2026-07-23 - License Commission

0:00Morning folks. I'm Anthony Viotti. I'll

0:03be chairing today's uh meeting of the

0:05Worcester License Commission. This is

0:07the July

0:08>> recording in progress.

0:10>> This is the July 23rd meeting of the

0:11Worcester License Commission. Before we

0:14begin the meeting, a few brief

0:15announcements. Uh today's meeting is a

0:17hybrid meeting, which means it is both

0:19in person and uh linked uh by uh

0:24computer. Uh we ask that people who are

0:26online to mute their computers by

0:29hitting star six and unmute by hitting

0:32star six again. It's a public meeting.

0:34It means it's both being recorded and

0:37minutes will be taken and published at a

0:38later date. We ask all speakers who are

0:41here participating to go to the podium

0:44uh that's to uh behind behind you.

0:47Please give us your name, where you live

0:49and tell us about the application that

0:51you have filed with the commission. If

0:54you are online, please speak uh into

0:56your microphone clearly so we can hear

0:59you. There are several items on the

1:01agenda that will be postponed or

1:02continued. I'll announce those as we go

1:04through the process. The conduct of the

1:07meeting is as follows. You will uh uh

1:10make a presentation.

1:13Staff will ask questions. There'll be

1:15comments uh from either the public or

1:17people that might be online. And then

1:19you have a right to ask questions and

1:20make comments to respond. If you've

1:23applied for a full liquor license today,

1:26after the hearing, if it's been

1:27approved, it'll be uploaded to the ABCC

1:30Alco Beverage Control Commission's

1:32website. The process takes approximately

1:34four to six weeks to get an approval or

1:37denial. If you are approved, you will be

1:40responsible for obtaining any permits

1:42that are necessary, such as fire,

1:44building, and code. With that, I call to

1:47order the meeting of July 23rd of the

1:50Worester License Commission and a motion

1:52to approve the minutes of July 9, 2026.

1:56>> Second.

1:58>> Commissioner Cruz,

1:59>> yes.

2:00>> Commissioner Fischer,

2:01>> yes. Chairli,

2:02>> Commissioner,

2:03>> yes.

2:04>> Before I proceed, let me just introduce

2:06everyone that is here participating

2:08aside from the audience. On my left is

2:11Commissioner Chiron Fischer. On my

2:12right, Commissioner Mertza Cruz.

2:14>> Morning. from the Office of Inspection

2:16Services, Deborah Steele from the Walla

2:19Department of Worcester, I'm attorney,

2:20Amanda Moran, and representing the

2:23Worcester Police Department, Sergeant

2:24Thomas Neil.

2:26>> Mr. Chair, could you move? Someone's on

2:28the chat saying they can't hear you. If

2:30you could move your mic closer

2:31>> after I just told him to speak. I

2:33apologize.

2:34>> Thank you.

2:34>> Yeah, my apologies.

2:36With that, first item on the agenda, one

2:39day liquor and entertainment request,

2:42Pride Worcester, 28 Franklin Street,

2:44request for one day liquor license,

2:45request for one day entertainment

2:47license for dancing by patrons, TV, live

2:50music, recorded music for Saturday,

2:53September 12th from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00

2:55p.m. Anyone present or online to address

2:58this application?

3:01>> Uh, I'm online. My name is Ariana Delo.

3:04I'm the festival director. And where do

3:06you live, please?

3:07>> I live in Auburn, Mass.

3:09>> Please tell us about this application

3:11you have before us.

3:13>> Um, yep. So, we've been running the

3:15Pride Festival for several years now.

3:17We're sticking to the same footprint of

3:20downtown and throughout the common. Um,

3:23alcohol will only be served on the

3:26actual street um by vendors that have

3:30all their own licenses with the city.

3:32They are responsible for checking IDs.

3:35Um, we have police uh present. Um, and

3:42like I said, just the the same footprint

3:44as many years past.

3:47>> Okay. Commissioner Fischer,

3:49>> no questions.

3:49>> Commissioner Cruz,

3:50>> no questions.

3:52>> Uh, designated uh sales and consumption

3:54area clearly defined.

3:57>> Yes, it will all be uh on Church Street.

4:01>> Okay. Um, is there road closures

4:04associated with this also?

4:06>> There is. I have worked with uh Denali

4:08already to put some detours in place.

4:11>> Yep. That's I was going just going to

4:13check uh coordinating with the DPW and

4:16with the uh you mentioned uh you've been

4:18in contact with the detail office.

4:21>> Uh I haven't yet. That is one step. If

4:24if someone could help me get connected,

4:26that would be great.

4:27>> Sure. Uh, if you were to call uh

4:30Lieutenant Sawyer or Sergeant Popp uh do

4:34you have a pen? I can give you the phone

4:36number.

4:37>> Yep.

4:37>> 508799

4:408686.

4:42that's to the detail office and they can

4:44help you coordinate uh police details uh

4:49for the event to assist with the road

4:51closures and the uh pedestrian and

4:54vehicle traffic uh directing them around

4:57the area.

4:58>> Perfect. Thank you.

5:00>> Thank you.

5:01Is there anyone present or online that

5:03has any questions or comments?

5:06Hearing none, I make a motion to approve

5:09subject to the group obtaining a detail

5:11from the Worester Police Department.

5:13>> Second.

5:14>> Commissioner Cruz,

5:15>> yes.

5:15>> Commissioner Fischer,

5:16>> yes.

5:17>> Chair Vigliati,

5:18>> yes. Thank you. Enjoy the event.

5:20>> Thank you.

5:21>> Number two on the agenda, Shrewsby

5:23Street Italian Heritage Parade at East

5:25Park. Request for one day entertainment

5:27license for live music amplification

5:30system for Monday, October 11th from

5:321:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone present or

5:35online to address this application?

5:38>> Yes, I am here.

5:39>> Good morning. Your name and where you

5:41live, please.

5:42>> Good morning, Tony. This is Maria Stella

5:45Fiori from Worcester, Massachusetts.

5:47>> Morning. I am here I am here to

5:49represent the parade this year and I

5:52believe it's a Sunday October 11th not a

5:56Monday.

5:57>> Okay.

6:00>> And it's in East Park, Christopher

6:02Columbbo Park and it's just the

6:04entertainment license from 100 p.m. to

6:06400 p.m.

6:08>> Thank you. Commissioner Fischer,

6:10>> no questions.

6:11>> Commissioner Cruz,

6:12>> no questions.

6:13>> Sergeant Nem,

6:14>> no answers.

6:15>> Is there anyone present? online that has

6:17any questions or comments hearing none.

6:20Motion to approve.

6:22>> Second. Commissioner Cruz,

6:23>> yes.

6:24>> Commissioner Fischer,

6:25>> yes.

6:25>> Chair Vigliotti,

6:26>> yes. Thank you. Enjoy the event.

6:28>> You have a great day. Bye-bye now.

6:30>> Bye.

6:31>> Number three on the agenda, Green Hill

6:33Neighborhood Block Party, Grant Square

6:35Park. Request for one day entertainment

6:37license for DJ on Saturday, August 1st

6:41from 1:00 p.m. to 4 pm. a rain date of

6:44August 2nd, same time, 2026.

6:48Anyone present or online to address this

6:51application?

6:53>> Yeah, I'm Wred Octave.

6:55>> Good morning. What is your name, please?

6:57>> Winnie Octave.

6:59>> Oh, good morning, Winnie. How are you?

7:01>> All right. All right.

7:02>> Uh, so tell us about what you live in

7:05Worcester. I know. Winnie, please tell

7:06us.

