2026-10-20 - Licensing Commission

00:03Good evening everyone and welcome to the

00:05city of Somerville Licensing Commission

00:07for Tuesday, October 20th, 2026.

00:11Start time is 6:03 p.m. My name is Chair

00:14uh Joey Lynch. I'm joined by

00:16Commissioner Jack Thomas and

00:18Commissioner Chris Allen. Pursuant to

00:21Chapter 2 of the Act of 2025, this

00:24meeting of the Licensing Commission may

00:25be conducted by a remote participation.

00:28We will post an audio recording, audio

00:31video recording, transcript, or other

00:33comprehensive record of these

00:35proceedings as soon as possible after

00:37the meeting on the city of Somerville

00:39website. Also joining us is City Clerk

00:42Courtney Anderson, our liaison from the

00:44Somerville Police Department, Captain

00:47D'Oliveira, and our liaison from the

00:49Somerville Fire Department, Lieutenant

00:51Francis "Frank" Audette.

00:53Gentlemen, welcome. Ready to begin?

00:57Great. First item on the agenda, the

00:59minutes of the Licensing Commission

01:00regular meeting of 9/15/26.

01:04Comments, questions, edits.

01:06>> None.

01:08>> None.

01:08>> Seeing none, make a motion to approve.

01:11>> Second.

01:12>> All those in favor?

01:13>> Aye.

01:14>> Aye.

01:14>> Aye.

01:15Item number two, Commissioner Lynch in

01:17his capacity as chair requested the City

01:19Clerk update this Commission with an

01:21annual report at the November meeting

01:24regarding the liquor license quotas and

01:26the cannabis licenses issued as of

01:28October 31st, 2026.

01:32Madam Clerk, you okay with that? You got

01:34your annual report?

01:36>> Trying to demonstrate our worthiness of

01:38being in the Commission.

01:40>> I

01:40>> Item number three, Commissioner Lynch in

01:42his capacity as chair reminds that the

01:4526 2026 outdoor dining program on public

01:49property, that is sidewalks and

01:51parklets, ends on November 30th, 2026.

01:55Licensees must remove all furniture and

01:58accessories no later than midnight on

02:00November 30th. Madam Clerk, if you have

02:03any problems with that,

02:05please let the commission know. We can

02:07get a hold of the appropriate

02:08departments in the city. I know DPW is

02:11always anxious to get that stuff off the

02:13streets before the snow flies.

02:17Item number four is a communication from

02:19the Alcoholic Beverages Control

02:20Commission, the ABCC,

02:23regarding notice of suspension for SKNM

02:27Corp DBA Tailors Square Liquors, 1119

02:30Broadway, for a total period of 11 days.

02:34The suspension shall commence on Monday,

02:36November 30th, 2026, and terminate on

02:40Thursday, December 10th, 2026.

02:44Gentlemen, we have a copy of the

02:45decision from the AB Commonwealth

02:47Massachusetts ABCC.

02:50This is purely for our information.

02:54We've received I've read it,

02:56and I sent a copy of this to

02:59Councilor Hart up in Ward 7. It doesn't

03:02affect one of her her constituencies.

03:05Any questions? We received, place on

03:07file.

03:09What's that?

03:10Great.

03:11Okay.

03:14Let's take item number

03:18Madam Clerk, if you don't mind, I'm

03:20going to take item number

03:22uh

03:23seven out of the order

03:26so that we can renew the 2027

03:30ABCC licenses.

03:33And gentlemen, we do this every year.

03:35Sometimes we do it in November.

03:38Um the City Clerk's office is moving at

03:40the speed of light, and they would have

03:42already sent out the renewals to most or

03:45some of our licensees, so I would like

03:48to make a motion

03:50that we renew

03:52the 2027 ABCC licenses. Any questions on

03:57any of them?

04:00>> None.

04:00>> None.

04:01>> None. Make a motion to approve.

04:03>> Second.

04:04>> All those in favor?

04:05>> Aye.

04:06>> Aye.

04:06>> Aye.

04:07Let's go back to item number six, which

04:10is a renewal of the 2:00 a.m. closing

04:12establishments. These are the

04:14establishments that have come back into

04:16the licensing commission and requested

04:20an amendment to allow them to stay open

04:22till 2:00 a.m. Most of these are our

04:25regular 2:00 a.m. closings.

04:28Um

04:29any questions on renewing these 2:00

04:32a.m. closing establishments?

04:35Commissioner Thomas.

04:36>> Uh no questions, Mr. Chair.

04:38>> Commissioner Allen.

04:40>> Um

04:42no questions.

04:43>> Okay.

04:44I am going to go to Captain D'Oliveira.

04:47Captain D'Oliveira, we had an had a few

04:50in- incidents with one of our 2:00 a.m.

04:53licensees.

04:55They came back in about a couple of

04:57months ago and requested renewal after a

05:00period of suspension,

05:01and I'm referring to Gaucho Brazilian

05:04Cuisine. Do you have any reservations on

05:06renewing this 2:00 a.m. license for

05:082027?

05:11>> Mr. Chair, through you, I did receive a

05:16a notification that there might be over

05:18occupancy and underage serving.

05:21Um I received another report from an

05:24off-duty police officer that the

05:26over capacity um

05:28seems to be

05:30um

05:31a possibility.

05:33Uh I am

05:35trying to put together a a plan where

05:37we're going to

05:39monitor there a little closer. Um see

05:42how we can do that.

05:44And

05:45see there's there's specific days and

05:47times that this is happening.

05:50I need more time to follow up on this on

05:52this report.

05:54But I will tell you that we haven't

05:56received any any complaints from the

05:59residents. There's not There was this

06:01one anonymous complaint that was

06:03submitted to

06:04I'm not sure if it was to you or the

06:07clerk's office, but

06:09and

06:11through conversations with members of

06:12the police department, there was an

06:14off-duty police officer that went there

06:16on one of the nights and he did notice

06:18that

06:20there might be some overcapacity issues

06:22going on.

06:24>> Very good. Thank you, Captain De

06:25Oliveira. From my standpoint, we cannot

06:27deny the 2:00 a.m. unless we adjudicate

06:30complaints. So, noted that you you've

06:34been observing the licensee and some bad

06:38behavior may be percolating. I would

06:41just advise the SPD that if you have

06:43concerns about one of the licensees, get

06:46that information to us quickly so we can

06:48schedule a hearing for the licensee.

06:51>> Will do, sir.

06:52>> Thank you very much. Any other questions

06:54on renewing the 2:00 a.m.s?

06:56>> None.

06:57>> None.

06:57>> Make a motion to approve the listing

07:00provided to the Somerville Licensing

07:02Commission by the City Clerk's Office

07:03for the 2:00 a.m. closing

07:05establishments.

07:06>> Second.

07:07>> All those in favor?

07:08>> Aye.

07:08>> Aye.

07:09>> All three commissioners in the

07:11affirmative. Let's go back. Regular

07:13order of business, item number five.

