Okay, that's too much. Yeah, I know. Hi, Steve. How are you? Good. How are you? Good to see you. Explain my friend. Yeah. Yeah.
He's ready. Okay. Good evening everyone. Welcome to the Lawrence Licensing Board meeting. Let's stand for the pledge, please. To the flag of United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with
liberty and justice for all. Thank you. Welcome again. Could we please go through roll call? Yes. Thank you, Commissioner Morales. Good evening. Today is uh September 24
and we are a lawrence licensing board meeting on September 24 5:30 p.m. and presents are Commissioner Le Commissioner Morales present and the official Lieutenant Oliviveri
present. Thank you all for coming and meeting star. Thank you. Thank you. We do we have business minutes? Yes, we will. Okay. I'd like to make a motion to approve the
minutes from September 10th. September 10th. Thank you. I'll second that. Commissioner Moral made a motion to approve the minutes for September 10th. Second by Commissioner Leair. Commissioner Morales, how do you vote? Yes. Commissioner Leer, how do you vote?
Yes. Motion pass. Minutes approved. Thank you. Thank you. We do not have old business or tabled matters. Um do we want to go to public participation first and then new business? Yes. Okay. Um so for public participation, if
you can come up please, whoever is at 225 Essex Street. Okay. Good evening. Hi. Good evening. Um tell us a little bit about um your request. Okay. So we own a couple of restaurants,
bars and other cities. We are looking to expand to Lawrence. There is a location on 225 Essex Street which is uh right almost together right behind Teral Luna.
They we want to apply for a legal license, a full legal license and but there is already a license on that building. So, we're wondering if we can get an an exception of the okay to go ahead and and start the process if we
will have we will be considered to to get a license approved on the same building since the Luna is right next to it. The only thing that divide us is a small hallway. And the other topic that we want to touch is that if we will be
okay to outsource the food, bring it from Teraluna instead of having our own kitchen because all they have to do is run it across the hall. Um the reason why is because on the lease the Taluna has with the owner of the
building, there is a conflict on the menu. we cannot sell the same dishes that they have. We have international tapas. So, we had a meeting with them to see if they can add a few more items to their menu, but then we will have to get our food from their kitchen and not from
now on. Uh, so that's pretty much it. Okay. Thank you. Um, Commissioner Leair, do you have any questions? Officer Olivier, do you have any questions? Um, I have no questions. Obviously, the only issue is from my understanding, we
can't have two liquid licenses at the same property. So, that's all I'm going to say. Yeah. Um, it's the same address, but different unit. Mhm. Yep. I understand that. Um, the problem is two licenses at the same place. Um,
you're going to have to go to zoning first. Okay. To who? I'm sorry. Zoning first. To the zoning board. And if you go to zoning and see what they tell you. Okay. I don't want to sit there and approve a license to you. You say, "Okay, we're going to give you a license." And zoning says, "No." All
right. And then they'll come back and argue with us. So, you go to zoning first, see what they say. Okay? Okay. And then after that, maybe we'll go over there. We'll look at the thing. All right. And see if it makes sense to have it there. If you, you know, you're
talking a hallway and I know you're talking about the hallway there and um people getting out in case of emergencies and things like we'd have to look at the exits and everything else. Okay. But we will look at it and if zoning okay it and then we'll we'll
decide what we're going to do. That's my recommendation is go to zoning, okay? And get all that that information done. If they say okay, then we'll sit down and we'll talk about it. There is a rule that you can have two licenses the same thing provided you meet all the qualifications. Yeah,
there is a law on there. So, we have to just check it out. All right. Okay. That's what I'm going to recommend after. Fantastic. I think that's right. We've had interest in this location. um you're not the only
person and I think our um our suggestion is to go to zoning board because we've been in the in the past we've had issues where we have approved licenses very close to each other and we were unsure if we could actually approve the spaces
because of how zoning works. So, we want to make sure that zoning is okay with it. And if that's the case, then you'll come back before us and you'll do all of your inspections and you should be all set to go. All right. Not only that, you know, we we recommend a place on Essex Street
beside each other even though they're two different addresses. Zoning said they could not serve uh liquor there, but they applied to us and we didn't know about it. So, we did give him the license. Now the only was upset with us but no one told us that he didn't go to the zoning rules there.
So that's why we want you to go to zoning. All right. Not a problem. Okay. Great. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. The next item on the agenda we have for new business. We have St. Joseph Church.
Our friend Steven who's applying for a one-day all alcohol license. Hello. Good evening commissioners. Antonio Lieutenant, yes, I am here uh on behalf of St. Joseph's Church, 241 Hampshire Street, and we're doing our annual harvest dinner on November 8th, which is
a Saturday from 6 to 11. So, um here requesting one day all alcohol license. Great. Thank you. Um I don't have questions. I'm familiarized with this. Commissioner Leair. Yeah, I have a couple questions. Uh how many times a year do you do this?
