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B <br />ACKGROUND <br />16 <br />Minnesota Statute 53A.04(a) states: “Within 30 days after receipt of a completed application, <br />17 <br />the commissioner shall deny the application or submit the application to the governing body of <br />18 <br />the local unit of government in which the applicant is located or is proposing to be located. The <br />19 <br />commissioner may not approve the application without the concurrence of the governing body. <br />20 <br />The governing shall give published notice of its intention to consider the issue and shall solicit <br />21 <br />testimony from interested persons, including those in the community in which the applicant is <br />22 <br />located or proposing to be located. If the governing body has not approved or disapproved the <br />23 <br />issue within 60 days of receipt of the application, concurrence is presumed. The commissioner <br />24 <br />must approve or disapprove the application within 30 days from receiving the decision from the <br />25 <br />governing body. The governing body shall have the sole responsibility of its decision. The state <br />26 <br />shall have no responsibility for that decision.” <br />27 <br />The City received the letter from the Minnesota Department of Commerce dated October 1, <br />28 <br />2014, which affords the City Council until December 31, 2014 to hold the required hearing and <br />29 <br />take action of the subject request. <br />30 <br />31 <br />SC <br />TAFF OMMENTS <br />32 <br />The Community Development Staff and City Attorney have reviewed the request and determined <br />33 <br />that the request falls under the guidelines of permitted use within the Community Business <br />34 <br />zoning district as a bank or financial institution. <br />35 <br />The Roseville Police Department has completed a review of the Pawn America site and has not <br />36 <br />experienced any incidents of concern at this site and will continue to work closely with Pawn <br />37 <br />America and their check cashing operation. The Roseville Police Department does receive calls <br />38 <br />from time to time pertaining to occurrences on the property (see Attachment B). <br />39 <br />SR <br />TAFF ECOMMENDATION <br />40 <br />Staff recommends that the Roseville City Council approve the requests of Pawn America <br />41 <br />Minnesota LLC, 1715 North Rice Street to renew their licenses to operate currency exchange <br />42 <br />businesses, in the City of Roseville for the 2015 calendar year. <br />43 <br />SCCA <br />UGGESTEDITYOUNCILCTION <br />44 <br />Pawn America Minnesota LLC, 1715 <br />By motion, recommend approval of the requests by <br />45 <br />North Rice Street, Roseville to renew their licenses to operate currency exchange <br />46 <br />businesses in Roseville for the 2015 calendar year. <br />47 <br />Prepared by: City Planner Thomas Paschke 651-792-7074 | thomas.paschke@ci.roseville.mn.us <br />Attachments: A: Site map <br />B: Police memo <br />Page 2 of 2 <br />