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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

June 21, 2017

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, June 21, 2017, at 7:58 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

Present – Chairperson Moran, Councilors Barry, Cano, Kallman, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault, Vitali and Wildenhain.

Absent – 0.

Chairperson Moran presides.

The reading of the records of June 7, 2017 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 –

A. Petition of Casa De Oracion Getsemani for a license to conduct an “Impacting the City” (community event) at 38 Park Street, (Street closing - Park Street from Lupine Street to Laurel Street) on Saturday, July 29, 2017, at 12:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. LIC#12565

B. Petition of Pawtucket Central Falls Development for a license to conduct a Branch Street Block Party, at Branch Street, North of East Street (on PCF Property), on Saturday, June 24, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. LIC#12547

C. Petition of Pawtucket Arts Festival for a license to conduct a Fundraiser at Machines with Magnets, 400 Main Street, on June 29, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. LIC#12570

AUTO REPAIR SHOP & SECOND HAND SHOP CLASS B (Parts Only) Renewal -

Complete Auto Reconditioning (Furtado, Joseph) 195 York Ave. LIC#7572 #7573

INTELLIGENCE OFFICE Renewals -

Add Temps (Additional Personnel Inc.) 17 Dexter St. LIC#3296

Debbie’s Staffing Services (Debbie’s Staffing Services Inc.) 125 Broad Street, LIC#10817

Ser-Jobs For Progress (Ser-Jobs For Progress, Inc.) 100 East Ave. LIC#4691

MOBILE FOOD VENDOR Renewal –

Big Freezy (Rutz, Darin) 721 Rathbun Street, Blackstone, MA LIC#11641

DRIVER: Rutz, Darin, 721 Rathbun Street, Blackstone, MA

PEDDLE: Food

LOCATION: All Streets not in Residential Zones

HAWKER LICENSE New –

New England Novelty (Lambert, Keith) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, Pawtucket, RI, LIC#11565

HAWKER: Lambert, Keith, 1455 Wallum Lake Road, Pascoag, RI

HAWKER: Shaw, Neil, 53 Parker Street, Attleboro, MA, LIC#11567

TO HAWK: Fireworks

LOCATION: 1588 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket, RI

PUBLIC LAUNDRY Renewals -

**Angelica Textile Services (Angelica Textile Services Inc.) 482 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#3057

Bubble Wash (Dong, Su Ying) 472 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#10367

Central Laundry (Central Laundry Inc.) 614 Central Ave. LIC#4898

Coin-Op(Roselli,LindaM)504PawtucketAve.LIC#3049

Extreme Clean Laundry (Extreme Clean Laundry Inc.) 333 Armistice Blvd. LIC#3073

Freeway Laundry II (Cosann Laundry, Inc.) 280 Dexter St. LIC#3068

Freeway Laundry IV (RGD Laundry Inc.) 562 Broadway, LIC#7740

J & L Laundramat (Anjos Enterprises Inc.) 288 East Ave. LIC#3003

Langley's Laundry (Solola, Oladipo) 265 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#3041

Laundromax (Laundromax-Pawtucket, LLC)485 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#3069

New England Linen Supply (New England Linen Supply Inc.) 20 Rhode Island Ave. LIC#3021

Royal Cleaners (Royal Cleaners Inc.) 639 Cottage St. LIC#3042

Sparkle City Laundromat (Sparkle City Laundromat, Inc.) 192 Division St. LIC#9589

Stanley Systems Cleaners & Mr. USA (Leonard, George & Libie) 224 East Ave. LIC#3017

Swan Cleaners (Sanabria LLC) 371 Benefit St. LIC#4960

Top Notch Tailors & Dry Cleaning (Chabo, Rania) 113 Power Rd. LIC#11326

Washing Well Laundromat (Jazz-Monday, Inc.) 906 Main St. LIC#9991

PRIVATE DETECTIVE Renewals -

Big Brothers Investigation (Anter, Thomas J.) 54 Dora St. LIC#4682

Fernandes , Nicky J (Information With Integrity, Inc.) 155 Pleasant St. LIC#4738

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP:

CLASS B (Victuler) New -

Salt and Stir (Collazo Food and Beverage LLC) 27 Exchange Street, LIC#12481®

STIPULATION PER ZONING.

1. No dancing or live entertainment.

Speaking in favor is Alex Collazo, 28 Summer Street, Pawtucket, RI, applicant.

Mr. Collazo is Pawtucket and Central Falls resident of 20 years.

He has been in the hospitality industry for 15 years.

