2026-09-29 - Board of License Commissioners

00:10Welcome to the City of Quinsey Board of License  Commissioners meeting, September 29th at 400

00:16p.m. I'm going to read into the record the open  meeting law. Pursuant to the open meeting law,

00:22any person may make an audio or video recording  of this public meeting or may transmit the meeting

00:27through any medium. Attendees are therefore  advised that such recordings or transmissions

00:31are being made whether perceived or unpersceived  by those present and are deemed acknowledged and

00:36permissible. Sue, can you call the role? Yes.  Detective Carpass, present. Inspector Darley,

00:42present. Inspector Dawn, present. Deputy Okconor,  present. Chair Chris, present. We have a quorum.

00:49We'll get right to agenda item number one. Henry  got in the request of the Ward 2 Civic Association

00:57for two special use permits, one-day liquor  licenses for their fall Sundays in the park

01:03events on October 18th at the Four River Field and  October 25th at Faxon Park. Both events are from

01:10noon to 4:00 p.m. and will include food trucks,  music, and kids attractions counselor Richard Ash.

01:17Good afternoon, um, commissioners. Richard Ash,  a W 2 city councelor here as a board member of

01:22the W 2 civic association. Um on Sunday, October  18th at Fort Riverfield and Sunday, October 25th

01:29at Faxum Park, uh we are hoping to um be granted  the um authorization from this board to be able to

01:36have W 2 fall Sundays in the park. Um noon to 400  p.m. Um traditionally, and what is expected this

01:43year is there'll be a food truck. Uh there'll be  some blowup bouncy houses for the kids provided by

01:48BusyB Jumpers or It's Too Cool. Um QPD and and QFD  respectively. Uh look forward to having um some

01:56touch of trucks. Uh I know I've been in touch  with members of your teams who are excited to

02:01come and the kids will be excited to tour uh those  vehicles. Um we'll have at least one food truck.

02:06There'll be a singular um person uh performing  live music each day and Break Rock Brewing will be

02:12bringing their pop-up bar of course um utilizing  all tips certified individuals and all of the food

02:19trucks will be um on the city's uh preferred list  and um I know Mr. Bulman will be will be there if

02:26if not. So, uh, certainly we, um, you know,  and look forward to this every year and hope

02:31to be granted, uh, that one day liquor license so  that we can, uh, do that again this fall. Great.

02:37Thank you. Anyone here have any, uh, questions,  concerns regarding W 2 civic association for

02:44special use permits, one day liquor licenses for  their fall Sundays. Seeing none, board members,

02:51any questions, concerns? I know these are  always great events in W 2 and we get a lot

02:57of positive feedback on them. So, um, looking  for a motion. Motion to approve the request of

03:03the W 2 civic association for two special use  permits, one-day liquor licenses for their fall

03:09Sundays in the park events on October 18th at the  four river field and October 25th at Faxon Park.

03:17Both events are from noon to 4 and will include  food trucks, music, and kids attractions. Second.

03:24All in favor? I. Thank you very much. Thank you,  counselor. Agenda item number two. Here regarding

03:31the request of Miranda Mackey Grace Coffee, 1237  Hancock Street for a one-day liquor license for

03:40their Haunted on Hancock event on October 15th  from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Miranda. Hi. How

03:47are you? Hi. Good. How are you? Good, thank you.  Why don't you tell us about your event? Sure. So,

03:51we have um so it's a community event where we're  going to have card readings. We're also going to

03:55have a live um spooky podcast. And since our  coffee shop isn't really gonna be giving out

04:01coffee at night time, we figured why not do  espresso martinis. Um I'm also tip certified,

04:07um we'll be getting it from Burk's distributor in  Randolph and I feel like it could be a really good

04:12turnout. Um we are kind of limited with the space,  so we're expecting like 25 people. Um just so we

04:18have everyone like sitting down for the podcast.  Great. Thank you. Anyone here have any questions,

04:25concerns regarding Grace Coffee on Hancock Street  for a one-day liquor license for their Haunted on

04:32Hancock event on October 15th? Seeing none, board  members, any questions, concerns? Seeing none,

04:42looking for a motion. A motion to approve  the request of Miranda Mackey Grace Coffee,

04:481237 Hancock Street for a one-day liquor license  for their Haunted on Hancock event on October 15th

04:54from 5:00 p.m. to 10 p.m. Second. All in favor?  I. You're all set. Thank you. Thank you. Agenda

05:03item number three here in regarding the request of  Fan Noli Cultural Center for a special use permit

05:10one-day liquit festival on Sunday, October 4th  from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in Kilroy Square.

