3.18.2026 Licensing Board

Um call call to order the uh city for a licensing board meeting of Wednesday uh March 18, 2026 at 5:00 pm. Um to my right is board member Michael Pereira and also Melanie Cado and my name is uh Gregory Brilliant. I'm the chairman of the board. Um before we get started, I need to read this notice. Pursuant to the open meeting law, any person may make an audio or video recording the of

this public uh meeting or may transmit the meeting through any media. The attendees are therefore advised that such recordings or transmissions are being made, whether perceived or unpersceived by those present and are deemed acknowledged and permissible. The city charter section 9-18 mandates that all multiple member bodies develop and adopt rules or policy for public comment. We have adopted such a policy

which in short provides for citizen input on license board specific matters at the beginning of the meeting. There is a signup sheet that is located in the back of the room. Um, we'll call a meeting in order with agenda item number one, public input. Is there anything out there? Anybody want to speak?

No, we have no uh public input. We'll go to agenda item two, one day permits.

Um, could you please state your name and address for the record, sir?

Yes. Uh, Baxter Smith wasn't able to make it. Mark Natalie, police chief of Bristol Community College. I was going to bring Magnolia with me. I understand she's very popular here, but she was otherwise committed to Okay, it looks like the first one on 227 2026 is for an awards banquet with approximately 150 expected in attendance. And the event is from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. and all alcoholic beverages

will be served. Is that accurate?

Uh that is uh that was postponed because of the blizzard on 227. That was I apologize. Obviously I am sorry about that. So is that what which date is the rescheduled date?

So on your agenda you have October 23rd.

What I was told was October 26th. So I'm not sure on that.

We have 32726.

That's correct. That one's next week.

And what is that?

That is uh that is a um a open dining reception. Beer and wine only.

Beer and wine only.

Correct.

Okay. So 3:20 beer and wine. And what's the hours?

5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

And what about on 10:23 26? Uh, as I said, uh, I have 10:26 as the rescheduled date. So, there's obviously a communication, uh gap.

We'll we'll handle that as 10:26 for you.

Okay.

Um, and what is that for?

That is the uh, Bristol Awards night.

That's the awards night.

Correct.

And is that is the rest of that correct from 6:00 to 8?

It is 6 to 8 and all alcohol.

All alcohol. Yes, sir.

Okay.

You guys have done these re every year, so you know the rules and regulations. I think we allow you to use your own police detail.

Yes.

Uh I'm pretty certain of that.

Um okay. Um anybody out there in favor of this petition? Anybody out there to oppose it? U I'll entertain a motion um for 327206 and 1026 2026.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permits for Bristol Community College for the following dates of March 27th and October 26, 2026.

Okay. Second, please. Second. Uh, any questions on the motion from the board?

None.

Hearing none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. All said, officer. Good luck.

Thank you, folks.

Chief, they're not officer.

Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize. I didn't say it right.

No offense taken.

My fellow board member took offense to it, so I have to apologize to him. Uh, next is St. Anthony of Padaw Church, 4816th Street, Maurice O. Gorin.

Yeah, that's the that's the priest me.

Yeah, I was going to say, it's not a Portuguese name, is it?

Hi, my name is Emanuel Maderas.

Diamond that had um from the Kabiri from So and what's your address, Mr. Maderas?

Mine is 42 Striper Circle in North Diamond.

Okay. The these are for the feast, right?

Yes. For two the two feasts.

Yeah. This is what you do every year.

Every year.

Okay. Just just can you I'm just going to want to get the hours on what's the hours on the 23rd and the 24th of of May. What's the hours? 11. Uh, that's 1:00 then 11:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Both days.

Both days.

Okay. What about on the 21st and the 22nd? Same.

No, right there. There's a wrong mistake there. There's only 21st and a 20 and the 20th, not 22nd.

So, it's the 20th and the 21st.

Yes. That's a Saturday and a Sunday.

That's way Sunday and Monday. Now, it's 20 and 21st.

Okay. 6:20. 621. What's the hours there?

This says noon to 10.

That's the same thing.

Noon to 10.

Yep.

That's beer and wine only.

