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CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1F <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Sarah Cotton, City Administrator <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: March 13, 2023 <br /> <br />TOPIC: Consider Approval of Application for Aquinas Roman <br />Catholic Home Education Services (ARCHES) to Conduct <br />Excluded Bingo Event <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br /> <br />The City has received an application from the Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education <br />Services (ARCHES) organization to conduct an excluded bingo event at St. Joseph’s <br />Catholic Church, 171 Elm Street, Lino Lakes on Saturday, March 25, 2023. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br /> <br />Under Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.166, excluded bingo may be conducted by an <br />organization that conducts bingo on four or fewer days in a calendar year, or in <br />connection with a county fair, the state fair, or a civic celebration if it is not conducted for <br />more than 12 consecutive days. The Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education Services <br />organization meets this requirement. The organization also meets the requirements of the <br />Lino Lakes City Code since the physical site where the organization regularly conducts <br />its activities is located within the city (St. Joseph’s Church). <br /> <br />There is a current background investigation on file for ARCHES President, James <br />Kostick, as well as an application and certificate of non-profit status from the Internal <br />Revenue Service. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br /> <br />Approve the application for Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education Services <br />(ARCHES) to conduct an excluded bingo event on Saturday, March 25, 2023.