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1Vlound� VYea� Pianning Comrnission l�ay 7, 2003 <br />Igeg�alar 1Vleetff�g ��g� � <br />Chief Sommer indicated it would be hard for him to say how much extra time would be <br />involved. <br />Coxn�nissioner Scotch recommended getting some statzstics frorn the City of <br />Commissioner Johnson indicated this is one small pawnshop. <br />Comniissioner Zwim indicated he has issues with the 1� <br />activities at Mounds View Square inciuding vandalism <br />to something of this nature in that inall. <br />�a issues <br />and he i; <br />_ _ <br />Director Ericson indicated that Staff had researched the amciui�� of fiine other cities spend an <br />managing pawnshops and then reviewed the time spent and the. cities ihat were checked. He then <br />said that ail ci�ies contacted recommended not allowing haridguns. ' <br />;:., ., <br />Commissioner Hegland indicated he did not have an issue with the applicant but wants to m�l�e <br />sure that the Commission's recommendatian to Cauncil for this ordinance takes into <br />consideration all the possible scenarios and possible ow�iers.. ; <br />Commissioner Zwirn thanked Staff for the;;iiif <br />pawnshops but then said that he has inforinati{ <br />that pawnshops are an overpowering stress on <br />for foliowing up on items stolen Furtliez, tho <br />�n how mucli tune commuruties spend on <br />laine, Anoka and Roseville that indicates <br />tment,: arid they carrnot supply the dernand <br />ients �eel that the fees are a joke and do <br />not cover the manpower that is lost �y having a police officerrtaking time to do the checl�ing and <br />not doing o�her things he is trazned to do makin� for dc�uble time iost. <br />Commissioner Zwirn indicated h� feels the z�eed ta either increase the fees or deal with the <br />situation with regard to pawnsliops u� 'the coinmi�nity. He then said tl�at all the cities he asked <br />said they woulcl l�e better aff with out a pa��vnshop a�id he wants Commissioners to really <br />consider wl�etiler they want a pawnsl�o� in Nlounds View due to the negative aspects associated <br />with it. <br />�inmer commentcd thai the City's police department is belaw the state average and the <br />not allow the C�ty io hire additional ofiicers so there will be extra wark vvith the same <br />of people. <br />Mr: Przeiycl�i said he appreciated the concern that this could be a problem but said ii is a legal <br />busi�iess and it is something that police departments da use to find recovered merchandise. <br />Mr. Przetyeki indicated he has relationships with ather pawnshop owners and they have not had <br />much of a problem wiih s�olen merchandise. He then said that he has an incentive to ensure that <br />the merchandise he accepts is not stolen because, zf it is s�olen, he has to tui-n ihe item over to the <br />police and is out the money he spent to purchase it. <br />