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Description
Boston Cannabis Board "BCB" Voting Hearing October 19, 2022
B
All
right
good
afternoon,
this
is
the
hearing
before
the
Boston
cannabis
board.
Today
is
October
19
2022..
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet.
Virtually
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city
of
Boston's
website
before
I
review.
Some
procedural
matters
I
will
introduce
chairwoman
Kathleen
Joyce.
C
Good
afternoon
my
name
is
Kathleen
Joyce
I'm,
chair
of
the
Boston
cannabis
board
and
today
I'm
pleased
to
be
joined
by
Commissioners
Darlene
Lambos.
Commissioner
Lisa
Holmes,
commissioner
Alejandro
sanchian
and
commissioner
John
Smith
right
we'll
not
be
voting
today
and
he's
joining
us
for
his
support.
B
Thank
you,
chairwoman,
Joyce,
and
my
name
is
Jasmine
and
I
am
the
Boston
cannabis
board
manager.
We
also
joined
by
Allison
Quinn,
who
is
the
project
manager
for
the
BCB?
While
the
public
is
encouraged
to
attend,
there
will
be
no
additional
public
testimony
accepted.
I
will
read
each
item
into
the
record
after
I
will
ask
for
comments
from
the
board
members.
I
will
then
ask
if
there's
a
motion,
any
questions
on
the
motion,
and
then
there
will
be
a
vote.
B
The
first
item
we
have
the
applicant
is
stone's
throw
cannabis,
LLC
the
license
premises,
727
Atlantic
Avenue
Chinatown-
and
this
is
a
retail
recreational,
cannabis,
dispensary
and
Courier
license.
The
license
request
is
to
add
DBA
Firebrand
cannabis.
Do
any
of
the
commissions
have
any
questions
in
regards
to
this
proposal?
D
B
The
next
applicant
is
vinyl
Roots
Inc,
DBA,
Soul,
cannabis,
simple
prose
license
premise
is
340
North
Market,
Street,
Faneuil
Hall,
the
license
type
is
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
9
A.M
to
11
p.m.
Seven
days
a
week.
This
is
an
equity
applicant
and
there
is
a
buffer
zone
conflict
with
another
cannabis
establishment.
We
will
now
move
to
questions
and
comments
from
the
members
of
the
board,
starting
with
Sharon
rejoice
thanks.
C
Jasmine
I
want
to
jump
in
and
talk
about
the
evaluation
criteria.
We
evaluate
these
applications.
Four
categories:
diversity,
inclusion
plan,
location,
employment
plan,
Community
feedback,
public
support.
A
C
C
The
applicant
is
trying
to
make
a
case
of
Daniel.
Hall
is
a
separate
ecosystem
from
downtown,
but
I'm
not
completely
persuaded
by
this.
At
this
time
the
application
refers
to
a
number
of
visits
to
Faneuil
Hall
every
year
and
I
just
like
to
dig
some
more
into
that.
We
might
come
up
in
our
own
conversation.
Faneuil
Hall
is
a
tourist
destination,
but
the
ripple
effect
to
kova
19
and
its
impact
on
tourism
and
businesses
in
that
area
have
left
this
part
of
the
city.
Far
from
the
pre-pandemic
levels.
C
There
are
existing
cannabis
establishments
around
here.
We
actually
have
two
three
and
four
six
six
establishments
within
the
buffer
zone
and
this
episode
was
instituted
years
ago
to
prevent
a
hyper
concentration
of
cannabis
establishments
and
to
keep
dispensaries
from
setting
up
a
Stones
thrown
from
each
other.
We
have
pierce
the
buffer
zone
in
the
neighborhoods
and
those,
in
my
opinion,
were
sort
of
one-off
situations
where
a
case
was
made
about
what
made
the
other
application
different
or
unique,
or
how
it
wouldn't
saturate
that
neighborhood
I
don't
know.
C
The
two
of
them
are
open,
Patriot
care
and
Ascent.
