2 18 2026 Licensing Board

Uh meeting of the forever license board uh Wednesday, February 18, 2026 uh at 5:00 pm will come to order. To my right is Michael Pereira, commissioner.

Melanie Cado, commissioner, and I'm Gregory Brilliant. I am the chairman. Um pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make a audio or video recording of this public meeting and may transmit the meeting through any media.

Attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made whether perceived or unproceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. The city charter section 9-18 mandates that all pu multiple member bodies develop and adopt rules or policy for public comment. Uh we have adopted such a policy which in short provides for citizens input at license and board

specific matters at the beginning of the meeting. There is a signup sheet that is located in the back of the room.

Is anybody signed in?

No.

Okay.

As part of public input, I'm going to start by saying I believe this is Miss A. Ash's last meeting here.

And she's been a uh pillar to this this board uh both when I was at that table and now that I'm over here. So, I did want to recognize here for all her for all her contributions to the licensing board and licensing board matters here in the uh in the city of For. She's going to be very very uh gravely missed and uh we wish her luck, but I did want

to um acknowledge the fact of all the good things she's done for this board.

Very nice. Thank you.

Okay, we will get started. We don't have public input, so we're going to get started with agenda item two, which is one day permits. We'll start with A, which is St. Anthony the Desert's Church, 300 Nor Eastern Avenue. Uh follow James Root. Uh we're looking for oneday permit for the dates 52326 8726 8826 8926 102426.

Uh good evening father. Please state your name and address for the record.

Father James Root 300 Nor Eastern Avenue Fall River 02723 pastor of St. Anthony of the Desert Marinite Church. Father, I I I know that 87, 88, and 89. Are you Are you That's our festival.

The 523 is our the ladies guild always has a um wine tasting.

Okay.

And then on 10:24 is our annual HAL, our Lebanese dinner dance.

Okay. Um these are all annual events, correct?

Always. Yeah.

Okay. So obviously you know the rules and regulations on how these all work and we've never had a problem there and we don't anticipate any problems.

Please never.

Um any uh anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody opposed? I'll entertain a motion.

Uh father, could you just state the the times for each day?

You would have to ask me that. Um the wine tasting is from 6 until 10:00.

The festival Friday evening is 5 until 11. I'm gonna It might be 10:00, but 11 noon to 11 on Saturday and then right after divine liturgy on Sunday. So approximately 11:30 until 5:00 and then the Huffley is 7 to midnight.

And we close we always close the bar a half hour before the uh the last hour.

Okay.

Okay. Father on your application I don't know what my secretary put down.

I know that's that I I I should have asked very good question by Miss Gadoo but you have down from noon to 11 for all of the events.

I don't know if you're doing it as a precautionary but it has down from event dates additional times and time for the event noon to 11. I think Sue probably just did that inadvertently, but those are the bright hours because we don't have the wine tasting from noon until 11.

So, um 5:23, which is the wine tasting is I apologize for asking you to repeat that.

That's all right. Five. Um that's say 6 to 10.

Okay.

Now, now all three nights of your uh f feast um from 5 until 11 on Friday, noon until 11 on Saturday, and then um 11 until 5:00, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 on Sunday.

Okay.

And then the the Huffley on the um October 24th um from 7 until uh midnight.

Okay. 7 p.m. Midnight.

Okay. Um, hearing that from from father, could I entertain a motion to accept the to grant the one day liquor permits for all uh all dates requested at the times um that were just placed into the record.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permits for St. Anthony of the Desert Church for the following dates of May 23rd, August 7th, August 8th, August 9th, and October 24th, 2026.

I'll second that motion. Any questions on the motion? Hearing none. All those in favor. All oppose.

You now there's another one from there's from St. George's. I don't know if they're here.

It's the Marinite Church in Cranston.

They were supposed to show up. Um I can represent. I don't know.

Someone has to be here. So yeah. So I'll do it for them because it's they're using our church. It's our sister parish.

It's our sister Marinite Parish in um Cranston, Rhode Island. They don't have a a large hall like a nice hall as we have. So, they're going to use our hall and um obviously they they filled out the papers. I don't know why they didn't they just don't have an ending time for the event.

It has Well, I'm the boss, so they all have to be out by midnight.

Okay. So, it'll be by mid 700 p.m. to midnight, just so everybody knows. And they obviously know all the rules because they're affiliated with you guys. Okay.

Anybody in favor? Anybody opposed? I'll entertain a motion to approve the one-day liquor permit for St. Anthony the Desert Church, St. George's Church, 300 Northeastern Avenue. Hi, Hi Aub uh 321-26.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permit for St. Anthony of the Desert Church and St. George Church for March 21st, 2026.

