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regulation is warranted in transactions involving pawn brokers. The city further finds that <br />the pawn shop industry has outgrown the city's current ability to effectively and <br />efficiently identify criminal activity related to pawn shops. The purpose of this chapter is <br />to prevent pawn businesses from being used as a facilities for the commission of crimes <br />and to assure that such businesses comply with basic protection standards thereby <br />protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this city.(proceeded by an <br />additional 16 pages of regulations.) <br />Hopefully, this will provide some useful information in assisting the council in making a <br />decision on the pawn shop permit. In my opinion, pawn shops have been actively <br />promoting their creditability by changing their appearances, working with legislators to <br />produce legislation to restrict access to transaction data, and filing lawsuits for their <br />benefit.This particular pawn shop would be located in an unprecedented location,within <br />walking distance to Target, Har Mar Mall, Brimhall Elementary School,and next door to <br />subsidized housing ,which in part is occupied by a population in recovery and <br />incarceration , the mentally disabled and the mentally ill, which can all be easily <br />manipulated by criminals. The location is also minutes away from upscale shopping of <br />Rosedale Mall, which has taken resources for this city to establish. The citizens of <br />Roseville are expecting the Council to protect their health, safety and welfare, as well as <br />the investments the City has in its retail establishments. This permit in particular demands <br />close scrutiny, and contemplated evaluation-much is at stake. <br />Delores Goodwin <br />24 <br />.... �. <br />