We
have
Apex
Noir
at
150,
State
Street,
that's
not
opened
yet
we
have
raster
routes,
that's
not
opened
yet,
and
that
has
had
an
age
a
sign
both
of
those
have
had
signed
HCA
since
2021.
we
have
pure
Oasis
not
opened
yet
signed
HCA
from
January,
and
then
the
High
Street
one
which
is
not
opened
yet
also
assigned
to
HCA
from
January
I.
C
Think
we
need
to
take
a
close
look
at
this
I
think
we
need
to
find
out
from
the
applicants
and
from
the
CCC
where
these
establishments
are
in
the
process
to
determine
whether
or
not
the
buffer
zone
would
negatively
impact
this
particular
area
of
the
city.
Restaurants,
don't
have
a
buffer
zone,
but
cannabis
was
legalized
in
this
city
with
the
buffer
zone
and
we
can't
choose
to
ignore
it.
C
It's
a
strong
application
in
all
of
these
categories,
but
I
really
think
we
need
to
sit
and
take
a
closer
look
at
what
the
impact
of
this
buffer
zone
is
on
this
application.
Those
are
my
comments
now
and
I.
Looking
forward
to
hearing
what
my
comment,
what
the
comments
are
from
my
fellow
Commissioners,
because
I
do
value
your
opinions.
F
Actually
that
information
from
the
chairwoman
helped
I
didn't
realize
we
had
so
many
there
I,
because
we
seemed
like
we
were
just
not
that
we
were
just
licensing,
but
things
come
up,
so
I
didn't
realize
we
had
that
many
in
the
downtown
area
and
only
two
are
open.
Now,
is
that
what
you're
saying
chairwoman?
Yes.
C
F
And
Patriot
care
is
open
too.
F
Oh
okay,
I'm,
sorry,
okay,
so
yeah
we
got
those
too,
oh!
So
all
right!
So
the
six
six
license
two
officially
on
and
they're
all
within
the
buffer
zone,
and
so,
if
we
deferred
to
get
what
would
we
be
deferring
to
to
find
out
where,
in
the
for
lack
of
a
better
term
food
chain,
these
other
dispensaries
are
and
and
becoming
established
and
open?
Well,.
C
C
You
know
this.
Patriot
care
obviously
was
signed
in
2016,
but
I
am
wondering
when
they
would
be
opening.
Sometimes
these
things
take
years
at
the
CCC
and
I'm,
not
quite
sure.
If
someone
having
an
HCA
parked
in
this
area
would
negatively
impact
a
place,
that's
ready
to
open
up
next
month
and
I'm
just
trying
to
weigh
this
like
I,
don't
think
we
can
tell
what
the
saturation
is
downtown
yet
because,
or
these
places
haven't
opened
up
yet
and.
F
C
I
think
it's
hard
to
analyze,
something
on
paper
and
looking
at
a
map
and
how
close
they
are
and
I
think
we
have
a
I
I
would
like
to
get
some
more
information
about
where
they
are
in
the
process
before
I
make
a
decision
about
whether
or
not
a
buffer
zone
should
be
appears
to
yet
again
in
this
particular
area
and.
F
I
understand
that,
but
how
and
I'm
just
asking
questions
believe
me
I'm.
Just
this
is
my
mind,
asking
questions
so
some
of
these
places
that
have
had
these
hcas
for
two
years
and
no
maybe
indication
of
opening
anytime
soon
should
that
hamper
an
establishment
that
may
be
better
better
place
to
open
up
faster
I
mean
so
we
to
me
it
that's
what
I'm
wondering?
F
Is
it
fair
to
deny
somebody
who
may
have
all
this
stuff
together
and
ready
to
open,
because
somebody
started
way
before
but
may
not
have
the
same
type
of
backing
or
financial
and
they're
holding
on
to
agreement,
but
preventing
other,
maybe
better
established
entities
to
open?
Do
you
understand
what.
C
C
I,
don't
know
if
that's
the
case,
because
we
are
tasked
with
the
buffer
zone,
has
become
such
a
hot
button
issue
between
us
and
the
zba
and
the
public
and
the
narrative
out
there
that
we,
just
you
know
we
just
Breeze
through
these
things,
without
taking
a
close
look.
