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From YouTube: Licensing Commission Meeting 3-16-23
Description
City of Chelsea
A
Licensing
commission
today
is
Thursday
March
16th
with
me
this
evening,
I
have
fellow
Commissioners
Mike,
mcateer,
Alexandria
Christmas
and
Emily
cherniac,
along
with
myself,
Marnie
McAlpine
we're
going
to
start
things
off
this
evening
with
an
adoption
of
the
minutes.
From
our
most
recent
meeting
on
February
9th,
there
was
a
slight
correction
to
those
minutes.
A
A
In
the
middle
it
says
in
reviewing
the
census,
the
city
of
Chelsea
may
qualify
for
more
marijuana
licenses.
The
city
solicitor
will
inquire
and
then,
in
the
final
sentence,
McAlpine
would
like
to
hear
from
the
public
regarding
the
issuance
of
additional
marijuana
licenses.
So
those
were
the
two
adjustments
just
to
make
sure
that
it
was
accurate.
Of
that
meeting
can
I
get
a
motion
to
approve
those
minutes.
B
C
E
B
A
B
Also,
a
couple
of
updates
as
to
like
the
department.
The
first
is
the
pandemic
outdoor
dining
extended.
That
means
that
the
outdoor
dining
restaurants
can
serve
alcohol
on
the
sidewalk
or
in
the
parklets
on
Outdoors,
without
having
to
extend
their
premises
for
another
year,
Governor
Haley
extended
some
of
the
protections
and
the
waiver
of
some
of
the
building
code
issues
that
some
of
our
establishments
would
have.
They
also
extended
the
takeout
of
the
alcohol
from
the
on
on-premise
licenses.
A
B
Tonight,
I
would
like
you
to
I'm
going
to
ask
you
at
the
end
of
August.
I
was
going
to
ask
you
to
to
allow
outdoor
dining
we're
recommending.
No
that's
fine,
but
since
we're
at
that
we're
recommending
April
1st
till
December
1st
the
same
rules
and
regulations
that
we've
always
had
the
sale
of
alcohol
Monday
through
Thursdays
ends
at
nine
8.
F
B
30,
the
sale
of
Saturday,
Friday
and
Saturday
is
10
p.m.
You
have
to
serve
food.
Someone
cannot
be
sitting
in
your
outdoor
area
without
have
ordering
food.
They
have
to
have
food
at
all
times,
so
we
have
just
you
know
they
pick
up
their
litter.
We
have
a
couple
of
things:
there's
also
grants
happening
in
the
Housing
and
Community
Development
to
help
people
with
their
structures
outside
too
so
I
just
need.
A
motion
to
allow
outdoor
dining
season
can.
A
D
F
D
B
B
So,
as
of
this
week,
the
special
events
people
throw
special
events
on
public
property,
meaning
the
parades
the
Chelsea
day.
People
have
they're
playing
music
Pride
event,
all
those
that
online
special
events
permit
is
now
active.
They
can
go
online
and
see
that
there's
a
special
events
calendar
to
see
the
look
if
the
location
and
the
date
is
available,
this
new
application
is
trying
to
streamline
the
application
process.
We
had
a
grant.
There
was
a
problem
with
you
had
to
run
to
ISD.
B
You
had
to
run
here
and
there
to
get
all
your
permits
basically
do
the
application
process.
It
has
it's
asking
a
lot
of
the
questions
that
the
other
departments
would
ask,
or
it
would
link
the
other
application,
so
it's
being
approved
online
for
the
most
part,
things
like
DPW.
How
many
chairs
and
Tents
do
you
need
we're
getting
all
of
that
in
advance
so
that
you're
not
running
around
trying
to
call
15
different
departments
have
patience
with
us,
because
this
is
we're
trying
this?
B
A
A
If
they
could
please
step
up
to
the
microphone,
I
just
want
to
reiterate,
as
we
do
each
month,
that
if
you
are
speaking
before
us
this
evening,
to
please
make
sure
you
step
up
to
the
microphone,
provide
us
with
your
name
and
speak
clearly
into
the
microphone,
so
that
the
recording
can
pick
up
your
voices
as
well.
Thank
you.
G
So
this
is
Damaris
I'm,
Diana,
mom
and
daughter
she's,
the
owner
of
the
restaurant,
we're
looking
to
put
a
TV
in
our
restaurant.
We
would
like
to
put
some
sports
on
so
that
people
could
come
and
enjoy
their
food
with
some
sports
maybe
put
on
some
music,
but
only
on
the
TV,
wouldn't
be
anything
additional.
H
So
for
District
Five
I
want
to
say
that
these
two
women
are
exemplary
business
owners
in
our
community
here
in
Chelsea
they've
been
here
for
a
really
long
time.
I
know
that
they're
very
responsible,
and
they
have
an
amazing
customer
base,
so
adding
and
requesting
a
TV
for
a
little
bit
of
entertainment
can
never
be
in
better
hands
than
these
two
young,
ladies
I
personally
went
to
school
with
you
and
I've
known
her
for
a
really
long
time,
she's
been
very
active
in
our
community,
so
hopefully
you
can
vote
in
their
favor.
Thank
you.
G
G
A
A
G
A
L
G
M
A
N
J
A
One
of
the
things
that
I
do
want
to
point
out
that
needs
to
be
corrected
on
this
application
before
anything
could
move
forward
is
that
it
is
completed
incorrectly.
In
the
section
noted,
the
transferer
that
is
currently
listed
as
the
Rancho
de
Papu
says,
and
it
should
be
the
she
knows
too.