I'll second that motion.

Questions on the motion? Hearing none.

Okay.

God bless. Have a good Well, if you want to start the wine test at 11:00, it's fine with me.

Okay.

Start at 11.

The ladies will love that. That's fine.

Just buy a few bottles. Carrie, thank you.

You're very welcome.

Next, we we have uh Santa Crystal, Paris, 240 Columbia Street, Eric Rogers for the dates 62726, 628 26.

Uh Eric Rodri's uh 278 Whipple Street former mass.

Okay. Um is this the annual feast?

Yeah, it's our annual feast.

It's only two days.

Yeah, it's only two days.

It's plenty enough for me.

What is So you want it from 7 to 11 both days?

Uh no, 7 to 11 on the Saturday and 6:00 to 10 on the Sunday.

That's the annual feast. Obviously, you know the rules, regulations relative to um details and so forth.

Yeah, I actually have the details requested already.

Uh anyone in favor of this petition?

Anybody opposed to this petition?

Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permits for Santo Cristo Parish for the following dates of June 27th and June 28, 2026. And and just noted for the record that because the application says different um on the first night it'll be 7 to 11:00 p.m. Second night it will be 6 to 10 p.m.

Oh, I did it. I did put it on the application when I did.

We got it.

So, Friday is 7 to 11.

Yep.

Okay.

No, Saturday.

Saturday or Saturday. It's only two days this year, right? So, okay. Saturday 6:00 to 11:00 p.m. Uh sat 7 to 11:00 p.m. and on Sunday 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Oh, it's Saturday and Sunday.

Yes.

I'm sorry.

It's okay.

All right. So, Saturday the 27th is 6 to 10.

Okay.

7 to 11. Sunday 6 to 10.

Just a second.

Got it. Thank you.

All those in favor? Did we do this? No.

No.

Second. Need a second. Oh, who?

I second. You second. That's what I thought. Uh, any questions on the motion? Hearing none. All those in favor?

I. All those opposed. All thank you.

Good luck there.

Thank you.

Article D, BCC, um, 777 Elsby Street, Baxter Smith, 22726.

Hi, Mr. Smith.

Hello. I'm doing well. How are you?

Just state your name for the record.

Sure.

Baxter Smith, Bristol Community College 777.

uh Elsbury Street.

Okay. This is this is your annual award ceremony that is going to be held on 22726 and you're requesting from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. And I know this is an annual event. You do it every year, correct?

Yes, sir.

Okay. Um anybody in favor? Anybody to oppose? Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permit for BCC for February 27th 2026.

Second. Uh questions on the motion hearing? None. All those in favor? I.

All those opposed. Good.

Thank you.

Thank you. Now we You're welcome.

We have We have item three, one time extension of ours.

The Belmont Club, 34 Franklin Street, Priscilla Poria, 317.

This is a nice application.

It wasn't Priscilla.

Uh, can you please state your name and address for the record, ma'am?

Yes. Priscilla.

Okay.

Okay. So, your request is to open on St.

Patrick's Day at 11:00 a.m. instead of 4 p.m.

Yes.

All right. There's obviously to serve something for St. Patrick's Day.

Yes.

And and sandwiches. Nice sandwiches.

Um, I have no problems with it. Um, anybody in favor? Anybody to oppose?

Motion be granted.

So, uh, I'll make the motion to for onetime extension of ours to the Belmont Club, 34 Franklin Street, Miss Poria, for u 31726 St. Patrick's Day.

I'll second.

Uh, any questions on the motion by anybody?

Hearing none. All those in favor?

I. All those opposed. Motion's granted.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Happy St. Patrick's Day.

When happens, he didn't give a perfect.

Article four, common victualist license.

Hong M restaurant, 418 Quesan Street.

Ricky Teeth. This is a thank you.

A late filing, right? He wasn't here last month. Okay. Nothing's changed. Can you please state your name and address for the record, Mr. T?

First name Ricky, last name is Tiff. Um, 418Qen Street.

Okay. I know you were supposed to be here last month.

Yes. And I apologize. I missed the letters that I received. Okay.

All right. Well, no issues with that.

This is just This is the board's This is a late filing. Mr. T uh filed his application late for the renewal. So, nothing has changed. Everything's the same. Correct.

Yes.

Anybody in favor of this petition?

Anybody to oppose this petition? Hearing none, I will entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve the common Victor's license for Hong Mi's restaurant.

Second.

