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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117 -1600 (612) 484 -2177 / FAX: (612) 484 -4538 MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Hanson & Members of the City Council FROM: Joel Hanson, City Administrator DATE: March 5, 1993 RE: 10% Gambling - CIP Monies MAYOR Raymond G. Hanson COUNCIL Beverly Scalze Jim LaValle Steve Morelan Bob Pedersen ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson On Thursday, March 4, 1993, the following individuals met to prioritize the expenditure of our 10% gambling - capital improvement program monies: Jim LaVaile Gene DeLonais Jean Donovan Dick Boss Dave Harris Bob Pedersen Robert Menge Jacque Strohbeen Jim Morelan Joel Hanson We began by reviewing the attached listing showing requested expenditures totaling $238,114. It should be noted that Canadian Days made three requests the morning of that meeting which were not ranked at this time given the unknown amount of expenditures and some uncertainty as to justification. Utilizing the attached list, requests were further explained and philosophies regarding distribution were discussed that yielded the 13 items which were ranked in order of importance. It should be noted that considerable discussion took place regarding whether expenditures should be made for one time items that may not otherwise be funded by the City verses utilizing the money to reduce expenditures of an on -going nature thereby impacting fund balances and potentially our tax rate. The consensus of those present favored the approach whereby items that may not normally be funded as part of the normal budgetary process should be given higher consideration. Items deemed to be on -going in nature that should be provided by the City irrespective of the availability of gambling funds were removed from consideration. This criteria tracks with past City statements about awarding dependence on Page 46