Yes,
so
that
needs
to
be
corrected
for
it
to
be
an
accurate
application
and
am
I
correct
in
that
it's
the
same
owners.
It's
just
a
transfer
of
the
entity
that
the
whole.
J
A
Okay,
one
of
the
things
that
I
would
just
like
to
point
out,
as
is
noted
on
the
application,
and
everybody
is
well
aware
of
the
fact
that
we
have
had
issues
with
this
license
in
the
past.
So
I
would
like
to
make
note
that
we
are
well
aware
of
that
and
that
if
the
commission
does
vote
to
move
forward
on
this
transfer,
it
is
expected
that
this
license
will
be
maintained
in
a
proper
manner
and
that
we
will
not
see
them
coming
before
us
for
the
same
issues
that
has
happened
in
the
past.
A
Obviously,
there's
a
lot
of
back
and
forth
on
that
before,
but
we
all
know
that
things
were
not
handled
properly
and
having
a
liquor
license
in
the
community
is
something
that
needs
to
be
taken
very
seriously.
We
need
to
make
sure
that
those
that
are
serving
alcohol
in
the
community
are
serving
it
properly
to
ensure
the
safety
of
both
of
their
employees
and
the
people
in
the
community.
So
that's
something
I
just
want
to
make
sure
is
addressed
tonight.
A
A
D
B
No,
that
was
Del
Chino
he's
always
on
right
on
the
corner
of
Cherry
and
on
Chestnut
and
Second
Street
he's
the
the
liquor
license
there.
The
issue
there
was
that
the
owner
of
the
actual
liquor
license
passed
away
so
now
he's
transferring
the
license.
That
was
in
his
the
business
name
on
Washington
to
over
to
Chestnut
and
that's
what
the
request
is
and
still
owns
his
license
there.
Okay,
so.
B
A
B
N
N
A
A
J
C
N
A
B
C
A
We're
okay
with
those
hours
so
with
those
hours.
That
would
that
we're
saying
we
would
want
to
put
that
out
and
have
you
follow
that
for
six
months
and
then,
if
you
wanted
to
look
at
revisiting
those
hours,
then
you
would
submit
a
request
to
come
before
us
and
pending
everything
having
gone
well
and
the
neighborhood
not
really
having
issues,
then
we
would
look
at
adjusting
that
potentially.
D
A
A
So,
just
to
reiterate
that
Emily
has
made
a
motion
to
approve
the
transfer
of
the
license
following
the
hours
of
the
former
license
with
Monday
through
Thursday
10
a.m,
to
11
p.m,
Friday
through
Sunday,
11,
A.M
to
11
p.m,
and
following
those
hours
for
six
months,
at
which
point.
If
the
business
would
like
to
come
back
before
us
and
request
a
revision
we
will
be
happy
to
revisit.
Is
that
correct.
A
A
A
I
think
we
spoke
fairly
at
length
at
the
last
month's
meeting
that
there
was
no
real
strong
opinion
on
the
number
of
these
licenses
that
we
had
in
the
community
from
anybody
on
the
commission,
which
is
part
of
why
we
wanted
to
open
this
up
and
hear
from
the
community.
So
that
being
said,
if
there
is
anybody
that
would
like
to
come
before
us
and
speak
on
the
matter
tonight,
I
would
ask
you
to
step
up
to
the
microphone.
A
P
Own
property
at
275
Broadway,
it's
next
to
one
of
the
proposed
establishments.
I've
got
General
thoughts
about
the
whole
marijuana,
shops
and
stuff,
like
that.
I
realized
that
they're
coming
into
the
area
and
different
towns
and
stuff
like
that
I
have
some
general
concerns
about
the
placement
of
them,
and
you
know
what
we
should
all
be
thinking
about
and
especially
for
like
a
place
like
Broadway,
where
you
have
some
general
traffic
concerns
and
stuff
like
that,
right
over
there
between
Congress
Street
and
Broadway,
just
taking
it
as
an
example.
P
You
know
the
traffic
is
kind
of
congested
there.
Something
like
a
place
like
that
may
cause
more
traffic
than
really
the
area
can
handle
I've
noticed
that
a
lot
of
the
existing
marijuana
establishments.
They
have
ample
parking
or
an
actual
parking
lot,
and
so
that's
a
general
concern.
I
think
for
the
flow
of
traffic
which,
if
you've
all
been
down
on
Broadway,
it
can
get
kind
of
it
can
get
kind
of
hectic.
P
You
know,
and
the
other
concern
I
have
is
where
it's
a
neighborhood,
that's
a
general
neighborhood
with
you
know,
people
that
are
there
every
day
they
live
there
right
on
Broadway
and
you've.
Had
you
have
like
two
schools
that
are
within
a
half
a
mile
of
of
that
proposed
shop,
I
kind
of
wonder
if,
if
that's
the
best
location
for
something
like
that,
like
I,
say
I'm,
not
I'm,
not
opposed
to
them.
I
think
you
know
it's
something.
P
That's
most
towns
have
and
it's
something
that
people
want,
but
just
the
General
the
complexion
of
the
neighborhood.
You
want
to
make
sure
that
it's
safe
for
kids
and
just
be
able
to
do
your
business
every
day
and
you
know
not
put
something
in
there
that
might
be
too
intrusive
to
the
general
flow
of
everyday
life
and
I
guess.
That's
all
I
have
to
say.
Q
and
I'm
here,
every
day,
seven
days
a
week,
I
also
own
Revere,
Restaurant
Equipment
and
supply
company
on
Chelsea
I'm,
going
to
Summit
Street
I
had
purchased
that
building
about
20
years
ago
at
275
Broadway
my
main
objective
to
the
whole
situation.
