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December 2, 2025
14 recorded votes, 14 with disagreement.
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Present: Philip Ottaviani, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Order 2025-082
Approve: Grant of location gas main work for Eversource on Colonel James Halpin Drive. Continued from the 11/18/25 Council Meeting
To approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by George King; 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: King, second: Leombruno)
Vote recorded in the minutes (the motion is not restated next to the count)
To table
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From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon to Table . Motion Failed: 3- 8 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Cannon)
Close Public Hearing
Close Public Hearing
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From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Close 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: Ward, second: Leombruno)
Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet
Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve with amendment to increase the size to 125,000 square feet. Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, Leora Mallach.” (Motion: Leombruno, second: Alexander)
Order 2025-079-001
Approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit Sales, Inc. for a total of $10,674,640, with an average per year cost of $2,134,928
To approve the recommended 5-year contract with New England Transit Sales, Inc. for a total of $10,674,640, with an average per year cost of $2,134,928
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; 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: King, second: Cannon)
Order 2025-080-001
Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of the...
Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee; and that the Mayor is authorized to take all actions necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this order
The roll call names Adam Steiner, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Michael Cannon to Approve the City Council appropriate $10,231 from the Affordable Housing Funds for a consultant to assist with the City’s Housing Production Plan update, to be spent under the direction of the Mayor or the Mayor’s designee; and that the Mayor is authorized to take all actions necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this order. 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)
Order 2025-084
Approve: 3 changes to the Framingham Traffic, Parking and Transportation Regulations; to create accessible parking on Hillside Street and parking changes on Danforth Street....
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; 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: Ward, second: Cannon)
Call the question
To call the question
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From the minutes
“Moved by Tracey Bryant; seconded by Adam Steiner to Approve Councilor Bryant's motion to move the question. Motion Passed: 8- 3 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long.” (Motion: Bryant)
Approve
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by Adam Steiner; seconded by Noval Alexander to Approve Motion Passed: 9- 2 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, George King, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: Michael Cannon, Christine Long.” (second: Alexander)
Order 2025-008-119
Approve: The appointment of Elys Rodriguez-D8 to serve on the Agricultural Advisory Committee through June 30, 2027
Approve
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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 2025-008-120
Approve: The reappointment of Matthew Brown-D2 to serve on the Human Relations Commission through June 30, 2028
Approve
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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 2025-008-121
Approve: The appointment of Cynthia Villanueva-D2 to serve on the Cable Advisory Committee through June 30, 2028
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Leslie White Harvey 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: Harvey)
Order 2025-008-122
Approve: The appointment of Francis Alves-D2 and Steven McCarthy-D3 to serve as associate members of the Zoning Board of Appeals through June 30, 2026
Approve
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From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Leslie White Harvey 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: Harvey)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
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From the minutes
“Moved by Janet Leombruno; seconded by Michael Cannon 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: 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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