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down- ultimately ending up in someone's hand who actually purchased the bike. The key for those involved with this is to be able to say "I bought this bike for $XX, I did not steal it". That maybe true -the one who has the bike paid for it but they bought stolen property... it could be my kids bike or my bike. Something needs to be done to stop the transfer of these stolen bikes. The serial numbers are removed so that those who have their bike stolen cannot provide a legal identification to them. This puts us in bad situation. Our bikes are being stolen, dismantled, serial numbers stripped off, and then repackaged, sold, and sold again. I propose that the City should also impose a city wide ban on possession of or working on bikes that have their serial numbers removed. Or at a minimum, maybe only have in possession at most 1 bile with serial # removed solely to allow someone who has had a bike for a long time to keep it. This is similar to how it is illegal to sell/possess an automobile with the VIN removed or a handgun with the serial number removed. Some of these bikes are more expensive than both autos and guns. They obviously do not do the damage that guns do but they are a major part of the theft rings in our city. The theft rings lead to and support other bad behavior in the City. To turn a blind eye to this is an insult to all of us with bikes. I know that I cannot leave my bike down by Civic Center or Downtown, even with a lock on it...it will get stolen. It will get stripped of its serial number, it will get resold, and it will be part of the problem in our city. Please, I urge you to consider this. I have sent this proposal previously to Mr. Soloro and he indicated that he would check with the city attorney on this- I do not know the result of those conversations. I have also mentioned it in passing to Mr. Villegas although no follow up was taken on my part, Removing one aspect of the underground stolen goods economy would not only in my opinion remove the visual trash of seeing a bunch of bikes being worked on, the environmental issues Involved, but also allow residents to feel safer having bikes AND also lessen other bad behavior in the City. They are getting stolen and it is not right. We need your help on this. Additionally, if they are selling bikes, they need to have a city business license which I doubt that they do at this point. We need to enforce the rules of the City... have to imagine they were put in place for a reason. Thanks for listening and for your service, I am available to discuss via email or phone ( if anyone wants to further the conversation. Best, Tim M. Johnson, CPA Partner �nr.m Office: (949) 860-9892 Fax: (714) 844-9435 1 Cell: (714) 743-1065 1 EoLhnsoqi rllp.com 2601 Main Street, Suite 580 1 Irvine, CA 92614 This message, (including any attachments) contains confldential information intender! for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. 11 you are not the intended recipient you.shouid delete this message. Any disclosure, copying, or disalbutinn of this inessagc, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohlblted. Al(Rosenherger Ls o California Limited Liability partnership.