There
is
the
parking.
There
is
absolutely
no
parking.
Okay,
we
have
a
bus
lane.
We
have
a
bike
lane.
You
only
can
park
at
one
side
of
the
street
and
when
you
have
to
park
on
that
side,
where
the
bike
lane
in
the
bus
lanese
it's
disastrous.
Q
When
I
say
it's
disastrous,
it's
that
disastrous
guy
I
do
a
little
business
with
a
lot
of
these
places
on
Broadway
and
I
also
have
a
handicap
sticker,
which
I
do
have
and
I
pulled
over
one
day.
I
I
was
wrong
with
that.
Really
they
tagged
me
my
fault,
but
that's
to
say,
there's
no
parking
that
doesn't
belong
there.
Okay,
the
state
law,
if
I'm
correct,
is
that
they
have
to
be
in
a
place
where
there's
parking
and
no
popular
popular
condos
or
anything
like
in
that
subject.
Q
So
that's
my
objection.
I
noticed
that
it
went
on
2nd
Street,
they
have
plenty
of
parking
down
there,
that's
where
they
belong,
that's
what
the
state
has
and
I
don't
know
if
the
city
of
Chelsea
changed
the
Ottomans
to
get
this
on
the
agenda,
but
I
think
it's
wrong.
So
that's
all
I
have
to
say
about
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
Hi
everyone
good
evening,
I
forgot
to
get
to
give
my
address:
Judith
Garcia,
District,
Five
city,
council,
138,
Walnut,
Street
Chelsea,
so
first
thank
you
so
much
for
allowing
us
to
speak
and
I'll
speak
overall,
just
in
terms
of
every
applicant
here
and
and
some
of
my
thoughts
on
it.
I
think
that
the
two
individuals
that
just
spoke
bring
up
valid,
valid
points,
and
you
know
I
I,
really
appreciate
that
you
took
the
time
to
to
bring
those
points
because
they're
absolutely
valid.
H
The
other
thing
I
will
say
you
know.
I
know
you
guys
have
a
tough
job
and
it's
giving
out
these
licenses
and
how
difficult
that
is.
I
personally
have
been,
on
the
other
end,
as
a
city
councilwoman
advocating
for
these
licenses.
As
we
know,
the
community
voted
and
they
overwhelmingly
voted
a
few
years
ago
to
support
recreational
marijuana.
It
was
over
60
of
the
vote,
so
obviously
they're
in
the
court
of
public
opinion.
The
community
does
want
these
retail
establishments.
H
So
overall,
I
really
hope
that
you
consider
that
I
know
many
of
you
have
devouted
your
years
either
working
for
city
hall
or
living
here.
So
hopefully
you
look
in
favor
for
any
of
these
applicants
who
meet
all
of
that
criteria
that
we
have
been
advocating
for
and
personally
that
I've
been
advocating
for
I
want
to
make
sure
that
these
licenses
really
end
up
in
the
hands
of
responsible
individuals,
diverse
individuals
and
people
who
have
a
strong
moral
compass.
So
anyway,
with
that
said,
and
thank
you
so
much
for
your
time.
Thank
you.
F
H
I
wish
I
was
a
senator,
but
no
actually
I,
don't
know
enough.
I
will
be
fully
transparent.
I
do
not
know
enough
of
two
of
the
applicants.
I
do
know
of
one
applicant,
so
I
cannot
speak
poorly
of
of
anyone.
I
don't
have
any
concerns,
but
I
do
know
that.
Probably
you
did
your
research
but
yeah,
no
there's
there's,
no
one
I
would
speak
poorly
of
or
that
I
have
any
doubt
of.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
C
B
The
CCC
looks
into
all
of
that,
but
every
single
applicant
tonight
has
gone
through
the
Planning
and
Zoning
process,
so
parking
landscape,
every
single
one
has
entered
into
a
host
Community
agreement
with
the
city
where
we
are
asking
for
a
living
wage,
we're
asking
for
Chelsea
residents
to
be
hired
not
just
on
the
rank
and
file,
but
in
management.
So
we
we
have
done
our
due
diligence
on
the
city,
Administration
and
the
city
council
side
to
make
sure
that
a
lot
of
the
Community
needs
are
met.
B
The
zoning
change,
and
that
was
through
the
council
and
the
planning
board,
so
that
downtown,
which
was
left
out
initially,
was
added
to
the
zoning
in
downtown,
and
a
couple
of
other
areas
were
added
to
where
these
particular
establishments
can
be
located.
You
have
to
understand,
there's
a
lot
of
schools
in
Chelsea,
but
we
did
not
lower
the
requirement
that
they
have
to
be
500
feet
from
a
school
and
and
they're
close.
There
were
some
that
are
very,
very
close,
but
we
make
sure
we
walk
the
land
we
have
inspectional
Services
out
there.
B
A
Seeing
nobody
else
from
the
public
that
would
like
to
speak
on
the
matter.
I
would
like
to
close
that
section
and
move
on
next
up.
We
have
a
public
hearing
to
consider
a
retail
marijuana
establishment
license
application
for
DMS
Trinity
LLC
DBA
Trinity
herbals
at
260
to
270,
2nd
Street,
Chelsea
Mass.
A
J
R
Name
is
Sheila
Grant
I'm
here
representing
DMS
Trinity
and
regarding
the
request
for
a
license
for
a
cannabis
retail
store
at
270,
260
272nd
Street.
