ORDER-2019-42 : Application of Jiebo Zhu for a Common Victualer License: Sushi Corner, 18C Essex Street, Melrose, MA

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▶ 1:33 Shawn M. MacMaster: lipper garabedian all in favor aye aye any opposed we have one item on this evening's agenda it is order number 2019-42 application of zabo zoo for a common vittler license sushi corner 18c

▶ 1:48 Peter D. Mortimer: essex street melrose mass motion to suspend the rules that we may hear from the applicant

▶ 1:53 Shawn M. MacMaster: second alderman mortimer has made a motion to suspend the rules seconded by alderman lipper garabedian all those in favor aye aye any opposed mr zoo could you please come forward

▶ 2:12 Shawn M. MacMaster: you can just have a seat at the table sir would you like to make a statement before we proceed

▶ 2:15 Speaker 1: to questions yes I mean like I have been running the sushi business for more than 10 years so I have one in Boston now it's called a sunny cafe but I will take over and I want in those sushi corner so when I take the stores I will do it with the model make nice comfortable in crane and also you provide a high

▶ 2:43 Shawn M. MacMaster: quality sushi for here thank you sir there any members of the committee who

▶ 2:49 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: have questions all the men with the Garabedian yes thank you so much for being here tonight I was looking at the application and you have a drawing sort of what you anticipate including there's a sushi there's a bar and or sushi sushi bar and I'm just wondering where is the main entrance going to be do you know

▶ 3:07 Speaker 1: at the main interest is like you know like it there's the source market yes I think like the main interest in like it they say like an 18 C okay it's a street so I feel like I sent the same thing like the you okay similar to where it

▶ 3:21 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: is right now okay and is any of the construction that's going on right now on Main Street affecting the building where you will be or is it separate I

▶ 3:34 Speaker 1: mean they get I think like two or three block from my store now okay yeah so I

▶ 3:41 Kate Lipper-Garabedian: think should be okay okay and you a plan to have is it right 18 seats and two employees yes and you'll be open from 1130 in the morning until 10 at night seven days a week okay and will you so they'll be seating and then people can do takeout will you do delivery as well or just take out the most one maybe

▶ 3:57 Speaker 1: take out and delivery okay oh you will do you will do delivery I mean maybe we

▶ 4:04 Speaker 1: we will cooperate with like a Uber Eats okay but you do deliver me got it that

▶ 4:10 Speaker 2: makes sense all right well thank you very much thank you a question motion to

▶ 4:18 Shawn M. MacMaster: recommend second there is a motion to recommend made by alderman boy cell seconded by alderman Mortimer on discussion if I could just state for

▶ 4:33 Shawn M. MacMaster: record that the committee has in its possession several required documents including the

▶ 4:42 Shawn M. MacMaster: application for the common vitally license we also have in our possession a report from the

▶ 4:50 Shawn M. MacMaster: fire department as well as the tax certificate form and as alderman lipa garabedian referenced to schematic layout of the restaurant seeing that there is no discussion oh yes just wondering when

▶ 5:08 Speaker 1: you're anticipating opening uh actually no right now i get the permit from the beauty department i want to make the floors nice and making nice i want to make a brand new one because like already over there for 80 years everything's old i have to make a nice one and brand new one here when at least when the people walk in my store they feel comfortable yes you think um like

▶ 5:33 Speaker 1: another month or uh i hope to be like two or three months because they when they finish it have come here ask for inspection you know like a lot of work very good thank you and good luck

▶ 5:48 Shawn M. MacMaster: thank you thank you seeing that there's no further discussion uh again the motion uh this is a motion

▶ 5:59 Shawn M. MacMaster: recommend to the full board for approval all in favor aye aye any opposed okay uh thank you uh mr zu what this means is that the uh order will go before the next full board meeting of the board of aldermen you need not appear but if you have any questions you can certainly be in touch with miss foote the uh the clerk of uh of committees thank you sir thank you thank you motion to