I'd like to call tonight safety service and license committee to order.

Clerk, could you please call a roll call?

Present.

And it's for TV, full liquor license and victory license on Zuna Lounge.

Um, as you all know, we read about this in the paper.

Um more on the side street, the parking lot.

It was concerning.

This is a very serious accusation, and we just don't want this going on.

So tonight we're gonna do discussion.

We're gonna please ask for Major Clerk to come up and talk to us first.

Madam Chair, if I if I may, with your indulgence, um I I'm going to call Major Quirk up to speak uh during the point uh at some point in my presentation.

So with again, with your permission, if you'll allow me to uh basically take the reins here.

There's some housekeeping matters that I I want to get on the record and things like that.

With your blessing and your permission.

Thank you very much.

So um just to uh segue into uh the topic, um, as uh Chairwoman Heroyan uh has indicated, there was uh an incident which took place uh at the Zona Lounge, uh located on Iantic Avenue.

I'm sure most of you have read you know the newspaper accounts.

So uh based on that, naturally, the mayor along with uh the council and uh the committee members clearly uh we're concerned.

Uh when these things first happen, unfortunately, we don't have all the information.

So out of an abundance of caution, when we hear shooting combined with neighborhood and alcohol license, um, out of an abundance of caution, we decide to be proactive, and we did take um very serious uh measures to at least temporarily address the situation.

And again, that is prior to uh you know fleshing out all of the facts.

So that's the reason why we're here tonight.

So um I have three exhibits, uh, madam chair that I I would just like um to be accepted into the record uh through motion.

I'll do them one at a time.

There's only three um at this uh juncture.

So the first is of course, which you all have in front of you is the uh tonight's notice of the emergency safety services and licenses committee agenda.

So I'm gonna ask the clerk to just mark this as exhibit one and ask uh for a motion and a second to accept it as uh part of the record.

To accept this as part of the record tonight.

Motion to accept the just as part of the any discussion clerk.

Could I please have a roll call vote?

Console McGraziano?

Yes, Casper Witz?

Yes.

Yes, Cosmanduhar?

Yes, Vice President?

Yes, Council President Wall.

Yes.

Thank you.

The second uh exhibit, uh, Madam Chair, uh, which I'm also requesting a vote on is the letter that I drafted that is signed by Solicitor Millet.

This is the actual notice.

It's a cease and desist and a um notice to appear show cause for tonight.

And this lays out the notice requirements that I believe uh are required in in a uh in a procedure such as this.

So this is the letter that went out again.

This would be exhibit two for the city.

I would ask for motion.

At least have a motion to approve exact good.

Second exhibit two.

Any discussion.

Clerk, can I please have a roll call?

Caso McGraziano?

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Thank you.

And the last one, and probably the most important, is the actual evidence that this cease and desist was served uh upon the uh the applicants um on Monday.

This was served.

Uh, I received this from Colonel Winkwist, and um it's attached to a report, which basically indicates that a police officer went, had it physically served uh to the license holder.

And uh on this, it actually indicates the date, the time, and it's signed by Sergeant Parasalt of the uh Cranston Police Department.

So again, as the final exhibit, I would ask for a motion and a second to admit this evidence that notice was delivered.

Motion to admit evidence number three.

So move second.

Any discuss.

Clerk, may I please have a roll call vote?

Casper.

Yes.

Considering Vice President Haroyan, yes, President Wall.

Yes.

Now at this juncture, uh, Madam Chair, if I may, um, as I indicated uh prior, well, right at the start of the hearing, there's been extensive discussion uh regarding this matter between myself, the legal representative of the license holder, uh, as well as uh Colonel Winkwist, Solicitor Millet, um Attorney Marcello, uh as well as yourself.

Um we I discussed this uh I may have even discussed it with um director uh Rinzuli.

But in any event, I think we're at the point where the basic facts here are not being disputed at all by the license holder.

The reason um that we're really here is to fashion um an appropriate resolution, okay, based on these facts.

So we can either we can either hear from Major Quirk um to give you just a basic uh summary of what the investigation has uncovered so far, but I I urge a little bit of caution here for a couple of reasons.

