Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

March 25, 2015

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 7:14 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. 

 

Present – Chairperson Moran, Councilors, Barry, Bray, Cano, Hodge, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – 0.

 

Chairperson Moran presides.

 

 

The reading of the records of March 11, 2015 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk.

 

 

*THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

ENTERTAINMENT –

 

B.  Petition of Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre, to conduct a Gamm Gala 2015 at Pawtucket Armory, 72 Exchange Street, on Monday, March 30, 2015 from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm., LIC#10607

 

 

HOLIDAY Renewals –

 

Advance Auto Parts #7194 (Advance Stores Company Inc.) 368 Cottage St. LIC#8533

Central Mart & Deli (Central Mart & Deli, Inc.) 655 Central Ave. LIC#9182

Darlington Market (Darlington Market Inc.) 614 Central Ave. LIC#3216

Hess 39504 (Hess Retail Operations, LLC) 250 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#3207

Family Dollar #6933 (Family Dollar Stores of RI Inc.) 502 Broadway, LIC#3175

Family Dollar #2095 (Family Dollar Stores of RI Inc.) 320 Dexter St. LIC#3275

Family Dollar #2447 (Family Dollar Stores of RI Inc.) 295 Armistice Blvd. LIC#8440

McCoy Market (McCoy Market Inc.)  171 South Bend St. LIC#4864

Pawtucket Fish Market (Flor Di Brava Inc.) 593 Weeden St. LIC#5492

RI Market 2 (Kool Zone Inc.) 148 Broad St. LIC#8516

Rose Bud Florist (Rose Bud Florist, Inc.) 386 Central Ave. LIC#3236

Sam’s Food Stores (SNK Inc.) 151 Benefit St. LIC#5203

 

KENNEL Renewal –

 

Ocean Dog Club (Ocean Dog Club LLC) 245 Esten Avenue, LIC#5487

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Hodge, the agenda is amended to include the following police report:

 

Report from Pawtucket Police Department, Incident #15-1272-OF, dated March 15, 2015, to Pawtucket City Council, regarding Weeden Street Auto (Weeden Street Auto Sales & Service LLC) 616 Weeden Street.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Hodge, the following Report is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

Report from Pawtucket Police Department, Incident #15-1272-OF, dated March 15, 2015, to Pawtucket City Council, regarding Weeden Street Auto (Weeden Street Auto Sales & Service LLC) 616 Weeden Street.

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

 

With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Hodge, is PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to issue a summons to Weeden Street Auto (Weeden Street Auto Sales & Service LLC) 616 Weeden Street, to appear at an INFORMAL HEARING on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, for the following reasons:

 

Incident of 3/15/2015 regarding vehicles parked illegally on the sidewalk of Samuel Avenue, the storage of unregistered vehicles, as well as the storage of junk parts, tires and/or auto related debris.

 

 

 

Communication from Paul King, Chief of Police, to Council President David Moran and Members of the City Council. (Background check for Power Home Remodeling Group) is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 11, 2015, AND IS AGAIN TAKEN UP AND IS DENIED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

DOOR-TO-DOOR SOLICITATION New –

 

Power Home Remodeling Group, 200 West Street, Waltham, MA LIC#10501

DRIVERS:     Motsis, Chris, 27 Cavour Circle, West Boylston, MA

Powers, Brian, 92 Cedarwood Road, Hanover, MA

Robichau, John, 98 Bayridge Lane, Duxbury, MA

Donovan, Thomas, 70 Moritz Road, Marshfield, MA

Dingfelder, James, 32 Cross Street, Waltham, MA

TO SOLICIT: Free Estimates on Windows and Roofing

LOCATION:  All of Pawtucket

 

 

 

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING PETITION, WHICH WAS SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP:

 

Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC, for license to conduct Athletic Games (games or exhibitions of Baseball) in McCoy Stadium, Columbus Avenue, on the following Sundays: April 19, May 3, 17, 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23, September 6, 13, 20, 2015 LIC#10364

 

There are no speakers.

