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Item No: 04B Meeting Date: March 2, 2009 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review: _________ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Clerk-Administrator Item Title/Subject: Charitable Gambling Ordinance Review Staff was directed by the City Council to address the City Code pertaining to charitable gambling. On January 28, 2002, the City Council passed Ordinance 691 (attached), which added the additional language outlining the City’s trade area. There was some discussion in having a city fund in which charitable gambling organizations contribute 10% of their earnings into a city fund. This was discussed on December 10, 2001, City Council Meeting, January 14 and 28, 2002, City Council Meetings, and again at the March 2005, Work Session, with opposition. Attached are the staff reports along with the Minutes. The City of Maplewood currently has such a policy, and attached is their City Code pertaining to the contribution. Other cities like Arden Hills, Shoreview (Shoreview requires 10% contribution per quarter), and St. Paul have similar policies. Changing the Code to require these organizations to contribute would guarantee that profits are contributed to the City directly. Staff would like guidance from the City Council on whether to add language to require organizations to contribute their profits to the City. If the City Council agrees with this contribution, then the City Council should decide on how the contributions should be distributed. One suggestion could be to give 50% of contributions to the Festival in the Park and 50% towards Park Dedication. Another suggestion is to use the fund for city meetings/events, like town hall and neighborhood meetings. With these present economic times, Staff feels that this may be a way to generate some revenue for the City. Respectfully submitted, Desaree Crane