Click HERE to view the VIDEO of this meeting or click at any video icon (
) below to jump to that particular section of the meeting.
PAWTUCKET BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL
137 ROOSEVELT AVENUE, PAWTUCKET, RI
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners was held on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 137 Roosevelt Avenue, Pawtucket, RI.
Present – President Mercer, Councilors Araujo, Coderre, Gregor, Moran, Moreno, Rubio, Stachowiak and Wildenhain.
Absent – 0.
Chairperson Mercer presided.
1. The reading of the records of November 20, 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:
SIGN PERMIT Renewal –
Pawtucket House of Pizza (398 Smithfield Ave Inc) 398 Smithfield Ave (1) LIC#SGN-24-7
TATTOO Renewal -
Abracadabra Tattoo (Abracadabra Tattoo LLC) 25 Esten Ave. LIC#TAT-24-7
Advanced Aesthetics Skin Care Studio (Advanced Aesthetics Skin Care Studio, Inc.) 83 Power Road, LIC#TAT-24-2
Blackstone Tattoo Company (Langevin, Michael Jr.) 476 Central Ave. LIC#TAT-24-6
Blue Lobster Tattoo (Blue Lobster Tattoo LLC.) 645 Prospect St. LIC#TAT-24-8
Holy Ink (Correia, Jesse G.) 250 Main St. LIC#TAT-24-10
Level 7 Tattoo (McCaffrey, Robert) 541 Armistice Blvd. LIC#TAT-24-3
Sacred Traditions Tattoo and Body Piercings (Sacred Traditions Tattoo LLC) 500 Armistice Blvd. LIC#TAT-24-4
Scalp Revival Micropigmentation (Diaz, Nelson) 250 Main Street, Unit#7, LIC#LIC#TAT-24-9
Sin Alley Tattoo (Cardinal XI LLC) 431 Benefit St. LIC#TAT-24-5
Stone Lotus Tattoo (Nicholas Guilbert) 31 Exchange St. LIC#TAT-24-1
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
Providence Pakwan (National Foods LLC) 385 East Ave. LIC#VIC-24-152
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class Renewal –
7-Eleven Store #41821H (7-Eleven Inc.) 1253 Newport Ave. LIC#VIC-24-131
All Day Physique (All Day Physique LLC) 607 Smithfield Ave. LIC# VIC-24-132
Backyard, The (Core Collaboratives LLC) 250 Main St. #6, LIC# VIC-24-159
Block Scoop, The (Core Collaboratives) 215 Main St. (30 High St.) LIC#VIC-24- 160 (Outdoor seating )
California Taco (Sipaque LLC) 877 Central Ave. LIC# VIC-24-157 (Outdoor seating )
Camyllas Taste and Flavor (Camyllas Taste and Flavor LLC) 287 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#VIC-24-133
Caprichos Antioquenos Bakery (Caprichos Antioquenos Bakery Inc.) 173 Lonsdale Ave.
Dunkin Donuts (Newport Ave. Donuts Inc.) 105 Cedar St. LIC#VIC-24-137
Dunkin Donuts #300297 (Newport Ave. Donuts Inc.) 81 Newport Ave. LIC#VIC-24-135 OPEN 24 HOURS
Dunkin Donuts (Newport Division Donuts Inc.) 192 Division St. LIC#VIC-24-136
Dunkin Donuts Coffee Shop (Newport Division Donuts Inc.) 1404 Newport Ave. LIC#VIC-24-138
Fiesta Tex Mex (Fiesta Tex Mex Inc.) 295 Armistice Blvd. LIC# VIC-24-134
Fit-fuel (Aceituno, Paola F.) 142 Broad St. LIC# VIC-24-163
Flor Di Brava Food Market (Flor Di Brava Food Market Inc.) 593 Weeden St. LIC# VIC-24-161
House of Pizza (Division Street House of Pizza LLC) 206 Division St. LIC#VIC-24-142
Key Treats (Key Treats LLC) 250 Main St. Unit #4, LIC# VIC-24-150
Kretchu Nutrition (Kretcheu LLC) 272 West Ave. LIC# VIC-24-154
Krispy Krunchy Chicken (Pawtucket Food Mart Inc.) 755 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#VIC-24-139
La Colmena (La Colmena LLC) 341 Weeden St. LIC# VIC-24-158
Latin Grill (Dos Hermanos LLC) 881 Central Ave. LIC# VIC-24-162
Liberty Lunch (726-732 Central Avenue Realty LLC) 732 Central Ave. LIC#VIC-24-149
Lily Nutricion (Candia Catu Portillo) 652 Broadway, LIC# VIC-24-153
Luzitania Bakery (Luzitania Bakery Inc.) 312 Barton St. LIC# VIC-24-156
Main Oasis, The (The Main Oasis LLC) 237 Main St. LIC# VIC-24-164
Mariela’s Sweets (Mariela’s Sweets LLC) 560 Mineral Spring Avenue, Unit#109, LIC#VIC-24-155
McCoy Market (McCoy Market Inc.) 171 South Bend St. LIC# VIC-24-151
Newport Ave Pizzeira (Mary Co) 1100 Newport Ave. LIC# VIC-24-143
Papa John’s (Papa ERDR Pawtucket LLC) 379 Smithfield Ave. LIC#VIC-24-144
Q-Mart (AKC LLC) 72 Exchange St. LIC# VIC-24-145
Seed Café (Christopher Aubin) 250 Main St. Unit#18, LIC# VIC-24-146
Village Restaurant (Village Restaurant Inc.) 200 Main St. LIC#VIC-24-140
Xalli’s Sweet Fruit Arrangements (Martinez, Gerardo) 720 Broadway, LIC# VIC-24-148
(with outdoor seating)
4. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, WAS TAKEN UP:
CLASS A Transfer of location -
Lonsdale Liquors (Wine & Spirits Endeavors LLC) 459 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#LQA-24-25
(transfer from 459 Lonsdale Avenue)
Speaking was Paul Raposo, 971 Homestead Street, New Bedford, MA, applicant.
