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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 3A STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk MEETING DATE: September 25, 2017 TOPIC: 2nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 09-17 VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Staff is requesting City Council consideration of the 2nd reading and adoption of Ordinance No. 09-17, “Amending Title 600, Chapter 611 of The Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances Relating to Lawful Gambling.” BACKGROUND This amendment removes language requiring holders of a City Lawful Gambling Premise License to pay a local gambling tax to the city. The city was notified by the state Gambling Control Board that collection of local gambling taxes are strictly limited to costs incurred by the city for specific activities intended to regulate lawful gambling. Since the city does not have a regulation process in place that meets this requirement, staff recommends that the city cease collecting this tax. The city has collected an average of $1,000 in taxes annually. State law does allow cities to assess an annual investigation fee on gambling organizations if there is no local tax. Staff is proposing the addition of an annual fee to the City Fee Schedule. Currently there are four lawful gambling premise license holders in the city. In addition to the removal of the gambling tax, staff is recommending two changes to the gambling regulations relating to reporting. These changes remove the requirement for gambling organizations to submit monthly/annual accounting reports to the City. The City will retain the authority to see the gambling records upon request. The 1st Reading of this ordinance was approved by the City Council on September 11, 2017. RECOMMENDATION Approve 2nd Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. 09-17, “Amending Title 600, Chapter 611 of The Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances Relating to Lawful Gambling.” ATTACHMENTS Ordinance No. 09-17. Chapter 611 of the Code of Ordinances