Fall River Library Foundation Receives One-Day Liquor Permit for Donor Event
Botanica License Withdrawn Due to Unfavorable Police Report
Resident alleges business noise causes sleep deprivation and health issues
The Fall River Licensing Board, chaired by Gregory Brilhante, Esq., held its meeting on July 15, 2026. The board began by unanimously voting to table two matters concerning New Asia One Inc., as the applicant was not ready to proceed. They then approved several one-day liquor permits, including one for the Fall River Library Foundation's donor social on September 27, 2026, and a three-day permit for the Liberal Club's annual festival from September 4-6, 2026. Permits were also granted for larger events, including Bonato's Boxing on August 8th and a Bay Coast Bank community concert on the same date, both with conditions stipulated in logistics meetings with city departments regarding police and EMS details. The board addressed a continued matter with Leonard's Package Store, which had been under conditions following police complaints. After hearing that the store had complied with all requirements and improved the situation, the board voted unanimously to lift all restrictions, commending the owner's efforts. Several new business licenses were approved, including a Class 2 wholesale license for Auto X Group, and common victualler's licenses for Napoli Pizza and Miss Lizzie's Coffee, which is relocating to the former Abbey Grill location. A Class 2 license for Family Car Auto Sales at a pre-existing location was also approved. Two applications were withdrawn by the applicants following board discussion: a fortune teller license for Botanica, Le Metresa, Poderosa due to an unfavorable police report, and an entertainment license amendment for Latino Cafe after it was revealed the business was for sale. The board also discussed noise complaints against Sosabi Restaurant but took no action, as police calls had been unfounded. The application for The Tipsy Seagull was tabled due to the applicant's absence.
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Meeting of the Forever-Lester Board, uh, date of July 15th, 2026, at 5 PM.
0:07We'll come to order.
0:08To my right is member Michael Pereira and member Melanie Cordero.
0:11My name is Gregory Byrne and I am the chairman of the board.
0:16Um, pursuant to open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting and may transmit the meeting to any media.
0:23Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings and transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unperceived, by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible.
0:31The city charter section 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies develop and adopt rules for policy for public comment.
0:39We have adopted such a policy which provide— which in short provides for citizen input on licensing board specific matters at the beginning of the meeting.
0:46There's a signup sheet located in the back of the room.
0:48Has anybody signed up?
0:49No.
0:50Okay.
0:51We will now go to agenda item 2.
0:55Before we start, I would request from the board that we table the 2 matters, C and D, involving New Asia One Inc., because I'm told that they are not ready to come before the board with their request.
1:10So I'll entertain a table on those 2 matters.
1:12I'll make a motion to table those 2 matters.
1:15Second.
1:17Questions on the motion?
1:18Hearing none, all those in favor?
1:19Aye.
1:19All those opposed?
1:20We will now go to the Forever Library Foundation.
1:24104— excuse me, 104 Main Street, Felicia Damaris, for a one-day liquor permit for 9/27/26.
1:34Excuse me.
1:35Yeah, 9/27/26.
1:37It looks like it is from 1 PM to 3 PM.
1:41Yes.
1:42Excuse me, I'm sorry, can you please state your name and address for the record?
1:44My name is Felicia Damaris.
1:46I'm the library director, um, and the address of the, of the Your address?
1:51No, your personal address.
1:53Oh, okay.
1:538 Isaac Circle, South Dartmouth.
1:56Okay.
1:56All right, Mr. Brown, so this, this is an event that's going to be held on 9/27/2026 from 1 PM to 3 PM?
2:04Yes.
2:05And it's just, it's a donor social gathering.
2:08It's going to be beer and wine, approximately 75 people attending, and it's indoors, correct?
2:14Yep, beer and wine.
2:15Mr. Massey, are you aware that you have to fulfill the requirements of the city relative to a police detail and what have you?
2:22Yes.
2:23Is this an annual event?
2:25It's the first time happening?
2:26It's an annual event.
2:29Yes.
2:29Anyone in favor of petition?
2:31Anyone to oppose this petition?
2:33Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion from the board.
2:37I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permit for the Fall River Library Foundation for the date of September 27th, 2026.
2:46Second.
2:46Any questions on the motion?
2:47None.
2:48Hearing none, all those in favor?
2:49Aye.
2:50All those opposed?
2:51Thank you.
2:52Now we're going to have B, Leonard's Package Store.
2:57This is a continuance of a matter which has been on the agenda numerous times for various reasons.
3:05We have not addressed it.
3:07Just for edification of the board— not edification, just a reminder that this was an issue where We had gotten some complaints from the Floral Police Department about certain things happening over at Leonard's, and we put together, um, some conditions that, uh, in place for them.
3:25I have contacted— been contacted by Mr. Salino, who's done a very good job monitoring the situation.
3:29And it's my understanding from the police that everything is— they've done a good job.
3:35They have, yes.
3:36They've done what they're supposed to do.
3:37All conditions have been met.
3:40Okay, and, um, and everything seems to be in order over there, which I commend you and I commend your attorney for making sure those things get done.
3:47Based on the information that we've received, what I'd just like to do is that they continue to maintain those conditions for the summer until August 30th.
3:55No requirement to come back, okay?
3:58And if we hear anything from the police who brought the show cause hearing in the first place, then we'll bring them back in.
4:03But otherwise, I don't think it's necessary to bring them back in.
4:05They're doing what they're supposed to do.
4:06Do you mind?
4:07Yeah, absolutely.
4:08I, I've driven by there a number of times since, uh, like 2 months ago.
