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February 17, 2026
8 recorded votes, 8 with disagreement.
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Present: George King, Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, Mary Kate Feeney, Christine Long, Janet Leombruno, Leora Mallach, John Stefanini, Brandon Ward
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Executive Session
Enter into Executive Session
To enter into Executive Session
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Michael Cannon; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve entering into Executive Session. Motion Passed: 10 - 0 Voting For: Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Minutes
Approve both sets of minutes as presented
To approve both sets of minutes as presented
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes also say: “Councilor Feeney was out of the room.”
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, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Order 2025-046
On to the next item on the agenda
On to the next item on the agenda
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes name Philip Ottaviani as seconder, but Philip Ottaviani is not listed as present, so no seconder is shown.
From the minutes
“Moved by Christine Long; seconded by Philip Ottaviani to Approve Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Long)
Order 2026-019
Approve: Modify the on-street parking requirements for a portion of Lawrence Street, at the Framingham High School, Eugene Thayer Campus building at 50 Lawrence Street....
To approve
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
From the minutes
“Moved by Leora Mallach; 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, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Mallach, second: Leombruno)
Approve
Approve
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes name Philip Ottaviani as mover, but Philip Ottaviani is not listed as present, so no mover is shown.
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by John Stefanini to Approve . Motion Passed: 11- 0 Voting For: Noval Alexander, Tracey Bryant, Michael Cannon, George King, Janet Leombruno, Christine Long, Leora Mallach, Philip Ottaviani, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (second: Stefanini)
Approve a vote to 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...
Approve a vote to 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 Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only. The minutes name Philip Ottaviani as mover, but Philip Ottaviani is not listed as present, so no mover is shown.
From the minutes
“Moved by Philip Ottaviani; seconded by Janet Leombruno to Approve a vote to 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, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (second: Leombruno)
Order 2026-001
Proposed version 2 of the Council meeting calendar for 2026 to accommodate the budget process
To approve
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
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, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney Voting Against: None.” (Motion: Cannon, second: Leombruno)
Adjournment
Adjourn the meeting
To adjourn
The roll call names Philip Ottaviani, who is not listed as present at this meeting, so MassVoter shows the count only.
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, Brandon Ward, John Stefanini, Mary Kate Feeney 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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