So
taking
that
view
of
downtown
as
a
whole,
because
we,
you
know,
people
are
pushing
us
to
see
if
this
is
saturated.
Those
are
the
questions.
I
have
right
now,
it's
not
like.
C
We
have
approved
places
right
next
to
each
other,
and
we've
made
arguments
that
it's
not
going
to
impact
them.
We
have
restaurants
downtown
in
clusters
and
it
doesn't
negatively
impact
them,
but
cannabis
was
the
Cannabis
law
was
passed
with
the
buffer
zone
for
a
purpose
and
I
feel
like
it's
our
duty
to
to
get
a
little
bit
more
information.
That's
what
I've
been
doing
the
last
couple
of
hours
last
couple
of
days
is
trying
to
figure
out
what
this
half
mile
buffer
zone
means
where
the
support
comes
from,
where
the
opposition
comes
from.
C
If
it's
true
that
it's
going
to
negatively
impact,
it
I
think
I
think
it
was.
In
my
opinion,
they
scored
High
everywhere,
but
the
buffer
zone
really
is
something
that
we're
tasked
with
taking
a
a
deeper
dive
into
and
I
think
that
I
think
that
to
give
acquaintance
to
the
to
our
work
here
it
it
wouldn't
be.
C
It
wouldn't
be
unjust
to
take
that
extra
time
until
next
month.
Oh.
C
F
C
F
I
forgot
about
them,
so
I
I
don't
disagree
with
you
there,
because
I
matter
of
fact
you
know
I
was
actually
not
in
favor
of
this.
But
after
reading
some
of
this,
the
security
updates
and
things
I
found
that
they
answered
all
my
concerns,
but
I
I
agree.
Maybe
we
should
take
a
little
time
and
see
what's
going
on
with
these
other
places,
because
you're
right
they
they
now
have
the
burden
of.
F
C
Well,
I
think
what
I
was
when
I
was
thinking
of
more
like
having
our
staff,
who
talk
regularly
to
the
CCC
to
make
an
inquiry
about
status,
update
okay,
we
get
email
traffic
about
other
ones
that
we've
had
for
a
long
time,
I'm
thinking
of
one
in
particular
in
Charlestown
that
I
don't
know
what
the
status
is
that
we're
getting
tons
of
email
traffic,
and
it
was
only
after
we
inquired
to
the
CCC.
They
hadn't
even
submitted
their
provisional
application
up
there.
So.
B
C
F
Question
well,
no,
no
I
mean
if
we're
gonna
wait
to
defer.
Well
the
question
mine
was
some
some
wording.
I
wanted
to
change
in
that
security
thing
about.
You
know
who
has
access
to
what
levels
I
just
wanted
to
make
the
wording
very
deliberate,
like
for
once
I'll
give
you
my
I'll,
give
you
what
the
thing
I
was
talking
about.
D
F
And
one
of
their
in
the
security
plan
on
page
I
got
it
right
here.
It's
the
it
has
to
do.
Oh,
okay!
So
it's
on
page.
What
page
is
this
I
don't
know,
but
it
has
to
do
with
the
third
floor
and
it's
the
very
first
line
under
the
sketch,
where
it
says
finish,
marijuana
finished
marijuana
products
will
not
be
permitted
on
the
third
floor
at
any
time.
First
of
all,
I
don't
know
what
what's
finished.
F
B
F
G
Yeah,
this
is
Victor
Chang
from
the
applicant
I'm,
going
to
finish
back
marijuana's
as
a
CCC
actually
term,
where
they
use
it
to
mean
any
final
package
product
that
is
ready
for
retail
sale.
Okay,.
F
F
And
some
of
this
the
way
I
read
it,
although
Mr
Chang,
it
wasn't
how
you
guys
explained
it,
but
some
of
this
that
I
read
infers
that
people
can
kind
of
go
between
floors.
Originally,
we
said
originally.
Last
week
you
said
nobody
could
purchase
on
the
first
floor
and
then
go
to
the
upper
floors.
