2026-08-06 - License Commission

0:00Okay, good morning. I'm Anthony

0:02Vigliotti

0:03meeting of the Worcester License

0:05Commission.

0:06>> Before we begin the meeting, a few brief

0:08announcements. Just to

0:10tell you that this is a hybrid meeting,

0:11which means that [snorts] it is both in

0:13person and online.

0:15The link for the online is in the

0:18Worcester License Commission agenda.

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1:00live, and then tell us about the

1:02application that you have before us.

1:05There's several items on the agenda that

1:07will be continued or postponed. I'll

1:08read those as we go through those.

1:10The best thing to find out when it's

1:12continued to is again to call the Office

1:15of Inspectional Services and they will

1:17tell you what date that will be on the

1:19agenda.

1:21Before we proceed on this, I just want

1:22to introduce to you the participants

1:24here today besides yourselves. On my

1:27left is Commissioner Sharon Fisher, my

1:29right Commissioner Maritza Cruz. From

1:32the Office of Inspectional Services,

1:33Deborah Steel. Representing the City Law

1:36Department, Attorney Amanda Burian.

1:38Sergeant Thomas Needham from the

1:40Worcester Police Department and Chief

1:42Armstrong from the Worcester Fire

1:43Department.

1:46The petition the pro the pro the way

1:48it's called is the petition is called

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1:55commission and any other persons that

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2:00ask questions or comments.

2:02When they're I've done

2:04uh the commission will then make a

2:06decision. If you've applied for a

2:08regular liquor license,

2:10uh the hearing today

2:12uh will then be uh if you're approved

2:14will be uploaded to the Alcohol Beverage

2:16Control Commission. That's a process

2:18that generally takes 4 to 6 weeks.

2:21Once it's been approved, the Office of

2:23Inspectional Services License Commission

2:25will be notified. You'll [snorts] be

2:27notified, but you are subject to making

2:30sure you have all of your permits such

2:33as code, fire, uh building.

2:36With that, I call to order the meeting

2:38of the Worcester License Commission for

2:40August 6th, 2026.

2:43>> Second.

2:44Commissioner Cruz?

2:45>> Yes.

2:46>> Commissioner Fisher?

2:46>> Yes.

2:47>> Chair Viglaiti?

2:48>> Yes.

2:49Which one do you want?

2:51There you go.

2:54>> [clears throat]

2:54>> Motion to approve the minutes of July

2:5623rd, 2026.

3:01>> Second.

3:01>> Second. Commissioner Cruz?

3:03>> Yes.

3:03>> Commissioner Fisher?

3:04>> Yes.

3:05>> Chair Viglaiti?

3:05>> Yes.

3:07First item on the agenda are one-day

3:08liquor entertainment requests.

3:10Number one is H H S D Y O Casita Cantara

3:14Latina Institute Park request for

3:17one-day liquor license, request for

3:19one-day entertainment license for

3:20dancing by patrons, dancing by

3:22entertainers, live music, amplification

3:25system, any other audio or visual show

3:28whether live or recorded specifically

3:31for Saturday, October 24th from 10:00

3:33a.m. to 4:00 p.m. with a rain date of

3:36November 1st, 2026.

3:39Anyone present or online to address this

3:41application?

3:43>> Yes, good morning.

3:44>> Good morning.

3:46>> My name is Ana Carolina Villar. I reside

3:49in Lawrence, Massachusetts.

3:50Uh I'm working with Casita Verde our

3:52event planner, and we are going to have

3:54this festival. Uh, it'll be our fifth

3:57iteration of it. Uh, and this year we're

3:59changing locations to Institute Park.

4:02>> And how many people will be attending

4:03this event?

4:05>> So, we estimate around 1,000 to 2,000

4:08people uh, throughout the day. Uh, we

4:10normally see people come and go uh, in

4:12different batches. So, people will stay

4:14will stay for like an hour or two. Uh,

4:17and the major concentration we'll have

4:19is during the uh, performances.

4:21>> And what do you have for security and

4:23uh, restroom facilities?

4:26>> Yes, so for security we're going to use

4:28uh, the police detail and we will use

4:31the restrooms that are located in the

4:32park.

4:33>> And where are you obtaining your liquor

4:35from?

4:36>> Uh, our liquors are going to come from

4:38Ruby Wines and from Berkshire Brewing

4:41Co. We're going to have tequila and

4:43we're going to have uh, tequila infused

4:45drinks and beer.

4:47>> Okay, thank you. Commissioner Fisher.

4:49>> No questions, but I think um, the last

4:52>> did check all the two vendor sheet uh,

4:55spoke of are both on the wholesale list.

4:57>> Okay, great. That was my um, concern.

5:00No questions.

5:01>> Commissioner Cruz.

5:02>> No questions.

5:03>> Sergeant Needham.

5:03>> I might have missed Sorry, how many

5:05[clears throat] What do they have for

5:06security? Uh,

5:08you said you had a police detail, is

5:09that what you're having?

5:11>> [clears throat]

5:11>> Yes, we're going to coordinate with the

5:13uh, police department for the police

5:14detail. Uh, so it's done every year.

5:17>> And uh, in regards to the uh, service

5:20and consumption area, do you have

5:22private security assigned to that?

5:24>> No.

5:25No, we won't have private security

5:27assigned to that. We're going to have

5:28fence the area and we're going to have

5:30one

5:31uh, egress and one ingress area and

5:33there's going to be a staff located

5:35there and we're going to have one of of

5:36our tenders do the carding.

5:38>> The bartenders will be checking

5:40identifications?

5:41>> Correct.

5:42>> Okay. Do you have a system

5:43>> We're using

5:44>> I'm sorry, do you have Do you have a

5:45system to designate who is of age and

5:49who isn't, like wristbands, etc.

5:52>> Yes, we will be using wristbands.

5:54>> Okay.

5:55>> And only all all people above 21 will be

5:58allowed in to that area.

6:00Enter barcode.

6:02>> Porta potties?

6:02>> No kids allowed either.

6:04>> Do you have a restroom facilities?

6:07>> Uh we're going to use the restrooms that

6:09are in the park.

6:10>> No other porta potties? How many people

6:11you're expecting to attend?

6:13>> Uh no, the porta potties we're expecting

6:16between 1,000 and 2,000, but as I

6:18mentioned, the people come for an hour

6:20or two and then they leave.

6:22>> Okay.

6:23All right.

6:23>> I'm sorry, did you say you're expecting

6:25somewhere in the vicinity of 1,000

6:27persons, correct?

6:29>> Mhm.

6:30>> And you're relying upon the restrooms

6:33that are there for the city?

6:35>> Yes, we when we've done it at the

6:38city hall, the restrooms are limited, so

6:42it's worked for us. We haven't had any

6:44issues in the past 3 years.

6:47>> Mr. Bruce.

6:48I have a concern.

6:50>> Um I'm not sure like what how many what

6:53is that what one restroom per

6:56per gender?

6:58Is that

6:59>> Well,

7:00I would say separate facilities and

7:03something

7:04uh

7:05handicap accessible also.

7:07>> Is it?

7:07>> Yeah.

7:08>> Okay.

7:09>> I just I I I don't know off hand what

7:12the facilities they do have available at

7:14Institute Park.

7:15But depending on crowd size, it may be

7:18uh forward thinking to possibly

7:20>> If needed,

7:21if needed, we can connect with the

7:23United Services and have porta potties

7:26rented.

7:28>> Okay, so you are having separate porta

7:30potties in addition to what exist at the

7:33park, correct?

7:35>> Yeah, if needed, correct.

7:37We're going to go do an assessment of

7:39the actual site next week to make sure

7:42that we have what we need for the event.

7:46>> Is there anyone present or online that

7:48has any questions or comments?

7:51Hearing none, motion to approve.

