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• <br />• <br />• <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />AGENDA ITEM 1D <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />DATE: November 13, 2012 <br />TOPIC: Approve Application of Centennial Middle School PTA to <br />Conduct Excluded Bingo Event <br />VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 Vote <br />INTRODUCTION: <br />The City has received an application from the Centennial Middle School PTA to conduct their <br />annual bingo fundraising event at Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm Street on February 1, <br />2013. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Under Minnesota Statutes, Section 349.166, excluded bingo may be conducted by an <br />organization that conducts four or fewer bingo occasions in a calendar year, or in connection with <br />a county fair, the state fair, or a civic celebration if it is not conducted for more than 12 <br />consecutive days. The Centennial Middle School organization meets this requirement. The <br />organization also meets the requirements of the Lino Lakes City Code in regard to the number of <br />members who are residents of the City. <br />The application, a certificate indicating the non - profit status of the organization and the results of <br />a background check are on file in the city clerk's office. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the City Council grant local approval to the application and that staff be <br />directed to forward the application to the Gambling Control Board for final approval. <br />