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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 www.ei.little- canada.mn.us MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: February 22, 2002 RE: Resolution of Canadian Days Funding Needs MAYOR Michael 1. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scale Jim LaVaile Matt Anderson Rick Montour AOMINlsrRATOR Joel R. Hanson Mayor Fahey and I met with our licensed charities back on January 7 °i to discuss options to address the funding needs of Canadian Days given their recent loss of the Venetian Inn pull -tab site. All charities were in attendance with the exception of the Fire Department whom we neglected to invite because they were not involved in the operation of the Bingo Flall. (A letter from the Fire Department is attached that expresses their position on our request for funding assistance.) The outcome of that meeting was the agreement in principle to a voluntary contribution plan whereby the other charities would donate a portion of their 2002 profits to assist Canadian Days with its operating needs this year beyond what they raise from the Saxon site. (Estimated at $20,000) The consensus at that meeting was that the charities would make contributions directly to Canadian Days, subject to prior approval of the Minnesota Gambling Control Board. The amount of contribution from each charity would be based on a prorata share of gross profits less expenses from all charities in 2001. (See attached letter dated February 4, 2002 for allocation.) With the exception of the Fire Depar Lment's comments, it appears all of the charities will support this concept. Millenium Charity Plus has noted that they would prefer to donate to the City and have us pass the money on to Canadian Days as a budgeted expenditure. (That is not a problem from staff's perspective.) They also stated they would like to make multiple contributions throughout the year to aid in their cash flow. Based on Canadian Days comments at our January 7th meeting, that should also work. The last item of note is that Millenium Charity Plus is giving up their lease at Brady's. This may be a viable alternative for Canadian Days for a gaming site, subject to their ability to negotiate a satisfactory lease with Brady's. Canadian Days will be present at our meeting to update you as to their comfort with this solution. Cc: Little Canada Fire Department Little Canada Historical Society Lake Owasso Residence Volunteer Council Millenium Charity Plus North Suburban Youth Association Canadian Days