2026-06-24_TownMeeting-0u116

Watertown Licensing Board

Wednesday June 24, 2026

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SANDRA15.21 HOFFMAN15.21 -15.21 LICENSING15.21 BOARD15.21 CHAIR15.21 -15.21 Alright.15.21 This16.26 meeting16.66 of17.05 the17.21 Watertown17.61 licensing18.18 board18.73 is19.05 called19.14 to19.3 order.19.7 It's20.1 Wednesday,21.86 06/24/2026.23.38 It's25.61 1:0025.85 PM26.49 in26.49 the26.65 afternoon.30.73 My31.05 name31.21 is31.37 Sandra31.45 Kasabian31.77 Hoffman.32.25 I'm32.65 chairing32.81 the33.13 meeting.33.29 Jimmy33.69 Tsekrekas34.01 is34.49 a34.65 licensing35.13 board35.69 member35.93 who'll36.25 be36.49 joining36.65 me.36.97 Noelle37.37 Gilligan,37.85 City39.45 of39.69 Watertown39.84 city40.65 clerk.40.97 Detective41.92 Sergeant42.48 Eric43.05 Garabedian43.45 is44.65 joining44.8 us45.13 from45.28 the45.45 police45.6 department.45.92 And46.41 is46.65 Tom46.8 McEnaney47.05 here?47.69 Did47.92 I48.09 see48.24 him?48.41

49.05 TOM49.05 MCENANEY49.05 -49.05 KP49.05 LAW49.28 -49.28 Yes,49.28 I49.28 am.49.52

50.09 HOFFMAN50.09 -50.09 Attorney51.52 Tom52.01 McEnaney52.24 is53.87 here.53.95 We54.43 have54.75 basically55.79 one56.27 item56.51 on56.83 the56.99 agenda,57.15 and58.75 that's59.07 a60.67 special60.67 1-day61.31 events61.55 for61.87 the62.11 ACEC63.15 Cultural64.11 Center64.59 on65.31 Nichols65.47 Ave65.87 for66.11 FIFA66.27 Watch66.67 Party.66.99 Should67.97 I68.13 read68.28 all68.44 the68.52 dates?68.77

72.28 MCENANEY72.28 -72.28 Yes.72.52

73.16 HOFFMAN73.16 -73.16 06/27/2026,73.16 07/11/2026,74.92 07/18/2026,76.52 and78.28 07/19/2026.78.52 This81.72 is81.88 for82.27 extended82.51 hours82.99 on83.39 those83.63 dates83.87 for84.83 the85.07 people85.79 watch86.19 parties.86.59 They're89.39 requesting90.03 the90.51 special90.67 1-day91.23 permit91.39 to91.71 serve91.87 all92.19 alcohol92.43 beverages92.99 at93.63 the93.79 public93.87 event94.19 hosted94.51 at94.91 ACEC95.07 on95.87 June96.88 27th,97.31 July97.76 11th,98.12 July98.48 18th,98.84 July99.36 19th.99.77 They100.95 want101.52 to102 serve102 the102.31 alcohol102.4 2:00102.88 PM103.52 to103.52 1:00103.67 AM.104.48 Approximately104.48 100105.12 guests105.44 of105.67 all105.83 ages106 will106.4 be106.56 attending.106.72 There108.08 are108.31 various108.4 matches108.8 each109.28 day109.52 with109.83 various110 start110.48 times.110.72 The112.67 applicant112.91 has113.31 provided113.47 alcohol114.03 awareness114.51 certificates114.91 for115.39 one115.55 server,115.79 proof116.11 of116.43 nonprofit,116.67 proof117.31 of117.63 liquor117.71 liability118.03 coverage,118.51 floor119.31 plan,120.03 and120.35 alcohol120.59 order121.23 from121.47 an121.71 ABCC121.87 approved122.91 wholesaler.123.47 The124.42 alcohol124.58 will125.06 be125.14 stored125.3 in125.61 a125.73 locked125.85 office126.17 before126.66 and127.06 after127.45 the127.94 event.128.09 Is129.94 there130.09 anybody130.33 here130.66 from130.97 ACEC?131.22

132.66 NOELLE132.66 GILLIGAN132.66 -132.66 CITY132.66 OF132.66 WATERTOWN132.66 -132.66 No.132.66 It's137.09 the137.41 exact138.53 same138.85 watch139.25 party,140.85 everything141.09 is141.09 the141.09 same141.25 that141.41 they141.57 had141.81 done141.89 at142.85 the143.09 previous143.25 meeting.143.81

145.49 HOFFMAN145.49 -145.49 Okay.145.49 Mr.146.45 Tsekrekas,146.69 do146.69 you146.93 have147.01 any147.17 comments147.33 you147.65 want147.81 to148.05 make?148.05

149.45 JIM149.45 TSEKREKAS149.45 -149.45 LICENSING149.45 BOARD149.61 MEMBER149.61 -149.61 No,149.61 I149.61 have149.78 nothing150.01 at150.33 this150.5 time.151.22

151.53 HOFFMAN151.53 -151.53 Okay.151.53 I152.25 don't152.33 either.152.66 Fire160.25 building,160.57 zoning,160.97 and161.38 health161.45 department161.78 have162.25 no162.5 objection.162.89 Sergeant164.07 Garabedian,164.31 do165.75 you165.99 want166.07 to166.31 make166.31 that?166.47

