Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

September 21 2022

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners is held Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 7:17 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

Present – President Moran, Councilors Araujo, DaRosa, Gregor, Mercer, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilor Schuette.

 

Chairperson Moran presides.

 

 

The reading of the records of September 7, 2022 is dispensed with and the records are APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk,

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the *Consent Agenda is APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.

 

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

 

WASTE HAULERS Renewal –

 

Republic Services of Fall River (Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts LLC) 1080 Airport Road, Fall River, MA, (4) LIC#3359

 

EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One-Day):

 

Application for Expansion of Premise from Polish American Citizens Club, 244 Annie Street, for permission to serve alcoholic beverages outside at a horseshoe tournament on Saturday, September 24, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. LIC#15438

 

 

 

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

 

CLASS B (VICTUALLER) Transfer - with outdoor seating –

 

Millenium Restaurant & Lounge (Millenium Restaurant & Lounge Inc.) 908 Main Street, LIC#15413

 (Transfer from Los Angeles Bar and Grill (JN Los Angeles LLC))

Previous stipulations.

1.     Certified Crowd Control Person must be present at all times when occupancy reaches 50 people as required by NFPA 101 Life Code.

2. Outdoor seating ends at 10 p.m.

 

Speaking is Isamar Morel, 136 Seamans Street, Providence, RI, applicant.

 

Ms. Morel is a new buyer. She has 3 years of experience in the liquor business.

 

Everyone is TIPS certified.

 

She is ok with the current stipulations.

 

There are no other speakers. The hearing is closed.

 

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR GREGOR.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Gregor, seconded by Councilor Stachowiak, the following license is APPROVED with the previous stipulations in place, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

CLASS B (VICTUALLER) Transfer - with outdoor seating –

 

Millenium Restaurant & Lounge (Millenium Restaurant & Lounge Inc.) 908 Main Street, LIC#15413

 (Transfer from Los Angeles Bar and Grill (JN Los Angeles LLC))

Stipulations.

1.     Certified Crowd Control Person must be present at all times when occupancy reaches 50 people as required by NFPA 101 Life Code.

2. Outdoor seating ends at 10 p.m.

 

 

 

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

 

VICTUALLING HOUSE 1^ST Class Transfer –

 

Millennium Restaurant & Lounge (Millennium Restaurant & Lounge Inc.) 908 Main Street, LIC#15414

 (Transfer from Los Angeles Bar and Grill (JN Los Angeles LLC)

 

 

 

Communication from Chief Tina Goncalves, Pawtucket Police, to the Honorable Members of the City Council. (Mango’s Hookah Lounge, 15 Exchange Street – Removal of Stipulation) is READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

 

THE COUNCIL RECESS AT 7:28 P.M.

 

THE COUNCIL RECONVENE 7:40 P.M.

 

 

THE REMOVAL OF THE STIPULATION ON THE FOLLOWING LICENSE IS RECONSIDERED.

 

 **Mangos Hookah Lounge (Princess Investments LLC) 17 Exchange St. LIC#11206® #11212 (ent) outdoor seating

Stipulations.

1. Detail Officer from 10:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m., Saturdays; to be reviewed in 60 days.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR ARAUJO.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Vasquez, the request to remove the stipulation is APPROVED on a roll call vote, as follows:

 

Ayes - President Moran, Councilors Araujo, Gregor, Mercer, Stachowiak, Vasquez and Wildenhain.

 

Noes – Councilor DaRosa

 

Mangos Hookah Lounge (Princess Investments LLC) 17 Exchange St. LIC#11206® #11212 (ent) outdoor seating

No Stipulations

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING REVIEW OF A DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS REGULATION STIPULATION WAS POSTPONED AT THE SEPTEMBER 7, 2022 MEETING AND IS AGAIN TAKEN UP:

 

Review of DBR required Detail Officers at FabCity Cigar Lounge, 1438 Newport Avenue.

Stipulation.

1.     Two Police detail on weekend nights (Friday and Saturday nights) and any night before a State Holiday, as well as on a State Holiday. 

 

Mark Welch and Major Holden discuss the matter with the board.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR MERCER.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor Gregor, the DBR stipulation on FabCity Cigar Lounge, is REDUCED FROM TWO TO ONE DETAIL OFFICER AND IS TO BE REVIEWED AGAIN AT THE FIRST MEETING IN DECEMBER 2022.

 

Review of DBR required Detail Officers at FabCity Cigar Lounge, 1438 Newport Avenue.

Stipulation.

1.     One Police detail on weekend nights (Friday and Saturday nights) and any night before a State Holiday, as well as on a State Holiday.  Shall be reviewed again at the first meeting in December 2022.

 

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Mercer, seconded by Councilor DaRosa, the meeting is adjourned at 8:00 p.m.