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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes 46 December 17, 2002 Page 7 1 and Whitney. 2 3 Chair Melsha asked that Mr. Smith walk the Commissioner through the draft ordinance. Mr. 4 Smith stated the proposed ordinance deals with pawnbrokers and not with secondhand good 5 dealers. He stated this could be combined or modified if so desired by the Commission. 6 7 Chair Melsha asked if there are the same concerns between pawnbrokers and secondhand 8 goods dealers. Mr. Smith stated pawnbrokers could be having more criminal activity in 9 dealing with stolen goods but stated secondhand goods dealers are not exempt from these 10 activities. He indicated he felt the city would be wise to license both of these operations. 11 12 Mr. Smith ran through the proposed pawnbroker ordinance with the Commission. He 13 indicated the Commission would need to develop a fair license fee and investigation fee 14 amount. Mr. Smith stated he could check with neighboring communities to see what their 15 fees are. 16 17 Mr.Smith noted the most important feature of the ordinance was the mandated daily reports 18 to police. He indicated this helps track stolen goods. 19 20 Mr.Smith reviewed the firearms requirements and noted the Commission could limit the sale 21 of such items if desired. He also encouraged the Commission to review the zoning code to 22 see where in the City this type of establishment could be located. 23 24 Chair Melsha thanked Mr.Smith for reviewing this Ordinance and asked for comments from 25 the Commission. 26 27 Commissioner Hoska thanked Mr. Smith for his work on this Ordinance and stated he felt it 28 was very thorough. 29 30 Commissioner Thomas asked if the City could prohibit a "checks cashed" type operation 31 within the City. Ms. Hall stated she felt this was a prohibited use within the community. 32 33 Commissioner Steeves thought it would be worth the Commission's time to consider the 34 distance between pawnbrokers to keep them spread out. Chair Melsha agreed. 35 36 Commissioner Steeves asked if a minimum investment requirement should be placed on this 37 ordinance. Mr. Smith stated he felt this was not a concern for this type of operation. 38 39 Commissioner Tillman asked how the Commission felt about firearms. Commissioner 40 Steeves indicated he felt the sale of firearms should not be allowed. 41 42 Chair Melsha questioned how the Commission felt about this ordinance and if this should go 43 forward or continue to be reviewed. 44 45 Commissioner Steeves stated he felt the Commission was in agreement on most issues and