Beer and wine. And the other one's all alcohol.

No, they're both beer and wine.

All beer and wine. Yep.

Okay. This obviously is the annual fee.

So you obvious you guys know the rules, police detail, so forth and so on.

Correct.

Yes, sir.

Okay.

Uh, anybody out there? Um, in favor of this petition, anybody to oppose this petition? Hearing none, I'll entertain a motion with the corrected dates once again of uh June 20th and June 21st.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permits for St. Anthony of Padawa Church for the following dates of May 23rd, May 24th, June 20th, and June 21st 2026.

I have a question.

You want to second then question?

I'll second it. Yeah.

All right. Questions on the motion? Go right ahead, Michael. Sir, you you guys hire a Fall River police officer for the detail, correct? Not a constable.

Yeah.

Yeah. Okay.

We we have the the we hire him for we do the processions and boat fees. So, we we go we have to go the the temp them for us to take care of the streets first and everything.

Right. Make sure it's a police officer, not a constable.

No, no, it's a the police office.

Okay. Okay.

Yeah. Thank you. Okay. Any other questions on the motion? Hearing none.

All those in favor? I. All those opposed? All said, sir. Thank you.

Good luck.

The next one is St. Anthony of the Desert 300 North Northeastern Avenue.

Reverend Christian Habit habit habit.

Habit. I'm sorry, sir.

That's enough. It's a difficult name.

And it's regarding um April 11, 2026.

Can you please state your name and address for the record?

My name is Deacon Jean Matar. I'm here on behalf of Father Biter.

Okay.

I work with him in Brockton.

Okay. Yeah. So, this I think we already did one um we did one last year.

Yes. Yes.

So, it looks like this is going to be a dance of sorts with 250 uh attendees, all alcoholic uh beverage license. What I need is you got 5:00 PM as your start time, but you didn't give a you didn't give an end time. What's What time is it going until midnight?

12:00.

Yes.

I know you've had one in the past um because you work in conjunction with the Forever, but you're from Brockton, right?

Correct.

Okay. So, so you know the rules relative to the police detail, so forth and so on.

I've already booked it.

Okay. Um, anybody out there in favor of this petition? Anybody to oppose this petition? And hearing none, I'll entertain a motion from the board.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permit for St. Anthony of the Desert for April 11th, 2026.

Second. Questions on the motion?

Hearing? None. All those in favor? I.

All set. Thank you.

I believe that's the next one as well.

Yeah, same same. I don't think it's him though. I think it's a different person.

Yes. Okay.

I thought it was my I saw I saw your name on here. That's why. Um the next one is article D. St. Anthony in the Desert, 300 Nor Eastern Avenue, Michael Silva for a one-day liquor permit for May 30th, 2026.

Can you please state your name and address for the record?

Uh Michael Silva, 269 Cypress Street in For Okay. Um, it looks like it's a dinner um for a charity outreach program.

Um, this one doesn't have this doesn't have anything regarding. Can you tell me a little bit about it? Is it an annual thing or is this No, this is our first one. Uh basically we're doing a charity uh uh a dinner for uh hospital of the cross which is in Lebanon and this is coincide with a golf tournament uh at Swansea later on in the summer. So we're just trying to raise a

little bit more money this year by having a dinner.

What's the What's the hours of operation Mr.

Uh be 5 to nine.

5 to nine. Is that all alcohol or beer and wine?

All alcohol.

You say it's your first one, so you're familiar relative to the rules?

You're working. Yeah, I'm working with the people at uh the Desert. They're helping out, you know.

Okay.

With it.

Okay. Just make sure you do the detail and get everything right. I'm sure there'll be no problems, but Right. Yeah. Right. After I get approved, I'll, you know, go down to the police station and get it. And as I said, they they they they're guiding me in this process.

Not a problem. Anybody out there in favor of this petition? Anybody oppose this petition? I'll entertain a motion.

I'll make a motion to approve the one-day permit for St. Anthony of the Desert for May 30th, 2026.

Second.

Questions on the motion from the board?

None.

Hearing none. All those in favor?