7:54>> Second.

7:55>> Commissioner Cruz?

7:56>> Yes.

7:56>> Commissioner Fisher?

7:57>> Yes.

7:58>> Giaviglian?

7:58>> Yes.

7:59>> Thank you. Enjoy the event.

8:00>> Thank you. Have a great day. God bless.

8:02>> You too.

8:03Number two on the agenda, Summer Jam

8:05Classic, 59 Quinsigamond Ave. Request

8:08for one-day entertainment license for

8:09music, DJ, and musical artists for

8:12Sunday, August 9th from 10:00 a.m.

8:15>> not on.

8:16>> I apologize.

8:18Once again, number two on the agenda,

8:20Summer Jam Classic, 59 Quinsigamond Ave.

8:23Request for one-day entertainment

8:25license for MC, DJ, and musical artists

8:28for Sunday, August 9th from 10:00 a.m.

8:31to 9:00 p.m.

8:32Anyone present or online to address this

8:34application?

8:38Hearing none, we'll hold it to the end.

8:40Number three on the agenda, Our Lady of

8:42Mercy Mary Annunciation Catholic Church,

8:44341 June Street.

8:46Request for one-day liquor license,

8:48request for one-day entertainment

8:49license for live music, live show, DJs

8:53for Saturday, September 26th, noon to

8:5511:00 p.m., Sunday, September 27th, from

8:5911:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

9:02Anyone present or online to address this

9:04application?

9:07Everybody's at the beach.

9:10All right, we'll hold this to the end.

9:15Number four on the agenda, Christopher

9:16Besaw, 280 Main Street, request for

9:18one-day liquor license for Friday,

9:20Saturday, August 21st and 22nd,

9:24from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mr. Besaw,

9:27are you available?

9:33Hold to the end.

9:35Five on the agenda, Friendly House Block

9:37Party, 36 Wall Street. Request for one

9:40day entertainment license for recorded

9:41music DJ for Friday, August 21st, 3:00

9:45p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

9:47Anyone on

9:50Take your time. We're not going

9:52anywhere.

9:53>> I know, I feel like I should yell bingo

9:54since I was here. Okay. The light is on,

9:56so I think I'm good. Okay. Um Jody

9:58Briggs Pickett, I reside in Rutland,

9:59Mass, but I'm here representing Friendly

10:01House, which is on 36 Wall Street. Um

10:03I'm here to talk about our block party

10:05that we're having on

10:07October, no. August 21st. Um originally

10:10in the application that I submitted to

10:11you, it said from 3:00 to 5:00, but I'm

10:13asking to amend the time to 2:00 to 4:00

10:15instead. So I do have a um updated

10:18copies if you want me to give you a new

10:19copy as well.

10:20>> We'll give it 2:00 to 5:00 if you'd

10:21like.

10:21>> Oh, perfect.

10:22>> All right.

10:23>> Um so what we do is we uh we're shutting

10:26down the street. We put in a road

10:27closure from 1:00 to 6:00 um for part of

10:30Thorne Street and Wall Street, and we're

10:32creating a block party for families.

10:33We're giving out free haircuts to kids,

10:35backpacks. We'll have activities from

10:37Home Depot. Um the Sheriff's office will

10:40be there with a command unit. We'll have

10:41the Worcester Fire Department there with

10:42a touch-a-truck. We have two um detail

10:45officers that will be there from 1:00 to

10:465:00 p.m. Um and we do have six

10:49porta-potties and wash hand washing

10:51stations that will be outside. Majority

10:53of the event is is outside. The only

10:55thing that's going to be taking place

10:56inside is the haircuts. Um so people

10:58will be allowed to go into the gymnasium

11:00to get their haircuts and then asked to

11:01leave right after that. So all the um

11:03bathrooms will be utilized outside, not

11:04inside the building. Only staff and uh

11:07volunteers will be in the building.

11:08>> Thank you.

11:09>> Yeah.

11:09>> Did you get uh

11:10Sajid and the DPW approval to close

11:13those streets?

11:14>> Uh I'd have to check with Deb.

11:16>> Who's the chair?

11:17>> We are working with uh the special

11:19events committee on that.

11:21>> [clears throat]

11:22>> Fisher.

11:23Fisher.

11:24>> No questions.

11:25>> Michelle Cruz.

11:26>> No questions.

11:26>> Sajid Ali.

11:27>> No issues.

11:28>> Anyone present or online have any

11:30questions or comments?

11:32Hearing none, motion to approve.

11:34>> Second. Commissioner Cruz?

11:35>> Yes.

11:36>> Commissioner Fisher?

11:37>> Yes.

11:37>> Chair Biliotti?

11:38>> Yes. Thank you. Enjoy the event.

11:40>> Thank you so much.

11:41>> Number six on the agenda, Community

11:44of Vision Day, Green Hill Park, request

11:46for a one-day entertainment license for

11:47live music for October 3rd, 11:00 a.m.

11:50to 3:00 p.m. with a rain date of October

11:5217th.

11:54Good morning.

11:55>> Good morning. I'm Harry Dushane,

11:57executive director of Audio Journal in

11:59Worcester, radio reading services for

12:01the blind. This is regional director

12:04Mervin Campbell from

12:05>> Welcome.

12:06>> Mass Commission for the Blind.

12:08Um

12:10Do you have any questions for us, or do

12:11you want me to go over the details?

12:12>> Go over the details.

12:13>> Sure. So, this is our second annual

12:16Community of Vision Day, where we're

12:18basically having a picnic for blind

12:21children and blind adults

12:24of Central Massachusetts.

12:27Um we're expecting roughly 200 people.

12:31That will include

12:33blind members of the community and their

12:35families, caregivers, and the

12:37volunteers.

12:39Um we're going to have uh Creedons do

12:42the catering for us.

12:44We have one musician who is a therapy

12:47musician. He provides

12:49uh just vocals and guitar

12:52uh and some and a drum circle for the

12:55kids, but it's all um

12:57it's music therapy for the children that

13:00come that day.

13:02>> Okay.

13:03>> And we're also going to be

13:05asking first responders to come.

13:09>> Yes, I'm Mervin Campbell, regional

13:11director for the Massachusetts

13:12Commission for the Blind. We're going to

13:14be asking the police department to come

13:16again, as we did last year, and also the

13:19fire department who participated with us

13:21last year. So, we're going to continue

13:23in that vein.

13:24>> Thank you.

13:25>> Commissioner Fisher?

13:26>> No questions.

13:27>> Commissioner Cruz?

13:28>> No questions.

13:29>> Sergeant Needham?

13:29>> No questions.

13:31>> Anyone present online have any questions

13:33or comments?

13:34>> No, um but I just want to say I'm

13:36Anthony Barbosa from the Summer Jam

13:37Classic. I'm here. Sorry I'm a little

13:39late.

13:40>> That's all right. What What are your

13:41comments, sir?

13:42>> Up to the chair, he's here for another

13:43item.

13:44>> All right.

13:45>> [laughter]

13:47>> Anyone else have any questions or

13:48comments?

13:49>> Can I request that everyone online mutes

13:51cuz I'm hard of hearing and it's cutting

13:53into the

13:54uh

13:55meeting.

13:58To the chair, she's asking if all the

14:01people online can mute cuz she's having

14:03a hard time cuz of their static.

14:05>> Sure.

14:06I'll I'll just repeat what I said in the

14:07beginning.

14:09If you are online, we ask you to mute

14:11your computers by hitting star six.

14:14When it is your opportunity to speak,

14:17you can then hit star six again to speak

14:19to us. So, please mute anyone who's

14:21online your computers by hitting star

14:23six. Thank you.

14:25With that, hearing no other comments or

14:27questions, motion to approve.

14:30>> Second.

14:30>> Commissioner Cruz?