 

The Hearing is closed.

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSE ARE TAKEN UP:  

 

Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC, for license to conduct Athletic Games (games or exhibitions of Baseball) in McCoy Stadium, Columbus Avenue, on the following Sundays: April 19, May 3, 17, 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23, September 6, 13, 20, 2015 LIC#10364

 

 

 

ENTERTAINMENT –

 

A.  Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC., to conduct Fireworks Display Illumination Shows in McCoy Stadium, on May 25, June 13, 27, July 2, 3,  August 8, and September 6, 2015, LIC#10365

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

 

Councilor Mercer moves that the following two petitions be POSTPONED until the April 8, 2015 meeting, and the PawSox are requested to provide the Board with two years of average attendance figures for all games, for Sunday games and for games at which there are fireworks displays:

 

Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC, for license to conduct Athletic Games (games or exhibitions of Baseball) in McCoy Stadium, Columbus Avenue, on the following Sundays: April 19, May 3, 17, 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23, September 6, 13, 20, 2015 LIC#10364

 

ENTERTAINMENT –

 

A.  Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC., to conduct Fireworks Display Illumination Shows in McCoy Stadium, on May 25, June 13, 27, July 2, 3,  August 8, and September 6, 2015, LIC#10365

 

There is no second.

 

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER:

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilors Barry and Hodge, the following Petition is POSTPONED until the April 8, 2015 meeting, and the PawSox are requested to provide the Board with two years of average attendance figures for all games at which there are fireworks displays and all other games, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

ENTERTAINMENT –

 

A.  Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC., to conduct Fireworks Display Illumination Shows in McCoy Stadium, on May 25, June 13, 27, July 2, 3,  August 8, and September 6, 2015, LIC#10365

 

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCIL BARRY:

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Hodge, the following petition is APPROVED on a majority voice vote:

 

Petition of Pawtucket Red Sox Baseball Club, LLC, for license to conduct Athletic Games (games or exhibitions of Baseball) in McCoy Stadium, Columbus Avenue, on the following Sundays: April 19, May 3, 17, 31, June 14, 28, July 12, 26, August 9, 23, September 6, 13, 20, 2015 LIC#10364

 

Councilor Mercer votes no. 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

 

A.  Class F (Full Privilege) -

 

Petition of The Learning Community, to sell alcoholic beverages at an Annual Gala, at 175 Main Street, Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, on Friday, May 1, 2015 from 6:00 p.m. until 10:00 a.m., LIC#10609

 

B.  ENTERTAINMENT -

 

Petition of The Learning Community, to conduct Annual Gala, at 175 Main Street, Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, on Friday, May 1, 2015, from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., LIC#10608

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

 

A.  Class F-1 (Full Privilege) -

 

Petition of Pawtucket Arts Festival Committee to sell alcoholic beverages at the  PAF Fundraiser, at Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, 175 Main Street, on Tuesday, May 7, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. LIC#10625

 

B.  ENTERTAINMENT –

 

Petition of Pawtucket Arts Festival Committee for a license to conduct the PAF Fundraiser, at Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, 175 Main Street, on Tuesday May 7, 2015, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. LIC#10624

 

 

 

Communication from Ralph T. Garner, President, Country Lounge, Inc. to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, requesting a change in the d/b/a from Tommy’s Lounge to Pawtucket Patriot Bar & Grill, as well as requesting to remove the Thursday night Police detail is READ AND ORDERED FILED AND THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE BUSINESS NAME FROM TOMMY’S LOUNGE TO PAWTUCKET PATRIOT BAR & GRILL IS APPROVED AND  THE STIPULATION REQUIRING POLICE DETAILS ON THURSDAY NIGHT IS REMOVED, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Hodge, seconded by Councilors Barry and Rudd, the meeting is adjourned at 7:51 p.m.