Meeting: Salem Licensing Board held Monday, June 14, 2010 at 6:00 pm in the third floor conference room, 120 Washington Street. Present were members: Robert St. Pierre, Chairman, John Casey and Rick Lee Investigator Lt. Ouellette and Melissa Pagliaro, Clerk.
Approved: (Out of order)
Approval of Haunted Happenings Vendor Application and use of the exclusive food vendor for the 2010 season.
Ms. Talkowsky said this is for two issues. The first being the LB approval of the Application for 2010. She said that the Vendor management Committee has worked over the last couple years on the application and it seems to work well. She said that there are a couple of minor changes to it regarding Fire prevention and how the CORI’s are to be performed. She said that the applications are automatically mailed out by Ms. Pagliaro. She said the committee agreed that there will still be 20 vendor spots and 10 Salem only nonprofit.
She said that last year the City went with an exclusive food vendor for Haunted Happenings. She said that two replies were received and the City went with Fiesta with the ability to extend the contract for an additional two years. She said that the vendor management committee evaluated all of the comments received, which were almost all positive, and they liked the way things ran with one exclusive vendor.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve both items.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: One Day Liquor License. Applicant: Salem Cycles. Present: Dan Shuman
Mr. Shuman said that this is the 4th year for the bike race on the common. He said that last year the serving of beer went well with no issues except for that the police thought that there should be a bigger tent space. He said that this year the tent space will be 40 x 40 and have 3 detail officers present and again all of the servers will be TIPS certified.
Mr. Lee said that it turned out very successful last year and the controls were great.
Mr. St. Pierre asked if anyone in the public galley would like to speak and no one responded.
Mr. Lee motioned to approve.
Mr. Casey seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: (8) Eight One Day Liquor Licenses. Applicant: The House of the Seven Gables. Present: Heidi Webb.
Ms. Webb said that she has 8 events over the summer on 6/24, 7/1, 7/16, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31, 8/7 and 8/14.
Mr. Casey asked if she has gone over the number allowed in a year which is 30.
Ms. Webb said she has done about 10 so far this year.
Mr. Casey asked if she provided insurance and arranged for a detail officer.
Ms. Webb said she did.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Store Fortunetelling License and two sub-licensee. Applicant: Witch’s Hide. Applicant: Delila Bettencourt.
Mr. St. Pierre asked Ms. Bettencourt how she has changed her store to be in compliance with the ordinance since the last meeting.
Ms. Bettencourt provided pictures and also a copy of an LLC that has been drawn up for Witch’s Hide.
Mr. Casey asked if she has items such a s book and crystals.
Ms. Bettencourt said she has and you can see items in pictures.
Mr. Casey said that Lt. Ouellette is on vacation until July 1.
Mr. Lee suggested the Board approve the license and Mr. Casey and Lt. Ouellette can go out after Lt. Ouellette returns from vacation.
Mr. Lee motioned to approve.
Mr. Casey seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Store Fortunetelling License and a sub-licensee. Applicant: Oracle Chamber. Present: Michael and Therese Noll.
Mr. Noll said that he has been reading for years and that you used to be able to use your individual license to read in stores but he understands that is not the case anymore. He said he is now applying for a store and a sub.
Mr. Casey asked if more that 51% of his inventory was metaphysical.
Mr. Noll said that it is 100%.
Mr. Casey asked if they would be reading out of the store.
Mr. Noll said they would be at 142 Derby Street.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Three Street Performers. Applicant: Dan Wicker, Nicholas Dukes and Anthony Arsenio.
Mr. Wicker said that the three would like a license to play downtown for tips. He said they are acoustic and vocal.
Mr. Casey asked if they had any amplification.
Mr. Wicker said they do not.
Mr. Dukes said they would like to perform in the walkway down Essex Street by 13 ghosts.
Mr. Lee asked what they performed.
Mr. Wicker said guitar.
Mr. Dukes said harmonica and banjo
Mr. Arsenio said guitar.
Mr. Casey explained the hours are 7 days a week from 10am – 8pm, no amplification, no passing anything around for tips, something can only be laid out stationary for collecting tips.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded
Mr. St. Pierre said the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Application to Alter Premises. Applicant: The Lyceum Restaurant. Present: Debbie Schneider and George Harrington.
Mr. St. Pierre asked what it is they were looking to do.
Ms. Schneider said they were adding outdoor seating for 32.