4:12Yes.
4:12And I have not seen one incident.
4:14The parking lot's clean.
4:16It's like a ghost town other than regular customers going in and out, right?
4:19So me personally, um, Greg, I don't think we need to even extend it.
4:22I mean, we can lift it if we want.
4:24I don't— you know, why put them on any kind of restriction?
4:26I think the reason why— unless you want to.
4:28I mean, conditions— be very honest with you, I had a discussion with attorney Salino, I think it's just the signs that are up and things of that nature.
4:35They don't have that.
4:36They don't have the detail anymore.
4:38So I think when I say conditions, just make sure the signs remain up and just keep it as such.
4:44Is there anything else that he's doing now?
4:46Yeah.
4:46So what I could offer the board is this stack of paper is still photos that he's taken every single day, just to prove in case we had to prove tonight that the sidewalk's clean, the area is clean.
4:57He has the signs up in the parking lot.
4:59He's closed an hour earlier, right, each night to try to truncate the hours of the business and therefore kind of, you know, kind of weed himself of the bad apples.
5:10So from my memory of the original show cause hearing, the request was to shorten hours, to have private security detail, put up signs, and make sure you call the police rapidly when there's a developing issue so that you had time to respond.
5:23And I think he's done all of those things.
5:25Can you refresh our memory on exactly what those signs say?
5:29No trespassing, no loitering.
5:31Okay, so isn't it fair to keep those up?
5:34Yeah, I think they're all basic signs.
5:36Yeah, keep them up.
5:36No intention to take them down.
5:38Okay, that's what I said.
5:39Yeah, I just don't want to keep you under restriction, like saying that you are kind of like on, uh, probation until August 31st.
5:47Yeah, not, not at all.
5:48They've done what they're supposed to do.
5:49Yeah, I believe that.
5:50And at that point, at this point in time, I have no issue with just having a motion to take any— take off any and all restrictions, um, other than keeping the signs, so forth and so on.
6:00I know he's done things.
6:01He's increased the, the price of his nips to try to weed out certain people coming in.
6:06He's, he's done his best to try to do what's right over there.
6:10So, so I have no issue.
6:11So we can take a motion to, to, um, to take off any and all restrictions.
6:16I got no problem with that.
6:17Yeah, let me just see if anybody in favor, anybody opposed to this.
6:22Okay, uh, no one being here, I would entertain a motion to, uh, remove the restrictions with the exception of signs and so forth and so on, and that, uh, he'd be allowed to go about his business.
6:32I'll make a motion to relieve the restrictions to Leonard's Package Store to go about business as usual.
6:42Thank you.
6:43Second.
6:44Thank you.
6:45Questions on the motion?
6:46Hearing none, all those in favor?
6:47Aye.
6:47All those opposed?
6:48Good job.
6:49Stick with it.
6:50Good luck.
6:51Thank you.
6:55Auto X Group And that is at 994 Jefferson Street, João Vitor Xavier de Cavallo, Class 2 Wholesale.
7:13You check on anything about having cars?
7:16Uh, I talked with, uh, with Gardner and she said she— yes, I did discuss with Frank.
7:22Um, he said it's okay for a wholesale office, no cars on the lot.
7:26Okay, I'm assuming that obviously that means this is zoned for him to have an office and run a business down there, right?
7:34Yes.
7:34Okay, we went over this on the last meeting and we, we asked this gentleman to go back and just make sure he couldn't have any cars, because if he could, we would then entertain that.
7:44Um, anybody in favor of this petition?
7:47Anybody opposed to this petition?
7:49Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.
7:52I'll make a motion to approve the Class 2 wholesale license to Auto X Group Corp. Second.
7:58Questions on the motion?
7:59Hearing none, all those in favor?
8:01Aye.
8:02You're all set, young man.
8:03Thank you.
8:04Good luck.
8:04Thank you, Courtney.
8:05You're welcome.
8:06Have a good night.
8:07You too.
8:08Now we're going to go to item number 3, one-day permits.
8:11Uh, A, Liberal Club, 20 Star Street, Kenneth Garcia, for a one-day liquor permit for 9/4, 9/5, and 9/6/2026.
8:23Could you please state your name and address for the record, please?
8:29Yes, Kenneth Garcia, 295 Rodman Street, Florida.
8:32Obviously, uh, this is, this is your annual, um, fees, correct?
8:39Yes, sir.
8:40Okay, and it looks like you're looking for that 1-day liquor permit on September 4th, 2026, from 5 PM to 10 PM.
8:46September 5th from 12 PM to 10 PM, September 6th from 12 PM to 10 PM.
8:53Yes, sir.
8:54Okay, it's your annual event, so obviously you guys know the rules and regulations that have to be adhered to.
9:00I don't remember ever having a problem with this.
9:02So, um, anybody out there in favor of this petition?
9:05Anybody opposed?
9:07Board members?
9:08Yep, I'll make a motion to grant a one-day permit to the Liberal Club 20 Star Street, to Mr. Garcia for 9426, 9526, and 9626.
9:20Thank you.
9:21I'll second.
9:22It's all subject to the conditions being met relative to the details so forth and so on.
9:26Okay, all those in favor?
9:27Aye.
9:27All those opposed?
9:28All set.
9:29Great.
9:29Good luck.
9:30Thank you very much.
9:33Okay, we have item B, Bonato's Boxing, 24 Ponce Delgado Boulevard, Aaron Bonato.
9:39August 8th, 2026.
9:46Hi, how are you?
9:47How are you?
9:48Could you please state your name and address for the record?
