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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2018 Regular Meeting Page 13 review this Ordinance. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald reported the applicant made the City aware of need to review this Ordinance. Council Member Meehlhause requested further information on INH and their primary core business. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald indicated INH was a developer and their core business was to manage apartment buildings. He explained INH was located out of St. Cloud, Minnesota. Council Member Meehlhause stated he was not aware of anyone on the City Council approaching the school district telling them this was not their issue. He commented he had not talked to anyone at the school district. He asked what type of risk the City had if weapons were allowed to be discharged in Mounds View. City Attorney Riggs stated under the Ordinance the use would be limited and the reality was the liability would remain the same. Council Member Meehlhause commented on an unfortunate suicide event that occurred at Bill’s Gun Club in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. He inquired if Robbinsdale had any liability for this unfortunate situation. City Attorney Riggs advised the City of Robbinsdale would have no liability. Council Member Meehlhause questioned if City Ordinances had to be in alignment with State Statute. City Attorney Riggs commented he would have to speak with Ramsey County Attorney Choi regarding this matter as he did not understand where this comment came from. He stated the best practice was to have City Ordinance in alignment or compliant with State Statute. Council Member Bergeron commented Minnesota Statute 471.633 stipulates that the legislature preempts all authority of a home rule, charter, or statutory city, including a city, first class county, town, municipal corporation, or other government subdivision or any of their instrumentalities to regulate firearms, ammunition, or their respective components to the complete exclusion in any order, ordinance, or regulation by them except: 1.) we may adopt regulations that are identical to State law; and 2.) a government subdivision may regulate the discharge or firearms. He explained this meant the discharge of firearms was the only regulatory action the City Council could take. City Attorney Riggs reported this was the case and noted the City was proposing to address the discharge of firearms. Council Member Bergeron stated the bone of contention at this time was the proposed addition addressing the discharge of firearms. He read the proposed language in full for the record. He recommended the Council delete Section B from the proposed Ordinance amendment. AMENDMENT MOTION/SECOND: Bergeron/Gunn. To Remove Exception 5, Section B from Ordinance 939, Amending Chapter 702 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Relating to the Discharge of Weapons within the City. Council Member Gunn explained based on her own research and after witnessing the students at Irondale she did not support the City allowing the discharge of guns at a gun range/gun club. She commented the recent events in Florida have greatly impacted students and it was important to her to keep them safe. She stated she would only support the Ordinance amendment after Section