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City of Boston Entertainment Board - Violation Hearing - 6/16/22
A
As
a
reminder,
please
mute
yourself
unless
you
are
testifying
before
the
licensing
division.
Please
ensure
that
your
audio
and
video
are
both
functioning
good
morning.
This
is
a
hearing
before
the
Mayor's
Office
of
Consumer,
Affairs
and
Licensing
for
the
city
of
Boston.
Today
is
Thursday
June
16
2022.
Today's
hearing
is
being
held
pursuant
to
Temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet
virtually
with
us.
Today
is
executive
director,
Kathleen
Joyce,
Lieutenant,
detective
Troy,
Sergeant,
detective
Gallagher,
detective
Hernandez
myself,
director
of
operations.
A
I
will
then
swear
in
all
parties.
After
that,
the
police
report
will
be
read
into
the
record.
The
licensee
or
the
representative
will
have
the
opportunity
to
make
a
brief
statement
regarding
the
alleged
incident
followed
by
questions
by
executive
director
Joyce
calling
our
only
item
today:
gsth
Investment
Group
LLC,
doing
business
as
Bijou
located
at
51-67
Stewart
Street
Boston
Mass
incident
report
number
043-103
date
of
incident.
May
14
2022
alleged
incident
loud
Amplified,
music
emanating
Beyond
premise
at
67
decibels
at
12,
45
A.M,
who
is
present
on
behalf
of
the
licensee.
B
C
D
D
B
A
I
will
ask
who
is
present
on
the
behalf
of
the
licensee
who's
present
with
the
police
department.
I
will
then
ask
if
there
are
any
individuals
present
who
have
personal
knowledge
of
the
alleged
incident
on
this
specific
date.
I
will
then
swear
in
all
parties.
After
that
the
police
will
read
the
report
into
the
record.
B
C
A
F
H
F
Good
morning,
Sergeant
active
William,
Gallagher
Boston
police
I'll,
be
reading
the
Boston
police
incident
report
that
I
wrote
on
5
14
2022
at
12
45
a.m.
Detective
William,
Gallagher,
evicted,
923
assigned
to
the
license
premise:
unit
responded
to
Club
Bijou
51
Stewart
Street
for
the
report
of
loud
music.
This
call
was
received
at
City
Hall.
F
City
of
Boston
noise
ordinance
forbids
readings
exceeding
50
decibels
after
11
pm,
Sergeant
Tech
of
Gallagher
then
proceeded
to
Bijou
in
order
to
conduct
a
license
from
its
inspection
and
speak
to
the
management
about
the
noise
issues.
The
alpha
426
Alpha,
the
PO
win,
assisted
Sergeant
Gallagher
met
up
with
the
management
and
informed
him
about
the
sound
readings
that
recorded
from
next
store.
F
As
a
result,
what
was
observed?
Sergeant
Gallagher
issued
a
licensed
premise:
inspection
notice
number
zero.
Four:
three
one:
zero
three
to
Bijou
the
loud
Amplified
music
emanating
Beyond
premise:
at
67
decibels.
After
11
pm,
Miss,
mate
Aslan,
signed
for
and
accepted
the
notice
Mr
Aslan
stated
he
would
take
corrective
action
regarding
the
following
those
essentially
the
facts
from
that
evening.
F
F
F
F
They
do
so
right
here,
the
they
send
the
the
sector
card
down
there
on
occasion,
but
they
they
don't
have
some
meters
so
they're
really
not
well
equipped
to
to
deal
with
the
issue.
They're
able
to
respond
to
the
the
bar
and
tell
them
they're
getting
noise
complaints
into
lower
the
music
and
that's
where
it
ends.
F
F
B
F
Well,
we
discussed
it,
it
seems
to
be
an
issue
with
the
base.
So
it's
not
all
the
time
and
probably
be
song
specific.
If
there's
songs
that
are
heavy
in
bass,
the
bass
seems
to
travel
into
the
abiding
building,
and
you
know:
we've
been
up
on
the
10th
floor
and
you
can
actually
put
your
hand
on
the
glass
window
and
you
can
feel
a
vibration.
