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Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners
July 21, 2021
A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 12:04 p.m., via videoconference on ZOOM during the COVID-19 pandemic, per Governor’s orders up to and including 21-72. 
Present – Chairperson Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
Absent – Councilors Rudd and Schuette.
(Councilor Clovis Gregor was sworn-in as the new City Councilor from District 5 on July 16, 2021)
Chairperson Moran presides.
The reading of the records of July 7, 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, Gregor, Mercer, 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, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
*PETITION FOR LICENSE:
Communication from Captain David Holden to the Honorable City Council and the Board of License Commissioners. (James Ryan, Post 33, 140 South Bend Street)
ENTERTAINMENT:
LAUNDRY Renewal –
Central Laundry (Central Laundry Inc.) 614 Central Ave LIC#4898
SIGN PERMIT Renewals -
Apex Tire & Service Center (Apex Tire & Service Center, LLC) 33 Main St. (2) LIC#3320
Forget Me Not Gallery (Samaritans, Inc.) 67 Park Place, (1) LIC#8005
Paint and Vino (Paint and Vino LLC) 150 Main St. (1) LIC#9316
Stillwater Books (Stillwater River Publications, LLC) 171 Main St. (1) LIC#13368
Communication from William Vieira, Director, Zoning & Code Enforcement, to Iwona Wypasek, Municipal Office Supervisor/License Clerk. (No citations for Waste Haulers in the last 12 months)
WASTE HAULERS Renewals –
Commonwealth Waste Transportation, LLC, 1175 Turnpike Street, North Andover, MA, (17) LIC#14593
Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal (Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal Inc.) 41 Diane Drive, Coventry, RI, (2) LIC#7799
MTG Disposal (MTG Disposal LLC) 19 Industrial Way, Seekonk, MA (7) LIC#5765
Rambone Disposal Service (Rambone Disposal Service, Inc.) 2153 Plainfield Pike, Johnston, RI, (2) LIC#3357
RI Junk Guy (Gomes, Andrew) 2 Bensley Street, Pawtucket, RI (1) LIC#14582
Roll-A-Way Disposal (Roll-A-Way Disposal Inc.) 86 Knight Street, Warwick, RI, 02886 (7) LIC#3346
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Petition of Clube Social Portugues for a license to conduct an Annual Outdoor Picnic/Feast, at 174 Portuguese Social Club Way, (parking lot) on Friday, August 27, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, August 28, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, August 29, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and requesting to close Portuguese Social Club Way. LIC#14790
B. EXPANSION OF PREMISE – ONE DAY-
Application for Expansion of Premise for Clube Social Portugues to conduct an Annual Outdoor Feast/Festival and to have entertainment, serve food and alcoholic beverages at 174 Portuguese Social Club Way, (parking lot) on Friday, August 27, 2021, from 3:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Saturday, August 28, 2021, from 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., and Sunday, August 29, 2021, from 11:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. LIC#4017
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS: 
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Petition of News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) for a license to conduct Outdoor Music, in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street on Saturday, August 14, 2021, from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. LIC#14831
Application for Expansion of Premise for News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) to conduct Outdoor Music in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street on Saturday, August 14, 2021, LIC#5568
THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES ARE APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
Petition of News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) for a license to conduct an Outdoor Music Benefit for Animals, in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street on Sunday, September 26, 2021 from 3:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. LIC#14830
B. EXPANSION OF PREMISE – ONE DAY-
Application for Expansion of Premise for News Café (Joshua Café, LLC) to conduct an Outdoor Music Benefit for Animals in the Parking Lot at 43 Broad Street on Sunday, September 26, 2021, LIC#5568
THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE IS APPROVED ON A ROLL CALL VOTE, AS FOLLOWS:
AYES – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Vasquez and Wildenhain.
NOES – 0.
EXPANSION OF PREMISE – ONE-DAY: 
Application for Expansion of Premise from Jose Galvao, President, Fidjos Didjabraba, Cape Verdean Social Club, 682 Roosevelt Avenue, for permission to serve alcoholic beverages outside at a cookout in the parking lot on Sunday August 8, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. LIC#14834
Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the meeting is adjourned at 12:15 p.m. 