07:16Commissioner Lynch in his capacity as

07:17chair requests that the license holder

07:20Benidas Concepts Inc. DBA Rosebud, 381

07:24Summer Street, appear for a status

07:26update regarding when the restaurant

07:28will resume operation. Is the licensee

07:31holder I do see their hand up.

07:34Babu Koganti

07:36>> Yes, hi.

07:38>> Hi, if you could state your name for the

07:39record for us, please.

07:41>> Babu Koganti, one of the owners.

07:44>> Welcome back. If you could give the

07:46commissioners and I an update on the

07:48status of your

07:49establishment down at

07:52>> Um last time when I met with you guys,

07:54we were negotiating the deal with the

07:55landlord. Uh unfortunately, that didn't

07:57go through well. So, we we gave it back

07:59to the landlord last month.

08:02>> Okay, when you say you gave it back to

08:04the landlord, what did you provide back

08:06to the landlord?

08:08>> I mean, we

08:09the lease the lease I mean, we canceled

08:11the lease with the landlord and we

08:13transferred our liquor license and we

08:15signed the paperwork to transferring the

08:16liquor license back to the landlord.

08:18>> Okay. So, let's straighten this out so

08:20we know what action we're taking

08:23tonight.

08:24You purchased the establishment in June

08:28of 2023 from the Alpine Group. Is that a

08:31correct statement?

08:32>> Yes.

08:34>> And during those hearings when you came

08:36into this Licensing Commission, you

08:38pledged the alcohol license to the

08:41Alpine Group. Is that a correct

08:43statement?

08:46>> I don't think so. No.

08:50No, we never No, we never pledged the

08:52license to the Alpine Group.

08:54>> Okay, when you purchased the restaurant

08:57and its assets,

09:00did you purchase the liquor license as

09:02well?

09:03>> Right.

09:04>> And the liquor license had no lien on

09:07it.

09:10>> Yes.

09:11>> Uh

09:12and how did the lien take place? Was

09:15that done at the purchase?

09:17>> Yes,

09:18when when it was done down on the

09:19purchase. Yes, we because the purchase

09:21was done with a note and a payment. So,

09:25I think they put a lien on for the note

09:26what we owe them.

09:28>> Correct. So, the next question is

09:31do did you pay off that note for the

09:34liquor license?

09:36>> Uh

09:37No, we did not pay off for the license.

09:39No, we did not. There's still an

09:41outstanding balance which is going to

09:43the landlord. So, we worked a deal with

09:45the landlord which we said we are going

09:47to pay that down the line.

09:50>> So, in effect, whatever the fair market

09:53value of that private license is

09:56is going back to the property owner?

09:59>> Yes. Yes.

10:00>> pay off

10:01some type of a debt that you have

10:04property owner.

10:05>> Yes, sir.

10:06>> Okay.

10:07And when are you going to effectuate

10:10that transfer of the private license

10:12back to the property owner?

10:14>> We already signed the documents. I think

10:16the attorney's I mean the landlord's

10:18attorney is working on getting the

10:19transfer done because we already gave

10:21all the DOR certificates, the US

10:24certificates and all that. And we we owe

10:26no nothing to the liquor liquor vendors.

10:29So, we gave all that paperwork.

10:31>> Okay.

10:33Do you understand that you have to

10:35notify the Somerville Licensing

10:37Commission of any transfer of that

10:39license?

10:41>> Uh we were under the impression for some

10:43reason that the landlord's attorney is

10:45notifying the commission that this is

10:47happening. So.

10:48>> No.

10:49>> Okay.

10:50>> Advise. I would advise Bindas Concepts

10:55>> Okay.

10:56>> legally notify [clears throat]

10:58this commission that you have

11:00transferred that private license. And

11:03what is the name of the organization

11:05that you transferred it to?

11:07>> 381 Jumbo LLC.

11:10>> Jumbo LLC. And the primary contact name

11:14for this transaction is Martin Bloom?

11:17>> Yes, he's our landlord.

11:18>> Got it. Mr. Bloom owns the Rosebud

11:21property. Is that correct?

11:23>> Yes, sir.

11:24>> Okay. So, you are in the process of

11:26transferring the private license back to

11:30the property owner because you had

11:31pledged it as part of your payment or it

11:35has an asset value to the to the

11:37landlord.

11:38>> Yes, sir.

11:40>> Got it.

11:40Okay.

11:42All right.

11:44Are you aware of any other liens on your

11:46assets through the Secretary of State or

11:49through the ABCC? Do they have any

11:51outstanding

11:53processes against your restaurant at

11:56this point?

11:57>> No, we cleared all the payments,

11:58everything.

12:00>> Got it.

12:01Okay.

12:02All right. Commissioner Allen, I just

12:04wanted to make sure I understood what

12:06the what the

12:07where this private license sits before

12:10we take action. Okay.

12:12>> Yeah.

12:12>> All right.

12:13>> Um

12:15I don't know if I have any further

12:17questions. I will want to see when that

12:19transfer comes before us. I know

12:21normally when a license is transferred,

12:23it is to someone who is opening an

12:25establishment and not holding a license.

12:29So, we will need some guidance. I will

12:31need to like

12:32think about that, but that is outside

12:33the scope of the current discussion.

12:34>> I would make the recommendation

12:36Commissioner Allen that you request the

12:38city clerk's office to get a hold of

12:40Bindas Concepts and require of them some

12:44proof of the transfer of that license to

12:47the property owner.

12:48>> Agreed.

12:48>> So, we can keep that

12:50as part of the record. So, go ahead.

12:53>> Absolutely. Uh through the through the

12:55through the

12:56if we could get a record of that

12:58transfer explicitly so we have it on the

13:01Yes, on the record.

13:03>> All right.

13:04>> Uh nothing.

13:04>> Okay. Commissioner Thomas.

13:06>> Uh no questions.

13:07>> Okay.

13:09Babu, anything else that we need to do?

13:13Anything else that we need to know

13:15before

13:17because in my mind you've got zero

13:19operating hours in that restaurant as of

13:22today.

13:23>> Yes, I mean as of last as of last

13:26meeting. So, since then we never

13:27operated the restaurant.

13:29>> Okay. We are going to keep it that way,

13:32but I would advise you to notify the

13:35city clerk's office

13:37that the restaurant is permanently

13:40closed.

13:41>> Yes, I will do it tomorrow first thing

13:43in the morning.

13:43>> Thank you very much.

13:45>> Thank you.

13:48>> Okay. I don't think we need to keep this

13:51on the agenda.

13:52Um but Madam Clerk, if you do not

13:55receive that email from the current

13:58license holder by the end of the week,

14:00>> Yes.

14:00>> if you could just do a follow-up email

14:02to him requesting it once again. Babu,

14:05thank you very much. I hope your next

14:07concept um

14:08wherever you land is successful, but

14:11thanks for coming back in and giving us

14:12the update tonight.

14:16Okay.