7:07>> Yeah, I live I live just across the P

7:09from where where the um block party will

7:12be held. Okay. Tell us about the event.

7:14>> Doing that for the past 13 years.

7:16>> Yes, you have.

7:17>> And it's just a community thing,

7:18bringing the community together. And um

7:22we have the DJ and the DJ is the same DJ

7:25you all have at city hall. So I just

7:28wanted to know um this year why do I

7:31have to get a license to get a DJ?

7:36to the chair. That's an entertainment

7:39>> under the regulations of the city of

7:41Worcester, which we don't write. Uh you

7:44are obligated under those regulations to

7:46get a DJ uh to get a license for that.

7:49It's it's a process. That's all I can

7:51tell you. The logic behind it is that

7:55they require it. Does that answer your

7:58question?

8:00>> So, how do we get the license now? We're

8:03well

8:05is that it's not on

8:07>> through the chair. You'd vote.

8:08>> Yeah, it says it's there. That's the

8:10application.

8:11>> Excuse me. We never went through that.

8:14So, I don't know.

8:15>> You filed an application for an

8:17entertainment license for the DJ. So,

8:19you have applied for the DJ license to

8:22this board, the license commission.

8:24>> Uh, and the the board will vote and then

8:26that will take care of the DJ for your

8:28event.

8:30>> Okay. That's how it goes. Okay.

8:32>> All right. Good.

8:33>> Yeah.

8:33>> You happy?

8:35>> You know, I never went through. That's

8:37why I open.

8:38>> I know. I know. We need [laughter]

8:40>> So, just help me out there. Okay.

8:42>> Yeah, I will. Commissioner Fisher.

8:44[laughter]

8:45>> Hi, Winnie.

8:46>> Hi. Hi.

8:48>> Um, yeah. No questions. [laughter]

8:50>> Commissioner Cruz,

8:51>> no questions.

8:53>> Sergeant,

8:54>> how many people do they expect to

8:55attend?

8:55>> Yeah. How many people do you expect when

8:57he for the event? Well, last year we had

9:00um like 400 people

9:02>> and it's all contained within the park.

9:05>> And it's all within the park, correct?

9:07>> Yes, it's everything is in the park

9:08within the park. We we do have the

9:10police there, the police have a table,

9:12firef fire have a table. So, we do have

9:15security on on there too. You know, it's

9:18something just to bring the community

9:20together because of our neighborhood was

9:23like a an absent neighborhood in the

9:26city to me years ago. So

9:28>> yeah, ter.

9:29>> Excuse me when if I can. This is

9:30councelor Bada. I just want to say yes.

9:32Most of the the the majority of the

9:34black party Yeah. is is in contained in

9:36the park and and thank you for approving

9:37this.

9:38>> Thank you, Rob. Thank you for being

9:40there because I don't know what what I'm

9:42supposed to do.

9:43>> That's okay. No problem with you. We

9:45>> Yeah.

9:46>> Is there anyone present? Anyone else

9:48online that has any questions or

9:50comments?

9:52>> Hearing none. Motion to approve.

9:54>> Second.

9:54>> Commissioner Cruz.

9:55>> Yes.

9:56>> Commissioner Fischer. Yes, Chair

9:57Viglotti.

9:58>> Yes. Thank you. When you enjoy the

9:59event,

10:01>> so you all of you all are invited. Okay.

10:04>> Okay.

10:04>> Okay.

10:05>> Come and get a hot dog and a hamburger.

10:07>> Okay. [laughter]

10:10>> That'll be good for my curl after all.

10:12>> Okay.

10:14>> Thank you.

10:15>> Number four. Number four on the agenda,

10:17Ekitarium 222, Harrington Wayade. A

10:20request for one day look at license for

10:22Tuesday, July 28th from 5:30 p.m. to

10:266:30 p.m. Anyone present online to

10:30address this application?

10:32>> Hi. Yes, online. Alexis Rapaort, staff

10:34member at the Eotarium.

10:36>> Hey, Rob.

10:37>> Where do you live?

10:39>> Um,

10:40thank you, Rob. I'm glad because

10:42>> I live in Boston. I'm representing

10:45one second.

10:46Uh, Winnie, you have to you have to shut

10:49your computer off.

10:51>> I'm muting her.

10:52>> All right.

10:52>> There you go.

10:53>> Thank you.

10:53>> I apologize, ma'am. Please.

10:56>> Let's start let's start from the

10:57beginning. Your name and where you live.

11:00>> Alexis Rapaort. I live in Boston, but I

11:02am an event planner at the Eotarium at

11:06222 Harrington Way here in Worcester.

11:08>> So, tell us about the event and how many

11:10people are coming and all the nice

11:12details. So, this is a private event for

11:16our Egotarium Corporator volunteers.

11:20It's invite only. It's going to be a

11:22maximum of 50 people, probably closer to

11:2415. And it's just a wine and cheese

11:26networking event for them.

11:28>> Okay.

11:28>> It is private. We have a guest list. We

11:30have a gate to ensure that only those

11:33folks who are invited are getting on and

11:35we will have the CEO and other managers

11:36present.

11:38>> Thank you. Commissioner Fisher,

11:40>> no questions.

11:41>> Commissioner Cruz,

11:42>> no questions. Sergeant Ne,

11:43>> no issues.

11:44>> Anyone present online have any questions

11:46or comments? Hearing none. Motion to

11:49approve.

11:50>> Second.

11:50>> Commissioner Cruz.

11:51>> Yes.

11:52>> Commissioner Fischer.

11:52>> Yes.

11:53>> Chair.

11:54>> Yes. Thank you.

11:55>> Thank you.

11:56>> Number five on the agenda. Richard Per

11:59College Street. Request for one day

12:00liquor license for the following dates.

12:03Saturday, August 29th, 2:30 to 7:00 p.m.

12:07Saturday, September 19th, 1:00 p.m. to

12:095:30 p.m. Saturday, October 24th, noon

12:14to 4:30. Saturday, October 31st, noon to

12:184:30 p.m. And Saturday, November 14th,

12:21from 11:00 a.m. to 2 3:30 p.m. And

12:24[clears throat] Saturday, November 21st

12:27from 11:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Anyone

12:30present or online to address this

12:32application?

12:33>> Yes, Rich Per is here from the College

12:35of Holy Cross.

12:36>> Good morning and welcome. Please tell us

12:37about the event.

12:39>> Sure. Uh, good morning. First, I live in

12:42Holden, Massachusetts. This is a yearly

12:45thing that we do. We have six football

12:46games uh this year. I currently have

12:50three liquor licenses on campus under my

12:53name. Um we're going to use we're going

12:56to go about this the same way as we have

12:57in the past where we have uh all ID

13:00terminals to check IDs. Um we have all

13:04of our staff and all of our managers tip

13:06certified. We'll have law enforcement

13:08and a private security on site. Um, we

13:12[clears throat] have plenty of

13:13restrooms. Bars will open one hour prior

13:16to the game and will shut down at the

13:19start of the fourth quarter uh for each

13:22of the games.

13:23>> Thank you, Commissioner Fischer.

13:25>> No questions.

13:26>> Commissioner Cruz,

13:26>> no questions.

13:27>> Sergeant Nem,

13:28>> no issues.

13:29>> Anyone present or online have any

13:31questions or comments?

13:33Hearing none. Motion to approve.

13:38>> Need a second.

13:39>> Need a second. Second.

13:41>> Commissioner Cruz.

13:43>> Yes.

13:43>> Commissioner Fischer.

