Good evening, everyone. I call the public services committee meeting to order. It is June 2, 2025.
The time is 6.30 p.m. We have two items on tonight's agenda, and I will begin with order
number 25-109-440. Application for renewal of a junk dealer slash secondhand dealer license
from Roman Kimyagarev, DBA Arthur and Sun Shoe Repair, 107 Main Street. Mr. Kimyagarev, if
you want to come in to the well with us, also have an email from Police Chief Georgie, right
over here, yeah, yeah, all the way around, or wherever, yeah, wherever you want to sit.
To read the email from Police Chief David Georgie, I received the updated quarry form
from both Mr. Dumas of Dumas and Suns and Mr. Kimyagarev of Arthur and Suns, and I have
no issues with the renewal of their respective junk dealer license. Any questions, please do
not hesitate to let me know. Thank you, Chief Georgie. That being said, thank you for being
here, and I will open it up to any questions from members of the Public Services Committee.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening. It's always wonderful to see you. Not really
a question, but I thoroughly enjoy getting that positive feedback from all the residents
in Marlborough that your customer service is unbelievable. Now I'm getting some feedback
repairing certain shoes, and now some women's pocket books with straps, or certain kind
of straps. So, all positive on my end, and I'm glad, I think serving the residents
in the city of Marlborough, especially downtown, is such a plus. So, thank you so much
for your services. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you. I'll open it up to other members of the
City Council. Seeing none, I would entertain a motion. My motion is to approve the order
number 25-10944-0. Motion made and seconded to approve order number 25-100944-0. Any
discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries two to zero with
one absent. Thank you. Thank you. Next up, we have order number 25-109441 application
for renewal of a junk dealer slash secondhand dealer license from Gerald Dumas, DBA Dumas
and Sun's secondhand store at 65 Mechanic Street. Mr. Dumas, if you want to join us
in the well. Nice to see you. Yeah, anywhere is fine. I had read the chief's correspondence,
so I personally have no questions, but I will open it up to members of the committee, or
any councilors? Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good evening, Mr. Dumas. I do have a couple
of questions. I've received numerous feedback from certain residents that their properties
do abut your properties that you own. They do realize that this junk license is for 65
Mechanic Street. They do realize that, but they're very concerned that you're storing
some of the material in the product on different parts of your properties besides the 65
Mechanic Street. So with that, they're leading up to that. They believe in that potentially
down the road, that things are going to pile up, and that could certainly be a violation
of the city code. I'm just passing that on along as some of the residents have given
me that feedback. Thank you. I don't know if you want to respond to any of that, but
the tenant that lives next door, say I can say it's my niece, okay? She's got all
that stuff in the yard. She's the one crawling in. I've had numerous complaints, I've
gulped in. So how do you tell your sister that took her life, that's a child, that they
have messed up, clean up your garden, all right? So I give her a break, okay? So I
go easy on her. I send my guys over to clean and mow the lawn. They're supposed to
take care of it. Yeah. But me being her uncle, I told her sister that, my sister that
would take care of it. To be honest with you, it's nothing but a problem. I give
them to them. So if there's problems there, and I don't have a problem with
anybody in this city, all they need to do is call me, all right? They don't need to
call the code enforcement officer, which they have in the past, because the code
enforcement officer is just going to call me to take care of the problem. Just like
the last man, and they may be before that, and they may be before that. I've been in
this town a long time, and a lot of stuff that goes on in this town. A lot of
people I'm not too happy with, some are mostly without anything. So I'm just
getting my license, and you know. Thank you. Oh, thank you for your
response. No, I just wanted to pass that on because some residents are concerned
that this is a junk dealership, secondhand license that comes up once a year.
And it's basically at that time, they want to just make sure it was known. So thank you.
Thank you. Thank you.
How often am I open in that junk dealership?
Excuse me, what's that? How often am I open?
Every time I've driven by, I don't think I've ever seen the 65
mechanic street doors opened. To be honest with you, I know.
At 65 mechanic street doors opened? No, I've never seen them open.
Exactly. For over 10 years, since Savers opened up, I haven't been open.
I understand. I get a bureau that's worth at least 30 bucks.
I think I can get a firm that doesn't work 130. Savers is even a way for the
tenant. So why would they come to my shop when they go down the end?
I understand. Thank you, councillor. Thank you, Chair.
I'll open up to any other members of the council.
No questions. I personally, you know, I've not
fielded any questions from residents. Obviously, this is not my ward.
I do, you know, if there are concerns, my personal prerogative, I believe
code enforcement should handle that as is. So I wouldn't prevent you from, you know,
your renewal of an application. So I would be in favor of approval, but I will entertain a motion.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. At this point, I wouldn't be able to approve the
dealership second-hand store license at this time. Sounds good. So just
for the record, that's a motion to deny or have you made a motion, councillor?
No, I'm not making a motion, but I don't want
to, I don't support this.
If we could, I'll ask Mr. President if we can make a motion to
refer it without recommendation of committee.
Yeah, you can report it out with no recommendation of the public service committee and it'll go
before a full vote of the full city council. That would be my motion, Mr. Chair.
Sounds good. Thank you, councillor Irish. Having that, considering there are only two voting members
present tonight, we will report this out at the next city council meeting without a recommendation
and we'll let the rest of the council vote on that.
So at our upcoming meeting next Monday, I'll report it out then
and we'll go from there. So what you're saying is that the guy before me
who voted again, he's got his license.
The gentleman before this,
he got a recommendation
to approve from this committee, the two of us, and it will go to the general council
to be voted on by the entire council. So you're going through the same
process. Yes, exact same process. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Chair. Alright, seeing no further business, so I'll entertain a motion.
Motion to adjourn. Sounds good. Any further discussion?
Seconded. Any further discussion? All those in favor?
Opposed? And we are adjourned at 6.38pm.