Some
of
this
reads,
like
people
can
kind
of
go
from
floor
to
floor.
G
G
F
And
and
basically
that
was
another
thing-
the
access
to
the
recording
studio,
the
third
the
third
floor,
which
is
Freedom
Hall,
are
there
security
monitors
or
security
people
in
the
elevators
allowing
access?
We
cannot
let
the
customers
determine
where
they're
going
in
this
elevator.
G
So
like
secure
floors,
you
would
need
the
badge
ID
to
make
the
elevator
stop
on
that
floor.
Gotcha.
F
G
F
G
So
if
we,
if
a
customer
on
the
first
floor,
wasn't
heading
toward
the
exit
door
right,
this
is
where
the
staff
who's
who's
operating
the
first
floor
would
ask
them
to
where
we
would
hold
the
exit
bag
until
they
came
back
down.
Okay,
so
really
it
is.
Our
staff
would
monitor,
as
well
as
on
the
third
floor
when
it
is
in
use,
we
would
have
our
staff
there
as
well
okay.
G
So
if
someone,
if
our
staff
saw
a
customer
just
walking
around
with
a
bag
again,
we
would
ask
to
hold
it
for
them
until
they're
ready
to
leave
the
facility.
Okay,.
G
I
mean
I
think
on
at
any
one
time.
You
know
you
would
have
at
least
two
on
the
first
floor,
Manning
sort
of
the
doors
and
checking
IDs
yeah,
and
then
you
would
have
Security
on
the
second
and
third
floor
right
right.
F
G
F
Oh,
oh,
so,
okay,
would
it
be
possible
okay,
would
it
be
possible
to
have
one
security
person
designated
for
the
elevator
with
the
security
passes
to
allow
people
access
I
have
a
problem
with
allowing
the
customers
their
own
access
to
your
secured
floors.
I
have
a
problem
with
them
being
in
the
elevator
themselves,
because
malfunctions
happen,
things
happen,
mistakes
happen.
Somebody
is
going
to
be
able
to
access
a
floor,
they're
not
supposed
to
buy
a
fluke.
You
know
it,
you
know,
so
would
it
be
or
could
you
and
I
might
say,
would
it
be?
F
Could
you
possibly
conceive
having
a
designated
elevator
person
to
monitor
who
is
using
the
elevator
yeah?
We
could
because
I
think
that
I
think
that
would
cause
you
a
lot
less
than
just
allowing
people
to
use
the
elevator
themselves.
Somebody
has
to
be
there
to
monitor
because,
let's
be
honest,
the
human
being
human
beings
are
going
to
do
as
much
as
they
can
to
get
away
with
as
much
as
they
can.
So
in
order
to
save
yourself,
let
let's
just
prevent
that
and
have
that
be
a
stationary
security
spot.
F
That
that
was
my
that
was
my
concern
with
just
allowing
people
the
honor
System
of
people
to
get
in
that
elevator
and
saying,
oh
well,
you
have
to
have
a
pass.
I
know
just
how
quick
somebody
can
slide
a
pass
to
somebody
else
to
let
them
go
somewhere.
They're
not
supposed
to
it
happens.
Humans
are
humans
if
they
feel
they
can
get
away
with
something
they're
gonna
try.
G
Yeah
I
will
tell
you
operating
a
store.
You
employees
know
you
cannot
lose
your
badge.
I
mean
that
is
a
terminal
like
a
termination
event,
because
when
CCC
comes
in
for
an
inspection,
if
you
don't
have
your
badge
on
you,
that's
a
deficiency.
Okay,
so
employees
aren't
allowed
to
take
the
badge
home
with
them
at
night.
It
stays
at
the
facility.
G
So
when
you
sign
in
it
gets
issued
to
you
when
you
leave
it
so
there's
an
inventory
check
of
all
the
badging
before
the
store
closes,
and
so
we
always
know
every
day
if
a
badge
is
missing
or
not
yeah.
Okay,.
