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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners
April 7, 2021
A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at 6:55 p.m., via videoconference on ZOOM during the COVID-19 pandemic, per Governor’s orders up to and including 21-30. 
Present – Chairperson Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Russ, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Absent – 0.
(Councilor Ama Amponsah passed away on April 4, 2021)
Chairperson Moran presides.
The reading of the records of March 24, 2021 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk, on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
*THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
*PETITION FOR LICENSE:
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND SECOND HAND SHOP LICENSES (CLASS A & B) (Selling used automobiles and parts) Renewals -
**Carlos’ Auto Sales and Service (D & D Tire Service Inc.) 1117 Central Ave. LIC#2428 #2429
**Cartex Auto Sales (Cartex Auto Sales LLC) 540 Weeden St. LIC#7362 #7363
Champion Collision and Sales (Champion Collision and Sales Inc.) 41 Congress St. LIC#2499 #2500
**Coastal Auto Sales (Coastal Collision & Towing Inc.) 540 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2409 #2410
Crown Auto Sales (Crown Collision Center Inc.) 180 Broadway LIC#2208 #2209
Darlington Auto Sales and Auto Body (Darlington Auto Body, Inc.) 156 Benefit St. LIC#2293 #2294
**Dorman’s Auto Center (Dorman’s Auto Center Inc.) 434 Prospect St. LIC#2404 #2405
**FSA Auto Sales & Repair (1st Stop Automotive Inc.) 624 York Ave. LIC#2393 #2394
**Hernandez Auto Sales (Hernandez Auto Sales, Inc.) 610 Weeden St. LIC#12052 #12001
Industrial Motors (Industrial Motors Inc.) 31 Link St. LIC#2089 #2090
**Jack & Son Auto Sales & Service (Jack & Son Auto Sales & Service Inc.) 1012 Main St. LIC#2342 #2343
Jim’s Auto Sales and Auto Body Works (Jim’s Auto Sales and Auto Body Works, Inc.) 1153 Central Ave. LIC#2156 #2157
**King’s Service Center (King’s Service Center Inc.) 231 Japonica St. LIC#7783 #7784
Lindbergh Auto Sales (Lindbergh Auto Body, Inc.) 58 Smithfield Ave. LIC#2396 #2397
**OnSite Truck Repair & Auto Sales (OnSite Truck Repair, Inc.) 34-38 Colfax Street, LIC#9216 #10987
Perlows Auto Sales (Perlow, Steven B) 56 Nashua St. LIC#2139 #2140 ($655.00 total)
**Perlows Summit Service (Perlow’s Auto Parts Inc.) 1028 Main St. LIC#2413 #2414
**Precision Harley Davidson (Precision Harley-Davidson Inc.) 269 Armistice Blvd. LIC#2143 #2144
**Richmond Motor Sales (Richmond Motor Sales Inc.) 519 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#7813 #7812
**RS Auto Sales & Rental (R. Sandoval LLC) 765 Main St. LIC#12291 #12292
Smithfield Motor Sales (Smithfield Motor Sales Inc.) 527 Smithfield Ave. LIC#2165 #2166
Steingold Volvo (Steingold Auto Sales Ltd.) 766 Broadway LIC#2234 #2235
**Tiki’s Auto Sales (RZG Inc.) 66 Hilton St. LIC#4887 #4891
**Tiki’s Auto Sales Annex (RZG Inc.) 772 Main St. LIC#5071 #5091
Tomasso’s Auto Sales (Swedish Motors Ltd.) 729 East Ave. LIC#2073 #2074
**U-Haul Center of Pawtucket (U-Haul Company of Rhode Island Inc.) 2 Lonsdale Ave. LIC#2387 #2388
United Car Rental (United Car Rental Inc.) 1562 Newport Ave. LIC#5994 #5997