Just
to
give
you
a
little
overview,
the
petitioner
is
both
a
women
in
minority-owned,
operated
business
committed
to
diversity
and
hiring
from
within
the
city
of
Chelsea.
R
They
have
a
host
Community
agreement
with
the
city
of
Chelsea
they've,
been
approved
by
zoning
and
planning
board
they're,
also
certified
as
by
Supplier
Diversity
office
as
a
minority-owned
business,
and
are
a
social
Equity
applicant
with
the
CCC
and
they
have
their
provisional
license
from
the
CCC
they're.
Also,
a
family-run
business,
Mary
and
Dennis
are
in-laws
and
the
principles
of
the
LLC
they're
hopeful
at
the
prospect
of
opening
the
store
and
intend
on
being
good,
neighbors,
compliant
with
all
city
ordinances
and
becoming
part
of
the
community.
Here
in
Chelsea.
J
R
I
Yeah,
the
chief
had
reviewed
it
once
again
today
as
well.
I
think
that
it
submitted
it
to
him
for
further
review,
based
upon
the
placement
of
the
cameras
yep
as
well,
to
make
sure
that
the
the
video
archives
were
stored
for
at
least
the
30-day
correct
guidelines
per
the
city
request
and
I
believe
that
they
have
complied
with
both
of
those
and
the
chief
was
satisfied.
I
A
Of
the
questions
that
I
had
on
that,
because
your
floor
plans
were
very
easy
to
read
so
I
appreciate
that
they
were
nice
and
large.
So
those
of
us
that
can't
see
anything
that
was
quite
helpful
I
did
question
on
the
cameras
and
again
this
is
just
a
question
because
I
defer
to
the
guidance
of
the
police
department
on
this,
but
it
didn't
look
like
you
had
cameras
on
the
inside
staircase
or
the
outside
exit
staircase
on
the
staircase.
A
That
was
pre-existing,
so
you,
so
you
have
the
the
two
well,
so
there's
there's
an
inside
one
that
doesn't
look
like
it
has
a
camera
on
it,
but
then
outside
of
the
building.
There's
there's
there's
now
two
doors
in
The
Proposal,
where
there
used
to
be
one
door
in
a
window.
So
it
looks
like
one
of
those
has
a
camera,
but
the
other
one.
S
S
O
A
S
My
name
is
Dennis,
so
I've
been
a
user
for
medical
Camp
cabinets
for
a
while
I
had
issue
with
anxiety,
so
I
stopped
taking
a
regular
medication
and
went
for
the
cabinets
cannabis.
So
I've
had
experience
for
over
four
years
that
I
started
researching
more
I
learned
how
to
grow.
I
have
I,
have
another
knowledge
on
products
and
throughout
it's
been
four
years.
We've
been
doing
this
so
I
have
a
lot
of
connections
of
being
going
through
a
lot
of
the
the
shows
and
I
have
a
lot
of
connections
with
the
business.
S
S
So
I've
been
so
running,
a
business
I've
been
working
on
a
retail
retail
for
the
last
10
years
in
Brazil.
I
went
for
computer
engineer,
so
I
know
how
it
runs
within
the
retail
store,
because
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
know
we're
selling
cannabis,
but
it
is
still
a
retail
store.
So
that's
my
experience
and
you
want
to
speak
a
little
bit.
O
My
name
is
Mary
Susan
Blount
from
Stoneham,
and
my
background
is
in
Business
Administration
and
management,
so
I've
been
working
at
PBS
in
Boston
here
for
25
years
and
I.
Most
of
what
I
do
is
dealing
with
reporting
on
Government
funding,
restricted
funding,
so
I'm
going
to
be
handling
the
reports
for
the
CCC
payroll
HR
I
do
all
of
that
as
well.
At
my
current
position,
so
I'm
going
to
be
more
of
the
business
back-end
person
he's
going
to
be
the
front-end
retail
person.
D
D
N
R
D
B
It
feels
like
a
four
or
five
year
yeah.
So
my
staff
and
my
office
was
involved
with
the
negotiations
of
the
host
Community
agreement.
We
wanted
to
know
what
the
community
wanted
and
to
speak,
so
they
did
have
the
initial
one.
The
next
one
was
I
believe
because
the
CCC
wanted
more
updates
as
to
these
Community
meetings-
oh
okay,
great
and-
and
that
would
be
true
for
all
the
petitioners.
D
B
D
B
A
R
Yeah
I
think
that
was
you
know
when
setting
this
out.
They
came
up
with
a
reasonable
number.
They
didn't
want
to
overshoot
the
mood,
but
the
intention
of
this
this
is
is
to
be
completely
Diversified.
They
want
to
include
specifically
members
from
Chelsea,
but
of
any
and
all
backgrounds,
so
yeah.
We.
C
E
L
Good
evening
my
name
is
Ruth
Darris
and
I'm,
a
long-term
resident
of
the
city
I'm,
currently
a
resident
of
the
city
of
Lynn.
However
I
am
here
tonight
because
this
is
a
very
important
and
very
personal
issue
for
me,
having
grown
up
in
the
city
having
seen
the
effects
of
the
drug
war,
particularly
in
communities
of
color
and
I.
Thank
you,
madam
commissioner,
for
raising
the
point
on
the
diversity
issue
on
this
particular
candidate,
because
to
me
it
is
unfathomable
that
only
40
percent
is
the
commitment.
So
that's
my
statement.
Thank
you.
I
So
we've
reviewed
all
the
petitioners,
the
packets
that
were
provided
to
us,
and
you
know
we're
satisfied
that
they
are
in
accordance
with
the
CCC
in
the
city
of
Chelsea
guidelines.
