Licenses & Franchises Committee

Licenses & Franchises Committee Meeting Minutes May 5, 2025 The Clerk called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. Present: Katz, Hanley, and Logan. Absent: Dunn & Vidal. The Clerk opened up nominations in order to choose a Chair Pro Tem. Councillor Logan nominated Councillor Hanley. With no further nominations the Clerk closed nominations and by a voice vote Clerk Pro Tem Hanley continued the meeting. Vivian Ainomugisha, 164 Lexington Road, Billerica from the Waltham Times was noted as recording the meeting. Councillor Logan moved approval of the minutes from 4/22/2025. The motion was approved by a voice vote. First agenda item: Mayor’s Request for plaque for Pat Azadi and Update of other Requests Councillor Logan had moved to split the question into two separate matters. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan moved approval of the request for a plaque for Assistant City Solicitor Patricia Azadi to be put on the back of the chair where she has sat for many years assisting the Council and the City. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan moved to table the request of the remainder of the names. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Second agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 315 Moody St – Farmers India Market & Cafe Councillors Katz & Logan spoke on the permit. Mr. Bokhary was present. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Third agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 467 Moody St – Deep Ellum Councillors Katz & Logan spoke on the permit. Glen Cancelleire was present. He noted they now have a patio out back. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fourth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 484 Moody St – Amuleto Mexican Table Councillor Katz asked about their map submitted with their application. Adrian Ortiz was present at the meeting. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fifth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 367 Moody St – Lizzie’s Ice Cream Miriam Benitez was present at meeting. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Sixth agenda item: Secondhand Dealers License renewal – 563 Moody St – Compustar, Inc. Councillor Logan moved approval of the renewal. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan moved to take the Grant of Location at Moody & Carter Streets for Eversource off of the table. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Councillor Logan made a request that was approved by a voice vote to have Eversource answer some questions relating to the grant of location and a map that Eversource had submitted and to have the petitioner attend a meeting to discuss. Councillor Logan moved to table the matter. The matter was tabled by a voice vote. With no further matters Councillor Katz moved to adjourn. Chairman Pro Tem Hanley declared the meeting adjourned at 7:16 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kara Wilson, Assistant City Clerk May 8, 2025