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CityCouncil | 2017-01-03 | 11 | with an employee present; the Alameda County Fairgrounds requires guns to be tethered; his biggest concern would be smash and grab or middle of the night thefts, which is why cameras and safes would be required. Mr. Michaan stated the firearms would be displayed in closed glass cases, similar to jewelry; workers staffing shows would unlock the case, show the item, take it back and lock the case; one item is shown at a time; noted the building does not have windows, so there is really no way to have a smash and grab; further stated the vault was approved by ATF, is metal lined and has a secondary alarm system. Mayor Spencer inquired whether the vault is fixed to the floor, to which Mr. Michaan responded the vault is a small, high security room which he built to house multimillion dollar items. The Assistant Community Development Director stated the protocol for displaying guns is addressed under Condition 10, which requires a security plan to be submitted to the Police Chief; read the condition. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether security measures are needed because the firearms are still operable, to which the Police Chief responded that he would assume so. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether Mr. Michaan has run the auction house for 15 years without ever requesting to sell firearms, to which Mr. Michaan responded in the affirmative; stated the opportunity arose since Greg Martin approached Michaan Auctions; Greg Martin split from Butterfields and ran an auction house, which was sold with a non-compete clause; the non-compete time has expired and Butterfields sold its property in San Francisco; Greg Martin approached Mr. Bradly with the opportunity, which would allow Michaan's to expand. In response to Vice Mayor Vella's inquiry regarding high capacity guns, Mr. Bradley stated that he is not aware of any older guns with high capacity. Vice Mayor Vella noted as time passes, the date of guns older than 50 years would change and move towards the age of multi chamber guns; inquired whether or not the application would object to restrictions on said guns. Mr. Bradley responded some of the guns might have 10 round clips. Mr. Michaan noted ammunition would not be sold; stated the date of 50 years old can be set as of the current date; the Police Department would be provided a list of the guns to be sold; if the Police Department objects to a specific gun, Michaan's Auctions could tell the consigner the particular gun could not be accepted. Councilmember Oddie inquired whether Mr. Michaan would be amenable to a set, non- moving date, such as January 1, 1967, to which Mr. Michaan responded in the Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 11 January 3, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-01-03.pdf |