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City Council Minutes May 17, 1982 Page Two Mr. Jim LaRock indicated that he was in favor of the City Council adopting a policy setting the number of liquor licenses to be issued and the number of non- intoxicating malt liquor licenses to be issued. Mayor Hinkle indicated that he felt it was an issue the City Council must deal with. 5. Revised Firearms Ordinance - Continuation of Public Hearing Mayor Hinkle indicated that a committee of members of the St. Louis Park Gun Club, local hunters and local residents, as well as the City Counci1members, met to re- view the firearms ordinance and make the corrections as suggested. The City Ad- ministrator reviewed the changes made in the firearms ordinance. The City Admin- istrator indicated that the language for bow and arrows was taken from the State Statute. The City Administrator further indicated that Section 404.08 addressed the issue of young people out hunting which therefore, requires that minors under the age of fourteen (14) must be in the presence of a parent or guardian and that minors under the age of eighteen (18) years shall have written consent of parent or guardian or police officer. General discussion was carried on between the citizens in attendance and the City Council regarding the age limit and the possession of a firearms safety certifi- cate. It was the general consensus that "a firearms safety certificate" should be added to Section 404.08. Councilman Schuldt indicated that the City's ordinance is addressing the use of weapons within the City limits and that the State Statute addresses the concern of hunting with the State of Minnesota, and further indicated that these are two sep- arate issues. The City Administrator indicated that in Section 404.12, R-1A was made eligible for the discharge and use of dangerous weapons, as the 500 feet of any building or structure or the boundary of any platted area would apply. Council- man Duitsman suggested that the ordinance should read "R-1A unplatted areas", in order to make the definition more clear. It was the general consensus that in Section 404.12, No.2, the word "unplatted" should be inserted after "R-1A", and in Number 3, Sub-paragraph (iii), the word "unplatted" should be included after "R-1A". The City Administrator indicated that in Number 4, of Section 404.12, the section was expanded to allow the discharge of large rifles in A-I zones. A questions was asked regarding the process for the application of a club permit. Councilman Duitsman indicated that he felt the club permit should be issued until the time there would be a problem and the Council would determine that it should be revoked. COUNCILMAN TOTH MOVED TO ADOPT ORDINANCE 82-3, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 404 OF THE CITY CODE ORDINANCES WITH THE CHANGES AS FOLLOWS: THE ADDITION OF "FIRE- ARMS SAFETY CERTIFICATE" TO SECTION 404.08 AND THE WORD "UNPLATTED" FOLLOWING R-IA TO SECTION 404.12, SUB-SECTION 1 AND SUB-SECTION 3 (iii). COUNCILMAN DUITSMAN SEC- ONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED 4-0. 5~. City Beautification Committee Mayor Hinkle indicated that it has been suggested that the City establish collection points for junk and that the City may pick up and haul it to the dump. Mr. Tony