Number one, this is an ongoing investigation, and I don't want to do anything that might jeopardize the investigation of the Cranston Police Department.

That's number one.

I spoke with the colonel.

Um he and I agreed that it's not appropriate to put these records at this juncture and make them part of the record because they then will become public record, and I don't think that's uh a good idea at this point.

So uh like the license holders, Mr.

Patrocker's uh uh counsel, he is their attorney.

Um he will be discussing some of the facts in light of his um proposal, as I will and as Major Quirk will.

So I just all I'm saying to the committee is I really don't want to get into too detailed a question and answer and a back and forth on this because it is a sensitive uh time right now.

Uh from what I understand, the alleged um perpetrators of this um incident have not been arrested, and this isn't an ongoing investigation.

He can correct me if I'm wrong.

But with that being said, I'll I'll call Major Quirk up.

I'll swear him in, and we can have a back and forth.

But like I said, let's try to keep it very limited.

As I said, the basic facts are not in dispute here.

So it's not like the license holder is going to say, well, wait a minute, that's not what happened.

Um so just bear that in mind.

Thank you.

Major Quirk.

Right.

I do.

Robert Quirk, Q U I R K.

So Major Quirk, I'll say that.

So obviously you've heard all of my comments.

Yes.

Um you heard my comments, obviously.

We all know why we're here.

Yes.

I'm just going to ask you, just in very general terms, to explain to the uh committee what transpired here, perhaps what the status is of the investigation.

And that's that's it.

Then whatever questions they have, they can pose to you.

Sure.

Our uh our officers received a call from Providence Police uh North uh um 316 26 at uh approximately 1:30 in the morning, uh, stating that they had a uh a victim uh who uh responded with two other uh people to uh Roger uh Roger Williams Hospital uh and claiming that they were um uh they uh the victim uh was was shot uh on Kenwood Street uh in our city.

Um our officers responded to uh uh Zuna uh um lounge um uh spoke to the manager at that location, uh manager and uh employees who were still on scene at that time stated they had no uh indicated they had no uh no evidence that uh or were told that any shooting took place uh at that location.

We had other officers respond down to Providence.

Uh they met up with Providence officers and supervisors at that location and uh eventually spoke to uh uh to the victim of the shooting who had uh sustained a uh a gunshot wound to his uh his knee area.

Uh that victim later told our um officers uh and detectives uh uh he stated that he uh um he was shot uh in the um on Kenwood Street in our city uh after uh uh after leaving the uh Zuna Lounge at 195 Avenue with two of his friends.

And as um as uh uh Mr.

Videcya stated uh this still is an ongoing uh investigation.

And um, so it's kind of as as he stated, it's it's it's it's limited as far as information that we can actually uh uh we can release at this time.

Thank you.

If I could just ask one one follow-up question, just um major, and again, I don't want to get into all the details of the investigation, but am I correct in saying that when Cranston police uh conducted an investigation of the Park and Rock area of uh the zona lounge, they did not find any shell casings or any blood or anything even like that on premises.

Is that a that's correct?

No uh no ev no physical evidence whatsoever was uh uh was documented by any of the officers at the scene.

Thank you.

Could I just ask a question?

Was this did they said it was done on the road or in the parking lot where they parked?

I know the police report said they had been inside the establishment.

Yes.

According to the officers that were at the uh at the scene and uh who later uh who later spoke to the victim and the victim's two friends, uh they all claimed that this um uh the shooting took place on Kenwood Street, which would be outside of the uh zona lounge.

Sure.

In a shooting, is it normal not to have any shell casings or anything?

Something I should ask it's it's a bit outside the scope of the hearing.

Okay.

Does anyone else have anything?

Uh Councilman Enderhouse.

Madam Chair, um, this is more of a legal question.

During your investigation, or when your investigation concludes, if it concludes something else, meaning hypothetically speaking, there is some footage that all of a sudden appears and it happened inside all this gets thrown out, correct?

And we could bring them back.

I that's why I said it's a legal question.

I appreciate the question.

Um I think we can best address that um in a few minutes.

Okay, councilman, if we just hold off on that, because I think um I'm going to call up Mr.

