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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Apri128, 2008 Page 13 periences in regulating a pawnshop, the number of police resources required, and inability to recover all of the stolen merchandise. Mr. Park expressed concern that the money was being turned around quickly to be used for drugs, and related con- cerns that crime may increase in the community due to this business. Mayor Klausing recognized receipt of Mr. Park's a-mail, and thanked him for the time and work put into it. Mayor Klausing referenced the e-mail's allegations that the merchandise was turned over quickly to provide money for drugs, but ques- tioned how the stolen property and the holding period entered into that equation. Mr. Park opined that the property was written off as a loss by area businesses and costs were passed on to consumers; and questioned how many theft reports were received by the Police Department from major department stores in Roseville, unless they were large ticket items. Mr. Park further opined that it was obvious that what other communities had done to change their regulations to consider im- pacts and aggressive regulations on such businesses should serve as an example to the City of Roseville, rather than the City remaining naive or thinking they were immune to such problems. Mr. Park begged the City Council to think very hard about their decision, or to delay a decision until they'd done further investigation, noting the concerns being expressed by citizens, and whether this location was appropriate for a pawnshop. Margaret Cavanaugh, 1715 Eldridge Ms. Cavanaugh referenced the objective criteria outlined in the staff report for considering impacts, and impacts and effects on business and residential property values. Information was based on a leading realtor for commercial properties sur- rounding Rosedale; a study by a firm in Winnipeg, Canada, along with other stud- ies, addressing curb appeal and personal perception and negative responses in neighborhoods with a pawnshop; studies indicating that shoppers shun areas where perceived unsavory business uses were indicated, specifically addressing pawnshops; city planning based on quantitative and qualitative data, trends, and indicators, based on perceived marginal retail activities (i.e., pawnshops and fringe financial institutions). Ms. Cavanaugh opined that if the City Council voted to approve this pawnshop that it would send a message that will change the perception of their neighborhood and dramatically impact neighborhood property values. Ms. Cavanaugh further opined that this vote was an opportunity for the City Council to show the neighborhood that they care about area property values, and asked that the City Council not be intimidated by the applicant's recent law- suit against the City of Minneapolis until they were allowed to open a store in Minneapolis. Ms. Cavanaugh offered further information from state and federal court legislation on constitutionality; and offered to share the studies and informa- tion with Councilmembers if they so wished. Mayor Klausing, and Councilmembers, expressed their desire to receive and re- view Ms. Cavanaugh's referenced studies.