14:18I'm all set. I'm all set with item

14:19number five.

14:22All right. We can hear six.

14:28And we can hear uh

14:33That's all.

14:341 2 3 4 5

14:365 and 6

14:38Special alcohol licenses

14:40Who wants to take a stab? Mr. Thomas

14:43>> Sure. You want to take a stab at special

14:45alcohol licenses?

14:48>> Um item number eight on tonight's agenda

14:50is for Warehouse 11 at 255 Washington

14:53Street. They are requesting approval of

14:55a special alcohol license wine and malt

14:58for Warehouse Meeting Series to be held

15:00indoors at 255 Washington Street on

15:02dates listed below.

15:04Is there anybody on the line

15:05representing Warehouse 11?

15:12>> We have

15:14Margaret.

15:16>> Hello.

15:17>> Hello. Welcome. Can you

15:19>> Hi.

15:19>> Hi. Can say

15:20>> Can you hear me?

15:22>> Loud and clear.

15:23>> Oh, good. I seem to have a bad

15:25connection. Hello.

15:27Um, Margaret Morrissey for Warehouse 11.

15:31>> Excellent. Can you please tell us a

15:33little bit about the music series

15:36happening?

15:37>> Um, it's music run by a promoter called

15:40Get to the Gig.

15:42And we have different music events from

15:467:30 to 11:00

15:49on the dates on the calendar.

15:53>> All right.

15:54Uh, Commissioner Allen, any questions?

15:56>> Going to be uh carding folks at the

15:59door, purchasing your alcohol from a

16:00licensed distributor?

16:02>> Yes.

16:03>> Perfect. Thank you. No further

16:04questions.

16:05>> Uh, Mr. Chair.

16:05>> No questions. How are you, Peggy?

16:08>> Good. Thank you, Commissioner.

16:09>> Very good. No

16:10>> I have a cold.

16:12>> [laughter]

16:13>> Right. Peggy, we hope you get better. I

16:16like to make a motion to approve.

16:17>> Second.

16:18>> All in favor?

16:19>> Aye.

16:20>> Aye. Motion carries. Peggy, thank you so

16:22much.

16:23>> Okay. Thank you very much. Bye.

16:26>> Next up for a special alcohol licenses

16:28on the agenda is item number nine,

16:30Junkyard LLC, 218 Broadway, Cambridge.

16:33They are requesting approval of a

16:35special alcohol license, malt only, for

16:37the Junkyard Concert Series 3 Health

16:39Outdoors at the Dane Square Plaza on

16:4110/24/2016

16:43from 2:00 p.m. through 11:00 p.m. Is

16:46there anybody representing Junkyard

16:49LLC?

16:50>> Yes. Hello, Licensing Board. Uh, this is

16:52me, Jeremy Surbe, uh, director of

16:55Junkyard Boston.

16:56>> Hi, Jeremy. Thank you for joining us

16:57tonight. Can you please tell us a little

16:59bit more about the concept and ideas?

17:02>> Yeah, absolutely. So, a couple years ago

17:04we started throwing independent uh

17:06concerts around the Boston area. Um,

17:08we've since kind of stepped into working

17:10more with uh local governments and

17:11things like that.

17:13Uh, we had a summer series we did with

17:15the Fenway Alliance out in the Fenway

17:16neighborhood, and then this uh this fall

17:19actually just uh over a month ago, a

17:21month ago yesterday, we had our first uh

17:23event, very pretty much identical to

17:25what we're doing looking to do this

17:26Saturday uh at Davis Square Plaza. Um

17:30really looking for a repeat of the of

17:32the same permit. Um had great responses

17:35from the uh from the neighborhood um

17:37working with the down in Davis crew

17:39uh to bring the whole thing to life, and

17:43yeah.

17:44>> Awesome. Okay, thank you for choosing

17:45Somerville. Um

17:46any issues in the past?

17:48>> Uh

17:50no, noth- nothing really. It was it was

17:53smooth sailing.

17:54>> Uh

17:55pass it on to Commissioner Allen for any

17:56further questions.

17:57>> Yeah,

17:58running back, same same layout, same

18:00checkpoints, same everything as last

18:02month?

18:03>> Pretty much. Um the only thing that's

18:04different from this permit from the last

18:06one is we're requesting an increase in

18:08just the capacity of the space. Um we

18:10had uh a limit of 250 last time, and we

18:13were tracking attendance, and it was

18:15very sparse. It's a big plaza. Um so

18:18we're looking to increase that to 400 at

18:21maximum, but I don't anticipate we're

18:23going to reach that. RSVPs, we're at

18:25like 80 right now for RSVPs. Um but I

18:27just wanted to point that out and be

18:29transparent with y'all.

18:30>> Yeah, I appreciate it. Um yeah, no

18:32problem from there. I have no further

18:33questions.

18:35>> Uh Jeremy, did you have a detail last

18:36year?

18:38>> Uh we did not, no.

18:39>> Okay, that's fine. Yeah.

18:42What was that?

18:45Jeremy?

18:45>> Sorry. Uh I said no, we did not.

18:48>> Okay.

18:50Jeremy, launch. Any questions?

18:51>> No questions. Continued success, Jeremy.

18:54I hear you're doing good stuff down

18:55there on the plaza.

18:57>> I appreciate that very much, sir. Thank

18:58you.

18:59>> Excellent. That's it. I'd like to make a

19:00motion to approve.

19:02>> Second.

19:04>> All in favor?

19:05>> Aye.

19:05>> Aye.

19:06>> Motion carries. Jeremy, thank you, and

19:07good luck.

19:08>> Absolutely, thank you.

19:12>> Next up, Madam Clerk, we have Greentown

19:14Labs, item number 10, 444 Somerville

19:17Ave. Requesting approval of a special

19:19alcohol license Y M all for

19:22climate tech summit to be held indoors

19:24at 255 Washington Street on 10:29 from

19:274:00 p.m. through 7:00 p.m. They are

19:29requesting alcohol service.

19:31Is there anybody representing Greentown

19:33Labs on the line tonight?

19:35>> Hello everyone. My name is Rachel

19:36Benjamin. I'm the senior events manager

19:38at Greentown Labs and I'll be

19:40representing Greentown today to speak

19:41about the event.

19:43>> Thank you Rachel for joining us tonight.

19:44Can you please elaborate on

19:46the concept?

19:48>> Yes, absolutely. So um we host this

19:50event every year. Um it's our climate

19:52tech summit. So during the day from

19:55about 9:00 to 4:00, it'll be all

19:56speaking program um with folks coming

19:59into our lab space and then this

20:01networking reception will be from 4:00

20:03to 7:00 um right in our space just

20:05celebrating the day um and we'll just be

20:08gathering and having some drinks with

20:10them a licensed provider.

20:13>> Excellent. Was this the event where the

20:15Kate um

20:16came last year? Was it last year?

20:17Pardon?

20:19Did it happen?

