08-28-2023 Council Meeting Packet - Amended

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CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 1F STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jolleen Chaika, City Clerk MEETING DATE: August 28, 2023 TOPIC: Gambling Permit: Lino Lakes Lions VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 ______________________________________________________________________________ INTRODUCTION The Lino Lakes Lions Club has applied for an Exempt Gambling Permit to conduct a raffle on October 7, 2023 at St. Joseph of the Lake Catholic Church BACKGROUND Pursuant to Minn. Stat. 349.166, organizations are eligible to obtain an exempt permit to conduct a raffle without obtaining a full gambling license and without abiding by all provisions required by licensed organizations if: • the organization conducts lawful gambling on five or less days per year; • the organization does not award more than $50,000 in prizes for lawful gambling in a calendar year; • the organization submits a board-prescribed application and pays a fee of $100 to the board for each gambling occasion, and receives an exempt permit number from the board. If the application is postmarked or received less than 30 days before the gambling occasion, the fee is $150 for that application. The application must include the date and location of the occasion, the types of lawful gambling to be conducted, and the prizes to be awarded; • the organization notifies the local government unit 30 days before the lawful gambling occasion, or 60 days for an occasion held in a city of the first class; • the organization purchases all gambling equipment and supplies from a licensed distributor; and • the organization reports to the board, on a single-page form prescribed by the board, within 30 days of each gambling occasion, the gross receipts, prizes, expenses, expenditures of net profits from the occasion, and the identification of the licensed distributor from whom all gambling equipment was purchased. Further, City Ordinance, Section 611.07 requires that any organization applying for any lawful gambling permit under Minn. Stat. 349.11 through 349.23, must receive approval from City Council. Although this application is for an exempt permit for a one-time event, Council approval is still required.