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CITY COUNCIL <br />STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA ITEM 1.G. <br /> <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Roberta Colotti, City Clerk <br /> <br />MEETING DATE October 27, 2025 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: Approval of Exempt Gambling Permit <br /> <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority <br /> <br /> <br />INTRODUCTION <br />The Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gambling Enforcement division issues <br />Exempt Permits to nonprofit organizations that conduct lawful gambling on five or fewer days <br />and that award less than $50,000 in prizes during a calendar year. This is not a regular gambling <br />permit which requires a City Council resolution. Instead, the City is asked to acknowledge the <br />permit with either; no waiting period, require a 30-day waiting period or deny the application. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The City is in receipt of the following application: <br />• Bingo hosted by ARCHES (Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education Services), at the <br />Church of St. Joseph of the Lake, on November 22, 2025. <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Motion to acknowledge and approve the application for Exempt and Excluded Gambling Permit <br />for ARCHES (Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education Services), as presented, with no waiting <br />period. <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br /> <br />Page 30 of 166