Petraka, he's going to make a proposal that we've discussed for the committee's consideration.

And I think that that will be one of the considerations that goes into the proposal.

So thank you.

Thank you, Major for coming out.

Councilman Ritz.

I just had uh comment and a question.

I just want to say thank you to the chair for putting this meeting together.

I think it's uh based on the seriousness of this responsible and and the correct thing to do.

So thank you for putting this together.

And thank you for coming tonight.

Uh, you know, as Til said it said when this is a police investigation, but I appreciate you coming here and hearing a little bit more of uh the plan going forward.

But I guess my question is when I look at these type of things, um, I just try to see if the business owners being uh cooperator a good citizen.

So I was just wondering if they were working with the police turning over footage and everything, they've cooperated with everything that they could have.

I I did speak with uh one of the sergeants who uh responded to the scene um that night, and uh I actually spoke to him this morning on the way up to work, and uh he stated the uh um the manager uh at the uh at the lounge that night was very uh cooperative and um uh no um uh anything we needed, he he was there and stated the uh I guess the owner at the time was out of the country, and uh he would get us any anything we needed in the uh in the future, and he said to uh to contact him.

So, yes, very uh very cooperative with the police.

Thank you.

Councilman Trafficanti I'm a little confused.

You're saying this is an ongoing investigation.

You don't have all the facts.

You're gonna present a resolution.

Well, how do you present a resolution to the problem if you don't have all the facts?

I don't know what we're doing here tonight.

I really I don't understand.

So uh councilman as I said when I uh prefaced my remarks by saying that whenever we receive um a report of a shooting coupled with um a alcohol license holder in the city, and it appears, appears initially that there could be some relationship between the two out of an abundance of caution to protect the citizens of Cranston.

We take this emergency step.

Um it's allowed under state law, it's allowed under our ordinances.

Um we want to err on the side of caution because we don't have all the facts, but the facts that we do have, in my opinion, are serious enough um to justify this course of action.

So that's that's why we're doing it.

So how are we gonna make come to a resolution?

Because I well, you you you've got I think you've got the facts from from Major Quirk, the salient facts, the facts that are important.

What I'm going to do next, if we could just hold on a couple of minutes, I'm gonna call up uh attorney Petraka.

I'm going to he wants to address the committee on behalf of his client and offer a proposal to resolve this matter without the need for a full-blown evidentiary hearing and findings and things like that.

So let's hear from him, and then we can hear from me, and then the committee can vote on whether or not it wants to adopt this proposal.

Simple as that.

Is that okay?

Thank you.

So attorney Petraco.

Thank you, Attorney Petraca, for coming tonight.

Briefly, uh I'm privy to the police report, and I I have permission to say that the police report indicates that one of the victims was wearing a $30,000 necklace, and he was accosted by three masked individuals.

The victim then said when they asked for the necklace, kill me.

Then he was shot.

The reason I say that is this.

I've been doing this for 25 years, and I was the lawyer for a case called Van Gogh Lounge in the city of Providence that happened in the early 2000s.

In that case, just to be brief, there was a gentleman, two gentlemen arguing, leaving the club.

The club had detailed the promoter goes to the police officer and says, These two guys are fighting, there's a problem.

He says, get the F out of here.

They go to the parking lot across the street, across the street.

One guy retrieves a handgun from his trunk and murders the other person.

Van Gogh was found not responsible.

Because when you have things like that where it's out of your control, nothing you could have done, and it didn't emanate from the building, there's nothing that can happen that can cause that owner of that liquor license to be found responsible.

Having said that, my client has been in the city since 2015.

It's my understanding he has had no major violations.

So he and she, the his wife, I believe, have authorized me to offer to the board, because of the seriousness and because it's an ongoing investigation, that they will close until Monday on their own, voluntarily.

We will also uh come in with a addendum to our security plan that's going to describe some procedures of when the patrons leave the establishment.

I will tell you that, and the major can correct me, but the police report indicates there were no patrons in this building after hours.

It was simply the staff cleaning up, which is their right to do, and by DBR law, just so the committee's aware, on a one o'clock license, a patron can actually stay in the building until 120.

