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Mounds View City Council October 27, 2003 <br />Regular Meeting Page 4 <br /> <br /> 1 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Quick/Gunn. To Waive the Reading, Introduce the First Reading and 2 <br />Approve Ordinance 711, an Ordinance Establishing a Pawn Overlay Zoning District. 3 <br /> 4 <br /> Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 5 <br /> 6 <br />B. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 712, an Ordinance Establishing 7 <br />Licensing and Operating Requirements for Pawnshops 8 <br /> 9 <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated the Planning Commission conducted a lot 10 <br />of research into the requirements for pawnshops before bringing this recommendation to Council. 11 <br />He then noted that firearms are not allowed even though they are in most other metro area 12 <br />pawnshops. 13 <br /> 14 <br />Community Development Director Ericson provided a brief overview of some of the pawnshop 15 <br />requirements. 16 <br /> 17 <br />Council Member Marty asked what the Minnesota Statute listed under precious metal dealers 18 <br />was for. 19 <br /> 20 <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated he was not sure exactly what the Statute 21 <br />said but indicated it references licensure of precious metal dealers through the County. 22 <br /> 23 <br />Council Member Marty asked what billable transaction fees are. 24 <br /> 25 <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated that any pawnshop locating within the City 26 <br />would be required to be associated with the automated pawn system and there is a fee for each 27 <br />pawn transaction partially payable to maintain the system and partially payable to the City. 28 <br /> 29 <br />Council Member Marty read from Section 516.10 concerning ineligible persons for licensure and 30 <br />asked if felons would fall under this category. 31 <br /> 32 <br />Community Development Director Ericson indicated they would if the felony charge is for 33 <br />fencing stolen merchandise or anything along those lines but not for another type of offense that 34 <br />rises to the level of a felony. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Mayor Linke opened the public hearing at 7:30 p.m. 37 <br /> 38 <br />MOTION/SECOND: Gunn/Stigney. To Waive the Reading, Introduce the First Reading and 39 <br />Approve Ordinance 712, an Ordinance Establishing Licensing and Operating Requirements for 40 <br />Pawnshops. 41 <br /> 42 <br />Ayes – 5 Nays – 0 Motion carried. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Mayor Linke closed the public hearing at 7:33 p.m. 45