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AGENDA ITEM NO. 8A <br />STAFF ORIGINATOR Marilyn Anderson, Clerk- Treasurer <br />DATE March 13, 1998 <br />TOPIC Consideration of a Request from St. Joseph Catholic <br />Church for an Exemption from Lawful Gambling <br />License <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Non -profit organizations are allowed under the State Gambling Statutes to apply for an <br />exemption from a gambling license if they conduct fewer that five (5) gambling <br />occasions per year The Church conducts four (4) gambling occasions each year The <br />first gambling occasion is the annual Easter benefit which will take place on April 5, <br />1998. The second occasion is the August Festival held on the second weekend of August. <br />The third occasion is the Thanksgiving bingo to raise money for Thanksgiving baskets for <br />those in need and the fourth occasion is a raffle held in conjunction with the annual "Deer <br />Feed" on the third Thursday in November. <br />Since all four (4) of these gambling events are already scheduled, 1 am requesting that the <br />City Council consider all four (4) requests at one time This will eliminate the need to <br />address this issue again in 1998. <br />OPTIONS: <br />1. Adopt a motion approving all four requests from St. Joseph Catholic Church for <br />an Exemption from lawful gambling license in 1998. <br />2. Adopt a motion approving only the Easter bingo gambling request. <br />3. Do not accept the report. <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Option No 1 <br />