Good evening.

The 6 30 meeting of the rules ordinance and ethics subcommittee of the Framingham Council is in session now.

In attendance, we have full quorum.

Chair of the city council, Philip Ataviani.

Indicate your present.

Yes, here.

Okay.

Chris Christine Long.

Yes.

And Councilor Bryant.

Yes.

Okay.

So tonight's agenda is called to order, which we've done public participation.

I'm going to save minutes for last if we have time for them because they were anyway.

I'm going to save those for last.

And we have one item on the agenda, Order 2025-083.

Madam Chair, you're gonna can I interrupt one second?

You're gonna want to do those minutes because I don't think we meet again, right?

Until next year.

Okay, we want to wrap up this session and do that eventually.

Thank you.

Okay, thank you.

All right, we'll hurry up and do the minutes right after public participation.

Uh public participation is for I'm gonna give each person one minute, and it's only for I um for discussion that is not on the agenda.

Is there anyone for public have has any public comments that is not on the agenda?

I don't see any hands, so we will go right into the um the meeting minutes.

Let me make sure.

Yes.

So uh meeting minutes, uh draft meeting minutes five May 5th, 2025, and draft meeting minutes five, 2725.

Um can I get a motion to approve both?

Um motion approved, second.

All right, all in favor, counselor um Ataviani.

Yes, Councilor Long?

Yes, Councilor Bryant, yes.

Unanimously approved.

All right, on to the agenda item for which everyone is here.

Okay.

So uh order 2025-083 upon request of counselor ward, a discussion regarding the welcoming ordinance and referral to the rules ordinance and ethics subcommittee consideration of the matter.

Um, so actually, oh wait, first we're gonna take the other one in um order.

Uh, we're gonna do number two first.

Order 2025-076, uh request of the chair, a referral to the public health safety and transportation subcommittee and the rules ordinance and ethics subcommittee discussion of air and noise pollution in the current noise ordinance.

Uh, can I get a motion to duplicate uh uh the recommendation of the public health safety and transportation subcommittee?

So moved.

Yep, second.

All in favor, council Aviani.

Yes.

Councillor Long.

Yes.

Council Bryant, yes.

Um, unanimous.

Okay, now on to item number one.

Uh the Framingham Trust and Local Law Enforcement Ordinance Draft.

Um is there any comments from the counselors?

We want to hear from the I'd like to hear from I'd like to hear from Councilor Ward first, because I I'm all the welcoming ordinance I thought was a good place to be.

We've reaffirmed it on this session, and um, you know, we brought the police in.

We heard from the police.

Yeah.

Um, we heard that there was a letter um that says that we do not participate with ice.

You know, we all have concerns, but I'd like to hear from council ward, and then we can make additional comments.

You know what?