We've
forwarded
our
you
know
concerning
recommendations,
you
know
to
the
panel
for
their
further
review
and
other
than
that
you
know
we
wish
him
the
best.
A
R
S
So
the
build
out
is
going
to
take
about
12
weeks.
So
as
soon
as
we
start
getting
closer
we're
gonna
start
looking
into
it.
I
already
put
on
the
website
that
we
have
a
form
for
people
that
is
interested
to
get
a
job,
so
we're
working
to
finish
a
new
website,
but
the
one
we
have
there
already
has
a
form
for
people
to
start
applying.
S
S
R
A
A
K
B
S
T
So
House
of
vermius
LLC
doing
business
at
267,
Broadway
Massachusetts.
We
are
a
social
Equity
license
holder.
In
addition,
we
have
already
obtained
our
provisional
license.
I've
lived
in
Chelsea
for
I
lived
in
Chelsea
for
about
six
years
right
now,
still
trying
to
figure
out
my
landing
spot,
but
we'll
definitely
be
back
and
really
you
know.
What
we're
here
to
do
is
just
talk
about.
T
You
know
our
operational
plan
and
how
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
a
company,
that's
profitable
with
stability
and
is
in
compliance
with
all
regulations
from
the
state
to
the
CCC
to
the
city
of
Chelsea.
We've
done
a
lot
of
groundwork
over
the
past
three
to
four
years.
To
get
to
this
point,
we've
gone
through
the
zoning
we've
gone
through
the
planning
department.
We've
had
multiple
community
outreach
meetings.
T
T
One
attended
that
one.
However:
we've
done
a
total
of
four
of
these
and
the
first
one.
A
few
people
showed
up
the
second
one
we
had
like
30
people
show
up
the
third
one.
We
had
a
great
amount
of
people
show
up
again,
but
this
last
one
it
was
just
due
to
the
whole
covet
and
zoom
and
all
of
that
stuff.
So
we
were
only
here
with
John
depriest.
T
I
mean
at
that
point
the
major
concern
for
us
was
about
for
at
least
the
second
and
the
third
meeting
was
about
parking
was
about
making
sure
we're
separating
because
it's
it's
a
mixed-use
building.
There
are
going
to
be
16
one
bedroom
units
upstairs.
So
how
do
we
make
sure
we
separate
and
have
no
mixture
when
it
comes
to
tenants
and
what's
going
on
with
customers
and
employees?
So
we've
addressed
all
those
in
the
plans
so.
T
So
in
the
alleyway,
so
you
have
Broadway,
you
have
Congress
in
the
alleyway
about
200
meters.
We
are
actually
going
to
be
renting
a
parking
unit
from
the
landlord
there.
It
has
about
eight
spots
available
for
it
and
also
with
the
with
the
Chelsea
code
for
doing
business
in
the
retail
business
district.
Every
300
square
feet
you
go
above
5
000
square
feet
requires
an
additional
parking
unit.
T
D
T
A
H
Hi
everyone
again
Judith
Garcia
for
the
record
Chelsea
City,
councilor,
District,
5,
138,
Walnut
Street
in
Chelsea,
so
actually
publicly
I
apologize
because
I
did
not
know
the
name
of
the
business,
but
I
will
say
and
I
am
a
witness
that
Ola
did
Reach
Out.
Actually
you
reached
out
three
years
ago,
I
believe
when
it
wasn't.
H
Even
we
were
just
thinking
of
the
process
and
exploring
the
process
of
Licensing
and
I
will
say
that
this
young
gentleman
here
not
only
did
he
take
the
time
to
meet
not
only
with
me,
but
actually
with
every
single
city
counselor.
He
did
his
homework.
He
did
the
Outreach.
He
took
the
opportunity
to
really
listen
to
some
of
the
concerns
and
really
understand
the
process.
H
He
served
on
the
commission
mission
of
Public
Health,
especially
when
the
community
was
dealing
with
the
pandemic
and
I
think
that
when
I
previously
spoke
a
few
moments
ago
and
I
said
you
know,
we
are
looking
for
someone
at
least
when
I
was
sitting
there
advocating
for
someone
who's
deeply
rooted
in
the
community,
as
you
heard,
he
did
live
here
for
a
few
years,
but
to
me
being
deeply
rooted
is
also
how
else
can
they
be
serving
and
he
served
in
that
way.
I
hear
you're
the
CTO.
H
So
when
I
hear
the
word
CTO
Chief
technology
officer,
it
says
to
me
that
there's
at
least
another
layer
of
digital
security
that
we're
adding
in
terms
in
terms
of
of
making
this
business
a
little
bit
more
effective,
so
I'm
here
to
support
and
pretty
cool
name
you
have
going
on.
I
have
no
idea
what
Hermes
means,
but
I
hope
to
learn
and
again,
I
really
commend
you
for
taking
the
time
to
listen
to
Residents.
The
points
are
valid.
You
know
parking
is
an
issue
and
there
are
many
other
issues,
but
these
licenses
are
available.
U
It's
Curtis
West
I
am
a
co-owner
of
Western
personal
protection.
Security
I
am
I,
will
be
there
security
at
this
facility
we've.
We
have
been
doing
security
at
the
dispensaries
western
front
right
up
the
jump,
the
Street
and
West
in
front
in
Cambridge,
and
we
haven't
two
two
places
in
Cambridge
in
two
in
Boston
and
we've
been
in
business
for
22
years.
Uniform
security.
