On the message and order, referred on March 30, 2022, Docket #0435, Petition for a Special Law re: An act authorizing the City of Boston to grant four additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the specified premises, the committee submitted a report recommending the petition ought to pass in a new draft. The report was accepted; the petition was passed in a new draft; yeas 13.
04350435 the committee in government operations, to which was referred on March 30th, 2020 to Duncan, number 0435 petition for a special law regarding an act authorizing the city of Boston to grant four additional license licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the specified premises, submits a report recommending that the home will petition to pass in a new draft. Thank you. The chair recognizes the chair recognizes council royal chair of Government Operations Council. Royal U of the floor. Thank you. And the Committee on Government Operations held a hearing on June 16, 2022, on docket number 465, a petition for special law relative to an act authorizing additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages to be drunk on the premises in Boston, which was sponsored by Councilor Ruth C Lui Gen and Councilor Julie McKee. I'd like to thank my council colleagues for attending Council President Flynn, Councilor Lui, Jane Council Wirral, Councilor Baker, Councilor Maria, Councilor Coletta, Councilor Murphy and Councilor Clarity. I'd also like to thank members of the administration Kathleen Joyce, the Executive Directors of the Mayor's Office of Consumer Affairs and Licensing, and Chairwoman of the Licensing Board for the City of Boston. Danny Green, Executive Secretary of the Licensing Board for the City of Boston. And Alisha Masina, Director of Small Business for the City of Boston and the advocates for their participation. During the hearing, we heard from the administration on the support for this home rule petition, as well as industry representatives on the value of liquor licenses to restaurants and its impact on profits. Passages of passage of this docket will allow the Licensing Board to grant five additional licenses for the sale of alcoholic beverages for specified premises. Four of the licenses are for the bowling building. One of the licenses is for the Strand Theater. Both locations are in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. All of these licenses are not transferable and are restricted to the specific location. Passage of this home rule petition and its amended draft will provide equity, improve the quality of life in the surrounding communities, and allow the entities to attract businesses and events. As Chair of Government Operations Committee, I recommend that this docket ought to pass in its new draft. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, Councilor. I would anyone like to speak on this matter? The chair recognizes Councilman here constantly on the floor. Thank you, President Flynn. For a moment there, I thought we were not going to be able to speak on anything because I had my light for the last one. So I'm up here for the last one. Just want to thank my colleagues for the passage of that. And I'm not going to hang up the mic because I know we have a lot of work to get through. But I'm just I'm buzzing up. I'm encouraging my colleagues to vote in favor so that we can get to business. That's it. Thank you. Thank you. Councilman. Here, the chair recognizes council's and constitution. Thank you. Thank you, President Flynn. And thank you to Councilor Arroyo, a chair of government ops, for holding a hearing on this matter that was joined with another another Hormel petition sponsored by Council Oral and of course by myself about how do we get more liquor licenses into our neighborhoods, specifically Roxbury, Dorchester, Mattapan. These are targeted liquor licenses for football and building one for Strand Theater will all be about getting more business, spur more economy in our neighborhoods. We know that there's a lot of inequity baked into how liquor licenses are given out. The cost of them on the open market is exorbitant. And so with these four restricted liquor licenses, the bowling building, we're hoping to really help to spur economic activity in the Nubian Square area, anchored in a city owned building like the Strand Theater. So just asking my colleagues to support this one more petition and get this up to the state House so that we can get some really great businesses that have been looking for liquor licenses, that opportunity to really grow and develop their business in Nubian Square at the bowling building. Thank you very much. Mr. President. Thank you, counsel. And the chair recognizes counsel. Clarity. Counsel, clarity. You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President. I rise to support. Obviously, this petition in the amended draft will provide equity, improve quality of life in the surrounding communities, and will allow the licensees to attract businesses and events which would be great for the community. I would just note obviously the importance that they are these are nontransferable. So that means that if the license is granted and if it's either canceled or revoked or no longer in use, the licenses shall be returned physically with all rights and privileges back to the city's licensing board. The licensing board then may grant that license to new applicants in the same location under the same conditions as the specified act. And that's a key component. So for those that are putting their best foot forward to obtain these licenses, making sure that they've got, you know, the front of the house in the back of the house in order, whether it's investment opportunities and or a particular cuisine or an event for them to, you know, the onus is on them, obviously, to have to perform in the event that they don't perform. The city has the ability to try to pull that back into granted to someone else. So it's a it's a privilege, I think, that we're granting on the nontransferable side. It's going to lend, particularly in the food desert side of the house. It will add tremendous value. But there is it's sort of a two way street cities granting these. But the entities also need to work with the community. They need to be responsive to the community. They need to add value to the community. They need to continue to be good neighbors or else the city has the ability to pull back on it. And I just think that's an important factor that needs to be mentioned, but I look forward to support it. Thank you, Mr. President. Thank you, counsel. Florida Constitution. English president. Has. This had a big impact on their lives. The Restaurant Association, the Black Hospitality Coalition in Your Grace marches, restaurants, United Prefects, accountants, offsite consulting. There are a lot of folks on this on this. When we when we held this hearing and a lot of them expressed it was unanimous support for these restricted place based liquor licenses that will stay with the BOLLING Building for the entirety of the existence of the Bowling Building and will stay with the Strand Theater for the entirety of the existence of the Strand Theater. Thank you. Thank you, Counselor Johnson, for that clarification and the update as well. Castle Royal, the chair of the Committee on Government Operations, seeks acceptance of the committee report passage of Docket 0435 and a new draft. All those in favor say I don't know. Mr. Karp, would you please take a roll call? Vote, please. Roll call vote on docket 0435. Counsel Arroyo. Counsel Arroyo. Yes. Counsel the Baker Council. The Baker High Council. The Bar Council. The BLOCK Yes. Counselor Brain Counselor Brain Council IT Coletta. Counsel Coletta. Yes. Counsel for Ananda Sanderson. Yes. Counsel for Ananda Sanderson. Yes. Counsel Serving Yes. Counsel of Clarity Yes. Counsel Flynn. Yes. Counsel of Flynn. Yes. Counsel. Lara. Yes. Cancellara, yes. Cox. Allusion yes. Counsel. Region Yes. Counsel Let me hear. Yes. Counsel Let me hear you. Yes. Counsel to Murphy. Counsel Murphy Yes. And Counsel. World Yes. Counsel World Yes. Stuck in numbers 0435 has received a unanimous vote in the affirmative. Thank you, Mr. Corrupt Caucus 0435 has passed in a new draft. Mr. Carr, please read docket 05360537 in Dawkins 06708 Together Police.