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December 16, 2025
12 recorded votes, 6 with disagreement.
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Note on these minutes: Noval Alexander arrived at 6:08 PM.
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
Every vote, in order
Enter into executive session
Approve entering into Executive Session
Yes: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, King, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardThe roll call does not list Noval Alexander (arrived 6:08 PM) and Janet Leombruno, so they are left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Brandon Ward to Approve entering into Executive Session. Motion Passed: 9 - 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long, second: Ward)
Executive Session
Approve to close Executive Session and enter in to Open Session
Approve to close Executive Session and enter in to Open Session
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve to close Executive Session and enter in to Open Session. 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: Leombruno)
Order 2025-088
Approve: Vote to approve a Grant of Location request by Eversource for conduit work on Pusan Road
To approve
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; 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: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-077
Approve: A hearing for the annual renewal of pool table permits for 2026
To approve
Yes: Alexander, Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Leombruno, Long, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: KingGeorge King abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor King abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve . Motion Passed: 10- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-008-124
Approve: The appointment of 3 members to serve on the Council on Aging through June 30, 2028: Lucille Riddle-D8 appointment Luciana Sousa-D8 appointment Thomas Grove-D8 reappointment Jennifer Rich...
Approve
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)
Take no action
To take no action
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, LongNo: Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani, Steiner, WardAbstained: AlexanderNoval Alexander abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Alexander abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Withdraw . Motion Failed: 4- 6 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Long, second: Leombruno)
Approve
Approve
Yes: King, Leombruno, Long, Steiner, WardNo: Bryant, Cannon, Harvey, Mallach, OttavianiAbstained: AlexanderNoval Alexander abstained (shown as present, not voting). The minutes also say: “Councilor Alexander abstained.”
From the minutes
“Moved by Brandon Ward; seconded by Christine Long to Approve . Motion Failed: 5- 5 Voting For: George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner, Brandon Ward Voting Against: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: Ward, second: Long)
Order 2025-071-001
Approve: A report and recommended vote upon the collective bargaining agreement for 1116 Parks & Recreation. 2025-071_Approve_Funding_of_MOA_Parks_1116_Union.pdf
Approve
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 2025-085-001
Funding of MOA Library SEIU Local 888
Approve
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)
Minutes
Approve the minutes
To approve
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 . 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)
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
Yes: Cannon, King, Leombruno, Long, SteinerNo: Alexander, Bryant, Harvey, Mallach, Ottaviani, WardThe narrative of the minutes gives a different count (“A roll-call vote was taken, failed 6-5.”); MassVoter follows the roll-call record, which names each councilor.
From the minutes
“Moved by George King; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Adjourn . Motion Failed: 5 - 6 Voting For: Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Adam Steiner Voting Against: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, Leslie White Harvey.” (Motion: King, second: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
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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