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• <br />• <br />• <br />AGENDA ITEM 1H <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />DATE: September 13, 2010 <br />TOPIC: Approve Application for Aquinas Roman Catholic Home <br />Education Services to Conduct Excluded Bingo Event <br />VOTE REQUIRED: Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City has received an application from the Aquinas Roman Catholic Home <br />Education Services organization to conduct an excluded bingo event at St. Joseph's <br />Church, 161 Elm Street, on October 9, 2010 and February 19, 2011. <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 Aquinas Roman Catholic Home Education <br />Services organization meets this requirement. The organization also meets the <br />requirements of the Lino Lakes City Code since the physical site where the organization <br />regularly conducts its activities is located within the city (St. Joseph's Church). <br />City policy requires a background investigation on the applicant and staff has conducted <br />an investigation and found no reason to deny the application. <br />The application, a certificate of non - profit status from the Internal Revenue Service and <br />the 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 />