I. All those opposed.

What would be the next step? Just a month. Thank you. Come in and get the permit from you.

Yes. So, you can pay either online through the portal or you can bring me a check and I'd be able to print out that permit for you.

I'll come by Monday. And then and then you coordinate with the police department relative to the uh relative to the um detail.

Right. Thank you very much.

Okay.

Good luck.

Item E under one day permits St. Cecilia Band Club 293 Alman Street Maria Lara uh July 25th and July 26th.

We'll put it at the end. if they're not here will not be heard due to the practice of the board that unless people are here we do not hear petitions with people not being here we'll move on to item number three extension of ours 700 William Canning Boulevard Lewis Martinez good evening good evening Mr. Valentine's, you're the new owner.

Yes, sir.

Yeah. Okay. Well, representing the new owner coming 10 p.m. closing time Monday through Saturday. All right. So, you want to increase your hours with presently 10 p.m. You want to open until 12:00 a.m.?

Yes.

Midnight?

Yes, sir.

Okay. Um, I don't know of any problems over there. Um, anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody to oppose it?

Um, I don't I don't know of any problems but I don't know either. You may know Heather. No.

No.

No. Okay. I'llend a motion.

It's from 10 10.

Okay. I make a motion to extend the hours from 10 p.m. to uh 12 midnight for Chick-fil-A 700 William Sandy Boulevard.

And I'll second.

Questions from the board on the motion hearing? None. Um all those in favor?

I. All those opposed. All set.

Thank you.

Good luck.

Thank you.

Next we will do transfer of lodging house license 621 second street. Dan Rossman.

Will you please state your name and address for the record, please, sir?

Yeah. Dan Rossman, 609 Salem Street, Rockland Mass.

Okay.

Um, is this change of ownership?

It it will be after the license is approved.

Okay. And you're going to be buying it, you and your wife, it looks like.

Me and my wife.

Okay. Um, nothing else is going to change. It's going to be it's going to be cleaned up.

Okay.

I've owned several properties throughout the city over the years. So, Okay.

Very familiar with the process.

Okay. All right. Um, were they all other lodging houses?

No, this is the first one. Um, I did have one on Bank Street. Oh god, that was several years ago, but I owned several other room houses in other towns, whether it be where him, Cape Cod, and I have a big one here in uh New Bedford.

What what are your plans to clean it up, per se, or to do security-wise or anything?

Uh, well, I'm the security. Um, no, what I'm doing is is keeping the management place in place, but I'm going to manage them. I'm going to clean it up inside is just not the way I run a place. I can I do all bedding, new bedding, uh, furniture, and everything else. And it's just not what I do. Um, of course, I'm going to do an upgrade of a tenant. I don't like what's in there.

Okay. I'm I'm just asking this. This isn't like a sober house, is it?

No. No. No. Nothing to do with that.

Okay.

Working individual people. They go to work every day. They don't hang around.

Gotcha. Okay. Um, anybody in favor of this petition? Anybody opposed? I will say that the the uh police department has uh said that uh they have approved the transfer of the lodging house license and approved Mr. Rosman. So, that's not an issue. So, um I'll entertain a motion.

I'll uh make a motion to approve the transfer of the lodging house license of 621 second street to Dan Rosman.

Second questions on that motion. Anyone?

None.

Hearing none. All those in favor? I. All those opposed. All said, Mos. Good luck with it.

Um class two license.

Um 394 400 Stafford Road, Sha's Auto Sales, Brandon Roacher. Is this a new or is this a late one? Do you have any idea?

Is this brand new?

Uh yes. Well, it was in place, but it was expired for two years.

Okay. All right. Uh can you please state your name and address for the record?

Brandon Roach at 3 Taffy Drive, Congress. Okay.

Okay.

So, it was expired for two years. Are you changing anything over there?

No.

Okay.

Other than cleanups outside.

How many cars is this for?

Four to five.

Four to five. So, five.

Yeah, if we could do five.

Okay.

All right. Do you have any experience in the car sales bit? Do you run Do you do you operate Sha's Yes.

Uh the repair shop?

Yes. Okay. What what what background do you have in the car sales business, young man?