13:44>> Yes.

13:45>> Chair Giatti.

13:46>> Yes. Thank you.

13:47>> Thank you so much. Have a good day.

13:49>> You too. And six on the agenda.

13:51Massachusetts Organization of African

13:53Descendants on the Worcester Carmen and

13:55request for one day liquor license and a

13:57request for one day entertainment

13:58license for dancing by patrons, dancing

14:01by entertainers, live music, play,

14:03moving picture show for Saturday, August

14:051st from noon to 7:30 p.m. Is there

14:09anyone present online to address this

14:11application?

14:15This is the second time. Uh, you're

14:17>> the chair now. This is their first time.

14:19It's

14:19>> the first time on the agenda. All

14:21right, let's hold it to the end.

14:25Seven on the agenda. HHSD yo Casita

14:28Cultural Latina Institute Park request

14:31for one day liquor license. Request for

14:33one day entertainment license for

14:35dancing by patrons. Dancing by

14:37entertainers live music amplification

14:39system. any other audio or visual show,

14:42whether live or recorded. Specifically,

14:45Saturday, October 24th, from 10:00 a.m.

14:47to 4 p.m. a rain date of November 1st,

14:502026 at the same time. Anyone present

14:54online to address this application?

14:59>> Yes, good morning. My name is Anna VR.

15:01Uh, I represent Conor Time and I live in

15:04Lawrence, Massachusetts. um supporting

15:06Casita Cultural Latina with the planning

15:08and organization of this festival. Uh

15:11and the plan is to have uh our ofrena

15:14some uh entertainers uh performing on

15:16stage throughout the day uh youth and uh

15:19kids section as well some vendors

15:21throughout the park and to designated

15:24areas for uh alcohol service and food

15:27vendors.

15:29>> With regards to the liquor license, whom

15:30are you obtaining the liquor from?

15:34Uh so we're looking to obtain our le

15:36court uh from reala and then uh from

15:40plate brewing.

15:42>> I apologize where

15:44>> tequila.

15:46>> Are you familiar?

15:47>> So from reala tequila and then the other

15:51vendor will be hot.

15:53>> We're not familiar with the vendor.

15:55Could you please tell us who where the

15:57vendor is and located?

15:59>> You familiar with that?

16:00>> Yeah. So hot brewing is in um Canton,

16:04Massachusetts and then uh Real Tea

16:07Tequila is based in Worcester.

16:11>> I'm not familiar with that.

16:11>> It's not a distrib.

16:13>> Are they are they are they distributors

16:15of u alcoholic beverages or is this a

16:19private?

16:20>> Yeah.

16:21>> Say again.

16:22>> No, they're they're distri they are

16:24distributors of their brands, their own

16:26brands.

16:27>> It's a brewery

16:28>> through the chair. using behind bars

16:30mixology

16:32uh to handle um the bar service

16:36>> through the chair to the applicant. Uh

16:37are they licensed wholesalers where

16:39you're getting the liquor from?

16:42>> That's the question the applica uh

16:44asking.

16:45>> Yeah. Are they licensed wholesalers that

16:48are giving you providing you with the

16:50alcoholic beverages?

16:52>> My understanding is yes because we have

16:54worked with them in the past.

16:59She doesn't know. So I'm not comfortable

17:05>> through the chair. What we can do is

17:07vote it subject to checking that. If

17:09it's not licensed wholesaler, we'll work

17:11with the applicant to get her a licensed

17:13wholesaler.

17:14>> Yeah. Our apologies, but

17:15>> Oh, yeah.

17:16>> You must you must obtain uh the

17:18alcoholic beverages from a licensed

17:20wholesaler. And we're not familiar with

17:22whom you are referring to. Uh but we'll

17:25proceed. No worries. We can provide the

17:28the information of their certificate and

17:30if not as uh the other person was

17:33mentioning we can make sure that we go

17:35through a licensed wholesale. Okay.

17:37>> To be in compliance.

17:38>> And how many people are you expecting to

17:40attend the event?

17:43>> Uh so usually we expect about 500 to

17:462,000 people. Um what we've seen with

17:48other festivals is that people don't

17:50stay the whole day. So people will be

17:51coming and going throughout the day and

17:53that makes up for that amount of people.

17:55And is the service of the alcoholic

17:57beverages going to be limited to a

17:58particular area? Is it going to be

18:01cautious?

18:02>> The service uh yeah, we're going to

18:04fence it. Uh and there's going to be a

18:07canopy the bartenders uh from behind

18:10mixology uh bars are going to be doing u

18:13ID checking and we're going to have uh

18:16an aggress point and a different eress

18:18point for that.

18:20>> Mr. Fish

18:20>> and we will close the bar 30 minutes

18:23before the end of the event. till 3:30.

18:25>> All right. Thank you, Commissioner

18:27Fisher.

18:27>> No questions.

18:28>> Commissioner Cruz.

18:29>> Um, I just like to make a comment that I

18:32would prefer postponing it till the next

18:33meeting because they're not doing this

18:35event until October. So, until they get

18:38everything straight up.

18:44>> Okay. Is it just a wholesaler concern?

18:47>> Yeah. Yeah.

18:48>> To make it subject to

18:49>> I know. Should I continue or just do

18:52that? I think they should continue.

18:54>> Make the motion.

18:55>> So, I make the motion that we continue

18:56it and postpone it to the next meeting

18:58since this event is not going to be held

19:00until October. Um, and so that way you

19:03get everything straight, especially with

19:05the wholesaler, ensuring that he is a

19:07certified wholesaler distributor here in

19:10Massachusetts.

19:12>> Second.

19:12>> Okay, sounds good.

19:15>> Yeah, I I'll make the second on that

19:17just for purpose discussion. We're sorry

19:18to put you to but we have concern about

19:20the wholesale and making sure it's done

19:22in a proper manner and as Commissioner

19:25Cruz just said to you uh

19:27>> not a problem.

19:28>> Okay. Thank you.

19:29>> Thank you.

19:30>> So the motion is made.

19:31>> Mr. Cruz.

19:32>> Yes.

19:32>> Okay. Thank you.

19:33>> Commissioner Fischer.

19:34>> Yes.

19:35>> Chair.

19:36>> Yes.

19:36>> Thank you.

19:37>> Thank you.

19:38>> Thank you.

19:40>> Number eight on the agenda. Cam Brigham

19:4248 Green Street. Request one day liquor

19:44license for outside [snorts] July 24th

19:46from 900 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Is there

19:50anyone here, Mr. Brigham or anyone else

19:52representing him?

19:54>> He is online.

19:55>> He is online.

19:56>> Yes, Mr. Vigliotti. Good morning. I'm

19:58here.

19:58>> Good morning.

20:00>> How you doing?

20:01>> Good. Please tell us about the event.

20:04>> Uh so the event is going to take place

20:07uh in the alleyway next to us um like

20:09we've done the last few events. um one

20:12entrance in, one entrance out. The main

20:16uh establishment will have our normal 1

20:192 3 4 uh four egresses, two entrances.

20:24Um

20:26we have a minimum of six security on

20:28every bar staff is tip certified. Um we

20:33are going to be shutting down the

20:34outside earlier than the inside. Um, you

20:38know, cuz we we got approved to go until

20:40uh 3 with the uh until July 31st because

20:43of the soccer. Um, but I would rather

20:46close the outside a lot earlier, clean

20:49up, get everything done and over with,

20:50everybody out. Um, and then that way we

20:54can focus on the inside.

