The Fall River Licensing Board convened on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, with members Michael Pereira and Attorney Greg Brilliant present. The meeting began with a citizens' input period, for which no one had signed up. The board then proceeded to address several licensing requests, including one-day permits and common victualler licenses. Key decisions included the unanimous approval of a one-day beer and wine permit for Bristol Community College at 777 Ellsbury Street for an awards night on February 13, 2025. A one-day all-alcohol permit for the CYO Roll Society at 6023 Street for a St. Patrick's Day event on March 17, 2025, was also unanimously granted, despite the applicant's absence due to a family emergency, with the board noting this would not set a precedent. A request for a one-day permit for Espirito Santo Church at 311 Alden Street for dates in May and June 2025 was tabled due to the applicant's absence. Additionally, the board unanimously granted a new Beer & Wine Common Victualler with Cordials license to Troya Cafe LLC, owned by Paulo Sal, at 278 New Boston Road, for a family-style restaurant. A one-time extension of hours until 1:00 a.m. for the Liberal Club at 20 Star Street for Super Bowl Sunday (February 9, 2025, into February 10, 2025) was also unanimously approved. Common Victualler license renewals were unanimously approved for El Sabor De Mi Tierra at 589 South Main Street (Lydia Viny Milu) and for Alice's Diner at 2663 South Main Street (Lucia and M Costa) under new ownership with no operational changes. The minutes from the October 24, 2024, and November 25, 2025, meetings were also unanimously approved before the meeting was adjourned.
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uh call of the for of licensing board meeting for Wednesday January 15 2025 to my right is member U Michael Pereira and I'm attorney Greg brilliant um open meeting La pursuing to the open meeting law any person may make an audio or video recording of this public meeting and may transmit the meeting to any media attendees are therefore advised that such recordings of Transmissions are being made whether
0:26perceived or UNP perceived by those present and I deemed acknowledge and permissible City Charter section 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies development adopt rules or policy for public comment we have adopted such a policy which Ure provides a Citizens input on licensing board specific matters at the beginning of of the meeting there was a signup sheet that is located at the back of the room agenda
0:48item number one is Citizens input anybody sign up no nobody did okay uh one day permits the first one is BCC 777 Ellsbury Street Baxter Smith for uh excuse me February 13 2025 could you please state your name and address for the record hello uh axter Smith uh 777 Elby Street uh looks like you're requesting a all alcohol oh no I'm sorry just beer and wine for February 13 2025 it says
1:27the time of the event is from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and it's an awards night at the college yes and expected attendance is 120 people um is that accurate yes sir okay and I know that in the past we've allowed you to use your own police your on campus police so yep um this is an annual event I believe yes sir uh that being said uh any questions from the board no I'm hearing none could I
1:52entertain a motion yes I'd like to make a motion to Grant the one day permit to Bristol Community College 77 Ellsbury Street for this event I'll second that motion anybody uh in favor of the motion anybody opposed uh hearing none uh all those in favor I I I'll set Mr back thank you I'm sorry Mr Smith I apologize um B is cocky roll Society 6023 Street Ray ha 31725 I just want to let the everyone
2:20know that I got a call from Mr heg he had an emergency family emergency um and although I think everybody knows that in the general public is don't normally take any of these things on without somebody here uh I'm going to make an exception for this only because I asked Mr um and unless no unless Mr per has any problems I asked him about this it's obviously the annual event it's for St
2:44Patrick's Day um andan he's they're all well aware because it's an annual event of what they have to do uh police and otherwise it's for 317 2025 from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. it's all alcohol to be served in conjunction with the um with the meal that they serve so um I am going to entertain a motion on this even though there's no one here from CYO due
3:05to the fact that Mr ha did contact me um and did have an emergency not a too long ago did he contact me so uh I'm going to entertain a motion that we do uh Grant this so I'd like if you could put in a motion that this does in no way set any type of Precedence this is they they've never had an incident there and we are given the courtesy for the and that's