**Weeden Street Auto (Weeden Street Auto Sales & Service LLC) 616 Weeden St. LIC#9460 #9574
**Wheels of Freedom (Wheels of Freedom Inc.) 121 Benefit St. LIC#2316 #2317
AUTO REPAIR SHOP & SECOND HAND SHOP CLASS B (Parts Only) Renewals -
A & E Auto (Marques Auto Works LLC) 50 Alden St. LIC#13064 #13063
Broadway Tire and Auto (BEC, Corp) 588 Broadway, LIC#10216 #10217
BTS Tire & Service Store (BTS Co Inc.) 580 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2463 #2464
Central Auto Radiator (Central Auto Radiator Inc.) 188 Pine St LIC#2034 #2035
CJ’s Auto Repair (CJ’s Auto Repair, LLC) 252 Cottage St. LIC#14386 #14340
Classic Cycles Restoration (Farias, Duarte M.) 540 Weeden St. LIC#11837 #11838
Fairlawn Auto Service & Tech (Fairlawn Auto Service & Tech, LLC) 526 Weeden St. LIC#11386 #11387
G & H Vehicle Repair (G & H Vehicle Repair, Inc.) 433 Broadway, LIC#9583 #9584
Lando’s Towing & Auto Service (Lando’s Towing & Auto Service LLC) 581 Weeden St. LIC#14107 #14106
M & G Auto Body (M & G Auto Body, Inc.) 519 Broadway, LIC#2495 #2496
Ocean State Collision Center (Ocean State Collision Center, Inc.) 286 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#9626 #9627
Pawtucket Auto Body (Pawtucket Automotive, Inc.) 262 Broadway, LIC#11534 #11533
**Pinto’s Truck Repair (Pinto’s Auto and Truck Repair, LLC) 65 Woodlawn Ave. LIC#14476 #14475
**Tony & Sons Auto Service (Tony & Sons Auto Service Inc.) 551 Central Ave. LIC#2459 #2460
Triton Fleet Services (Triton Fleet Services, Inc.) 350 Walcott St. LIC#5916 #5917
Warren Tire (Warren Tire Inc.) 420 Broadway LIC#2266 #2267
Yankee Auto Electric (Yankee Auto Electric Co., Inc.) 156 Division St. LIC#2453 #2454
SECOND HAND SHOP ONLY (Class A – Used Automobiles Only) Renewals -
**Benefit Auto Sales (Benefit Auto Sales Inc.) 795 Broadway, LIC#2551
Cove Metal Company (Ajax Auto Parts Co.) 160 Grenville St. LIC#2622
Dorman’s Auto Center Annex (Dorman’s Auto Center, Inc. - Annex) 124 Beverage Hill Ave. LIC#2569
Independent Auto Sales (Dunn, Thomas P.) 379 Roosevelt Ave. LIC#2519
Nicali Auto Outlet (Albuquerque, Antonio) 1 Dunnell Lane LIC#2597
Perlow’s Auto Sale Annex (Perlow, Steven) 589 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2603
Sousa’s Auto Sales and ES Body (Sousa’s Auto Sales and Auto Body Inc.) 1442 Newport Ave. LIC#2573
SECOND HAND SHOP ONLY (Class B – Used Parts) Renewals -
AutoZone #103747 (AutoZone Parts, Inc.) 262 Barton St. LIC#11789
North Atlantic Starter Drive (North Atlantic Drive & Solenoid Co. Inc.) 741 Broadway LIC#2617
Scarborough Faire (Scarborough Faire Inc.) 587 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2537
AUTO REPAIR SHOP ONLY Renewals-
Candeias Auto Service (Candeias Auto Service, Inc.) 35 Cedar St. LIC#2487
D & R Automotives (D & R Automotives, LLC) 21 Slade St. LIC#2481
**Honest Mechanix (Honest Mechanix LLC) 441 Prospect St. LIC#11557
Jamie’s Performance Muffler Shop (Sousa, Jamie) 45 Alden St. LIC#12404
**Jerry’s Service (Jerry’s Service, Inc.) 756 East Ave. LIC#2395
J & J Auto Repair (Calero, Jeovany & Fuerte, Abel A.) 511 Broadway LIC#2201
Joe's Cedar Street Shell (Bento, Jose S.) 71 Cedar St. LIC#2022