D
Can
I
can
I
add
to
that
commissioner
Lisa
I
just
want
to
state
that
we
are
in
conversations
with
two
minority
owned
security
companies
that
will
help
us
with
managing
our
security
at
in
Faneuil
Hall
First,
Alpha
security
and
smart
security
company,
which
is
a
45-year
retired,
Boston
Police,
Department
veteran,
that's
retired.
Now,
in
the
Cannabis
space
right.
F
B
F
I'm
30
questions
so
I'm
I'm,
fine
with
that
and
just
resume
with
the
chairperson
for
whatever
now
we're
gonna
go
back
and
figure
out
how
we're
going
to
vote
on
this.
So.
B
Well,
we're
going
to
listen
to
commissioner
well
I'm,
both
saying
commissioner
singing
and
then
we'll
do
the
vote.
A
Yeah,
thank
you
and
it's.
It
is
really
nice
to
have
this
team
of
Commissioners
because
you
always
make
me
think
of
things.
I
haven't
thought
about,
so
it's
great
always
rely
on
commissioner
Holmes
on
the
security.
So
if
she's,
good,
I'm
good,
everybody
knows
that
chairwoman,
Joyce
I,
think
the
things
that
you
brought
up
around
saturation
and
things
like
that
are
are
important
things
to
think
about.
For
sure
and
I,
though,
am
inclined
and
have
been,
it
was
a
really
strong
application.
A
From
my
perspective,
the
way
I
do
rely
on
this
course
a
score
sheet.
Knowing
that
there's
a
buffer
zone
to
see
if
there
are,
as
you
said,
anything
special
I
think
this
is
a
pretty
special
application
with
the
music
and
the
opportunities
for
artists
here
locally
I
do
I
I,
don't
I'm,
not
an
economist
I'm,
not
I'm,
you
know,
I,
don't
do
Market
surveys,
so
I
I,
don't
know
what
the
saturation
point
is.
A
A
Whatever
we
get
answered,
wouldn't
necessarily
compel
me
to
not
approve
this
application.
I
think
it's
a
compelling
application.
I
think
it
does
have
something
special,
and
if
the
security
questions
are
all
good,
then
I'm
good,
so
I'm
also
willing
to
make
sure
that
everybody
feels
good
about
this
moving
forward.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
that
you
know
a
month
to
us
may
not
seem
like
anything,
but
a
month
to
someone
starting
up
a
business
does
does
mean
a
lot
there's
a
lot
of
extra
cost.
A
A
E
Commissioners.
Thank
you
great.
Thank
you
good
afternoon.
So
I
I
am
concerned
about
the
the
location
and
the
saturation
I
do
understand
that
Faneuil
Hall
is
its
own
ecosystem.
I.
Don't
know
that
I
would
argue
that
the
establishment
on
State
Street
is
seen
is
outside
of
Faneuil
Hall
I
may
be
technically
in
how
it's
zoned
or
what
have
you,
but
that
is
the
same
area.
So
you
know
Faneuil
Hall,
hey
Mark.
People
are
going
to
all
those
those
same
areas.
E
So
I,
don't
know
I,
don't
I,
don't
see
it
as
so
separate
from
places
that
are
literally
like
you
can
almost
see
them.
I
I
do
appreciate
the
uniqueness
of
the
application.
I
think
it's
that
definitely
gives
it
a
an
advantage.
I,
don't
know
that
it's
an
advantage
strong
enough
to
to
pierce
to
not
just
pierce
the
buffers
on
but
like
actually
like
explode
it
right
so
and
I,
don't
think,
and
it's
not
just
tourism-
that's
not
coming
back
to
to
downtown.
E
Yet
it's
also
the
the
workers
and
the
offices
and
you've
see
we've
seen
a
number
of
other
establishments
really
struggling
in
this
post
coven
and
the
fact
that
the
impact
would
be
significant
on
other
Equity.
Applicants
also
raises
a
lot
of
red
flags,
a
lot
of
concerns
for
me.
So
what
I
don't
I'm
kind
of
with
the
with
the
chairwoman
on
how
much
information
would
we
need
I
do
believe
that
Apex
just
got
their
fine
apex
Mark.
