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? 8 COUNCIL MEETING NOVEMBER 28, 1994 Council Member Elliott moved to adopt Ordinance No. 17 - 94 as revised and dispense with the reading. Council Member Kuether seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Ordinance No. 17 - 94 can be found at the end of these minutes. OLD BUSINESS There was no old business. NEW BUSINESS Consideration of an Application for Authorization to Conduct Excluded Bingo, Lino Lakes Parent Elementary School Advisory Board - Mrs. Anderson explained that the Lino Lakes Gambling Ordinance adopts all of Chapter #349 of the Minnesota Statutes which relates to lawful gambling. If a particular gambling situation occurs that is not addressed by the Lino Lakes Gambling Ordinance, State Statutes would apply. In this case, the Lino Lakes Parent Advisory board is applying to the State of Minnesota for authorization to conduct excluded Bingo. This means that they are asking to conduct bingo without a State license or a City license. Since this organization conducts fewer than five (5) gambling occasions each year, they would be eligible for the exclusion. The Lino Lakes Parent Advisory Board has acknowledged that Lino Lakes should be notified regarding their application to conduct excluded bingo. They have also acknowledged that they need formal approval from the City Council to conduct this gambling occasion. The Lino Lakes Parent Advisory Board has been conducting bingo for a number of years without authorization to conduct excluded bingo. They were recently informed of the need to report to both the City and the State. However, they were not made aware of this requirement until after they had made plans to conduct bingo on November 18, 1994. The City Council was made aware that they are being asked to approve an "after the fact" bingo gambling occasion. Council Member Neal moved to approve the Application for Authorization to Conduct Excluded Bingo. Council Member Bergeson seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. Consideration of Increasing the Petty Cash Fund - Mr. Schumacher explained that this is a "house keeping" item. The petty cash fund was set at $150.00 many years ago. With the increase in City business, it would be appropriate to increase the fund to PAGE 6 1