14:31>> Yes.

14:32>> Commissioner Fisher?

14:32>> Yes.

14:33>> Chairwoman Gigliotti?

14:34>> Yes. Thank you. Have a great time with

14:35it.

14:36>> Thank you very much.

14:39>> Number seven uh was she Was she on the

14:41previous one?

14:42>> Yeah, he was.

14:42>> No, no. Number seven.

14:43>> All right, we'll go back to it

14:44afterwards.

14:45Number seven on the agenda. Fun for a

14:47Cause Cornhole Classic 2 Ionic Ave,

14:50request for one-day entertainment

14:52license for amplification system

14:54for Saturday, August 22nd from 10:00

14:57a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

14:59Anyone present online to address this

15:01application?

15:02>> Yes, hello. Good morning. My name is

15:05Star Winston. I am the executive

15:07director of Adaptive Recovery Teaching

15:08Incorporated

15:10and we will be hosting a family-friendly

15:13cornhole tournament um

15:16and and it will be taking place at 2

15:18Ionic Ave at the Creative Hub Community

15:21Arts Center.

15:24>> Mr. Fisher?

15:24>> Um

15:25>> I'm sorry. Go ahead.

15:26>> No, that's okay. I just I've never been

15:28at a hearing, so I don't know what what

15:30else you need from me. Um, we will be

15:31having a a a

15:32>> we're not threatening. We're just asking

15:33questions.

15:34>> No, no, totally. I just don't know what

15:36info you need.

15:37>> [snorts]

15:37>> Okay.

15:38>> Yeah.

15:39>> Commissioner Fisher?

15:39>> Uh, no questions.

15:41>> Ms. Cruz?

15:41>> No questions.

15:43>> Sajni?

15:44>> Is the event taking place inside the

15:45building or in the open lot

15:48towards the

15:48>> It's going to be Yeah, it's going to be

15:50indoors. We're going to be using the

15:51main event space and the maker space all

15:53on the first level.

15:54>> Okay. No questions.

15:55>> Yeah. And how many people are attending?

15:57>> Well, we hope it's going to be a lot,

15:59but we're estimating, um, probably 100

16:02to 200 max.

16:04>> [laughter]

16:05>> Yeah, no need for a detail for that,

16:06Sajni.

16:07>> No.

16:07>> Okay. Anyone present online have any

16:09questions or comments?

16:12Hearing none, motion to approve.

16:13>> Second.

16:14>> Ms. Cruz?

16:15>> Yes.

16:15>> Mr. Fisher?

16:16>> Yes.

16:17>> Chair Vigliotti?

16:19>> Yes.

16:21Thank you.

16:23>> Thank you.

16:23>> Number eight on the agenda, JT Ethier,

16:2655 Millbrook Street, request for one-day

16:28liquor license, Saturday, August 8th

16:30from noon to 9:00 p.m.

16:33Anyone online present to address this

16:35application?

16:37>> Yes, uh, JT Ethier from Western

16:39Massachusetts here.

16:40>> Welcome to

16:41>> Online.

16:43Uh, so, yeah, looking for the one-day

16:45permit for this Saturday, August 8th,

16:47uh, for an out an outdoor music event at

16:50Greater Good at 55 Millbrook Street in

16:52Worcester.

16:53And we plan to have music from 12:00 to

16:568:00 p.m. that day outdoors, uh, in our

16:59on our licensed patio. It's already

17:01licensed for entertainment. Um, we're

17:03just looking to serve beer off of our

17:05draft line, our draft trailer outside,

17:08um, and add 10 additional tables. So,

17:10we'll have the perimeter blocked off by

17:1210-ft steel barriers, uh,

17:15hoping for 400 people over the course of

17:17the entire day, um, but we're looking at

17:19no more than 70 between 75 and 100 at

17:22any given time.

17:24We'll have three of our tip certified

17:25employees to ensure that nobody's

17:27leaving the specially licensed area and

17:29also serving beer and checking license

17:31at

17:32at the point of service. Getting four

17:34additional porta-potties for the parking

17:37lot in addition to our four indoor

17:38bathrooms that day.

17:40>> Thank you. Mr. Fisher.

17:42>> Are you still doing pet-friendly events?

17:45>> We are still doing pet-friendly events.

17:47I'll be back next month for our pup

17:48daddy fest with Worcester Animal Rescue

17:50League.

17:51>> Okay.

17:51>> Great.

17:52>> Thank you.

17:53>> Mr. Cruz.

17:53>> Yep.

17:54>> Mr. Dunn.

17:55>> Sergeant Neil.

17:56>> Multiple events at this location. Not

17:58aware of any

18:00significant incidents. Usually want run

18:02a pretty well-run ship.

18:05>> Is there anyone present online to

18:06address this application? Any questions

18:08or comments?

18:10Hearing none, motion to approve.

18:12>> Second.

18:13>> Mr. Cruz.

18:14>> Yes.

18:14>> Mr. Fisher.

18:15>> Yes.

18:16>> Mr. Vegliante.

18:16>> Yes.

18:17>> Thank you.

18:18>> Thank you.

18:19>> Nine on the agenda, Noreen Hanley, 18

18:22Cambridge Street, request a one-day

18:23liquor license, request a one-day

18:25entertainment license for radio music

18:27for Saturday, August 15th, 11:00 a.m. to

18:305:00 p.m. Good morning.

18:32>> Good morning.

18:33I'm Matt Hanley representing Breen's

18:35Cafe. We've been invited to participate

18:38in the hot dog safari this year.

18:40Um

18:41>> What is the hot dog safari, Mr. Hanley?

18:43>> So this is our first year doing it. I'm

18:45not

18:47100% sure, but I think it's just a lot

18:48of people

18:49>> It's not like Nathan's hot dog contest

18:51like

18:51>> bouncing around eating hot dogs all day.

18:53So

18:54instead of having everybody in the bar,

18:56I just kind of thought I'd throw a tent

18:57up and

18:58>> That's okay. Go right ahead. Sorry to

19:00>> Um

19:01we're expecting they had like 800

19:03participants last year, so we're

19:06expecting the same, so I figured I would

19:08just

19:09uh put a barrier in the back parking

19:12lot.

19:12Throw some tents up and have a speaker

19:15playing some music for a little bit of

19:17atmosphere.

19:18>> Certified

19:19service, all tips

19:21>> to have three

19:22tip certified bartenders on, three

19:24cooks, and workers out in the parking

19:26lot cleaning up and making sure

19:27everybody stays within

19:28>> Restroom facilities?

19:30>> Yes, we have three restroom facilities.

19:31>> about security?

19:33>> Um, we're just going to kind of have the

19:35workers make sure everybody is doing

19:38what they're supposed to do.

19:39>> Okay.

19:40>> Commissioner Fishel.

19:41>> No questions.

19:42>> Commissioner Cruz.

19:43>> No questions.

19:43>> Attorney Needham, any concerns about the

19:45security?

19:45>> No, Mr. Hanlon and his business have

19:48hosted a number of events at the uh

19:50location in the past similar to what

19:53he's proposed before the commission

19:55today. Uh

19:57not aware of any incidences involving

19:59the business or complaints from the

20:01neighbors. Um

20:03probably the only thing the only thing

20:05of concern is

20:07uh parking, but they usually figure out

20:09a way to squeeze things into the area.

20:11Items two and four.

20:17>> Number two on the agenda was Summer Jam

20:19Classic 59 with Sigma Nu Alpha, a

20:22request for one-day entertainment

20:23license for MC DJ and musical artist for

20:27Sunday, August 9th from 10:00 a.m. to

20:299:00 p.m.

20:31Is someone online to address this

20:32application?

20:34>> Yeah, I am. The founder, Anthony

20:35Barbosa. It's um it's August 8th, not

20:38August 9th.