We have three different events. I said we have this event itself we have just once a year and we have an outing in June and we have a uh in January we have a half flea which is indoors. What I was trying to say is that some people come in front of us right to make
it a lot easier for you. They gave us the three dates for the year. I would love to do that. I thought I could not do it. You could? I thought I I thought I asked if I could have a it wouldn't so once a year I would I would come like whatever in November or
something and just say give me request a license. You January you come in December and say I request a license for this date, this date and this date. Some people come in here and ask for nine different dates and we give it to them. Right. So I'm just trying to make it a lot easier to do so you wouldn't have to come. You
just give us the dates you're going to run those parties. I didn't know I was allowed to do that. I was I thought I was told that I couldn't. They do that. They can't do that. The only problem is the liability insurance. That way he has to buy the insurance for
the year. Oh yeah. Yeah. It's not good for you to do it that way. We have the Catholic Mutual Insurance and I their their big policy is they have it for a year, I guess. But I when I I contact them and I have to give them
a date and tell them it's fe for you is it's addressed to the city licensing board, you know, with a million dollar policy, I guess, and I have to give them a date of the event. I don't know if they'll give me them for three different events. My other question is when I'm doing this online on the on the portal
is is I'm applying for one event. They're not exact type of events like the outing is different and the requirements are different. I have to get the fire department's permission. I have to hire uh police and fire. So, I'd be happy to do it. It would make my life easier. Yeah.
And I wouldn't be bothering you three times a year. No. But if there's a way, I'm all for it. If someone tells me how I can do it. Yeah. Let me see if we can work it out for you. I'll look into it for you. Okay. Absolutely. I'd be happy. I'm going to make a motion we approve it.
Um Lieutenant Oliv, do you have any questions? I have no questions. Good luck. Okay. Great. I'll second the motion. Commissioner Le made a motion to approve St. Joseph Church one day old alcohol license at 241 Hampshire Street. Second
by Commissioner Morales. Commissioner Leer, how do you vote? Yes. Commissioner Morales, how do you vote? Yes. Motion pass. Congratulations. Thank you all. Good luck. See you in December. Yes. You will see me next month. Yes. Okay.
Thank you. Thank you. The next item on the agenda, we have Groundwork Lawrence, who's applying for a one-day malt and wine license. Hello. How are you? Hi, good evening. Good evening. Could you please state your name for the record and the reason
for the application? Yes. So, my name is Isaong. I am here on behalf of Groundwork Lawrence. We are requesting a uh a license for one day for our yearly glow gala. Uh it's a fundraiser um for the end of the year um
5 to 10 on a Thursday night in November. Um yeah, great. Thank you. Commissioner Leair, do you have any questions? No. You've been in front of us before, right? Yes. Not for this particular license. I I
usually do like the event licenses, like the event permits. Um but today I was tagged in to come and talk to you guys. So um but yeah, this is a yearly thing. It's been going on since for like 20 years. Can I say something? Yeah. Liability insurance is uh pending. I talked to Eddie today.
You did? Okay. Yeah. He He asked to send me a copy. Okay. All right. All right. He didn't tell me that. The liability insurance is pending. But they have time. It's supposed to be on November. Yeah. It's November 20th. So, yeah, there's time.
Lieutenant Olivier, I'm familiar with Groundworks and everything they do. I have no questions. Okay, great. Um, I'd like to make a motion we approve this um as long contingent on the liability insurance. Yep. Uh, I'll second that.
Commissioner Morales made a motion to approve one day alcoins for November 20 event. Second by Commissioner Le. Commissioner Morales, how do you vote? Yes. Commissioner Le, how do you vote? Yes. Motion pass. I'll be waiting for that. All right. I'll make sure to remind
as soon you get it. You can bring it on and I will give you the license. Okay, perfect. Thank you. Good luck. Thank you. You too. Our next item, we have Flamboyant Productions who's applying for a one-day wine and malt license. Hello.
Hello, Sara. How are you? Good. Good. Can you tell us about this event? So, this Flamboy production, they do this symposium. It's a theater symposium. Um, they do it every year. This is the seventh year, but this is the first time they do it in this place.
They usually do it at the pesto and that way we don't have to come over here to get the permits and the license and everything, but this time we're doing it at the 15 unit street and we need like the wine and beer. U we expecting like 75 people. Okay, thank you. For some reason, I have
131 on citizen serve. Is that right? That's where the address is. That's where the address is. address for 15. Oh, that's a company address. Yeah. Okay. Oh, okay. Okay. Okay. Commissioner L, do you have any
questions? This is your first time running anything over there with this with this um event? Yes. But I've done it with other events, but not not with Flamboy Young. The only thing I'm going to say is make sure you get the liquor and the alcohol
from the beer distributor distribute company. Yes. Great. Lieutenant Olivier. Nope. I read through everything. I don't have any questions. Good luck. Thank you. Great. Thank you, Commissioner Leair.
