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Description
City of Boston Entertainment Board - Violation Hearing - 1/24/22
A
Okay,
the
waiting
room
has
been
cleared
good
morning.
This
is
an
administrative
hearing
before
the
mayor's
office
of
consumer
affairs
and
licensing
today
is
monday
january
24th
2022.
This
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
off.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet
virtually
this
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
to
the
city
of
boston's
website.
We
are
joined
today
by
the
executive
director
of
the
mayor's
office
of
consumer
affairs
and
licensing
kathleen
joyce
and
director
of
operations
rebecca
foo.
A
I
will
read
the
agenda
item
for
today
for
the
record.
I
will
then
ask
who
is
present
on
behalf
of
the
licensee
and
who
is
present
on
behalf
of
the
boston
police
department,
after
which
I
will
swear
in
all
parties.
The
police
report
will
then
be
read
into
the
record,
followed
by
a
statement
by
the
licensee
and
questions
from
the
executive
director.
A
Our
item
for
today
is
am
kalejas
inc,
doing
business
as
la
hacienda,
restaurant
and
bar
located
at
148
to
150
meridian
street
in
east
boston
date
of
the
incident
january.
7Th
2022
live
music,
taking
place
on
friday
against
restrictions
listed
on
the
entertainment
license.
Who
is
president
on
behalf
of
the
licensee.
A
B
C
The
report
of
loud
music
emanating
from
the
premise
sergeant
gallagher
positioned
himself
across
the
street
from
la
hacienda
and
conducted
a
song
reading
of
the
premise
which
resulted
in
67
decibels,
sergeant
gallagher
and
pio
hoolhan
proceeded
to
enter
the
premise
to
inform
management
of
the
noise
complaint
and
conduct
a
licensed
premise.
Inspection
aside,
the
premise
officers
get
met
miguel
mccase
and
informed
him
of
the
complaint.
Mr
caes
stated
the
ban
was
finishing
up
their
last
song
on
inspection
of
la
hacienda's
entertainment
license.
Sergeant
gallagher
observed
several
restrictions.
C
One
was
no
more
than
three
performers
in
acoustical.
Instrumental
entertainment
may
only
take
place
on
thursday
and
sundays.
Sergeant
detective
gallagher
observed
four
entertainers
dressed
in
distinctive
clothing
and
it
was
friday
night.
Mr
chaos
stated
that
there
were
only
three
performing
and
he
was
unaware
of
the
friday
night
restriction.
C
As
a
result,
what
was
observed
sergeant
gallagher
issued
a
licensed
premise:
inspection
notice,
number,
zero,
six,
one:
two:
six
zero
de
la
hacienda
for
the
premise:
having
live
music
on
friday
night
against
restrictions
on
entertainment
license.
Mr
miguel
cares
signs
for
an
acceptance
notice.
Those
essentially
the
facts
of
that
evening.
B
B
At
some
point,
as
officer
gallagher
did
state
on
the
report,
the
sound
reading
was
67,
I
think
the
limit
70
and
we
were
way
under
capacity
with
70
people
to
the
99
that
were
allowed.
So
I
I
don't
know
if
how
much
noise
you
could
have
been
making.
We've
also
always
had
problems
with
the
neighbor
complaining
that
we
are
making
noise
we're
always
usually
way
under.
D
Not
just
a
comment,
I
think,
if
you
continue
to
apply
for
the
the
one
day
licenses
for
friday
and
build
a
track
record
of
operating
within
your
license,
that
will
go
a
long
way
for
making
that
permanent
permanent
on
a
friday,
and
I
appreciate
the
fact
that
the
sound
according
to
sergeant
gallagher
was
under
what
was
permitted
and-
and
I
do
realize
there
are
some
neighbors
there.
That
may
not
be
happy
with
even
that
level
of
sound
coming
out.