05:19Leo Keka, um I did speak to Leo. Um he was unable  to make it. Um but this is an ongoing event that

05:27we've had many times in our city. Um, and um, if  anyone here has any questions, concerns regarding

05:37um, the Albanian Heritage Festival. Seeing none,  board members, any questions? I think we can go

05:45ahead and move this forward. Um, looking for a  motion. A motion to approve the request of the

05:51Fan Noli Cultural Center for a special use permit  1-day liquor license for the Albanian Heritage

05:57Festival on Sunday, October 4th from 12:00 p.m. to  6:00 p.m. in Kilroy Square. Second. All in favor?

06:04I. Agenda item number four here in regarding the  request of One Love Sports Academy for a one-day

06:14liquor license for the 10th year anniversary  fundraising gala on October 8th from 6:00 p.m. to

06:22900 p.m. at 108 Myrtle Street. Sher Headley. Hi,  how are you? Good afternoon. Good afternoon. Why

06:32don't you tell us about your event? Um, so this  isn't my event. I got hired to bartend this event,

06:38but this is a um fundraising nonprofit um event.  It's their fundraiser 10th year celebrating

06:44that and they're also mixing it as a gala. Um  they wanted to just stick with beer and wine,

06:49but they do want to have a selection of maybe a  possible Kgnac or tequila in case of, you know,

06:55a patron that wants to have that drink. Um it  should be a quiet Thursday night 6:00 to9 event

07:00with a lot of um locals and a lot of corporate  uh workers in there as well as we're trying to

07:08uh represent and gala for the one love sports  academy. Great. Thank you. Anyone here have

07:14any questions concerns regarding one love sports  academy for a one-day liquor license for their

07:2010year anniversary fundraising gala? Seeing  none board members, I know that they've had

07:29um fundraisers there in the past. And are  you tip certified? I am tip certified,

07:34serve state certified, and my business is  registered down at the city hall of Boston,

07:39Mass. Great. Thank you. No problem. Looking for  a motion. A motion to approve the request of One

07:45Love Sports Academy for a 1-day liquor license  for their 10-year anniversary fundraising gala

07:50on October 8th from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.  at 108 Myrtle Street. Second. All in favor?

07:57I I You're all set. Thank you. No problem. Do I  wait or Nope. You're all set. Thank you. Agenda

08:07item number five, hand regarding the request of  the Hospital Hill Neighborhood Association for a

08:12special use permit one-day liquor license for  the annual neighborhood block party on October

08:1917th from noon to 3 at Glendale Park and the rain  date will be set for October 18th. Colleen Dunley

08:30is the head. Okay. Uh we have everything here.  Uh we have done this numerous times. Um and if

08:41the board member sees no issues, um anyone here  have any questions, concerns um regarding the

08:49Hospital Hill Neighborhood Association for a  special use permit? Nope. Looking for a motion.

08:56A motion to approve the request of the Hospital  Hill Neighborhoods Association for a special use

09:01permit. One day liquor license for the annual  neighborhood block party on October 17th from

09:07noon to 3 pm at Glendale Park with the rain date  of October 18th. Second. All in favor? I. All set.

09:16Next is number six on the agenda here in regarding  the request of the Old Colony YMCA for a charity

09:23wine pouring permit to allow donated wine to be  served at their fundraising gala at Quinsey's

09:30Marriott 1000 Marriott Drive on October 23rd.  Carol McKeen. Hi, how are you? Good. Thanks Sue

09:38for getting me on the agenda today. So, thank you  Sue. Why don't you tell us about your event? Sure.