9:50Sure.
9:51Aaron Bernardo, 103 Sycamore Street, Swansea, Mass.
9:54Samantha Bernardo, 103 Sycamore Street, Swansea, Mass.
9:57Okay, hi to both of you.
10:00Um, could you just explain a little bit?
10:04This is just going to be a boxing event at the Gates?
10:06Yes.
10:06Yeah, we'd like to continue as an annual event.
10:08We had it last year as well.
10:09I do recall that.
10:11Okay.
10:11And it's on August 8th from 5 PM to 11 PM.
10:16Correct.
10:17Approximate attendance, 800.
10:19It's outdoors.
10:20Now you do, you do section it off, right?
10:22Obviously to control where the liquor goes.
10:23Yeah, it's all sectioned off.
10:25We're going to use Party with Primo for the liquor.
10:27Okay.
10:28We have to obtain a license now for the new ruling.
10:30Yeah, that's why we're here.
10:32But yeah, we're going to use him.
10:33We section him off and we section the ring off.
10:38We block off Water Street with the police department.
10:41We did have a meeting yesterday.
10:42Yeah, I was just going to say, just for the edification again of the board, there was a logistics meeting where the various departments of the city— police, fire, and other necessary departments— have a logistics meeting where they go over everything with the Bonatos as well as other applicants I'll talk about in a little while.
10:58And they go over exactly what's needed because it's beyond our standard requirements in this particular This particular event, they get a letter, right?
11:06I had them now put a letter together for us for these events.
11:09So we now know what the logistic meetings derives.
11:12They had to have 6 police officers and 4 EMS.
11:16And you're aware of that, correct?
11:17Yes, sir.
11:18All right.
11:18Okay.
11:20And whatever else this report states, they know they have to abide by it.
11:24So I was just wondering if there was anything else.
11:30Anybody in favor of this petition?
11:32Anybody to oppose this petition?
11:34Members of the board?
11:35Yep, I'd like to make a motion to grant the 1-day permit to Bernardo's Boxing Club, 24, uh, Ponte Delgado Boulevard, um, to Mr. Bernardo for August 8th, 2026.
11:46And Mike, on these, I want to say, and also you have to comply with the conditions that came out of the logistics meetings with the city relative to the EMS and police commoner.
11:55Yeah.
11:56So there's no misunderstandings as to what it was.
11:58Okay.
11:59I'll second.
12:00Okay.
12:01Questions on motion from the board?
12:02Hearing none.
12:03All those in favor?
12:04Aye.
12:04All those opposed?
12:05Motion carries.
12:06Good luck.
12:06Good luck.
12:06Now we're going to go to the item C, the Tipsy Seagull, 24 Ponte Delgada Boulevard, Nicole Lund, for July 30, 2026.
12:21Why don't we hold it?
12:22You know, Mike usually pulls in there 10 seconds before the meeting ends, you know that.
12:28Next is Bay Coast Bank.
12:30Um, I'm sorry, item D, Bay Coast Bank, 600 DeWalt Street, Rebecca Rocha, for also for August 8, 2026.
12:39Hi.
12:39Hi.
12:40Could you please state your name for the record?
12:42Yes, Rebecca Rocha.
12:43Hi, Miss Rocha.
12:45Now this is for Bay Coast Bank.
12:47This Down— this is the city pier, right?
12:50Yes, we're using the city pier.
12:51Okay, it looks like you're doing something on August 8th, and it says from 4 PM to 8 PM.
12:56Correct.
12:57There's a rain date of August 9th though.
13:00Okay, we'll put that in the form of the motion.
13:04Now what is it, a free community concert?
13:06Yes, it's similar to Take Me to the River.
13:07We've been working with the Narrows for this particular concert.
13:11Nice.
13:12No, it's good for the city.
13:13Now let's see, that is a boxer.
13:15Expected attendance 2,000?
13:17Um, up to 2,000, that's like the max cap.
13:19Okay, it might be 500 to 1,000.
13:21Okay, all right.
13:23And you want a rain date of the following date?
13:25Yes, please.
13:26Okay.
13:26And now you also had a logistics meeting with the city?
13:28I did, on Monday.
13:29Okay.
13:30And, and what I have is 2 to 3 medics, but they still need to confirm if it's 2 or 3.
13:35Yes.
13:36Okay, so we're going to put— I want to have in the motion for the— for police detail.
13:40Correct?
13:41Yes, we've coordinated the police.
13:43Okay, I'm just going to put in the motion that subject to whatever conditions become finalized with the city relative to the medics.
13:48Is that okay?
13:49Yes.
13:49I'm not going to hold this up obviously for that.
13:51Okay.
13:53Um, looks good.
13:53Good for the city.
13:54Um, anybody in favor of this petition?
13:56Anybody opposed to it?
13:58Uh, hearing none, I will entertain a motion from the board.
14:01Yes, uh, I'd like to make a motion to grant a 1-day, um, permit to Bay Coast Bank, 600 DeWalt Street, to Miss Rocha for 8/8/26.
14:12Okay, subject again, subject to the stipulations that Mr.— subject to the conditions that were put forth, um, in that logistics meeting.
14:21And that will be, uh, 4 police officers and possibly 2 or 3 medics, yet to be determined.
14:28Yes, as well as the rain date.
14:30And the rain date, if it doesn't, we will also pre-approve a rain date.
14:34Of August 9th.
14:35Okay, I'll second.
14:37Uh, motion's been made and seconded.
14:39Questions on the motion?
14:40Hearing none, all those in favor?
14:42Aye.
14:42All those opposed?
