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STAFF ORIGINATOR: DATE: TOPIC: VOTE REQUIRED: INTRODUCTION: CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM 1D Lisa Hogstad - Osterhues, City Clerk October 28, 2013 Approve Application for Exempt Permit from Lawful Gambling Permit for St. Joseph's Church Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) St. Joseph Catholic Church has applied for an exempt permit to conduct a raffle calendar in 2014. The proceeds from this fundraising event will be used to sponsor education and Knights of Columbus charities at St. Joseph's of the Lakes Church. BACKGROUND: Non - profit organizations are allowed, under the State Gambling Statutes, to apply for an exemption from a gambling license if they conduct five (5) or fewer gambling occasions per calendar year. St. Joseph Catholic Church conducts five (5) or less per calendar and, therefore, remains exempt from requiring a gambling license. In the case of a calendar raffle, all winners are drawn on one single day but the names are announced throughout the year. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, Section 349.166, Subd. 2 requires that the non - profit organizations applying for the exemption permit notify the city that they are applying for the exemption and receive local approval. The application and background materials are on file in City Clerk's office. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council grant local approval to the application and that staff be directed to forward the application to the Minnesota Gambling Control Board for final approval.