All right. Um, thank you very much for being here. This is the regular meeting of the select boards panel. [laughter] Um, those of you who are unfamiliar with this process, the select board is the highest executive authority in Brooklyn,
the equivalent of the mayor. Um, they have a licensing power. um but they meet once a week and their schedule is full. So what we do in order to speed things along is we have the hearings and any sort of necessary um uh discussion about
licenses here. Um if there's no if there are no controversies or issues raised or concerns um we recommend that the board approve those licenses part of what's called their miscellaneous or consent agenda. And what that means in practice is you don't have to show up on the Tuesday night when it's being considered. it will go on the board's
next agenda uh which for this meeting will be December 2nd um Tuesday December 2nd um so not next week but the following week um and then this that'll be that if there is a concern of some kind what we do is we continue any public hearing or we just say come back
and come back on Tuesday the 2nd in the evening and you know we'll have a conversation with the board about any issues that come up there. Um so that's how this works. We will go through the agenda in order, but first there's an opportunity for public comment. Um public comment uh period is limited to
15 minutes. Every speaker is allotted three minutes. The purpose of this public comment is to give you the opportunity to speak on anything that is not a public hearing, not listed as a public hearing on this agenda or any licensing matter more generally that you may wish to discuss. Um we ask that you
identify yourself with your full name and either your street address or your Brooklyn precinct number. Um, we may not have answers for you right away. We're happy to get you answers offline um or after the fact. Um, so we will open the public comment period if anyone wants to
speak in advance. Uh, please raise your hand if you're in the room or use the hand raise feature if you're online. All right, seeing no one, we'll close the public comment. >> Oh, there's somebody who's just raised their hand. >> Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't see. >> Hi, good morning. Uh this is Ahmed, the language access coordinator. Um I just
want to confirm that we do have an interpreter for one of the agenda items later this morning. Um so just to uh confirm that the interpreter is here and I'll be here as well. >> Great. Thank you so much for arranging. >> Okay. Uh first item of business then is
approving the meeting minutes from October 15th, 2025. Any changes to those minutes? I had uh Chaz, I had sent around to Rachel and the two of you a couple of uh minor corrections. >> Yes,
>> thank you very much. Um >> um >> Okay, great. I think those those look good to me. >> Other edits or questions? >> No. >> Okay. Uh I move approval of the meeting minutes from October 15th, 2025. Uh, all
in favor? Um, Jonathan Simpson. >> Hi. >> Michelle Morrison. >> Hi. >> Uh, Michael Rubenstein. >> Hi. >> Yes. I Okay, great. Um, first up is a U change of manager and change of owner interest. This is public
hearing. Uh, a question of approving the application of a change of manager record and change of owner interest from David Verando to Shannon uh Bailey for Brookline Dining Group LLC, DBA Hamilton at 1366 Beacon Street. Who do we have on this application? Yes. Good morning. >> Good morning. How are you?
>> Good morning. I'm Louisis Cassus. I'm the attorney for Brookline Dining Group. And with me is Shannon Bailey, the proposed manager and Mattis Johnson, who's the majority owner of the uh of the LLC. >> How are you? >> We were here about a year ago >> and we you approved the change of
manager. I'm sorry. You approved the change of ownership and the change of manager and it went to the ABCC. While we were doing our due diligence there, the manager who was named Joseph Beo quit. >> We went through another process trying to find new manager. Yeah.