3:26why I said on the record I normally do not allow this Liberal Club knows that um I don't allow this but in the event that he did call gave me the reasoning I went over certain things I know it's on on record um but as the chairman I will say that they're well aware of the all the rules and regulations it will not set a precent in any way shape or form
3:45that it's usually my practice and the board's practice to have people appear in this particular case because it's a yearly excuse me it's every year for St Patrick's Day uh that's why I'm going to allow it to go forward great I'd like to make a motion to Grant the one day permit for Coy Road societ uh 6023 Street for Mr he for this event I'm going to second that motion anybody
4:06in favor of the motion anybody oppos hearing none uh all those in favor I I motion carries next is the one-day permit for airto Santo Church 311 Alden Street Andrew reposo dates being requested are 53025 53125 and 6125 could you please come down oh no I'm sorry I thought was here we are plenty of time but I and I did send them a letter all right well well we do we'll
4:39pass this to the end and if they're not unfortunately um they're going to have to come back um when is it for May so they still got time anyhow right okay uh next uh article three on the agenda new Beering wine common victus with cordials um Troya Cafe LLC 278 New Boston Road Paulo sal sal you got it right okay could you please state your name and address for the record sir
5:12sure my name is Paul Al 78 New Boston Road okay to 7 to zero could you please tell me a little bit about what you want to do here um I'm want to do a family style restaurant for especially at nights um we want to do be wine and Cordo um it's going to be a place like if someone wants to go for movies is going to go somewhere go there with the family they
5:42come by they'll have uh a shaky board you have a cheese plate shm cocktail chicken like um a pate a Shu plates a very good environment for family okay um couple of questions what's your hours of operation what's your proposed hours I'm planning open Wednesday through Saturday Wednesday and Thursdays last car 9:30 close at 10:00 Friday and Saturday which is the weekend people want to stay a
6:11little later so last cow at 10:30 and close 11:00 and we're going to have food throughout until the last C okay what time are we opening and what days again um I didn't catch any of that he said well you don't you're not going to open Monday and Tuesday or Sunday Sunday I'm closed Sunday yeah Wednesday through Saturday I will be open nights I'm I'm not I'm not Tuesday what about
6:35what about what about Monday and Tuesday though what are you going to do on Monday and Tuesday I'm open the regular daytime to serve coffee my other but what are they what's those hours 8:30 to 5: 8:30 a.m. till 5:00 p.m.
6:48yes that's Monday and Tuesday right yeah Monday and Tuesday yes okay so Wednesday what time are you're opening 8:30 in the morning yeah for coffee mhm okay what time do you close I didn't get it he said that he's going to close he's going to close at 10 o'clock on Wednesday Wednesday through Thursday Thursday Wednesday and Thursday and on Friday and Saturday he wants to open at 8:30 a.m. and close at 11: p.m. Lo at
7:1710:30 correct 11:30 said I'm sorry 11 on the weekend Friday and Saturday close Sunday and and and what's your I think Mike just asked me uh on the side of me what's your seating capacity 20 right now I have 208 and two working that get does that get approved by us the seaing capacity or the city another department the building department over x amount of seats I think it's like 22 or 25 seats they need
7:47to get a certificate from yeah he approved for 20 he told me as long as you have two working 18 I'm okay with it what's 18 what do you mean was it 18 people inside 18 seats oh 18 seats and 20 employees like waers 18 seats and two working so there will be a total of 20 people so but I'm going to stop at 16 just to be safe you
8:08know okay do you do you have any experience my whole life I work with food since since a little kid okay I came from the OM Park House Hotel in Boston I used to be the FMB manager over there so I deal with bars and restaurants my whole life so okay okay very happy to be here in fora have my own place so it's a nice little location where exactly is it it's on New Boston
8:30Road you know where um it's up it's up uh it's right next to really New Boston bakery across from Jim yeah yeah oh so it's it's on the uh north side it's on the North side it's got the it's got the um that little okay the little Plaza got the head she does theil Salone everybody's there so yeah everybody's there very good location yeah Aaron's daughter um police okay with this all
8:56favorable report all favorable rep I'm sorry I put it right here oh I'm sorry I apologize um okay um any questions um anybody anybody in favor of this petition anybody oppos uh I'll entertain a motion Mr PR yes I'd like uh make a motion to Grant a one a new beer and wine Comm victas and cordials to the uh t cafe on uh 278 New bosta Road to Apollo South Dan subject to the time