A
A
T
So
my
experience
so
I
went
to
school
and
University
of
Southern
California
La,
and
so,
while
I
was
in
college,
I
worked
at
a
at
a
dispensary
for
a
little
bit,
also
just
getting
that
exposure
in
an
environment
like
USC
SWAT.
My
major
was
economics
and
I
also
graduated
with
a
distinction
with
digital
entrepreneurship,
but
the
exposure
there
is
ridiculous,
so
I
was
able
to
network
with
some
people
who
are
doing
great
things
in
the
Cannabis
space.
T
So
when
we
talk
about
how
we
want
to
build
out
our
management
team,
when
we
want
to
talk
about
like
the
people,
where
we
actually
consult
advice
from
on
how
to
do
this
because
their
Market
is
way
ahead
of
ours
right,
so
we're
just
getting
the
LA
the
remnants
of
it
by
the
time
it's
already
up
and
running
over
there.
So
having
that
foresight
helps
also
me:
I
have
a
tech
background
as
well.
T
K
My
background
in
technology
is
in
service
management
as
well
too,
so
just
different
Frameworks,
like
scrum
and
agile
I'll,
be
able
to
add
to
that
to
improve
or
just
how
we
leverage
the
technology
to
get
people
in
and
out
and
just
free
money.
So
we
can
get.
You
know
not
have
too
much
clutter
or
people
around.
V
Name
is
Joey
sneersen
I
have
an
office
of
378
Broadway
in
Chelsea
I
sort
of
have
my
heartbeat
on
Broadway
Chelsea
I'm,
walking
it
every
day,
and
these
two
young
fellows
when
I
say
young
to
me,
these
two
young
fellows,
especially
Ola
I,
don't
know
Hakeem
as
well,
but
all
it
has
impressed
me
so
much
in
the
last
couple
years.
His
professionalism
going
through
brought
me
through
every
step
with
the
state
he's
telling
me
what
he's
doing
here,
what
we're
going
to
do
there?
V
V
One
says
he
can't
wait
for
it
to
come
because
he
wants
to
sell
his
property
for
a
lot
more
than
what
it's
worth
so
I
grew
up
in
Chelsea
I've
seen
Chelsea
change
I've
been
out
and
about
over
the
years,
but
it
used
to
be
a
Melting
Pot
when
I
grew
up
and
believe
it
or
not.
It's
the
same
Melting
Pot
right
now.
It's
just
different
people
different
this
different
that,
but
it's
the
same
Melting
Pot.
What
brings
people
down
to
Broadway
Chelsea
is
unusual
stores
they
it's
just
it
just
needs
it.
A
T
A
T
So
the
reason
why
we're
actually
all
here
today
too,
because
you
know
we
were
the
ones
who
heavily
lobbied
for
business
for
cannabis
to
be
in
the
retail
downtown.
So
initially
it
was
in
the
outskirts,
industrial
Parkways-
and
you
know
we
saw
the
value
again.
I
lived
in
one
North
for
like
two
years.
I
lived
pretty
close
by
after
that
for
like
another
three
and
a
half
four
years
and
there's
a
lot
of
there's
a
different
Chelsea
that
we
don't
see
on
Broadway.
T
That
needs
to
see
that
they
just-
and
these
are
people
who
work
in
biotech,
Pharma,
Finance
education,
some
of
the
biggest
industries
for
some
of
the
biggest
companies.
This
is
Boston
and
their
disposable
income
isn't
being
spent
here,
they're
going
to
take
the
Uber
and
they're
going
to
go
to
Somerville
they're,
going
to
go
to
Cambridge
they're,
going
to
go
to
Faneuil
Hall
and
to
what
Jerry
was
saying
is
like
we
need
businesses
that
can
come
in
and
help
boost
the
profile
of
the
businesses.
T
That's
already
going
on
in
Broadway
right,
so
part
of
our
program.
It's
in
this,
the
deck
here
it's
like.
How
can
we
work
and
cross
promote
like
we
have
a
tattoo
shop?
We
have
a
nail
salon.
We
have
the
convenience
stores,
we
have
the
pupusas,
we
have
the
Mexican
and
you
food.
We
have
all
of
this
right.
So
imagine
when
people
come
into
our
store,
we
get
in
some
of
the
traffic
and
we're
saying
hey,
you
know
these
guys
do
Margarita
Mondays.
T
They
never
knew
that
or
these
guys
will
taco
Tuesdays
like
we
want
to
figure
out
how
we
can
be
creative
with
how
we
work
with
these
businesses
covet
just
we're
still
reeling
off
of
covid,
so
we
need
as
much
boost
as
we
can
and
that's
really
like
one
of
the
main
premises
for
why
I
think
we
at
least
need
one
in
Broadway
so
and
my
man
with
their
concerns.
There's
we
have
ways
to
address
all
these
things.
If
you
want
to
talk
offline
happy
to
do
that,
so.
F
I
A
So
the
only
concern
that
I
would
like
to
address
is:
it
does
not
appear
that
we
received
a
full
application
from
you
guys
when
we
look
in
comparison
to
what
was
submitted
for
the
other
locations.
What
I
believe
it
is
is
that
we
were.
We
did
not
receive
the
full
CCC
application,
which
is
supposed
to
be
a
part
of
the
packet
that
is
submitted
to
the
city.
J
A
A
A
So
we're
missing
some
of
the
documentation
and
again
it
looks
like
I
have
to
go
through
it
again
to
see
what's
missing,
that
it
is
likely
just
some
of
the
supporting
documents
from
the
CCC
application
that
would
have
been
kind
of
the
attachments
and
the
PDFs
on
that
CC
application.
