← Protection & License Committee · 2026-06-29 · Protection & License Committee
New Common Victualler License for Shawbak Lebanese Eatery and Bakery
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A. (ID # 2026-1336): New Common Victualler License for Shawbak Lebanese Eatery and Bakery Maya Jamaleddine of 10 Melrose Street presented her family-owned business proposal, which will operate seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. serving Lebanese food and bakery items made from scratch. Motion to Recommend made by President Freeman Seconded by Councilor Romanul All were in favor and motion passed RESULTS: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] TO: City Council AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Bradley Freeman NAYS: None ABSENT: Elizabeth Kowal Maya thanked city hall staff and especially City Clerk Cifuni for their help in navigating the process of 2 establishing the new business and obtaining a common vic license. V. ADJOURNMENT The City of Melrose does not discriminate based on disability and is committed to hosting accessible meetings and events. Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Melrose or to attend meetings, should contactthe City’s ADA Coordinator, Polina Latta platta@cityofmelrose.org. Motion to Adjourn made by Councilor Romanul at 7:14 PM Seconded by President Freeman All were in favor and meeting was adjourned RESULT: ACCEPTED [UNANIMOUS] AYES: Jason Chen, Cal Finocchiaro, John Obremski, Devin Romanul, Bradley Freeman 3
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▶ 2:43 Cal Finocchiaro: Okay, so if we don't have anyone here to speak, a motion to close public comment. Did I just do that? Yes. Mm-hmm. You just did that. I am jumping around here. All right. We have one item on the agenda tonight. The first item is ID 2026-1336, new common victualler license for Shabak Lebanese Eatery & Bakery.
▶ 3:06 Speaker 1: Would you like to come up and speak?
▶ 3:12 Maya Jamaleddine: Good evening. Good evening. My name is Maya Jamaldin. I'm a Melrose resident. I live on 10 Melrose Street. I'm joined by my family. We are opening a family-owned business, small business in Melrose. I'm a Lebanese immigrant and I'm bringing my culture and my home culture to a community that I chose to be and to call it my home. We will be open seven days a
▶ 3:49 Speaker 1: week from 7:00 to 5:00, and we will
▶ 3:51 Maya Jamaleddine: have
▶ 3:53 Speaker 1: all Lebanese
▶ 3:56 Speaker 3: food and bakery, and it's all
▶ 4:02 Speaker 1: made from scratch.
▶ 4:03 Maya Jamaleddine: And I hope to see you all there.
▶ 4:07 Cal Finocchiaro: Great. Are there any questions on discussion?
▶ 4:14 Speaker 1: President Freeman?
▶ 4:15 Bradley Freeman: I just want to say, one, I'm thrilled you're opening this restaurant. I look forward to visiting with my family.
▶ 4:20 Speaker 1: And with that, I will make a motion to recommend.
▶ 4:22 Speaker 2: Second.
▶ 4:22 Cal Finocchiaro: Motion to recommend by President Freeman, seconded by Councilor Romanul.
▶ 4:28 Speaker 1: And that's a roll call, right? Yes. Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Abramsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Finocchiaro? Yes. That motion passes. Woo-hoo. I just want to say-
▶ 4:44 Maya Jamaleddine: ... congratulations, and we're all looking forward to- Thank you ... eating there and seeing what your family's put together. Thank you. And I just want to thank all the City Hall workers and especially our city clerk, for helping me throughout this process. It's not easy to navigate the system, and she made it very smooth.
▶ 5:07 Cal Finocchiaro: So I appreciate your help. Great. Thanks. Thank you. We look forward to going. And with that, is our last agenda item of the evening. Do we have a motion to adjourn?
▶ 5:19 Speaker 2: So moved.
▶ 5:20 Speaker 1: Second. All right. Councilor Chen? Yes. Councilor Abramsky? Yes. Councilor Romanul? Yes. President Freeman? Yes. Chair Finocchiaro? Yes. That motion passes. We are adjourned. All right.