Licenses & Franchises Committee

Licenses & Franchises Committee Meeting Minutes May 19, 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 Katz moved approval of the minutes from 5/5/2025. The motion was approved by a voice vote. First agenda item: Mayor’s Request for a gold plaque on the back of a bench in the field area for The City Council Mayor McCarthy spoke on her request. She said that the City Council approved the funding for the project and should be recognized. Councillor Logan moved approval of the request for a plaque. On the motion Councillor Katz mentioned the great work the Mayor did in on the Fernald property and spoke of the wonderful crowd and showing for opening day. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Second agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 482 Moody St – DaVinci Ristorante Councillor Logan spoke on the permit. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Third agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 434 Moody St – Peppinos Dosa Councillor Logan spoke on the permit. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fourth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 361 Moody St – Vinotta Councillor Katz asked about their seating submitted with their application. Councillor Katz moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Fifth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 286 Moody St – Ponzu Councillor Logan spoke on the permit. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit subject to the receiving a letter from Fire Cycle allowing them to put tables and chairs in front of their location. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Sixth agenda item: Tables & Chairs permit at 388 Moody Street – Solea Councillor Katz asked about their seating submitted with their application. Councillor Logan moved approval of the permit. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Seventh agenda item: Grant of location at Ash Street Joanne Callendar, representing Eversource was present and spoke on the petition. Councillor Logan moved approval of the renewal. The motion was approved by a voice vote. Eighth agenda item: Class 2 Motor Vehicle License for Global Lease Corp. - 260 Bear Hill Road Attorney Richard LeClair, representing the petitioner spoke on the petition and explained the situation of the petitioners need for this license yet not having cars located on the property. Councillor Logan spoke on the matter and made a request that was approved by a voice vote to send to the Law Department for review. Councillor Logan moved to table the matter. The matter was tabled by a voice vote. Ninth agenda item: Class 2 Motor Vehicle License for Lehnen & Restov Enterprises LLC - 712 Moody Street Councillor Logan spoke and asked questions to the petitioner. Councillor Logan moved approval of the license based on the former owner’s license (20 cars in the lot). 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 an Eversource Project manager attend a meeting to discuss the project. 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 7:39 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Kara Wilson, Assistant City Clerk May 27, 2025