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DRAFT Regular City Council Meeting
<br />Monday, April 2,8, 2008
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<br />Mayor Klausing advised that the City was, not looking to open a pawnshop in the
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<br />shopping center, but that the private landlord of the shopping center, and the ap-
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<br />plicant as a tenant, were seeking the CUP approval, with the City Council re-
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<br />quired to consider all submitted applications,.
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<br />Richard Poeschl, 1602, N. Ridgewood Lane
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<br />Mr. Poes,chl opined that if someone needed money for drugs,, they wouldn't care
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<br />if their picture was, taken or not, they just wanted the money. Mr. Poes,chl further
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<br />opined that many things, were hard to identify. Mr. Poes,chl concurred with com-
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<br />ments, that area property values, would decline and with negative impacts, to
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<br />neighborhood perceptions, and impacts,, noting that if he were looking at property
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<br />now in Roseville, he would not consider property in a neighborhood with a pawn-
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<br />shop. Mr. Poes,chl suggested that this be put on a ballot, even if it was, not a bind-
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<br />ink; vote, for the citizens, to provide their input. Mr. Poes,chl noted that if the City
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<br />needed money, he'd rather taxes, be raised, than a $10,000 license fee for a pawn-
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<br />broker.
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<br />Mr. Poes,chl advised that, if the City Council approved this request, he'd do his
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<br />best to rally the populace to vote in the next election, and print up flyers, for every
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<br />house in Roseville indicating the individual Council votes,.
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<br />Councilmember Pus,t encouraged Mr. Poes,chl to get out into the City and let peo-
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<br />ple know his thoughts,, as that is part of the democratic process.
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<br />Councilmember Roe clarified that the City Council seated in 2002 had enacted the
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<br />Ordinance related to pawnshops,.
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<br />Sarah McNeal, 1887 Shryer Avenue
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<br />Ms,. McNeal noted her unpleasant surprise in receiving the letter from the appli-
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<br />cant and was, discouraged to see a pawnshop was, even being considered. Ms,.
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<br />McNeal expres,s,ed her happines,s, in the much-needed redevelopment happening in
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<br />the area, and asked that the Council not halt that progres,s, by approving a pawn-
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<br />shop in the area.
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<br />Gail Hain, 1765 Eldridge Avenue W
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<br />Ms,. Hain advised that she lived directly behind Brimhall School; and expressed
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<br />her appreciation for the research done by her neighbors,. Ms,. Hain advised that
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<br />her initial response to the proposal had been more emotional, but she was, now
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<br />concerned about the pawnshop and their clientele being in her neighborhood, and
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<br />suggested regulations, in Roseville, similar to that of Bloomington, allowing only
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<br />one for every 50,000 people. Ms,. Hain concurred with her neighbors, that the
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<br />pawnshop not be allowed in this area, so close to a residential area, and potential
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<br />clientele of .rug addicts,, and increased burglaries, in the area, as well as her con-
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<br />cerns, that other communities, have needed to assign specific officers, identified as
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<br />(. (. pawn detectives,."
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