20:56>> There's nothing Yeah, nothing specific

20:58for the reasoning. Just a a midsummer

21:00outdoor inside um event.

21:03>> Sergeant, does he need security for the

21:05outside now? I believe he's

21:08>> Yes, that's that's correct, S. So, we

21:11usually do we'll probably do one, two,

21:13three on the doors,

21:16>> one on the outside, two on the inside,

21:18and then kind of rotate um you know, two

21:21on the outside, two on the inside. I put

21:23a call into a uh a local um they're

21:26called Buddy Security um to see if we

21:28can pick up an extra guy for that event.

21:30And I also talked to Amanda Vona uh at

21:33the PD to try to get details.

21:36>> Yep.

21:36>> Commissioner Fisher,

21:37>> no questions.

21:38>> Commissioner Cruz,

21:39>> no questions.

21:40>> Sergeant, any other questions or

21:42concerns?

21:42>> Uh, no. The first time um Mr. Brigham uh

21:48applied for an event like this uh to be

21:53held in the area designated. There was a

21:57small issue brought it to Mr. Brigham's

21:59attention. It was rectified immediately

22:01since then. Really hasn't been any

22:03issues with the uh setup and operation

22:06of the uh any event holds in the

22:09alleyway between the businesses.

22:10>> Thank you. Is there anyone present or

22:12online that has any questions or

22:14comments?

22:16Hearing none. Motion to approve.

22:18>> Second.

22:19>> Commissioner Cruz?

22:20>> Yes.

22:20>> Commissioner Fischer?

22:21>> Yes.

22:22>> Chair Viglotti?

22:23>> Yes. Thank you.

22:24>> Thank you. Enjoy your day. Number nine,

22:27the cellular connection, 68 Safford

22:29Street. Request for one day

22:31entertainment license for dancing by

22:32entertainers, recorded music, live

22:35music, DJ for Sunday, July 26th from

22:381:00 p.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone present

22:41online to address this application.

22:46We'll hold it to the end. Number 10 on

22:49the agenda, Hiroshima commemoration at

22:52Ellen Park. Request for one day

22:54entertainment license for live music

22:55amplification system for Thursday,

22:58August 6th from 6 pm to 6:30m.

23:02Anyone present or online regarding this

23:05application?

23:06>> Yes, Claire Schaefer Duffy. I live at 52

23:10Mason Street in Wor and program director

23:13for the Center for Nonviolence

23:15Solutions.

23:17>> Go ahead.

23:18>> Okay. Yeah, this this event uh is an

23:21annual event. Um, it will include

23:24cultural performances, Tao drumming by

23:27Mountain River Tao, um, and songs

23:30performed by Peace Choir Worcester. And,

23:35um, there will also be, uh, prayers from

23:38interfaith leaders, remarks from the

23:40mayor and Senator Kennedy, and, um,

23:44conclude with, uh, peace lantern

23:47floating.

23:48>> Thank you, Commissioner Fcher.

23:50>> No questions. Mr. Cruz.

23:52>> Yes. Um, it's only half hour from 6 p.m.

23:55>> No, no, the time is listed incorrectly.

23:58Um, I'm Thank you for noting that. No,

24:00it's not half hour. It's 6:30 to 8:30.

24:03>> Okay. Thank you.

24:04>> Let me just correct. Okay.

24:06>> Apologize.

24:06>> So, now we're talking 6:30 p.m. to 8:30

24:09p.m. Is that correct?

24:10>> Yes. Yes. The event is is that's the

24:13actual time of the event.

24:15>> We'll amend the time on the uh request.

24:18>> Okay. Thank you,

24:20>> Senita. Any questions?

24:22>> Is there anyone present or online that

24:24have any questions or comments?

24:27>> Hearing none. Motion to approve.

24:29>> Second.

24:29>> Commissioner Cruz.

24:30>> Yes.

24:30>> Commissioner Fischer.

24:31>> Yes.

24:32>> Chair Viati.

24:33>> Yes. Thank you.

24:34>> All right. Thank you.

24:36>> Number 11 on the agenda. Kaza Cultural

24:39Dominican Worcester 126 Salisbury

24:42Street. Request for one day liquor

24:44license. Request for one day

24:45entertainment license for live music.

24:47Dancing My Entertainers amplification

24:50system for Saturday,

24:52September 5th from 11:00 a.m. to

24:54[clears throat] 700 p.m.

25:00>> Is there anyone? Good morning.

25:02>> I'm here. I'm I'm too loud for the

25:05microphone, but that's fine.

25:06>> Sure.

25:06>> Um, yeah, we're requesting

25:08>> Just push it just push it up a little

25:09bit.

25:09>> Okay. Thank you.

25:11>> What is your name? Where you live?

25:12>> Deio Fernando, Western Massachusetts.

25:14>> Well, welcome and good morning.

25:15>> Thank you. Please tell us about the

25:17event.

25:17>> So the event was put together by Kasa

25:19Cultural Dominic Wister. We are trying

25:21to unify all cultures but also in a

25:24specific to bring disables and elders

25:26specifically the people with mental

25:28health and DMH to come in from 11 to 1

25:31to enjoy from free popcorn, cotton

25:34candy, drinks and desserts and trying to

25:36do like art and craft for them. I work

25:38with a lot of disables in the community

25:40and this is an event that is going to

25:41bring all cultures together. After 100

25:43p.m. there will be live music, DJ and

25:46other uh entertainments including a

25:49secluded area with fence, security

25:51guards, four police officer and two

25:54certified bartender for beer only.

25:57>> Okay. Thank you.

25:58>> Welcome

25:59>> Mr. Fisher.

26:00>> No questions.

26:01>> Commissioner Cruz.

26:03>> Um so the name is is it the uh Dominican

26:07festival or is it the Kasa Cultural

26:08Festival? Kasakultural Dominicana

26:10Festival, Embracing All Culture

26:12Festival. Yeah.

26:14>> Thank you.

26:15>> You're welcome.

26:16>> This is going This is going to be held

26:18in the park.

26:19>> It's in the park.

26:20>> Yep. And I think you mentioned clearly

26:22designated and

26:24>> fenced

26:25>> uh fenced in areas.

26:26>> Yeah. We have a fence area uh a little

26:28beer garden maybe 25 people. But we have

26:31a staff who supervising the beer

26:32gardening, one police officer on the

26:34outside, a private security guard, and

26:36two bartenders.

26:37>> Okay. and bartenders are responsible for

26:39checking the IDs or security.

26:41>> The security guard uh will be

26:42responsible with the police officer

26:44present and the staff which is the human

26:46resources staff jamlet to check IDs uh

26:49to make sure everybody's legal to enter.

26:50>> Um do you have bathroom facilities on

26:52order or

26:53>> so we have the bathrooms that are at the

26:55park but we already ordered five more

26:57even one near the beer garden so there

27:00will be more you know people will not

27:01leave and come back and what have you

27:03and then we have three located on the

27:05opposite side of the bathrooms that we

27:06have right now.

27:07>> Great. Great. Um,

27:07>> including a handicap, including a

27:09handicap bathroom accessible for the for

27:11the the handicaps that are going.

27:12>> Forward thinking. Appreciate that. Um,

27:15how many people do you expect to be

27:17attending?

27:17>> It's our first one. Um, uh, we we're

27:20expecting anywhere between 3 to 500

27:22people.

27:23>> Uh, the beer garden will not hold more

27:25than 25 people at a time.

27:26>> Yep. I would suggest um besides the

27:29police officer that you had uh for the

27:33beer garden, you might want to

27:34coordinate with the detail office to

27:37help assist you with uh pedestrian

27:39traffic in and out of the park, crossing

27:41the street, etc.