>> We we got Shannon here. So the change of ownership was already approved. Yeah. A year ago. >> Okay. >> And that that went up, but it became back with the package, I guess. And um that will be before you end with Shannon as a proposed manager for um and if you look at her background or her resume,
she's had a lot of managerial experience in other types of locations, not so much alcohol, but she's got a lot of management experience. And um Mus Greg Johnson is the offering manager. He's on premise 80 hours a week as it is now. And she's there quite a bit as it is
through now. So hopefully um the change of ownership has already been done and we'll have Shannon approved as the manager uh for the next fiscal year anyway. >> Got it. Um so you're aware that it's part of the requirements the manage manager record does have to be you know
a manager has to be there you know 40 hours a week 50% of the time you're you're able to make that happen. >> Okay. You know, the whole point of that is if something goes wrong, you you know this say for the broader community. Whole point of this is if something goes wrong, if the police got to come in, they know who to talk to. Um so just to
be sure that that's um I think Bailey is Bailey and Tiff certified. >> Yes. >> Great. Um other questions from members of the panel? >> No. >> Okay. Um I think then we can recommend
this is a public hearing. Members of the public wish to be heard on this application. You may raise the hand your hand if you're in the room or use the hand raise feature if you're online. I'm going to change the view here so I can see people who do not have um their video on [clears throat]
okay there are 19 participants online in the room. I don't see anyone raising their hand or using the hand raise feature. So we will close the public hearing. I think we could recommend approval of this as part of the board's miscellaneous agenda. >> Thank you all very much. Thank you. Appreciate it. >> Thank you.
>> Next item four question approving the applications for manager Martin Hamlin and alternate manager Samuel Cohen for Netta at 160 Washington Street Massachusetts. Who do we have on this application? >> I see both Martine Hamlin and Samuel
Cohen are online. Is there a representative from Neta as well as council or are you speaking for yourselves here? >> Yes, I I think um Nicole is on. Um she's uh I think she might just be muted. Uh but I I can speak for us too if you
want. >> Okay. >> Nicole, >> hello. My apologies. navigating technology. >> Uh good morning. Um so you're applying >> to a manager and an alternate manager for Neta. Can you tell us just a little
bit about the applicants and the process there? So, um, our applicants, uh, Martin is coming from the cannabis industry from the outside and Sam Cohen was, um, raised up in the ranks at NETA.
And we have a myself, I'm in charge of the, um, Brookline Compliance Program. So, it's my job to teach them about all of our requirements, most of which are, you know, already set up in operational
process. So they just plug into it. Um we maintain the binder on site and um you know they go through a fairly rigorous training program annually. They're amazing. I don't know what else
you'd like to know. >> Great. I know part of that training program talk about some um supply chain security um and all aspects of that. >> Great. in the you know that's net is our our closest vendor to the high school
there's always concern about >> absolutely yeah we have u multi- um checkpoints for identification uh >> oh I seem to have gone dark [laughter] >> we have multiple um checkpoints we have
a security person at the door and then again at the counter no one can get into the building without checking in with security first um much of your regular regulations in Brooklyn mimic the regulations from the CCC. So, there isn't anything that's necessarily unique
to Brooklyn that isn't already required by the commission other than a couple of things like, you know, no street parking, as you know, ensuring that we're good neighbors. We have a um we have a policy where we're not allowed to
make noise past a certain time. So, you know, the only the only caveats are really some of the town just, you know, respectful being a respectful neighbor to our to our town members. >> Yeah. Oh yeah, I just asked because we,
you know, by and large we haven't had um issues in terms of um cannabis suppliers in town, but we did have a situation where there was security incident at another uh at another facility where it wasn't that there weren't rules in place and it wasn't that people weren't
locking the doors. It was that the people involved were not following the rules. Um just want to make sure you know make sure >> we are very strict up to termination if there is any violation in our policies um
in terms of diversion or you know selling to minors. Absolutely not ever. An employee would be terminated immediately if that was discovered. >> Okay. Thank you. Um other questions from members of the panel.
