LIC-2023-19 : Common Victualler License Application: Theodoro's LLC DBA Comella's

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▶ 43:40 Mark Garipay: Not at the moment, no. Um, seeing no members. I will close the public comment portion of the meeting with the unanimous consent. Tonight, we have one license before US license. 2023 dash 19 Common VI license application for the Doro L L C DBA Coms.

▶ 44:02 Mark Garipay: Um, at this time, I will entertain a motion to suspend the rules so that we can hear from the applicant. You'd like to come up, Mr.

▶ 44:07 Robb Stewart: Chair. I'll make a motion to suspend

▶ 44:10 Mark Garipay: The rules. Second, I have a motion to suspend the rules by Councilor Stewart. Seconded by Councilor Elli. Um,

▶ 44:18 Mark Garipay: on discussion. All in favor? Aye. Uh,

▶ 44:25 Mark Garipay: rules are now suspended. Um, good evening. Good evening. Good evening. Um, welcome. Thank you. And we see your applications here. Um, typically if you want to just, um, say a little bit about your business and, and, um, your hours and, and what you're planning on, um, serving. And some of the counsels here may have questions. Um, so I'll, I'll turn that over, over to you.

▶ 44:46 Speaker 5: So, uh, my name is, she's my wife, Karen. Uh, me and my family, we are moved to the Mels right now. Not for just a business, but for living Melrose, like the passion with the heart. You know, I'm a little nervous now. Hopefully we work. So we

▶ 45:03 Speaker 7: All are up here.

▶ 45:07 Speaker 8: So we both have worked for Kamalas before we, for around four years now. We were managers in Natick, and when they say they were franchising, they offered us either a location in Belmont or one in here. And since we have a baby, a one year old boy, and we were already looking for new places to move in with a better school district, we saw it as a great opportunity to move here and bring our family over and start a business as our own. So since we already know it, and we're gonna keep same hours of operation. So Sunday, Monday, Tuesdays 1130 to eight o'clock. Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, 1130 to nine, the menu remains the same. Same Italian food, and that's it, I guess.

▶ 45:54 Speaker 5: And we gonna do like the fundraisers with the schools, and we wanna help the community. And not just, I told you, it's not just business for me. We have people right here, and I love people, so I'm gonna help the people. And you know, I know it's a business and the world need money, but I think, uh, we need, you know, think about the another people. It's not just that for me.

▶ 46:21 Mark Garipay: Right. Welcome. Um, thank you. Do any councilors have any questions?

▶ 46:26 Jen Grigoraitis: President Grigoraitis? Thank you, Mr. Chair. No questions. I just wanted to say welcome to Melrose as a family and as business owners, and make a recommendation for passage.

▶ 46:36 Mark Garipay: Second, we have a motion for recommend, uh, for passage to the full board by President Grigoraitis, seconded by Vice Chair Stewart. Um, on discussion.

▶ 46:47 Speaker 7: Alan, Can I? Sure. Council Jamal.

▶ 46:50 Maya Jamaleddine: So, welcome to Mar and thank you for investing in our community. Um, what kind of support are you looking from, from us and from the community around you?

▶ 47:01 Speaker 5: School. So we basically look for, uh, schools and the people, um, has nothing to feed, you know, and we try helping these people and we try to look like the, we have, I saw a lot of people at the streets. Maybe there's nothing to eat. And I just, I think last, yeah, last week I went to the street and say, Hey, do you want a pizza? Do you want something? Just help the community, uh, community and in the future. We are not like the business, like the big ones we starting now, but we want help every more people. It's better.

▶ 47:39 Maya Jamaleddine: So I see you are very eager to help us and the community. How can we help you to succeed in Merose?

▶ 47:46 Speaker 5: So, do you want business is really hard and I know you know about that. So Melrose will help us go into the Kamalas, help with the, like the, we're gonna do some deals. So I think with the deals, the community will come to us, and this is your help us, because if you got the customers, I've got the money. If I got the money, I can help the people again. So, you know. Sure. Two ways. Sure.

▶ 48:11 Maya Jamaleddine: Well, thank you again. Best of luck and, uh, looking forward to trying the new menu. Thank you. Thank you.

▶ 48:21 Mark Garipay: Thank you. Um, the motion on the floor is to recommend for passage. Um, all in favor? Aye. Aye. Opposed? This motion will be, uh, recommended to the full board, uh, for passage is