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From YouTube: City of Boston Licensing Board - Emergency 2-1-21
Description
The Licensing Board for the City of Boston holds licensed premise inspection hearings on Tuesdays, transactional hearings on Wednesdays and voting hearings on Thursdays weekly pursuant to Governor Charles Baker’s executive order (the “Order”) issued March 22, 2020, temporarily modifying certain requirements of the Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. ch. 30A s. 20) due to the ongoing public health crisis due to Covid-19 (coronavirus).
A
A
Today's
hearing
is
being
conducted
pursuant
to
certain
temporary
amendments
to
the
open
meeting
law.
That
is
what
allows
us
to
meet
virtually
today's
hearing
is
being
recorded
and
will
be
posted
on
the
city
of
boston's
website.
Please
ensure
your
video
and
audio
are
functioning.
I
will
call
I
will
read
each
agenda
item
into
the
record.
I
will
then
ask
who
is
present
on
behalf
of
the
licensee.
A
I
will
ask
who
is
president
on
behalf
of
the
boston
police
department,
and
finally,
I
will
ask
whether
there
are
any
individuals
with
personal
knowledge
of
the
alleged
incident
who
wish
to
testify.
All
parties
will
then
be
sworn
into
the
record
again.
Please
ensure
that
your
audio
and
video
are
functioning,
as
that
is
necessary
to
be
sworn
in,
calling
item,
one
rosa
mexicano,
boston,
llc,
doing
business
as
rosa
mexicano,
located
at
155
seaport
boulevard.
The
date
of
the
incident
was
saturday
january
29th.
A
A
D
Yes,
good
morning
sergeant
detective
william
gallagher,
boston
police
currently
assigned
to
licensed
premise
unit
this
morning,
I'll
be
meeting
with
boston
police
instrument
report
that
I
wrote
on
129
2021
at
about
9
10
p.m.
Massage
detective,
william
gallagher
licensed
premise
unit
npo,
annie
barrett,
the
fox
690
is
signed
to
bpd
station
c6
conduct
a
licensed
premise:
inspection
of
rosa
mexicano
at
155
seaport
boulevard.
D
D
D
D
This
figure
was
given
to
mr
sherman,
who
stated
that
he
would
bring
the
restaurant
into
compliance
as
a
result.
What
officers
had
observed
sergeant
gallagher
issued
licensed
premise:
inspection
notice,
number,
zero,
zero,
four
five,
six,
eight
derozan
mexicano
for
failure
to
adhere
to
governor
and
boston
licensing
board
guidelines
on
kobit
19,
reduced
capacity
of
25
greg
sherman,
signed
four
and
accepted
the
notice
sergeant
won.
Mr
sherman
that
rose
mexicano
is
to
appear
for
the
boston
licensing
board
for
emergency
monday
february,
1st
2021
11
a.m.
The
hearing
will
be
conducted
most
essentially
to
that
even.
A
C
No,
I
don't
I
mean
I
have
I
I
can
explain
what
happened.
I
can
explain
how
it
happened.
I
I
don't
have
an
answer
to
why
it
should
have
never
happened.
I
I
can
tell
you
that
walking
through
the
restaurant
with
sergeant
gallagher,
it
was
it
was
eye-opening
how
this
happened.
I
mean
we,
we
use
systems
like
open
table
to
help
us
solidify
this
from
never
happening.
C
This
was
the
first
saturday
or
friday
that
for
the
first
time
you
know
our
outdoor
outdoor
capacity
became
off-limits
because
of
the
bitter
cold
we
have
these
outdoor
igloo
huts.
We
have
outdoor
seating
that
was
assigned
open
table
allowed
these
reservations
to
take
place.
I
realized
that
morning
where
we
stood,
I
shut
down
open
table.
I
took
the
last
reservation
at
eight
o'clock
thinking.
C
We
would
have
an
hour
to
oversee
it
when
we
lost
the
ability
to
have
six
and
a
half
feet
of
separation
on
these
tables
and
went
down
to
25
capacity,
knowing
what
I
saw
this
weekend
and
how
we
actually
reacted
to
the
the
flow
of
the
people
at
the
door.
I
should
have
taken
out
the
table
on
a
on
a
sunday
through
thursday,
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
sit
a
guest
at
a
table
and
another
guest
50
feet
away
after
after
this
first
weekend,
where
we
lost
the
ability
to
see
it
outside.
C
I
took
every
single
table
out
that
would
get
me
there.
I
mean
we
ran
saturday
with
66
total
seats
in
the
restaurant
and
never
once
one
patron
at
the
door
in
a
waitlist,
I
publicized
new
signage
around
the
restaurant
on
the
outside
of
the
restaurant,
where,
if
you're
checking
into
your
party,
unfortunately,
we
can
only
allow
one
guest
at
a
time
from
each
party
until
your
reservation
was
available
as
a
father
of
four
as
someone
who's
done
this
for
20
years
as
someone
who
lost
their
mother
and
made
a
covid,
I
was
embarrassed.
