CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS
LIQUOR BOARD MEETING
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1996
AT 7:00 P.M
A MEETING OF THE CENTRAL FALLS BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS WAS HELD ON THE ABOVE DATE IN THE CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS AT PM 8:16 p.m.
COUNCILMAN FARRELL
COUNCILMAN FERRI
COUNCILMAN CANVAN
COUNCILMAN WEBER
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN
QUORUM PRESENT.
CHAIRMAN WILLIAM AUNCHMAN PRESIDED.
HESTER'S PLACE
D/B/A HESTER'S PLACE
772 BROAD ST. C.F.
M. OLIVERIO EXPLAINED THAT THE ATTORNEY FOR HESTER'S
ASKED FOR CONTINUANCE TO A DATE IN DECEMBER. ASK THAT THE LICENSE BE RENEWED UNTIL THE DATE OF HEARING. MR. OLIVERIO EXPLAINED THAT THE OWNERS OF HESTER'S ARE MAKING AN EFFORT TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS.
CHAIRMAN AUNCHMAN SCHEDULED THE MEETING FOR
MOTION CANAVAN SECOND WEBER 30 DAYS.
MOTION CARRIED
VULCAO CAFE
D/B/A VULCAO CAFE
200 CROSS ST. C.F.
FERNANDO MONTERIO 55 ST. PROV.
MR. MONTERIO STATED THAT HE HAS NO PROBLEMS IN HIS ESTABLISHMENT AND HE HAS NO IDEA.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN QUESTIONED MR. MONTERIO ON HOW LONG HE IS IN THE ESTABLISHMENT, MR. MONTERIO RESPONDED OPENING TO CLOSING..
NOV. 24, 1995 TO NOV. OF 1996 THE NUMBER OF TIMES THE POLICE RESPONDED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT FOR A NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS.
MR. MONTERIO TOOK TIME TO READ THE POLICE REPORTS AS HANDED TO HIM BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN. LOUD MUSIC MARCH
6, 1996.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN STATED THAT HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS CALLS FROM THE PEOPLE UPSTAIRS AND NEXT DOOR FOR THE LOUD MUSIC.
MR. MONTERIO ASKED HOW CAN HE KNOW THAT THE PEOPLE ARE CALLING FOR LOUD MUSIC WHEN THE MUSIC, IN HIS OPINION IS NOT LOUD.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN QUESTIONED AFTER HOUR CLEAN-UP AND LOUD MUSIC.
NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS IN THE BAR..
MR. MONTERIO STATED THAT HE BELIEVES THAT THIS IS A RACIAL PROBLEM. HE BELIEVES THIS IS THE PROBLEM.
COUNCILMAN CANVAN STATED THAT THIS IS NOT RACIAL.
MR. MONTERIO STATED THAT ALL HE HAS IS A JUKE BOX, IS A JUKE BOX CREATING ALL THIS PROBLEM.
COUNCILMAN FARRELL QUESTIONED THE LICENSE HOLDER.
COUNCILMAN FERRI STATED THAT PERHAPS A TIMER SHOULD BE PLACED ON THE JUKE BOX.
QUESTIONED THE APPLICANT FURTHER.
COUNCILMAN WEBER STATED THAT THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ARE WORKING PEOPLE WHO PERHAPS RETIRE EARLY.
COUNCILMAN WEBER STATED THAT HE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LISTEN TO THE JUKE BOX IN HIS HOME..RESPECTING THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE AROUND YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN ASKED IF HE LOST BUSINESS WHEN HE STOPPED THE LIVE BAND..DID YOU DROP OFF IN BUSINESS..WHY DON'T YOU GET RID OF JUKE BOX..
DISCUSSION CONTINUED BETWEEN MR. MONTERIO AND COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN.
COUNCILMAN FERRI STRONGLY URGES THAT MR. MONTERIO GET A TIMER. YOU CAN ADJUST LEVEL...COMMON SENSE.
LAST CALL 12:45 PATRONS MUST BE OUT OF CAFE AT 1:00 AM.
NOT ASKING A LOT AND THAT IS NOT RACIAL.
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN
OCT. 11, 1996 POLICE RECEIVED CALL OF A LOUD GROUP, TELEVISION BLARING...DO YOU REMEMBER... 20 MINUTES PAST 2 IN THE MORNING.
UNABLE TO SLEEP APARTMENT BELOW HER...LOWER THE TV..
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN RESIDENT IN AREA HAVE A RIGHT TO PEACE AND QUIET. STRONGLY URGE THAT THE PROBLEM BE
SOLVED.
MR. MONTERIO STATED THAT NO ONE LET HIM KNOW THAT THE MUSIC IS TO LOUD..
MAURICE HAMEL -OWNER OF THE BUILDING AT 200 CROSS ST. WILLING TO SWEAR UNDER OATH..THAT THERE ARE AFTER HOUR ACTIVITIES..
4 AND 5 AM PERSONS ARE STILL IN THE BUILDING AT THIS HOUR.
MR. HAMEL CONTINUED TO DISCUSS THE SITUATION.
PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE OUT AT 1:00 A.M.
LEASE HAS APPROXIMATE 5 YEARS TO CONTINUE....ANY ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES...NULL AND VOID. ITS NOT RACIAL...HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE OF NATIONALITY...NORMAL LETTING PEOPLE LIVE AND LET LIVE. CONTINUED TO TELL THE BAR OWNER THAT HE IS DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MOTION BY COUNCILMAN CANAVAN APPROVE RENEWAL FOR A PERIOD OF 3 MONTHS....SECOND FARRELL
COUNCILMAN FERRI COMMENTED TO MR. MONTERIO AND ASKED IF HE UNDERSTOOD WHAT IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL.
CCOUNCILMAN FARRELL YES
COUNCILMAN FERRI YES
COUNCILMAN WEBER YES
COUNCILMAN AUNCHMAN YES
COUNCILMAN CANAVAN YES
5-0
COUNCILMAN WEBER COMMENTED.
MOTION TO ADJOURN FARRELL SECOND WEBER TIME 8:55
INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED AVAILABLE UPON 72 HOUR REQUEST MADE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.