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45 Margaret (Peg) Kavanagh,, 1715 W Eldridge Avenue 461 Ms. Kavanagh noted her attend�ance in 2008 when the previous Yellow Dog 47 Pawn Shop req�uest was consid�ered avanagh referenced d�ata from a 48 lead�ing neighborhood realtor., Mr. Bill Tellen., related to negative perceptions 49 and impacts to property values; in ad�d�ition several objective stud�ies she"d� 50 personally researched� that still used q�ualitative d�ata related to perception fo 51 property values and crime from predatory lend�ers and fringe banking 52 institutions and declines in area neighborhoods. 53 Ms. Kavanagh encouraged the City Council to act on these find�ings and 54 protect Roseville from fringe banking opportunists; and once and for all put a 55 stop to nagging threats of another pawn shop locating in Roseville; opining 561 that they were not harmless. 57 Ms. Kavanagh provid�ed her website and stuffy references to City Manager 58 Malinen. 59 Kathryn Park, 2070 Midlothian 610 Ms. Park noted that she was also in attend�ance to confront this issue for th 611 second time in three years; opining that this was not an appropriate locatio 612 on Snelling Avenue for this type of business. 11 63 Ms. Park encouraged the City Council to consid�er an ordinance., mod�eled� on 614 that of the City of Bloomington and their related 2006/07 study., restricting 615 pawn shops and ad onal safeguards through limiting pawn shops at one pe 6161 50.,000 resid�ents. Ms. Park also referenced� similar research by the City of St 617 Louis Park and their research on the location of pawn shops. Ms. Park noted 618 the negative impacts of current economics on housing market trends; opinin. 619 that there was no need for those property values to receive an ad�d�itional 70 negative impact from locating a pawn shop ad�jacent to a resid�ential 71 neighborhood�. Ms. Park noted the positive amenities of Roseville and 72 reiterated her support for a population-based� ordinance., also specifying that, 73 pawn shop location could not be in close proximity to resid�ential or other 74 businesses. 75 Gary Grefer erg, 91 Mid Oaks, Lane 761 Mr. Grefenberg emphasiz,ed� that neighbors were concerned that the City 77 Council ad�d�ress this issue now to avoid another proposal coming forward in 78 another 2-3 years; and suggested the ordinance be mod�eled� from those 79 ad�opted� by the City of Bloomington or the City of St. Louis Park. Mr. .?v 0 Grefenberg expressed his prid�e in neighbors d�oing research on other stud�ies 11 and other communities; and noted his personal concern with property values .?v 2 declining d�ue to location of a pawn shop in the area. Mr. Grefenberg .?v 3 encouraged the City Council to d�eny the application., based on the find�ings -94 outlined in the proposed ordinance that incorporated public comments heard -95 at the most recent Planning Commission"s Public H�earing., as well as that of .?v 61 three years ago; and represented joint efforts of staff and neighbors.