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Attachment E
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<br />From: su�pport@ciiviicpl�uis.com�
<br />Sent: We �dn�e�sday, ApriI 06, 2011 2:40 PM
<br />To: *RVPIanningCommission
<br />Subject: Online Form Suibm�iittal�: Corr tact Pl�an�n�iin Commission
<br />The following form was submitted via your webs,ite: Contact Planning Commis,s,ion
<br />lMbject:: Pawn S,hoi
<br />11106J T MI-
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<br />City:: Roseville
<br />State: : MN
<br />Zip: : 551,1,3
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<br />information.: Email
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<br />Please Share Your Comment., Question or Concern: Dear City Council Members,,
<br />Although I am a general supporter of entrepreneurial undertakings,, I agree with the findings
<br />of the Roseville City Council when enacting the "'Pawnbroker" section of the City Code.
<br />Section 311.01, states, that the regulation of this type of bus,ines,s, is appropriate because
<br />"such activities, provide an opportunity for the commis,s,ion of crimes, and their concealment
<br />because such bus,ines,s,es, have the ability to receive and transfer stolen property easily and
<br />quickly." The ris,ks, are real, and it is dis,ingenuous, to deny them. The real issue for the
<br />City is whether or not the return of such bus,ines,s, outwei hs, the ris,ks,.
<br />Outside the typical regulation of a bus,ines,s, venture, Roseville City Code notably deems,
<br />necessary additional regulation on only a handful of bus,ines,s, types,. Pawnbrokers,, in this
<br />regard, are grouped with liquor stores,, gambling establishments, and cigarette and tobacco
<br />s,ellers,. For pawnbrokers,, the City Code lays, out extensive requirements, in an attempt to
<br />preclude the commis,s,ion of crime, or in the very least, assist law enforcement in solving an
<br />already-committed crime. The risk of crime is so real, Pawnbrokers, are required under the
<br />Code to submit daily reports, of its trans,actions, to law enforcement.
<br />While it is great that law enforcement will have such up-to-date information to assist in
<br />solving crimes,., the prevention of the crime entirely better s,erves, our community. Why would
<br />the City intentionally create an atmosphere that overextends, our law enforcement resources,?
<br />I am continuously impressed by the leaders, in Roseville and the fantastic job they do
<br />planning for Ros,eville's, long-term future. In a City that rewards, responsible homeowners,,
<br />readily attracts, new bus,ines,s, and takes, pride in education, it s,eems, odd that we would
<br />cons,cious,ly hinder such development with a bus,ines,s, strongly correlated with crime.
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