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City of Centerville December 10, 2003 Council Meeting Minutes V. A WARDSIPRESENTATIONS/APPEARANCES None. VI. LEVY ADOPTION HEARING 1. 2004 Property Tax Levy - Resolution #03-066 Motion bv CODDeD Member Broussard Vickers. seconded bv CouneD Member Lee to aoorove Resolution #03-066 as oresented. AIl in favor. Motion carried unanimousIv. VB. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Sweeney opened all the public hearings at 6:43 p.m. 1. Ordinance #5 Firearms Mayor Sweeney indicated he had been asked by residents to ask Council to consider lifting the ban on BB guns so that people would be allowed to shoot at squirrels or other varmints in their yards. Motion bv CouneD Member Broussard Vickers. seconded bv CouneD Member Paar to dose the oublie hearin2. AIl in favor. Motion carried unanimouslv. Mayor Sweeney closed the public hearing at 7:08 p.rn.. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that the primary reason for review of this ordinance was to allow the police to destroy unclaimed firearms. She then said that changing the ordinance to allow BB guns would require another public hearing because it is a substantial change to the ordinance. She further commented that she is not in favor of making that change because someone may be aiming at a squirrel and shoot someone else by mistake. Council Member Capra indicated she is opposed to the change. Mayor Sweeney indicated he did not see an issue with BB guns and he leans toward the side of personal responsibility. He further commented that he lived in a small town on a small lot and they were allowed to use BB guns and there were no issues. Council Member Lee commented that guns are a part of this country's national heritage and anything that restricts the freedom of that is not constitutional. He then said that he does not see the need to revisit the ordinance whether or not he agrees with the use ofBB guns. Page 3 of8