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- e e Johnnie Miller, 1141 Main, owns two taxicab companies. He said taxicab drivers should be licensed. He did not want to hire a child molester, a rapist, or an armed robber. He said he has no control over taxicab drivers. He only knows what they tell him on the radio. He said he does not need a license for the company. He will be sure the vehicles are safe. He empha- sized that he does not have access to the criminal history of applicants and he needs that information. He said the public would be "scared to death" if it knew the record of taxicab drivers will not be checked. Robert William Edmiston, 2060 East 17th, said taxicab drivers used to be afrald to go to tough neighborhoods. Now tough guys are afraid to get into taxicabs. He stressed that company owners must know what kind of person is driving a taxicab. He used to take school children to music lessons. He said criminals should not be permitted to drive children around. William Neibert, 1877 N.W. 7th Ave., Portland, is vice president of Care, Inc., which operates a wheel chair coach in Eugene. He was notified Friday of the proposed ordinance changes. He had learned that only a CPR certification will be required for the driver of a wheel chair coach. He did not think that is enough. He asked the council to postpone action until he and others could comment on the proposed changes. Gary Jones, 65 Grimes St., is president of a security alarm system company. He had not seen the proposed ordinance and would like to comment on the penal- ties for false alarms. Murry Brooks, 2110 West 20th, owns the Silver Dollar Gun Shop. He received the proposed ordinance Friday. Referring to the Uniform Business Practice laws, he said weapons dealers must have copies of the laws. He read the statement about weapons dealers on page 5 of the agenda and said the statement scares him. It states that the primary issue is the maintenance of accurate records, not the prohibition of the sale of dangerous weapons to minors. He was more concerned about the sale of weapons to minors than about the keeping of records. He sai d the statement that "no deal er sell such weapons to anyone who is under 18 years and. . ." is vague. He said laws prohibit the sale of a concealable weapon to a person under 21. Judd Webber, 29904 Fox Hollow, is concerned about the Uniform Business Prac- tice deflnltion of a used merchandise dealer on page 11 and the enforcement of section 3.890 on page 59 of the proposed ordinance. He collects antiques and said people buy and sell at "swap meets" frequently. He said the enforcement of the many people included in the definition of a used merchandise dealer will be an onerous task. Referring to the definition of a dangerous weapon on page 12 of the Uniform Business Practice regulations, Mr. Webber said the definitions are vague. A carving knife, but not a paring knife, could be identified as a dangerous weapon. He said a paring knife can be dangerous. Mr. Webber commended the City on its efforts to de-regulate business. MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 10, 1985 Page 5