But there was none of those here.

The problem you have here is that even if the security guards were outside, what do you expect them to do?

That therein lies the problem.

Do they jump in front of the gun?

Because this is nothing they caused, it's nothing that they saw happen.

If it had happened inside, what my client would have done is what he knows how to do, which is to call it off one, throw out the other one, and make sure he leaves the premises before he allows the other one to leave.

So that's the reason why we're offering this, because at the end of the day, the the facts of this case, there, and I respectfully say this.

If you suspend him or fine him, I'm going to go to DVR, and I'm telling you right now, I'm going to win.

Because these are the types of cases that they pay attention to.

There's nothing he could have done to stop this, other than from keeping a gentleman with a very expensive necklace from coming into the restaurant.

That that's and I'll take any questions you may have.

I do have a few, attorney.

Question.

Um I would like you to come, well, you or them, somebody to come back April 2nd with that safety security plan updated.

Does that work for you?

Uh no, I'll have it in before then.

You'll have it in.

I'll have it, I'll have it to your counsel before then.

Well, we know what we're going to do.

Yeah.

And I it's fine for them to if you want to see them, they'll come back in.

But I'll have the safety plan before that.

Do we need an interpreter for them or will they bring their own?

I would I would I it's up to you.

Do you want me to have them?

I would rather you have an interpreter for them.

That's impartial versus somebody.

I don't think that's that good of an idea.

Fair to everybody.

I want patient here.

Um back April second.

I would like this written agreement that they'll close till Monday in writing between you, attorney Videchio.

Um is there any chance um when they do open up between Monday and April 2nd, they would agree to a police detail if I have a police officer available.

I've been told it tied to fill all the details.

Um I I can't agree to that just yet, but I can probably get you an answer before I will get you an answer before Monday.

Um councilman Andah had some questions and councilman president Wall, would you like to speak?

Well, I just just a little clarity.

Um the uh the establishment owner is going to close until Monday.

Would that be what?

Uh March 22nd.

Is that correct?

Because I want to make sure I'm getting those dates correct.

Whatever, whatever it is.

I think it's Monday's is Monday the 20.

Yeah, because you the reference was the second and April 2nd is not Monday.

Yeah.

That's my second.

That's our next safety service is actually April 6th.

That's correct.

So that'll be when that when that plan that then amended security plan comes in, that'll actually be you'll have it prior, as Attorney Petrarca said, but someone will come in to answer about that on the sixth.

Is that the way I'm just understanding it?

If if that's what you want them to do, they'll they'll come back in.

I don't know if that's just for clarity, I would like that.

Yeah.

That's all I have.

Attorney, I have no other criminal activity.

Um, I did request the police department how many times they've had to go out there.

Uh for the neighborhood, it doesn't look very residential.

And how can you so I so if I may, and I'm I'm not, I'm just I'm here as as their attorney, but I'm also I have tremendous amount of experience.

So if with all due respect to to the board, if if those noise complaints are truly noise complaints, then in the future, you need to act on them at that point because as time goes on, though you you can't pile on stuff that you did not do initially.

So just as an aside, if those the noise complaints, if you're made aware of them, you need to move on them because they want if this was appealed, that could never come in.

It's it's too far afield and too far away.

Let them be aware of it the next couple weeks.

We want this to go smooth for everybody.

And I don't want to hurt the business, they're being great saying they'll close till Monday.

Councilman.

Thank you, madam chair.

Um counselor, you do understand where we're coming from because I haven't seen the report.

So I'm just going by what's going on in the news.

I know the business, it's um been there for a very long time.

It's uh it's a staple in the Hispanic community.

I feel that because through the chair, I think if we keep them closed till Sunday, let them reopen on Sunday with a police detail.

I think that'll satisfy my residents um in Ward 3, because as you know, I got a million phone calls when this happened.

It was in the news, but I think hurting a business and having them get multiple police details, I think it's it's really gonna hurt them.

So I I'm in favor of keeping them closed till Sunday.

They'll have to suffer Friday and Saturday, Thursday from today to Saturday.

