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Mounds View City Council February 26, 2018 <br />Regular Meeting Page 9 <br />1 income housing coming into the community either. He believed there was enough gun violence <br />2 already and he did not want to see this brought into Mounds View. <br />3 <br />4 7. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />5 <br />6 None. <br />7 <br />8 8. COUNCIL BUSINESS - CONTINUED <br />9 B. 6:30 p.m. Public Hearing — Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance 939, <br />10 Amending Chapter 702 of the Mounds View Municipal Code Relating to the <br />11 Discharge of Weapons within the City. <br />12 <br />13 City Planner/Supervisor Sevald requested the Council consider the adoption of an Ordinance <br />14 amending Chapter 702 of the Mounds View Municipal Code relating to the discharge of weapons <br />15 within the City. He stated currently City Codes does not allow for the discharge of weapons and <br />16 was not in compliance with State and Federal laws. He noted the proposed Ordinance <br />17 amendment was reviewed by the City Attorney. He explained this Ordinance does not approve a <br />18 gun range but would allow the possession and discharge of weapons within a City Council <br />19 approved facility. <br />20 <br />21 City Attorney Riggs explained the proposed Ordinance amends two provisions within the Code <br />22 that are not compliant with State law. In addition, the proposed amendment would allow for the <br />23 discharge of firearms in an approved facility. <br />24 <br />25 Council Member Hull questioned if the amendment was not approved if the gun club could <br />26 proceed. City Planner/Supervisor Sevald stated the gun club could not proceed without this <br />27 amendment being approved. <br />28 <br />29 Mayor Mueller asked if by amending this Ordinance if a gun club had to be approved. City <br />30 Planner/Sevald reported this was not the case. <br />31 <br />32 Mayor Mueller opened the public hearing at 7:58 p.m. <br />33 <br />34 Tom Kosel, 8120 Jackson Drive, stated he has lived at his home since 1987 and noted he fully <br />35 supported the Council amending or updating the current gun Ordinance. He believed the City <br />36 Council had the responsibility of promoting the general safety and welfare of its residents. He <br />37 commented Mounds View was quite small in area and was already nestled between several <br />38 adjacent gun shops and shooting ranges. For this reason, he did not believe it was necessary for <br />39 Mounds View to pursue another gun range. He recommended the City's gun Ordinance be short, <br />40 direct and uncomplicated. He proposed the Ordinance read: "The City of Mounds View <br />41 prohibits the sale of any type of firearm or ammunition, or adaptation device for firearms, <br />42 whether handgun or rifle or any assault style weapon, and prohibits any overt or threatening <br />43 display of firearms, and prohibits the discharge of any firearm within our City limits whether <br />44 indoors or outdoors. The only exceptions being: 1) someone acting in a dire situation calling for <br />45 self-defense for himself or others; 2) dually authorized member of a legitimate law enforcement <br />