F
B
B
E
I
had
just
walked
into
the
club
and
Sergeant
Gallagher
called
me
and
informed
me
that
they
were
doing
a
reading
upstairs
and
we
were
over
the
decibel
reading.
The
limit
I
immediately
went
to
the
closet
and
turned
the
base
down
at
that
point.
I
noticed
that
so
usually
before
the
night,
we
we
lowered
the
base
from
the
we
have
a
small
monitor
in
the
closet
that
bypasses
the
mixer
that
the
DJ
plays
from.
E
Yes,
on
this
particular
night
after
the
sergeant
left
and
once
we
closed,
I
talked
to
my
lighting,
guys
who
actually
monitor
the
sound,
also
and
I
asked
them.
Why
why
it
was
a
little
bit?
Well,
it
wasn't
leveled,
but
while
it
wasn't
at
-9
as
we
always
do-
and
they
informed
me
that
before
the
night
they
had
to
reset
the
system-
and
there
was
some
sound
issues
so
once
they
reset
the
system.
E
E
B
D
G
All
right
so
I
know
matte
from
interactions
about
the
noise
about
the
club.
Sergeant
Gallagher
was
over
in
my
apartment.
Measuring
that
particular
time.
There
are
many
other
residents
being
affected,
but
I
do
not
know
the
majority
of
residents
in
the
building.
I've
asked
my
building
manager
if
he
would
send
out
an
email
asking
affected
residents
to
get
in
touch
either
with
him
or
me
in
the
building
is
not
willing
to
do
that.
G
G
I
will
say:
I've
had
I
know
people
who
have
moved
out.
There
were
other
people
that
were
going
to
be
that
that
could
have
potentially
come
to
this.
Unfortunately,
I
was
away
and
I
just
got
back
very
late.
Last
night
and
yeah
it
I
didn't
find
a
I
I
searched
but
couldn't
find
a
public
notice
about
the
hearing.
So
I
don't
know
if
I
just
missed
that,
but
it
would
have
been
really
helpful.
I
don't
know
in
the
future.
G
So
just
a
couple
things
to
note:
when
Sergeant
Gallagher
came,
that
was
a
pretty
typical
night.
There
was
one
time
previously.
I
was
able
to
arrange
him
coming
to
visit
a
couple
residents
and
it
was
abnormally
quiet.
It
was
still
audible
with
the
windows
shut,
but
the
it
and
with
the
windows
open,
it
was
over
50
decibels,
but
it
came
in
just
under
with
them
shut
a
couple
times
a
little
bit
over
50.
I've
had
readings
in
my
apartment
up
to
70.
G
In
times
when
detective
Gallagher
was
here,
and
also
mostly
when
they're
not
I've
found,
it
tends
to
be
worse
on
nights
when
the
licensing
unit
is
not
working
and
I
have
had,
and
that's
kind
of
a
problem
that
there
aren't
other
parties
who
from
BPD
who
can
write
up
violations
because
it
seems
like
there
just
isn't.
Enforcement.
D
G
But
I
just
want
to
note
it
because
attorney
Miller
stated
he
questioned
whether
there
have
been
other
complaints
and
how
many
times
there
have
been
violations
and
as
sergeant
Gallagher
said,
you
know,
they
have
other
calls.
They
have
to
respond
to
the
likelihood
of
them
being
available
at
the
time
or
resident
calls
on
the
day
that
they
cause
is
pretty
small
and
I
have
talked
to
other
people
in
my
building.
G
Some
people
that
it's
just
come
up
with
I,
don't
know
most
of
the
residents,
but
the
ones
I've
happened
to
talk
to
who
are
on
my
side.
There's
people
all
the
way
up
to
the
highest
floor.
I
talked
to
was
the
26th
floor
and
they
can
still
hear
it
on
the
26th
floor,
I'm
on
the
10th
floor.
So
it's
a
much
bigger
impact.
