Licenses & Franchises Committee

Licenses & Franchises Committee Meeting Minutes April 22, 2025 The Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Dunn, Katz, Hanley, Logan and Vidal. Absent: None. Vivian Ainomugisha, 164 Lexington Road, Billerica from the Waltham Times was noted as recording the meeting. Councillor Dunn moved approval of the minutes from 4/7/2025. The motion was approved by a voice vote. First agenda item: Grant of Location at 1131-133 Main Street for Eversource Jacque Duffy, representing Eversource spoke on the relocation of a pole. Councillor Katz spoke and asked about poles and expired poles and removal of poles. Councillor Katz moved approval of the grant of location. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Second agenda item: Grant of Location at Waverly & Linden Streets for Nationalgrid Mary Mulroney, of West Roxbury spoke on the matter. Councillor Dunn asked about the timing of the project. Councillor Hanley asked about the abandoned pipes that will just be cut and capped at both ends and left there. The Chair made sure the trees on Waverly would not be touched prior to the MWRA project. Councillor Hanley moved approval of the grant of location. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Third agenda item: Fuel Storage License at 1601 Trapelo Road for BXP –BP reservoir Place LLC & Boston Properties LLC Attorney McCourt, Nick Skoli, Michael Johnson and Ted Dowd, all representing the petitioner were present. Councillor Hanley asked about cameras and monitoring. Michael Johnson from BXP Boston stated they have security around the site. Councillor Hanley moved approval of the grant of location. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fourth agenda item: Request for plaque on bench in field area at 200 Trapelo Road for Kathleen B. McMenimen The Mayor spoke on the request. Councillor Logan moved approval of the request. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fifth agenda item: Request to authorize Charles River Canoe & Kayak a Section 10A permit for a temporary dock at Cronin’s Landing Councillor Logan spoke on the matter stating it is a great addition to the City. Councillor Logan moved approval of the grant of location. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Sixth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 474 Moody St – Tempo Spiros Karras, representing the petitioner spoke in favor of the permit. Councillor Logan moved approval. On the motion Councillor Dunn asked about the comment on their application where they stated they may use Rassa’s space. Rassa was also present during the meeting because they too were here for a sidewalk permit. They will not be using their space. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Seventh agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 475 Moody St – Little India Restaurant Councilor Logan spoke and moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Eighth agenda item: Secondhand Dealers license renewal at 681 Main St for Finely Found IT Vintage Councilor Logan spoke and moved approval of the permit noting the suite being 2-11. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Ninth agenda item: Secondhand Dealers license renewal at 100 River St – Four Jwaze LLC Councilor Dunn spoke and moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Tenth agenda item: Secondhand Dealers license renewal at 322 Moody St for Opus Tiger Thrift Councilor Logan spoke and moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Eleventh agenda item: Lodging house renewal for Brandeis University at 415 South St – East Quad Councillor Katz moved to suspend the rules and move collectively on all of the Brandeis dorm renewals. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Katz moved approval of all the lodging house renewals at Brandeis. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Listed on the agenda are: East Quad North Quad Ridgewood Massell Quad The Village The Skyline Rosenthal Dorms Councillor Logan moved to take the tables and chairs permit for Rassa off of the table. The motion was approved by a voice vote. The owner Mr. Patel was present. Councillor Logan spoke and moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan moved to take the tables and chairs permit for Common Good Co. off of the table. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Owner Jace Broshe was present. Councillor Logan spoke and moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. With no further matters Councillor Dunn moved to adjourn. Chairman Vidal declared the meeting adjourned at 7:23 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kara Wilson, Assistant City Clerk April 30, 2025