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Regular City Council Meeting Monday, Apri128, 2008 Page 17 of an objection expressed by a citizen, he was seeking additional information that could provide a demonstrable basis for that opinion and provide another area for important consideration, since the Council's land use decisions have to be legal and based on more than just opinions. Councilmember Roe sought clarification from staff on the license application process and timing. City Manager Malinen advised that the applicant had applied for a pawnbroker's license, scheduled to come before the City Council at their May 12, 2008 meeting, pending approval of the CUP at tonight's meeting. Pust moved, Ihlan seconded, DENIAL of a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for Rosewood Center Partners (and Mark Smith, d/b/a Cash-n-Pawn) at 2189 Snel- ling Avenue (PF08-014)." Councilmember Pust thanked Mr. Smith for his presentations to the Planning Commission and City Council, for his communications and his forthrightness about his business. Councilmember Pust also thanked the community members who came out to speak, expressing her pleasure in some of the things she heard, but her displeasure in some of the other comments, opining that some may have been slips of tongue. Councilmember Pust clarified and apologized on behalf of those speakers for anyone who may watch only a portion of this tape and any comments referencing "those people" or those living in apartment buildings as being meth addicts. Councilmember Pust noted that many are living in apartment buildings based on different socio and/or economic situations, and many were good neighbors. Councilmember Pust also thanked residents for caring enough to come forward about an issue, and taking advantage of their democratic society. Councilmember Pust reviewed her interpretation of staff's recommendation, and the criteria used in making that recommendation; however, outlined those areas where she disagreed with their recommendation, and subsequent impacts to the general public health, safety and welfare, and as identified and detailed in Section 6.0 of the staff report dated Apri128, 2008. Councilmember Pust noted her agreement with staff s determination of criteria in Sections 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, and 6.7; however, disagreed with their recommendations, and provided her findings of fact for denial in Sections 6.5 and 6.6., specifically as follows: the perception of residents that "location, location, location" can affect a decrease in property values; based on comments and studies identified by public speaker, Ms. Cavanaugh, and referenced historic negative impacts of those studies to market values of contiguous properties; even though part of the regulatory scheme, perceptions were that the public was not convinced that all thefts were