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Wan 1 Cons,ider a Resolution Denying the Requues,t by Yellow Dog Holdings,, 2 LLC for Approval of a Pawn Shop as, a Conditional Use at 2057 3, Snelling Avenue 4 Community Development Director Patrick Trud�geon provid�ed� a brief summary 5 of the req�uest by Yellow Dog Holdings., L,L,C for approval of a pawn shop as a 61 CONDITIONAL USE at 2057 Snelling Avenue., recommend�ed� for DENIAL by 7 staff and unanimously by the Planning Commission at their April meeting. 8 The req�uest was d�etailed� in the RCA d�ated� April 25., 2011; and referenced� 9 attachments. 10 Mr. Trud�geon provid�ed� background of the 2008 application from the same 11 applicant at a d�ifferent location., approximately 'Amile from the current 12 proposed site; reviewed the public and City Council concerns., and subseq�uent 13 find�ings for DENIAL of that 2008 application; and still d�eemed� by staff to be 14 applicable to this re •�geon referenced ose find gs and 15 ad�d�itional research completed on the ad�verse impacts of pawn shops to 161 neighborhoods. Mr. Trud�geon noted the City "s time spent d�uring that 17 previous review of pawn shops; and this proposed location essentially in the 18 same area as the original 2008 application., making locational factors still 19 relevant., with an even greater impact with the proximity even closer to an 20 immediately ad�jacent resid�ential neighborhood�. 21 In reviewing this particular application and based on experience since pawn 22 shops had begun operating in Roseville., Mr. Trud�geon ad�vised� that the Police 23 Department estimated that 25% of the time of one police inspector was 24 req�uired� for each pawn shop., and anticipated that that time commitment 25 would only continue to grow. Mr. Trud�geon noted that the Pawn American 261 located in Roseville had increased business by 13% over the last year., and 27 assumptions were ma e that the growth would continue., req�uiring yet 28 ad�d�itional time commitments from the City"s Police Department. Mr. 29 Trud�geon noted the attend�ance of Police Chief Mathwig if the City Council 3iO d�esired� ad�d�itional details. 3,1 Mayor Roe identified the proposed resolution as Attachment F to the packet. 3,2 Upon Mayor Roe"s review of the audience., it was determined that the applicant was not present at tonight's meeting. 3,4 Puib�lic Comment 3i5 Mayor Roe noted that the City Council had received public comment via e- 361 mails sent to ate; staff comments and meeting minutes., includ�ing public 3i7 testimony, heard at the Planning Commission meeting where this item was 3i8 heard�; as well as personal contacts of ind�ivid�ual Councilmembers related to 3i9 this issue. Taking those previous opportunities into consid�eration., Mayor Ro 40 expressed the City Council"s willingness to hear ad�d�itional comments from 41 those in attend�ance if they so d�esired�; respectfully req�uesting that those 42 comments be brief given the remaining agend�a items yet to be heard�. Mayo 43 Roe encouraged representative speakers on behalf of similarly-mind�ed� group, 44 as applicable.