E
We
just
got
their
final
license
approval
by
the
CCC
last
week
and
I
believe
that
a
couple
of
the
other
establishments
are
currently
building
out,
but
there
needs
to
be
a
a
lot
more
information
and
but
I
think
we
I
just
I.
Don't
think
that
the
foot
traffic
or
just
the
density
of
the
area
supports
a
sex
establishment
within
the
buffer
zone.
That
would
almost
most
certainly
impact
the
the
success
of
other
Equity
applicants.
F
Is
it
just
next
month
or
excuse.
C
Me
I
would
say
until
next
month:
okay
I
just
want
to
get
that
information
I'm
just
concerned
because
it's
downtown
I've
always
looked
at
it
as
more
concerned
of
the
neighborhoods
being
more
protective
of
the
establishments,
the
neighborhoods
but
looking
at
downtown
and
what
it
offers
not
neighbors
but,
like
we
said
business,
people,
workers
and
stuff
well,
I,
don't
take
competition
as
a
reason
to
reject
an
application
at
all.
I.
Don't
do
that
on
the
licensing
board.
C
That's
where
I
come
from
my
licensing
hat
on
and
you
know
people
have
been
beating
their
chess
above
the
bumper
Zone
a
lot.
It's
been
in
the
news
and
I
just
feel
like
I
need
to
do
my
due
diligence.
I
didn't
have
enough
time
to
make
those
connections
and
get
that
information
from
the
CCC.
A
B
The
proposed
license
premise
is
313
Old
Colony,
Ave,
South
Boston
the
license
type.
It's
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10
a.m,
to
9
p.m,
Saturdays
a
week.
This
is
an
equity
applicant
and
there
is
no
buffer
zone
and
we
will
start
with
comments
from
the
board
members,
starting
with
chairman
Joyce.
Thank.
C
You,
while
there's
no
pepperstone
here
this,
actually
support
very
low
for
me
in
just
about
every
category.
I,
don't
like
the
location
in
those
of
my
comments.
F
I
am
echo
my
chairwoman
sentiments.
This
location
is
definitely
less
than
desirable.
A
Yeah,
unfortunately,
I
had
some
low
scores
here
on
this.
All
the
way
around
there
were
some
highlights
for
sure,
I
think
that
there
is
an
interest
in
paying
higher
wages,
or
at
least
what
the
market
is
is
bearing
right
now,
but
I
would
say
that,
unfortunately,
it
scored
very
low.
For
me,
too,
commission.
E
This
one
it
it
scored
sort
of
medium
for
me
across
the
different
areas
in
in
a
way
that
I
have
voted
to
defer
to
allow
the
candidate
the
like
the
applicant
more
time
to
come
back.
I.
Do
think
that
the
sticking
point
of
the
location
is
difficult
to
overcome.
E
E
I
think
that
there's
just
a
there's
just
such
a
heightened
level
of
security
and
so
forth
that
that
that
that
is
not
as
much
of
an
issue,
although
I
understand
that
this
is
new
for
new
for
the
state
and
the
city,
and
so
I
think
that'll
be
as
I
mentioned
before
in
a
previous
contentious,
not
contentious,
but
where
we
disagreed
on.
You
know
the
appropriateness
of
a
location.
E
E
Other
votes
will
over
overcome
mine,
based
on
the
on
the
comments,
but
I
do
I.
Just
I
do
want
to
just
caution
that
you
know
when
we
are
looking
at
certain
neighborhoods
there
there's
there
could
be
a
lot
of
what's
neighborhood
feedback,
negative
negative
against
any
kind
of
cannabis,
establishment
and
I.
Think
if
we're
prepared
to
say
there
are
no,
there
are
zones
that
are
completely
off
limits
to
cannabis
establishments
or
if
they
need
to
meet
a
certain
criteria.
E
I
think
it's
something
that
could
be
explored.
I
I,
just
I,
also
appreciate
that
their
you
know
having
a
hearing
at
one
o'clock
between
one
and
four
there's
a
certain.