He states that we need more family sit-down restaurants in downtown.

He is renting the former Elks building; he wants to eventually use the entire building.

The hours will be 11:00 a.m. to midnight.

There will be 10 employees to begin with it; and it go up to 15 employees.

There is public parking and a lot across the street.

He hopes to open on September 1.

There are no other speakers.

The Hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilors Cano and Mercer , the following license is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote:

CLASS B (Victuler) New -

Salt and Stir (Collazo Food and Beverage LLC) 27 Exchange Street, LIC#12481®

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

VICTUALLING HOUSE New -

Salt and Stir (Collazo Food and Beverage LLC) 27 Exchange Street, LIC#12482

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Rudd, the agenda is amended to include the following claims, on a unanimous voice vote:

Communication from Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class B (Victualer) License of Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) transfer of 100% of stockholders, in the total amount of $603.16 for RI Distributing Co.

Communication from McLaughlin & Moran, Inc., to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class B (Victualer) License of Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) transfer of 100% of stockholders, in the total amount of $2,674.65.

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Rudd, the following communications are READ AND ORDERED FILED:

A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP:

CLASS B (Victuler) transfer of 100% of stockholders

Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) 451 Prospect Street, LIC#12539

Speaking in favor is Kenneth Kando, Esq., 875 Centerville Road, Warwick, RI, Attorney for the applicant.

Mr. Kando states that this is a transfer of 100% of stockholders.

He states that the current and new stockholders currently co-own the property.

There are no changes to the operation.

There are no other speakers.

The Hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.

Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilors Cano and Mercer, the following license is APPROVED, PENDING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL OUTSTENDING CLAIMS, on a unanimous voice vote:

CLASS B (Victuler) transfer of 100% of stockholders

Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) 451 Prospect Street, LIC#12539

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

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class - transfer of 100% of stockholders -

Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) 451 Prospect Street, LIC#12538

PINBALL & AMUSEMENT DEVICES transfer –

Rock’s Bar (Rock’s Bar Incorporated) 451 Prospect Street, (2) LIC#12550

POOL TABLE transfer -

Rock’s Bar (Rock's Bar Incorporated) 451 Prospect St. (1) LIC#12540

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

Class F -1 (Full Privilege)

A. Petition of the Church of the Assumption, (Greek Orthodox Church) 97 Walcott Street, to sell alcoholic beverages at the annual church festival on Friday, August 18, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., Saturday, August 19, 2017, from 12:00 noon until 10:00 p.m. and on Sunday, August 20, 2017 from 12:00 noon until 9:00 p.m., LIC#12574

B. ENTERTAINMENT

Petition of Church of the Assumption, (Greek Orthodox Church) to conduct a church festival at 97 Walcott Street, on Friday, August 18, 2017, from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, August 19, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Sunday, August 20, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., LIC#12573

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

ENTERTAINMENT -

A. Petition of Cretcheu Corp to conduct a St. John the Baptist Festival in the parking lot at 593 Weeden Street, on Saturdays, July 1, and August 12, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. LIC#12534

B. Communication from Kenneth Kando, Attorney for the applicant of Cretcheu Corp., d/b/a Cretcheu Grupo, 593 Weeden Street, to Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, requesting permission to serve food and alcoholic beverages and provide entertainment in the parking lot of 593 Weeden Street on Saturdays July 1, and August 12, 2017, from 12:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. is READ AND ORDERED FILED AND THE REQUEST IS APPROVED with the following stipulation on a unanimous voice vote:

STIPULATION.

1. No police detail needed.

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

A. Class F (Beer & Wine)

Petition of The Pawtucket Foundation, to sell beer and wine at a Fundraiser at Foolproof Brewing Co., 241 Grotto Avenue, on Saturday, August 5, 2017, from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. LIC#12533

B. ENTERTAINMENT -

Petition of The Pawtucket Foundation to have Augtober fest at Foolproof Brewing Co., 241 Grotto Avenue, on Saturday August 5, 2017, from 1:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. LIC#12532

Communication from Jennifer Dalton Vincent, Festival Director, Pawtucket Arts Festival, to the Pawtucket City Council. (Requesting a fee waiver for food Vendors during the Pawtucket Arts Festival) is READ AND ORDERED FILED AND THE REQUEST IS DENIED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:

Ayes – Councilors Cano, Kallman and Vitali.

Noes - Chairperson Moran, Councilors Barry, Mercer, Rudd, Tetreault and Wildenhain.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Tetreault, the meeting is adjourned at 8:19 p.m.