G
Other
residents
have
told
me
and
I
have
this
in
writing
that
I
can
share
with
the
licensing
board.
If
I
get
the
permission
of.
You
know
the
parties
who
mentioned
it,
but
they
even
have
a
hard
time
watching,
TV
or
relaxing,
because
the
bass
is
just
non-stop.
Even
if
you're
trying
to
sleep,
you
can't
block
it
out,
and
you
know
it's
to
the
point
where
there's
been
times
there
was
one
day
I
just
decided:
okay,
I
have
a
background
in
music
I
have
the
windows
shut,
it's
1
58
a.m.
G
I'm
just
gonna
write
out
the
Baseline,
so
I
wrote
it
out,
I,
send
it
to
men,
mate
and
Sergeant
Gallagher.
So
it's
to
the
point
where
not
only
do
you
feel
based,
but
I
can
hear
the
Melodies
I
can
hear
it
in
the
shower,
which
is
about
10
feet
away
from
the
wall
with
the
water
on,
and
my
shower
head
makes
a
lot
of
hissing
noises.
It's
quite
loud.
I
can
still
feel
the
bass.
G
G
I
have
tons
of
readings
and
sound
analyzer
recordings
that
I've
done,
and
it's
it's
in.
Those
ranges
that
it's
most
problematic
and
if
I
were
to
share,
like
the
snapshot
of
what
the
sound
looks
like
the
levels
for
the
bass
are
what's
coming
through
into
the
building
more
right,
then
higher
the
higher
frequencies.
D
G
Do
not
have
his
cell
phone
number
but
I
have
his
email,
I
email
him.
He
stopped
responding
several
months
ago
to
emails.
A
couple
times
he's
responded,
one
of
them
in
recent
weeks
he
said:
oh
yeah,
I
just
turned
the
levels
down
because
Sergeant
goliger
I
see
him
on
the
email
and
he
said.
Can
you
please
turn
it
down
and
he
said
he
turned
it
down
and
I
was
measuring
with
my
objective
instruments
and
there
was
absolutely
no
change
in
the
bass
whatsoever.
Okay,.
D
G
G
G
D
G
Well,
here's
another
question,
then,
about
that
with
the
sound
levels,
I
know
the
city
city-wide.
We
just
forget,
you
know
if,
indeed
the
license
sorry
the
operating
license
rule
is
that
the
sound's
not
supposed
to
emanate
past
the
premise.
If
we
just
look
at
the
City
Licensing
rules,
it's
not
licensing.
Sorry
City,
quiet
rules,
it's
supposed
to
be
no
more
than
50
decibels
after
11
pm.
G
Of
course
you
have
people
dancing
and
there
will
be
intermittent
things,
but
there's
a
difference
between
an
intermittent,
sound
or
a
siren
and
something
that
goes
straight
for
four
hours
and
that's
a
lot
has
a
bigger
impact,
so
it
is
always
well
above
50
decibels.
In
fact,
whenever
I
have
gone
to
check
the
sound
outdoors
in
our
parking
garage,
you
know
standing
about
20
feet
back
from
Bijou.
The
sound
is
between
usually
between
75
and
85
decibels.
G
B
G
For
one
moment
I'll,
let
you
wrap
up
that
train
of
thought.
Thank
you.
So
my
train
of
thought
there
is
that
we
know
the
sound
is
incredibly
much
louder
than
the
50
decibel
limit,
and
if
someone
wants
to
come
out
with
a
professional
meter
to
measure
that
they're
more
than
welcome
I
honestly
I
had
asked
Sergeant
Gallagher
about
that,
and
he
said
the
concern
was
more.
What
was
what
he
was
told
was
that
he
should
be
measuring
in
the
apartments
so
I'm
just
confused
as.
D
G
You
know
dampen
sound,
reduce
the
decibel
limit
if
it
was
50
decibels
in
my
apartment,
if
it
was
45
decibels
in
my
apartment.
With
the
windows
closed,
it
would
not
be
possible
to
sleep
or
watch
a
movie
or
listen
to
other
music.