All right, seeing none, I think we can recommend approval of this on the board's miscellaneous agenda. Uh, thank you very all three of you very much for your time. Good luck. >> Thank you so much. Take care. >> Next question of approving item five, question of approving the application of a manager, Kim LM, and an alterate
manager Michael Kaine for Diesel Cannabis LLC, DBA Diesel Cannabis at 1351 Beacon Street. Do we have on this application? Did they ever get back to you? I know there was issues. You are here on the diesel cannabis matter. Will you please
unmute and let yourself be recognized? All right. Hearing no one, we will come back to this at the end. We will postpone this for now. We'll come back to it at the end of the meeting and see if we have anyone from diesel. All right. Next up, item six. Question of approving the application of an alternate manager, Abby Anne Adams for
Sunset Group LLC, BBA Sunset Cantina at 916 Commonwealth AB. Who do we have on this application? >> Uh myself. >> Good morning, Miss Adams. How are you? >> Good morning. Good. How are you? >> Good, thanks. Can you tell us a little bit about your background in terms of
management uh in restaurants and bars? >> I've been in management since 2012. um uh started at Legal Seafoods. Um I've been listed on multiple liquor licenses
uh throughout my career. Um most of my background has been a executive chef or chef. Um however, I am now in the role as general manager uh slashchef of Sunset. And my previous job I was listed
as a general manager um for Boston Burger Company Oil Sim Street on the beer and wine license. >> Great. Um and you're tip certified I take it. >> Correct. >> Great. Um I will flag for you that your Sunset Cantina has in the past had
trouble um particularly when uh the police have visited on calls. Uh they're not being a manager on premises. Um, and so I just want to flag for you that uh what I flagged for um the Hamilton folks who were here a little bit earlier,
which is someone's got a manager has to be on premises when the when the business is open. Um, that's the whole point of this is that the police know who to talk to. Um, so um, can you just confirm that Sunset is aware of this and is following that and there's always a
manager or alternate manager on site? >> Yes, I am aware. Um, we did just hire another front of the house manager which I am currently getting him in the process of being listed as an alternate manager as well um to avoid to avoid that in the future. Uh, we have had a
lot of turnover and I was on premise the last time um, you know, inspection came through and my application hadn't been completely filed yet. Um, but I am aware of all of the past um, we'll say
infractions or issues that Sunset has had and we have been extremely strict moving forward ever since I've been there for the past year. >> That's good to hear. Um, thank you. Uh, other questions members of the panel? >> No.
>> All right. Seeing none, I think we can recommend approval of this application on the board's miscellaneous agenda. Thanks very much. >> Thank you. All right. Next, um, [clears throat] an applica, another application for alternate manager. Item seven, question of approving the
application of alternate manager Rebecca Funhoff for DC Associates LLC, DBA Garrison House at 6 Harvard Square. Who do we have on this application? >> Miss Rebecca Kuna. I am currently the general manager of Garrison [clears throat] House.
>> Good morning. How are you? I'm good. How are you? >> Well, thank you. Um, can you tell us a little bit about your management experience? >> Absolutely. So, I have been working with Hawkeye Hospitality for the past 5 years, starting off as a front of the
house manager and working my way up to general manager. Um, I am TIP certifi tip certified. I am also crowd control certified, food safe certified. Um, I do require my bartenders to also be tip certified in order to make sure
that we are properly checking IDs. I ensure that we do have our other managers, two other managers on site at all times who are also um, serve safe certified, crowd control certified as well as tips certified. I have honestly gone ahead and also made
sure that we are in compliance when it comes to the bar binder um so that all information is there including a manager log so that the police know who to speak to in case there is an incident of any kind. >> Great. Fantastic. I >> was going to say you've you've you've you've heard all the prior questions and
you know the answer uh >> yeah I was I'm overly prepared for this. I'm very let's go. [laughter] Any other questions for members have? >> No. >> All right. Thank you very much, Miss Qua. We'll recommend approval of this on
the board's miscellaneous agenda. >> Take care. >> Thank you so much. I appreciate it. >> You're very welcome. Uh, next, change and lodging agent, 241 Kent Street. Question of approving the application for lodging house agent.
change in lodging house agent from Elizabeth Solarano um McGiden and I apologize uh if I mispronounced that name um for 241 Kin Street who do we have on this application >> myself bigen and we have Sharon uh
operation manager uh for our program also we have Jennifer Mahoneyi she's our housing coordinator >> great thank you very much uh Mr. uh would you uh tell me a little bit about uh your experience as a lodging lodging agent here? >> Well, I'm currently working with patient
family housing program Boston Children's Hospital and I'm a senior reservation specialist. Um I get promoted to take the lead uh to become a lodging house agent replacing U Elizabethans. >> And you know as a lodging house agent you must live on the premises.