14:43All set.
14:44Thank you.
14:46We will now go to item 4, common victuals.
14:49Napoli Pizza, 1833 North Main Street, Samuel Minor.
15:01Again, could you please state your name and address for the record?
15:03Samuel Mina, 1833 North Main Street.
15:08Okay, this is going to be at 1833 North Main Street.
15:15Where's this?
15:18Old Fiorentina.
15:20That's what I thought it was.
15:21Yeah, could have bought a pizza.
15:24Yeah, you're gonna— are you gonna, um, you changing anything?
15:28No, everything's the same.
15:30Just new owners, basically.
15:32Yeah.
15:32And I see him with a New England Pizza shirt on, so you guys got experience in the pizza business, right?
15:37He's working in New England.
15:38Okay.
15:39I'm gonna be his partner.
15:40Okay.
15:41All right.
15:41And what are your hours of operation?
15:43The same hours, so 10 to 10, except Sunday is gonna 12 to 9.
15:48Okay, the same as what's there now?
15:50Nothing's changing?
15:51No, I just changed the hour.
15:53I don't— I don't— like, I don't have any idea about this is up, is ours.
15:56Okay, but we're just doing 10 to 10 except Sunday, 12 to 9.
16:01Okay, everything's approved on this, right?
16:10Um, I have no problem.
16:11Anybody in favor of this petition?
16:12Anybody opposed to it?
16:14Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion from the board.
16:17I'll make a motion to approve the common victualler's license for Napoli Pizza.
16:22Second.
16:23Subject to the, the hours he said, right?
16:25Subject to the hours.
16:27Okay, uh, motion made and seconded.
16:30Um, questions on the motion?
16:31Hearing none, all those in favor?
16:32Aye.
16:33Opposed?
16:34None.
16:34Good luck.
16:35Thank you very much.
16:38Next is Miss Lizzie's Coffee, 100 Rock Street, Joseph Pereira.
16:48Good evening.
16:50Can you please state your name and address for the record?
16:53Joseph Pereira.
16:55And do you want my home address?
16:58157 Rodman Street, Fall River, Massachusetts.
17:03Uh, now, Miss Lizzie's Coffee, this is, this is already on Second Street, right?
17:08Is this an additional?
17:09Uh, no, we closed on Second and we're opening 100 Rock, which is the old Abbey Grill.
17:17Yeah, Central Congregational Church.
17:21Gotcha.
17:22Okay, and obviously you have experience in this.
17:26Look, it says seating capacity 40.
17:29What's your hours of operation proposed?
17:32Excuse me, during the week 7 to 4 and on the weekends 9 to 4.
17:39Okay, everything okay with the police?
17:44Everything's okay with the police.
17:46Okay, um, anybody in favor of the petition?
17:53Anybody opposed?
17:55Hearing none, I'll hear from the board.
17:57For full disclosure, this gentleman was in my homeroom all 4 years at Durfee High School.
18:02He was an excellent student.
18:03Thank you, thank you.
18:04Wow, that's pretty good.
18:06So I fully support it.
18:08Good.
18:08All right.
18:09By the way, this, this is my daughter.
18:11She runs the coffee.
18:12Oh, it's your daughter.
18:14All right.
18:14I'll make a motion to approve the common victualler's license for Miss Lizzie's Coffee.
18:20I second.
18:20Questions on the motion?
18:22Hearing none, all those in favor?
18:23Aye.
18:24All those opposed?
18:25Good luck.
18:25You'll get them.
18:28Okay, now we're going to item 5, Class 2, family car auto sales.
18:342238 South Main Street, Tiago da Silva.
18:38Okay, if I sit with you just for a moment.
18:41Thank you.
18:42Both, can you both give your name and address?
18:45Sure.
18:452238 South Main Street.
18:48Excuse me?
18:492238 South Main Street.
18:51That's your home address?
18:52What's your name?
18:53My name is Tiago Ribeiro da Silva.
18:56Okay, yeah, and your home address?
18:5877 Cleveland Street, Fall River.
19:01Okay, I'll be Alexander Fidalgo.
19:04I'm at 5 Freedom Court in Johnston, Rhode Island.
19:07Okay.
19:08All right, um, this is a new license?
19:14Yes.
19:15Was it an existing location?
19:17I don't even know about— Yes, it was.
19:20Yeah, now it's an existing location, or was Just give me a minute.
19:31Oh, there's 55 cars.
19:3355 cars you're requesting?
19:35Okay.
19:37How much is— do you have any?
19:38I did verify the previous license was 55 as well.
19:41Okay, so is anything going to change from the old owner?
19:45Like, is nothing going to change?
19:46What's your hours?
19:47How long is he going to be open?
19:48We like to be 9 till 7.
19:50How many days a week?
19:52Uh, six days.
19:53Six.
19:53No Sunday.
19:54No Sunday.
19:54No, no other meal.
19:55No.
19:57No.
19:58No Sunday.
19:58So Monday through Saturday, nine to seven p.m. Get rest on Sunday.
20:02You rest on Sunday.
20:04Anything?
20:05Anything?
20:06No issues.
20:06No issues.
20:07Which is okay.
20:08Um, I know it.
20:09I know it was an existing spot, so I wasn't sure.
20:11So nothing's going to change.
20:12It's got a new operator.
20:13Just new operator.
20:14That's about it.
20:15Okay.
20:15Anybody in favor of this petition?
20:17Anybody opposed to this petition?
20:19Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion from the board.
20:21I'll make a motion to grant a Class 2 license to Family Car Auto Sales, 2338 South Main Street, to Mr. Da Silva.
