Protection & License Committee — 2016-12-12
Attendance
Robert A. Boisselle ; Donald L. Conn Jr. ; Scott M. Forbes ; Gail Infurna ; Jennifer L. Lemmerman ; Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis ; Monica C. Medeiros ; Peter D. Mortimer ; John N. Tramontozzi ; Michael P. Zwirko
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CITY OF MELROSE PROTECTION AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● DECEMBER 12, 2016 Aldermanic Chamber, Melrose City Hall Committee Meeting 7:15 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 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 Absent Monica C. Medeiros Vice Chairman Present Gail M. Infurna Ward 5 Alderman Absent 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-2017-62 License - Common Victualler Application of Weerasak Khamsri, Chatchawal Ongsaranont and Chawalit Kaivasang for a Common Victualler License: Pho Chili, Inc. d/b/a The Bangkok Restaurant, 57 West Wyoming Avenue, Melrose, MA Recommend Passage Board of Aldermen City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 12/22/2016 10:19 AM
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▶ 0:00 Monica C. Medeiros: It's Monday, December 12th, and the time is 718 p.m. This is the meeting of the Protection and License Committee. I am the vice chairman, Monica Medeiros. Our chairman tonight is also Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis. She's our Representatives for the Board of Aldermen on the Library Committee, which is having a public meeting tonight, and she finds herself there. With us from the committee tonight are Alderman Boisselle, Alderman Lemmerman, President and ex-officio member President Kahn, non-voting members Alderman Forbes, Alderman Mortimer, Alderman Tramontozzi, and Alderman Zwirko. This meeting is being recorded and is available and open to the public and will be available on MMTV. Motion to open to public participation. Alderman Boisselle moves for public participation,
▶ 1:01 Monica C. Medeiros: seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The floor is now open for public participation. Any members of the public who wish to come and speak on the one order before us may do so now. Seeing no one coming forward. Motion to close public participation. Second. Alderman Boisselle moves to close public participation, seconded by Alderman Lemmerman. those in favor aye aye opposed the public participation is now closed we have one order before us tonight it's order number 2017-62 it's an application of weirisak kemsri catchawal ansarano and shalawit kevasang for a common victoria's license for pho chili inc doing business as the Bangkok restaurant 57 West Wyoming in Melrose, Mass.
▶ 2:02 Motion to suspend the rules. Alderman Lundgren moves to suspend the rules and Alderman Boisselle seconds that. All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? The rule is suspended. Will the applicants please come forward? Feel free to bring up a chair if you'd like to. okay they're shy they're back there very good thank you uh i believe uh alderman Lemmerman made the motion or alderman Boisselle you have the floor do you have any questions of the applicants no questions to start alderman thank you very much thank you for being here tonight uh could you just tell us a little bit about your business about your restaurant They're going to open a Thai restaurant, and they do Thai food, but some Vietnamese food. Great. And you'll be doing lunch and dinner, takeout as well, and dine-in?
▶ 3:08 Yes, please. Okay. Do you have a date that you're planning to open for business? Hopefully about New Year. In the New Year? Yes, please. week or two so they're going to get open before they was trying to get open before the new year okay and do you have experience in the restaurant industry yep they all do great they are working uh thai restaurants great all of them okay all right well thank you good luck thank you for coming down thank you president khan folks could you tell us what your hours of operation are going going to be every single day and then the hour is like a long time start allow 11 till like at 930 yeah but we have like a lunch and dinner section and can you tell us how much seating you're gonna have inside the restaurant the
▶ 4:07 Monica C. Medeiros: seating they had 20 sitting so they had to be less than that way yeah and how many people are you gonna have working there three people three to four people depend on how busy yeah okay well good luck with the business thank you so much motion to recommend for passage second thank you alderman lemon recommends to move for passage seconded by Alderman Boisselle all those in favor opposed now this this order will be recommended for passage at our next full board meeting which is scheduled for a week from tonight you don't need to come back at that time but your license won't be official until after that meeting so we wish you much luck thank you and looking forward to trying thank you thank you