Mr. Casey asked if there would be barriers to keep outdoor dining area separated. He noted that all the paperwork is in place.
Ms. Schneider said that there will be chains and stanchions and planters at each end.
Mr. Casey said that outdoor seating can now be all year.
Mr. Lee said that one the Lb approves they need top speak with City Council as well.
Ms. Schneider said the intent for outdoor seating is really more for spring summer and fall.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Change of Manager. Applicant: Fresh Taste of Asia. Present: Frendy Xu, owner.
Mr. St. Pierre asked what Mr. Xu would like to do.
Mr. Xu said his ex wife was listed as Manager and he would like to change the manager to his name on the license.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor
Continued: Rizzo’s Pizza, Vinnin Square
Attorney John Carr said that he represents the neighbors. He said that he has reviewed the prior opinion by prior council. He said that he just came from a site visit and he would like a continuance until the next meeting to review Beth Rennard’s opinion that ratified Beth Rennard’s opinion. He said that his hopes that by that time is to present something to the Board that is not contested.
Mr. Sergeant asked that the temporary conditions be kept until then. He also said he does not want to see employees hanging around the back door and enter and exit work from the front of the building.
Mr. St. Pierre asked Attorney Grover if he could make that happen until the next meeting.
Attorney Grover said yes.
Attorney Carr said that they are not undoing anything just working with it until things are worked out.
Mr. Lee said he thinks it is a good idea for the parties to try and work something out on their own.
Mr. Lee motioned to approve a c continuance until the next meeting.
Mr. Casey seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Application for Seasonal Beer & Wine License and Common Victualler’s License. Applicant: Polonia Café. Present: Joanna Barcowski, Darek Barcowski and Thadeus Barcowski.
Mr. Barcowski said the family currently operates a business n South Boston for the last 7 years and a deli across the street from that for the past 12 years. He said the family opened their first deli in Lynn in 1993. He said they are residents of Salem and want to expand their business to Salem and thinks it will be very popular. He said on top of polish food there will be a bit of German and Hungarian as well. He said that he is also involved in running a local polish newspaper. He said they run a community oriented business.
Mr. St. Pierre asked when the family first came to this country.
Mr. Barcowski said in 1993.
Mr. Casey said all the paperwork is in place and that him and Beth Rennard previously reviewed the criteria and they met all of the criteria.
Mr. Casey asked about serving cordials and asked if Ms. Pagliaro would check with the ABCC.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve the license.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor
Approved: Entertainment License for Café Polonia
Mr. Barcowski said that they would have music through an IPOD and possible live accordion music and maybe some other live entertainment.
Mr. Lee asked when he thought they would open.
Mr. Barcowski said they would like to try and open in August.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor.
Approved: Recommendation of the LB to give to City Council in writing the support of moving up the hours to serve alcohol in Salem from noon until 11am on Sundays.
Mr. Lee said he thinks it is a great idea for the business’ that serve brunch.
Mr. Lee motioned to approve.
Mr. Casey seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre asked for a roll call.
Mr. St. Pierre in favor
Mr. Casey in favor
Mr. Lee in favor. All in favor
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries.
Communications:
Letter from ABCC regarding Strega. Put in file.
Letter from neighbor about noise at Lobster Shanty.
Mr. St. Pierre said to call them in for a discussion at next meeting and at that time the Bard can make their entertainment license consistent with other.
Mr. Casey said that it may have been an oversight on the Boards behalf to out the beginning date of June and not April.
Old/New Business:
Old: Re - Approval of transfers done incorrect by the Board for C’est La Vie Restaurant Corp at 75 Congress Street.
Transfer of C/V 7 Day All Alcohol license from C’est La Vie Restaurant Group to Arthur Beradino
Transfer of C/V 7 Day All Alcohol License from Arthur Beradino to Bayview Holding Corp., Ernest Corben with Andrew Corben as manager and a Pledge of the said license to Arthur Beradino.
Mr. Casey motioned to approve the correction of the transfer and submit it to the ABCC.
Mr. Lee seconded.
Mr. St. Pierre said that the motion carries. All in favor.
Approved: Minutes from 5/24/2010 meeting
Mr. Lee motioned to approve.
Mr. Casey seconded. All in Favor.
Adjournment: Mr. Lee motioned to adjourn.
Mr. Casey seconded. All in favor.
Respectfully Submitted,
Melissa Pagliaro
Clerk of the Board
Submitted: June 24, 2010
Approved: July 12, 2010
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