20:39>> Yeah, where do you live, sir?

20:41>> Worcester, Mass.

20:42>> Okay, please tell us about this event.

20:44>> Yeah, the Summer Jam Classic is a

20:45community sports event. This is our 10th

20:48year. Um we do back-to-school supplies.

20:50We have a pro-am basketball tournament.

20:52We have boys and girls middle school,

20:55high school all-star games,

20:57um college recruitment. We have vendors

21:00ranging from food, community resources,

21:03um clothing brands. Um like I said, it's

21:06a community sports

21:07field day event and this starts its

21:09year.

21:10>> Okay, thank you.

21:11Commissioner Fisher.

21:12>> No questions.

21:13>> Commissioner Cruz.

21:15>> I have a comment. I just want to say

21:16that it is a very well-run um event and

21:19it's a really good event attended by a

21:20lot of young people in the city.

21:23Um, as they happen throughout the city.

21:25They've had it at Crompton Park in

21:26different places. So, I just wanted to

21:28state that.

21:30>> Sargent Neil.

21:31>> No issues.

21:32>> Anyone present online have any questions

21:34or comments?

21:36Hearing none, motion to approve.

21:38>> Second.

21:39>> Commissioner Cruz.

21:40>> Yes.

21:40>> Commissioner Fisher.

21:41>> Yes.

21:41>> Chair Deagle ready.

21:42>> Yes.

21:43>> Thank you. Have a great event.

21:45>> Thank you.

21:46>> Number was a three on the agenda. Number

21:49four on the agenda.

21:51>> I thought we had three on hold this

21:53morning.

21:53>> Yeah, we got three on hold as well.

21:54That's not the one we sponsored there,

21:57right?

21:57>> Yes. I'm sorry. Uh, but I think four is

22:00on the

22:00>> It's online. Okay.

22:02Number four on the agenda was

22:04Christopher Bizarre, 280 Main Street,

22:06request for one-day liquor license for

22:08Friday, Saturday, August 21st and 22nd

22:12from 4:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Mr.

22:14Bizarre, are you online?

22:18Is there anyone online for this

22:20application?

22:25>> Yeah, I'm trying.

22:27>> You have to unmute your have to unmute

22:29your computer.

22:30>> Can you hear me?

22:31>> I can hear you now.

22:32>> All right, sorry about that. Had some

22:34technical difficulties this morning.

22:37>> So, [clears throat] tell us who you are,

22:39where you live, and tell us about this

22:41event.

22:41>> Yeah, Christopher Bizarre. I live in

22:43Sturbridge, Mass.

22:45We are hosting the Breakaway Music

22:48Festival

22:50August 21st and 22nd.

22:53And we are expanding to the lot across

22:56the street. So, we already have an

22:58application in for our current property

23:02um, and we are extending it to, uh, the

23:05Crocs property across the street. Uh, we

23:08did the same thing last year.

23:09>> That's a vacant parking lot across from

23:11the Palladium.

23:13>> Correct.

23:13>> Okay.

23:15>> [clears throat]

23:15>> Anything else you want to tell us about

23:17the event?

23:18>> Uh, no, it's going to run the same as

23:20last year. We'll be using all of our own

23:22security. Um, we are hiring, uh, a lot

23:25of police officers, uh, EMTs, um, fire

23:29safety will be there. Um, so it's it's

23:32it's pretty standard. Uh, we typically

23:34fence in our lot, but we've actually

23:37permanently fenced in the the entire

23:39block. Um, so it it's, uh,

23:42pretty much the same thing we did last

23:44year.

23:45>> Okay. Thank you.

23:46Commissioner Fisher.

23:48>> No questions.

23:48>> Commissioner Cruz.

23:49>> No questions.

23:50>> Sgt. Needham.

23:51>> Uh, I remember that that was a huge

23:53event

23:54>> Yeah.

23:54>> that they, uh, sponsored last year and

23:57based on the size, the amount of the,

24:00uh, people that attended the event, that

24:02was pretty impressive.

24:04What they did, what they were able to

24:05accomplish.

24:06So, no issues.

24:07>> No issues at all?

24:08>> No. They had plenty of police officers,

24:11uh, unified response from

24:13fire, police, EMTs,

24:16EMTs on the ground, EMTs at the command

24:18post. Uh, it it was it was

24:22Yeah, quite an impressive sight to

24:23behold seeing the footprint that this

24:26event actually took up.

24:27>> I haven't called on you. Is any comment

24:29you'd like to make on this?

24:30>> No, I've been a part of this for the

24:32last 2 years. We've been on the ground.

24:35Any issues that we see on the streets

24:37are immediately taken care of.

24:38>> Mhm.

24:39>> Um,

24:40there's a presence throughout the whole

24:41event.

24:42>> Yeah.

24:44>> Everything is addressed in a

24:45quick, timely manner.

24:47Emergency vehicles can get in and out.

24:49There's also backup plans in case we

24:51have to open up Main Street. Um,

24:53there's that access to come through if

24:55need be. So, everything that

24:58we could think of

25:00we addressed.

25:01>> Okay, thank you.

25:03Is there anyone present or online that

25:05has any questions or comments?

25:08Hearing none, motion to approve.

25:10>> Second.

25:11>> Commissioner Cruz?

25:12>> Yes.

25:12>> Commissioner Fischer?

25:13>> Yes.

25:13>> Chairwoman Giglio?

25:14>> Yes.

25:15>> Thanks. Have a good time.

25:16>> very much.

25:18Bye-bye.

25:18>> We're still keeping three on hold. Is no

25:20one's online? All right. We'll move on

25:22to the rest of the agenda. Next on the

25:24agenda was a common victualer request.

25:26Number 10 was the Vegan Path, 56 Water

25:29Street. Operating hours on Sunday, 10:00

25:32to a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

25:34>> I want to bring the tool coffee off of

25:36the menu.

25:37My menu is not putting that on, so I can

25:41>> I thought you were going to service

25:42food. Why are you going to give us the

25:43menu? [laughter]

25:44Why don't you let us order before we

25:46start with the rest of this?

25:47>> Going to be vegan cupcakes and one of

25:48those.

25:49>> [laughter]

25:51>> No.

25:51Okay. My

25:52>> Excuse me. If I can

25:54>> Oh, sorry.

25:55>> With all due respect, I haven't finished

25:56the commentary. Let me just finish.

25:59Don't stay there. Stay there. You're all

26:00right.

26:01All right.

26:02>> [snorts]

26:02>> Okay.

26:02>> You had us nervous. We thought we had to

26:04order from the menu. That's why we got

26:05thrown off.

26:08All right. This is on This is the Vegan

26:10Path, 56 Water Street. Operating hours,

26:13Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Monday

26:1511:30 to 3:30. Closed on Tuesdays.

26:19Closed on Wednesdays. Thursdays 11:30 to

26:213:30 p.m. Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

26:25and 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Saturday

26:2810:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to

26:309:00 p.m.

26:33Now you're on.

26:36Go ahead.

26:37>> Because this is the first time I attend

26:39of this the meeting, I so little

26:41nervous.

26:41>> a great job. Don't worry about it.

26:43>> yeah, I working I came from the Texas,

26:46Houston.

26:47>> What is your name and where do you live?

26:48>> You know, my name is a Tao, t a o. I

26:51live in the

26:53uh 99 Green Street, the car

26:55>> Okay.

26:56>> apartment.

26:56>> Okay.

26:57>> Yeah.

26:58So, the restaurant is at 56 Water

27:00Street. The name is uh Suppose Vegan

27:04Pass. Yeah.

27:05>> Is this the old Queen's Cup uh

27:07>> Yeah, yeah, yeah. Exactly, that's the

27:09location. Yeah.

27:10>> Sure.

