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Item No: 07C Meeting Date: December 12, 2011 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review : ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7870, Approving a Charitable Gambling Permit for CLIMB Theatre Inc., to Conduct Charitable Gambling at The Mermaid Introduction: CLIMB Theatre Inc. is requesting City Council approval to hold charitable gambling on a permanent basis at The Mermaid. Discussion: CLIMB Theatre Inc. is a non-profit organization that performs plays in school gyms or in a classroom. CLIMB Theatre Inc. produces original plays and classes for Kindergarten – 12th grade on topics such as: Bulling Prevention, Responsibility, Harassment Prevention, Self- Control, Cyberbullying Prevention, Respect, and Social Skills. CLIMB Theatre Inc.., submitted all required application materials. However, the organization is not in compliance with Chapter 518 of the City Code. According to Section 518.06, subd. 8g: Subd. 8 The Council shall deny an application for issuance or renewal of a premises permit for any of the following reasons: g. The applicant’s registered place of business is not within the Trade Area. This requirement may be waived by the Council for good or just cause, at the Council’s sole discretion, if it is in the interest of the Community to do so. CLIMB, Theatre Inc., is located in Woodbury, and not located in the City’s Trade Area (City, Blaine, Shoreview, Arden Hills, New Brighton, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park). Laurie Gluesing, the Gambling Manager at CLIMB Theatre, Inc., will be asking the City Council to waive this requirement and allow CLIMB Theatre, Inc., to conduct charitable gambling at The Mermaid. Attached are supporting documents submitted by Ms. Gluesing and Chapter 518 of the City Code for your reference.