**J.S. Automotive (Soares, Joao) 27 Centre St. LIC#7099
Kelley's Transmission Center (Kelley’s Transmission Center, Inc.) 446 Central Ave. LIC#11378
Leer’s Auto Body (Leer’s Auto Body, Inc.) 276 Beverage Hill Ave. LIC#2427
Loureiro’s Auto Repair (Loureiro, Joaquim A.) 28 Willard St. LIC#2102
Manny’s Service Center (Manny's Service Center, Inc.) 645 Armistice Blvd. LIC#2297
**Manny’s Transmission (Rojas, Manuel A.) 1114 Newport Ave. LIC#2438
**Mike’s Truck & Trailer Repair (Mike’s Truck and Trailer Repair Inc.) 447 York Ave. LIC#2432
Monro Muffler (Monro Muffler Brake, Inc.) 1427 Newport Ave. LIC#2379
Paine's Service Station (Paine’s Service Station, LLC) 344 Armistice Blvd. LIC#2130
Perry’s Automotive (Perry’s Automotive LLC) 45 Alden St. LIC#2406
Standard Auto Body (Standard Auto Body, Inc.) 379 Roosevelt Ave. LIC#2171
Towner Design Build (Towner Design Build, Inc.) 80 Dean St. LIC#14123
SECOND HAND SHOP (Class C – Used Miscellaneous Merchandise) Renewals -
BJN (BJN LLC) 146 Broad St. LIC#8477
Dick’s Sport & Hobby Shop (Byers, Richard) 460 Smithfield Ave. LIC#2510
**Family Savers (De Andrade, Luis) 341 Weeden St. LIC#13042
Kitchen Guys (Kitchen Guys Inc.) 299 Walcott St. LIC#11563
National Wrecking (National Wrecking Co. Inc.) 130 Grotto Ave. LIC#2623
New to You (ARC of Blackstone Valley) 541 Armistice Blvd. LIC#2582 (tax exempt)
Rhode Island Antiques Mall (Rhode Island Antiques Company Inc.) 345 Fountain St. LIC#2641
Stillwater Books (Stillwater River Publications, LLC) 171 Main St. LIC#12907
AUTOMOBILE JUNKYARD Renewals -
A. Adams Auto Parts (Perlow, Steven B.) 589 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2477
Cove Metal Company (Ajax Auto Parts Co.) 160 Grenville St. LIC#2478
National Wrecking (National Wrecking Co. Inc.) 130 Grotto Ave. LIC#2673
WHOLESALE JUNK LICENSES Renewals –
A. Adams Auto Parts (Perlow, Steven B.) 589 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#2636
Berger & Company Recycling (Berger & Company Recycling, Inc.) 126 Front St. LIC#2637
**Bumper World (Bumper World, Inc.) 10 Dunnell Lane LIC#6615
Cove Metal Company (Ajax Auto Parts Co.) 160 Grenville St. LIC#2635
National Wrecking (National Wrecking Co. Inc.) 130 Grotto Ave. LIC#2640
New England Gold & Silver (New England Gold & Silver, LLC) 1571 Newport Ave. LIC#7723
RETAIL JUNK LICENSE Renewals -
National Wrecking (National Wrecking Co., Inc.) 130 Grotto Ave. LIC#2634
PAWN SHOP Renewal -
BJN (BJN LLC) 146 Broad St. LIC#8478
DOOR-TO-DOOR -
Trinity Solar (Trinity Solar Inc.) 2211 Allenwood Road, Wall, NJ, LIC#14602
PEDDLER: Charles Rego 324 Newman Avenue, LIC#14621 (New)
HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewals –
All in One Market (C & J Trading, Inc.) 454 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#11770
Dollar Tree #5569 (Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.) 609 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#9635
Family Dollar #26933 (Family Dollar Stores of RI Inc.) 502 Broadway, LIC#3175
Sunoco (A.S.H. LLC) 81 School St. LIC#7879
HOLIDAY LICENSE New -
Bestway Food Store (Madni Corp) 823 Newport Avenue, LIC#14630
(Prev. Bestway (823 Newport Ave., Inc.)
