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PAWTUCKET BOARD OF LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
100 FREIGHT STREET BUILDING
2nd FLOOR – TEMPORARY COUNCIL CHAMBERS
ENTER PARKING LOT AT 75 SABIN STREET
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2025
6:45 P.M.
A regular session of the Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners was held Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at 7:02 p.m., in the Temporary City Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, 100 Freight St., 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 April 23, 2025 was dispensed with and the records were APPROVED as prepared by the Clerk,
2. Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the *Consent Agenda was APPROVED, on a unanimous voice vote.
3. *THE FOLLOWING PETITIONS FOR LICENSES WERE APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR SHOP AND SECOND-HAND SHOP LICENSES (CLASS A & B) (Selling used automobiles and parts)
Renewals -
Accurate Automotive Sales & Service (Accurate Auto Center Inc.) 939 Newport Ave. LIC#AUT-24-94
**Coastal Auto Sales (Coastal Collision & Towing Inc.) 540 Pawtucket Ave. LIC#AUT-24-51
**FSA Auto Sales & Repair (1st Stop Automotive Inc.) 624 York Ave. LIC#AUT-24-5
Gansett Auto Sales and Parts (Liberty Auto Group LLC) 206 Pine St. LIC#AUT-24-72
**Hernandez Auto Sales (Hernandez Auto Sales, Inc.) 610 Weeden St. LIC#AUT-24-43
Independent Auto Sales (Independent Auto Sales Inc.) 379 Roosevelt Ave. LIC#AUT-24-32
**Liberty Auto Sales and Repair (Gonzalez, Mario H) 192 Pine St. and 62 Church St.
**OnSite Truck Repair & Auto Sales (OnSite Truck Repair, Inc.) 34-38 Colfax St. LIC#AUT-24-8
PM Auto Sales (Philip Maxwell Auto Repair LLC) 501 Main St. LIC#AUT-24-102
Steingold Volvo (Steingold Auto Sales Ltd.) 766 Broadway LIC#AUT-24-4
**Tiki’s Auto Sales Annex (RZG Inc.) 772 Main St. LIC#AUT-24-68
AUTO REPAIR SHOP & SECOND-HAND SHOP CLASS B (Parts Only) Renewals –
Division Brakes (Division Brakes Inc.) 272 Broadway LIC#AUT-24-92
**Frank’s Auto (Frank’s Auto LLC) 5 Quincy Ave. LIC#AUT-24-58
Lando’s Towing & Auto Service (Lando’s Towing & Auto Service LLC) 581 Weeden St. LIC#AUT-24-84
Landmark Auto Service (Landmark Auto Service Inc.) 231 Japonica St. LIC#AUT-24-41
**Los Rosarios Auto Repair & Towing (Los Rosarios Auto Repair & Towing Inc) 36 Newport Ave. LIC#AUT-24-90
**Master Mechanic (The Master of Mechanic LLC) 347 Broadway, LIC#AUT-24-97
Pascale Services (TruckPro, LLC) 51 Delta Dr. LIC#AUT-24-61
Phoenix Auto Sales and Repair (Brederson, Edward) 531 Main St. LIC#AUT-24-86
**Pinto’s Truck Repair (Pinto’s Auto and Truck Repair, LLC) 65 Woodlawn Ave. LIC#AUT-24-78
**Sterry Street Auto Repair (Sterry Street Auto Sales Inc.) 77 Sterry St. LIC#AUT-24-48
SECOND HAND SHOP ONLY (Class A – Used Automobiles Only) Renewal -
Sousa’s Auto Sales and ES Body (Sousa’s Auto Sales and Auto Body Inc.) 1442 Newport Ave. LIC#JNK-24-5
SECOND HAND SHOP ONLY (Class B – Used Parts) Renewals -
Mely Tires Shop (Xiquin, Regino) 840 Mineral Spring Ave. LIC#JNK-24-17
AUTO REPAIR SHOP ONLY Renewals -
Art's Sunoco Service (Ogni, Arthur) 326 Central Ave. LIC#AUT-24-81
**Jeha's Citgo (Jeha, John) 76 Newport Ave. LIC#AUT-24-93
J & J Auto Repair (Calero, Jeovany & Fuerte, Abel A.) 511 Broadway LIC#AUT-24-98
**Manny’s Transmission (Manny’s Transmission LLC) 1114 Newport Ave. LIC#AUT-24-101
Standard Auto Body (Standard Auto Body, Inc.) 379 Roosevelt Ave. LIC#AUT-24-34
Wholesale Muffler (Liberty Auto Group LLC) 510 Main St. LIC#AUT-24-73
WHOLESALE JUNK LICENSES Renewal –
**Bumper World (Bumper World, Inc.) 10 Dunnell Lane LIC#JNK-24-3
VICTUALLING HOUSE First Class New –
Stim Coffee (Stim Coffee Inc.) 402 Walcott Street, LIC#VIC-25-11
4. A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING APPLICATION FOR LICENSE WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD APRIL 23, 2025 AND WAS AGAIN TAKEN UP:
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1st Class OPEN UNTIL 4:00 AM New –
El Warike (El Warike LLC) 240 Main Street, LIC#VIC-25-5
Speaking was Virginia Delvalle, 59 Rose Street, North Providence, RI, applicant.
