ORDER-2019-76 : Communication from Massachusetts State Lottery Commission regarding KENO To Go License at Village Variety, 446 Main St., Melrose, MA

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▶ 1:11:35 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: Committee on Health Education and Welfare. Move on to New Business. Order

▶ 1:11:41 Speaker 11: 2019-76, communication from Massachusetts State Lottery Commission regarding keynote to go license at Village Variety, 446 Main Street, Melrose

▶ 1:11:53 Peter D. Mortimer: Mass. Alderman Mortimer. Madam President, I request immediate consideration on this

▶ 1:11:56 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: order. Alderman Mortimer requests immediate consideration. Is there opposition to immediate consideration? Seeing none, the order is before you.

▶ 1:12:06 Peter D. Mortimer: Madam President, I make an amendment that we request and direct our city clerk in collaboration with our city solicitor to send a communication, a letter to the Massachusetts State Lottery that we do object and do not desire to have Keno

▶ 1:12:26 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: on in Melrose Alderman Mortimer makes a motion requesting that the city clerk write to the Massachusetts State Lottery Commission in opposition to this application second there's seconded by Alderman Medeiros on discussion Alderman

▶ 1:12:39 Michael P. Zwirko: Zuerko Thank You madam president and thank you Alderman Mortimer for making this motion I just just wanted to clarify I believe what we've done in the past is just to remove the television screen not the keynote itself we do have other Keno to go licenses in in Melrose so I think it's just to object to the

▶ 1:12:59 Peter D. Mortimer: actual screen itself not Keno to go right correct okay Keno to go is here in Melrose if I may through the chair to the president you know to go is at various locations throughout Melrose but we do not have the actual Keno with the screen which sets up somewhat of a casino effect or a little gambling parlor effect in some places so thank you madam president any further

▶ 1:13:29 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: discussion all in favor of the motion all right any opposed the motion passes and the request will be made through the city clerk madam president I make a

▶ 1:13:36 Peter D. Mortimer: motion to place the balance of the order on file we have a motion to place the

▶ 1:13:40 Jennifer L. Lemmerman: balance of the order made by Alderman Mortimer second by Alderman Forbes all all in favor aye any opposed that order will be placed on file we have any orders out of order no orders from committee I will just note that there