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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1F <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Sarah Cotton, City Administrator <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: February 13, 2023 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Approving Exempt Gambling Permit for Lino Lakes <br />Elementary School PTO Raffle <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />The Lino Lakes Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has applied for <br />permission to conduct a raffle at their school carnival event. The event is scheduled for April 22, <br />2023. <br /> <br />Non -profit organizations are allowed, under the State Gambling Statutes, to conduct <br />exempt gambling (raffle) with a state issued permit if they conduct lawful gambling on five or <br />fewer days and remain under a cap for prizes awarded. The Lino Lakes Elementary PTO has <br />submitted the information necessary to determine that their event is exempt. <br /> <br />There is a current background investigation on file for PTO President, Tanya Goldbloom as well <br />as the application and certificate of non-profit status from the Internal Revenue Service. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Approve the issuance of an exempt permit for the Lino Lakes Elementary PTO raffle. <br /> <br />