>> That's correct. They already moved in. I'm in there. >> Excellent. Um, other questions from members of the panel here? >> Uh, no. We're still awaiting um memos from the police department as well as the health department. It is a
requirement to complete the lodging house um uh the lodging house agent what would um class or um with the health department. It's about an hour um that it will take
for completion. Um however, we haven't heard back from the health department. So, I would definitely recommend reaching out to the health department. I can definitely send you the email or information to reach out to a specific person so that you can make sure you
complete that course. >> Yeah. So, we'll we'll circle back with you on that. just please, you know, you have two weeks, but you know, given that there's the holiday in between, um we'll just try and make sure that that gets done expeditiously. Um other questions from members of the
panel. [clears throat] >> Um I'm I'm interested to know um if there is current if the current agent is still on premises. >> I'm on site. I already moved in. I live here.
>> Right. But you're not currently the agent of record. So I'm wondering whether the previous whether the current agent of record is on site. >> Uh she already moved out. >> Ah >> okay. >> Well, >> okay. >> We're going to try and deal with this.
You know, given the short lapse and the work here, we tend not to shut people down for a temporary lapse like this. But just in the future, um for all of you who are on this application, this is a good point. Please be sure that you have your manager of record licensed
prior to this. Um, if there are any hiccups in this process, then we're going to have to we're going to have to, you know, ask you to suspend operations. So, and I don't want to do that. Um, so please let's get uh get your paperwork in. um take the health department class
expeditiously um and be ready so that on December 2nd when this comes before the select board there's no reason for them to delay the application. Um we can retroactively approve this for up to a couple of weeks which is fine. We can we can make that work in the short term. Um
but in the long term if there are issues there um we will have to ask you to suspend operations. So, please um in and going forward in the future for any lodging agents that may be listening um get your lodging house agents certified and licensed before they move in and the
other the prior agent moves out. Other questions on this application? >> No. Okay. conditional then on the approval of the police and health departments which means taking that class um and submitting to any other requests the police department may have
um we'll recommend conditional approval of this application on the board's December second agenda if the panel is in agreement. >> Thank you so much. >> Okay, thank you. Please be sure that that gets taken care of because otherwise there's, you know, operational consequences there.
Thank you. All right. Next, a change in lodging agent. Uh question of approving the change in lodging house agent. Um from Adeline Basilva to Marissa L. Milanovich at 44 Winslow Road. Uh who do we have on this application?
>> Myself, Marissa Milanovich, and the house's property manager, Agelani Dilva. >> Good morning. Thank you for joining us. Um can you tell me a little bit about um your past experience uh and you know
your uh the current role that you're going to play as a logic house agent? >> So I do not have past experience in this specific job. Um right now I'm a full-time master student at Boston University and a resident at 44 Winsow
Road um also known as the Winsow House. and I was designated to serve as the lodging house resident agent to fulfill the town's requirement for on-site supervision and compliance. And although the property has a dedicated property manager um employed by the owners who
handles the major operational responsibilities like inspections, maintenance, and resident coordination, I'll be present on site to provide daily oversight, support safety and order, and address any issues promptly. Um, I'm committed to ensuring the property
remains fully compliant with Brookline standards and remains a respectable part of the neighborhood. >> Great. I see. So, same question from the last one. Uh, is the current does the current property manager Oh, so just so does the current lodging house agent
live on site? >> Yes. Hi, good morning. U, this is Angelina. No, not at the moment. Uh we were trying to do the transaction before um we uh designated uh Marica, but uh
