Votes at a glance: Board of License Commissioners, Jan. 28, 2025

The Board of License Commissioners for the City of Framingham voted on a slate of license matters during its Jan. 28, 2025 meeting held remotely under a governor's order.

The board approved a slate of late renewals for common victualler licenses, including one renewal for Downtown Creamery, by a roll-call vote of 4–0 with one member absent. The board approved a new common victualler license for Coriano's Inc., at 1255 Worcester Road, pending payment of taxes, fees and submission of a municipal DBA; that motion passed 4–0 with one absent. The board also approved a change of ownership and transfer of Bella Costa's all-alcohol restaurant, common victualler and entertainment licenses — including a pledge of the license to the purchaser's bank as part of closing documents — by a 4–0 vote with one member absent.

The board tabled the application to transfer the licenses for 135 Restaurant & Lounge at 672 Waverley Street so applicants could correct inconsistent paperwork; the motion to table carried 3–2. The board approved draft minutes from Jan. 13, 2025, by a vote of 4–0 with one abstention.

Roll-call tallies and outcomes reported by the chair matched the decisions recorded in the meeting: all approved items passed unanimously among members present, and the 135 Restaurant & Lounge transfer was delayed for resubmission and review.

The board recorded standard conditions for approvals: pending payment of taxes and fees and approvals from city departments (inspections, Board of Health where required) and municipal filing of DBA certificates when applicants propose a business name different from their corporate name.

Votes referenced during the meeting were made under the governor's emergency remote-meeting order (2020 chapter 20 section 20).