20:19>> It was 2 years ago. 2 years ago.

20:22>> Okay.

20:23>> Yes. Yeah, we hosted every year. Um I

20:25think Mayor Wilson will be attending

20:27this year for the morning as well.

20:29>> Excellent. Thank you. Uh Commissioner

20:30Adam, any questions?

20:32>> Um

20:34purchasing from a licensed distributor

20:36using TIP certified uh staff?

20:39>> Yes. Yes to both.

20:41>> Thank you. Uh no further questions.

20:43>> Commissioner Walsh.

20:44>> Rachel, that's a hell of a budget. Uh

20:47is the licensing commission invited for

20:49this all day event?

20:51>> [laughter]

20:51>> Yes, you are. If you if you get us the

20:53license, you are very much invited.

20:55>> We'll just tag along with the with the

20:57mayor. How's that?

20:58>> That sounds great. I'm sure we'd love to

21:00have you all.

21:01>> Uh

21:02I have no other questions.

21:04>> With that said, I'd like to make a

21:05motion to approve.

21:06>> Second.

21:07>> All in favor.

21:08>> Aye.

21:08>> Aye.

21:09>> Aye.

21:09>> Motion carried. Thank you so much and

21:11good luck.

21:12>> Wonderful. Thank you all so much.

21:15>> Next up is item number 11 on the agenda

21:18for Life Drawing Boston, 86 Joy Street.

21:20They are requesting the approval for a

21:22special alcohol license, wine and malt

21:23for Yes and Everything, hoping studios

21:26after parties to be held indoors at The

21:28Loop, 72 Joy Street, on November 6th,

21:312026 and November 22nd, 2026 from 7:30

21:36p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

21:39They are requesting alcohol service. Is

21:41there anybody on the line for Life

21:42Drawing Boston?

21:44>> Uh yes, David London.

21:47>> David London, thank you for joining us.

21:48Can you please tell us a little bit more

21:49about this event?

21:51>> Yeah, the uh the variety show is the

21:53same monthly variety show we've been

21:55running and we uh we ran a bar for last

21:58month.

21:59Um it's just kind of a a

22:00multi-disciplinary arts showcase with

22:03music and comedians, clowns, etc.

22:07Um and it's a a pretty well-attended fun

22:09event that we do monthly.

22:11Um

22:11>> [clears throat]

22:11>> and we did uh we had our first uh

22:13alcohol permit for Yes and Everything

22:15last month and people loved it, went

22:17really well. We were able to pretty

22:19easily um manage the lines, the ID

22:22checking, etc. Um and we were really

22:25pleased to work with a local vendor

22:27uh who we're developing a relationship

22:28with.

22:30>> Excellent. I appreciate those details.

22:32Question for Alex.

22:35>> One thing, um I see two dates on this,

22:39but I see in the permit it's asking for

22:41four licenses for a variety show,

22:43flamenco show, wine party, and comedy

22:46show.

22:47>> Those were the uh

22:49licenses I was requesting at the last

22:52hearing for October dates.

22:55>> Okay.

22:56>> These are So, I put in this last uh

22:59application for November dates. I did

23:02notice though that I had included in the

23:06application a third date,

23:09um which I don't see on the docket,

23:11which is a November 14th comedy show.

23:17>> It's on your application.

23:19>> I'm sorry?

23:19>> Is it on your application?

23:20>> I have No.

23:24>> I do not see 11/4

23:27on here.

23:28>> What 11/14?

23:30>> It's on the application.

23:31>> Might have been my mistake. Is it

23:33possible to request that third date in

23:37addition to the open studios and the

23:39variety show date?

23:42>> Uh we can we can amend this application

23:44to include that, yes.

23:46>> Okay, awesome.

23:47Sorry, my bad.

23:49>> No worries, it's only your second time

23:51here. You haven't done anything.

23:52>> Yeah, that's true. You can see me, but

23:54I'm blushing.

23:55>> [laughter]

23:56>> Uh

23:57no further questions.

23:59>> Uh just want to confirm that 14th day,

24:02no change in the concept, same

24:05studio after party concept.

24:07>> Uh the 14th is actually the comedy show,

24:10which is the same concept as the October

24:12comedy show.

24:17>> That part of the application. You going

24:19to be using speakers and

24:21entertainment

24:22by devices?

24:23>> Yes.

24:25>> That'll be separate part of the

24:27application, you know.

24:28All right. Uh pass it on to Chairman

24:30Lynch for any further questions.

24:32>> Okay.

24:33David,

24:34business is still good?

24:37>> Oh, yeah. Yeah, no, it's uh it's really

24:40exciting. I still have yet to see y'all

24:42at any of the events.

24:43>> Well, I hear you. Kevin signed up Kevin

24:46signed up Commissioner Allen

24:50for his modeling duty, yeah, so

24:53>> I got a lot of lot of lot of emails in

24:55my inbox. He's got You got to get the

24:57get his to the top, okay?

24:59>> We were all going to come down and watch

25:01that, but if you could do me a favor,

25:03David, there seems to be some question

25:05about the dates that you're requesting.

25:07If you could confirm with the city

25:09clerk's office tomorrow the dates that

25:12you want and if you could say those

25:15dates to us tonight, we will amend the

25:18the license. Okay, so what are the dates

25:20you're looking for?

25:22>> November uh 6th for the variety show,

25:26November 14th for the comedy show,

25:30and then November 20

25:33uh 2nd

25:35for the open studios after-party for

25:38Brickbottom and Joy Street.

25:41>> So, you're only requesting

25:43three dates?

25:44>> Three dates for November, that's

25:46correct.

25:47>> Okay, that's what was confusing. You

25:49were saying four day four day Okay.

25:52Email to city clerk's office tomorrow,

25:54we'll amend it tonight, we'll vote on

25:57November 6th, November 14th, November

26:0022nd.

26:01>> Excellent. Thank you very much.

26:03>> Welcome. Thank you. Are there any other

26:04questions, any other clarifications? No,

26:06there are.

26:07>> Um so, we would vote to amend this item

26:10for

26:10>> You are clarifying the dates.

26:12>> Right.

26:12>> Yeah.

26:13>> So, make a motion to

26:16clarify the dates on this item number 11

26:18to be

26:18read alongside this agenda item on

26:21November

26:23The question is you

26:24Yeah.

26:25>> We're approving special alcohol licenses

26:27for the applicant for November 6th,

26:30November 14th, November 22nd.

26:32>> Okay.

26:34>> That's your motion?

26:35>> That's the motion.

26:35>> Second.

26:37>> I.

26:37>> I.

26:38>> I.

26:39>> Motion carried.

26:40And that's the end of special alcohol

26:42licenses.

26:43>> Excellent.

26:44>> Misha Allen.

26:45>> Very well. Come on.

26:46>> Happy to keep it going with special farm

26:49winery licenses.

26:50Uh Uh, for number 12 here we've got

26:52Saltbox Cider Shop Uh out of Haverhill.

