good morning thank you all for joining we'll give just a moment to clear the waiting room good morning this is the licensing this is a voting hearing for the licensing board for the city of Boston today is Thursday April 3rd 2025 today's hearing is being recorded and will be posted to the city of Boston's website
while the public is encouraged to attend there will be no additional testimony accepted this morning begin with the licensed prise inspection hearing which occurred on Tuesday April 1st 2025 item number one bvp LLC doing business as The Point located at 147 Handover Street date of
the incident November 1st 2024 assault and battery employee on Patron in violation of Mass general laws chapter 138 section 64 and chapter 265 section 13 um thanks I'll jump in on this one um we received some video disturbing video um
we could see what appeared to be four staff members ganging ganging up on some individuals um I just want to point out staff is supposed to be um easily identified under our rules and regulations and the testimony in the
video um demonstrated that the doorman was actually in a costume I just want to point that out because that is against our rules and regulations um I I see a violation here this was um a pretty egregious fight U employees attacking these patrons um one some of
the issues I have that with these Pub craws and the bars that participate in them that there are not there are not clear participation guidelines um some bars they open later some bars St close earlier and this is a case where there
was confusion um there was a pub crawl during the day it ended around 9:00 then it turned into a private party people were still showing up expecting to be able to get in with the wristbands that they paid for and that I think was the um instigator of this
fight um I do want to mention that the L um did fire these staff members they did do an internal investigation which we're still waiting on some more information about they did submit their video to Boston police so I do applaud
them for doing those things um but given um given everything that happened um I still see I see a violation here uh I agree with everything you said I would add um a couple of points it
wasn't just one employee I mean it you know we had one employee and then three others kind of pile on and their reaction the the reactions of the three other employees was not um proportional to what I saw as far as what needed to
defend May potentially defend the first employee if they kind of thought that he was under attack which I I didn't also see that I saw the first employee as the aggressor he was clearly frustrated with them right at the beginning you could see him throw his arm out to the side he
he has no patience for them and then we we heard a description from the detective that uh what he did was rip the sunglasses off the um the patron or the potential Patron and based it was hard to see the video but hearing the detective's
description and looking at closely at the video I found the video to be very Cooperative of that assertion so I find that that's what happened um the other thing is um if an if a premises wants to defend the actions of the of employees
as far as um you know this was self-defense something like that I I have expressed in the past and want to reiterate that I need you know documentary evidence that these employees were trained um in
deescalation and and you know crowd control and all that kind of stuff I'm not going to take just testimony that at some general testimony that at some point in the past they were quot and quote trained um you know in order for me to give them a chance on that I I
need details and you know dates times curriculum so that's all I want to say yeah I agree with both of you guys um the reactions of the employees were Way Beyond The Pale not reasonable and I
I actually was kind of not not offended but just a little annoyed I guess by the defense um I I think I appreciate when lenses kind of are accountable for their actions they
admit the the the wrongdoing and then they also say what they're doing to correct it um to to try to either justify it defend it or kind of um you know provide some sort of explanation that is not uh in line with the facts is
is worth noting at least so I do agree with both of you and I second your comments Mr Saxon sounds like there's a uh the board finds a violation uh unanimously as to the disposition of the violation um there's no recent history at this
premise even though there's no recent recent history and we have Progressive discipline I think this goes beyond a warning to me this um should receive a one-day suspension um given the fact that they were very cooperative and shared their
video I don't want to discourage lenses from submitting and sharing their video with us um um because I think it does help my vote would be to hold this one-day suspension in OB bance for six months if they if something if they come back to us with something another
assault and battery within the next six months we found that they have um it has been proven they could then serve their suspension I think this keeps them honest for the next six months and it allows us to continue to work with them on these um the security plans the
