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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

November 18, 2019

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Monday, November 18, 2019, at 6:58 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

Present – Chairperson Moran, Councilors Araujo, Barry, Mercer, Vasquez, Vitali and Wildenhain.

Absent – Councilors Kallman and Rudd.

Chairperson Moran presides.

The reading of the records of November 6, 2019 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 Juventude Club (Juventude RI Social Club), for a license to conduct a New Years Event, at 245 Esten Avenue on Wednesday, December 31, 2019, from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. LIC#14196

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New-

Borealis Coffee Company (Borealis Coffee Company, LLC) 241 Grotto Avenue, LIC#14197

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class Renewals –

Bill’s Pizza (Ayala Enterprises LLC) 605 Smithfield Ave. LIC#4783

Bravo Supermarket (Marotta Food Corp.) 300 Barton St. LIC#7709

California Taco (Sipaque LLC) 877 Central Ave. LIC#10264

Cuisine Del Mar (Cuisine Del Mar LLC) 445 Lonsdale Ave. LIC#7720

Duck & Bunny (The Duck & Bunny LLC) 1005 Main St. LIC#13648

Eurest Dining Services (Compass Group USA Inc.) 1011 Newport Ave. LIC#12033

Eurest Dining Services (Compass Group USA Inc.) 1027 Newport Ave. LIC#12034

Papa John’s Pizza (Ahmad Pizza LLC) 379 Smithfield Ave. LIC#13187

Subway (Scetta Corporation Inc.) 745 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#11500

Sunoco (A.S.H. LLC) 81 School St. LIC#7880

Thai Basil (Thai Basil LLC) 486 Newport Ave. LIC #11324

West Mart Convenience & Smoke Shop (Little Red LLC) 248 West Ave. LIC#12362

Communication from McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class A from Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (Chhem & Phul LLC) to Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (City Boy LLC) 380 Cottage Street, in the amount of $8,000.16. is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the agenda is amended to include the following claim, on a unanimous voice vote:

Communication from Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class A Liquor License of Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (Chhem & Phul LLC) to Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (City Boy LLC) 380 Cottage Street, in the amount of $16,072.42 for Rhode Island Distributing and $1,854.84 for Horizon Beverages.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following communication is 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 A – Transfer

Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (City Boy LLC) 380 Cottage Street.

(transfer from Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (Chhem & Phul LLC)

Speaking in favor is Nicholas Hemond, 1 Turks Head Place, Providence, RI, attorney for applicant.

Also present is George Kollie, 67 Red Brook Lane, West Warwick, RI, applicant.

Mr. Hemond states that Mr. Kollie is the sole owner of City Boy LLC.

Mr. Hemond states that all claims will be paid.

This is his first business for Mr. Kollie in the alcoholic beverages business. He has other business experience, including a clothing store in Providence.

Mr. Kollie has been in training with his friend who owns a liquor store in Providence.

Mr. Kollie is tips certified. He will have two to three employees.

There are no other speakers.

The hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WILDENHAIN.

Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilor Barry, the following license is APPROVED PENDING THE SETTLEMENT OF ALL OUTSTANDING CLAIMS, on a unanimous voice vote:

CLASS A – Transfer

Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (City Boy LLC) 380 Cottage Street.

(transfer from Pawtucket Wine & Spirits (Chhem & Phul LLC)

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

CLASS BV (Victualer) New –

Miss Lorraine Diner (Good Eats Inc.) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#14170®

Speaking in favor is Michael Arena, 5 Red Oak Drive, Cranston, RI, applicant.

Also speaking in favor is John Savage, 136 Transit Street, Providence, RI., property owner.

Mr. Arena has been in this business over 30 years.

Mr. Savage owns the mill; he renovated diner. He asked Mr. Arena to run it.

The diner will be open at 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. mostly and possibly until10:00 p.m. on Fridays.

He will serve diner food up front and will have a bar in the back room.

There will be up to 20 employees.

Capacity is 112.

Mr. Arena owns Amanda’s Kitchen.

Mr. Savage checked out Mr. Arena’s other businesses before asking him to run this one.

There are no other speakers.

The hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR BARRY.

Upon motion made by Councilor Barry, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following license is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote:

CLASS BV (Victualer) New –

Miss Lorraine Diner (Good Eats Inc.) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#14170®

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

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –

Miss Lorraine Diner (Good Eats Inc.) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#14171

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

CLASS BV (Victualer) New –

TO’S Bar & Grill (T O B G Inc.) 562 Newport Avenue, LIC#14188®

Speaking in favor is Timothy O’Riley, 43 Armistice Boulevard, Pawtucket, RI, and Jay Amin, 52 Greenfield Road, Cumberland, RI, applicants.

The business will be where former Queenies’ Deck was.

Mr. O’Riley is a Pawtucket resident and has been in this business in Providence since 2005.

It will be a neighborhood Bar & Grill. He let other pub owners know of his plans.

He will open the deck.

He will have big sandwiches at Pawtucket prices.

He hopes to open in December.

There are no other speakers.

The hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

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

CLASS BV (Victualer) New –

TO’S Bar & Grill (T O B G Inc.) 562 Newport Avenue, LIC#14188®

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

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –

TO’S Bar & Grill (T O B G Inc.) 562 Newport Avenue, LIC#14187

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Barry, the meeting is adjourned at 7:23 p.m.