09:43So this is our 10th anniversary of the gala. Seems  to be a theme happening today, but it is at the

09:49Marriott Quinzy. Uh reception is from 6:00 to 7:00  followed by a seated dinner um award program and

09:56program um concluding at 9:00. And so the donated  wine would be served during the cocktail reception

10:02and dinner. Great. Thank you. Anyone here have any  questions, concerns regarding Old Colony YMCA for

10:10charity wine pouring permit? Seeing none, board  members. Nope. No. Looking for a motion. A motion

10:19to approve the request of the Old Colony YMCA for  a charity wine pouring permit to allow donated

10:24wine to be served at their fundraising gala at  the Quincsey Marriott 1000 Marriott Drive on

10:30October 23rd. Second. All in favor? I. You're all  set. Good luck. Thank you so much. Thanks. Agenda

10:37item number seven here in regarding the request of  ELBL Inc. doing business as Emma's breakfast and

10:46lunch for a common victual license for the premise  located at 28 school street proposed manager Lisa

10:52Stewart proposed hours of operation 6:30 a.m. to  2:00 p.m. Lisa Stewart. Hi, how are you? Hi, good,

10:59thank you. Um, so we're so we're um from Emily's  breakfast and lunch and we're going to be opening

11:05a second or would like to open a second location  at 36 School Street. Uh, it'll be very simil it's

11:10will be exactly the same as our other location on  Willard Street. So it's um breakfast and lunch,

11:1628 seats um and we'll be open 6:30 to 2 every day.  Great. Thank you. Anyone here have any questions,

11:26concerns about Emily's breakfast and lunch for a  common victual license for the premise located at

11:3328 School Street? I got a question. Um, are you  guys all set with the housing court stuff that

11:39went on yesterday or do you know anything about  that? That was um prior to me. My understanding

11:45is it is all set. Okay. Just want to make sure  it's all set cuz they contacted me yesterday and

11:50I told them you're the new owner. I don't  want to punish a new business owner. So,

11:54if it's not all set, let me know. No, it's all  set. They took care of it. Thank you. Any other

11:59questions, concerns? Seeing none, I'm looking for  a motion. A motion to approve the request of ELBL,

12:06Inc. doing business as Emma Lisa's Breakfast  in Lunch for a common virtual license for the

12:11premises located at 28 School Street. Proposed  manager Lisa Stewart, proposed hours of operation,

12:176:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Second. All in favor?  Hi. You're all set. Thank you. Thank you. That

12:25does conclude our regular agenda. Excuse  me. I'm so sorry. I forgot something. Yes,

12:30of course. Come on up. Thank you.  Sorry, Miranda from Grace Coffee. So,

12:36I sent an email, but it was in my draft, so I sent  it earlier this morning. Because of the weather,

12:41Coco Lane's um grand opening was postponed to this  Thursday. Um and again, our coffee doesn't really

12:47mix with like the night crowd. So, we wanted to  know if we could also do the day liquor license

12:51for that event as well to do espresso martinis.  And that's on the same day you said. No, that's

12:57for October 1st. That's for this Thursday. And  then the other event, the haunting on Hancock, is

13:03October 15th. Okay. One more time. October October  1st. October 1st. And it is what is uh Coco Lane,

13:15the fourth business that's going to be in Hancock  Street with us. It's her grand opening because it

13:20was postponed. It was supposed to be a weekday, I  mean a weekend morning. Okay. Okay. So, regarding

13:28the request of Miranda Mackey for a one-day liquor  license on October 1st for Cocoa Lane's grand

13:36opening. Any questions, concerns? Um, for that I  believe it'll be 6:00 to 9. 6 6 p.m. 6 p.m. Yeah.

13:49Any other questions, concerns? Board members.  All right. Okay. Looking for a motion. Uh,

13:59motion to approve the request for a one-day  liquor license October 1st for Cocoa Lane's

14:05grand opening from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Second.  All in favor? I Okay, thank you. You're all set.

14:20Okay. Looking for a motion  to accept the minutes from

14:23the September 15th hearing and wave the reading.

14:29Motion. Motion. Second. All in favor? I.  And our next hearing will be on Tuesday,

14:37October 13th. Looking for a motion to  adjourn. Motion to adjurnn. Thank you.