Ms. Delvalle has been working on the business for two months, but she is not yet open.
She would like to be open until 4:00 a.m. because she will have fast food and does not want to compete with other restaurants. She would like to serve people after they leave area clubs.
If she is not going to be able to close at 4:00 am, she would like to open at 12 noon.
There were no other speakers. The hearing was closed.
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR CODERRE.
Upon motion made by Councilor Coderre, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following license was APPROVED with the following stipulation, on a unanimous voice vote:
VICTUALLING HOUSE 1st Class OPEN UNTIL 4:00 AM New –
El Warike (El Warike LLC) 240 Main Street, LIC#VIC-25-5
STIPULATION.
1. Closing time will be 12:00 a.m. – Opening time will be 12 Noon.
5. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS TAKEN UP:
ENTERTAINMENT & EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) -
Petition of Café Ordway for license to have music at Brother to Brother event and serve alcoholic beverages at 1 Ordway Street (Indoors and Outdoors) on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-25-11
THE CHAIR RECOGNIZED COUNCILOR MORAN.
Upon motion made by Councilor Moran, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following Petition for License was APPROVED WITH THE FOLLOWING STIPULATIONS on a unanimous voice vote:
ENTERTAINMENT & EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) -
Petition of Café Ordway for license to have music at Brother to Brother event and serve alcoholic beverages at 1 Ordway Street (Indoors and Outdoors) on Saturday, May 31, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-25-11
STIPULATIONS.
1. No glass outside, just plastic.
2. Outdoors must be cleaned by noon, the next day.
6. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
ENTERTAINMENT & EXPANSION OF PREMISE (One Day) -
Petition of Aloha Restaurant Lounge for license to have DJ at Brunch D Tardi and serve alcoholic beverages at 902 Main Street (Outdoors) on Saturday, May 24, 2025, from 3:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. (Rain date May 25, 2025) LIC#EVT-25-13
7. Communication from Dino Giorgio, Pawtucket Police, to Pawtucket Board of License Commissioners. (Report on Industrial Café, 120 Webster Street) was READ AND ORDERED FILED.
8. REEVALUATION OF THE STIPULATION ON THE CLASS B (VICTUALLER) LICENSE OF THE INDUSTRIAL CAFÉ (AC PROPERTY MANAGEMENT LLC) 120 WEBSTER STREET, REQUIRING A 12:00 A.M. CLOSING HOUR, IS TAKEN UP:
Upon motion made by Councilor Moran, seconded by Councilor Araujo, the following stipulation will remain in effect and will be reevaluated again in six months, on a unanimous voice vote:
CLASS B (Victualer)
The Industrial Café (AC Property Management LLC) 120 Webster Street, LIC#LQB-24-34® (ent)
STIPULATION:
1. The establishment shall close by midnight, with last call at 11:30 p.m. All patrons must be out by 12:00 midnight and employees out by 12:30 p.m. The licensing board will re-evaluate the closing time after six months.)
9. THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICTION WAS POSTPONED AT THE MEETING HELD APRIL 23, 2025, AND WAS AGAIN TAKEN UP, WAS READ AND ORDERED FILED AND THE BOARD REQUESTED ANOTHER UPDATE IN TIME FOR THE JUNE 25, 2025 MEETING, on a unanimous voice vote:
Communication from Lt. Joseph Skahan, Pawtucket Police Department, Animal Shelter Liaison, to Honorable Members of the Pawtucket City Council. (Report on Harmony – 65 Patterson Avenue)
10. THE FOLLOWING PETITION FOR LICENSE WAS APPROVED ON A UNANIMOUS VOICE VOTE:
ENTERTAINMENT & CLASS F (Beer & Wine) –
Petition of St. John Paul II Parish, 745 Central Avenue, for a license to conduct an International Night Festival and to sell beer & wine on Sunday, May 18, 2025, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. LIC#EVT-25-14
Councilor Gregor recuses himself on the petition from St. John Paul II Parish, based on his statement, “I am an active member of the parish,” (Report Filed)
Upon motion made by Councilor Araujo, seconded by Councilor Wildenhain, the meeting was adjourned at 7:26 p.m.