So
obviously
you
would
have
had
to
have
had
it
for
the
CCC,
but
it
has
to
also
be
submitted
to
the
city
of
Chelsea
as
part
of
your
application.
B
A
T
T
A
A
D
A
C
J
D
A
It's
merely
the
the
formality
of
a
proper
application.
That's
really
all
that
it
is
because
they
would
have
had
to
have
submitted
it
to
the
CCC,
which
they
clearly
have
because
you've
gotten
all
of
your
your
ducks
in
a
line
there
and
you
have
everything
approved
from
the
CCC,
so
that
all
looks
perfect.
A
So
I
think
it
really
is
just
a
matter
of
paperwork
and
having
that
same
full
packet
that
went
to
the
CCC
included
as
part
of
the
packet
to
the
city,
and
that's
just
something
that
is
required
as
part
of
your
application
to
the
city.
So
really
it's
a
matter
of
having
copies
of
that
entire
application.
As
part
of
this.
B
B
In
reality,
one
of
these
organizations
tonight
will
be
opening
doors
next
month,
so
they
still
have
to
go
back
to
the
CCC
to
get
their
CCC
license
because
it's
provisional
after
we
authorize
it.
Then
they
come
back
to
us
and
get
our
license
when
they're
done
with
the
build
out.
They
have
build
out
months
to
do
here.
So
if
you
approved
it
subject
to
the
submission
you.
B
J
J
A
B
C
They
have
to
come
back
next
month
and
wait
for
the
approval
is
what
I'm
saying
yeah
like
they
could
do
it
and,
like
exactly
I,
feel
that
I
feel
better
about
it.
If
we
could
do
that,
I
think
that
would
then
not
hold
up
anything
and
I
understand,
there's
months
to
go
for
like,
but
it
doesn't.
This
is
not
like
a
step
in
the
process
because
of
paperwork
formality
which
obviously.
K
A
B
D
A
M
B
D
M
M
M
M
M
Formerly,
if
you
form,
if
you
remember
that,
was
formerly
the
tuxedo
place,
it's
an
incredible
location.
We
feel
that
be
the
will
produce
jobs
for
Chelsea
residents,
we're
hoping
that
the
majority
of
the
people
that
we
hire
would
be
Chelsea
resident.
As
you
may
know,
I
am
the
the
only
female
owner
in
the
city
of
Chelsea.
That
would
own
this
establishment.
So
it's
a
big
deal
for
me.
As
you
know,
I
grew
up
in
the
city
of
Chelsea.
This
is
my
commitment.
I
will
try
to
do
my
best.
M
According
to
the
Cannabis
commission
rules,
our
team
is
is
extremely
capable
responsible
and
we
will
do
whatever
it
takes
to
run
a
business
as
professional
as
we
can.
We
went
from
10
000
square
feet
to
almost
5
000
square
feet.
We
will
have
a
presentation
of
the
building,
but
I
want
to
make
sure
that
you
understand
that
for
me,
this
project
about
it's
about
making
sure
that
when
we
make
money
we
give
money
back.
M
As
you
know,
very
well,
I
have
invested
years
in
this
community
and
I
know
what
it
takes
to
grow
up
in
Chelsea
in
a
community
like
this
one
to
fight
do
for
struggling
as
we
struggle,
but
to
make
it
and
make
sure
that
we
give
back.
So
our
idea
is
to
be
a
business
that
hires
majority
of
Chelsea
people,
of
course,
minority
community,
that
is
no
longer
minorities,
majority
right
people
of
Chelsea
and
it's
a
pretty
much
the
the
owners
of
the
businesses.
M
Females
I
mean
it's
me
Leah
and
Maria,
who
helps
tremendously
with
everything.
But
this
is
the
team,
and
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
do
things
right.
I
care
deeply
about
the
neighborhood.
We
had
several
meetings
that
were
very
challenging
for
us.
We
did
our
best
to
accommodate
our
neighbors
to
make
sure
that
when
we
open
business
we
show
them
that
if
there's
something
wrong,
our
security
team
is
going
to
be
there
so
that
we
can
figure
it
out
so
that
it
flows
correctly.
M
I
would
tell
you
that
when
the
church
was
there,
we
relocated
the
church.
We
did
whatever
people
were
saying
that
we
needed
to
do.
We
did
for
the
purpose
of
the
community.
I
live
in
the
city.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
whatever
we
do,
we
do
it
right
and
I'm.
Gonna
ask
Leah
to
talk
about
the
operation
yeah.
E
A
M
W
W
And
parking
traffic
traffic
and
parking
in
that
location
we
hired
a
we
hired
Consultants
to
do
a
traffic
study
to
make
sure
that
we
could
kind
of
meet
the
needs
of
the
neighborhood.
We've
worked
with
neighbors
personally
Gladys
and
I
went
over
for
multiple
people's
houses
for
coffee,
making
sure
that
everybody
is
happy
so
we're
working
with
one
neighbor
to
make
sure
that
our
curb
cuts
on
the
property
don't
abut
her
property.
So
we
kind
of
it's
mostly
traffic
and
parking.
But
okay.
M
If
they,
if
the
neighbors
told
us
that
there
was
trash
that
people
were
sleeping
there,
we
would
send
a
team
to
clean
and
make
sure
that
we
did
everything
and
once
again
we're
not
there.
If,
once
we
are
there,
you
I
guarantee
that
you
will
not
have
any
problems,
because
we
are
about
our
neighborhood,
we're
about
about
the
business
and
making
sure
that
our
tenant,
our
neighborhood
and
the
tenants
there
really
care
about
their
business,
but
also
the
community,
because
I
live
in
the
city
of
Chelsea.
