CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
LIQUOR BOARD MEETING
SEPTEMBER 28, 1992
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
A REGULAR LIQUOR BOARD MEETING WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT 7:50 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE
MAYOR LAZIEH
QUORUM PRESENT.
CHAIRMAN LOUIS PAQUETTE, JR. PRESIDED.
DAVID OLIVEIRA OBJECTION TO TRANSFER OF LICENSE FOR DEBT DUE $10,644.99.
KATE RACINE RECENTLY PASSED LIQUOR LAWS.
NOTICE TO ABUTTORS JOHN ALVES.
MOTION TO ACCEPT COLLECTIVELY AND PLACE ON FILE WAS MADE BY COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
MAYOR LAZIEH QUESTIONED TRANSFER OF BEIRA ALTA LIQUORS.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS YES
COUNCILMAN FERRI YES
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN YES
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU YES
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE YES
MAYOR LAZIEH YES
MOTION CARRIED 6 YES 0 NO 0 ABSENT.
JOHN ALVES D/B/A JOHN'S PUB AT 309 BROAD ST. C.F.
CITY CLERK ISSA READ NOTICE TO MEETING AT REQUEST OF CHAIR.
HEARING WAS OPENED TO PUBLIC AT 7:57 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED.
MR. ALVES OF 156 TREMONT ST. IS REPRESENTED BY JOHN PETRONE, ESQ. WHO ADDRESSED THE BOARD MEMBERS. HE PRESENTED MAPS OF THE AREA AND STATED THAT THE LOCATION WOULD BE LEASED TO MR. ALVES. HE EXPLAINED THE RESTROOMS,
LOUNGE ETC. AS PLACED ON THE MAP.
BOARD MEMBERS QUESTIONED MR. PETRONE.
MAYOR LAZIEH QUESTIONED THE PARKING AND THE USE OF THE CENTRAL FALLS SIDE OF THE DEPOT.
MR. ALVES RESPONDED.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN QUESTIONED THE APPLICANT.
COUNCILMAN FERRI QUESTIONED THE PROPOSED CAPACITY OF THE BAR AND HOW IT WAS SEPERATED FROM PAWTUCKET.
ATTORNEY PETRONE RESPONDED.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN QUESTIONED ACCESS TO PAWTUCKET SIDE AS AN EXIT.
MR. PETRONE STATED THAT THERE WOULD BE AN EMERGENCY EXIT ONLY ON THIS SIDE.
MR. CARVALHO OWNER OF PROPERTY LOCATED AT 28 CLAY ST STATED THAT THE NEIGHBORS HAD CLEANED THE AREA OF PROSTITUTES AND DRUG DEALERS, AND THEREFORE HE IS AGAINST THE BAR BEING PLACED IN THIS LOCATION.
MR. PETRONE AND MR. ALVES RESPONDED AND STATED THAT THEY WANTED TO RUN A GOOD ESTABLISHMENT.
JOSEPHINE MCLAUGHLIN OF MADISON AVE. ASKED ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF THIS LICENSE AND COMMENTED ON BACK TAXES AND WHO WILL PAY.
TED LEWICKI OF 326 BROAD ST. STATED THAT HE HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS AT THIS LOCATION FOR 37 YEARS AND FEELS THAT
THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO PLACE THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS IN THE AREA. HE COMMENTED ON THE PROSITUTION PROBLEM AND
DRUG PROBLEM IN THE VICINITY HE SPOKE AGAINST THE LICENSE.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED.
WILLIAM MURRAY PRESIDENT OF THE BARTON ST. ASSOCIATION SPOKE AGAINST THE LICENSE.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED.
COUNCILMAN VIERA OF PAWTUCKET QUESTIONED THE APPLICANTS AND THE STATE LAW REGARDING CHURCHES.
THE CITY CLERK WAS INSTRUCTED TO READ THE LETTER TO CHAIRMAN PAQUETTE FROM CHARLES PYTEL, BUILDING OFFICIAL.
LETTER DATED 8/26/92 SO READ.
COUNCILMAN VIERA CONTINUED QUESTIONING THE APPLICANTS.
MR. ALVES RESPONDED.
COUNCILMN VIERA SPOKE AGAINST THE LICENSE STATING THAT IT WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL TO THE COMMUNITY.
CITY COUNCILOR BRENDA CLEMENT OF PAWTUCKET COMMENTED.
ALBERT LAROCHE OF CENTRAL ST. C.F. COMMENTED ON THE DAY CARE CENTER AND CHURCH HE SPOKE AGAINST THE LOCATION.
VIRGINIA MIRANDA OF DEXTER COURT, PAWTUCKET, A MEMBER OF THE BARTON ST. ASSOC. COMMENTED ON THE DRUG ACTIVITY, PROSTITUTION AND A MURDER IN THE AREA.
PUBLIC HEARING CLOSED AT 8:47 P.M.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED.
ATTORNEY PETRONE RESPONDED.
DISCUSSION BY BOARD MEMBERS ENSUED.
ATTORNEY PETRONE GAVE HIS CLOSING STATEMENTS.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS COMMENTED ON THE LAW.
MOTION TO DENY WAS MADE BY COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI.
FURTHER DISCUSSION.
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS REFERRED TO LETTER OF LIQUOR CONTROL ADMINISTRATOR DATED 7/24/92.
ROLL CALL:
COUNCILMAN MATTHEWS YES
COUNCILMAN FERRI YES
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN YES
COUNCILWOMAN MOREAU YES
COUNCILMAN PAQUETTE YES
MAYOR LAZIEH NO
MOTION TO DENY CARRIED 5 YES 1 NO 0 ABSENT.
MOTION TO ADJOURN WAS MADE BY MAYOR LAZIEH AND SECONDED BY COUNCILMAN FERRI. TIME 9:45 P.M.
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DANIEL J. ISSA, CITY CLERK