C
I
was
disheartened
and
I
was
eye
open
on
the
fact
that
the
reason
why,
after
36
years,
this
restaurant's
done
so
well
and
why
we've
been
able
to
I
prosper
is
a
hard
word
to
say
now,
but
but
why
we've
been
able
to
come
out
of
this
somewhat
significantly
strong
is
because
of
the
trust
that
we
have
not
only
in
our
staff
but
in
the
guest
to
do
this,
the
right
way
and
and
friday
we
get
it.
I
will
keep
opentable
offline
until
we
get
50
capacity
back.
C
We
will
take
only
reservations
in
the
restaurant
that
we
know
we
can
handle
for
the
restaurant.
Only
and
you
know
again,
I
I'm
just
I'm,
I'm
very
sorry
that
this
happened.
It
should
have
never
happened,
and
nothing
like
this
will
ever
take
place
again,
but
I
do
appreciate
sergeant
gallagher
I've.
You
know,
I've
been
I've
worked
with
him
throughout
the
years
and-
and
I
always
find
some
of
the
things
that
we've
learned
along
the
way
helpful.
I
don't
think
anything
ever
gut
punched
me
as
how
eye
opening
this
was.
B
Okay,
thank
you,
mr
sherman.
I
just
want
to
let
you
know
that
this
complaint
came
in
from
one
of
your
guests
who
was
outraged
when
they
were
walking
to
the
restaurant
to
see
the
the
combat
violations
that
came
directly
to
me
on
friday,
night
I'll.
Let
you
know
that
so
your
patrons
too
were
were
completely
outraged
by
this,
so
your
regular
capacity
is
296.
B
Then,
when
and
when
sergeant
gallagher
showed
up,
you
had
stated
it
was
111,
so
you
would
have
known
you
were
already
over
capacity.
B
A
B
C
B
B
B
Just
want
to
add
this
25
capacity
is
not
new.
You'll
have
to
work
more
closely
with
opentable
or
come
up
with
some
other
management
structures,
because
this
is
not
new.
C
F
C
Of
allowing
outdoor
reservations
to
also
be
part
of
reservations
being
booked,
and
it
has
not
been
an
issue
because
of
the
igloos
and
the
huts
and
everything
else.
That
was
a
mistake.
It
hasn't
been
an
issue
but
because
of
the
fact
that
we
doubled
what
we
could
take
inside
with
outdoor
seating,
and
this
was
the
first
weekend
where
we
really
just
had
and
again
sunday
through
thursday,
if
there's
10
people
here
at
once,
it's
a
shock
but
friday
and
saturday.
C
You
still
have
that
want
that
need
and
that
desire
for
people
who
want
to
sit
outside.
Where
I
made
the
mistake
by
allowing
it
to
happen,
was
I
allowed
outdoor
reservations
who
booked
for
outdoor
reservations
to
then
be
sat
inside
our
restaurant?
I
wasn't
at
the
door,
it
doesn't
matter
it's
my
fault
in
general,
because
I
allowed
it
to
happen
bottom
line.
C
That
was
not
the
case
after
seeing
what
happened,
feeling
what
happened,
seeing
the
line
of
people
and
and
just
that
pit
in
your
stomach,
knowing
that
you
failed,
not
just
your
team
but
my
guest,
and
in
general
I
mean
we.
If
we
don't
have
public's
trust,
then
we
don't
have
a
business
bottom
line
saturday.
B
A
B
I
find
a
violation
of
the
kobit
19
guidelines.
A
Just
for
the
record,
this,
this
violation
was
on
a
saturday
friday
or
a
saturday.
A
And
the
one
day
suspension
will
not
be
stayed
pending
any
appeal,
a
written
decision
will
be
forthcoming.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
calling
item
two
gsi
shamat
llc
doing
business
as
cava
located
at
315
shaman
avenue.
The
date
of
the
incident
is
january.
29,
2021
failure
to
adhere
to
the
governor's
executive
order
and
the
board's
advisory,
limiting
capacity
to
25
percent
capacity,
excluding
staff
who
is
president
on
behalf
of
the
licensee.
H
Alexander
for
head
server
and.
A
D
I
Performing
checks
and
bars
at
restaurants
during
the
covert
19
emergency,
we're
walking
into
kawa
restaurant
located
315
chamomile
detectives
noticed
that
the
establishment
appeared
to
be
over
their
capacity
detectives
asked
staff
with
the
count
of
patrons
located
inside
the
establishment.
Was
the
staff
members
say
that
he
had
19
patrons
detectives
learned
that
the
capacity
of
the
premise
is
set
at
34
patrons
detective
hernandez,
performed
account
of
the
establishment
detective
hernandez,
confirmed
that
the
actual
amount
of
patrons
seated
inside
the
premise
was
19.
I
Patrons
detectives
reiterated
the
importance
of
the
governor's
covet
guidelines
and
boston's
licensing
board
advisory
on
the
current
prohibition
of
no
more
25
percent
of
the
overall
capacity
of
the
licensed
premise.