deescalation and the cooperation I agree completely I agree violation with a one-day suspension to be held in abeyance for six months um is that should they be found in violation of uh any of chapter
138 R rules or just an assault and battery I wasn't clear for oh of any of our rules yeah okay one a suspension to be held in the bance for six months M number two concerns the same license e bbpl LLC doing business as the point 147 Handover
Street date of this incident November 28th 2024 over served intoxicated Patron in violation of Mass general laws chapter 138 section 64 um I don't see a violation here I believe the the employee the manager and
the bartender were able to clarify for me about what happened or in their estimation how they tracked the drinks and what happened with this particular Patron I don't believe um I don't see responsibility here on behalf of the leny um I didn't think the case got there but I think part of it was a lack
of video and I think that we should dock it that well I suggest that this is a situation where video should have been preserved um and they didn't and I want to dock it that they didn't provide video where it it should have been
provided I agree with that docketing and also maybe some correspondence to that effect yes thank you so uh no violation I will be Doc that the licy failed to preserve video and also correspondence about the responsibility to preserve video in
accordance with the board's advisory on that issue and also just the the doc uh the sorry the correspondence I I can't recall if it says but the the time to decide whether video should be preserved will be basically gauged on the
seriousness of the incident even at the time they don't have to wait until they're handed a um you know a violation notice or or get our notice so hearing great thank you item number three um will is continued until the next
available hearing date item number four rubb Inc doing business as The Alley Bar located at 237 to 275 Washington Street date of the incident October 23rd 2024 assault and battery Patron on Patron in violation of mes general laws chapter 138 section 64
and chapter 265 section 13A uh my comment is we did receive video from the license e which was help ful to me um I don't see a violation yeah it wasn't foreseeable happening quickly no violation I
agree no violation item number five JJ and R LLC doing business as the mix located at 555 talwood AV and Dorchester date of the incident November 9th 2024 assault and battery Patron on Patron a fight outside the premise in violation of Mass general laws chapter 138 section
64 and chapter 265 section 13A um there was a a fight that happened outside the license premise um and the ly did not know anything about it until the police showed up so I don't see any sort of violation here I agree I
agree no violation item number six also continued to the next available hearing date item number seven La abundancia Bakery Corp doing business as La abundancia restaurant located at 59 Meridian Street in East Boston date of the incident December 21st 2024 premise providing bottle service without board's
approval in violation of Mass General law CH 138 section 64 um I wasn't sure exactly how to come down on this um incident the um detective did testify this was the only table that had the
tumbler in the Middle where they were serving themselves the testimony was that the weight server had stepped away and left the Tumblr there that they used this for ease of service um so I I don't I didn't wasn't able to get
to a violation but I do think we need to dock at this and send them correspondence this is a cultural thing um where they this particular um type of alcohol is often served um self- served bottle service so we want to make sure
they don't um get in the habit of ever leaving the Tumblr in the middle that there has to be a server um overseeing that at all times yeah I just I think the case did fall a little short of um proving that they were doing a bottle service type
situation so it might have been a slight mistake made here but I didn't think it was a violation I do agree no violation the incident will be docketed and there will be correspondents from the board moving on to the transactional
hearing which occurred yesterday Wednesday April 2nd 2025 chairman chce was not present so um commissioner Cur and commissioner Saxon will be able to vote on these items item number one Shack foods of Back Bay LLC located at 50b Dalton Street has petitioned to
change the DBA to el barco I vot to approve I agree items two through five are the same transactional matter bbr rgtr LLC uh located at uh 777 to 793 boilson
Street doing business as a and Lou item three bbrg TR LLC doing business as Atlantic Fish Company at 761 boilson Street item four bbrg Newbury TR LLC doing business as Joe's American Bar and Grill at 26 exitor Street and item five bbrg Waterfront TR LLC doing business as
Joe's American Bar and Grill at 100 Atlantic AV have all petitioned for a change of LLC manager I vote to improve all the changes as do I thank you item number six Boston amichi Group Inc doing business as pots
on Porter located at 103 Porter Street in East Boston has petition to pledge the license and inventory to Pentucket bank I vote to approve I agree item seven yera Supermarket Inc located at 260 East 8th Street in South
