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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,April 25, 2011 Page 16 Kathryn Park,2070 Midlothian Ms. Park noted that she was also in attendance to confront this issue for the second time in three years; opining that this was not an appropriate location on Snelling Avenue for this type of business. Ms. Park encouraged the City Council to consider an ordinance, modeled on that of the City of Bloomington and their related 2006/07 study, restricting pawn shops and additional safeguards through limiting pawn shops at one per 50,000 residents. Ms. Park also referenced similar research by the City of St. Louis Park and their research on the location of pawn shops. Ms. Park noted the negative impacts of current economics on housing market trends; opining that there was no need for those property values to receive an additional negative impact from lo- cating a pawn shop adjacent to a residential neighborhood. Ms. Park noted the positive amenities of Roseville and reiterated her support for a population-based ordinance, also specifying that a pawn shop location could not be in close proxim- ity to residential or other businesses. Gary Grefenberg,91 Mid Oaks Lane Mr. Grefenberg emphasized that neighbors were concerned that the City Council address this issue now to avoid another proposal coming forward in another 2-3 years; and suggested the ordinance be modeled from those adopted by the City of Bloomington or the City of St. Louis Park. Mr. Grefenberg expressed his pride in neighbors doing research on other studies and other communities; and noted his personal concern with property values declining due to location of a pawn shop in the area. Mr. Grefenberg encouraged the City Council to deny the application, based on the findings outlined in the proposed ordinance that incorporated public comments heard at the most recent Planning Commission's Public Hearing, as well as that of three years ago; and represented joint efforts of staff and neighbors. Willmus moved, Johnson seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10895 (Attach- ment F) entitled, "A Resolution DENYING an Application to Approve a Pawn Shop as a Conditional Use at 2057 Snelling Avenue(PF11-005)." Councilmember Johnson noted the ongoing and eminent threat to this neighbor- hood with the application coming back for the second time in three years; and personally offered his support and taking the initiative to represent the neighbor- hood in their efforts for a City ordinance addressing pawn shops in general. Mayor Roe noted that the City's Police and Planning staff were already undertak- ing such an ordinance. Mayor Roe noted that the City Council was alerted to the need for such an ordinance in 2008 when the first application came forward; and apologized to the public as a city leader in not taking affirmative action to follow through before now.