20:29And I'll second.
20:30Subject to the hours that he gave.
20:32Subject to the 9 to 7 PM, 6 days a week.
20:37Uh, questions on the motion?
20:38Hearing none, all those in favor?
20:39Aye.
20:40All those opposed?
20:41Good luck, my friend.
20:42Thank you.
20:44Uh, item 6.
20:47We have Botanica, Le Metresa, Poderosa.
20:571924 Pleasant Street, Wade Grandin.
21:02Yes.
21:02Can you please state your name and address for the record?
21:05Wade Grandin.
21:08I'm just— before you get started, I'm going to tell you, just so you know, I've spoken to the police department.
21:15You have not been approved.
21:17You did not get a favorable police report.
21:21You can, you can check with them after, but at this point in time, your, your petition is not going to be allowed.
21:29Okay, you can go back to— you can go to the police department and find out what those issues are.
21:33No, I'm not gonna— okay, no, I'm not going to state them publicly.
21:37Okay, but I'm just letting you know beforehand, okay?
21:41Okay.
21:41We're not going to be able to grant his petition.
21:44Now you can go to the police department, try to straighten away whatever those issues are.
21:48If in fact you can get them straightened out, you can reapply.
21:50Okay?
21:52Okay.
21:52Thank you.
21:52All right, so what I'm going to do for these people is I'm going to allow them to withdraw their petition.
21:57We're going to withdraw it.
21:58We're not going to deny it.
21:59Okay.
21:59We're going to withdraw this petition because of the— because of the police report not coming back favorably.
22:04So at the, at the end of the day, if you straighten that out, reapply.
22:07All right.
22:08Okay, so I'll entertain a motion to withdraw this petition.
22:10I'll make a motion to withdraw.
22:11Second.
22:12All those in favor?
22:13Aye.
22:13All those opposed?
22:13Thank you.
22:14Thank you.
22:14Okay, check, check with the police station tomorrow.
22:17Okay.
22:18Yes.
22:23Uh, item 7, entertainment license amendment to add live music.
22:28Latino Cafe, 296 County Street.
22:30Excuse me, my name is, uh, Roswell Guerra.
22:36Yes.
22:37Okay, can you please state your name and address for the record, sir?
22:43Uh, Roswell Guerra, 150 Maple Street, Somerset.
22:48Okay, um, so what do you have there now for entertainment?
22:54Uh, Just a pool table.
22:58Oh, you don't have any entertainment?
23:00No.
23:00But it says you want to add live music.
23:03I thought you had something else.
23:04No, I got a recording music.
23:31Okay, 296 Comedy Street.
23:39Yo, Chick's Cafe when you were a kid.
23:42Chick's Cafe, remember?
23:45You don't got them, all right?
23:47Yeah, for some reason I can't.
23:48That's Harrison and Coney, right down from church a little bit.
23:53Church doesn't even exist anymore.
23:55You know what I'm talking about.
23:57Oh, Harrison.
23:58Yeah, a little jaunt to Flint Street if you're coming up Harrison.
24:04Not Harrison, I mean Hargraves.
24:05Yeah, yeah.
24:06No, is it Hargraves, right?
24:08Yeah, no, I know what you're talking about now.
24:10Yeah, yeah.
24:10It's the one way.
24:11Yeah, it's Hargraves.
24:14Coming.
24:15That's late though.
24:16That's late.
24:17That's a residential neighborhood.
24:19You want to have live music all the way?
24:20It just— it's not— it's just a couple of guys gonna play guitar.
24:24It's not it.
24:25I know, but we don't control that.
24:26After you get live music, you can do whatever you want.
24:29Yeah, I'm just like I say, I don't want— because there's a small place, I don't want to put it big.
24:34I know it is, but I, but I also don't want it— I don't want I don't want it to become too— that's just late.
24:43It's late.
24:4311 AM to 1 AM in the morning, 11 AM to 2 AM in the morning.
24:47It's mostly all houses around there.
24:50Yeah, bro, you can't— yeah, no parking.
24:53Yeah, I know.
24:56How about, will you take it?
24:57Will you take closing earlier, and then if it goes well and there's no problems, you come back to be extended?
25:03Well, It's my turn to make a motion anyway.
25:05I'm not gonna make a motion on this.
25:07I'm not, I'm not gonna, uh, support it.
25:11Okay, so you can make a motion.
25:13I think it's only fair to let him have a shot at it and see how it works, especially because the business kind of slowed down.
25:22I don't have— if he's— it's not a big band you're gonna put in this competition.
25:28I, I, I would be trying to give him like like live music from like, for instance, um, 4 in the afternoon to like 9 o'clock at night and give them a chance.
25:40And if we don't have any problems for 6 months, and have them come in back at the end, at the end of the year to make sure we don't have any.
25:48I don't know if that's reasonable to you, Mel.
25:50I don't have a problem giving them an opportunity, but, but I don't want it to turn into something bad.
25:55What time is he currently open until— he wants it from 11:00 AM in the morning.
26:00I'm not sure why.
26:01No, but it's current hours of operation.
26:03Just the restaurant open at 11:00, because it's a restaurant too.
26:06The music is going to be like at night until 11:00, you know what I mean?
26:11At night.
26:12Yeah, he's got— his license to operate the restaurant is much earlier, but I, I, I don't have a problem giving him like, uh, live entertainment from like 5:00 5 PM to 9 PM, 10 PM.
26:25It's got to be early and give them a chance and have them come back here.
26:29Any questions?
