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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JUNE 3, 1986 PAGE 8 3. Gambling operations with temporary liquor license holders would not be allowed. 4. At least 20% of the profits from the charitable gambling operations must be spent in the Lake Elmo Community (to be verified by City review of the organization's account books). 5. Charitable gambling activities would be limited to pulltabs, tipboards, and raffles, Paddlewheels would not be allowed. 6. No gambling by minors. Councilman Mazzara stated that he felt there wasn't any good reason for denying (No. 5) eliminating paddlewheels as a permitted gambling device. After all, the State does allow all four gambling devices and the request was made for all four. City Attorney Knaak advised the Council that none of the proposed amendments are major, but they do propose greater controls by the City and are worthy of discussion and he recommended calling a public hearing. M/S/P Armstrong/Morgan - to set up a public hearing for July 1, 1986 to consider amending Section 1104 "Charitable Gambling" of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code. (Motion carried 3-2<Christ:the ordinance specifically stated that we would follow the state regulations so why add restrictions to cause future problems; Mazzara:the planning commission held a public hearing and there was no public opposition>). C. Request for a Communications Cable Easement through Lions Park -Lake Elmo Hardwood Lumber Company Bill Rogers of the Lake ELmo Hardwood Lumber Company presented his request to install a communications cable between their company headquarters east of Lions Park and their offices in the old Meyer hardware building on Lake Elmo Avenue. The concern of the Council was to have as little damage as possible and disruption of the use of the field and restore it back to what it was. The suggestion was made to leave this up to the Maintenance Foreman who will have to cut the grass. The Parks Commission had no problem with this request. The Parks Commission had suggested that perhaps the Hardwood Lumber Company could agree to make a monetary donation towards the construction of a steel -mesh fence to be located on the east and south edges of Lions Park. This new fence would assist in the development of horseshoe courts directly south of the tennis courts. M/S/P Morgan/Armstrong - to grant an easement to Lake Elmo Hardwood Lumber Company for the purpose of running a communications cable across City property and this easement would be in conformance with all requests by the City Engineer and City Attorney, that the City