. George King arrived at 7:02 PM.
Present: Philip Ottaviani, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: Noval Alexander
Every vote, in order
Order 2025-040
Table the item
To table the item
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, SteinerNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Table . Motion Failed: 5- 5 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Table: A public hearing to consider the creation of a Traffic Department in accordance with the Framingham Home Rule Charter, Article V, Section 1 involving the adoption of an Ordinance that...
Table
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Christine Long to Table . Motion Passed: 6- 4 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Long)
Order 2025-027-001
Open the Public Hearing
To open the Public Hearing
The minutes give the count (11-0-0) but not how each councilor voted, and the count does not match the 10 councilors present (someone arrived late or left early), so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“roll-call vote was taken on the main motion to approve suggested amendments while keeping section F unchanged. Approved 11-0-0..” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Open Public Hearing
Open Public Hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey, George King Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Approve the original recommendation in Section F of 12 to 18 months
Approve the original recommendation in Section F of 12 to 18 months
Yes: Bryant, Harvey, Long, Mallach, SteinerNo: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Ottaviani, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Leslie White Harvey to Approve the original recommendation in Section F of 12 to 18 months. Motion Failed: 5- 5 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Harvey)
Approve an amendment to make both delays 12 months
Approve an amendment to make both delays 12 months
Yes: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Steiner, WardNo: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve an amendment to make both delays 12 months. Motion Failed: 5- 5 Voting For: Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey, Tracey Bryant Voting Against: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani.” (Motion: Ward, second: Steiner)
Approve original motion passed at the first reading on 7/15/25
Approve original motion passed at the first reading on 7/15/25
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Christine Long to Approve original motion passed at the first reading on 7/15/25. Motion Passed: 7- 3 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Long)
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 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: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Continue the discussion on Thursday, September 18, 2025
Continue the discussion on Thursday, September 18, 2025
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Continue the discussion on Thursday, September 18, 2025. Motion Passed: 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)
Continue new business past 10:00PM
To continue new business beyond 10:00PM
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Continue new business past 10:00PM. Motion Passed: 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: Bryant)
Order 2025-060
Approve: Consider four changes to the Framingham Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations: School Zones on A Street and Lawrence Street and Accessible Parking and Odd Even Parking Change on...
To approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, WardThe roll call does not list Adam Steiner, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Ward, second: Long)
Minutes
Not distribute the minutes
To not distribute the minutes
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, WardThe roll call does not list Adam Steiner, so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Christine Long to Approve the recommendation from Solicitor Falon to not release the Executive Minutes as listed on the agenda. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Long)
Approve the release of potions of Executive Minutes as redacted for 6/5/2018 and 7/16/2019
Approve the release of potions of Executive Minutes as redacted for 6/5/2018 and 7/16/2019
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve the release of potions of Executive Minutes as redacted for 6/5/2018 and 7/16/2019. Motion Passed: 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 minutes of 7/15/25
To approve
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, HarveyThe narrative of the minutes gives a different count (“A vote was taken and approved, 7-2-0.”); MassVoter follows the roll-call record, which names each councilor.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve minutes of 7/15/25. Motion Passed: 8- 2 Voting For: 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 7/29/25
Approve minutes of 7/29/25
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, HarveyThe narrative of the minutes gives a different count (“A vote was taken and approved, 7-2-0.”); MassVoter follows the roll-call record, which names each councilor.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve minutes of 7/29/25. Motion Passed: 8- 2 Voting For: 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)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, WardNo: HarveyAbstained: BryantThe roll call does not list Adam Steiner, so that councilor is left out of this vote. Tracey Bryant abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Bryant abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 7 - 1 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Leslie White Harvey.” (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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