27:42>> Thank you so much. That's a great point.

27:44We made note of that.

27:46>> And who is the wholesaler you're getting

27:48your liquor from?

27:49>> Alex distributor.

27:51>> Okay.

27:53>> We have a we have an account with them

27:54already set up.

27:56>> Good. Thank you. Commissioners, any

27:57other questions?

27:58>> No questions.

27:59>> Is there anyone present online have any

28:01questions or comments?

28:03Hearing none. Motion to approve.

28:05>> Second. Commissioner Cruz.

28:06>> Yes.

28:07>> Commissioner Fischer.

28:08>> Yes. Chair Vigliotti.

28:09>> Yes. Thank you. Enjoy. Have a safe

28:11event.

28:11>> Thank you.

28:15>> Number 12 on the agenda. Royal Ladies

28:18Guiding Party Institute Park. Request

28:20for one day entertainment license for

28:22recorded music and DJ on Sunday, August

28:252nd from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Anyone

28:29present or online to address this

28:30application?

28:34We'll hold it to the end. 13 on the

28:37agenda. Brazilian Festival of Worcester

28:39Institute Park. Request for one day

28:41entertainment license for live music

28:43amplification system for Sunday

28:45September 13th from 10:00 am to 6 pm

28:49with a rain date of September 20th for

28:51the same time. Good morning and welcome.

28:54>> Good morning. Uh my name is Si Debara.

28:57I'm from Garden Massachusetts. Um our

29:01event is annual Brazilian festival and

29:04we celebrate the independence of Brazil

29:07in that day. the event. It's uh

29:09September 13, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

29:13And also we promoted the Brazilian

29:15cultury. We have a vendors,

29:17entertainment for kids, for adults and

29:20music.

29:22And

29:22>> and how many people are you expecting to

29:24attend?

29:25>> Uh we expect a thousand plus.

29:30>> And what we have for security?

29:32>> We have the details. Police security

29:34plus volunteers are security.

29:36>> You have I'm sorry. Is it a

29:38>> volunteers like u and the details? The

29:42police details.

29:43>> Police details. Okay. Mr. Fisher,

29:46>> no questions.

29:47>> Mr. Cruz,

29:48>> no questions.

29:49>> Sergeant,

29:50>> do [clears throat] you also have

29:50arrangements for um uh porta parties,

29:54etc.?

29:55>> Yes. Mhm. Every year we have a Yes, we

29:58have.

29:58>> Okay. And how much uh you said you have

30:00your own security? No, we have no one

30:03security like I mean volunteers for

30:05watch but our security is the the

30:08police.

30:08>> Okay.

30:09>> We count.

30:10>> Okay.

30:11>> Yeah.

30:12>> Okay.

30:12>> Y

30:13>> is there anyone else that have any

30:15questions or comments? Either present or

30:17online

30:19hearing none. Motion to approve.

30:22>> Second.

30:22>> Commissioner Cruz.

30:23>> Yes.

30:23>> Commissioner Fischer.

30:24>> Yes.

30:24>> Chair Viglotti.

30:25>> Yes. Thank you. Enjoy the event.

30:27>> Thank you.

30:29Next on the agenda, a common vixular

30:31request. First one is number 14 on the

30:34agenda. Quincigamin Gas and Market LLC,

30:3775 Consigan Avenue. Operating hours from

30:40Sunday to Saturday is the 247 operation.

30:44Good morning and welcome.

30:46>> Good morning. I'm Walter Thomas uh with

30:48Yako Energies. I reside in Killingley,

30:50Connecticut. So, our request is for a

30:53vehicular's license for a Chester's

30:56chicken that we're going to be putting

30:57inside the the store. So, we recently

31:00had a uh QSR vendor that had moved out,

31:03and we made the decision that we were

31:04going to bring in our own QSR business.

31:07We've partnered with Chester's Chicken,

31:10who currently uh helps franchises run

31:14and operate 1400 locations throughout

31:16the United States. They're there to help

31:18us with learning how to understand the

31:20the food business, understand and teach

31:22and train our employees around food

31:24safety and uh proper handling.

31:27>> I'm a little confused. Is the common Deb

31:29on the application is the common Vic for

31:32the LLC that's here or does this Chester

31:36Chicken?

31:36>> So, it's going to be an LLC and

31:38Chester's Chicken will be the DBA. So,

31:40they're going to be operating under

31:42their organization.

31:44>> Okay.

31:44>> Yeah.

31:45>> All right.

31:46There's actually two there because both

31:48there's actually the Chester's chicken

31:50is going to be one QSR that's on the

31:52site and there's also another one that's

31:54I think number 15 on the agenda for the

31:56Dip and Donuts.

31:57>> Dip and donut.

31:58>> So, are you here on the Dip and Donut

32:00one too?

32:01>> I'm not here on behalf of the Dip and

32:02Donuts.

32:03>> Okay. All right.

32:05>> Commissioner Fisher,

32:05>> no questions.

32:06>> Commissioner Cruz,

32:07>> no questions.

32:09>> Anyone present online have any questions

32:11or comments?

32:13Hearing none. Motion to approve.

32:15>> Second. Commissioner Cruz,

32:17>> yes.

32:17>> Commissioner Fischer, yes. Sher

32:19Vigliotti,

32:19>> yes. Welcome to Worcester. And good luck

32:21with the new business.

32:22>> Appreciate the time.

32:23>> Have a great day.

32:2515 on the agenda. Dip and donuts 75

32:28Sigma A. Operating hours. Sunday through

32:31Saturday from 5:00 a.m. to 700 p.m. Get

32:34up awfully early to make the donuts.

32:37>> Good morning and welcome.

32:38>> Good morning. Your name and where you

32:39live. My name is Pash Disho and I live

32:41in Western Massachusetts. And uh same

32:44thing, we're looking for a common Vic

32:46for Dip and Donuts. There was already a

32:49coffee shop there, but they didn't do so

32:50well. So Yako brought us in and we're

32:54just looking to open up a new new shop.

32:56>> Are you the same dipping that's up on

32:58Main South?

32:59>> I'm not. No, those are my cousins. Those

33:00are your cousins.

33:01>> Yeah, we have uh we have five other

33:03locations just like not wor. All right,

33:08Commissioner Visha.

33:09>> That Dip and Donuts is my old stomping

33:11ground on Main South. So, yeah.

33:13>> Well, we'll make this one your new one.

33:16>> Um, no questions.

33:18>> Mr. Cruz,

33:19>> no questions.

33:20>> Sita,

33:21>> it's always a good day when another

33:22doughnut shop or ice cream shop opens in

33:24[laughter] the city.

33:25>> Is that strictly a comment from the

33:27police department or is that

33:28>> personal comment? [laughter]

33:34Is there anyone present or online that

33:36have any questions or comments? Hearing

33:38none, motion to approve.

33:40>> Second.

33:41>> Commissioner Cruz?

33:42>> Yes.

33:42>> Commissioner Fischer?

33:43>> Yes.

33:43>> Chair Vidi.

33:44>> Yes. Thank you. Welcome.

33:46>> Thank you. Have a good day.

33:47>> You too.

33:49>> Next on the agenda, alcohol

33:50entertainment request 16. Pacu. Pacu.

33:53Motion to postpone to August 6th uh 2026

33:57meeting.

33:58>> Second.

33:59>> Commissioner Cruz.

34:00>> Yes.

34:01>> Commissioner Fischer.