166.95 ERIC166.95 GARABEDIAN166.95 -166.95 WATERTOWN166.95 POLICE166.95 DEPARTMENT166.95 -166.95 Madam166.95 Chair,167.27 subject168.31 to168.71 your168.87 approval,169.11 this169.75 department169.99 has170.39 no170.63 objection171.11 to171.59 the171.75 applicant's171.91 request172.47 for173.03 a173.19 1-day173.51 special173.83 permit174.15 for174.79 the175.03 service175.11 of175.51 all175.67 alcoholic175.91 beverages176.47 for177.03 the177.19 FIFA177.35 watch177.75 party178.07 at178.72 the178.88 Armenian179.11 Cultural179.51 and180 Education180.16 Center180.63 on181.19 Saturday,181.35 06/27/2026,182.47 07/11/2026,184.79 07/18/2026,187.19 and189.59 07/19/2026189.75 from192.14 2:00192.46 PM193.34 until193.34 1:00193.74 AM194.94 provided194.94 the195.42 following195.5 stipulations195.9 are196.62 adhered196.86 to.197.1 The198.06 bar198.22 shall198.54 promptly198.78 close199.18 at199.58 12:30199.82 AM.201.42 All201.42 activities201.66 shall202.3 commence202.54 no202.94 earlier203.18 than203.5 2:00203.74 PM204.62 and204.62 cease204.86 no205.26 later205.5 than205.9 1:00206.22 AM.207.5 All207.5 patrons207.75 shall208.22 vacate208.47 the208.87 premise209.03 no209.5 later209.67 than210.06 1:00210.31 AM,212.22 and212.22 some212.63 procedure214.06 shall214.71 be214.87 in215.03 place215.19 in215.5 order215.67 to215.99 prevent216.06 underage216.54 patrons217.03 from217.59 obtaining217.91 and218.47 or218.78 consuming219.1 alcoholic219.67 beverages,220.15 and221.24 no221.56 more221.64 than221.88 two222.12 drinks222.36 shall222.68 be222.84 served223 to223.24 one223.4 person223.56 at223.96 a224.12 time.224.28 That225 is225.24 all.225.4

226.2 HOFFMAN226.2 -226.2 Thank226.2 you.226.44 Mr.227.8 Tsekrekas,228.36 I'll228.36 take228.52 a228.68 recommendation,228.84 please.229.48

230.44 TSEKREKAS230.44 -230.44 Sure.230.44 Do230.76 you230.92 need231 me231.24 to231.4 do231.56 all232.28 of232.52 them232.6 at232.84 once,232.92 or233.16 are233.32 we233.4 going233.56 one234.04 at234.28 a234.44 time?234.52

235.94 MCENANEY235.94 -235.94 I235.94 think237.06 you237.22 can237.38 just237.53 do237.69 them237.78 all237.94 at238.18 once.238.33

239.06 TSEKREKAS239.06 -239.06 Okay.239.06 In240.5 that240.57 case,240.74 I241.69 recommend241.85 the242.25 issuance242.41 of242.97 an243.22 all244.57 alcohol244.9 beverage245.38 license,245.85 1-day246.41 all246.66 alcohol246.81 beverage247.13 license247.61 to247.94 the248.18 Armenian249 Cultural249.48 and249.88 Educational250.12 Center250.76 doing251.16 business251.48 at251.8 47252.6 Nichols253.32 Ave253.96 for254.44 a254.6 FIFA254.84 watch255.24 party255.56 on256.04 the256.28 following256.44 dates,256.84 06/27/2026,257.72 06/11/2026,259.96 06/18/2026,262.2 and264.4 06/19/2026264.73 pursuant267.29 to267.69 the267.85 recommendations267.93 of268.56 the268.73 Watertown268.88 Police269.37 Department.269.69

270.56 HOFFMAN270.56 -270.56 I270.81 agree.270.96

272.25 MCENANEY272.25 -272.25 Just272.25 for272.96 clarification,273.2 on274.73 those274.81 dates,275.13 I276.51 believe276.59 that276.99 Mr.277.63 Tsekrekas278.19 maybe278.19 referenced278.59 June279.23 as279.63 opposed279.71 to280.03 July.280.27 So,281.39 I281.71 just281.71 want281.95 to282.19 make282.19 sure282.27 that282.51 that282.75 friendly283.07 amendment283.47 is283.95 incorporated.284.35

285.71 TSEKREKAS285.71 -285.71 I285.71 have286.03 a286.35 June286.67 27th287.23 date.287.79 Is288.43 that288.67 inaccurate?289.31

290.54 MCENANEY290.54 -290.54 Yes.290.54 I290.78 thought290.94 the291.18 later291.25 ones,291.5 I291.74 thought291.81 you291.98 still292.13 said292.38 June,292.54 but292.86 maybe293.01 I293.25 just293.42 misheard293.57 it.294.06

294.54 TSEKREKAS294.54 -294.54 No.294.54 Just294.94 once295.34 again,295.65 June296.86 27th,297.47 July298.54 11th,299.11 July300.46 18th,301.23 and302.38 July302.86 19th.303.43

304.3 HOFFMAN307.12 -307.12 I307.12 agree.307.28 Thank308 you.308.24 Anything308.96 else?308.96

308.96 GILLIGAN311.6 -311.6 That313.76 was314.08 all.314.32

316.48 HOFFMAN316.48 -316.48 Okay.316.48 Meetings317.36 adjourned.318.33 Thank318.33 you.318.57

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