PAWTUCKET BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS

 CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL

137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21, 2024

12:00 NOON

 

A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners was held Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at 12:04 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.

 

Present – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Moreno, Rubio and Wildenhain.

 

Absent – Councilors Coderre, Gregor, Moran  and Stachowiak.

 

Chairperson Mercer presided.

 

 

 

1.      The reading of the records of August 7, 2024 was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk,

 

 

 

2.      Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.

 

3.      THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES WERE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

                                                                                              

ENTERTAINMENT –

A.    Petition of James Ryan Post 33, for a license to have Karaoke at 142 South Bend Street on Wednesday, August 28, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.; Fridays, August 23, and August 30, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., and on Saturdays, August 24, and August 31, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., LIC#EVT-24-62

B.     Petition of James Ryan Post 33, for a license to have Karaoke at 142 South Bend Street on Wednesdays, September 4, and September 11, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.; Fridays, September 6, and September 13, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., and on Saturday, September 7, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., LIC#EVT-24-63

C.     Petition of James Ryan Post 33, for a license to have Karaoke at 142 South Bend Street on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m.; Fridays, September 20, and September 27, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., and on Saturdays, September 21, and September 28, 2024, from 7:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m., LIC#EVT-24-64

D.    Petition of Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, for a license to conduct a Dragon Boat Festival, at Festival Pier, Tim Healey Way, on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 6:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-24-66 (PAWTUCKET ARTS FESTIVAL)

 

SIGN PERMIT Renewals -

 

Minuteman Press (KS Designs LLC) 805 Central Ave. (1) LIC#SGN-24-3

New England Gold and Silver Jewelers (New England Gold and Silver LLC) 1571 Newport Ave. (1) LIC#SGN-24-4

 

WASTE HAULER Renewals –

 

Brothers Disposal (Brothers Disposal LLC) 75 Union Street, Woonsocket, RI, (3) LIC#WST-24-6

Discount Disposal (Discount Disposal & Demo Inc.) 47 Kennedy Road, Foster, RI, 02825 (1) LIC#WST-24-10

Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal (Lavoie & Son Industrial Waste Removal Inc.) 41 Diane Drive, Coventry, RI  02816 (1) LIC#WST-24-8

Ocean State Disposal (Ocean State Disposal Inc.) 23 City View Circle, North Providence, RI, (2) LIC#WST-24-9

Rambone Disposal Service (Rambone Disposal Service, Inc.) 2153 Plainfield Pike, Johnston, RI 02919 (2) LIC#WST-24-7

 

 

 

4.      THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSES WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

ENTERTAINMENT & CLASS F-1 (Full Privilege)

 

Petition of Mangos (Princess Investments, LLC) on behalf of City of Pawtucket, to and to sell alcoholic beverages at an Empanada Fest at 175-264 Main Street & 30 East Avenue, on Saturday, August 31, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-24-65 (STREET CLOSING – INTERSECTION AT MAIN STREET, EAST AVENUE AND HIGH STREET)

 

 

THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR ARAUJO.

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the agenda was amended to include the following communication, on a unanimous voice vote:

 

Communication from John Blais, Director of Parks and Recreation, to Pawtucket City Council. (Nos Cultura Our Culture – Denying event request)

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the following communication was READ AND ORDERED FILED:

 

 

Communication from John Blais, Director of Parks and Recreation, to Pawtucket City Council. (Nos Cultura Our Culture – Denying event request)

 

 

5.      THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSES WAS DENIED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:

 

ENTERTAINMENT & CLASS F-1 (Full Privilege)

 

Petition of Nos Cultura Our Culture, to conduct a Roosts Brunch and to sell alcoholic beverages at Festival Pier, 21 Tim Healey Way, on Sunday, August 25, 2024, from 4:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-24-67

 

 

COUNCILOR GREGOR ARRIVED AT 12:12 P.M.

 

 

 

Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the meeting was adjourned at 12:13 p.m.