27:10>> So, I

27:12you know, the I

27:14I run a restaurant in the Houston,

27:16exactly the vegan the restaurant. The

27:18name is the Field of Greens. I saw this

27:21menu, but this kind of that menu. I'm

27:24new here just like couple months, so I

27:27let me know so I totally know the whole

27:30story in the past something like that.

27:31>> Well, we're glad to have you here.

27:33>> Okay. So, why I open that's the hours, I

27:37really want to the people get to know

27:40what's the plant-based

27:42food. So, I don't want to push people

27:45too much, so this

27:47I focus at the weekend from the brunch.

27:50Then people can try the brunch a little

27:52bit and the the plant-based what the

27:55plant-based food. So, I want to

27:57promotion very promotion the delicious

28:00and the healthy food the plant-based.

28:04But now and the very very a lot of

28:06restaurant, especially Asian restaurant,

28:09I think this is a vegan trash food. Too

28:12much oil, too much deep fry, too much

28:15sugar, too much the salty. My the

28:18kitchen sugar-free for sure. And also

28:22and deep fry only fry, only fry deep

28:25fry.

28:27So, I just not really

28:29So,

28:31back this menu, the back is hours. I

28:33want to the close 2 days because I

28:36really want to 40 hours. I want to all

28:38the employee with me together. 40 hours

28:41don't need to change the sweep. You're

28:43working how many hours? So, totally now

28:4636 hours. So, this is this is why people

28:50say, "What is meaning?"

28:51>> Okay.

28:51>> This is my the you know, at the

28:53beginning maybe various if you open that

28:56is you know, marketing is a good,

28:58everything is okay, I can change this a

29:00little bit. Now but now is just like

29:03keep this.

29:03>> Okay, we just gave you a thousand

29:05dollars worth of publicity. You're all

29:06set.

29:08>> [laughter]

29:08>> The lady The lady with you, do you have

29:10anything to say, ma'am?

29:11>> No.

29:11>> You're all set.

29:12>> It's great.

29:13>> I'm I'm I'm not scared. I think you guys

29:16>> [laughter]

29:16>> No, no, don't be scared. Just relax.

29:18We're fine.

29:19Commissioner Fischer.

29:20>> No questions.

29:21>> Commissioner Cruz.

29:22>> No questions.

29:24>> Yeah, Sergeant Needom.

29:25>> No questions.

29:26>> Okay. Anyone present online have any

29:28questions or comments?

29:30Hearing none, motion to approve.

29:33>> Second.

29:34>> Commissioner Cruz.

29:34>> Yes.

29:35>> Commissioner Fischer.

29:36>> Yes.

29:36>> Javier Alvarez.

29:37>> Yes.

29:37>> Thank you. Welcome to Worcester and good

29:39luck with the business.

29:40>> Well, thank you. Thank you.

29:41>> Have a great day.

29:45Number 11 on the agenda.

29:48Gongchao Worcester Selfridge LLC 24

29:50Selfridge Street. Operating hours on

29:53Sunday 11:00 to 9:00, Monday, Tuesday,

29:55Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and

29:57Saturday 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.

30:00Anyone present online to address this

30:02application?

30:05>> I'm Elaine Wang from Dover, Mass.

30:07Um my business

30:08>> Excuse me one second.

30:09Uh from the

30:10>> I'm sorry.

30:11>> I apologize. One second. From the

30:13>> Okay, sure.

30:14>> One minute, ma'am.

30:16Uh folks, you don't you don't have to

30:18wait around. It's been approved and

30:19you're all set.

30:21You don't you don't have to stay.

30:24Unless you want to stay and hear our

30:25melodious voices go on for the next half

30:27hour.

30:29All right? Just wanted to let you know,

30:30it's your choice.

30:32All right, I'm sorry. Please proceed.

30:34Go ahead.

30:34>> No problem. No problem. Um so, once

30:37again, I'm Elaine Wang from Dover, Mass.

30:39Um my business partner Wendy Luong is

30:41also on the line.

30:43Should you have any questions for both

30:45of us.

30:46But we are an existing franchisee of

30:49Gongcha, which is a globally

30:52known bubble tea shop.

30:54We currently have a store at the Auburn

30:57Mall,

30:58social plaza, and we're looking to

31:00expand. And so we're building two other

31:05new ones and also looking to acquire two

31:08existing Gongcha stores. And one of them

31:10is the one on 24 Southbridge Street in

31:14Worcester.

31:15>> Okay, thank you. Mr. Fisher.

31:17>> No questions.

31:18>> Mr. Cruz.

31:19>> No questions.

31:20>> Sergeant Nader.

31:21>> No issues.

31:22>> Anyone present online have any questions

31:24or comments?

31:26Hearing none, motion to approve.

31:28>> Second.

31:28>> Mr. Cruz.

31:29>> Yes.

31:30>> Mr. Fisher.

31:30>> Yes.

31:31>> Chairperson Yiadom.

31:32>> Yes.

31:33>> Welcome to

31:34Worcester.

31:35>> Have a great day.

31:35>> You too.

31:37Next on the agenda are alcohol

31:38entertainment requests. The first one is

31:41uh

31:42Paku Paku. A motion to continue to the

31:45August 20th and 26th meeting.

31:49>> Second.

31:49>> Mr. Cruz.

31:50>> Yes.

31:51>> Mr. Fisher.

31:51>> Yes.

31:52>> Chairperson Yiadom.

31:53>> Yes.

31:54>> 13 on the agenda, Italian American World

31:56War Veterans

31:58request for change of manager. Is there

32:00anyone present or online from the ITM?

32:03>> Mr. Chairman, as far as I know, they're

32:05still trying to straighten out their

32:07corporate papers.

32:08>> All right, we'll motion to postpone to

32:09the August 20th meeting.

32:12Second.

32:13>> Second.

32:14>> Mr. Cruz.

32:15>> Yes.

32:15>> Mr. Fisher.

32:16>> Yes.

32:16>> Chairperson Yiadom.

32:17>> Yes.

32:18>> 14 on the agenda, Grill and Green

32:20Kitchen Inc., 141 Island Street, request

32:23for restaurant all alcohol license. Let

32:25the record show that we did do a review

32:28of the premises this morning.

32:31Um

32:33Is there anyone present or online to

32:35address this application?

32:37>> Yes. Uh

32:38>> Good morning.

32:39>> Can you hear me?

32:39>> I can hear you.

32:40>> Oh, great. Thank you. Yes, that that

32:42would be me. Uh my name is Achara Wade.

32:45I'm the owner of Brewing Green Kitchen

32:47in Worcester.

32:48>> Where do you live?

32:49>> Uh Boylston Mass- Massachusetts. We are

32:53um a restaurant that serve breakfast,

32:55lunch, and also dinner, but we close

32:57earlier.

32:58So, you know, I I we have a a plan to

33:01offer we would like to to be able to

33:03offer

33:04um some drinks for for for weekend

33:06brunch or or breakfast like the Bloody

33:09Mary or some specialty drinks um

33:12during breakfast that's popular. And

33:15also maybe, you know, some some some

33:17beer and wine to offer

33:19uh for dinner also. That's that's our

33:21vision to expand it a little bit.

33:24>> Okay. What are your hours of operation?

33:27>> So, we are open 11 uh 11:00 a.m. to 8:00

33:32p.m. on Monday uh to Friday, but

33:35weekends we open earlier. It's weekend

33:38is 10:00.

33:40>> So, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on the

33:42weekends?

33:43>> Correct. Yes.

33:44>> Okay.

33:46Commissioner Fisher?

33:47>> No questions.

33:48>> Commissioner Cruz?

33:49>> No questions.

33:50>> Sergeant Needham?

33:51>> No issues.

33:52>> Okay. I know we viewed the premises. You

33:54had conference with Sergeant Needham

33:57about TIP certification.