Boston has petition for a change of officers directors and a change of stock interest vot to approve I agree item eight bisque LLC doing business as Zoro located at 20 to 26 Charles Street has petition for a change
of ownership interest I both to approve I agree item nine Rock Bottom Group LLC doing business as Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery located at 115 Stewart Street has petitioned for a change of ownership interest and a change of LLC
manager I vote to approve I agree item number 10 222 friends Inc located at 4 Liberty Square has petition to transfer the license and the location to Thompson Fields Pi company LLC during business at has Sally's a Pizza located
at 30 Thompson Place Eric gelfond manager 11:00 p.m. closing hour I vot to approve I agree item number 11 shamas smart and convenience store Inc located 198 humble
a in Dorchester has applied for a retail Package Store wines and M beverages license manager John Reyes Closing Time 10 pm uh I i' look favorably on this application uh especially based on other recent applications we've approved that
are you know similar in nature uh commissioner sa you any comments um I agree with you yeah I don't have anything additional I agree okay so I would vote to approve um with the similar provisors we had recently about floor space and uh
keeping a floor plan on site for inspections and uh coming back to the board for any expansion thereof that is a consistent condition yep great granted with the standard conditions of no changes to the uh floor plan without board approval and the Flor plan must be
kept on site at all times item 12 Manina Cafe Inc doing business as Manina Cafe located at 432 Geneva Avan Dorchester has applied for a common V or 7-Day wines and M bever vires license manager Alejandra Rosa closing time 10pm this is the
application that was previously approved by the board um with change of beneficial interest requiring them to come back for new application I re affirm my vote to approve exactly I agree uh moving on to non-hearing transactions the following are applying
for a new common vit license at a previously licensed location item 1 kng1 stop doing business as the State House Cafe at 24 Beacon Street manager Kevin Wilson hours of operation 9:00 a.m. to 3 p.m. I vote to
approve I agree oh uh chairman you are able to vote Yes like to um I approve great thank you uh it number two Cisco Brewers distillers and venters Fenway Inc doing business as Cisco Brewers Fenway located at 1304 to
1310 bston Street uh manager Skyler Patrick hours of operation 11:00 a. to 1: am with a 10 P p.m. close on the outdoor patio I vote to approve I agree I agree as well item three little wolf coffee LLC
doing business as Little Wolf coffee located at 51 sleeper Street manager Melissa Barts hours of operation 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. I vote to approve I agree I agree item four last stop coffee shop doing business as last stop coffee
shop located at three pton Square manager Frank missone hours of operation 8: am to 2 PM I vote to approve I agree I agree and item number five jlw West rockberry Donuts LLC doing business as
Duncan located at 5318 Washington Street in West Roxberry manager Chris dasta hours of operation 4: am to 10 pm I vote to approve I agree I agree following have applied to make changes to their existing common vit
licenses Chipotle Mexican Grill of Colorado llc at seven locations those being 1924 Beacon Street in Brighton 148 Brookline a 101 Summer Street 51 Boston Warf Road 8 Park Plaza 553 Boon Street
and 283 Washington Street have all applied to extend their closing hours by 1 hour to 11m I vote to approve I do as well I agree all are granted following is applying for a new inh holders license
at a previously licensed location Arch and Devonshire LLC doing business as Club Quarters Hotel in Boston located at 161 Devonshire Street at manager claudo Pereira I vote to approve I agreed I
agree following have applied for a one-day amendment to their existing license item one big night venues Boston 4 LLC doing business as scorpion bar and restaurant the grand located at 25 Northern AV has applied to include the outdoor approved WS Courtyard which is
adjacent to their premise for the Cyber Arc post conference reception on April 9th from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m. I vote to approve I agree I agree item two air Inc doing business as Ned divines located at
2201 Fel Hall Marketplace has applied to extend into the contiguous space of the upper rotunda of Quincy Market for the greenway bid reception on April 17th from 3:30 to 8:00 pm I vote to approve I agree I agree and item number three
wagamama Boston 1 LLC doing business as wagamama located at 200 to 299 Fel Hall Marketplace has applied to extend into the 30X 90t area in front of and contigous to their existing Pao for the Volo cornhole tournament on April 27th
from 1 to 4m I vote to approve I agree I agree the board has before them a list of applications for special one-day alcoholic beverages licenses uh which have been administratively reviewed by staff for approval by the board and there are no items on old and new
business so those are all the items before the board this morning uh that will Jour this hearing thank you all and enjoy the rest of your day thank thank you you too thank you