26:55We're requesting approval of a special

26:57farmer winery license for Somerville

26:59Winter Farmers Market to be held indoors

27:01at 191 Highland Avenue, unit 1C, on

27:05Saturdays beginning 11/7/2026

27:08and ending 4/17/2027

27:11from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Is the

27:14applicant present?

27:16>> Hello, yes. This is Nate Chase.

27:19>> Hi, Nate. Uh, thank you. Tell us a

27:21little bit about what you'll be offering

27:22at Farmers Market.

27:24>> Um, so we make hard cider. Like you

27:26said, we're based in Haverhill,

27:27Massachusetts.

27:29Um, we've done two uh, farmers markets

27:31in Somerville so far, both last winter

27:34um, and then at Assembly Row over this

27:36summer.

27:37Um,

27:38and we're looking to be at this year's

27:40winter farmers market.

27:41>> Sounds good. Samples with the option to

27:43buy a bottle to take home?

27:45>> Yes, sir. Bottles and cans.

27:47>> Excellent. Thank you. Um,

27:50Chairman Lynch, any questions for the

27:51applicant?

27:51>> No questions, Nate. How How are your

27:53farmers market sales going here? Are the

27:56Somerville eating it up, good for you?

27:59>> Yeah, yeah, yeah. They've been great.

28:00The winter farmers market is

28:02particularly good, yeah.

28:04>> Great. Okay. And could you instruct

28:06Commissioner Allen on how to say the

28:09name of the town that you're located in?

28:11>> Ah.

28:12>> [laughter]

28:14>> It's It's uh, Haverhill.

28:16>> Haverhill. It's not a soft A. It's a No.

28:20>> [laughter]

28:21>> You got You got to learn them all. You

28:22can't just read them.

28:25>> Mea culpa.

28:28Um,

28:29Commissioner Thomas, anything you'd like

28:31to chastise me about?

28:33>> Not at the moment.

28:34>> Thank you.

28:36Uh, excellent. With that then, I'll make

28:38a motion to approve.

28:39>> Second.

28:40>> All those in favor?

28:41>> Aye.

28:42>> Aye.

28:42>> Aye.

28:43Carries. Excellent. Thank you. We'll see

28:45you at the uh, Armory.

28:47>> Great. Thank you so much.

28:48>> Thank you.

28:50Item number 13

28:52um 13 1634 Metairie

28:56uh

28:57to Luxman's Lane, Ipswich, requesting

28:59approval of a special farmer winery

29:01license

29:02also for Somerville Winter's Farmer

29:04Farmers Market at 191 Highland Avenue,

29:07unit 1C

29:08beginning 11/21/2026

29:11and ending 3/27/2027

29:14from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Is the

29:17applicant present?

29:28Give it just a second and then we will

29:30move it to the end of the agenda.

29:32If you're present for 1634 Metairie,

29:36please raise your hand.

29:39Seeing none, we'll move it to the end of

29:41the agenda.

29:42>> Okay. If I could stop you there, we have

29:44some chat coming in from Lieutenant

29:46Auden. Is that public? I can see it on

29:48the screen up here.

29:50>> I think you're seeing my transcripted

29:51comments.

29:52>> Oh, my

29:53my apologies. My I can't see the small

29:56print that far. It's coming in under

29:58Lieutenant Auden.

29:59>> There we go.

30:00>> Right.

30:00>> Yeah.

30:00>> Sorry. Go ahead.

30:01>> No, you're good.

30:04Um change of hours existing all forms

30:07restaurant license uh American

30:10Multi-Cinema Inc. D/B/A AMC Assembly Row

30:1412, 395 Artisan's Way requesting

30:17approval of change of hours for specific

30:19dates.

30:20Um current hours are Sunday through

30:23Wednesday 8:00 a.m. to 2:00, Thursday

30:25through Sunday 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

30:27The proposed dates are

30:3012/17 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m., 12/18 6:45

30:34to 5:15, 12/19 6:45 a.m. to 5:15 a.m.

30:4012/20

30:426:45 a.m. to 3:00 a.m. Is the applicant

30:44present?

30:46>> Good evening. Dawson Cooper from Upton

30:48Cannal and Devlin here on behalf of the

30:50licensee AMC.

30:52The applicant seeking to amend its food

30:54service hours on the four select dates

30:57that you listed there.

30:59These dates coincide with the release of

31:00the new Marvel Avengers Doomsday movie

31:04and the theaters offering extended

31:05showtimes in expectation of increased

31:07demand for tickets. Alongside these

31:10extended showtimes, the theater hopes to

31:11extend its food service only to allow

31:14patrons the opportunity to purchase

31:16popcorn and desired movie snacks

31:18alongside the new exciting Marvel movie.

31:21The extensions are as follows. Thursday

31:2412:17, it's an hour extension to its

31:27closing time from 3:00 a.m. to 4:00 a.m.

31:30On Friday 12:18, it's an hour and 15

31:32minute extension to its opening from

31:348:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. and a 2 hour and

31:3715 minute extension

31:39to its closing from 3:00 a.m. to 5:15

31:42a.m.

31:43Saturday 12:19 is an hour and a half or

31:46an hour and 15 minute extension to its

31:48opening from 8:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. and

31:52a 2 hour and 15 minute extension to

31:53closing from 3:00 a.m. to 5:15 a.m. Then

31:57lastly on Sunday 12:20, it's an hour and

31:5915 minute extension to its opening from

32:028:00 a.m. to 6:45 a.m. and a 2 hour and

32:0515 minute extension to closing from 3:00

32:07a.m. to 5:15. And then Sunday

32:10is an hour and 15 minute extension to

32:12its opening from 8:00 a.m. to 6:45 and

32:15an hour extension to closing from 2:00

32:17a.m. to 3:00 a.m.

32:18Once again, the applicant is not seeking

32:20to extend their alcohol service, just

32:22their food service hours.

32:24Happy to answer any questions.

32:27>> Thank you, counselor.

32:29Who are we to stop people from seeing

32:31Doctor Doom?

32:32>> Yes.

32:34>> [laughter]

32:35>> Um, don't have any questions on this uh

32:38Commissioner Thomas.

32:39>> Uh just to confirm, these hours are

32:41consistent with other municipalities and

32:43other cities.

32:45>> I believe so, yes.

32:47>> No further questions. Okay.

32:49>> Chairman Lynch.

32:50>> Thank you very much. Attorney Cooper,

32:52one quick question or I should actually

32:55hold that. City Clerk Henderson,

32:59when we extend the food service hours,

33:02they also have an entertainment by

33:04devices. Are we required to extend those

33:07as well?

33:08>> Yes, we are.

33:09>> Okay, and does that go with the CV

33:10license that we're extending it?

33:12>> Correct.

33:12>> Okay. Attorney Cooper, I have no other

33:15questions. Good luck with the Premiers.

33:18>> Perfect. Thank you.

