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e e e Page 6 Elk River City Council Meeting January 23. 1989 Councilmember Kropuenske indicated that his reason for denial of the lot size variances is because Mr. Kuhn did not meet the five standards required by City Ordinance for a variance. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 5.6. Consider Ordinance Amendment amending Chapter VII/Pawn Hearing Shop/Public Mayor Tralle request to allow pawn would create introduced this item. He indicated that the City has had a operate a pawn shop in the City of Elk River. In order to shops. the City must go through an ordinance amendment which a license to allow the operation of pawn shops. Mayor Tralle reviewed the proposed ordinance with the public. Mayor Tralle opened the public hearing. Jay Galbrecht of 11369 192nd Avenue questioned where the pawn shop would be located. Bill Pollard indicated that the ordinance should be written very specific. Earl Hohlen questioned the part of the ordinance referring to the reporting to the Police Department. Jay Galbrecht questioned whether allowing pawn shops was an image Elk River wanted to portray. Steve Rohlf reviewed the license requirements at this time. He recommended that the ordinance be altered as follows: 1. The $5.000 Bond be reduced to a $1.000 Bond. 2. That to Section 724.14. language be added that would allow the pawnbroker to take pledges from minor with written permission from their guardian or parent (This mirrors State Statute). 3. That 90 days be stricken from Section 724.16 and the pledge is forfeited after whatever time agreed to by the pawnbroker and the pledgee has elapsed. Mayor Tralle closed the public hearing. COUNCILMEMBER DOBEL MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 89-1, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER VII, LICENSING OF REGULATED BUSINESSES AND ACTIVITIES CREATING SECTION 724 - AN ORDINANCE' LICENSING AND REGULATING PAWNBROKERS WITH THE AMENDMENTS SUGGESTED BY STAFF ~ ' 'COUNCILMEMBER KROPUENSKE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0.