I'll make a motion with uh approve it. I'll second the motion. Commissioner Leair made a motion to approve one day alcohol license for frame BM production at 15 Union Street for September 26th event. Second by Commissioner Morales.
Commissioner Le, how do you vote? Yes. Commissioner Morales, how do you vote? Yes. Motion granted. Congratulations and good luck. Pass by tomorrow. Can I uh offer you a little bit of advice before you leave? It's September 26th. That's this
weekend. I think it would be easier next time you gave some if if one of us weren't here or two of us weren't here, you know, you would run into a problem. I think the last game was to pack. Oh, see you came late. Yeah, I I try. Okay. Okay.
Yeah. Thank you. I'd like to make uh Do we have anything else to discuss for this meeting? I want to pass or let you know that I sended out the invitation for renewals to 934 businesses.
Great. So, I'll be calling after work at least three times uh at least three days per week. Okay. Before the renewal starts. So, I'm going to be very busy with this. And also the
inspectional service has an event on October 30th 4:30 to 7 in the public library to talk about the renewals how the the system works in every single aspect of the those permits. When is that meeting?
It's going to be in October 30. Okay. And uh I'll be speakers but I would like you to be there to the commission to be with me there. We're running it the inspection or service. Yeah. And what times? I'm just going to add it
right now. So, we have it. Yeah. 12:30 to 30. At what time? The 30th. 4:30 to 7 in the library. Yeah. Okay. What time?
From 4:30 to 7. And I'm on the agenda of uh 6:15 to speak. So, That's what I have. Okay. Uh, do you want to hear something about this? I got a call today from the owner of the
Raluna. Yeah. Saying that they don't want their license to be involved in other liquor license in the same premise. Mhm. Before the owner pass in the Mhm. he was planning to open Teruna
an extension out there. So he has to do like a a little tuner between the the location and the one that he want to work now. But after he passed, she said that she doesn't want to continue that. So the owner of the building, he trying
to rent the location to somebody else to open a new legal license in the back and they called me today saying no, we don't want our license to be involved with other legal license there. This is for just for your thing. Their
license would not be involved with their license. Okay. Yeah. And then the the normal is uh you can have two legal license in the same premise 225 225 union. Yeah. Well, I just checked on that today. Make
sure you can provided they have different entrances and they're completely different from each other. You can do it. Yeah. in that in that case. Yeah, you can do it. That's why I said to to send it to zoning and then have
zoning approve it or deny it. It's going to give you okay to deny it and everything and then they can come by us and we'll go over inspect it and see if there's going to be a problem with it. You know, like people getting in and out. You don't want everybody if you have a like I'm trying to say if you
have 500 people say 200 people in a club you don't want them all go through that one door down the hallway and at the same time the other club going out that door too you know that causing problem. Go over there and see what they try to do in the back.
I see the the little hole to the restroom and they got to go back there when Aoma used to be a beauty salon was that spot. Mhm. With liquor license is complicated. That's why I'm trying to say it becomes
a public safety hazard. So we can stop it there. You know, you have to look at it first. I'm not going to come out and say you're going to get your license if Z proves it. We're going to have to look. We say no unless something is we'll look at it with the fire department, the police department. Everybody will go over and look at it
and we'll come back here and we'll say no, we can't do it there because of this reason or not that or you can do it there. Okay. Okay. We'll look at it and see what we going to do. But you can have two businesses with the same thing. I looked at a line today and I
I looked at the mass law and I spoke to people. Okay. That's why remember what happened to MBana? The owner of MB agree with them to open
a new legalizing in in 594 and he's a 596. It's two different average right in the same on the same street. But the agreement was you cannot do activities like bring a groups and and a nightclub
event things like that. You are a restaurant you want to have a liquor license there that people can drink and eat there. After they got the license they have another business competing with him next each other.
Yes. But here's what I what I do we should be doing from now on. when they come in and a restaurant that it's going to be a restaurant, we make sure the entertainment licenses, right, is modified so they cannot have dancing
going on there or live music or anything like that. We'll modify the uh that will stop a lot of our problems. Yeah. Okay. So, or in some instances send them to zoning first. from I just passing the information that I
have from the owner like the club we this restaurant we gave a license on um Jackson Street they just want a liquor license and we said there'll be no dancing that's what it's going to be so if they're going to be a restaurant they're going to be a restaurant from now on the entertainment license will
say yeah you can have music but there'll be no dancing right we'll adjust them and that's up to you to modify the entertainment license when they come in put down no dancing no uh DJs and things like that. Okay.
All right. That's what I'm here for. Thank you, Antonio. I'd like to make the motion to adjourn this meeting. Okay. Commissioner Morales made a motion to adjourn the meeting. I'll second. Second by Commissioner Le. Commissioner Morales, how do you vote? Yes. Commissioner Le.
Yes. You vote yes, too. So, the meeting is adjourned. Thank you. I see you on October 8th. We have three new legal license applications already
for the for the 8th