Let them reopen on Sunday with a police detail, and then I'm pretty sure the council could get us that um uh security plan.

And if we don't like it, then we call them in.

But I I really don't think we need to drag them back in here.

That's my opinion.

For correct attorney Petraka.

It is.

I mean, that's what I've been.

I'm sure it would open Sunday with a detail.

Maybe that's something you want to test.

Do you think we could fill a detail on Sunday night?

I'd say at this point we'd be pretty hard pressed to to fill a detail on on Sunday night or depending on what night they're uh they're looking to make a uh a request for uh for details.

The the the reason for that is the weather's starting to turn the other way.

And uh throughout the years, I I've seen it as soon as it starts to warm up.

Uh we um we we have a lot of offices taking road constructions and and other details, and usually those uh particular uh lounge details and so forth there uh the most of those usually go unfilled.

on Sunday night or depending on what what night they're uh they're looking to make a uh a request for uh for details the the the the reason for that is the weather's starting to turn the other way and uh throughout the years i i've seen it as soon as it starts to warm up uh we um we we have a lot of offices taking road constructions and and other details and usually those uh particular uh lounge details and so forth there uh most of those usually go unfilled that's not to say that uh we won't send beat officers by the establishment to do uh you know security checks and liquor checks and make sure uh you know everyone's complying we do with other uh other businesses in the uh in the city and and i think from a uh from an owner's uh uh uh point of view with a bar I think usually they they welcome the officers coming in and just uh say hey we're here and little you know we're we're we want to make sure everyone's uh complying with the rules and and that's it and give us a call if there's any issues but as far as having a detailed officer there it it could happen but I can't I can't promise you that we we could fill that all right I I personally think we're best then to take their offer until Monday Major so the question I have for you is will it be impossible to fill a detail spot 12 a.m to 4 a.m now you're looking at me like I'm crazy but this happened at 1 a.m when the lounge got out so my main concern would be having uh police officer there for the 1 a.m just to make sure everything got cleared out and there's nobody hanging around playing music in the parking lot or just hanging around so that's that's why I'm asking 12 to 4 it's an easy shift um I think the council already said they might not object to it so it's an easy detail um until you're working at three in the morning I I I clearly understand that no you know what and and I know I know what you're saying but I but on the other hand that's uh that's one of those details where if somebody's working a second shift whether it be three to eleven or four to twelve uh they they may say uh I'm I'm done for the night or if somebody's coming in uh the 11 to seven third shift they've got to bring four hours a comp to do a four hour detail and the numbers usually just don't they they don't work out so I'm I I've said I've just seen it over the years where that that it could be and not that locate but the so the the four hour or five hour block is usually a tough one to fill.

I know we had another establishment going back a couple of years ago um uh in uh um in the center of the city and it was very very difficult to uh to go ahead and get offices to fill that so uh we had our beat officers go there uh second shift and third shift to to uh you know uh make themselves seen and just make sure everyone's uh following the rules and it it seemed to work out pretty good i just just just so I put this on the record um I'm not here to to argue with with the board my client will do whatever you instructed to do however in the future there is a little known state law and most cities and towns don't follow it but if you can't fill a detail you have to show that you went out to other communities to see if they could fill the detail for licensees.

So in the future if there's if there's an order that they have detail I just want the city to know that if they can't fill it in their closed I'm gonna go up on that too and there's going to be an issue because the only city the only town city that does not do it and they got caught on it was Providence.

So you have to make it available to every city in town in in the in the near vicinity and I don't care about something again I'm not here to fight but in the future if something does happen that that could be an issue Major make sure I understand this the incident did not take place on their property at all according to the officers that responded there and what was relayed to them from the uh the victim and the victim's two friends they stated that it took place on Kenwood Street which is which is outside the uh the the uh the property of the Azuma lounge so what would that's Mr Petrocan to do is they come back uh with a plan to enhance their security as I'm saying is that the purpose of this meeting we offered that we offer that we're gonna say how we're gonna do parking lot sweeps at one to one twenty so that the board's just aware of it because I know you you you're upset about the shooting I we I don't it's not I think we may be doing it we're just gonna be putting in a money and he's gonna have somebody else in going around the parking lot between one and one twenty making sure everybody just disproaches as quickly as possible.

