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Ii�o��ads �Ire� Planning Com��ssim� A��al 16, 2003 <br />12egular 1VIeeting Pa�e b <br />challenge the Commission needs to recognize that certain businesses operate in a fa�hion with a <br />particular type of clientele that do not belong on a Main Street. He further commented that the <br />City has dealt with this in the past with tattoo pa.rlors or adult entertainmeni or other types of <br />businesses that bring about public criticism and this falls into that category. <br />Mr. Sonterre commented that with regard to whether pawnshops of today are tra��peci in the bad <br />images of the past he drives an old ratty Caravan and sticking a M�rcedes sticker an i.t daes not <br />make it a Mercedes. He then said he likens the pawnshop to tha� �ecause zt seems tl�at they wi11 <br />be putting a Mercedes sign on the shop but it �rrill still be a pawi�shop and that c4.��cerus hi�n. <br />Mr. Sonterre indicated the staff report rnentions no changes r��arding �oning provisior�s and he <br />wanted to bring up that there were othex alternatives that wou:�d riot;prevent them fron� corr�ing ` <br />but give the City the ability to impact how and where th�y ar� located:, He then said the city of <br />Robbinsdale created a specific zoning designation for those types. o�businesses commonly <br />refened to as a red light district. This would require xz�ore changes hut the Czty would be able to <br />create a geographic area that v�rould be only iz� a commercial industrial area and away fiom <br />schools, churches and parks. <br />Mr. Sonterre cau�ioned against allowing a <br />as it is easier to forge a passport than a dri <br />Mr. Sonterre asked whether or not the <br />the reason for that is that not ali staies <br />like holograms and he knows of peo�il <br />state driver's license because of the:Iack of tcchrucal enhan�ements. <br />04 identify a c�e�nition of the minimum number of hours <br />�; a manager on fhe premises as it is cusiomary for businesses <br />r could prohibit non <br />� an ideiatification p <br />the �ast'that have �t <br />Mr. Son.terr� asked that SeS <br />that the pawnsllop is requir� <br />to float a manager'amongst <br />Mr. Sonterre ex�ressed cop <br />fees and billable transactxaz <br />itself to; adjacent citzes but, <br />buszness climate is the sam� <br />citi�s'and use that rnodel, <br />in Section 516.02 <br />;sota identification and said <br />that includes enhancements <br />ullv manufactured an out of <br />�ern with the cQSi of investigation in 516.05 as weil as the licensing <br />fees in 5 l 7.07. He then said that the City usually does not compare <br />ri this case; he feels it would be prudent to do so because the <br />-. He further asked Staff to look into the fees being charged by other <br />Sonterre indicated he had issues with the identification in 516.1 l, Subd l d. <br />N�r. �5onterre indi�at�d he felt it was good to have daily police reports as required by 516.11, <br />Subd. 4 to reduce the number of stolen items moving through the pawnshop but said that the City <br />is al�eady.short on police and this is going to exacerbate the situation even more. <br />Mr. Sonterre aslced whether the City has the authority to set a maximum interest rate as he wouid <br />Iike to hope that the City could to make the establishment above baard. <br />�, <br />