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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,March 24, 2014 Page 38 Nays: McGehee. Motion carried. Mayor Roe thanked Mr. Schwartz for his flexibility in delaying this discussion. b. Discuss Updating City Code Chapter 311, Business Regulation, Pawn Bro- kers and Precious Metal Dealers Two bench handouts from the public related to this item were provided, consist- ing of a letter dated March 24, 2014 from The Truman Companies, Rare Coins & Precious Metals Dealer, Roger Westerling, Owner; and a letter dated March 22, 2014 from Music Go Round, 1722 Lexington Avenue N by Francis &Terri Tilot- ta, and Ben Bantam, owners. Three additional handouts from staff, and provided as supplements to the RCA were also provided, consisting of a list of Roseville businesses invited to a March 5, 2014 information meeting on this issue; a list of questions raised at the APS meeting on that date; and comparison research of Pawn, Second Hand, and Pre- cious Metals Ordinances metro-wide and their respective annual license fees and transaction fees with a map of those locations. Police Chief Rick Mathwig, and Investigations Lt. Erika Schneider In an effort to pursue the Department's goal, Chief Mathwig advised that the de- partment participates in "Problem Oriented Policing," an approach based on re- sponses to community problems that are more equitable and effective for the community than those currently in use. Within the realm of that goal, Chief Mathwig reviewed the Automated Property System (APS) database in use since 1997, originally geared toward the pawn industry and now being expanded to second hand goods and precious metals dealers. As detailed in the RCA dated March 24, 2014, Chief Mathwig reviewed the 2011 City Code Chapter 311 and proposed expansion of that code, as drafted in Attachment A to the RCA. Chief Mathwig referenced discussions with the City Attorney with the City of Bloomington, MN's ordinance used as a model; and some of those excluded items from the proposed revised ordinance. Chief Mathwig noted that the City of Rose- ville experiences more arrests and issues from those from outside those residing in the City; and without additional provisions in place, it was difficult to address a majority of sales, tracking and recoveries of stolen goods. As detailed in the RCA, Chief Mathwig advised that the intent of the additional fees would be to cover the costs for an additional officer dedicated to these ef- forts. Chief Mathwig sought initial feedback from the City Council in their con- sideration of this recommendation.