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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (651) 484 -2177 / FAX: (651) 484 -4538 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Fahey and Members of the City Council FROM: Kathy Glanzer, Deputy Clerk DATE: July 8, 1999 RE: Proposed Amendment to Lawful Gambling Ordinance MAYOR Michael I. Fahey COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson As you know, the current Gambling Ordinance requires that Sheriff's Department background checks are run on all members of organizations conducting charitable gambling in the City. This became a problem in processing the gambling license for the Little Canada Historical Society given they have over 100 members of their organization, the vast majority of which are not involved in their gambling operation. Attached is a proposed amendment to the City's Gambling Ordinance that would eliminate the requirement to run a background check on each member. Background checks would be run on each director, member of the governing body, employee, or consultant of the organization involved in charitable gambling. Another amendment I am proposing is to eliminate the requirement that premises permits "shall" be reviewed each year, and am suggesting that they "may" be reviewed each year. Premises permits are two -year permits, but the current ordinance requires an annual review. Premise permits would be reviewed by the Council every two years at renewal time and only annually if there are concerns with the gambling operation. My final recommendation has to do with the 3% gambling tax. The current wording of the ordinance stated that the City "shall" collect this tax. As you know, this tax has not been collected for the past few years. Therefore, I would recommend that the wording be changed to say that the City "may" collect this tax. PAGE 177