Licenses & Franchises Committee

Licenses & Franchises Committee Meeting Minutes April 7, 2025 The Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Dun, Katz, Hanley, Logan and Vidal. Absent: None. Councillor Katz moved approval of the minutes from 3/17/2025. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Katz moved to take the South St grant of location matter off of the table. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Katz raised questions and handed out a document with all the information he and the Committee would like answered by Nationalgrid. He made a request that was approved by a voice vote to send this document to Nationalgrid and have them come back in to discuss when they have all the necessary information. On the request Councillor Logan asked that his name be added to the section that talks about staging. Councillor Katz moved to table the matter. The motion was approved by a voice vote and grant of location was tabled. First new agenda item: Request from Mayor to name a room at the new high School “The Waltham Room” Councillor Hanley moved to suspend the rules to have the Mayor speak on the matter. The motion was approved by a voice vote. The Mayor explained the reasoning she would like the room named. Councillor Hanley asked if there are other rooms that she would like to name at the new high school. She stated this is the only one. There is a lot of Waltham history and artifacts located in this room. Councillor Hanley moved approval of the request. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Second agenda item: Request from Mayor to put a plaque on a bench located at 200 Trapelo Road for George A. Darcy, III former Ward 3 Councillor and Conservation Commission member The Mayor spoke on Mr. Darcy’s contribution to the Conservation Commission as well as his work in Ward 3. She would like to honor him in this capacity. Councillor Hanley spoke on the request. He appreciates all the work Mr. Darcy did in Ward 3. Councillor Hanley moved approval of the request. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Third agenda item: Tables & Chairs Permit application for Rassa at 489 Moody Street Councillor Logan moved to table the matter. The motion was approved by a voice vote and matter was tabled Fourth agenda item: Tables & Chairs Permit application for Common Goods Co at 419 Moody St Councillor Logan moved to table the matter. The motion was approved by a voice vote and matter was tabled. Fifth agenda item: Tables & Chairs Permit application for In A Pickle at 265 Moody St Timothy Burke, owner of restaurant was present. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan moved to take the 77 Prospect St lodging house renewal matter off of the table. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Hong Jiang Wang, owner of property was present. Councillors Logan, Hanley and Dunn asked questions to Mr. Wang about the property, building permits, electrical panels and commercial space Councillor Logan moved approval of the license renewal. The motion was approved by a voice vote. With no further matters Councillor Dunn moved to adjourn. Chairman Vidal declared the meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kara Wilson, Assistant City Clerk April 9, 2025