she's on um on site right now. She's so she's the the resident uh agent at the moment uh waiting for approval from from the board. >> Okay. So I see on the on in our files that health and police are still out for this one as well. So same thing as we
talked about with the last applicant. Please make sure if you haven't taken that class with the health department that you do that right away. Miss Milanovich, you've got about two, you got a little less than two weeks to do it, but because of the holiday, it's going to be a tight squeeze to get that in. We'll work with you to make sure the health department follows up. Um, but
yes, please make sure any questions that come from either of those departments are answered. Um, and make sure that you, you know, um, um, make sure you make sure the ownership knows in the future that, you know, if there's going to be a change in lodging house agent,
make sure that you get before this panel before it happens. Um, as opposed to after because now you're in a tough situation where if there if there's some hangup in this, we're not going to be able to have you operate while this is pending. So, um please in the next two
weeks do whatever you need to do in order to get um the application complete and get approval from both the health department and the police department. And going forward um and I think we'll send out I think this it's worth sending a reminder to all our lodging house agents that you know we understand that
there's turnover in lobing house agents. It happens all the time. It's not a big deal. Um but it's got to be it's got to be approved by the town before it happens. um you can't be in a situation where we don't have a lodging house agent on premises. So um and again same
reason why for the man it's like with with the managers of the um restaurants you know if there's an issue if there's a concern we have to know who to talk to um so it is really important to us I realize it's not the easiest thing in the world to deal with but it's also not
a huge burden um so please make sure ownership knows going forward that you can't retroactively do this um with that caveat got um I think we can recommend conditional approval of this on the board's December 2nd agenda.
Does everyone in agreement there? >> Yes, >> that's fine. >> Okay. >> Excuse me. May I ask a question? >> Sure. Of course. >> Okay. So, um do we have to have another hearing for this? >> No. Um not unless there uh not unless there are uh issues raised by the health
of the police departments. So, >> Okay. >> I actually I don't mean to interrupt. I actually have a good relationship as far as like you know um knowing personally inspector die which is the person responsible for the health department um
inspection um I was told that we would have to go to the board hearing first. So that's the reason why uh we we're here now. So I believe that this would be the first step to set
Marica, you know. uh but I might misunderstood but uh >> it's okay and it's poss you know like we said it's possible that they're there that some some message got crossed somewhere so we're not >> yeah for sure because I'm you know I'm they already know us we only there for
one year but uh if you speak to anybody from the building department and uh inspector die in particular they already know how proactive we are when it comes to compliance and uh you know
follow the rules and all of that. This is one of the reason why we have Marica cuz I couldn't stay there 24/7 as a resident. So we wanted to comply. So that's why we appointed somebody who's who's going to who's already there um as
a resident. But yes, I will follow up with Inspector D on her behalf with her and support her through the the remaining of the process. >> Yeah. And thank you. And I I we we understand. That's why we're not we're not we're not trying to crack down on people. We're just saying >> I appreciate that. Thank you.
>> Going forward, let's let's be sure that all of us are on the same page in terms of getting lodging and you know, making these changes before you're in a situation where there's no one in the house that's that's listen. >> Yes, sure. I understand. Thank you. >> Thank you. Okay. Um
move on here. Um, next, uh, we have, uh, a couple of changes here, um, uh, regarding 1002 Beacon Street. First, the question of approving the application or change of manager of record from Jonathan
Hernandez to Andrew Isan for Rain International Massachusetts, Inc., EBA Guaku with BBQ Restaurant at 102 Vegan Street. And then a question of approving the application for a change of officer, director or LLC manager for the same business, same DDA, same location.
