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AGENDA ITEM 1C <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />DATE: October 22, 2007 <br />TOPIC: Approve Application of Centennial Middle School PTA to <br />Conduct Excluded Bingo Event <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City has received an application from the Centennial Middle School PTA to conduct <br />their annual bingo fundraising event at Centennial Middle School, 399 Elm Street on <br />February 8, 2008. <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 <br />connection with a county fair, the state fair, or a civic celebration if it is not conducted <br />for more than 12 consecutive days. The Centennial Middle School organization meets <br />this requirement. The organization also meets the requirements of the Lino Lakes City <br />Code in regard to the number of members who are residents of the City. <br />City policy requires a background investigation each time a permit or license application <br />is received. The Lino Lakes Police Department conducted an investigation on the <br />applicant for this permit and found no reason to deny the application. <br />The application, a certificate indicating the non - profit status of the organization and the <br />results of the background check are on file in the city clerk's office. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. Approve the request to conduct the bingo event. <br />2. Deny the request. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Option No. 1 <br />