The Fall River Licensing Board convened a special meeting on Thursday, November 14, 2024, with Chairman Attorney Greg Brilliant and member Michael Pereira present. The primary purpose of the meeting was to consider a one-day liquor permit application. After confirming no citizen input, Chairman Brilliant read the Open Meeting Law statement and public comment policy. The board then addressed item two on the agenda: a one-day liquor permit for Canned Heat Brewing Company, located at 52 Ferry Street, for an event on November 16, 2024. Christopher Martin, representing Canned Heat Brewing Company, explained that the permit was for a Holiday Market event at Government Center where they would be pouring beer. After confirming the event hours from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with setup beginning at 3:00 PM, the board approved the permit for operations between 3:00 PM and 9:00 PM. Chairman Brilliant also advised Mr. Martin to ensure police details were arranged for the event. The motion to approve the permit was made by Michael Pereira and seconded by Chairman Brilliant, passing unanimously. Following the approval, Chairman Brilliant made a statement regarding the board's future policy on one-day permits. He emphasized that the board would no longer ratify permits after an event has taken place, citing potential risks and liability. He stressed the importance of applicants being diligent in submitting paperwork in advance, although the board would continue to try and accommodate special meetings when possible, as they did for this vendor. The meeting concluded with a unanimous vote to adjourn.
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for of a licensing board meeting for Thursday November 14 2024 to order uh member Michael Pereira and I am attorney Greg brilliant chairman of the board do we have any citizens input Madam clerk nothing oh nothing okay one day permits um one day permit at C he Brewing Company 52 oh I apologize I did not read this I apologize I have to read this beforehand open meeting law pursuant to
0:27the open meeting law any person may make an audio of video recording of this public meeting and may transmit the meet the meeting through the media attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or Transmissions are being made whether perceived or unperceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible the city Charter section 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies develop and adopt
0:47rules or policies for public comment we have adopted such a policy which in short provides for Citizens import and Licensing Board specific matters at the beginning of the meeting there is a signup sheet that is located at the back of the room now we will get to there is no public input we will go to uh item two on the agenda one day permit Canned Heat Brewing Company 52 fer uh Ferry Street
1:12Car peler the date of this one day liqu permit is November 16 20124 could you please state your name and address for the record Sir Christopher Martin 52 Jerome Street Berkeley okay Mr Mar can you tell us a little bit about this yes it's just a one- day um holiday event Holiday Market event that the city is having over here at Government Center and we're just pouring beer for the okay
1:31do you know that do you know the owo operation for that that I'll top of my head now I can't recall what it is is it part of anything do they submit yeah we need to know the hours okay um I can find out let me just call Nicole stranger danger hey quick question what are the hours for the um for that event okay
2:06okay all right thank okay thank you Nicole all right bye it's 4: to 8 and we'll be setting up um getting there at 3:00 to set up for 4: okay so 3: to 9 39 okay um and and I am I to assume because this is being done in conjunction with the city that the police details are going to be handled in conjunction with the city I don't know you need to reach
2:25out and get a police detail I'll double check but I'm pretty sure the police has one but I'll double check okay cuz you'll have to have that okay all right um anything else that you have to add um no that's it okay any questions from the board no all right hearing none I will there's no one here so there's no one to object or or support So hearing none I will entertain a motion to approve the
2:46one day Li a permit for can heat Brewing Company yes I'll make the motion to uh approve the one day permit can heat Brewing Company 52 Ferry Street for car peler on 11624 from the hours of 300 p.m. and 900 p.m. I'll second that motion all those in favor I all those opposed granted thank you I just have one thing that I want to say on behalf of the board and
3:10Mr peler there's nothing about you you you're free to leave I just want the general public to know that today was a special meeting to accommodate uh this particular vendor which we the board doesn't have a problem doing I just want everybody to know that I don't know what the practice was before but this was at my suggestion that we're not going to just allow one they Li permits and then
3:30ratify them after the fact at least I'm not going to I don't it's too risky because if people don't know they have to have a police officer people don't know the circumstances involved in the event and something can happen and then this board will will will be responsible for that so I will be want to go on record is saying I will not do that I won't ratify after the fact we can't be
3:52responsible if people aren't prepared for their events we will try as a board like we did tonight Mr Mr pelet is here with his grandson M I'm sorry I apologize Mr I apologize M Mr PR is here with his grandson taking time from his family in order to accommodate the citizenry but that might not always be possible and I want the general public to know we will do it when it's possible
4:13we will try to accommodate everybody but we want everybody to know to be diligent and getting their paperwork into this board because whether it was done in the past and I'm not trying to be hot on it but as chairman I am not going to allow events to happen and then ratify them after the the the the event we we understand things come up but you have to be diligent if you want these one-
4:32day liquor permits or any type of permission moving forward and Mr I just wanted to say that because I want people to know we are going to try to accommodate but it's not always going to be the case that we can yeah you got families I have a business to run and so forth and so on Miss cadero who tried couldn't be here because she has business to attend to so I just want the
4:50general public to know that um hearing nothing else uh motion to agend motion uh second all in favor all opposed meeting a j