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October 20, 2025
13 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: George King arrived at 7:13 PM.
Present: Philip Ottaviani, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: Noval Alexander
Every vote, in order
Open Public Hearing
To open the public hearing
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list George King (arrived 7:13 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Open Public Hearing . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Authorize a non-resident speaker to make the presentation
Authorize a non-resident speaker to make the presentation
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list George King (arrived 7:13 PM), so that councilor is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Authorize a non-resident speaker to make the presentation. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Bryant)
Continue to November 18th
Continue to November 18th
Yes: Cannon, Harvey, King, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Bryant, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Continue to November 18th. Motion Passed: 8- 2 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Brandon Ward.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Continue to the November 18, 2025 meeting
To continue to the November 18, 2025 meeting
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe minutes say George King was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor King was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Continue to November 18th. Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Bryant, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-068
Approve: The Council reappointment of Mary-Anne Tratchel-D8 to serve on the Community Preservation Committee through June 30, 2025
To approve
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe minutes say George King was not in the room for this vote; left out. The minutes also say: “Councilor King was out of the room.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . Motion Passed: 9- 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Steiner, second: Cannon)
Order 2025-069
Approve: The appointment of members to serve on the Worker Protection Advisory Committee: Richard Anketell-D8, New England Regional Council of Carpenters, through Stephen Joyce- D1, New England...
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Tracey Bryant to Approve . 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: Bryant)
Order 2025-008-080
Approve: The consideration of the appointment of Mishelle Gonzalez-D2 to serve as a member of the Women, Children and Families Commission through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . 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)
Order 2025-008-082
Approve: The appointment of Kevin Durazo-D to fill a member seat of the Cushing Memorial Chapel Advisory Committee through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve 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)
Order 2025-008-085
Approve: The reappointment of Ben Gustafson-D6 for a member seat and the appointment of Subramaniam Moorthy-D3 for a youth seat of the Bikes, Pedestrian and Trails Committee through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Leslie White Harvey to Approve . 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: Harvey)
Order 2025-008-084
Approve: The reappointment of David Anderson-D2 and Kevin Walsh-D5 to serve in member seats of the Conservation Commission through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Leslie White Harvey to Approve . 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: Harvey)
Order 2025-008-086
Approve: The reappointment of Donna Silva-D3 to a member seat on the Elderly & Disabled Tax Fund Committee through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve 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)
Order 2025-008-087
Approve: The reappointment of Rebecca Glenn-D8 to a member seat of the Human Relations Commission through June 30, 2028
Approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve . 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)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, Ottaviani, SteinerNo: Harvey, Mallach, Ward
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn . Motion Passed: 7 - 3 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Leora Mallach, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
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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