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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

October 23, 2019

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, October 23, 2019, at 6:53 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 – Councilor Kallman and Rudd

Chairperson Moran presides.

The reading of the records of October 9, 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 Cafe Ordway, for a license to have a Halloween Party at 3 Ordway Street, on Saturday, October 26, 2019, from 7:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m. LIC#14155

B. Petition of Pawtucket Film Festival Volunteers to have the 20th Annual Pawtucket Film Festival, at the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, 175 Main Street, on Friday, November 1, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, November 3, 2019, from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. LIC#14164

C. Petition of Sabor a Mar (Karen’s Restaurant LLC) to have a singer at 533 Weeden Street on Sunday, October 27, 2019, from 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. LIC#14162

Communication from McLaughlin & Moran, Inc. to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class A Liquor License of Liquor Shoppe (Liquor Shoppe Inc.) to Fernandez Brothers Liquors (Fernandez Brothers Liquors Corp) 155 Broad Street, in the total amount of $11,332.09. is READ AND ORDERD FILED.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

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

Communication from Paul J. Pisano, Esq., to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class A Liquor License of Liquor Shoppe (Liquor Shoppe Inc.) to Fernandez Brothers Liquors (Fernandez Brothers Liquors Corp) 155 Broad Street, in the total amount of $3,911.93 for MS Walker RI.

Communication from Sinapi Law Associates, Ltd., to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, objecting to the transfer of Class A Liquor License of Liquor Shoppe (Liquor Shoppe Inc.) to Fernandez Brothers Liquors (Fernandez Brothers Liquors Corp) 155 Broad Street, in the total amount of $19,548.90 for Rhode Island Distributing and $7,348.17 Horizon Beverage.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilors Barry, 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 IS TAKEN UP:

CLASS A Transfer –

Fernandez Brothers Liquors (Fernandez Brothers Liquors Corp) 155 Broad Street, LIC#14133

(Transfer from Liquor Shoppe (Liquor Shoppe Inc))

Speaking in favor is Jennifer Allen, Esq., 3 Pearl Street, Stoughton, MA, attorney for the applicant and Rafael Fernandez, 10 Elmwood CT, Mansfield, MA, the applicant.

Ms. Allen states that her client purchased the business and property.

Mr. Fernandez has been in liquor business for 15 years, he will run the business.

He states that this will be his only store and there will be no employees at this time. The hours will be the same.

Ms. Allen states that her client never had any violations in Massachusetts.

Also speaking is Alexander Parmenidez, 13 Elias Street, Cumberland, RI.

Mr. Parmenidez states that he was the real estate agent that was helping with the land purchase. He states that Mr. Fernandez was looking for a property in Rhode Island. He will be working with the Pawtucket Business Development Corporation.

There are no other speakers.

The hearing is closed.

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR VITALI.

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

CLASS A Transfer –

Fernandez Brothers Liquors (Fernandez Brothers Liquors Corp) 155 Broad Street, LIC#14133

(Transfer from Liquor Shoppe (Liquor Shoppe Inc))

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS TAKE UP:

Application for Expansion of Premise from Polish American Citizen Club, to Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners, requesting permission to serve food and alcoholic beverages in the fenced in area at 244 Annie Street, on Saturday, November 2, 2019, from 3:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. LIC#14161

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilors Araujo, Barry and Vitali, the following license is APPROVED with the following amendment and stipulation, on a majority voice vote:

Stipulation.

No Entertainment outside.

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Vitali, the meeting is adjourned at 7:06 p.m.