12-11-2023 Council Meeting Packet

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1 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING STAFF REPORT AGENDA ITEM 1D STAFF ORIGINATOR: Jolleen Chaika, City Clerk MEETING DATE: December 11, 2023 TOPIC: Exempt Gambling Permit: Rice Creek Trails Association VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 INTRODUCTION Rice Creek Trails Association has applied for an Exempt Gambling Permit to conduct a raffle with a raffle drawing date of December 27, 2024; the drawing will be conducted at the Lino Lakes Conference center. The Trails Association plans to begin raffle ticket sales as soon as the application is approved by the Gambling Control Board. 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…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. 35