Thank you.

Council President Wall uh thank you madam chair if I'm I want to be cognizant I really want to be sure whenever ever something like this happens and I know this is Councilman and Duha's ward and he's very much in touch with the members of the community and he's looking out for them and right now they're saying that you know they're concerned with that time.

They you know they respect zona lounge if I'm hearing correctly it is a staple in the community but that that that hour from that time frame that that right after I guess it lets out that one o'clock to was it one o'clock to two o'clock time no one one o'clock to about one fifteen.

The major saying that that's going to be a difficult uh uh detail to fill.

But I also think I heard you say we're gonna make it a point to be in that area because especially in our we perhaps it's not, but you're gonna make it a point to be there because given the circumstance, it would, yeah, I understand.

So if that's amenable to councilman and I think my question's been answered.

Councilman Andah, yes, madam chair, thank you.

Um I totally agree with President Wall.

I just feel that we should open the business up on Sunday to show that you know we are business friendly and that they did come in, they did respect us.

They they are you know working on a plan.

But uh I was just gonna ask the major if we could have just that presence there when they get out at 1 a.m.

So that way everybody feels safe, everybody knows what's going on, and then we could just move on with this.

Is there anyone else?

Just again, I appreciate you coming in.

And uh, you know, you've done this before, so I appreciate you coming with the plan offering to come back.

Uh, you know, it means a lot.

Um, you know, I Satan here, and as you know, you know, safety is the the biggest concern, and that's what we get asked about too.

Um, and it seems like there's a plan in place, and the police have a good plan there too.

So, you know, I'll rely on councilman and uh's uh opinion of when he thinks they should reopen since he's in that area.

I I just like to add that it's um I as a councilman mentioned as far as the crowd letting out and so forth.

Uh we can actually absolutely pass that along to patrol, and uh they'll let the officers on the beat know.

But uh you I'm sure you'll uh all understand that it's depending on volume of the call in the city.

If it's one of those nights where everything hits the fan, then it's we can't keep somebody there for that 15 uh 20 minutes and so forth.

Councilwoman Graziano.

Um I have two questions.

One is um there is actually a detail at the bowling alley.

Yes, I've been there before.

Right.

Okay.

I I don't know why there is, and I'm not gonna dive into that, but like I don't know if that one is important and could be moved over.

This seems like more important.

I don't know if that's a thing that you can even do.

The only thing with that is that's that's requested by the vendor.

And and and once again, like any other detail, there are details that go unfilled.

And there are times when that particular that's that's for Lang's Bullarama, which is very close proximity.

But right, that that's a that's a Friday and Saturday night detail.

Yep.

And but the to answer your question, it can't be moved from from one to the other.

They're requesting that detail, and when officers bid for a particular detail that they're bidding to be at at a specific location.

Got it.

Thank you.

Sure.

And then I have a question for um uh city solicitor Videcio.

So can you just tell me a little bit about this show cause?

Like, so if we make a decision tonight and accept it, is that the end of it?

Because it sounds like there's an ongoing investigation, and we don't have all the information, which is what Councilman Trafficante was saying.

So I wouldn't want to put an end to this.

Well, that's a great question.

Uh procedurally, so let me explain it this way.

Tonight it's on for sure cause hearing, obviously.

I'm not going to recommend that we keep this hearing open to a future date.

The hearing is going to end tonight.

What I plan on, but to circle back to and councilman Andor basically asks a variation of the same question.

Look, if there arises um additional newly discovered evidence or facts which significantly change the narrative, there would be nothing to stop us from convening another show cause based on this new information, but it will not be a continuation of this.

This is going to resolve here tonight.

But whenever there is newly discovered information, and it has to be significant.

It can't be something relatively minor.

I mean, something that changes the course and direction of this investigation.

For instance, um, these three individuals were seen lurking uh behind the bar uh just prior to this happening, or um the victim here, um I don't know, was exchanging words with them earlier in the night.

I I don't know, but it would have to be something along those lines, something really significant.

So tonight we're going to conclude the hearing.