VICTALLING HOUSE FIRST CLASS New –
Pawtucket Avenue Pizza (Pawtucket Avenue Pizza Inc.) 287 Pawtucket Avenue, LIC#14633
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP (The public was allowed to participate electronically):
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
El Rincon Costeno (Angieliz 605 Broadway LLC) 605 Broadway, LIC#14618®
(Prev. Broadways Bar & Kitchen)
Speaking in favor is Indira Ruiz, 26 Oak Grove Boulevard, North Providence, RI, applicant.
Ms. Ruiz states that she has no experience in this type of business.
Ms. Ruiz and her brother will run the business.
The hours will be from 6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
There will be no DJ, just speakers inside the building.
There are no other speakers.
The hearing is closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR WILDENHAIN.
Upon motion made by Councilor Wildenhain, seconded by Councilors Araujo, Schuette and Vasquez, the following public hearing is closed and the application is POSTPONED until April 21, 2021, on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
El Rincon Costeno (Angieliz 605 Broadway LLC) 605 Broadway, LIC#14618®
(Prev. Broadways Bar & Kitchen)
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 21, 2021, ON A UNANIOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1ST Class New -
El Rincon Costeno (Angieliz 605 Broadway LLC) 605 Broadway, LIC#14617
(Prev. Broadways Bar & Kitchen)
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP (The public was allowed to participate electronically):
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) Change of Name and Use –
Mangos Hookah Lounge (Princess Investments LLC) 17 Exchange Street, LIC#14600® (ent)
(change to Hookah Lounge - formerly Mangos)
There are no speakers.
The hearing is continued until April 21, 2021.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.
Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Mercer, the following public hearing is continued and the application is POSTPONED until April 21, 2021, on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) Change of Name and Use –
Mangos Hookah Lounge (Princess Investments LLC) 17 Exchange Street, LIC#14600® (ent)
(change to Mangos Hookah Lounge - formerly Mangos)
PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKE UP:
EXPANSION OF PREMISE Outdoor Seating –
CLASS B (VICTUALER) -
Sabor A Mar (Karen’s Restaurant LLC) 533 Weeden St. LIC#14620
Speaking is John Fields, 3 Lockbridge Street, Pawtucket, RI.
Mr. Fields asks the board members if they received the letters he emailed to them. He apologizes for the grammar errors in the letters.
Mr. Fields states that he has a very small restaurant. He states that when he first opened, everyone knew his chef; many people came, in which case there was a lot of alcohol. They immediately shut it down. He went after a family restaurant. They don’t have a bar crowd. They don’t have a drink crowd. It’s a family restaurant.
There are 30 seats in the place. With COVID, there are a lot less. The dining area is 20 x 20 with an 8 x 10 bar area. There are only four seats there and they are using only two.
He would like to have outdoor seating. There were no problems in the past; no drinking problems. He knows there have been some issues with someone urinating in front of a neighbor’s house. Mr. Fields lives next door to him. He mentions a back story that he doesn’t discuss. He spoke with Michelle (Deputy Clerk Michelle Hardy) a couple of months ago, who informed him that this has happened more than once, which he was not aware of. When the neighbor complained to him, the next morning he had a port-a-john installed. He is not saying that that will cure the problem, but he at least tried to address it.
He would like to have outdoor seating. When he first opened, he took all his parking spots and put out tables and chairs, which took all his parking, which caused congestion in the streets. He states that he has a backyard, which is almost 900 square feet. If he gets the license, he will put all the tables and chairs back there. It’s a fenced-in area. He will get all his parking back.