9:30subject to the time that you gave us and the seats being 20 um I I should asked this but it's to uh to the clerk what is the difference between beer and wine and cordials and all alcohol because they can only cordial has a higher sugar content so they they they're restricted to that type of liquor okay it's not like they so what like what couldn't he serve vodka vodka things like that okay
9:54tequila stuff like that oh oh I didn't know that I'll have some uper always made some very good coffee drinks and uh yeah I was just wondering it has nothing yeah it has nothing really to do with you I just wasn't sure what what was difference but um all right a motion made by uh motion made by Mike I'll second that motion um all those in favor all those opposed also thank you so much
10:16guys have a great night thank you appreciate it article four on the agenda onetime extension of hours for the Liberal Club 20 star Street Donna Virgil can you please state your name and address for the record ma'am Rose deor address 20 star Street okay I think this is you want to increase your hours on Super Bowl Sunday yes okay so it's um what what time do you want to go until one
10:59and what are you going to have a yeah we're going to have food in the bar yeah we're going to have a buffet we're going to order out and have a bunch of food in stuff something like you've been doing for like Christmas what no you did we did New Year's Eve okay and then and and the night before Thanksgiving right yes yes yeah and you had no problems no no okay
11:21um I don't see any problem with it Michael those events have been going well have no issues whatsoever we haven't heard any on our end right he so no issues whatsoever great all right we have a great staff we have you know a lot of the members are there they make sure that nothing you want to see the business growing is cly Liberal Club yes February 9th which is a Sunday into
11:44February 10th because it be 1: a.m. okay uh anybody in favor of this petition anybody oppose um I'll entertain a motion i' like a motion for one time extension of ours to the Liberal Club um star Street for this date of this event I'll second that motion uh all those in favor I I all those opposed all set thank you good luck thank you uh agenda item number five common
12:11victus license a l Sabor D mea 589 South M Street lyia viny milu yeah mil yeah it's okay it's okay you just take your name and address for the record Crow 589 South Street okay and you want to open up a restaurant we want to renew the common Vil because I turned it in late oh this is just a renewal no changes okay everything's in order all right uh
12:48I have no so there's no changes in the operation of the business okay entertain a motion Michael yeah so it's a what is it a motion for Renewal or just a motion for well it's not a renewal now now it's coming over again all right but nothing's changed so motion is for a comm's license for uh elab bar T my Tara uh 589 South Main Street and I'll second that motion anybody in favor anybody oppos
13:16hearing none all those in favor all right all those opposed all set thank you next we have Alice's Dina 2663 South Main Street Lucia and M Costa good evening members of the board Attorney John Brum 267 dery Street in fiva on behalf of Lucio is this the same situation or is this new this is a different applicant new ownership new ownership new ownership I thought so yeah okay yeah
13:46all right M attorney Brum if you could just give a little background is anything going to change with the D nothing's going to change um seating staying the same instructions the restaurants the same been no remodeling no um no changes the hours are the same um employees are the same minus the owner so no changes basically with the physical operation and so forth and so on hours are staying the same what are
14:10those hours now do you know um there are my notes somewhere I want to say she's open in the morning till 1 or 2 o' in the afternoon okay well put on the record uh um that that'll be the same hours as exist and we those are will be fine okay um Mr PR any questions no I don't have any other there's no one here so I'll entertain a motion to Grant this
14:40petition I make a motion to Grant a common VI's license to Alice's dinina to 26 63 South Main Street to uh Miss uh Kosta thank you I'll second the motion uh all those in favor I all those opposed I'll second thank have a good night all right have a good night um can I have a motion to approve the October 24th 2024 amendes motion second all those in favor I all those opposed
15:08and I also entertain a motion to approve the November 25th 2025 minutes motion second all those in favor I all opposed motion carries motion to adjourn motion Michael motion made second all those in fail all those oppose meeting is adjourned