The
point
is
that,
if
it's
50
itself,
if
it's
55
outside,
then
maybe
if
we
close
the
windows,
it
would
be
tolerable
inside
if
it's
75
outside
and
it
gets
like
55
inside
it's
an
issue
and
and
noting
too
I
at
some
point.
G
H
Yes,
good
morning,
my
name
is
Joshua
Sullivan
I
also
live
in
Eva
I
live
on
the
seventh
floor
right
above
Bijou.
Pretty
much
in
my
bedroom
is
actually
right
there
at
the
BG
window
and
I.
Don't
really
have
that
much
of
a
noise
complaint
or
anything
I
like
it
sounds
kind
of
normal
to
me
where
it
doesn't.
Keep
me
awake.
It
doesn't
bother
me
this.
B
H
Theaters,
if
someone's
always
always
someone's
always
outside
making
some
type
of
noise,
so
I
don't
really
see
much
of
a
complaint
here
at
all.
I
feel
like
everything's,
okay,
like
noise,
wise
and
I.
Keep
my
windows
open,
sometimes
to
keep
it
closed
like
right
now,
I
do
have
window
open.
I
could
hear
the
horns
outside
everything:
I
don't
have
a
decimal
machine
or
anything
to
to
Really
measure.
Anything
but
like
I
said:
Beach
is
a
few
feet
away
from
my
window.
So
I
don't
know.
D
D
E
E
E
So
we've
been
going
back
and
forth
with
the
sound
issues
with
next
door.
So
during
the
pandemic,
when
we
were
shut
down,
we
were
doing
some
renovations
to
the
ceiling,
as
as
I
said
earlier
and
I
had
a
sound
engineer
come
in
and
they
basically
put
in
a
small
monitor
in
the
closet
where
the
amps
are
and
that
kind
of
bypasses
the
the
mixer
that
the
sound
comes
from.
So
from
back
there
we
could
manipulate
the
sound
and
drop
the
bass
and
the
volume
so
on
On
Any
Given
night.
E
E
D
E
D
C
D
D
A
A
C
So
my
name
is
Sammy:
I
live
at
Ava
and
I
live
on
the
25th
floor
of
the
building
in
the
unit
kind
of
facing
Bijou
as
well,
and
Stewart.
Street
we've
lived
there
for
about
a
year
now
and
I
can
every
Friday
Saturday
night,
sometimes
going
into
Wednesdays
or
Thursdays,
and
even
I
follow
like
the
fitness
pages
of
like
when
they
do
the
trampoline
classes.
So
it's
like
even
at
1pm
in
the
afternoon
Sundays
I.
E
E
E
A
A
E
A
So
for
entertainment
licenses
we
typically
always
have
a
hearing.
You
know
with
the
community
before
we
issue
a
license
so
and
the
butters
would
be
proud
of
the
process.
But
if
Ava
came
afterwards,
you
know
that's
where
the
issue
might
be
so
I
feel.
Like
you
know,
it's
a
good.
It's
a
good
question.
Knowing
that
a
nightclub
existed,
Ava,
putting
up
a
resident,
Residential
Building
next
to
one
that
probably
should
have
installed
some
soundproofing
to
help
I
know.
A
E
D
G
That
is
here
if
I
show
you
there's
these
huge
ventilation
units
on
the
roof
of
the
building,
and
so
the
thought
is
what
people
from
Bijou
have
told
me
as
well
as
light
sensing,
the
thought
is
that
the
sound
is
coming
out
of
the
of
the
license.
Sorry,
my
brain
I
get
really
stressed
out
in
these
meanings.
G
The
thought
is
that
the
sound
is
coming
out
of
the
ventilation
system,
and
that
might
be
why
it's
hard
to
mitigate
that
by
just
installing
insulation,
because
it
might
not
be
addressing
the
problem.
So
that's
why
I
bring
that
up,
because
these
shoes
themselves
told
me
that
they
believe
the
sounds
coming
out
there
and
that's
the
problem.
Okay,.
B
B
They
can
check
that
and
get
that
to
you.