33:19>> Excellent. Uh with no other notes or

33:21comments then, I'd like to make a motion

33:23to approve.

33:25>> Second.

33:25>> All those in favor?

33:27>> I.

33:27>> I.

33:29>> Good luck. Thank you.

33:31>> Thanks so much.

33:32>> Excellent. Uh moving on item number 15,

33:35alteration of premises, existing all

33:37forms restaurant license.

33:39Soban you DBA Sugidama at 234 Elm

33:42Street, requesting approval to remove

33:44outdoor seating and add indoor seating.

33:46So, going from inside 36 to 57, outside

33:5116 to 0. Uh this will be a public

33:54hearing. Is the applicant present?

34:01>> Hello.

34:03Hello.

34:04>> Hello, are you the applicant? Um, can

34:07you be a little louder, please?

34:09>> Sure. Can you hear me now?

34:11>> Better, thank you. Yes, can you go ahead

34:12and state your name for the record?

34:13>> Hi. Good evening, Commissioners. Uh my

34:15name is Christine Lee. I am the

34:17counselor for Sugidama, and I'm very

34:20happy to see you once again this year.

34:23Uh

34:24hope you all had a wonderful summer. Um

34:26as you know, uh I'm here to request the

34:28conversion of the 16 outdoor seats back

34:30to the indoor seating for the restaurant

34:33at 234 Elm Street.

34:35As always, the reason for this is to

34:37econom- accommodate the water ratio for

34:39the bathrooms. That's what prompts this

34:41bi-annual summer outdoor dining

34:43conversion and then back again in the

34:45fall. To date, my understanding and hope

34:48is that Sugidama has remained a solid

34:50commercial citizen of Somerville with no

34:53violations that I should be hearing.

34:55Otherwise, they'll hear from me.

34:57Uh their floor plans remain the same.

34:59They're ADA compliant. All other

35:02department regulations, they've remained

35:03compliant as well. Um hopefully by now

35:07everybody has gotten to know Anne Wen

35:09Crumpler. She's their manager for the

35:11restaurant and the liquor license. Uh

35:14they seem to have established themselves

35:15as a staple in the Davis Square

35:17community given that they've been

35:19operating for over 10 years uh in

35:21cumulation from this location and their

35:23previous one.

35:25Uh hopefully their history speaks for

35:26themselves and that they can continue to

35:29be a con- tribution to Somerville.

35:31Uh I have followed uh the regulations

35:34and notified the abutters pursuant to

35:35the requirements following the abutters

35:38list from

35:39um

35:40the uh clerk. I've also notified

35:42Councillor Lance Davis uh which he

35:45indicates he has no objection to.

35:47Uh I know Somerville has

35:49Sugidama has really enjoyed being a part

35:51of Somerville and hopefully we can

35:53continue to do for uh

35:55and

35:57you know, do this thing again.

36:00Thank you.

36:00>> Thank you. Uh

36:02thank you for being here before us. I

36:04love to hear from you. I'm sorry that

36:05you have to do this uh bathroom shuffle

36:08uh at the beginning and end of every

36:10patio.

36:10>> ABCC and uh they're like

36:13yeah, no, sorry. I mean, maybe borrow

36:15someone's bathroom, but that we all

36:18I'm not that's that's for the

36:20customers to determine, right? Not not

36:22for me.

36:23>> [laughter]

36:24>> Uh no question.

36:25>> that for them to talk to them.

36:28>> Uh, no questions from myself on this

36:29one.

36:30Commissioner Thomas?

36:31>> Uh, no questions.

36:32>> Chairman Lynch?

36:33>> No questions. Thank you, Attorney Davis,

36:35for coming back in.

36:37>> Lovely seeing you all.

36:38>> With that, this is a public hearing. If

36:40you would like to speak on this item,

36:42please raise your hand now.

36:48Seeing no hands raised, I will close the

36:51public comment section, and with that,

36:54I'll make

36:55>> Motion to approve.

36:56>> Second.

36:56>> All those in favor?

36:57>> I.

36:58>> I.

36:58>> Motion carries. Excellent. Thank you.

37:01>> Thank you very much.

37:03>> Item number 16, change of manager

37:06pending package store license transfer.

37:10VJRP LLC DNA

37:13DBA Joe's Liquors, 168 Broadway,

37:17requesting approval for a change of

37:19manager. Current manager, Jayendra

37:21Patel. Proposed manager, Pravin Kumar G.

37:24Patel.

37:25Uh,

37:26is anyone present for this request?

37:39>> Hi, can you hear me?

37:41>> Yes, thank you. Could you state your

37:42name for the record, please?

37:43>> Yeah, Attorney Alan Levin on behalf of

37:45VJRP LLC.

37:49>> Great, thank you. Um, could you talk me

37:51through change of manager pending

37:54license transfer?

37:56>> Sure. So, the original manager that here

37:58the

37:59Jayendra Patel, um, apparently his US

38:03employment authorization card expired,

38:07um, and he was waiting for it to be

38:09reinstated, and it hasn't been

38:10reinstated yet. So, they are switching

38:12managers to

38:14Pravin Kumar Patel.

38:19>> Okay, that part I'm that part

38:21um,

38:22I get. I don't get the pending package

38:24store license transfer.

38:26>> I think we had this There was a hearing

38:28on this before.

38:30>> Okay.

38:33Um

38:34And I'm sorry, I don't follow. What Is

38:36there a pending item going with the

38:37license itself?

38:39>> Uh yes, so

38:41I guess I'm not trying to understand

38:43what you're saying. So, there I think

38:44there was that pending

38:46package store license transfer.

38:48And I don't know that that was ever

38:50approved.

38:52>> Let me Let me take it over.

38:54>> Yes, please.

38:54>> Yeah, Attorney Dolan.

38:57Joe's Liquors was sold to a new entity

39:01last year, I believe.

39:04>> Okay.

39:05>> Uh and the Patels

39:07bought it

39:08>> one Correct.

39:09>> from the old family that owned it for a

39:12while.

39:12>> Correct.

39:13>> And that transfer was heard in front of

39:16the Somerville Licensing Commission and

39:19was approved here.

39:21>> Okay.

39:21>> It then probably went into the ABCC

39:25for approval from them.

39:28So, this is the reason I think

39:30Commissioner Allen is questioning is

39:32because you the word pending is in

39:35there.

39:36>> Yeah, I don't

39:39Okay, I'm sorry. You can go ahead and

39:40finish.

39:40>> No, I think what I'm going to do is ask

39:42you to hold that thought for a second

39:44and we'll go to the city clerk and find

39:46out

39:48what is the date of the transfer of

39:50Joe's Liquors to the new entity

39:53um

39:54VJRB

39:56LLC.

39:58And if we can look that up, find out

40:00what the hold up was there. I now

40:02understand why they're taking the first

40:05Mr. Patel off as the current manager and

40:08giving a new proposed.

40:10So, this is a first for me

40:13where because as you know

40:16to be owned a license, you must be a US

40:18citizen or some other status.

