2026-08-25_TownMeeting-0u278

Watertown Licensing Board

Tuesday August 25, 2026

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SANDRA15.13 HOFFMAN15.13 -15.13 LICENSING15.13 BOARD15.13 CHAIR15.13 -15.13 Okay.15.38 This,15.7 meeting16.26 of16.66 the16.73 licensing16.82 board17.45 is18.41 now18.57 in18.82 session.19.05 It's19.38 Tuesday,19.61 August20.02 25.20.45 It20.89 is20.98 02:1021.21 PM,23.21 and23.21 we23.38 are23.61 here23.86 to24.18 discuss,24.41 common25.54 victualler25.94 license26.34 for26.74 Bougie27.46 Pizza.29.38 Jimmy's29.38 with30.18 my30.5 name30.66 is30.82 Sandra30.9 Kasabian31.22 Hoffman.31.7 I'm32.02 chairing32.26 the32.58 meeting.32.66 Jim33.06 Sacriques33.3 is33.86 the34.1 other34.18 licensing34.5 board34.98 member35.3 with35.54 us.35.78 Attorney37.06 Thomas37.62 McEnaney38.02 is39.14 will39.84 be40.09 advising40.24 us.40.73 Noel41.52 Gilligan41.92 is42.8 also43.13 on44 the44.24 panel.44.41 She45.13 is45.28 the45.52 city45.68 clerk,46.33 and46.73 Detective47.45 Sergeant47.92 Eric47.92 Garabedian49.13 will50.09 also50.32 be50.65 advising50.88 us.51.36 And51.81 I51.97 see52.13 that52.29 we52.53 have52.69 the52.85 applicant.53.09 I53.81 just53.97 have54.21 a54.37 question.54.45 Is54.85 your55.01 name55.25 Borges55.89 or56.37 Bourgeois?56.69

59.57 DAVID59.57 BOURGEOIS59.57 -59.57 BOUGIE59.57 PIZZA59.57 -59.57 It's,59.57 Bourgeois.60.13

61.17 HOFFMAN61.17 -61.17 Bourgeois.61.17 Okay.61.81 Yeah.62.13 Thank62.29 you62.53 very62.69 much.62.93 Yeah.63.49 Okay.63.97 Mangiamo64.28 LLC65 doing65.81 business66.05 as66.44 Bougie66.69 Pizza67.08 is67.41 requesting67.64 a68.13 common68.2 victualler68.53 to68.92 be69.72 exercised69.97 at70.44 21270.53 Waverly71.17 Avenue71.56 in71.97 Watertown.72.13 Owner73.56 David74.05 Bourgeois74.44 has75.08 previous76.22 experience76.7 in77.1 food77.34 service77.66 as77.98 a78.14 manager78.3 as78.78 well79.02 as79.26 an79.42 owner79.58 operator79.9 for80.38 multiple80.54 other80.94 entities.81.26 He82.46 intends82.7 to83.1 continue83.26 operating83.74 the84.22 location84.38 as84.78 a84.94 pizza85.1 shop85.42 serving85.82 pizza,86.22 subs,86.62 salads,87.1 and87.5 the87.66 like.87.82 The88.54 location88.7 has89.18 four89.5 stools.89.74 Standard90.97 hours91.28 of91.6 operate91.84 excuse92.56 me.92.8 Am96.8 I97.05 okay?97.2 Okay.99.77 Standard100.33 hours100.88 of101.13 operation101.28 requested101.84 are102.33 Monday102.48 through102.72 Saturday,102.97 8103.44 AM104 to104 1104.16 AM,104.8 and104.8 Sunday,105.05 8105.77 AM106.62 to106.62 12106.86 AM.108.62 So,108.62 Mr.109.02 Bourgeois,109.42 is109.98 there110.14 any110.54 additional110.86 information111.98 you112.54 wish112.7 to112.94 share113.1 about113.42 your113.66 application113.82 with114.78 the115.02 board?115.18

118.54 BOURGEOIS118.54 -118.54 No.118.54 No.119.66

121.48 SHOFFMAN121.48 -121.48 Are121.48 there121.65 any121.73 questions122.13 for123.25 Mr.123.81 Tsekrekas?123.81 Do123.81 you123.84 have123.89 any124.13 questions?124.28 Because124.92 he125.08

125.33 JIM125.33 TSEKREKAS125.33 -125.33 LICENSING125.33 BOARD125.33 MEMBER125.33 -125.33 I125.33 have125.41 no125.56 questions125.73 at126.13 this126.28 time.126.44 No.126.77

127.41 SHOFFMAN127.41 -127.41 And127.41 nor127.65 do127.97 I.128.21 And129.17 there's129.81 no130.13 members130.37 in130.76 the130.93 audience.131.09 So,131.56 I132.93 will133.09 move133.32 on.133.56 Fire133.89 building,134.21 zoning,134.87 and135.03 health135.19 department135.51 have135.99 no136.15 objection136.39 once137.03 all137.43 other137.75 required138.15 permits138.71 have139.35 been139.51 issued.139.75 And141.67 I141.91 will141.99 ask142.23 Sergeant142.47 Garabedian142.79 for143.35 the143.51 police143.67 department143.91 report144.39 and144.87 recommendations.145.11

