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STAFF ORIGINATOR: <br />MEETING DATE: <br />TOPIC: <br />VOTE REQUIRED: <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1D <br />Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />February 13, 2012 <br />Consider Approving Application for Exempt <br />Permit from Lawful Gambling License (Raffle) <br />for Chain of Lakes Rotary Club <br />Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) <br />The Chain of Lakes Rotary Club has applied for an exempt permit to conduct a raffle. <br />The raffle drawing is scheduled for March 10, 2012 at St. Joseph's Church, 171 Elm <br />Street in Lino Lakes. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Nonprofit organizations are allowed, under the state gambling statutes, to be excluded <br />from a gambling license if the total market value of their raffle prizes in a calendar year <br />do not exceed $1,500. The Chain of Lakes Rotary Club will not exceed this yearly <br />maximum. State statute does, however, require that nonprofit organizations applying for <br />an exclusion notify the local unit of government. <br />Staff has confirmed that the Chain of Lakes Rotary Club meets the local ordinance <br />requirements for charitable gambling. Their application and background check <br />information are on file in the City Clerk's office. <br />RECOMMENDAT: <br />Approve the application for the Chain of Lakes Rotary Club. <br />