26:31Anything from the police?
26:31I mean, there wouldn't be.
26:33I agree to what you're mentioning, the opportunity to give them a chance.
26:37Yeah.
26:37But I do agree.
26:38Excuse me, sir.
26:39Good or bad on the police department?
26:41That's all we need from you.
26:43We don't have an issue.
26:44But I understand that it could potentially be an issue.
26:47We wouldn't want that for him because he's been a good business owner and we haven't had issues there.
26:51Yeah, yeah.
26:52And I want to give him an opportunity.
26:53I just don't want a problem with the neighborhood when it goes from 0 to 100, you know, 2 o'clock in the morning on Saturday.
27:00I know it's, it's that, but when we give it to you, sir, you can put live music, a band.
27:06We can't stop it once we give it to you.
27:07Yeah, I just want to make sure it's okay.
27:09I'm not trying to understand that.
27:10I'm not trying to not give it to you or hurt your business.
27:13We want to help business.
27:14Yeah, that's right.
27:15But I don't really, you know.
27:17Yeah, you want to, you want to— because the thing is, uh, it's not every weekend.
27:21It's going to be once a month like that, you know what I mean?
27:23It's not going to be like— how long have you owned this establishment?
27:2522 years.
27:27Okay.
27:28Yeah.
27:28Wow.
27:29And you, and you know what's happened in that bar in the last 22 years?
27:32Yeah.
27:33As well as I do.
27:35Okay.
27:36Well, I've been the owner for that 22 years.
27:39Yeah.
27:39Okay.
27:41I mean, but you know something, it's for sale.
27:44Well, that's right here.
27:45So you're gonna sell it?
27:46Yeah, I'm retired.
27:48Well, I don't like hearing that.
27:50Yeah, so I don't really— that doesn't matter if you give me the permit or not to give you the license.
27:57You know what I mean?
27:59It's just something to do.
28:00I don't really, you know, I care about it.
28:03You've been there 22 years.
28:05It's, it's one thing I want to give you the opportunity to help you make money.
28:08But not as a negotiating tool to go sell a license.
28:11That, that I'm not interested in doing, I'll tell you that.
28:16Is it currently on the market?
28:23Yes.
28:24That changed my vote.
28:26I don't think I'm in favor of this at this stage of the game with that kind of situation, in all honesty.
28:32I think with it being on the market and pending it sold, then the new owner could then apply.
28:38Yeah, you've been here for 22 years.
28:40We got some— we got a track record, as the police just said, with you.
28:43Yeah, I don't know if that same track record is going to hold up with somebody else.
28:48That's, that's more so now when you said that.
28:50And I have nothing against you, sir.
28:52Yeah, yeah, and I'd like to help you, but I don't— I kind of promise that if you guys can't do it, that's fine.
28:57How long has it been on the market for?
28:59We just put it in the market.
29:01Now.
29:01Yeah.
29:01And somebody can come in and they'll want them.
29:03Yeah.
29:03And they can come in.
29:04Yeah.
29:06I— well, I don't want to— I'm going to ask you, but it's your decision.
29:12I don't think you got the votes here on the board.
29:14I can't speak for them.
29:15Yeah.
29:15Um, I'm judging by what I hear from Michael, Melanie.
29:21Um, I would— if I were you, I'd seriously consider withdrawing it so we don't take an adverse action.
29:27So then if you get a new owner and they want to come and say we want to get entertainment, yeah, and they can establish what they're doing, it won't be, well, we already denied that gentleman.
29:38I— if I were you, that's what I'd do, but I can't advise you.
29:41Um, that's probably— I think you just did.
29:43I think I just did too.
29:45I caught that.
29:46But, uh, but I think that that's what I would do.
29:49Okay.
29:49Um, and, and if that's okay with you, uh, you have to be in agreement with that though.
29:53I can't have a motion for that.
29:55You have to be in agreement whether or not you want to withdraw it right now.
29:59Okay, you okay with that?
30:01Yeah, I'll entertain a motion to withdraw this petition.
30:03Okay, uh, make a motion to allow this gentleman to withdraw his petition.
30:09I'll second.
30:10Questions on the motion?
30:11Hearing none, all those in favor?
30:12Aye.
30:12All those opposed?
30:14If you get a— if you get a buyer, have him come in and give us his plan.
30:19Yeah, okay, tell him he's not precluded for having a license.
30:22Yeah, for entertainment.
30:23Have him come in so we can talk to him what he intends to do.
30:25Not a problem.
30:26Okay.
30:26Yeah, so you can tell your broker, whoever's trying to sell your restaurant, okay, in business.
30:30Okay.
30:30Yeah.
30:31All right, thank you, sir.
30:32Thank you.
30:33Hey, discussion regarding alleged license violations.
30:38Uh, Squeegee 2 Inc., DBA Sosabi Restaurant, 915 County Street, Adelson, Texera.
30:46How you doing?
30:47I understand.
30:48Oh, you please state your name and address for the record.
30:50Justin Texera, 12, uh, 25 Kimber Road, Baltimore Street.
30:56Okay, Mr. Texera, I think you're on the agenda because the city got an email on June 2nd along— it went to a number of people.
31:14And it basically said that you— and I want to make sure I say this right— that one of your tenants in the building, yeah, Mr. McKeon— you own the building?
31:26No.
31:26Oh, okay, sorry about that.
31:28One of the tenants in the building, a Mr. Colin McKeon— I know, I know him.
31:34Like, we don't talk.
31:35I'm trying to talk to him, but I never— he never said hi to me.
31:37He live upstairs.