33:59>> Yes.

33:59>> Uh

34:00okay. Is there anyone present or online

34:02that have any questions or comments?

34:05Hearing none, motion

34:07>> I What are the days they're open?

34:10Business hours are such.

34:12>> She has stated to us.

34:13>> No, no. That's the hours for what days.

34:15>> Monday to Friday.

34:16>> 11:00 a.m. to 8:00.

34:17>> All right.

34:18>> Weekends 10:00 a.m.

34:19>> Thank you.

34:20>> Second.

34:22>> Commissioner Cruz?

34:22>> Yes.

34:23>> Commissioner Fisher?

34:24>> Yes.

34:24>> Chairperson Aguillar?

34:25>> Yes.

34:26>> Thank you. Good luck with the new

34:27business.

34:28>> Thank you very much.

34:31>> Next on the agenda number 15, L & D

34:33Enterprises LLC, 5 Sagamore Place.

34:36Request for transfer of restaurant all

34:38alcohol license from Subaru LLC. Good

34:41morning. Welcome.

34:43>> Good morning.

34:44>> Good morning. My name's Hong Tran,

34:46attorney for

34:47L & D Enterprises.

34:49>> My name is Jaylin Abreu and I reside in

34:50Worcester, Mass.

34:52>> Hi, Dinara Rosario, Shrewsbury, Mass.

34:54>> Okay.

34:56Council?

34:56>> Yeah, before I start I just wanted to

34:59publicly say thank you to Sergeant

35:00Needham Deb and Officer Stout who's not

35:03here for fine combing the application.

35:05>> up a little bit, speaker. Okay.

35:07>> I got taller today, huh?

35:08>> Getting a reverberation there.

35:09>> I just wanted to personally thank

35:12Sergeant Needham Deb and Officer Stout

35:14who's not here for fine combing the

35:16application. Just make sure that the ABC

35:18sport doesn't reject it. So, that's why

35:20we postponed from last month to this

35:23month.

35:23>> Thank you. Thank you for that.

35:25>> Um

35:26Before you we have two managers, Dinara

35:29and Jaylin, managers of the

35:33operation who is proposing to purchase

35:36My Lounge and we're here

35:39for the liquor license application. Both

35:41are TIPS certified and if you have any

35:43questions, please ask.

35:44>> Sure.

35:45Mr. Fisher?

35:46>> No questions.

35:47>> Mr. Cruz?

35:48>> No questions.

35:49>> Sergeant Needham?

35:49>> Uh thank you for the nice words,

35:51counselor, and uh

35:52just reiterating what he

35:55he stated. It's been a it's been a

35:57process navigating our way through this.

35:59We did meet with the proposed

36:02license holders the other day. Uh

36:05totally receptive. We had a good back

36:06and forth communication and uh

36:09the process was a little bit convoluted,

36:12but we're here and uh

36:15glad to see the application moving

36:16forward if it does.

36:18>> Any issues with the new managers for the

36:20property?

36:20>> Uh nope. Nope. As I said, we met with

36:22Jaylin the other day and we had some

36:26concerns we addressed with her. And uh

36:30she was more than receptive. Last

36:32[clears throat] application received,

36:33everything was up-to-date.

36:35Uh it shouldn't have any issues if

36:38pending local approval moving forward to

36:40the ABCC and their approval.

36:43>> Okay, thank you.

36:45Anyone present or online that has any

36:47comments or questions?

36:48>> Through the chair, can we just confirm

36:50the hours for the inside and there's an

36:52outside patio area?

36:56>> Is There's no outside patio, right? Is

36:58There's

36:59>> Okay, inside hours?

37:02>> Uh we're looking from 5:00 to 2:00.

37:05>> 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.?

37:06>> 2:00 a.m.

37:08>> And the outside hours?

37:10>> Same as well.

37:11>> Same.

37:15>> Okay.

37:16>> Thank you.

37:17>> So I asked

37:18>> I'm sorry.

37:18>> Sorry, is that every day? Is that Monday

37:21through Sunday or

37:23>> Is that Monday through Sunday?

37:24>> Well, we're not going to be open

37:26Tuesdays.

37:27>> All right, so Tuesdays closed?

37:29>> Yeah.

37:30>> Is that right?

37:30>> Yes, that's right.

37:32>> All other days with the hours you gave

37:34us would be operating hours. Is that

37:36correct?

37:36>> Correct.

37:37>> Okay.

37:38All right, commissioner.

37:39>> No, perfect. Um

37:41thank you.

37:41>> 5:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. except

37:44for Tuesdays, they're closed indoor and

37:46outside.

37:47>> Uh um is Would it be possible I mean is

37:50there like a lot of Is there a

37:51residential area there?

37:53Um

37:54>> No.

37:54>> So

37:55I'm not familiar with it, yeah.

37:57>> Yeah, that's where my lounge used to be.

37:58It's the old one.

37:59>> dealership in front, a cafe, and then

38:02and just a parking

38:03>> Yeah, we're familiar with that.

38:04>> Okay.

38:05>> Okay.

38:06>> No, cuz I just wanted to Okay, so 2:00

38:08a.m. in the morning, um you know, if

38:09it's outside, hopefully it's not

38:11interfering with anyone's

38:13>> Is that you guys with complex load with

38:15the noise? All right, entertainment

38:16license, correct?

38:17>> Through the chair, they have not applied

38:18for that yet.

38:19>> You're you're aware of that, right? You

38:21don't have an entertainment license for

38:22the TV, radio, all that nice stuff.

38:24>> We'll need separate We'll need separate

38:26entertainment licenses for the inside

38:28and for the outside.

38:29>> Okay, yep. We'll do that.

38:30>> Okay.

38:31You understand that?

38:32>> Yep.

38:33>> All right.

38:33Any other questions or comments?

38:37Hearing none, motion to approve.

38:39>> Second.

38:39>> Commissioner Cruz?

38:40>> Yes.

38:41>> Commissioner Fischer?

38:41>> Yes.

38:42>> Chair Vidlati?

38:43>> Yes.

38:45Thank you. Good luck with the new

38:46business.

38:46>> Thank you.

38:47>> Good luck.

38:47>> Let's go back to uh number three on the

38:49agenda what we we held.

38:53Our Lady of Mercy Maronite

38:55Catholic Church, 311 June Street. Is

38:57anyone present or online on this

38:59application?

39:03>> Mr. Chairman, I would just like to say

39:04>> That's the 1st of September, so we'll

39:05postpone it. Motion to postpone to the

39:08next meeting of the License Commission.

39:10>> Second.

39:11>> Commissioner Cruz?

39:12>> Yes.

39:12>> Commissioner Fischer?

39:13>> Yes.

39:13>> Chair Vidlati?

39:14>> Yes.

39:16That was the only hold we had left, I

39:17believe, right? Okay.

39:20Next on the agenda, again, Italian

39:23American World War Vets, failure to file

39:25amended paperwork, motion to

39:27continue till the next meeting of the

39:29License Commission.

39:31>> Second.

39:32>> Commissioner Cruz?

39:33>> Yes.

39:33>> Commissioner Fischer?

39:34>> Yes.

39:35>> Chair Vidlati?

39:35>> Yes.

39:3617, Mr. Passillo, Victory Bar and Cigar.

39:40Would you please come up to this place

39:42right here, Mr. Passillo?

39:47Those are not the Pine of Mr. Cheers. We

39:48just want to get you closer. That's all.

39:50Appreciate this. All right.

39:52Um

39:54identify yourself, where you live in.

39:56>> My name is uh Mark Passillo. I live in

39:57uh Charlton, Mass. Uh Victory Bar and

40:00Cigar also is owners of the seven-unit

40:03apartment building where our business is

40:05located with the Pine. So, we have a

40:08pretty substantial investment here in

40:10Worcester.

