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MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />NOVEMBER 22, 1989 <br />handwriting. Wolter stated that his copy indicates a <br />Class A license. Wolter stated that it was always the <br />intent of the Lions to apply for a Class A license. <br />LaValle again pointed out that the City approved a <br />Class B license for the Lions. <br />Fahey pointed out that currently the Lions Club is <br />asking for renewal of a gambling license which they <br />never had. Fahey felt it inappropriate to treat the <br />application as a renewal since the Lions are asking for <br />a Class A license, and the City approved a Class B <br />license for the Lions in 1988. The City never approved <br />a Class A license. <br />Wolter stated that when the Lions were involved at the <br />bingo hall, they had a Class A license. They then <br />reapplied for a Class A license so that the license <br />would be unrestricted as to the use of the license at <br />additional sites. Wolter stated that the Lions have no <br />intention of running bingo in Little Canada. <br />Blesener stated that if the Lions wish to run bingo in <br />Roseville, Vadnais Heights, or another city, that <br />application should be reviewed and approved by the city <br />where the bingo operation will be so that city can <br />regulate the operation. Blesener stated that he did <br />not feel it was in the City's best interest to have any <br />organization with an open-ended gambling license. <br />Blesener also pointed out that the Lions Club has no <br />location to operate bingo or to sell pull tabs within <br />Little Canada. <br />Wolter agreed, and stated that he could not explain how <br />the change occurred between the Class B and Class A <br />license. <br />Blesener stated that if he had known that the Lions <br />Club wanted a Class A license in 1988, he would not <br />have voted to approve it. <br />Wolter stated that there was no intention on the part <br />of the Lions Club to deceive anyone. It was his <br />understanding that the application form was for a Class <br />A license. <br />The City Attorney reported that the application for a <br />Class A license required a copy of a lease agreement <br />for a specific premises. Therefore, the Attorney did <br />not know how the license could be open-ended. The City <br />Page 16 <br />