Mr. Raposo stated that they outgrew their old location. There’s not enough parking. The new location is larger and has more parking.
There were no other issues at the old location.
There were no other speakers. The public hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR GREGOR.
Upon motion made by Councilor Gregor, seconded by Councilors Araujo and Coderre, the following petition for license was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS A Transfer of location -
Lonsdale Liquors (Wine & Spirits Endeavors LLC) 459 Mineral Spring Avenue, LIC#LQA-24-25
(transfer from 459 Lonsdale Avenue)
5. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, WAS TAKEN UP:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) with outdoor seating New –
Aloha Restaurant Lounge (Aloha Restaurant Lounge LLC) 904 Main Street, LIC#LQB-24-78 (ent) (Prev. Mamajuana Restaurant)
Speaking was Adelino Lopes, 27 Whitman Street, Pawtucket, RI, applicant.
Mr. Lopes stated that he will have a restaurant with ambient music.
All the employees are TIPS Certified.
He has experience running a restaurant. He will continue running Camilla’s Restaurant.
There will be outdoor seating which will be in the same location as was had by the previous owner.
The hours will be 10:00 a.m. until midnight, Wednesday through Sunday.
There were no other speakers. The public hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR GREGOR.
Upon motion made by Councilor Gregor, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the following petition for license was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) with outdoor seating New –
Aloha Restaurant Lounge (Aloha Restaurant Lounge LLC) 904 Main Street, LIC#LQB-24-78 (ent) (Prev. Mamajuana Restaurant)
6. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
Aloha Restaurant Lounge (Aloha Restaurant Lounge LLC) 904 Main Street, LIC#LQB-24-78 (ent) (Prev. Mamajuana Restaurant)
7. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, WAS TAKEN UP:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
High Motor Grille (AV2 Enterprises LLC) 342 East Avenue, LIC#LQB-24-76 (ent) AMUSEMENT-1 (Prev. Flynn’s Irish Pub)
Speaking was Vito Lantz, 15 Drill Street, Providence, RI, and Arthur Chamberland, 114 Norwood Avenue, Cranston, RI, applicants.
Mr. Lantz and Mr. Chamberland have 55 years of combined experience.
There will be 30 employees.
They did major renovations on the inside.
For entertainment, they will have two-person acoustic music, comedy nights and various spoken word events.
The hours will be Monday thru Friday, from 4:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m., and they will have brunch at 10:00 a.m. on weekends.
There were no other speakers. The public hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR CODERRE.
Upon motion made by Councilor Coderre, seconded by Councilor Rubio, the following petition for license was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
High Motor Grille (AV2 Enterprises LLC) 342 East Avenue, LIC#LQB-24-76 (ent) AMUSEMENT-1 (Prev. Flynn’s Irish Pub)
8. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
High Motor Grille (AV2 Enterprises LLC) 342 East Avenue, LIC#LQB-24-76
9. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, WAS TAKEN UP:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New - Encompass stadium property including outdoor seating
Levy @ Tidewater Stadium (Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership) 11 Tidewater Street, LIC#LQB-24-75 (ent)
Speaking was Zack Thornton, 166 Valley Street, Providence, RI, representative.
Mr. Thornton stated that they operate all over country at sporting events.
There will be tables along the concourse.
There is a comprehensive parking plan.
They will have events during winter.
There is an inside club area of 3,000 square feet.
There will be 150 employees.
There were no other speakers. The public hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR CODERRE.
Upon motion made by Councilor Coderre, seconded by Councilor Rubio, the following petition for license was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New - Encompass stadium property including outdoor seating
Levy @ Tidewater Stadium (Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership) 11 Tidewater Street, LIC#LQB-24-75® (ent)
10. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
Levy @ Tidewater Stadium (Levy Premium Foodservice Limited Partnership) 11 Tidewater Street, LIC#LQB-24-75
11. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE, WHICH WAS ADVERTISED FOR A HEARING AT THIS TIME, WAS TAKEN UP:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
Pawtucket Event Center (Pawtucket Event Center LLC) 245 Esten Avenue Unit C, LIC#LQB-24-77 (ent) AMUSEMENT-1
Speaking was Gilmar Aguilar, 34 Linwood Drive, Johnston, RI, applicant, Peter Lofgren, 119 Elton Street, Providence, RI, and Kayla Martinez, 10 Rock Road, Exeter, RI.
They have added an elevator for egress. The capacity is 264 people with table seating.
The hours will be 11:00 a.m. until midnight, 7 days a week.
All employees will be TIPS Certified.
Mr. Aguilar is the owner of the property.
He will rent the hall for birthday parties, weddings, etc. They will serve the food and alcohol.
They have their own kitchen.
There were no other speakers. The public hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR GREGOR.
Upon motion made by Councilor Gregor, seconded by Councilor Moreno, the following petition for license was APPROVED on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (VICTUALLER) New –
Pawtucket Event Center (Pawtucket Event Center LLC) 245 Esten Avenue Unit C, LIC#LQB-24-77 (ent) AMUSEMENT-1
12. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
Pawtucket Event Center (Pawtucket Event Center LLC) 245 Esten Avenue Unit C, LIC#LQB-24-77
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the meeting was adjourned at 7:38 p.m.