As for having an outdoor bar, he has a Quonset hut that has storage for the restaurant. He states that when they had outdoor dining, they set up a waitress station with a drink station out there, which he didn’t know was illegal; otherwise, he wouldn’t have done it. He states that they are just a small family restaurant and they are trying to survive.
Councilor Rudd states that awhile back there were a couple of incidents from the outdoor seating, so he put a pause on it. He was inclined to approve it tonight, but he got several calls from the neighbors. He wants the business to succeed, but he can’t approve this based on what happened in the past. He knows that you can’t always control all of your clientele. He states that if he didn’t get any calls and there were no problems since, he was going to approve it. But once he got the calls, he had to put the neighbors interests first. Therefore, he was not going to be able to approve this.
Mr. Fields states that there are seven houses on his street and six of them are his customers. There is one gentleman who has lived there his whole life. He is the only one who complains. No matter what Mr. Fields does right or wrong, he is going to complain.
Councilor Rudd states that he got complaints from four of the residents.
There are no other speakers.
The hearing is closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.
Upon motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Mercer, the Board approves the motion to DENY the application for Expansion of Premise, on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
EXPANSION OF PREMISE Outdoor Seating –
CLASS B (VICTUALER) -
Sabor A Mar (Karen’s Restaurant LLC) 533 Weeden St. LIC#14620
A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR A LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, IS TAKEN UP (The public was allowed to participate electronically):
CLASS B (Victualer) New -
Caribbean Delights (The Hummingbird Syndicate Inc.) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#14575®
There are no speakers.
The hearing is continued until April 21, 2021.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.
Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Rudd, the following public hearing is continued and the application is POSTPONED until April 21, 2021, a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (Victualer) New -
Caribbean Delights (The Hummingbird Syndicate Inc.) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#14575®
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 21, 2021, ON A UNANIOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1ST Class New -
Caribbean Delights (The Hummingbird Syndicate Inc.) 250 Main Street, LIC#14576
Communication from Captain David Holden, Pawtucket Police, to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners. (Incident at Punto Final Hookah Bar and Lounge (Punto Final LLC) 31 Summer Street) is READ AND ORDERED FILED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR RUDD.
With majority consent of the Board, the following motion made by Councilor Rudd, seconded by Councilor Araujo, is PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
The Clerk is instructed to issue a summons to Punto Final Hookah Bar and Lounge (Punto Final LLC) 31 Summer Street, to appear at a FORMAL HEARING on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, for the following reasons:
1. On or about March 14, 2021: Operating after hours. (See attached police report.) (Violation of R.I. Gen. Laws § 3-7-7, Pawtucket Ordinance § 108-18 and Rule 1.4.18 of the RI Department of Business Administration – Liquor Control Administration entitled “Hours of Business – Retail”).
2. On or about March 14, 2021, use of Hookah Water Pipes by patrons within the licensed premises in violation of Section 7.4.1.(A)(11) of the Safe Regulations, which prohibits the use of hookah or waterpipes indoors, during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Communication from Captain David Holden, Pawtucket Police, to the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners. (Incident at Fab City Cigar Lounge (Fab City Cigar Lounge Inc) 1438 Newport Avenue) is READ AND ORDERED FILED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUCNILOR MERCER.
With majority consent of the Council, the following motion made by Councilor Mercer, on behalf of Council President Moran, seconded by Councilors Wildenhain, is PASSED on a roll call vote, as follows:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Mercer, Rudd, Schuette, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
The Clerk is instructed to send a communication to Tina Goncalves, Chief of Police, requesting that she have a detail officer placed in the area around the intersection of Newport Avenue and Benefit Street, on Friday and Saturday nights, between the hours of 9:30 p.m. and 1:30 a.m., for a period of eight weeks, beginning on Friday, April 9, 2021. The cost of the detail should be paid with city funds. This request is in light of the recent shootings in the area.
Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the meeting is adjourned at 7:36 p.m.