So, I have been around the car, used car lots, um doing all the auto repairs for a few few in the city. And as for car sales, um I've been buying and selling them since I was younger. I worked at First Choice Auto on Pleasant Street for about a year and a half.

Okay. Yeah, it's a small lot. I know I know Mark, so Yeah, I know Mark very well.

Okay. So, I I know it used to be over there. Um, anybody in favor? Anybody opposed? Um, board. Oh, by the way, I'm sorry. I apologize. Mr. Roachi was also approved by the Florida Police Department, his application and him individually. So, that's all set.

Okay. Uh, make a motion to grant the class two license to Mr. Roacher for uh um Shay. It's going slow. Cochay's auto sales at um 394-400 Stafford Road, I think.

And I'll second.

Before we take the vote, can what what's True Brothers, Inc.?

They stole the property.

You stole it?

Yeah.

Okay. But the certificate of liability still under True Brothers. Did you Did you bring in your bond and everything?

That was the one at the time when it was uh filed. It was still True Brother.

Okay. So, who who's technically getting this license?

I am.

True brothers or Brandon?

See,

see that's your name. But is that who this is coming in? Because the license is going to be issued to Shaes.

That's what we just approved. It looks like Sha's Auto Sales, but that means you don't have the proper certificate of insurance.

Yeah, I'm confused.

You You have to give My understanding is is I always that you have to give liability insurance and also a bond to sell cars.

Yes. But but your liability insurance part if this is yours.

One second. Give me one quick second.

I'm trying to find I'm trying to find a a date on here when it's effective.

15206.

This isn't any good because this is the insured is True Brothers Inc.

Okay. So, I'll go to let's see.

Well, I don't know what where's True.

Who's True Brothers?

True Brothers is 1138 Pleasant Street, Forever Mass.

That you own?

I work there.

You work or own it?

I do some work there with them.

They used to own that property.

What property?

So, uh 400 Stafford Road, which is why the bond was under them.

Do you own the property now?

Not at the moment. Not at the moment.

It's a lease. Okay.

But but the license it appears it says business name Sha's Auto Sales. This is your application.

Yes.

Doing business as True Brother.

That was probably a mistake on my hands.

All right. Well, I just trying to so you don't have any problems. So, this license is going under Sha's Auto Sales.

Okay. But they're not going to give you the license until it's liability and the bond because I don't see a copy of a bond unless this is it.

I think that's the one that I uploaded.

This says liability insurance for well anyhow before they're going to release your your license to you to start doing business.

We're giving this we're giving this license to Sha's Auto Sales.

Okay.

So all of the necessary insurance documentation has to be consistent with that.

Sha's Auto Sales. Correct.

You don't have an LLC or anything, right?

No DBA.

Just a DBA. Brandon Souza doing business as Yes. Brandon Roacher.

I'm sorry. I apologize. Brandon Roacher doing business at Sha's Auto Sales.

Correct.

Okay. Um.

Okay.

I'm just not sure if this license should go in your name individually because I think you're going to have to you're the one that's going to have because you're DBA. You're not a I I just would like the record to reflect part of that motion that he has filed a doing business certificate with the board that basically says it's a used car dealer. His DBA is known as Sha's Auto Sales. So technically it's

Brandon Roachcher doing business as Sha's Auto Sales. Is everybody okay with that?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Um I just don't want him to get messed up when he goes and get his insurance.

Okay. So um that being an amendment to the motion. All those in favor? I All those opposed. All set. Okay.

So um get a certificate with Brandon Rocher Shaes Auto Sales.

DBA Sha's Auto Sales. Okay.

Yes. And I can bring that right here.

Bring it to bring it to Courtney and Courtney will then process the license.

Right. Thank you very much.

All right. No problem. I just don't want you to have any problems with No, no. Appreciate it. Thank you.

All right. Is there any minutes? No minutes. No, we're all set.

Um I don't even know. Yeah, I don't even know if we have to table. Take No, that you got to come back in and we'll place it back on that. We don't need to table.

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

Second.

All those in favor? I. All those opposed.

There you go.

Thank you.

First me.