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License Commission General Hearing

Location

Lombardi Building
Basement Level Conference Room
831 Massachusetts Ave.
Cambridge, MA 02139

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Contact

Elizabeth Lint
Esq.
elint@cambridgema.gov
617-349-6140

Description

License Commission Agenda
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at 5:30 PM
Michael J. Lombardi Building
831 Massachusetts Avenue
Carmelia M. Vicente Conference Room

The following are the matters which the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed or voted upon as of 5:30 p.m., without public testimony.  

MALT & WINE LICENSES WITH OR WITHOUT ENTERTAINMENT:

1. Laura Breiman, has applied for a malt and wine license to be exercised at MIT-Porter Room, 410 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, on 4/17/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. for a party. Expected attendance - 350 people.





2. Edward Salerno, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Patrons dancing, Recorded/live music and Amplification system) to be exercised at Eliot House & Dining Hall, JCR, Courtyard, 101 Dunster Street, Cambridge, on 5/3/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. for a party.  Expected attendance – 650 people.




3. Tijana Katushevska, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Recorded/live music and Amplification system) to be exercised at Center for European Studies at Harvard, 27 Kirkland Street, Cambridge, on 4/14/16 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for a happy hour event. Expected attendance – 95 people.




4. Arlyn DePagter, has applied for a malt and wine license to be exercised at E62-100 Main Street, Cambridge, on 4/15/16 from 4:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. for a reception. Expected attendance – 180 people.




5. Arlyn DePagter, has applied for a malt and wine license to be exercised at E62-100 Main Street, Cambridge, on 4/22/16 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. for a reception. Expected attendance – 250 people.




6. Brad Hartman, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Patrons/Performers dancing, Recorded/live music, Amplification system and Light show) to be exercised at Lowell House courtyard, JCR, Dining hall, 10 Holyoke Place, Cambridge, on 4/28/16 from 9:00 p.m. – 1:30 a.m. for a party. Expected attendance – 300 people.




7. Thomas O’Brien, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Patrons dancing, Recorded/live music and Amplification system) to be exercised at Adams House Dining Hall, LCR and UCR, 26 Plympton Street, Cambridge, on 4/29/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. for a party. Expected attendance – 250 people.




8. Lesly Serigny, has applied for a malt and wine license to be exercised at Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, 250 Massachusettts Avenue, Cambridge, on 4/13/16 from 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. for a reception. Expected attendance – 100 people.




9. Amy Poftak, has applied for a malt and wine license to be exercised at Workbar, 45 Prospect Street, Cambridge, on 4/28/16, 5/17/16 & 6/15/16 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. for panel discussion and workshops. Expected attendance – 100 people.




10. Ayodeji Ogunnaike, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Patrons dancing, Recorded/live music, Amplification system and Light show) to be exercised at Radcliffe Quadrangle Lawn between Shepherd and Linnaean Street, Cambridge, on 4/29/16 from 9:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. for a formal. Expected attendance – 1000.




11. Liam Coughlin, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment to provide (Mariachi music) to be exercised on patio adjacent to Olecito Restaurant, 12 Springfield Street, Cambridge, on 5/5/16 from 12:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for a Cinco de Mayo party. Expected attendance – 50 people.
12. Susan Zawalich, has applied for a malt and wine license with entertainment (Patrons dancing) to be exercised at Lehman Hall, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, on 4/23/16 from 8:00 p.m. – 1:00 a.m. for a salsa dance party. Expected attendance – 100.





ALL ALCOHLIC BEVERAGES LICENSES WITH OR WITHOUT ENTERTAINMENT:

1. Higor Fontoura, has applied for an all alcoholic beverages license with entertainment (Patrons dancing) at St. Anthony Parish Hall, 400 Cardinal Medeiros Avenue, Cambridge, on 5/9/16 from 8:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m. for a Dinner dance. Expected attendance – 250 people.




2. Donn Leonard, has applied for an all alcoholic beverages license with entertainment (Patrons dancing, Recorded/live music, Amplification system and Light show) at Dunster House courtyard, 945 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, on 4/28/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 1:15 a.m.  for a party/formal. Expected attendance – 250 people.




ENTERTAINMENT LICENSES ONLY:

1. Louis Aghanwa, has applied for an entertainment license (Patrons dancing and Amplification system) for an Undergraduate party at Student Organization Center at Hilles (SOCH), 59 Shepard Street, Cambridge, on 4/30/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Expected attendance – 499 people.




2. Trevor Mullin, has applied for an entertainment license (Patrons dancing, Recorded/live music and Amplification system) for a party at Mather House Dining Hall, 10 Cowperthwaite Street, Cambridge, on 4/8/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Expected attendance – 400 people.




3. Anuj Khandelwal, has applied for an entertainment license (Performers/entertainers dancing, Recorded/live music, Amplification system and Dynamic audio/visual show live/recorded) for a Song and dance performance at MIT Kresge Auditorium, 48 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, on 4/8/16 from 7:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. Expected attendance – 700 people.




4. Caroline Kerwin, has applied for an entertainment license (Performers/entertainers dancing, Recorded/live music and Amplification system) for a concert at Leverett Library Theater, 28 Dewolfe Street, Cambridge, on 4/16/16 from 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Expected attendance – 75 people.  He has also applied for a vendor’s license to sell T-shirts at the event.




5. Bill Manley, on behalf of the Harvard Square Business Association, has applied for an entertainment license (Patrons/Performers dancing, Recorded/live music and Amplification system) for a street fair in Harvard Square on 5/1/16 from 12:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Expected attendance – 150,000 people.




