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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting
<br />Monday, April 2,8, 2008
<br />Page 13
<br />Attachment B
<br />periences, in regulating a pawnshop, the number of police resources, required, and
<br />inability to recover all of the stolen merchandise. Mr. Park expressed concern that
<br />the money was, being turned around quickly to be used for drugs,, and related con-
<br />cerns, that crime may increase in the community due to this business.
<br />Mayor Klausing recognized receipt of Mr. Park's, e-mail, and thanked him for the
<br />time and work put into it. Mayor Klausing referenced the e-mail's, allegations, that
<br />the merchandise was, turned over quickly to provide money for drugs,, but ques-
<br />tioned how the stolen property and the holding period entered into that equation.
<br />Mr. Park opined that the property was, written off as a los,s, by area bus,ines,s,es, and
<br />costs, were passed on to consumers,- and questioned how many theft reports, were
<br />received by the Police Department from major department stores, in Roseville,
<br />unles,s, they were large ticket items,. Mr. Park further opined that it was, obvious,
<br />that what other communities, had done to change their regulations, to consider im-
<br />pacts, and aggres,s,ive regulations, on such bus,ines,s,es, should serve as an example to
<br />the City of Roseville, rather than the City remaining naive or thinking they were
<br />immune to such problems,. Mr. Park begged the City Council to think very hard
<br />about their decision, or to delay a decision until they'd done further investigation,
<br />noting the concerns, being expressed by citizens,, and whether this location was,
<br />appropriate for a pawnshop.
<br />Margaret Cavanaugh, 1715 Eldridge
<br />Ms,. Cavanaugh referenced the objective criteria outlined in the staff report for
<br />considering impacts,, and impacts, and effects, on bus,ines,s, and residential property
<br />values,. Information was, based on a leading realtor for commercial properties, sur-
<br />rounding Rosedale; a study by a firm in Winnipeg, Canada, along with other stud-
<br />ies,, addressing curb appeal and personal perception and negative responses, in
<br />neighborhoods, with a pawnshop; studies, indicating that shoppers, shun areas,
<br />where perceived unsavory bus,ines,s, uses, were indicated, specifically addressing
<br />pawnshops,- city planning based on quantitative and qualitative data, trends,, and
<br />indicators,, based on perceived marginal retail activities, (i.e., pawnshops, and
<br />fringe financial institutions,). Ms,. Cavanaugh opined that if the City Council
<br />voted to approve this pawnshop that it would send a message that will change the
<br />perception of their neighborhood and dramatically impact neighborhood property
<br />values,. Ms,. Cavanaugh further opined that this vote was, an opportunity for the
<br />City Council to show the neighborhood that they care about area property values,,
<br />and asked that the City Council not be intimidated by the applicant's, recent law-
<br />suit against the City of Minneapolis, until they were allowed to open a store in
<br />Minneapolis,. Ms,. Cavanaugh offered further information from state and federal
<br />court legislation on constitutionality; and offered to share the studies, and informa-
<br />tion with Councilmembers, if they so wished.
<br />Mayor Klausing, and Councilmembers,, ex pyres ,see their desire to receive and re-
<br />view Ms,. Cavanaugh's, referenced studies,.
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