You
know
Community
people
who
are
able
to
to
come
and
spend
time
and
share
their
opinions
and
that
you
know
that
also
could
sway
that
could
sway.
The
opinion
of
of
of
those
of
us
who
are
hearing
at
least
I
can
only
speak
for
myself.
So
I
have
to
really
think
about.
E
E
Think
that
there's
you
know
it's
a
place,
that's
been
laid,
you
know,
hasn't
really
needed
Improvement
for
many
many
decades,
and
so
I
would
see
if
I
lived
in
the
neighborhood
to
see
it
as
an
opportunity
and
less
of
a
challenge
so
but
yeah,
but
on
the
other
place
on
the
other
parts
of
the
application
there
it
didn't
it
wasn't
a
super
high
score
in
all
the
other
places
that
I
would
definitely
say
yes,
move
forward
it
to
be
honest,
would
be
one
that
I
would
vote
to
defer
until
they
had
further
were
able
to
revise
their
application
but
make
it
stronger.
E
C
Yes,
I
vote
to
reject
this
application.
I
make
a
motion
to
reject.
C
In
my
opinion,
there
isn't
anything
they
can
do
to
improve
this
location
like
the
physical
location
of
it
doesn't
to
me,
doesn't
seem
like
there's
a
path
forward.
So
that's
my
motion.
No
motion
to
to
reject
with
prejudice
rejected.
B
B
B
The
next
applicant
we
have
is
build
a
life
Legacy,
LLC
DBA.
The
part
the
proposed
license
permits
is
536
to
538
River
Street
Mattapan.
The
license
happens
in
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary.
It's
a
proposed.
The
hours
of
operation
are
Monday
through
Thursday
10
a.m,
to
8
PM
Friday
through
Saturday
10
a.m,
to
9
p.m,
and
Sunday
11
A.M
to
7
P.M.
There
is
no
buffer
zone
conflict
chairman
Rejoice.
Do
you
want
to
start
with
your
comments?
Thanks.
C
Jasmine
I
was
happy
to
see
this
application.
There's
no
copper
Zone,
they
had
I'm
sure
the
other
Commissioners
will
speak
to
their
expertise
but
I
throughout
the
entire
board.
Memo
everything
was
very
well
defined
and
very
well
explained.
C
This
location
is
very
densely
populated,
but
I
think
it
works
to
their
benefit
in
this
area.
I
think
it's
helpful.
They've
worked
with
the
community.
My
my
advice
to
them
would
be
to
continue
to
work
with
the
community.
I
think
they're
good.
There
would
be
good,
neighbors
and
I
think
they
would
be
good
partners
with
the
other
organizations
in
the
area.
C
F
Agreed,
my
only
concern
was
the
ABCD
in
the
church
across
and
I
wanted
to
hear
from
the
pastor
and
I
read
her
letter
this
morning
and
there
seems
to
be
great
cooperation
between
the
church.
The
the
build
a
life
establishment
and
Mattapan
Square
Merchants,
so
I
would
agree
with
the
chairperson.
I
would
just
ask
that
they
continue
to
work
with
the
church
and
the
community
and
to
just
continue
to
just
be
a
good
neighbor
and
keep
that
coordination
in
that.
F
Just
that
camaraderie
together,
because
it's
a
tough
location
and
with
a
church
and
a
day
and
a
child
care
place
across
the
street
I'm
always
very
concerned
about
those
issues.
But
reading
the
reverend's
letter
this
morning
seems
like
they
have
a
good
working
relationship,
so
I
can
I
can
breathe.
With
that.
A
Lobos
yeah
I,
guess
I'm.
The
only
thing
I
would
add
is
that
I
thought
it
was
very
thoughtful
on
the
goals
and
the
diversity
and
the
Jedi
committee,
and
just
thought
that
that
was
great
to
include
as
a
very
specific
thing-
and
this
is
the
kind
of
applicant
that
I
would
love
to
see
our
staff
or
ta
team
or,
if
there's
ways
that
we
can
help
at
any
at
all
and
helping
them
Reach
those
goals.