Questions on the motion hearing? None. All those in favor?

I. All those opposed? All set.

Thank you.

You're w you have to come pick it up.

Okay.

Absolutely.

All right.

And you're going to be there.

Depends.

Well, somebody if not, good luck. Thank you very much for all the year that you're helping out.

Thank you.

Have a good night.

Okay. Um, now article five, class 2 auto license. Barbosa Auto Sales LLC, 99 South Main Street. Tony Babosa,

but it's okay.

Yeah.

Um, okay. So, we have Can you please state your name and address for the record? Tony Bubosa 2758 Highland Dav for River Mass2720.

Okay. So, the one thing I do want to the address.

Yeah, the address it's the agenda is incorrect.

What's this?

What is the address there?

The address here is 56th Street.

Okay.

56 what street?

Fifth uh excuse me, sixth 56. So, I just want to make a notation to the agenda. Yeah, that makes sense.

S I XT H. I I knew that because I knew who it was going to be affiliated with.

Um, wow.

So, so this is going to be a new license and you're going to have just have five vehicles at the establishment, correct? Yep. Five vehicle deal license.

Okay. Um, it's it's checked off that zoning has been approved by the building department. Um although we don't have the actual letter from the police department, we do have a verbal um approval of this and the letter as of yet. She's going to double check when No, it's been Yeah, she just said it is approved.

That's what she just told me.

Cheryl told me it wasn't.

Yeah. No, it's it's been approved. Okay.

So, it has been approved. We don't have the letter, but the letter will be in tomorrow.

So, so I'm going to take I'm going to allow the board to take action on this.

Um Mr. about just very briefly a little bit about your familiarity with with auto sales.

Yeah, so I've been doing um auto sales, auto repair since 2006 roughly. Uh I've worked with Dave doing some vehicles as well, salvage, clean title. Um always no issues with selling vehicles, ever having customers come back and dealing with issues.

Everything's always been good and good standings.

The bonds in the file as well. Um so I don't have any questions. envelope. Open up to Can we just get his hours?

Oh, thank you.

Sorry. I mean, that's twice. I forgot that.

8 to 5.

How many days a week, Mr. Bozo?

Monday through Friday and Saturdays by appointment.

So, we're just going to put it 8 to 5:00 p.m. 6 days a week, but but Saturday is going to be by appointment.

Correct.

Okay.

Anybody in favor of this petition?

Anybody opposed? I got a question. Go right ahead.

I'd like to know the identity of this gentleman sitting there. He's frightening me a little bit.

He didn't.

He didn't put his name on the record.

So, I'm not sure.

I'm not sure if he wants Can we do a background check on this guy?

I'm not sure that I'm not sure he wants to get put his name on the record.

He's I don't know why he's here for Mr.

AB. Looks like a capable guy to take care of himself with that hat on. You just never know, right?

Yeah. I'm a little scared. Okay, we'll let it go.

What a great board this is. I'll tell you.

Beautiful board. Hearing nothing.

Hearing no uh nobody from the audience.

I will uh entertain a motion.

Um I'd like to take a motion. I'd like to make a motion to authorize a class 2 license to Mr. Barbosza. Uh yep. Tony Booza Auto Sales. Well, it says uh 99 South Main Street, but it will be that 56 Street. That'll be 56 um 6th Street.

Yep.

Yeah. We'll amend that to be 56th Street as the application came in as motion made.

I'll second questions on the motion. Board members hearing none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. Good luck.

Thank you.

Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Next.

You might want to ask people.

Oh, that's your friend. Okay.

I thought there was somebody just hanging out with the audience that need that we met. I was here.

That's my girlfriend.

Okay.

Um this lady What's this lady?

Yeah, let's have her. Let's do her a little bit.

Yeah. No, have her call out for pumpkin.

Yeah.

You want to ask her?

Do you have any questions?

Excuse me. Ma'am. Ma'am, are you coming for the board?

I I mean, I don't think I need to.

She's an observer.

You don't think you need to? You don't know why you're here.

Did you sign in?

Uh, no.

Nuts.

I don't care. We'll leave you alone then. Article six, old business, new business. Sign and approved December 23rd, 2025 minutes. Are you in here?

Okay.

Mike needs to sign them.

I think we signed last time already.

Yeah. This is one of the ones that I have on it.

Yeah.

Do you want me to make a motion to approve?

Oh, yeah, please. Thank you.

Uh, I'll make a motion to approve the December 23rd, 2025 minutes.

Second.

All right. And then I'll make a motion to adjurnn.

Second. All those in favor? I opposed.

Okay.