34:02>> Yes. Chairi.

34:03>> Yes. Number 17 on I'm sorry. Number 17

34:07on the agenda. Italian-American world

34:10veterans in US post 314 it request for

34:13change of manager.

34:15Anyone present online to address this

34:17application

34:19>> through the chair. As we know they are

34:21still trying to figure out their

34:22articles of organization with the

34:24secretary of states.

34:28>> I'll make a motion to postpone this to

34:30the next meeting.

34:33Second. Commissioner Cruz.

34:34>> Yes.

34:34>> Commissioner Fischer.

34:35>> Yes.

34:36>> Chair.

34:40>> Miss. Ma'am.

34:42Woman at the door.

34:44>> You okay? Oh,

34:47>> sorry.

34:47>> Maybe maybe Marissa can translate. I

34:49think she's asking.

34:50>> She's asking somebody else.

34:52>> Okay. All right.

34:53>> So, it's not part of our agenda.

34:56>> Well, you want to see?

34:58>> Let's move on. Go ahead.

34:59>> Understand?

35:00>> Okay. Sorry.

35:03>> Um,

35:06>> number 16 on the agenda. Worester Marine

35:08Corps 181 Lake. Request for live music

35:10on Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 6 p.m. for

35:13outside from July 26 through October

35:1611th. Good morning, gentlemen. Welcome.

35:19>> Uh Dave Trophy. I'm from Wister.

35:21>> Rob from Boilson.

35:23>> Good morning.

35:24Uh we're here just to extend our outside

35:27entertainment uh license uh till July 2

35:31I'm sorry October 11th

35:34>> I don't

35:36do the chair as you recall we gave them

35:38a um through

35:39>> temporary two-month um

35:41>> trial

35:43and I haven't received any complaints I

35:45don't know if Sergeant Nem the police

35:46have received anything

35:48>> Sergeant Nem

35:49>> I'm not familiar with any complaints

35:50that have been received by the police

35:52department in regards to

35:53>> this establishment.

35:54>> And I live on Lake A, so I got to tell

35:56you, I haven't heard any complaints

35:57either.

35:58>> Uh based based on uh Commissioner

36:01Fisher, any questions?

36:02>> No questions.

36:03>> Commissioner Cruz,

36:04>> no questions.

36:04>> Interesting. I'm sorry. We Entertainment

36:07was from we doing from 2 to 5. I think

36:09it says uh

36:11>> uh 2 to 5.

36:12>> Yeah.

36:12>> Okay. Let me change that to two to five.

36:14>> 1 to six, but it's 2 to 5.

36:16>> Yeah.

36:17>> Is there anyone present or online that

36:19have any questions or comments?

36:21Hearing none, I make a motion to

36:23approve.

36:24>> Second. Commissioner Cruz.

36:25>> Yes.

36:26>> Commissioner Fischer.

36:27>> Change of manager coming.

36:28>> Chair Vigliotti.

36:28>> Yes.

36:29>> And through the chair, just before they

36:31leave, um I did receive a notice that

36:34your manager is resigning as of

36:36tomorrow.

36:36>> Yes.

36:37>> Uh so do you have you're going to need

36:39to put in an application for a change of

36:40manager?

36:41>> We will be. Yeah, we're interviewing uh

36:45at this time.

36:46>> So someone from corporate who's been

36:48background has to manage the place.

36:50>> Yes. I mean, I will be um

36:54doing management until we, you know,

36:56find somebody.

36:58>> Thank you.

36:59>> Make sure you get that in ASAP.

37:01>> Yes.

37:02>> All right. Enjoy the rest of the summer.

37:04>> Okay.

37:05>> Thank you.

37:05>> Thank you.

37:07>> 19. All of hospitality LLC 92 Shriby

37:11Street. Request for transfer of

37:13restaurant all alcohol license from

37:15Brick House LLC DBA Novo. Request for

37:19common vicular license. Request for

37:20entertainment license for TV radio.

37:23Dance of my patrons. Dance my

37:24entertainers. Recorded music. Live

37:26music. Amplification system. Play,

37:28moving picture show, floor show, light

37:31show, theatrical exhibition and karaoke.

37:33Good morning.

37:34>> Good morning. My name is Arbor Gina. I

37:37live in Oster.

37:39Uh I apply I'm probably I'll be soon the

37:43new owner of the Novo restaurant.

37:45>> Are you buying Novo?

37:47>> Yes. Oh wow.

37:48>> Okay.

37:49>> Uh it's kind of I see that kind of

37:51success for me. I move in the US 2017. I

37:54was no employee for for three years and

37:57a half.

37:58>> Oh.

37:58>> Now I'm returning back to buy it the

38:01place.

38:02>> Oh, good for you.

38:03>> Yeah.

38:03>> Yeah.

38:03>> Excellent.

38:04>> Are you working there now?

38:06>> No, I now I work in Kland Farm. I'm

38:08manager of logistic and uh

38:10transportation.

38:13>> Okay. But uh after I after we purchase

38:17the the Novo, I will be the general

38:20manager of the the restaurant.

38:22>> Good for you. Congratulations.

38:23>> Thank you.

38:24>> Mr. Fish,

38:26>> I love the food there. I hope you're not

38:27changing too much.

38:28>> Uh we do the some change all for good.

38:33>> Okay. [laughter]

38:33>> Yeah, we do homemade uh pasta. We're not

38:37going to buy anymore from uh outside. We

38:39made it everything in the home.

38:41>> Oh, nice.

38:41>> We do some updates. We going to keep it

38:43the same way. We do the private party

38:45upstairs. We we do the changes only for

38:49good. [laughter]

38:50>> Thank you,

38:50>> Mr. Cruz.

38:51>> No questions.

38:52>> Senita,

38:53>> so downstairs is going to be the

38:55restaurant. Upstairs is still going to

38:56be the rental.

38:56>> First floor can be normal the

38:58restaurant. The upstairs going to be

39:00private party.

39:01>> Yep. Um just based on what I see in

39:04regards to the entertainment. Um you got

39:07dancing by patrons, dancing by

39:08entertainers, live music, amplification

39:11system, moving picture show, floor show,

39:13light show, theatrical exhibition. Um

39:17just as a cautionary

39:19word that a combination of

39:24those type of activities, low lighting

39:26and alcohol service, uh you would need

39:29to get a nightclub designation. So

39:33concentrate on being a restaurant.

39:35>> Uh upstairs the part is going to be

39:38private parties. Yep. We're not going to

39:40accept everybody from the street walking

39:42to go upstairs. Paris can be designated

39:45only private.

39:46>> Yep.

39:47>> Uh

39:48>> the same way

39:50>> uh all all employees are certificated

39:52and working there for a long time.

39:55>> Uh

39:57we going to do the checking IDs. Of

39:59course, I I soon I know the Nova doesn't

40:01have any problem with uh IDs or with

40:04alcohol and everything else.

40:05>> That's what I saying. Just

40:06>> we're going to keep it in the same way.

40:07>> As the business currently exists and is

40:10run,

40:11>> it's a restaurant.

40:12>> Yes.

40:14>> Just as a cautionary note, a combination

40:16of all that entertainment,

40:19concentrate on being a restaurant, not a

40:21nightclub.

40:23>> I I believe we're only going to keep it

40:25a restaurant, a private event upstairs.

40:26No nightclub.

40:27>> Perfect. Thank you. Anyone present or

40:31online have any questions or comments?

40:34Hearing none. Motion to approve.

40:36>> The chair, I have a question.

40:37>> I'm sorry. I apologize.