>> Who do we have on this application? >> That would be me. >> Good morning. How are you? >> Good. >> Um, what can you tell us about uh the change in operations here? >> Yes. My name is Andrew. I am the current um manager at Yukaku at the moment. We have um one other uh two other four
managers on the location and the general manager that is in and out of the location. So, she's not as able to be um close by to the restaurant at all times. I live fairly close by in Brighton, Brooklyn right over here. And so, I if um I was to be approved as the license
manager, I would be able to not only be on call, but I would be there most of the time if anything were to happen. Great. I myself am um Surf Safe certified um uh crowd manager certified and tip certified. And I've been working there for about a year now. and I wanted
to be a little more uh forward with my processes especially with um uh because we are such a high volume location right next to Boston University. >> So [clears throat] I we want to make sure that we are all all up to code and make sure that we are uh comp complying with the town. >> Great. Um have you spoken with the
police department yet? >> Yes, I have. >> Okay. Do we have that report? >> It's in the >> Okay, good. I just got it. There it is. Okay. Thank you very much. Other questions from members of the panel or Mr. Okay. Um I think we can recommend
approval of these changes on the board's miscellaneous agenda. Thank you very much. >> Thanks for coming by. >> Sorry. Actually, I'm sorry. We have one more. >> Well, no. The um the the change of officer director LLC manager. I didn't see much about that in the the packet,
didn't are you able to explain what that is, Mr. Or? >> I am not sure. Pardon me. I was only unfortunately >> uh the second the second paragraph of the Yeah, sorry to cut you off the packet. So the um the physical
package on the actual desk the memo >> Oh, thank you. Okay. Yeah. >> Right. Sorry. And behind that is specific. >> Okay. Great. Thank you. Yes, this is what I
was that >> so this should shift in the corporate structure. Okay. I don't see a reason. Yeah, I see. >> Right. This is technically it's labeled the Boston location. So, this is just a
shift in in corporate structure. They're changing the shell corporation that technically owns the the entity. Okay. I don't see any reason any concern
there. Anyone else? Okay. You can recommend approval of the change in corporate structure well as part of the board's miscellaneous agenda. >> Thank you very much again. Appreciate your time. >> Have a good day. >> You too. Uh last the change in alter the application for an alternate manager um
for um uh Denia Leticia for Kina Hospitality LLC DA Taco Bell at 872 Commonwealth Avenue. Um who do we have on this application? >> Good morning uh everyone. My name is Tom Miller from McDermaculty Miller and Hanley in Boston here on behalf of
Cantina Hospitality. Uh I am joined by Israel Vega the uh regional manager for Cantina as well as Miss Sorranop uh the proposed alternate manager. Um we are the uh item that uh we did request a
translator just so the select board is aware. Uh Miss Serranop does speak and understand English. Um but just due to the nature of this meeting and uh the possibility of the board answering qu asking questions, she wanted to make sure there was no ambiguity and fully
understood. >> Absolutely. >> Native. >> Great. We appreciate that. Um is uh is Mr. Anopas um tips crowd control certified? >> She is tip certified. This location
because of uh does not have a bar uh is not required to be uh crowd control certified. understood. Yeah, I just wanted we we still ask just to be just to be clear. Um >> she has uh she's working to schedule a meeting with the police but otherwise has completed all the other requirements
of Brooklyn. Uh the PD is my understanding a little overwhelmed but as seen on >> Yes. And so we'll we'll endeavor to make sure that that is scheduled in advance of December 2nd um so that this can move forward appropriately. Um
um does Miss Sonopaz have any uh questions for again given the given the language barrier is there anything that she would like translated or or any questions that she has for us? >> No. >> Okay. Uh any other questions for members of
the panel? No. >> All right. I think we can recommend conditional on completing the interview process. um the uh approval of this on the board's miscellaneous agenda on December 2nd. >> Fantastic. Thank you. >> Thank you very much.
That concludes the business of >> Do we need to go back? >> Oh, yes. Thank you very much. Let's circle back. Um item six, uh sorry, item five, question of approving the application of a manager, Kim Larmy. Kim
Larmy and alternate manager Michael Kaine for Diesel Cannabis LLC. Uh DBA diesel cannabis at 1351 Beacon Street. Do we have anyone on this application? Very well. This matter will be postponed to a later date, not show up on the
board's miscellaneous agenda on December 6. Um that concludes the business of the panel. Uh is there any other information, questions? >> All right. Thank you very much. We will close the meeting.
>> Thank you. Thanks everyone.