31:39He's got a very long email here, and you may not have seen this.
31:44Have you seen this?
31:45No.
31:46That's what I was afraid of.
31:51Um, he's got a lot of complaints.
31:54You have an everyday complaint to the owner, sometimes for no reason.
32:01He paid— we did— we just opened The restaurant just to run the business.
32:06Me, my wife, my mom.
32:10The guy come play every day.
32:11He play basketball inside the apartment.
32:13People eat the food.
32:16Dustin?
32:17Yeah.
32:17Okay.
32:18We are trying to talk to the owner.
32:21I got text message with the owner.
32:23I'm trying to be nice to him.
32:24I invite him inside.
32:25He don't want to say.
32:26He say, oh, I used to be Marine.
32:29I say, I used to be Marine back to my country.
32:31To do.
32:31We're not here for— we're trying to be nice to each other because we're neighbors, you know.
32:35So we had to address this complaint, this email.
32:37Is that what we're here today?
32:38I, I didn't— I don't— this is what it's on.
32:40I'm going to give you just a small synopsis, but he should have the opportunity to see this.
32:43But okay, it says, and this is the middle, they are currently blasting bass 5 days a week.
32:50On Wednesdays and Thursdays, it goes until midnight.
32:52On Fridays and Saturdays, it goes until 2:20 AM and never shuts down 1:00 a.m.
32:59This base— excuse me though, just let me finish.
33:01This base goes for 12 hours a day.
33:03Sometimes after closing, the staff leaves the base on while they remain.
33:08On Sundays, the base starts at 10:30 a.m. and thumps continuously until midnight.
33:13The real-world impact of these actions on my family is severe.
33:16The relentless bass causes extreme sleep deprivation.
33:20It has given my teenage daughters headaches, making impossible for them to study or sleep in their own bedroom or occasional weeknights and every weekend.
33:28Furthermore, I am 100% service-connected United States Marine Corps veteran.
33:34I live with documented heart conditions as well as service-connected mental health conditions stemming from my military service.
33:41As any medical professional will confirm, chronic sleep deprivation and constant unavoidable structural vibrations are directly direct triggers that heavily aggravate these conditions.
33:51It goes on and on.
33:52It's very, very, very lengthy.
33:55I'm not gonna— this gentleman has never seen this, so I'm not going to question him on it.
33:59Um, what I'd like to do is get him a copy of this.
34:04I mean, I've asked— the police are here and they, they've got a couple of calls, but every time they— was it 2 calls?
34:11They've got 2 calls, and when they got there, there's nothing.
34:14Of course, that's— he's lying.
34:17You play music throughout the day?
34:19We really— we don't have anything.
34:21No, but they can play it.
34:22No, we have a small speaker under the TV next to the bar.
34:28Every time you go there, one time you call the owner, name Kevin.
34:32The owner go there, there's no nothing.
34:34There's a lot of people eating.
34:36He just punch in the door, he starts screaming on that day.
34:39Everybody say, what's going on?
34:41Oh, the music's so loud.
34:42He said, the music's not loud.
34:44So maybe you guys have to put some strong roof or something and say, oh, that's not my property.
34:47Maybe one day I can fix it, the music can go, but it's no music, nothing.
34:51Is it from the TV or is it actually music?
34:54It's a small speaker like on the TV.
34:56What's, what's going over the speaker?
34:57Music?
34:58It's a small piece, like, uh, I'm sorry, like a soundbar?
35:01Soundbar, but it's very small.
35:03But what's going over it, the TV volume The TV or music?
35:07I don't know what he's screaming.
35:08No, no, what is going on?
35:10What's playing on that speaker?
35:11The TV?
35:12The soccer game?
35:13No, no, we play soccer game.
35:15Last time the TV didn't play.
35:16Yeah, um, last time we have early in the morning, but we don't, we don't do nothing.
35:21The TV all down because people want to eat and stuff like that.
35:25But there's no noise.
35:26Okay, very, very no noise.
35:28He complain every time.
35:29He complain one time and start to be nice to I clean up the scene all the time.
35:33He said, no park there.
35:35You can park in the driveway because I'm the only one allowed there to park there.
35:39So you can park it all the way down there, park behind you because sometimes I have to be back and forth.
35:44I'm trying to be nice to that person.
35:46This one says the police went the very day he's talking about and there was no music.
35:50There's no music.
35:52That day Kevin played, the police go there, there's no music either.
35:57I'm trying to just run the business, not to disturb nobody.
36:00What time are— what are your hours?
36:03They give it to me 8 in the morning to 1 o'clock, but I just opened 1 AM.
36:09Yeah, yes, I opened 11.
36:10Now the business kind of down.
36:12I just open Thursday to Sunday.
36:15Okay.
36:15The only day I open early is a Sunday, 10 AM, because I do brunch breakfast, but it's no nothing, it's just family members gonna Family can bring your people to have breakfast.
36:25Well, I don't, I don't know really what we can do, to be very honest with you, because this gentleman does say a lot in this, in this email, but it hasn't been substantiated by the police department.
36:36And, and it's— trust me, he sent this email to— don't understand— Andrew, Andrew Raposa, Cliff Pond, Chris Peckham, Canuel, Kadeem, Amit.
36:45I mean, this went to everybody.
36:47I didn't get The owner trying to give us— you go to me.
36:50I didn't get it.
36:51No, I didn't get it.
36:52But I'm saying all the city departments are going to be investigating and we don't have anything.
36:58I don't know what we can do to this point.
36:59Almost 8 months.