40:38>> Um to the chair, I have a question. Um

40:40just kind of on on

40:43uh listening to what the sergeant is

40:45saying. So the floor shows and the

40:47dancing are all going to be downstairs

40:49>> in the second floor.

40:50>> On the second floor. Okay. Thank you.

40:52>> Yeah, he's like more private. You can

40:55control. Nobody can walk in, you

40:56downstairs will stay the same strict

40:58>> same dining restaurants or regular liies

41:00right now.

41:01>> Thank you.

41:02>> Thank you.

41:04>> Is there anyone else with any questions

41:05or comments?

41:07>> Hearing none. Motion to approve.

41:09>> Second. Mr. Cruz.

41:10>> Yes.

41:11>> Mr. Fischer.

41:12>> Yes.

41:12>> Chief Vidi.

41:13>> Yes.

41:14>> Thank you.

41:14>> Thank you. Good luck with the new

41:15business.

41:15>> Thank you. You are everybody are welcome

41:17to enjoy us.

41:18>> I believe we're going to take care the

41:20restaurant after August 15. And

41:23>> when when are you planning on opening?

41:26Uh we're not going to close it. We're

41:27going to do the changes.

41:28>> When are you when are you taking uh

41:30August 15 or end of August?

41:32>> Okay. Good. Well, good business.

41:34>> Thank you so much. Congratulations.

41:38>> Number 20, Grill and Green Kitchen.

41:40Motion to postpone to August 6th, 2026.

41:44>> Second.

41:45>> Yes.

41:46>> Mr. Fischer,

41:47>> yes.

41:47>> Chair Viat,

41:48>> yes.

41:49>> Number 21, L & D Enterprises LLC. Motion

41:52to postpone to August 6, 2026.

41:56>> Second.

41:56>> Commissioner Cruz,

41:57>> yes.

41:58>> Mr. Fischer,

41:58>> yes.

41:59>> Chair Vigliotti,

42:00>> yes. Before we go to the status

42:01hearings, let's go back to the holes.

42:04>> Oh, I'm sorry. Are you

42:06>> not on this agenda?

42:07>> What are you here for?

42:09>> Nope. You're not on until the next

42:10meeting.

42:11>> Oh,

42:12>> next meeting. Oh, no.

42:16>> Did you enjoy the entertainment by

42:18>> So, it'll be the next meeting. You'll be

42:20at the very beginning, though, cuz it's

42:21coming next. So, you're on the next

42:22meeting.

42:23>> Oh my gosh.

42:25>> When is this?

42:26>> That will be on August.

42:30>> Next two weeks from today. Two weeks

42:31from today.

42:32>> Because we were hoping to be able be

42:35able to open by

42:37>> August 6th.

42:39>> Okay. So, you can still work on getting

42:40your inspections during the time. Okay.

42:44>> I apolog

42:47No, no. Listen, no apologies necessary.

42:51a message

42:53>> to the I'll send you another email, but

42:55while you're here, you might just want

42:56to go over and talk to Riley Sith and

42:57you can start working on your

42:58inspections.

42:59>> Oh, I already did it.

43:00>> Okay, perfect. Okay.

43:01>> Yeah. Okay.

43:02>> Well, you got a feel for what goes on

43:03and what you have to do. [laughter]

43:06>> And can we do it remotely because we're

43:08not

43:08>> Yes, you can.

43:10>> And how do we get that?

43:11>> I'll send you an email with the link.

43:13>> Oh, okay. All right.

43:14>> You can actually grab the agenda right

43:16outside of the desk, too. Has the has

43:18the link on there.

43:19>> Well, listen. Thanks for stopping by.

43:21[laughter]

43:25>> All right.

43:28>> Uh through the chair Moad. Uh number six

43:31is online now.

43:32>> All right.

43:33>> You got an empty room today.

43:35>> I know.

43:37>> All right. Number six on the agenda.

43:40Most Massachusetts Organization of

43:42African Descendants on Worcester Common

43:45requests for one day liquor license.

43:47Request for one entertainment license

43:48for dancing by patrons, dancing by

43:51entertainers, live music play, moving

43:53picture show for Saturday, August 1st

43:56from noon to 7:30 p.m. Good morning. Is

44:00you're online to address this

44:02application?

44:03>> Your name, where you live, please?

44:05>> Jakamara. I live in Worcester U 3.

44:10>> Okay. Tell us about the application,

44:12please.

44:13>> Yes, this is our fourth year. Um the WA

44:15African Festival is our fourth year and

44:17we are um we've always had our event

44:20downtown city of Worester. We've always

44:21sought out um the is it is it sound or

44:25entertainment license and so this year

44:27it's the same thing. We're welcoming and

44:29celebrating the FIFA um the World Cup

44:32celebration highlighting um countries

44:34that qualify and also celebrating

44:36African culture. And so we are seeking

44:39um you know those licenses to be able to

44:42um what you call it carry on the

44:43planning for that. How many people do

44:45you expect to attend?

44:47>> Um, so in the previous years, we can um

44:50I can talk about that. We've had like,

44:52you know, over a thousand, 2,000, 3,000

44:54people come.

44:55>> And what? Yeah. What do you have for

44:57security?

44:58>> Security.

44:59>> We have like uh WPD.

45:03>> All right.

45:03>> Who's the police? Yeah.

45:04>> And where are you getting your liquor

45:06from?

45:08>> Um and so we have um uh what you call

45:12it? We are working with a or um what you

45:14call it? We're working with a

45:17um

45:19a business to be able to provide those.

45:22>> Well, what it has to be a wholesaler

45:25>> uh through the chair. They're working

45:26with Martinetti.

45:27>> Martinetti. Okay.

45:30And do you have a designated area where

45:33you're going to be serving the alcohol?

45:38>> Yes. on the comment. We've already

45:39secured um the the things that needs to

45:43be set up for that through the bid

45:47>> like the um the blockers and stuff like

45:49that.

45:50>> And how are you checking uh ages for

45:53purchase of alcohol?

45:56>> Um so folks are going to have to show

45:58their IDs and stuff. Um

46:07>> I'm sorry. Once again,

46:09>> yes, people will have to show their IDs.

46:13>> Are you giving them a bracelet or

46:15anything of that kind once they have

46:17purchased the alcohol to ensure that you

46:19got

46:20>> Yes.

46:20>> And then the the the setup also allows

46:22for folks to sit there um to sit in the

46:26the setup area.

46:29>> Okay. Commissioner Fisher.

46:31>> So once they they purchase. Yeah.

46:33>> Thank you.

46:33>> No questions.

46:34>> Commissioner Cruz.

46:36>> Yes. Um, how is the area going to be

46:38contained for the alcohol? Is there a

46:40fence around it or how is that going to

46:42happen?

46:43>> Um, we have um what is it? Is it called

46:46this um the um what is it called this?

46:50Um because we got it from the from the

46:51bid um those little thing that goes

46:53around

46:56>> she's talking about stansions.

46:58>> Yes, thank you. That's Yeah. So, we have

47:00those.

47:01Um and then um we're going to have a

47:05security also um like as in the on the

47:09next to it or beside that. Um yeah.

47:14>> Okay. Sm. I'm sorry. Commissioner.

47:18Thank you.

47:18>> Any other questions?

47:19>> No. Thank you.

47:20>> Smated

47:22area for consumption and and sales which

47:25is includes the uh skating oval. Is is

47:29that correct?

47:31Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

47:33>> Okay. How many bartenders do you have?

47:36>> Um for this one it might be one or two

47:43>> and they have tip certifications. You've

47:45provided their tip cert.

