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• <br />• <br />• <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR: <br />MEETING DATE: <br />TOPIC: <br />VOTE REQUIRED: <br />BACKGROUND: <br />AGENDA ITEM 'ID <br />Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />February 9, 2009 <br />Consider Approving Application for Exempt <br />Permit from Lawful Gambling License (Raffle), <br />for Lino Lakes Elementary School <br />Simple Majority (3/5 Vote) <br />The Lino Lakes Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) has applied for <br />an exempt permit to conduct a basket raffle as part of their school carnival event. The <br />event is scheduled for March 21, 2009. Non - profit organizations are allowed, under the <br />State Gambling Statutes, to apply for an exemption from a gambling license if they <br />conduct five (5) or fewer gambling occasions per calendar year. Lino Lakes Elementary <br />PTO has indicated that they will conduct five (5) or Tess events this year and, therefore, <br />remains exempt from requiring a gambling license. Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349, <br />Section 349.166, Subd. 2 does, however, require that the non - profit organizations <br />applying for the exempt permit notify the city that they are applying for the exemption <br />and receive local approval. <br />The city is allowed to request a 30 day waiting period as part of its approval. However, <br />given the schedule for this event and the requirement to forward the permit to the state <br />for review, staff requests that the council approve the request with no waiting period. <br />The application and background check information is on file in City Clerk's office. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. Adopt a motion approving the application for exemption with no waiting period <br />2. Deny the application for exemption. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Option No. 1 <br />