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October 5, 1992 Honorable Members of the Council City of Little Canada, MN Re: Additional Bingo Nights at L.C. Bingo Hall Dear Council Members: As you are well aware of, Little Canada Volunteer Fire Dept. is one of the four organizations (Three (3) domiciled in the city and one(1) non - resident organization to the city) which conduct charitable gaming at Little Canada Bingo Hall. Due to the absence of Lake Owasso Home for Children, Inc. who used to conduct charitable gaming one night per week at the Hall, it is our understanding that North Suburban Youth Asso- ciates (NAYA), a Roseville based Civic League, (the only charity not based in the City of Little Canada) applied for an Amended Premises Permit to expand its operation from one night to two nights per week. At the present, Little Canada Charity Plus, Inc. and St. Joseph's Society for Charity Inc. (both organizations are based in our city.) conduct two nights per week of charitable gaming at the Hall, and the Fire Department is the only city based organization operating one night per week. Therefore, we believe the extra night per week, which became available should be allocated to the Fire Dept. for the following reasons: 1. The extra night available should be allocated to a City based Charity, not to a non - resident organization for the following reasons: a. Under the city ordinance, Section 815.010, an organi- zation conducting the lawful gambling in the City must have maintained an address within the city for at least three years prior to the application, Although NSYA is exempt from compliance with this section under a quirk of grandfather clause, the spirit and intent of the new ordinance is clear that a City based organization must be treated preferably to the non - resident on all new permits (except the renewal of existing permit). Page 66