We
are
invested
in
this
community.
A
X
B
What
the
CCC
does
in
their
process
is
they
do
this
provisionally
this
first
step
to
get
a
license,
it's
sort
of
how
we
do
it
in
child.
We
do
different
steps
in
Chelsea.
You
have
to
go
through
the
zoning
and
then
come
here.
First,
you
had
to
do
the
host
Community
agreement,
the
host
meeting,
so
we
we
did
steps.
B
The
CCC
does
strict
steps,
so
they've
gone
through
the
first
round
of
the
CCC
provisional
means
nine
times
out
of
ten
you're
going
to
get
a
license
unless
you're
financing
breaks
off
somebody's
committed,
murder
or
whatever
you
know,
I
mean
some
of
those
items,
but
they
won't
issue
it
until
it's
done.
They
won't
issue
it
until
they
see
their
registers.
B
They
won't
issue
it
until
they
see
the
you
know,
I
mean
make
sure
the
agreement
is
still
in
place
of
where
they're
gonna,
by
who
they're
going
to
buy
from
their
benefit
their
cultivator
or
their
manufacturer.
So
there's
a
lot
of
things
that
the
final
step
of
the
CCC
when
they
issue
their
license.
We
still
won't
issue
hours
until
they
get
that
license
from
the
CCC.
W
A
A
X
B
D
J
B
B
Because
we
were
down
to
the
wire
on
licenses-
and
we
wanted
people
to
come
before
us
if
they
didn't
have
the
provisional
and
others
had
a
provisional,
it
would
have
been
well
right
now.
These
are
all
the
applicants
we
have,
but
it
would
have
been
a
serious
issue
if
you
didn't
have
the
provisional
at
this
time.
Yeah.
D
D
D
M
As
soon
as
we
get
approval,
we'll
get
the
professional
ballot
we'll
apply,
you
know
we'll
finalize
the
CCM,
they
see
the
commission,
the
commission
application
and
we
get
it
done.
I
mean
we're
ready
to
go
as
soon
as
we
get
approved.
We
have
the
finances
in
place.
We
have
our
team
and
we're
hoping
to
you
know,
hire
the
majority
from
Chelsea
and
there's
a
huge
Workforce
waiting
for
us
to
open
the
doors
and
sign
up
people.
So,
okay,.
X
X
This
this
location
of
a
lot
of
money
was
spent
actually
purchased
this
location,
this
significant
amount
of
Renovations
that's
going
to
be
done
here,
which
is
includes
cutting
half
of
the
building
off
and
creating
a
lot
of
parking.
So
it's
going
to
be
a
time
delay,
but
all
reports
of
of
Sheltie
residents
are
probably
going
to
end
up
in
Somerville
training
over
the
next
six
months,
only
to
come
back
to
work
here
to
work
here
in
Chelsea,
but.
N
X
H
Very
briefly,
again:
Judith
Garcia
District
5
City
councilor
138
Walnut
Street
for
the
record.
So
very
briefly.
First
I
really
want
to
commend
you
guys,
because
you
know
the
rules
in
and
out
and
as
a
person
who's
at
the
state
level.
I
know
that
would
constantly
build
the
plane
as
we
fly
it,
but
I'm
very
impressed
and
I
also
want
to
commend
our
city
solicitor,
our
chairwoman
for
really
knowing
what
they
have
to
do.
It
sounds
like
there's
a
technicality
here
which
is
unfortunate,
but
I
will
say.
H
You've
heard
me
speak
today,
more
than
once
it's
a
special
day
as
a
person
who
knows
what
it's
like
to
be
back
there
and
have
to
wait
years
to
see
this
process
go
through.
I
did
mention
before
and
I
will
loot
what
I
mentioned
before
I
wanted
to
see
these
licenses
in
the
hands
of
women,
people
of
color
people
rooted
people
with
a
strong
moral
compass
and
here's
a
third
applicant
that
meets
that
description.
So
I.
You
know
I,
think
you've
heard
this
before
there
are
two
females
here
who
are
applying
for
for
this.
H
It
meets
that
criteria,
but
more
than
that,
I
feel
that,
as
you
know,
Gladys
has
been
a
long-standing
resident
here
in
this
community.
She
has
worked
with
youth
and
I
cannot
trust
anyone
who
will
focus
as
much
in
running
a
business
that
is
adults
only,
but
I
will
I
will
also
add
as
much
as
I'm
supporting
all
the
licensees
who
are
here.
H
If
you
get
your
license
and
if
you
are
open-
and
this
goes
to
all
the
applicants
here
once
you
get
your
license
and
once
you
open
your
establishment,
please
stay
committed
to
to
keeping
your
word
and
to
be
in
as
committed
as
you
are
now
before
this
approval.
So
I
do
trust.
You
and
I
hope
that
you
can
continue
with
the
level
of
service
and
your
commitment
to
doing
the
right
thing
and
keeping
a
strong
moral
compass.
So
thank
you.
Thank.
I
B
A
D
B
Yet
they
were
not
required
at
all.
They
came
before
us
most
of
them
applied
just
like
all
three
of
them
applied,
but
whether
or
not
they
had
their
provisional,
they
were
just
trying
to
get
their
licenses.
It
was
not
an
issue
back
then
they
knew
they
were
not
going
to
get
the
city
license
without
the
CCC
license.
Okay,
the
provisional
is
really
for
them
to
all
this
investment.
If
they
don't
have
it,
it's
a
waste
of
their
time
to
even
have
come
here.
Sometimes.