40:10>> Thank you. Sergeant Needham,

40:13any report?

40:14>> Uh

40:16it's just an overview of uh

40:18just to refresh the commission's

40:21uh memory of the uh step why the

40:25business was called in for the status

40:26hearing. Uh Wednesday, July 22nd,

40:29there was a incident at the licensed

40:32establishment where two individuals

40:35uh suffered gunshot wounds after a

40:37altercation inside the bar. Um I I did

40:40respond to the locate the business that

40:43evening. I did make contact with two of

40:45your employees that night. Um

40:48Both employees uh through a subsequent

40:50investigation were properly TIPS

40:52certified.

40:54Um

40:55They did meet the requirements of the

40:57rules and regulations of this commission

40:59by notifying the police department. The

41:02bartender made the initial notification.

41:05Um in my

41:07communications with detectives who are

41:09actively investigating the incident, um

41:13the employees

41:14of the business have been more than

41:17cooperative and in assisting the police

41:20department in regards to the

41:22investigation.

41:23Um

41:25the

41:27thing that raises the biggest red flag

41:29is

41:30um

41:32the unavailability of any video from

41:36inside the establishment. Um

41:39In my communications with the detectives

41:42in this incident, um having

41:45video video evidence

41:48or video from the night of the incident

41:50would greatly assist the detectives in

41:53regards to inves-

41:56investigating the incident. Um

42:00I also had conversation with the

42:02detective in regards to a previous

42:03incident from

42:05uh 2020

42:084, I believe it was.

42:15>> 2024 where there was another incident

42:18not in the establishment but the

42:20perpetrators of the incident had just

42:22left the establishment and that

42:25[clears throat] incident also

42:27having any availability of

42:29video evidence would have greatly

42:31assisted in the investigation of that

42:32crime.

42:34So

42:36I said the

42:37incident seemed to be a

42:40one off incident the night of the

42:42shooting.

42:43Um

42:44history wise the establishment

42:48has if anything

42:49insignificant violation record through

42:52our office. I think Deb might be able to

42:54confirm that but um

42:58I said the thing that was most troubling

42:59is that especially in this day and age

43:02the unavailability of any video evidence

43:05to assist in the investigation of

43:07two very serious uh

43:10incidents.

43:11>> Okay.

43:12>> involving uh

43:14firearms, knives and uh

43:17especially in the interest of any kind

43:19of public safety for you, your patrons,

43:22your employees.

43:24Um I think it's definitely something

43:26that needs to be considered upgrading or

43:30mandating the business to

43:32uh

43:33not only have or

43:36have a system or upgrade a system

43:39uh

43:41to be available in any future incidents.

43:43>> I just ordered a it's called Axis AI

43:47camera system.

43:48It's going to be installed by Rapid Tech

43:50of Worcester and they were telling me

43:52they use a lot of these cameras in the

43:53city schools and buildings but it's

43:55going to be right on your phone.

43:57Instantly you can get to it. My other

43:59system was an older system, you know, it

44:01was a DVR I believe.

44:03It wasn't working. I had called these

44:05guys. I was waiting for them to come

44:07back. So, I was on it as unfortunately

44:10the incident happened prior to me

44:12purchasing this new uh system.

44:15>> Missioner Fisher.

44:16>> Um no questions. I think you know, maybe

44:19just for us we just like a timeline of

44:21when you think it's

44:23>> He told me with probably within 7 days.

44:25So.

44:25>> Okay, that's fair.

44:26>> But I got the quote got the quote today

44:28and uh like I said I wish I wish I had

44:30that information for you, but

44:31unfortunately

44:32>> Missioner Cruz.

44:33>> No questions.

44:36>> I'm going to make a motion that we

44:37mandate that you have a security camera

44:40system

44:42uh within uh

44:43I'd say

44:44>> 30

44:45>> 30 days.

44:45>> Okay.

44:46>> Up up and operating.

44:47>> We'll have that done.

44:47>> That you have it done.

44:49So, a motion is made.

44:50>> Second.

44:51>> Missioner Cruz.

44:52>> Yes.

44:52>> Missioner Fisher.

44:53>> Yes.

44:53>> Javid Khan.

44:54>> Yes.

44:56>> Thank you.

44:56>> That's it.

44:56>> All right, thank you.

44:58>> Keep it safe.

45:01Next on the agenda, Creed Lounge, 51

45:04Pleasant Street. Request to request to

45:05remove condition to be able to reopen to

45:072:00 a.m. Gentlemen,

45:11come right up here. Come up front.

45:16We're getting we're getting closer we're

45:18getting closer and then to Mr. Paulino.

45:20>> Yes.

45:22How you guys doing?

45:23>> Get pull up chairs, gentlemen and lady.

45:28>> Good morning. How are you all?

45:30>> We make rules, but we don't bite.

45:33>> I hope you didn't get hungry.

45:35>> We got menus though. I don't know from

45:36now.

45:39Okay.

45:39>> Okay.

45:40Uh

45:42Mr. Paulino.

45:44>> How you doing?

45:45>> Identify yourselves, please first.

45:47>> Uh Kelvin Paulino from Saugus, Mass.

45:50>> Catherine Cruz from Worcester.

45:52>> Xavier Robles from Worcester.

45:54>> All right.

45:55You've uh filed an application to reopen

45:58to 2:00 a.m.

45:59>> Yes.

46:00>> So, why should this commission do it?

46:02>> Well, um

46:04we we

46:06we have tried three times uh you know,

46:09to go through this.

46:10But, our business is a uh nightclub and

46:15most of our

46:16uh patrons come at 12:00.

46:20And if if we open till 1:00

46:24our our you know,

46:25they're not going to go there. So, we

46:28our business has got gone down 98%.

46:32You know, we we we opening two days a

46:34week right now because it's just

46:36there's no point.

46:37>> Are you the sole owner there now?

46:39>> I am I'm only the owner, yeah. I used to

46:41have a partner before, but I no longer

46:42have

46:43>> No longer.

46:43>> Yes.

46:44>> All right.

46:44>> And I have I have my security

46:47um manager. He's He's a new security.

46:51And um

46:52we we are

46:54you know, we change our security. We we

46:56are we're doing everything we can to

46:59make things go the right way.

47:01>> Is it efficient?

47:03>> Um

47:03>> [sighs]

47:04>> through the chair, who's the you know,

47:05>> Catherine, she's the manager.

47:07>> Manager, okay. So, are you there more

47:09often? I mean,

47:10>> Yes.

47:10>> Okay.

47:11>> I'm there more often now.

47:12>> And you know, I just have to say that

47:14you guys have been in front of us for a

47:15while, so we appreciate that. Um

47:19I don't have an issue with the 2:00 a.m.

47:21Um you know, given it's been I think it

47:23was back in January that we imposed, so

47:26it's been almost eight months now.

47:28>> Mhm.

47:29>> Um and you guys have been behaving

47:31yourselves, so

47:31>> Yes.

47:33>> Continue the Continue the good work.

47:34>> Commissioner Cruz.

47:36>> So, Catherine has been the manager in

47:38the past. How long have you been a

47:39manager, Catherine?

47:41>> Uh one year.

47:42>> For one year? Okay. And so, you're very

47:44clear now on on what needs to be done in

47:47order to

47:48>> Yes.

47:48>> not have any more situations.

47:50>> We we we've been We're We're very clear

47:52now, you know, it's it's a it's a big

47:54deal uh for us.

47:56>> Sergeant

47:58>> Um Ms. Cruz is the uh backgrounded

48:01approved manager of the business.

