Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners

March 22, 2023

 

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners was held Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at 6:53 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

Present – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilor Gregor.

 

Chairperson Mercer presided.

 

 

The reading of the records of March 8, 2023 was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk,

 

 

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

 

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

 

HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewals –

 

147 Market & Deli (TM Turkmani, Inc.) 147 Prospect St. LIC#11228

Caprichos Antioquenos Bakery (Caprichos Antioquenos Bakery Inc.) 173 Lonsdale Ave. LIC#4761

Colbea Enterprises (Colbea Enterprises LLC) 71 Cedar St. LIC#15226

Monro Muffler (Monro Muffler Brake Inc.) 1427 Newport Ave. LIC#5113

P & E African Market (Divine Grace LLC) 855 Newport Ave. LIC#13112

T-Mobile (T-Mobile Northeast LLC) 45 Newport Ave. LIC#14648

      Zaccagnini’s Pastry Shoppe (Wayland Bakery Inc.) 546 Smithfield Ave. LIC#14401

 

PUBLIC SKATING Renewal –

 

Dennis M. Lynch Arena, 25 Andrew D. Ferland Way, LIC#15127

 

PUBLIC SKATEING New –

 

Lighthouse Skate Park (Lighthouse Skatepark L3C) 92 Pleasant Street, LIC#15643

 

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –

 

Seed Café (Seed Café & Espresso Bar LLC) 250 Main Street, Unit#18, LIC#15624

 

 

 

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

 

AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND SECOND HAND SHOP LICENSES (CLASS A & B) (Selling used automobiles and parts) New -

 

PM Auto Sales (Philip Maxwell Auto Repair LLC) 501 Main Street, LIC#15608 #15603

 

Speaking was Attorney Jake D’Amico, 20 Wildrose Court, Warwick, RI.

 

Mr. D’Amico stated that the applicant will be doing auto sales, repair and rentals. He will be buying the property,

 

The applicant has 15 years of experience in this business.

 

Also speaking was David Greaves, 48 Columbus Avenue, North Providence, RI, applicant.

 

Mr. Greaves stated that he owns an auto body and sales shop in North Providence.

 

He has been in the industry for several years.

 

He plans to be doing rentals, sales, towing, autobody and repair. He has space for testing cars.

 

There will be no changes to the building; no construction.

 

The hours will be Monday thru Friday 8:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and Saturday by appointment.

 

He has nine employees, and hopes to get to fifteen by the ending of the year.

 

The towing will be only for his customers.

 

He has room for 40-50 cars on his lot.

 

He will make the property look better.

 

There were no other speakers. The hearing was closed.

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR STACHOWIAK.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilor Coderre, the following license was APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND SECOND HAND SHOP LICENSES (CLASS A & B) (Selling used automobiles and parts) New -

 

PM Auto Sales (Philip Maxwell Auto Repair LLC) 501 Main Street, LIC#15608 #15603

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC HEARING AND PETITION FOR LICENSE WERE CONTINUED AT THE MEETINGS HELD ON JANUARY 25, 2023, FEBRUARY 8, 2023, FEBRUARY 22, 2023, MARCH 8, 32023 AND, AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, WERE AGAIN CONTINUED UNTIL THE APRIL 19, 2023 MEETING, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

CLASS B (VICTUALLER) with expansion of premise New –

 

Remedy (Louchen, Morgan) 171 Coyle Avenue, LIC#15528®

 

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETINGS HELD ON JANUARY 25, 2023, FEBRUARY 8, 2023, FEBRUARY 22, 2023, MARCH 8, 2023 AND, AT THE REQUEST OF THE APPLICANT, WAS AGAIN POSTPONED UNTIL THE APRIL 19, 2023 MEETING, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New -

 

Remedy (Louchen, Morgan) 171 Coyle Avenue, LIC#15529

 

 

 

Communication from Carl J. Johnson, Director of Zoning and Code Enforcement, to Honorable City Council. (Dollar Tree - 342 Power Road and Family Dollar Store - 601 Smithfield Avenue) was READ AND ORDERED FILED.

 

THE INFORMAL HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING LICENSE WAS TAKEN UP:

 

HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewal –

 

Dollar Tree #7899 (Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.) 342 Power Road, LIC#13855

 

No one was present to address the Board.

 

The informal hearing was closed.

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 8, 2023, AND WAS AGAIN POSTPONED, ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE: 

 

HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewal –

 

Dollar Tree #7899 (Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.) 342 Power Road, LIC#13855

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZES COUNCILOR STACHOWIAK:

 

With majority consent of the Board, the following motion made by Councilor Stachowiak, seconded by Councilors Araujo, Moreno and Rubio, was PASSED on a unanimous voice vote:

 

The Clerk is instructed to issue a summons to Dollar Tree #7899 (Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.) 342 Power Road, to appear at a Formal Hearing on Tuesday, April 4, 2023, for the following reasons:

 

1.      Failure to appear at the Informal Hearing scheduled for Wednesday, March 22, 2023, before the Pawtucket City Council, sitting as the Board of License Commissioners.

2.      Violation of 5260-15 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pawtucket regarding violations of city ordinance or regulation at the time of application for a license or the transfer or renewal of any license.

3.      Violation of 963.18 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pawtucket regarding junk, trash, litter, and debris on property.

4.      Violation of 5347-11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Pawtucket regarding trash containers overflowing and infrequency of collection.

 

 

THE INFORMAL HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING LICENSE WAS TAKEN UP:

 

HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewal -

 

Family Dollar #31962 (Family Dollar Stores of RI LLC) 607 Smithfield Ave. LIC#12637

 

Present on behalf of Family Dollar was Hassan Price, 622 Bullocks Point Avenue, Riverside, RI.

 

Mr. Price has been the general manager at Family Dollar since April 6, 2022.  He has not met the property owner. He spoke to his team at the store about handling the trash. 

 

He states there have been some issues with their waste company, so they switched to a new company about a month ago. The former company didn’t always make scheduled pick-ups.

 

He states that the dumpsters get picked up three times per week.

 

Mr. Price states that he will have to check the lease to see what his responsibility is for handling trash. He has two dumpsters with covers, one for cardboard and one for trash.

 

Mr. Price promises to keep the property clean.

 

Also, present is Shah Fahad, 152 Sunset Drive, Brockton, MA.

 

Mr. Fahad is district manager for Family Dollar, he was there to support Mr. Price.

 

There are no other speakers.

 

The informal hearing is closed.

 

THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD ON MARCH 8, 2023, AND IS AGAIN TAKEN UP AND IS GRANTED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE: 

 

HOLIDAY LICENSE Renewal -

 

Family Dollar #31962 (Family Dollar Stores of RI LLC) 607 Smithfield Ave. LIC#12637

 

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by the entire board, the meeting is adjourned at 7:25 p.m.