40:21>> Mhm.

40:21>> And it looks like

40:23uh Jayandra's status was revoked, so

40:25they didn't want to get in trouble. They

40:26want to have somebody on there.

40:28>> I understand.

40:29>> Um

40:31Okay.

40:32>> Yes, I will follow up on that one.

40:34>> All right. So, what would you like to do

40:36to give you time to pull pull that up

40:38because I don't want to hold him up.

40:40>> Yeah, can we um lay on the table and

40:42then come back while I look that up?

40:44>> Attorney Allard, can we go lay this item

40:46on the table? We only have a couple more

40:48items to do.

40:49>> Sure.

40:50>> Can we lay it on the table and get back

40:51to you with the end of this meeting?

40:52>> Absolutely. Okay.

40:54>> Very much.

40:55All right, let's lay item number 16 on

40:57the table.

40:58>> Okay.

40:58>> Thank you. Shall I keep going?

41:00>> Yes.

41:00>> Perfect.

41:01Item number 17, new all forms 7-day

41:04restaurant license, common victualer,

41:06and entertainment by devices.

41:08Rumruay 7895

41:11LLC DBA Large Studio, 257 Washington

41:15Street.

41:16Requesting approval of a new all forms

41:187-day restaurant license, common

41:20victualer, and entertainment by devices.

41:22Hours of operation, Monday through

41:24Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

41:27Friday through Sunday, 12:00 p.m. to

41:2912:00 a.m. with 12 indoor 24 indoor

41:32seats. There will be a public hearing

41:34for this one. Is the applicant with us?

41:55>> Hello.

41:56>> We hear Yeah, there you go. You're with

41:57us. Could you go ahead and state your

41:58name for the record, please?

41:59>> Yeah, my name's Tanapat, and the last

42:02name is Jantawan.

42:03I'm the owner of

42:06the

42:08>> You're cutting out a little bit.

42:11>> Oh, hello. Can you hear me now?

42:13>> I can hear you. Yes.

42:15Great.

42:17Uh tell us a little bit about your

42:18proposed restaurant.

42:21>> Yes. Um so, I am the owner of the Laugh

42:24Studio. So, it's it's going to be a

42:27small concept, straightforward. Um it's

42:30going to be a Thai style

42:32uh a tapas kind of restaurant, but it's

42:35like a northeastern kind of style with

42:38mix of cocktail.

42:42>> Cool.

42:43Um what's your experience

42:46>> Yeah, and my family owned the Siam

42:48Ginger. I'm you know, I'm operating that

42:51for a year now. So,

42:52>> Excellent.

42:52>> Yeah, we're basically we're expanding,

42:55you know, but different version, you

42:57know.

42:58>> Cool. And this is the this is the

43:00location formerly occupied by Juliet.

43:04>> It was it was owned by Juliet, and then

43:06Juliet gave it up, I believe. And then I

43:09signed a lease a couple months ago.

43:11>> Excellent. Thank you.

43:13>> Thank you.

43:15>> So, being at Siam Ginger, you're TIPS

43:17certified?

43:19>> Yep.

43:20>> Excellent.

43:22Uh Commissioner Thomas, any questions

43:25for the applicant?

43:26>> Uh no questions, Michelle.

43:27>> Great. Um Chairwoman Lynch?

43:30>> Um yeah, to the applicant, could you you

43:33were mentioning Juliet.

43:35>> Their former location.

43:36>> Former location at 257 Washington

43:39Street.

43:41Okay, to the applicant, what floor is

43:43this going in on? Is this going on on

43:45the street level floor or a basement?

43:49>> Uh a street level floor.

43:51>> Street level floor. Okay. Am I reading

43:53this

43:53>> And there's there's also a basement,

43:55also.

43:57But I don't know what you're talking

43:58about.

43:58>> And are you proposing to utilize the

44:00basement as part of this?

44:03>> Yeah, I think we're going to use the

44:04basement to

44:07uh

44:09to do a kitchen like a small kitchen.

44:11That

44:12was our plan.

44:14>> So, you will you will be doing a lot of

44:16renovation if you're proposing to use

44:20in the basement.

44:22>> Can you say that again?

44:24>> You're proposing to utilize both floors

44:26in this three-story building. Am I

44:28correct?

44:30>> I don't know if it's three-story

44:31building. I think it's two or one. I

44:33just don't know how to count. It's only

44:35the It's the It's the basement and the

44:38and the street level floor. That's what

44:40And then there's little balcony. I just

44:43don't know.

44:43>> Okay. So, let me let me let me go back

44:45to your application. And one of the

44:48questions number of floors on the

44:50premises three.

44:53>> Oh, yeah.

44:55>> Okay.

44:56Name of floor

44:58basement.

45:00So, what does What are you indicating to

45:02us when you say basement? That you are

45:04going to be utilizing that other than

45:05storage.

45:09Is that what

45:10>> The basement I believe they can Yes.

45:13>> Okay.

45:14And you're proposing to put the kitchen

45:15down in the basement. Is that what

45:17you're proposing to do?

45:18>> Correct.

45:19>> Okay.

45:20So, there's a lot of

45:22moving parts in this thing. I just don't

45:24want the applicant to get the feeling

45:26like

45:27we've given approval to all of this and

45:28he doesn't have to go through other

45:30departments.

45:32It sounds like

45:32>> Yeah, we uh we understood that.

45:34>> Uh okay. So, you got some construction

45:36you got to do before you can activate

45:38this thing.

45:39>> Yep. Yep. Yep. I know this is a for the

45:41legal license.

45:42>> Okay.

45:46Name of floor second floor.

45:48Number of rooms one.

45:50Square footage 68.

45:52Okay. I'm going to let ISD figure this

45:54one out in terms of the building permit.

45:58Uh but other than that, he is going for

46:02Am I reading this right? All forms?

46:03It'll be all one menu.

46:05All forms.

46:07It's an all forms with an entertainment

46:09by devices, which is a YouTube or you

46:11don't tell a Bluetooth device.

46:14Okay, so no other questions for me.

46:16Thank you.

46:17>> Great. Thank you.

46:18>> Thank you.

46:19>> Uh this is a public hearing. If you

46:21would like to speak on this item, please

46:23raise your hand.

46:31Lieutenant Audie.

46:36>> Thank you. Through the chair, a question

46:40for applicant. Is your food concept

46:43remaining cold food only? Those were the

46:45terms that

46:47the fire department understood for this

46:49concept.

46:50>> Yep. Yep. Whole food style, yep.

46:53Hello.

46:55>> How are you?

46:57>> Good, thank you.

46:58>> Okay. So, uh

47:01the best course of action as Chair Lynch

47:04stated, uh ISD building will need to be

47:07your next stop so that you can review

47:10the process and they they would include

47:13us as one of the departments to review

47:16and uh now I'll I'll know what your

47:18plans are, but it is very important that

47:21you speak to the health department and

47:22the building department as soon as

47:23possible regarding your plans to put the

47:25kitchen in the basement.