146.07 NOELLE146.07 GILLIGAN146.07 -146.07 CITY146.07 OF146.07 WATERTOWN146.07 -146.07 And146.07 then146.23 just146.39 so146.63 you146.71 know,146.87 John147.19 is147.51 on147.91 the148.07 meeting,148.23 John148.72 Labadini.148.89

149.69 SHOFFMAN149.69 -149.69 Oh,149.69 okay.149.93 John.150.65

150.72 GILLIGAN150.72 -150.72 See150.72 him.151.05 So151.53 he151.69 is151.84 texting152.09 me.152.56 He152.89 can153.05 hear153.28 us,153.53 and154 he154.17 also154.33 has154.65 no154.81 questions.155.05

155.53 SHOFFMAN155.53 -155.53 He155.53 has155.61 no155.84 questions.156 Alright.156.41 Thank156.72 you.156.89 Sorry.158 Okay.159.13 Alright.159.61 Sergeant160.41 Garabedian?162.46

162.46 ERIC162.46 GARABEDIAN162.46 -162.46 WATERTOWN162.46 POLICE162.46 DEPARTMENT162.46 -162.46 Madam162.46 chair,162.78 this163.5 department163.74 has164.22 investigated164.54 the165.26 applicant's165.42 request165.9 and166.38 has166.54 no166.78 objection167.02 to167.98 the168.14 issuance168.3 of168.86 this169.02 license169.26 provided169.82 that170.22 the170.46 fallen170.54 is170.94 stipulated171.02 on171.74 the171.9 license.172.06 One,172.94 the173.26 hours173.42 of173.74 operation173.9 shall174.46 be174.7 Monday174.86 through175.18 Saturday,175.5 8176.34 AM176.75 to176.75 1176.99 AM,177.54 and177.54 Sunday,177.87 8178.34 AM178.99 to178.99 12180.43 AM.180.75 Two,180.75 there180.75 shall180.91 be181.15 no181.31 alcoholic181.54 beverages182.03 on182.43 the182.58 premise.182.75 And183.47 three,183.71 number184.03 of184.34 seats184.43 to184.75 be184.91 four186.03 and186.26 to186.43 be186.58 limited186.66 to187.06 the187.22 area187.38 shown187.78 on188.19 submitted188.34 plot189.15 plan.189.47

SHOFFMAN190.9 -190.9 Thank190.9 you.191.14

191.54 GARABEDIAN191.54 -191.54 That191.54 is191.7 all.191.94

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200.18 SHOFFMAN200.18 -200.18 Okay.200.18 Sorry200.58 about200.82 that.201.06 That's201.38 okay.201.54 Mr.202.1 Tsekrekas,202.74 I'll202.74 take202.9 a203.14 recommendation203.38 on204.1 this204.26 application.204.42

205.67 TSEKREKAS205.67 -205.67 I205.67 recommend205.91 the,206.31 issuance208.24 of208.72 the208.79 common209.03 picture209.51 license209.91 for210.39 the210.63 applicant,210.79 pursuant212.07 to212.47 the212.63 recommendation212.79 of213.28 the213.44 Watertown213.59 Field214 Police214.31 Department.214.63

215.28 SHOFFMAN215.28 -215.28 Mr.215.28 Labadini?215.59

217.03 JOHN217.03 LABADINI217.03 -217.03 LICENSING217.03 BOARD217.03 MEMBER217.03 -217.03 I217.03 do217.19 as217.44 well.217.59

218.56 SHOFFMAN218.56 -218.56 And218.56 I218.8 do218.88 too.219.2 Thank219.68 you.219.92 That's221.84 it.222.08

224.48 BOURGEOIS224.48 -224.48 That's224.48 awesome.224.8 Thank225.2 you225.44 guys225.6 so225.84 much.226

226.32 SHOFFMAN226.32 -226.32 Oh,226.32 you're226.56 welcome.226.64

227.68 GILLIGAN227.68 -227.68 David,227.68 as228 soon228.16 as228.4 you228.48 get228.64 everything229.04 else229.36 in229.6 order,229.84 let230.16 me230.32 know.230.48 I'll230.64 get230.8 your231.04 license231.52 put232 together232.16 for232.48 you.232.64

233.44 BOURGEOIS233.44 -233.44 That's233.44 great.233.75 Thank234 you.234.39 Awesome.234.96 Thank235.44 you235.59 so235.83 much.235.91

236.56 SHOFFMAN236.56 -236.56 Good236.56 luck.236.72 Welcome.237.03

238 BOURGEOIS238 -238 Thank238 you.238.07 Have238.63 a238.79 great239.19 day,239.35 everyone.239.51 Thank240.31 you.240.56

240.99 SHOFFMAN240.99 -240.99 Thank241.67 you.241.75