Protection & License Committee — 2025-08-18
Attendance
Cal Finocchiaro ; Mark Garipay ; Ward Hamilton ; Leila Migliorelli ; Devin Romanul ; Kimberly Vandiver
Agenda
Minutes
CITY OF MELROSE PROTECTION AND LICENSE COMMITTEE CALENDAR● AUGUST 18, 2025 Council Chamber, First Floor, Melrose City Hall Committee Meeting 6:25 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 Cal Finocchiaro Vice Chair Absent Mark Garipay Present Ward Hamilton Present Kimberly Vandiver Present Leila Migliorelli President, Ex Oficio Present Devin Romanul Chair Present
(ID # 12865) License - Common Victualler Bangkok Bar Shi new Common Victualler License Place on file City Council City of Melrose Page 1 8/19/2025 11:48 AM
Transcript
▶ 3:21 Devin Romanul: and President Elli, as well as non-voting members, Williams and Karen Shady. This serves as the notice of Quorum for the record in accordance with the Open Meeting law. This meeting is being recorded and broadcast live on MMTV. I'll now motion by unanimous consent to open the floor for public comment. Seeing no objection, we're now open for public comment. This is a portion of the meeting where anyone can speak on any item on our agenda tonight. And do we have anybody online? We do not. Or anyone here who wishes to speak? If there's no objection, I'll motion to close public comment. Seeing none, we are now closed for public comment. All right. We have one item in our agenda this evening. It is ID number 1 2 8 6 5.
▶ 4:04 Uh, a, uh, Bangkok Bari NewCom victory license. And you have anyone here to speak this evening? Sir, come on up. Thanks so much for joining us. Thank you, sir. Yeah. Well, feel free to tell us about your, uh, establishment and the license application. So we, um, opened, um, the Thai and Japanese less wrong. Yes, we are holiday, have experience about Thai Food and Sushi. Almost 20 years. We looking for new location to open the first location. Our is in Boston on Newbury State. Yes. This is a second location with us. Yeah. And I'm so happy to open in this area because, so nice people, nice area. And we so happy to open this restaurant. Yeah. Any question? So, thank you very much. I, I know all the application materials are, are in our packet,
▶ 5:15 Devin Romanul: so if anyone has any questions, feel free to. Councillor Gareg. Um, Thank you for choosing Melrose Yes. To, to study your business. I think the, um, application process was a little bit longer than we would've like. We apologize for that. But, uh, we're glad to have you here and we wish you the best of luck. I'll make a motion to recommend to the full council. Second Motion re by cancel, uh, motion to Recommend by Councilor Garve. I second it by President Melli. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. All those opposed the ayes have it. Thank you so much and appreciate your patience and, uh, investment in the city of Melrose. Thank You so much. Thank you everyone. Alright, that is, uh, it for our agenda minutes.
▶ 6:01 Devin Romanul: Oh, the minutes. Oh, yes. Uh, my apologies. Uh, we have to approve, uh, motion, uh, excuse me. Approve minutes from our last meeting on July 25th, 2025. Um, I'll make a motion to approve the minutes without reading. Motion to approve by Council Carpay. Second. Second by President Elli. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. All those opposed? Alright. The minutes are approved. Thank you so much for the reminder. Um, and, uh, that being our last agenda item this evening, I'll entertain a motion to adjourn. Ajour, is it moved? Oh, Motion adjourned by, uh, is a, oh, uh, councilor Van. Second. Second by Council gpe. All those in favor? Aye. Aye. All those opposed? Alright, we are adjourned. Thanks so much.