47:26>> Yep. We already did.

47:28>> Thank you.

47:29>> Thank you.

47:33>> Thank you, Lieutenant Audie.

47:35Um

47:36seeing no other public no other hands

47:38raised, I'll close public comment.

47:41And with that, uh no other questions

47:43from the commission, I'll make a motion

47:45to approve.

47:47>> Second.

47:48>> All those in favor?

47:49>> I.

47:50>> I.

47:50>> I.

47:51Motion carries. Uh good luck with your

47:53new concept.

47:54>> Thank you.

47:56>> Thank you.

47:58Uh

47:59Now in late items, item number 18,

48:02special farmer winery license for Bliss

48:04Point LLC out of Bedford requesting

48:06approval of a special farmer winery

48:08license for the Winter Farmers Market at

48:11191 Highland Avenue starting 11 7 on

48:14Saturday starting at 11 7 ending 4 17

48:18from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

48:22Is the applicant present?

48:26>> Hi, this is Jeff Van Note with Bliss

48:27Point Meadery.

48:29>> Nice hearing from you again. How many

48:31years will this be at the Winter Farmers

48:33Market?

48:33>> Uh this is at least the fourth. Um

48:36possibly the fifth. Um but Somerville uh

48:40is one of our strongest markets and we

48:41enjoy coming back every year.

48:43>> Excellent. We're glad to have you.

48:45Uh thank you.

48:46Yeah, I think uh no questions from

48:48myself on this one, Commissioner Thomas.

48:50>> Uh no questions.

48:51>> Great. Chairman Lynch?

48:52>> No questions. How are you, Jeff?

48:55>> I'm great. Thank you, Commissioners.

48:57>> Good. Great. We'll get you in and out of

48:58here fast then. Uh make a motion to

49:00approve.

49:01>> Second.

49:01>> All those in favor?

49:02>> Aye.

49:03>> Aye.

49:03>> Aye. Carries. We'll see you again for

49:05year year number five or six.

49:07>> Thank you, everyone.

49:08>> Thank you.

49:10All right. Looping back, we will we had

49:14one where we continued it and we had one

49:16where we put it on the table. Let's

49:17start with the one that we put on the

49:19table.

49:20So, let's get back to item number 16,

49:23VJRP LLC, BDO Joe's Liquors.

49:28With our change of manager.

49:33And do you have a update for us?

49:36>> I do. So, I believe what you were

49:39looking for was the date of the

49:40transfer.

49:41>> Basically confirming that the license

49:43the store license transfer had either

49:45been completed or what was the current

49:47status of it.

49:48>> To it according to our system it has not

49:50been completed. There's no indication

49:51that it has

49:52>> Okay.

49:53>> been done. Okay.

49:54>> So, can I just put in a phone call to

49:56figure out what was going on?

49:58My understanding was is that everything

50:00had been completed except for this

50:01manager because the manager didn't

50:04qualify.

50:05>> Oh.

50:05>> We needed

50:06we needed to have to to switch managers.

50:10>> All right. Thank you. This makes sense.

50:12I'm I'm happy to facilitate this. I have

50:14just never seen a pending package store

50:16license transfer item on the agenda

50:18before.

50:19>> Sure.

50:21>> Um

50:22>> Okay. So, if I can sort of give you a

50:24little bit of background then of Pravin

50:25Kumar Patel.

50:27Um

50:28>> Please.

50:29>> Okay. He is a permanent resident. Um he

50:32is he has extensive experience dating

50:35back to 2016

50:38um in this type of business. He's been

50:39an assistant manager at two similar type

50:42of liquor stores.

50:44Um he uh

50:47on although he's been the assistant

50:48manager on this one, he's going to be

50:49devoting all of his time to the new

50:51store.

50:52Um

50:54I uh he is TIP certified. He has no

50:57previous incidences or issues in his

51:00past

51:01um and he is aware and capable of

51:03following the rules and regulations of

51:05the Massachusetts ABCC and the city of

51:07Somerville.

51:10>> Perfect. Thank you.

51:12Um Thank you, counselor.

51:14Um Chairman Lynch, any questions?

51:16>> Yeah, I just have a couple of questions.

51:18Attorney Levin, thanks for sticking with

51:20us and for straightening it out. To City

51:23Clerk, what was the date of the transfer

51:27in the in front of the Somerville

51:28Licensing Commission?

51:31>> I have a date of August 22nd of last

51:35year.

51:36>> Of '25.

51:37>> That's why my constituents were saying

51:39Joe's Liquors was sold to a new entity.

51:43Attorney Levin, who kicked this back

51:45because of the residency requirement.

51:48Was

51:48>> I believe it was the ABCC.

51:50>> That's why it was still pending. Thank

51:53you.

51:53>> Attorney I have no problem with this.

51:56Thank you.

51:56>> Yep.

51:57>> Fred.

51:57>> Thank you.

51:58>> Great.

51:59Commissioner Thomas, any questions?

52:00>> Uh no questions, Mr. Chairman.

52:02>> Great. With that, I'd like to make a

52:04motion to approve.

52:05>> Second.

52:06>> All those in favor?

52:07>> I.

52:08>> I.

52:08>> I. Carries. Excellent. Good luck.

52:11>> Thank you.

52:13Thank you very much and sorry for the

52:14confusion.

52:15>> No, we got that.

52:16>> Okay.

52:18>> All right. Last item was our

52:20continuation.

52:23I believe that was

52:25Thank you. Item number 13. 1634

52:29Metairie.

52:30Got an hip switch for the farmers

52:32market. Is the applicant present?

52:38Seeing no applicant present, we will

52:41continue this to next month's meeting.

52:43These dates are still after that.

52:46>> Okay. So, let's be clear to the

52:48applicant in case they

52:50watch or stunningly interesting videos.

52:54What is the date of our November

52:57hearing?

52:59>> Yes. Mr. Chair, that is November 17th.

53:02>> Okay. So, they are asking for the

53:04beginning of these on the 21st.

53:06>> Exactly.

53:07>> Okay. Thank you very much.

53:09Okay. Continue.

53:11>> Excellent.

53:12>> That is every item on the agenda.

53:17With that, thank you everyone for your

53:19time and participation. Thank you,

53:21Captain De Olivera. Thank you,

53:23Lieutenant O'Donoghue.

53:25Thank you, City Clerk.

53:27With that,

53:29>> November

53:30Outdoor Dining ends in November. One

53:32more friendly

53:33>> A friendly reminder to our licensees

53:35that outdoor dining ends on November

53:3730th. You must remove all furniture and

53:40accessories no later than midnight.

53:43And with that, I will make a motion to

53:45adjourn.

53:46>> Second.

53:46>> All in favor?

53:47>> I.

53:48>> I.

53:48>> I.

53:49Carries. Thank you, everyone. Have a

53:50good evening.

53:51>> Good night, all. Thank you.