Temporary
reduced
capacity
for
the
suspension
would
be
nine
patrons
detectives
brought
this
to
the
attention
the
person
in
charge,
mr
alex
leviano,
mr
leona
stated
that
he
would
bring
the
establishment
services
capacity
into
compliance
as
a
result
of
what
the
texas
observed.
Striker
pedro
gallagher
issued
a
license.
Price
inspection
notice
zero,
two
four
one:
zero
zero.
I
This
notice
was
for
failure
to
adhere
to
the
governor's
covert
guidelines
and
the
boston
licensing
support
advisory
on
the
probation
of
no
more
than
25
percent.
Of
the
overall
capacity
of
the
licensed
premise,
overcrowding
of
the
establishment,
mr
silviano
signed
for
and
accepted.
The
notice
should
be
noted
that
the
an
emergency
license
premise
carrying
notice
was
given
to
mr.
Their
hearing
will
be
held
on
monday
february,
1st
2021.
H
Well,
so
that
at
that
moment,
when
they
came
in,
we
we
had
a
party
outside
in
the
cold.
As
we
all
know,
it
was
very
cold
on
thursday
night
and
you
know
we
had
also
a
couple
of
parties
that
were
paying
to
you
know
they
were
waiting
to
leave.
H
So
we
did
make
a
mistake
and
allow
you
know
a
party
to
come
in
and
sit
down,
so
they
wouldn't
be
outside
in
the
cold
and
that
put
us
over
the
capacity
limit,
and
you
know
we,
you
know
we
did
make
a
mistake,
and
we
didn't
know
that
you
know
five
minutes,
while
people
left-
and
you
know,
while
people
switch
switch
tables,
wouldn't
be
a
problem,
but
you
know
knowing
now
you
know
it's
it's
clear
that
we
can't
allow
that
anymore
and
all
our
staff
was.
H
B
Yes,
the
incident
report
states
that
you
were
aware
you
had
19
patrons
at
the
time.
H
At
the
time
that
they
walked
in
yes,
like
I
said,
two
of
those
parties
were
waiting
to
leave
the
restaurant
or
the
premises
and
like
they
say
that,
before
who's
called
outside,
we
let
me
we
let
him
in
you
know
we
did
make
a
mistake
and.
H
Correct,
but
it
was
a
five
top
dollar
coming
in
actually
was.
It
was
an
eight
top.
We
gave
him
two.
The
numbers
in
the
front
of
the
restaurant
and
the
other
outgoing
parties
were
at
the
other
end,
so
you
know
they
had
more
than
30
or
40
feet
between
parties.
You
know
from
front
end
of
the
restaurant
to
the
back
of
the
restaurant.
B
Okay,
yeah,
the
numbers,
don't
really
add
up.
I
have
no
other
questions.
This
is
a
pub.
This
is.
We
are
operating
during
the
covered
public
health
crisis.
My
staff-
and
I
are
here
today
because
we
found
a
violation.
This
is
very
unusual
for
the
licensing
board
to
have
these
emergency
monday
morning.
Hearings.
This
25
capacity
is
not
new,
it's
something
that
restaurants
have
had
to
operate
with
for
several
weeks
now.
If
you
have
problems
figuring
out
how
to
do
that,
we
can
work
with
you,
commissioner
saxon,
commissioner.
Karen
do
you
have
any
questions.
G
F
H
So
the
way
we
are
doing
it
we're
setting
up
a
90-minute,
you
know
limit,
as
stated
by
the
by
the
governor,
so
we
we
tend
to
you
know
just
give
people
or
you
know,
like
the
parties
that
we're
gonna
get
in
hey.
We
have
this
time
available,
so
you
have
to
be.
I
need
you
are
by
such
you
know
a
certain
amount
like
certain
time
so
that
the
other
party
can
come
in.
H
F
H
It
takes
it
takes
literally
like
two
two
minutes.
Since
the
restaurant
is
it's,
you
know
smaller
us
and
the
smaller
it's
a
little
smaller,
so
it
takes
the
stuff
less
time
to
clean
up
it
takes
like
a
minute
or
two
or
to
five
minutes
tops.
Doesn't.
H
Yes,
we
do
sanitize
every
surface
with
every
every
10
minutes.
We
change
the.
We
have
paper
at
the
tables
which
we
switch
right
away
between
meals,
we
sanitize
chairs.
We
have
dividers
in
between
each
table
that
are
about
six
feet,
long
to
cover
each
table,
and
that
goes
for
every
every
table
that
we
have.
B
And
I
just
want
to
repeat:
we
understand
and
appreciate
how
difficult
it
is
to
operate
during
these
times.
We
really
do
we
don't
create
or
write
these
guidelines,
it's
our
job
to
regulate
them
and
to
enforce
them.
So
if
we
can
be
helpful
to
you,
let
us
know
it
is
our
duty
to
enforce
and
regulate
these
guidelines
and
it's
your
duty
to
abide
by
them
and
operate
safely.
A
B
Joyce,
I
find
a
violation
of
the
governor's
coven
19
guidelines.