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COUNCIL MINUTES AUGUST 28, 2006 APPROVED 1 City Attorney Hawkins stated the City is obligated to look at the requirements in the zoning ordinance • 2 and liquor ordinance. There are no restrictions regarding proximity of the similar businesses. It is 3 very clear that the City cannot be involved in the marketplace or fair competition of businesses. If all 4 requirements have been met there is nothing in the ordinances to deny the application. 5 6 Council Member Reinert moved to adopt Resolution No. 06-138, as presented. Council Member 7 Stoltz seconded the motion. 8 9 Council Member Carlson requested the statement "The applicant is aware that approval is subject to 10 all the provisions and conditions of the laws of the city, state and federal government and will comply 11 with all of them" is added to the resolution. 12 13 Council Member Reinert and Council Member Stoltz agreed to the addition for approval. 14 15 Motion carried unanimously. 16 17 Consider Accepting Donation from Centennial Firefighters Relief Assn. for 2006 Safety Camp - 18 Finance Director Rolek stated as has been done in past years, the Centennial Fire Relief Association 19 has made a contribution to the Centennial Fire District to defray the cost of the annual Safety Camp. 20 The method of funding for this is through charitable gambling proceeds. 21 22 Finance Director Rolek advised that in the past, the charitable gambling proceeds have been donated 23 to and accepted by the City of Lino Lakes, as a participant in the joint powers agreement, and a check • 24 in the same amount was issued to the Centennial Fire District for the purchase. 25 26 Council Member Carlson moved to accept the donation of charitable gambling proceeds from the 27 Centennial Firefighters Relief Association in the amount of $1,500 and authorize the issuance of a 28 check in the amount of $1,500 to the Centennial Fire District to defray the cost of the annual Safety 29 Camp. Council Member O'Donnell seconded the motion. Motion carried unanimously. 30 31 PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT REPORT, DAVE PECCHIA 32 33 Approval to Establish a Drug Forfeiture Cash Reserve Fund to be used for Law Enforcement 34 Activities — Chief Pecchia advised the City receives drug forfeiture funds from time to time. Based 35 on the State Law and the Department's Policies and Procedures, these funds must be expended for 36 Law Enforcement purposes. It is the Department's goal to establish a cash reserve fund to use for the 37 purchase of illegal drugs, flash rolls, rewards for information leading to arrests and prosecution for 38 serious offenders. 39 40 Chief Pecchia stated the monies from this fund should only be disbursed upon the approval of the 41 Chief of Police or his designee. The amount and use of the funds for each transaction will be tracked 42 according to standard governmental accounting practices. The Department will utilize $5,000 from 43 its existing drug forfeiture fund to establish this account. 44 3