48:03Um

48:07as I've stated before, the um sanctions

48:10imposed by the commission

48:12have seemed to be the only ones that

48:14have worked. Um

48:16I understand that Mr. Paulino is

48:18interested in doing the business

48:20and he could

48:21blame that the drop-off on business in

48:24regards to the uh

48:27cutback on the time. There's also the

48:29other side of that coin where maybe

48:31people stopped coming to the bar because

48:33of the number of incidents of violence

48:36that had been occurring at the uh

48:37business. Since the imposition of the

48:391:00 closing, um

48:41I'm happy to report that there have been

48:43no incidents. Um

48:45his security staff has moved people

48:47along, emptied out the bar.

48:49Um

48:52so,

48:53if the commission uh

48:56does weigh in favor of the 2:00 closing,

48:59uh they may want to think about

49:01incrementally

49:03um

49:05expanding the hours to

49:071:30 or 2:00. That's all within their

49:09purview.

49:10Um

49:11Ms. Cruz has been the

49:14backgrounded approved manager. Um

49:17but

49:19from my recollection of previous um

49:24violation hearings,

49:25uh Mr. Paulino has stated that

49:28the manager was on duty, etc. Um but he

49:32hasn't been at the business. Um

49:35the buck stops with you, Calvin.

49:36>> No, I'll I'll I'll I'll be

49:38>> you may it may be uh something for the

49:41commission to consider that Mr. Paulino

49:43needs to be at the business especially

49:47within that closing time period.

49:50Yeah, really, the buck stops with you.

49:53You're the owner. Make sure that the

49:54business is closed and empty at 2:00.

49:58Make sure your staff is monitoring the

50:01alcohol consumption. Make sure your

50:03security is removing any troublemakers.

50:06Make sure that they're moving people

50:07along the sidewalk and cartilage of your

50:09business. I said

50:11nobody wants to see you not do good with

50:14your business. But you know, there has

50:17been a number of issues that you can say

50:19well that

50:20early closing time push my customers

50:21away.

50:23They could also look at and say I'm not

50:25going to the place because I don't want

50:26to get hurt.

50:30>> Go ahead.

50:31>> If I may

50:32that can be rectified now with our new

50:34security the way we run things now is a

50:36more tactical approach.

50:38We look at everybody's ID. We verify

50:40everything through our system and

50:42everything we do now is very very to a

50:44consent that no one is going to get hurt

50:47moving forward.

50:48All my officers are background training.

50:50All LTCs are verified and up to date.

50:54Everybody is obviously trained by you

50:56know Mass Firearms is trained with CPI

50:59with you know noticing people when

51:01they're intoxicated and we take care of

51:03instances before they reach that point.

51:05>> Yep.

51:05>> So I guarantee that Worcester PD won't

51:07have any more instances moving forward

51:09and we try to take care of it internally

51:10moving forward.

51:11>> Okay. I just for the record I wanted to

51:13note that I received a letter regarding

51:15Creed Lounge

51:16from a person the name of Michael

51:18Sherwood

51:19and then he makes commentaries and

51:22recommendations to the license

51:23commission. So I'm going to motion to

51:25enter the letter into the record.

51:28>> Second.

51:29>> Commissioner Cruz.

51:30>> Yes.

51:30>> Commissioner Feaster.

51:32>> Yes.

51:33>> Do you have any other questions?

51:33>> Yes.

51:34>> Have

51:35Having said that um

51:38the track record in the last several

51:40months have been fine. But we still have

51:43always great concern because we have

51:45public sending comments and like we've

51:47just entered into the record.

51:50My concern is that the

51:521:00 it's worked out well. But again, I

51:55understand how it affects business.

51:57So, having said that and listening to

51:59the comments of fellow commissioners,

52:01the police commentary, my recommendation

52:05to the commission would be

52:07that we extend the hours to 2:00 for to

52:10the end of 3 months

52:12and then come back after 3 months and if

52:14we see again that operating to 2:00 that

52:17there were no incidents, we can take up

52:19the issue of extending it beyond that.

52:21So,

52:22>> I think that's fair.

52:22>> That Sorry.

52:24>> I think that's fair.

52:24>> That's my That's my motion.

52:26I'm sorry.

52:29>> As I As I mentioned just for for the

52:31commission's purview is to have Mr.

52:34Paulino

52:36at the business.

52:36>> And that's the other part of the motion,

52:38Mr. Paulino. We're going to require that

52:40for that extension that you have to be

52:43there at the closing to ensure that its

52:46closing is being done in a safe, proper

52:48manner.

52:49>> Okay.

52:50>> Got it?

52:51Okay. Motion so made.

52:53>> Second. Commissioner Cruz?

52:55>> Yes.

52:56>> Commissioner Fischer?

52:56>> Yes.

52:57>> Commissioner Leahy?

52:57>> Yes.

52:58>> You got your 2:00.

53:00>> So, you got to be here.

53:01>> That's your security. Take advantage of

53:03it. Please come back with a good record.

53:05>> Oh, oh, okay. Got you. All right.

53:08Good luck. Good luck.

53:09>> Thank you.

53:10>> All right. We'll see you in 3

53:11>> All right.

53:12>> You're welcome.

53:12>> Thank you, sergeant.

53:14>> All right. Anything What do we got left?

53:17>> Good luck, Calvin.

53:22>> I Any uh

53:25Any old business?

53:27Any new business? I have some I'm sorry.

53:29>> There was a communication on the last

53:31page.

53:33I can't see it.

53:35>> The communication there about Punta

53:37Cana, do we have to do anything with

53:39that?

53:39>> Through the chair, no. When of

53:41corporate offices withdrew. Uh I spoke

53:44to attorney Cotton this morning. He

53:45brought in an amendment and that'll be

53:47heard at the next meeting.

53:47>> Okay.

53:49Under new business, I I want to uh

53:51recommend or ask uh

53:53closing time of for the 3:00 ended

53:56uh a week or so ago, whatever.

53:59Uh do we know how many uh filed a

54:02application to stay to open till 3:00?

54:05>> Through the chair, I believe it was 33.

54:07>> Really?

54:08>> It's a We We notified them a few days

54:10before, myself and the police. They all

54:12knew they had to close and I don't think

54:14I think everybody followed.

54:15>> Yeah.

54:16>> I'm not sure a lot of people even

54:17utilized it though.

54:18>> It's the reason I I'm raising this. The

54:20legislature and the governor

54:23uh

54:23have looked at recommending that there

54:25be a 3:00 closing time statewide.

54:29Obviously, we have great concern.

54:31So, what I'd like to do is possible is

54:34to set up a meeting with these 33 or

54:37whomever

54:38that applied for the 3:00 license to

54:41have them come in on a hearing to give

54:44us their view and their opinion as to

54:46one, did they stay open till 3:00? Two,

54:50is it worthwhile and would they want to

54:52have a 3:00 license?

54:54>> Uh

54:55>> So, I want to

54:56>> Through the chair, instead of having a

54:57full public meeting, I think what I

55:00could do is just send out a survey to

55:01them all.

55:02>> Okay.

55:02>> That way they don't have to come to a

55:03meeting if they want and

55:05>> That's fine. We can send out a survey

55:07and get an opinion on the 3:00.

55:09>> And then present it to

55:09>> we need to jump ahead before the

55:11legislature, the governor do something

55:13without

55:14>> Yeah.

55:15>> any commission have any input.

55:18Okay? Do I need a motion on that or

55:20okay.

55:21Okay. Any other business?

55:24Motion to adjourn.

55:25>> Second.

55:26>> Commissioner Cruz?

55:26>> Yes.

55:27>> Commissioner Fisher?

55:28>> Yes.

55:28>> Chairman Gliottone?

55:29>> Yes.

55:30>> Sir,

55:32are you with the paper?

55:33>> No, I'm a lawyer.

55:34>> No, no, that isn't one of our

55:36inspectors.

55:37>> Oh.

55:39Yeah, come

55:41>> [laughter]

55:42>> Recording stopped.