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2015-01-08 (2)CITY of BEVERLY LICENSE BOARD 191 Cabot Street Beverly, Massachusetts 01915 Phone (978) 605 -2.333 Fax (978) 922 -0285 Mayor Michael P. Cahill Chairman Richard S. Kelley, Esq. Board Members Johrr Roccio Joseph Trainor Clerk Martha A. Lewis LICENSE BOARD MINUTES — JANUARY 8, 2015 The meeting of the Beverly License Board was called to order on Thursday, January 8, 2015 in the City Council Chambers at 6:30 pm. In attendance at the meeting were: Board Members Richard Kelley, John Roccio, Joseph Trainor, Police Liaison Sgt. William Page and Clerk, Martha Lewis. 1. Acceptance of the Minutes from Meeting of December 11, 2014 The minutes of the meeting held on December 11 were reviewed. No comments or changes requested. Mr. Roccio made a motion to accept the minutes as submitted. Mr. Kelley seconded the motion. Motion passed 3 -- 0. 2. Change of Manager, Transfer of Stock, New Stockholder and Change in LLC Member — Pikey, Inc. dba Pickled Onion, Peter Kelly, Manager Mr. Kelly was present. The attorney who prepared the documentation was unable to attend due to illness. The forms were reviewed. Chairman Kelley asked if all the owners were American citizens. Mr. Kelly confirmed. The Board noticed inconsistencies in the forms in terms of the ownership. Mr. Kelly explained that Susan Kelly is no longer the manager. Her ownership was being transferred to Mr. Kelly as per agreement. Chairman Kelley asked how many hours he worked. Mr. Kelly explained that he works 7 days per week, between 60 — 70 hours between the Pickled Onion and his establishment in Salem. Mr. Trainor noted inconsistencies in the documents in terms of the percentage of ownership. Mr. Kelly explained that the ownership noted on the form was incorrect. The ownership amounts not changed since he took over the business. Mr. Trainor explained that Mr. Kelly should be able to easily confirm the ownership as he was required to file an annual return with the secretary of state. Minutes of License Board Meeting held January 8, 2015 Mr. Kelly commented that he would get the returns from his accountant. Mr. Kelly will correct the forms and resubmit for the Board's consideration. Application for New License — 397 Cabot Street, LLC dba Wild Hops, Ken Wilson, Manager for the sale of all alcoholic beverages at 397 Cabot Street Home Rule Petition license The requested license is a new Home Rule Petition license. Ken introduced himself. He is filing for a state Pub Brewery license and for a Chapter 12 restaurant license. He recently purchased the property which formerly a dry cleaners and had been vacant for several years. Mr. Wilson is the primary investor in the Wild Horse Cafe, having purchased the business more than two years. He purchased the property across the street at 397 Cabot and wants to develop a brew on- premise pub. There are only 3 or 4 in the Massachusetts/New Hampshire area. In addition to brewing beer they will bake bread. He will have 8 brewing barrels producing 10 -15 gallons with a storefront. The restaurant will be lite fare offering craft beers. He envisioned small groups /corporate meetings /team building as his target market. Chairman Kelley asked what about the operating hours, would they be open 7 days? Mr. Wilson responded they would be open 7 days per week. He envisioned Saturday /Sunday daytime hours for brewing (20 -25 people could brew at a time). Regular hours Tuesday — Sunday 4:00 pm —12:30 am. They may have longer, additional hours as needed. Chairman Kelly then asked where the Massachusetts locations were. The closest is downtown Newton, there is a location in Framingham and Nashua, New Hampshire. Chairman Kelley then asked Mr. Wilson of his role at the Wild Horse Cafe. Mr. Wilson explained he was the primary investor, he is not involved operationally, he is not involved with hiring employees or paying bills, etc. Chairman Kelley asked about his experience in delivering alcohol and is he was familiar with training programs for employees. Mr. Wilson explained that he has 35 years in the hotel business and was absolutely familiar with training programs. Mr. Wilson and the staff should all be TIPs certified. Mr. Roccio asked how much can be brewed and the brewing process. 10 —15 gallons or 2.5 gallons per person. The brewing process takes 2 hours. The brew then sits and is ready in two weeks. Mr. Wilson explained his intent was to improve the building. It will be wide open with copper kettles in the window. It would be a great improvement to Cabot Street. Chairman Kelley asked what the capacity of the restaurant will be. The capacity will be between 80 —100 people. The hope is to open the restaurant in June or July. Mr. Wilson explained that the State would issue the license for the brew /pub. In order to do so, the local license board needed to first approve the chapter 12 license. The FDA is required to approve all recipes and labeling. The approval process is precise. Having no further questions from the Board, Chairman Kelley asked if there was anyone from the public for or against the idea. Mr. Peter Kelly, owner of the Pickled Onion, spoke in favor. He though the concept was a fantastic idea. Mr. Trainor made a motion to approve the application for an alcoholic beverage license for 397 Cabot Street, LLC dba Wild Hops, Ken Wilson, Manager. Mr. Roccio seconded the motion. Motion passed 3 — 0. Clerk noted that the CORI report was ok. 4. Change of Hours — Beverly Food Mart, Inc. dba North Beverly Food Mart, Erich Prinz, Manager. Application for earlier opening time on Sunday received and forwarded to the ABCC. 5. One Day Licenses — Nine applications were received. All were reviewed for the hours and locations. One application from the Beverly Farms 4 th of July Committee for a family cookout was pulled. Applicant will be required to submit a diagram of the area as well as their plan for control of the crowd outside. One application from Endicott College for a Super Bowl Party was pulled. The hours requested were from 9:00 pm to 1:00 am. The Board noted the football game started at 6:30 pm and questioned the 9:00 pm start time of the party. The applicant was requested to resubmit with earlier hours. Mr. Roccio made a motion to approve 7 of the 9 applications for special one -day licenses. Mr. Trainor seconded. Motion passed 3 — 0. Clerk note: Endicott adjusted their request for the super bowl party from 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. 6. All Other Business — Clerk noted it had to come to her attention that Prides Osteria was closed. Chairman Kelley requested a letter be sent to Michael Magner asking forward a written explanation as to the reason for the closing, his plans for renovations and how long the establishment would be closed. Sgt. Page requested to invite the Italian Community Center in at the next meeting due to a report of over service. He will provide a police report. Next meeting is scheduled for Thursday, Februarys, 2015 at 6:30 pm in City Council Chambers, Third Floor, City Hall, 191 Cabot Street. Hearing no further business, Mr. Roccio made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Chairman Kelley seconded the motion. Meeting adjourned at 7:30 pm. Respectfully submitted, 10 Martha A. Lewis, Clerk