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Protection & License Committee — 2016-05-19

Protection and License Committee Meeting

This meeting starts at 0:00 in a recording that covers several meetings.

Attendance

Robert A. Boisselle present · Ward 4 Alderman; Donald L. Conn Jr. present · President/Ex-officio Member; Scott M. Forbes present · Nonvoting Member; Gail Infurna present · Ward 5 Alderman; Jennifer L. Lemmerman present · Ward 2 Alderman; Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis present · Chairman; Monica C. Medeiros late · Vice Chairman; Peter D. Mortimer present · Nonvoting Member; John N. Tramontozzi present · Nonvoting Member; Michael P. Zwirko present · Nonvoting Member

Agenda

  1. Call to Order (0:00)
  2. Public Participation (0:33)
  3. Orders
  4. ORDER-2016-182 : Second Hand Dealer Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 (1:28)
  5. ORDER-2016-181 : Application of Chun Fai Chan for a Common Victualler License: Mancang, Inc. d/b/a Number One Taste, 381 Franklin Street, Melrose, MA (2:20)
  6. ORDER-2016-183 : Second Hand Dealer Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 (4:38)
  7. ORDER-2016-184 : Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 (5:20)
  8. ORDER-2016-185 : Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 (6:02)
  9. ORDER-2016-186 : Livery Car Service Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 (6:25)
  10. Adjournment (6:51)

Minutes

CITY OF MELROSE PROTECTION AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● MAY 19, 2016 Aldermanic Chamber Committee Meeting 7:15 PM The public should take notice that the Melrose Board of Aldermen may, on certain occasions, have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the Board of Aldermen consisting of both voting and non-voting members. Members attending this duly posted meeting are participating and deliberating only in conjunction with the business of the standing committee. Attendee Name Title Status Arrived Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis Chairman Present Monica C. Medeiros Vice Chairman Late Gail M. Infurna Ward 5 Alderman Present Robert A. Boisselle Ward 4 Alderman Present Jennifer L. Lemmerman Ward 2 Alderman Present Donald L. Conn Jr. President/Ex-officio Member Present Scott M. Forbes Nonvoting Member Present Peter D. Mortimer Nonvoting Member Present John N. Tramontozzi Nonvoting Member Present Michael P. Zwirko Nonvoting Member Present

ORDER-2016-182 License - Second Hand Dealer Second Hand Dealer Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Recommend Place on File Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2016-181 License - Common Victualler Application of Chun Fai Chan for a Common Victualler License: Mancang, Inc. d/b/a Number One Taste, 381 Franklin Street, Melrose, MA Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2016-183 License - Second Hand Dealer Second Hand Dealer Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Recommend Place on File Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2016-184 License - Hackney License Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Recommend Place on File Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 5/20/2016 11:21 AM Minutes Protection and License Committee May 19, 2016

ORDER-2016-185 License - Hackney License Hackney Carriage (Taxi) Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Recommend Place on File Board of Aldermen

ORDER-2016-186 License - Hackney License Livery Car Service Licenses Renewed commencing May 1, 2016 Recommend Place on File Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 2 Updated 5/20/2016 11:21 AM

Transcript

▶ 0:00 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: Good evening. The time being 7.15. We will convene the Protection and License Committee. I'm Chairman McAteer-Margolis. With us this evening from the committee is Ward 5, Alderman Inferna, Ward 4, Alderman Boisselle, and Ward 2, Alderman Lemmerman. Also with us is President Kahn and non-voting members, Ward Six, Peter Mortimer, Ward Seven, Scott Forbes, Ward One, John Trematozzi, and Alderman-at-Large, Mike Serpo. Thank you for joining us. We have a number of things on our agenda this evening. The first order. Motion to offer for public participation. Thank you, and also in compliance with the Massachusetts General Laws, This meeting is being recorded for future viewing. We have a motion to open the floor

▶ 0:55 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: for public participation. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Is there anyone who'd like to come forward to speak on any of the items on our agenda this evening? Seeing none, motion to close public participation. Second. Alderman Inferno moves and seconded by Alderman Lemmerman to close public participation. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Public participation is closed. the first order this evening it appears as though our applicants are not yet here there is a concert next door for the high school so the parking is very difficult so I would suggest I'm sorry I actually think I see them coming down the hall now so why don't we just hold on just one moment let's go to the next order which is 2 0 1 6 dash 1 8 2 this is the secondhand dealer licenses that

▶ 1:52 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: have been renewed commencing May 1st the city clerk has provided us with a list of those and they have already been renewed so basically we just have to motion to put these on file second alderman lemon moves seconded by biolum inferno all in favor aye opposed and those orders those licenses and that order will be placed on file I do see our applicants here now yes for the license yes why don't you come forward please yes this is order number two zero one six dash one eight one it is the application of tune fine Chen for a a common victual license, Meng Gang Inc., doing business as number one taste at 381 Franklin Street in Melrose. Correct? Welcome. Thank you. Motion to recommend. Second. We have a motion to recommend by Alderman Inferno,

▶ 2:56 Gail Infurna: seconded by Alderman Boisselle. You appear to have all of your documents in order for this. Would you like to say a little bit about your business? I have to translate, fine. Madam Chairman, maybe we could just help them out by asking a question. This is the same site and the same business, number one taste, you're just changing ownership. Right, right. So ours remaining the same? With a slight exception. Could you tell us that? Tuesdays they open at 4.30 instead of 11. 11 o'clock a.m. Oh, okay. Yeah. Just a Tuesday. Just on Tuesday. Yeah. The opening at 430. Yeah. Anything else? Anyone else from the committee have any questions? Any non-committee members? Is there anything else you need to, you'd like to share with us this evening? I think that's it. That's it. Oh, yes. Yeah. I just wanted to say, yeah, that it's a, it's a great place for takeout. I've been there many times for

▶ 4:10 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: uh take out and i appreciate the uh your presence there in on franklin street it's a a welcome addition to the ward 1 community thank you oh thank you thank you for that that being said we have a motion to recommend uh duly seconded all in favor aye opposed that motion will be recommended now to the full board which will be meeting next week and it's not necessary for you to come back okay okay so you are all set okay and you will get your license from the city clerk when it's finalized okay good luck good luck good luck the next order that we have is order number two zero one six dash one eight three it's secondhand licenses that were not renewed commencing May 1st 2016 once again the city clerk has provided us with a list of those

▶ 5:06 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: licenses not renewed we have a motion to place this on file thanks on file motion seconded by Alderman Inferno all in favor aye opposed that motion carries we will place that order on file the next order is 2 0 1 6 dash 1 8 4 it's a hackney carriage taxi license is renewed commencing May 1st again we have a list of satellite senses that have been approved there are nine that have been renewed there are still nine available for a total of 18 do we have a motion to place this order on file so move second Alderman Inferno moves seconded by Alderman was out all in favor aye opposed please let the record reflect that Alderman Medeiros has also joined us. I apologize for not acknowledging that earlier.

▶ 6:03 Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis: The next voting that we have is Hackney Carriage Taxi Licenses Not Renewed commencing May 1st. And there are three of those, which the city clerk has provided us with. Wellesley, place on file. Second. Alderman Boisselle moves to place on file, seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Thank you. Motion to adjourn. No, we have one more, 2016-186, the livery car licenses that have been renewed commencing May 1st. And I believe we have four of those private livery services. Motion to recommend placed on file. Alderman Medeiros recommends to place on file. Is there a second? Second. Seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? And that would conclude our business this evening

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