6. Shirley Santos, has applied for an entertainment license (Performers/entertainers dancing and a moon bounce) for a community and school event at Kennedy/Longfellow school, 158 Spring Street, Cambridge, on 5/14/16 from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., with a rain date of 5/21/16. Expected attendance – 125 people.




7. Louis Aghanwa, has applied for an entertainment license (Patrons dancing and Amplification system) for a party at Adams House Dining hall, Plympton Street, Cambridge, on 4/16/16 from 10:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m. Expected attendance – 300 people.




8. Amy Vest, has applied for an entertainment license (Patrons, Performers/entertainers dancing, Recorded/live music, Amplification system and Light show) for a concert at Tercentenary Theatre, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, on 4/24/16 from 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. Expected attendance – 4,750 people.



VENDOR LICENSE:

1. Jaime Beadle-Posto Mobile has applied to vend at Vecna Technologies, Inc. – (private property) 32-34-36 Cambridgepark Drive, Cambridge, on 4/8/16 & 4/15/16 from 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. to sell food. Expected attendance – 150 people.





ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS:


1. Cambridge 1 Associates LT, d/b/a Cambridge 1 Associates LTD Partnership, 35 Cambridgepark Drive has filed a Waiver of Rehearing for Failure to Timely Renew their 2015 Garage License.  




2. Playska Cambridge, LLC, holder of a Common Victualler license at 243 Hampshire St., has filed a request to change their d/b/a from Playska to Bronwyn’s Deli and Bakery.





The following are matters which the Chair reasonably anticipates will be discussed, and for which public testimony will be taken, as of 6:00 p.m.


1. Application BGR Hospitality, LLC d/b/a Blaze Fast Fire’d Pizza, has applied for a Common Victualler license to be exercised at One Canal Park with a seating capacity of 64 inside and 26 in outdoor patio on private property, hours of 11:00 am to 10:00 pm seven days per week, Matthew Giroux, manager of record.  Premise is described as a make your own pizza restaurant with large gas oven with polished concrete flooring.




2. Application Room for Dessert, LLC d/b/a Finale Desserterie, has applied for a new Common Victualler All Alcoholic Beverages License to be exercised at 30 Dunster Street with proposed hours of 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days per week, Paul Conforti, proposed manager of record. The premise is described as: Kitchen, dining room, bar on the first floor; storage in the basement. Seasonal patio on private property. 




3. Disciplinary MSEX, LLC d/b/a Middlesex Lounge, 315 Massachusetts Avenue, holder of a Common Victualler All Alcoholic Beverages License, for alleged violations of G. L. c. 138, §§ 23 and 64, and c. 140, §§ 9 and 183A, to wit, failure to call police and hindering an investigation.




4. Application Ethos Business Partners, Inc., d/b/a Le’s Sushi Bar and Restaurant, has applied for a Common Victualler license to be exercised at 425 Cambridge Street with a seating capacity of 24, hours of 9:00 am to 9:00 pm seven days per week, Huong Le, manager of record.  Premise is described as red brick building with first floor restaurant space approximately 252 Sf.




5. Application L.C.W. Associates, Inc. d/b/a Royal East, 782 Main Street, holder of a Common Victualler Wine & Malt Beverages License has applied for a Change of Officers/Directors and Transfer of Stock.




6. Application Cambridge Affordable Housing Corporation has applied for a Garage License with additional Flammables at 5-7 Temple Street for 18 parking spaces, 180 gallons of gasoline in the tanks of autos only, and 150 gallons of Class 2.




7. Application Clover Fast Food, Inc., holder of a Malt Only License at 7 Holyoke Street has applied for a Change of Location to 1326 Massachusetts Avenue and Change of Premise description to: 1,390 sf first floor kitchen and dining with an occupancy of 49 and seating for 41. Basement for storage.




8. Disciplinary Clover Fast Food, Inc. d/b/a Clover Fast Food, holder of a Common Victualler Malt Only License at 302 Elm Street for alleged violations of Cambridge Municipal Code Noise Ordinance 8.16.080-Non-Measured Noise Disturbance.




9. Disciplinary Lowhill, Inc. d/b/a Joe Sent Me, 2388 Massachusetts Avenue, holder of a Common Victualler All Alcoholic Beverages License, for alleged violation of G.L. c. 138, § 64A, to wit, sale or delivery of alcohol to an intoxicated person. 




10. Disciplinary Dante Alighieri Society of Massachusetts, Inc., 41 Hampshire Street, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages Club License, for alleged violation of G.L. c. 138, § 15A, to wit, failure to apply for change of officers/directors. 




11. Disciplinary Association Notre Dame De Cambridge, Inc., 2322 Massachusetts Avenue, holder of an All Alcoholic Beverages Club License, for alleged violation of G.L. c. 138, §§ 15A and 26, to wit, failure to apply for change of officers/directors, and failure to have an approved manager on premise. 




12. Disciplinary New Red Dragon General, Inc., d/b/a Akai Ryu Shabu and Sushi, One Porter Square, holder of a Common Victualler All Alcoholic Beverages License, for alleged violation of G.L. c. 138, § 77, to wit, cessation of business and non-use of license.






THE ABOVE LISTED MATTERS FOR HEARINGS MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE, EXCEPT AS TO THE PRINCIPALS.  TO DETERMINE WHETHER A MATTER IS STILL SCHEDULED FOR A HEARING ON THE NOTICED DATE, PLEASE CALL 617-349-6140 THE DAY OF AND INQUIRE.  

IN ADDITION, THE ORDER IN WHICH THE MATTERS ARE CALLED MAY CHANGE ON THE DAY OF THE HEARING.  







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Elizabeth Y. Lint, Executive Director

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