I'm going to make my proposal, which is basically in line with attorney's attorney Patraka's, and this will end tonight, subject to uh a review on April 6th.

We'll revisit it on a status basis.

And like I said, the police will have another just about three weeks into there'll be another three weeks into the investigation.

If there is newly discovered evidence, I am certain I'll be the first to know about it, and we can we can deal with it then.

John, there's the I'm sorry, members of the vote.

We we also surrendered the DVR player voluntarily.

So you you're gonna have all the footage of what happened inside that building.

And I assume, since we did voluntarily, if there's something that in my client swears nothing happened inside, if there is, then it's clearly paid to do this, but there's clearly enough for another show called.

I'm comfortable closing this tonight with the DVR being provided with the security plan update.

We will receive, and that will go to solicitor Vedeccio, and it being in writing tonight.

What we all agreed on.

I think I'm more comfortable with leaving them closed until Monday night because we can't guarantee a police detail at this point, and I don't want to take any chances.

And then when they reopen, the patrol officer in the area can stop in.

So we're not putting a burden on anybody, but it is being made aware of.

If something does develop in this case, then we have a meeting coming up on April 7th.

We can show cause them then or down the road.

This is their first defense, April 6th.

Right.

So what I would councilman Antoine.

That's me and that Madam Chair.

Can we just put it subject to if they get a police detail on Sunday, they could open, at least give them the benefit of the doubt because to close a business down because our fault, I mean, I it's it's kind of stupid.

No, they offered to be closed till Monday.

So we're gonna keep with their offer.

Attorney Petraco wouldn't have made the offer if he wasn't comfortable with it.

This is what he specializes in.

I personally have called attorney Petraka to represent myself.

So if they're offering that and he offered it, I'm comfortable with that.

I'm not sure.

So, madam chair, at this stage, I believe we can close the uh factual uh aspect of the of the hearing.

We've got the exhibits, we've got the testimony of major quirk.

I am not asking at this point for any findings of fact.

What I'm asking for is a motion to adopt the proposal as outlined by attorney Petraca, which will include the following voluntary closure by the license holder to Monday, March 23rd, 2026, with the license holder to provide an updated security plan by Mr.

Patraca.

Will March 23rd work or is that too soon to provide that?

We can I'm only going to uh dend them a uh a parking lot suit, so I can I can get that done.

Okay.

That's all I'm we'll make it um also that an updated security um plan will be presented also by March 23rd, that we will uh put the matter on for status at the next safety services meeting, which I believe is April 6th, and we will see what progress has been made, either through the investigation or if you know anything else uh unfolds.

So that would be, I know it's a very long motion, but basically the essence of the motion is the voluntary closure, the updated security plan, and the status.

I'm going to draft a written decision for the signature of Madam Chair, and we'll make that part of the record.

And attorney Petraco will sign the written agreement also.

I have to I will present it to him before it goes.

On behalf of my client, yes.

I just want to add indicate that it was not mandatory, but was voluntarily offered by the establishment.

What's that?

It's it's only gonna be how we're gonna sweep the party, yes, from one to one to one.

Yes, you're about to okay.

I'm gonna make a motion um that the owners of 195 Niantic Avenue submit video surveillance of club on 316 be provided to the city of Cranston, that a drafted security plan be provided to the city of Cranson by 3232, and that um the establishment zona zona lounge at 195 Niantic Avenue be closed until 323 26, and that this be added um as an update to the 4626 safety services committee meeting.

They provided voluntarily the DVD the night of the date of the incident.

They voluntarily gave the DVD.

It's correct.

We don't that that's superfluous.

I don't think we need that.

Okay.

Second.

I have a second.

I just said second.

Any discussion.

Could I please have a roll call vote?

Consulom McGraziano?

Yes.

Casper Bitz.

Yes.

Castref Canti.

Consulman Vaziri.

Yes.

Casmirduhar.

No.

Consul Vice President Heroyan?

Yes.

Consident Wall.

Yes.

Thank you, everyone, for attending this tonight.

And we're going to adjourn this meeting.

All in favor say aye.

All those in favor against say nay.

You mean motion to adjourn?

Aye, everyone.