We
want
all
the
businesses
to
succeed.
Obviously,
but
again
they
have
some
really
good
high
goals.
A
I'd
love
to
see
them
be
able
to
pay
their
workers,
employees
a
little
bit
more
and
that
will
that
will
just
I
think
lend
itself
to
being
a
very
successful
business.
So
again,
nothing
really
add
I,
really
like
the
Jedi,
really
like
the
goals
and.
B
B
E
Say
again
not
much
more,
that
I
thought
it
was
a
great
application,
really
thorough,
great
presentation
and
I
think
it's
a
great
opportunity
both
for
The
Operators
and
for
the
neighborhood.
B
C
B
Right,
the
next
applicant
we
have
is
sweet
and
sour
LLC.
The
proposed
license
premise
is
565
Columbus
Ave,
South
Bend,
the
license
type
is
a
retail
recreational
cannabis
dispensary
license.
The
proposed
hours
of
operation
are
10
a.m
to
9
p.m.
7
days
a
week.
This
is
an
equity
applicant
and
there
is
a
buffer
zone.
Conflict
chairman.
C
Joyce
I
would
have
I
couldn't
say:
go
back
to
listen
to
my
comments
about
the
buffer
zone,
but
I'm
going
to
open
up
again
and
say
we
really
do
have
a
statutory
duty
to
begin
from
a
place
of
opposition
to
any
application
within
the
buffer
zone.
C
This
applicant
is
looking
to
open
up
in
the
South
End
and
a
retail
establishment.
Something
that
stood
out
to
me
was
their
lack
of
accessibility.
I
wasn't
didn't
like
the
idea
of
just
waiting
until
someone
who
came
by
and
I
couldn't
get
up
the
stairs
to
come
out
and
take
an
order.
I,
don't
think
that's
a
way
to
run
a
business,
especially
in
a
neighborhood
like
that
or
in
any
neighborhood.
So
I
did
not
like
the
location
they
scored
low.
C
For
me,
in
a
couple
of
those
categories,
I'm
very
familiar
with
that
block
I,
don't
think
it
was
built
out
to
to
be
this
type
of
retail
establishment.
So
I
don't
think
it
really
fits
in
with
with
that
area.
So
it
really
didn't
score
exceptionally
high
for
me
and
it
had
the
bumper
Zone
issue
that
I'm
taking
a
close
look
at
commission.
F
Homes
ditto
with
the
commissioner
said:
I
don't
need
to
reverberate
any
of
it.
I
I
agree
I,
it's
yeah,
the
the
accessibility
was
the
big
key
for
me.
A
Of
us
ditto
and
just
explain
again
that
the
buffer
zone
really
needs
to
have
an
exceptional.
You
know
application
for
for
me
anyway,
in
the
scores
and
unfortunately,
they
weren't.
My
my
score
is
not
high
enough
to
to
justify
the
buffer
zone.
Foreign.
E
E
I
do
agree
that
it
was
the
accessibility
piece
was,
was
really
difficult.
I
know
there
are
a
lot
of
retail
establishments
in
the
area
that
that
you
know
have
the
same
same
issue
but
I.
Think,
along
with
the
with
the
buffer
zone
and
the
accessibility,
then
I'd
prefer
to
see
this
in
a
different
location.
C
Yes,
I
make
a
motion
to
reject
this
application
with
prejudice.
B
B
We're
gonna,
move
to
old
and
new
business
motion
to
amend,
hosted
host
community
community
agreements
in
accordance
with
chapter
180
of
the
acts
of
2022
in
an
active
relative
to
equity
in
cannabis
industry,
which
was
signed
into
law
on
August
11
2022,
the
ACT
amends
General
Law
chapter
94g,
which
governs
the
sale
of
cannabis
in
the
state.
These
amendments
include
changes
to
the
process
by
which
the
municipality
May
collect
Community
impact
fees
under
the
HCA
that
cannabis
businesses
must
enter
into
with
host
Community
municipalities,
chairman
Joyce.