Protection & License Committee — 2020-03-09
Attendance
Christopher Cinella ; Mark Garipay ; Jen Grigoraitis ; Jeff McNaught ; Robb Stewart ; Cory Thomas
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CITY OF MELROSE PROTECTION AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● MARCH 9, 2020 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Committee Meeting 7:30 PM 562 Main Street, Melrose, MA 02176 The public should take notice that the Melrose City Council may, on certain occasions, have a quorum in attendance due to standing committees of the City Council 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 Robb Stewart Chair Present Christopher Cinella Vice Chair Present Mark Garipay Voting Present Jeff McNaught Voting Present Cory Thomas Voting Present Jen Grigoraitis President, ex oficio Present
ORDER-2020-68 License Application of Said Tazgui D/B/A Limo Connect, for a Livery Service License (1 vehicle) at 70 East Wyoming #1, Melrose, MA Recommend Passage City Council City of Melrose Page 1 Updated 3/11/2020 10:31 AM
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▶ 5:40 Robb Stewart: law this meeting is being recorded and broadcast on our local cable access channel mmtv as well as live streamed on the mmtv website and available for future viewing for the city of melrose's meetings portal at this time can i entertain a motion for a public comment i shouldn't open the floor for public comment second motion to open the floor for public uh comment made by uh councillor not seconded by councillor sanella motion to close all in favor all in favor aye aye okay uh make a motion to close public comment seeing no one's here okay we have a motion to close public comment uh from councillor sanella uh seconded by councillor thomas uh all in favor aye aye any opposed okay the public comment is closed
▶ 6:46 Robb Stewart: uh we have before us tonight uh one order it is order 2020-68 it's an application of saeed tajji uh for his uh um business limo connect for a livery service uh license uh for one vehicle at 70 east wyoming ave uh unit number one in malinois massachusetts motion to suspend the rules and at this time do i have a motion to suspend make a motion to suspend the rules second motion to suspend rules by council Garipay seconded by council mcnaught So, Mr. Tajji, you're welcome to approach the bench. If you have any prepared statement, you're willing to make it, otherwise, we will open up the floor for questions. Yeah. Yeah. Questions. Okay. So, councillors of the voting members, do you have any questions for Mr. Tajji?
▶ 7:52 Mark Garipay: I just have one question. Looks like everything's in order on the application. Just one thing wasn't checked off. the the completed application including a hundred dollar per vehicle fee did you pay that through the city clerk yes can we just make sure that we end up moving forward in passing this order can we make sure that that's just marked off for the when it goes to the full board for vote that that's completed sure so duly noted thank you other questions from the voting members I'd like to open up for any of the non voting members council McMaster Thank You mr. chairman good evening sir thank you for being here can you talk a little bit about your business what specifically you will you'll be doing in terms of this livery
▶ 8:48 service the car is gonna be parked in Lynn garage most the time and sometimes if I maybe I'm gonna parked at my driveway my jobs like picking up people from appointments to the the hospital I have like two clients like with daily dailies and some placement for the old people and that's just like the beginning like I'm just like starting fresh and maybe I'm gonna have got help from other guy who has he own the company sometimes you give me some jobs like for hospital appointments most the time yeah so will it be by appointment only so somebody has to call you to make arrangements yes we have anybody driving for you or will you be the sole driver and how can people get in contact with you if they're looking to get a ride to the hospital or anywhere else for that
▶ 9:56 that matter? I'm gonna have a business cards and in future I may gonna have like a website for now just most of the jobs coming from the other guy who give me some his customers because he is doing other other jobs airport so I have to check those ladies to the point when you wait for them bring them back to their homes okay and I'm sorry I didn't hear you originally where where will the car be garaged for nice it's a park that lean garage but in Lynn Lane parking garage and sometimes if I they have to add in a pocket in my driveway thank you sir good luck thank you mr. chairman consular Thomas sir thank you for being here this is a new application is just a new business venture venture yeah have
▶ 10:51 Jen Grigoraitis: you have you been in this bit line of work before used to to work on as a driver with the other guy mm-hmm all right thank you best of luck thank you come to your guys good evening thank you for being here just following up on councillor McMaster's question is there anything else you'd like the council or the Melrose public who might be watching at home to know about your business tonight I'm sorry one more time please is there anything else you'd like to highlight about your business for those watching at home or for the counselors here in the room um uh when i create a website i'm gonna do like a discount for the senior citizens in miros 30 percent and other citizens like 20 off thank you so much no problem okay
▶ 11:38 Robb Stewart: any other questions okay to note for public record the required documents are in order including the completed application form signature from the office of fire prevention the current vehicle registrations the current vehicle insurance policy the current workers compensation form declaration page a statement declaring the payment of taxes for the state of mass and the city of melrose a statement acknowledging the receipt of ordinance and a copy of the driver's license for each driver so everything appears to be in order do i have a motion for a recommendation make a motion for passage recommended for passage second okay motion to recommend passage by council Garipay seconded by councilor thomas all in favor
▶ 12:25 Jen Grigoraitis: opposed okay recommended passage um for the full board i make a motion to adjourn adjourn seconded motion uh adjourned by council Garipay second by council mcnaught all in favor Aye. Opposed? We're adjourned. Good evening. It is Monday, March 9, 2020, at 745 p.m., and this meeting of the Melrose City Council is called to order. I am President Grigoraitis. In accordance with Massachusetts open meeting law, this meeting is recorded by Melrose Cable Access and will be available for viewing in its entirety on MMTV and through the city website link. clerk please call the roll councillor Sinella here councillor Eccles here councillor Garipay here councillor Jamaleddine here councillor McMaster here councillor McNaught here councillor Migliorelli