37:01That time ago, they— the owner, somebody moved to 3rd floor.
37:05I told her, sir, me and my wife, we have 2 kids.
37:08You want to live upstairs?
37:09I can't because you see the noise.
37:11Oh, and I'm stopping bothering me.
37:12I said, okay.
37:13I thought you wanted trying to talk to them to live on the 3rd floor.
37:16Yeah, we're gonna live in the 2nd floor, no problem.
37:18I was trying to be nice to that guy all the time.
37:21I told him, him and the family to come.
37:23What did the landlord do?
37:24Would landlord say anything?
37:24They know, trying to— right now I'm trying to— me and my family, my mom, we're trying to decide what we can do to buy the property to see.
37:34We like— we trying to— because we like it.
37:35That's the thing we do back home.
37:37Yes, they don't want to show cause.
37:38The police did not want What did the second call— what was the second call regarding?
37:44Unfound as well.
37:46And last time, last time I asked for the museum, I don't want it too much.
37:50I just have to bring a customer because right now business is very slow.
37:55At least I can get like 6 to 9 AM— oh, I'm sorry, 6 PM to 9, 9:50, 10 o'clock.
38:03I've stopped the museum.
38:04I don't want it.
38:05But you don't have right now— this is not— no, no, I don't have it.
38:07I know, I know, I know.
38:08I just let you know, you want to apply, I get it, but just this right now is only to discuss this violation.
38:14You want to apply for it, you gotta come back.
38:16I just talked to the person trying to help me get it, like a parking in Pleasant Street.
38:21Okay, I'm trying to get it.
38:23Is this gentleman on the 2nd floor or the 3rd?
38:262nd floor.
38:262nd floor?
38:27Yeah.
38:28And the tenants on the 3rd floor, do they have any issues?
38:31No, no, nothing.
38:33Okay, and your landlord does not have any issues?
38:36No, the landlord say everything.
38:38The landlord say, listen, don't bother.
38:41I'm not bothering nobody.
38:42I'm just trying to avoid the business.
38:44Can I ask one more question?
38:45Yes.
38:46That soundbar that's under the TV, can you move it somewhere?
38:49Like maybe a little down more, just to say you did, or maybe it will relieve some of the noise.
38:54Yes, but the way they complain, the living room right here.
38:59You know, County Street, the speaker only down there.
39:02It's not even under them.
39:03It's not even under them.
39:04No.
39:05Okay, all right, don't bother with it then.
39:07Yeah, yeah, I'm gonna, I'm gonna— I mean, it was only a discussion.
39:10I don't want to entertain a motion.
39:12Just— no, I have nothing more.
39:13You're good.
39:15Yeah, you're good.
39:16I'm gonna just, uh, we heard it, we discussed it, no action taken.
39:21Yep, you're all set.
39:22Yep.
39:22Thank you.
39:23Good luck.
39:23Thank you.
39:24Um, what are we going to do at Lund here?
39:30I think we're gonna have to table it.
39:32Um, I would make a motion to table the, uh, one-day permit for the Tipsy Seagull.
39:38What day is it?
39:39What day is he requesting?
39:40July 30th.
39:41You know, there's going to be a special meeting.
39:43I'm going away next week, so I'm away as well.
39:46Oh, well, I'll be back, uh, Friday, but I'll have to bring Jackson with me.
39:51Aware.
39:53They know they have to be here because they went to the logistics meeting.
39:56I know.
39:58Oh, if it's next week, I'm gonna make a motion to deny then.
40:01No, you know, right?
40:03We can make a motion to table it and see, take no action.
40:06Just, just take no action.
40:09But let me— it's on the agenda though.
40:11How are we going to take no action?
40:12You don't have to approve anything or disapprove.
40:15There's no one here.
40:16Okay.
40:17Oh, you make a motion to table?
40:18We don't have— we don't have to make a motion at all.
40:20Oh, you can just take no action.
40:21We can motion to table, whatever we want to do is fine with me.
40:23I'm just saying, I'm sure some— you know, we're gonna have to, you know— well, just for full disclosure, the only day I'm available is next Friday, you know, a week from Friday.
40:31So I won't even follow if I— if I'm not here.
40:34You're not even here for that?
40:34I'm gone.
40:36Like, and I'd have to bring Jackson with me too.
40:37We don't want that.
40:39Next Friday, I may— I may not be here.
40:42I'm I'm supposed to— that's the only day I'm available.
40:44I won't be here either next Friday.
40:46So that's out.
40:46I don't know.
40:47Well, I don't know because I'm not sure, Mike.
40:48I'm supposed to go.
40:50Sometimes we go Thursday night, sometimes we go Friday morning.
40:52I don't know, but I'm supposed to go to my house next weekend.
40:56But they're not here anyhow, and we have a standard practice.
40:58We don't do things in people being— no, we can't.
41:01Absolutely.
41:02Yeah, we'll just— let's have a motion to table.
41:04I'll make a motion to table.
41:05Second.
41:06All those in favor?
41:06Aye.
41:07All those opposed?
41:08And now it's approval of the minutes.
41:17Yeah, I mean, good job on getting that stuff.
41:32I'll make a motion to approve the minutes, the June 2026 minutes.
41:37I'll second that motion.
41:38Questions on the motion?
41:39Hearing none, all those in favor?
41:40Aye.
41:41All those opposed?
41:42Just this one?
41:43Yep.
41:44Motion— I'll entertain a motion to adjourn.
41:45I'll make a motion to adjourn.
41:46Second.
41:48All those in favor?
41:49Aye.
41:49All those opposed?