47:47>> Yeah.

47:57>> Yes.

47:57>> Yeah.

47:58>> The chair to Sergeant Nem. Yes. They're

48:00using bartenders from the place

48:02restaurant.

48:03>> Okay.

48:04>> Who have provided their tip

48:05certifications.

48:06>> And who's going to be checking the IDs?

48:11>> Um the same company.

48:14>> Okay.

48:14>> And we also have volunteers also, adult

48:16volunteers.

48:17>> Okay. as uh referenced by uh

48:19Commissioner Cruz, um you have a system

48:24to designate who is of uh proper age for

48:30possession and consumption of the

48:31alcohol such as I mean is Commissioner

48:35Cruz recommended uh like a wristband

48:37type program to

48:39>> Yeah. So that it would be easily uh

48:42identifiable to not only security but

48:44the bartenders and whatnot of who is uh

48:47proper age.

48:50>> Yes.

48:52>> Um

48:53porta parties.

48:55>> Yes, we have porta parties. We have that

48:57um every year the throne depot. Um so

49:00they drop it off the day before.

49:02>> Okay. How much uh security do you have

49:05for the event?

49:07Um, so we have two and another one, a

49:10third one.

49:12>> So, three people, three people. Is that

49:15for the whole area or is that just

49:16>> Yeah, because the police come the police

49:18come there around like what 7 in the

49:19morning to block the streets. Franklin

49:21Street and then throughout the events,

49:23um, we have like another like two or

49:26three.

49:26>> So, there are road closures for the

49:28event.

49:29>> Yeah.

49:30>> Okay. And you've coordinated with the

49:32detail office in regards to

49:34>> Yeah. So we yeah we have the W what is

49:36it um WPD the road closures stuff um and

49:40all the things that are are required for

49:41that.

49:44>> Okay.

49:45>> Anything else?

49:45>> Nope.

49:48>> Is there anyone else online that has any

49:50questions or comments?

49:53Hearing none. Motion to approve.

49:56>> Second. Commissioner

49:57>> Cruz.

49:57>> Yes.

49:58>> Commissioner Fischer.

49:59>> Yes. Chair

49:59>> Viati.

50:00>> Yes. Thank you. Be safe and keep it

50:02under control.

50:04Thank you.

50:05>> Thank you.

50:06>> Number nine on the agenda, the cellular

50:08connection, 68 Stafford Street, request

50:10for one day entertainment, license for

50:12dancing by patrons, etc. Live music, DJ,

50:16Sunday, July 26th. Anyone online

50:21to address this application?

50:26To the chair, there's no one online. The

50:28event is this weekend. So,

50:32>> no.

50:35Who is the cellular connection

50:37>> uh through the chair? I don't know. This

50:39is a new group that approached me. Um

50:41they're going to be doing a backpack

50:42giveway.

50:43>> I can advise the commission. It's a uh

50:47cellular phone store.

50:48>> That's what I thought.

50:49>> In the Webster Square Plaza and the

50:51event, they wanted to uh

50:56set up a number of tables and gazeos in

50:59the parking lot. I believe it's for a

51:01backpack uh giveaway. It's my

51:03understanding that um

51:07that there has been discussion between

51:09the applicant and the property owner in

51:12regards to the applicant not being able

51:15to uh as of yet provide uh the limited

51:19liability insurance policy as requested

51:21by the property owner.

51:25>> Through the chair, I would motion to

51:26deny. We can't even continue the item

51:29because of the items this weekend. We

51:31couldn't even do a special meeting.

51:34>> I agree.

51:34>> Sorry.

51:36>> And they're not here.

51:37>> I mean, they still can do their backpack

51:39giveaway. They just can't have

51:40entertainment.

51:43>> Okay. Uh I'll try it one more time. Is

51:46there anyone online from the cellular

51:48connection for the event at 68 Stafford

51:51Street on July 26th of this year?

51:56Hearing no one online, no one present.

51:59Motion to deny.

52:01>> Second.

52:02>> Commissioner Cruz.

52:02>> Yes.

52:03>> Commissioner Fischer.

52:04>> Yes. Chair Vigliotti.

52:05>> Yes.

52:07>> Uh

52:08I believe

52:14I believe those were the only holes. Deb

52:16>> through the chair. Correct.

52:18>> Okay.

52:19>> We just need to vote on 22 and 23.

52:23Next on the agenda of the status

52:25hearings number 22 Italian-American

52:27world events ITAM court failure to file

52:30amended paperwork motion to postpone to

52:32next meeting.

52:34>> Second cruise

52:35>> I apologize. Let me I apologize. Is

52:38there anyone on the line for

52:39[clears throat] the Italian American war

52:41vets US 14 ITM court? Anyone online?

52:47>> Motion to postpone to next license

52:49commission meeting.

52:50>> Second. Commissioner Cruz,

52:52>> yes.

52:52>> Commissioner Fischer,

52:53>> yes.

52:54>> Chair Vigi,

52:54>> yes. Number 23, Myron Cat, 667 Main

52:58Street. Motion to file.

53:02>> Second.

53:03>> Commissioner Cruz,

53:04>> yes.

53:04>> Commissioner Fischer,

53:05>> yes.

53:05>> Chair Viziotti,

53:06>> yes. Communications, email manager

53:10resigning position. Accept the U

53:14resignation of the manager

53:16>> to the chair. You don't have to vote.

53:17This is just communications.

53:18>> Okay.

53:21the ABCC liquor license quot city of

53:23Worcester.

53:25We just have quotas on package store and

53:27beer and wine

53:28>> through the chair. Yes. Uh in the early

53:32to late 1970s, the city council voted

53:35that there would be no quot on on

53:38premise licenses.

53:40>> So, are there any uh package store

53:43licenses available at the present time?

53:45At the mo uh moment, all 42 of the full

53:48package stores are issued. Uh there are

53:5113 available, but we just approved one a

53:54few weeks ago that's pending at the

53:55state. So that would leave us with 12

53:57that are available for beer and wine.

54:00>> 12 beer and wine.

54:01>> Correct.

54:02>> Okay.

54:06Is there any old business?

54:09Is there any new business?

54:11>> Motion to adjurnn.

54:12>> Who's the chair? Sergeant Nem, I think.

54:15I apologize. New business. A needle.

54:18>> Uh in regards to the recent incident at

54:20Victory Sagaba, um I would the

54:24commission uh take it under advisement

54:26to bring in the ownership management of

54:29the uh establishment for a status

54:31hearing.

54:32>> Was the shooter uh apprehended?

54:34>> No.

54:35>> No.

54:37>> And

54:38>> it's an ongoing investigation.

54:40And were the cameras with inside the

54:43>> uh as it's my understanding uh there was

54:46no video evidence available from the

54:49location.

54:51>> Do we need a motion of that

54:52>> through the chair? Yes.

54:54>> Okay. Make a motion to bring Victory

54:56Cigar ownership owners uh into the next

54:59meeting of the West License Commission

55:01for a status uh update on the incident

55:04that took place regarding the shooting

55:07within the establishment.

55:08>> Second. Commissioner Cruz,

55:10>> yes.

55:10>> Commissioner Fischer,

55:11>> yes.

55:12>> Chair Vigliotti,

55:13>> yes.

55:14>> Motion to adjurnn.

55:16>> Second.

55:17>> Commissioner Cruz,

55:18>> yes.

55:18>> Commissioner Fischer,

55:19>> yes.

55:20>> Chair Vladi,

55:21>> yes. Thank you.