You
know
another
role
crazy
busy
these
days,
but
we
can
well
get
the
person
that
the
cotton
or
the
company
that
did
the
work
and
have
them
give
us
a
report
on
the
ventilation
units
to
see
if
that,
if
that
will
help
solve
the
problem,
I'm
I,
you
know
I
just
heard
this
thing
about
sharing
these
these
lines
between
the
building
and
I'm
wondering
if
that's
something
that
could
be
causing
these
vibrations.
B
G
Don't
have
any
more
questions.
I
do
have
something
in
response
to
that,
if
sure
about
the
building
attachment,
it's
possible
that
that
could
have
to
do
with
vibrations
of
mass
structural
engineer.
But
I
will
note
that,
when
going
to
listen
on
the
you
know
the
fifth
floor
of
the
garage
or
going
to
my
car,
if
I've
gone
at
night,
I
can
hear
the
entire
song
not
just
the
bass
I
could
kind
of
Shazam
it
or
whatever
and
Google
it.
They
would
be
able
to
tell
me
what
song
it
was.
G
A
I'm
sorry
I
do
have
one
more
question,
so
this
is
from
mate
in
the
night
in
question
and
other
nights.
When
you
have
noise
complaints
from
some
of
the
residents
in
Ava
I
know,
you
said
you
turned
down
the
the
sound
in
the
closet.
Have
you
tried
doing
anything
else
to
help
reduce
the
sound
and
for
the
residents
to
complaining
resonance.
E
E
A
E
Yeah
I
mean
Sergeant,
Gallagher
and
I
have
talked
about
this
too,
and
he
seems
to
think
that
it's
sometimes
just
certain
songs
with
bass.
Heavy
songs,
so
I
mean
I
I'm,
trying
everything
here,
I'm
on
my
phone
all
night
long
and
just
replying
to
emails.
Turning
down
volume
running
around
making
sure
my
light
guys
are
doing
the
right
thing.
C
I
want
to
add
that
I
have
tried
many
several
methods
to
clear
out
the
noise,
including
sound
machines.
I've
purchased
like
five
on
Amazon,
as
well
as
fans
in
the
room
and
airpods
and
I
think
look
Lauren's,
often
like
the
only
speak
up,
but
every
weekend
it
is
there.
It
is
evident.
I
am
a
25th
floor.
I
should
absolutely
not
be
hearing
that
and
I
just
want
to
know.
C
G
G
D
D
G
Have
to
come
up
with
a
decision.
Okay,
great
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
known.
That's
not
true,
because
when
mete
and
I
had
last
spoken
in
person,
he
said,
I
was
the
only
one
that
had
a
problem
and
I
just
want
to.
Let
you
know
there
was
an
officer
who
came
out
once
that
was
not
BPD
on
a
night.
I
was
particularly
distressed
over
the
sound,
and
so
he
could
speak
to
this
as
well
and
I
believe
he
filed
a
police
report.
It's.
E
Sure
I
talked
to
the
concierge
almost
every
every
once
a
week,
probably
and
I
asked
them
all.
The
time
has
anybody
else
complained
because
I
know
that
Lauren
is
the
most
vocal
one
out
of
everybody
in
that
building,
and
the
concierge
has
always
told
me
that
it's
only
one
person
so
I
understand
now.
There's
Sammy
I
believe
I'm.
Sorry,
but
I've
asked
Ava
concierge.
If
anybody
else
complains-
and
they
say
no
so
I'm
just
wondering
I
mean-
are
the
residents
complaining
to
Ava
also
or
is
it
just
straight
to
9-1-1.
D
That
we've
had
complaints,
and
it's
not
just
this
one
unit
or
sales
unit,
so
I
think
we're
going
to
take
that
as
a
fact,
yeah
I
don't
think
people.
It
might
be
true
that
people
are
afraid
to
call
or
to
complain
because
they
live
there
and
then
neighbors.
So
let's
just
take
that
as
a
fact
is
there
anyone
else
who
wishes
to
testify
that
hasn't
testified
yet.