ORDER-2018-33 : Application of Anthony P. Pasquale d/b/a C.M.C. Classic Muscle Cars, LLC for a Class II, Motor Vehicle License at 13 Stevens Place, Melrose, MA

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▶ 1:21 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: have one item on our agenda this evening it is a request for an application of anthony d pasquale doing business as cmc classic muscle cars llc for a class 2 motor vehicle license at 13 stevens place in melrose and we do have the applicant with us this evening if someone would like to to make a motion.

▶ 1:42 Gail Infurna: Motion to suspend the rules to bring the applicant forward.

▶ 1:46 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Alderman Inferno moves, seconded by Alderman Boisselle to suspend the rules. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Mr. Pasquale, would you like to come forward to the table and introduce yourself?

▶ 1:59 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: We have your application here and it appears as though all of the necessary documents are in order. You have a bond, you have a certificate of insurance, you have a sign off by all the necessary city officials. Is there anyone from the committee who has any questions for Mr. Pasquale? Alderman Inferno?

▶ 2:19 Gail Infurna: I don't have any question, but I'd just like to give Mr. Pasquale the opportunity to tell us a little bit about his business. Have this free PR going here.

▶ 2:27 Speaker 1: Yes, yes, thank you for this opportunity to speak in front of the board, the city council in Melrose, Madam Chairwoman. CMC is Classic Muscle Cars. We've been in business for quite some time in Melrose, in Malden. What we do is we find cars that need restoration from periods ranging from 1955 to 1975. We restore them, bring them back to life for the purpose of resale. We also offer restoration services for vehicles within that range. The business is not open to the public for normal routine maintenance on any type of a car, so that aspect isn't there. we primarily work just on old cars classic cars right now there is typically seven to eight cars

▶ 3:16 Speaker 1: that come through our hands at a time the average restoration takes anywhere between nine to fourteen weeks so there isn't traffic that deck builds up and creates issues on your streets it's we're not

▶ 3:35 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: open to the public let the record reflect that words of Solomon Peter

▶ 3:40 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Mortimer has joined us anybody have any questions for mr. Pasquale Alderman

▶ 3:44 Robert A. Boisselle: Brazil when you say the old classic cars are you also concerned about hotrods the old hotrods that are shown in California and other areas hotrods is a different

▶ 3:58 Speaker 1: is a different type of car typically they go back to the 20s and the 30s or even some of the 40s we work on them but I do not buy them to restore and resell

▶ 4:10 Speaker 1: them it's it's another specialty group and typically our cars run through mass state inspections and they're all certified before they leave a hot rod is a different type of car and it's usually just a Sunday Cruiser our cars are driver quality cars the people who buy our cars will actually drive them you know Monday through Friday heading out to work in the summertime so I don't I don't really get into that work but we do we we have done them before it's

▶ 4:40 Robert A. Boisselle: going to be any metal body type operation my body work and my body shop

▶ 4:45 Speaker 1: is at another location this location does mechanical electrical interior okay

▶ 4:52 Robert A. Boisselle: and then there's the showroom that we in the frantic has in the front of the building correct okay very good thank you very much thank you madam chairman anyone else uh

▶ 5:01 Speaker 2: president khan yeah this is a good use for this property this this has been devoted to sale and restoration and repair motor vehicles since melrose pontiac was there remember so i think this is a good use and good luck on your new business and welcome to melrose we're

▶ 5:20 Speaker 1: happy to have you thank you i'm looking forward to doing business in melrose it's a great town

▶ 5:24 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: and if the committee would indulge me I bought my first car at Morris Pontiac

▶ 5:34 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: and I'd love to find another 1967 Pontiac LeMans it was very very hot motion to recommend second them in Brazil seconded by alderman lemmerman all in favor aye opposed so this order will be recommended to the full board we'll be taking it from committee this evening and you should be able to be in touch with the full with the city clerk later in the week pending the board's approval

▶ 5:57 Speaker 3: you don't need to stay around for that but all right thank you very much thank