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Mounds View City Council September 14, 2009 Regular Meeting Page 7 registration program but, at this point, staff needs additional direction. He noted the purchase of the software, costing about $2,000, is in the 2010 budget. Council Member Stigney stated he supports the program and if a Council Member does not support it, they can offer an amendment. Aye - 1 (Stigney) Nays - 4 Motion failed. MOTION/SECOND: Flaherty/Mueller. To Deny Second Reading of Ordinance 821, Amending Title 500 (Business Licensing Regulations). Council Member Stigney asked if the objection is the software program or method of gathering data. Mayor Flaherty stated it is an objection to the method of gathering data. Council Member Stigney stated this software package would gather the information. Council Member Mueller stated the City requires certain businesses to register when getting permits while others do not; however, the Fire Marshall inspects them every three to four years. She believed a registration program for all City businesses would be time consuming for staff, expensive to maintain, and not needed because it is redundant. Ayes - 4 Nay -1 (Stigney) Motion carried. • • G. First Reading and Introduction of Ordinance 835, Amending Title 500 of the City Code Relating to Lawful Charitable Gambling. Clerk-Administrator Ericson presented staff's recommendation for second reading and adoption of Ordinance 835, which would amend Title 500 relating to lawful charitable gambling requirements. He asked to what extent the Council wants to review exempt charitable gambling licenses. The ordinance as drafted indicates that Council action is required for all premises permits for charitable gambling licenses. He stated a new provision is also included to require licensed organizations to pay 10% of its net charitable proceeds into a City fund. Mark Casci, President of Lake Region Hockey Association, advised that due to the economy and extreme State taxation, their Association has not raised many funds. He reviewed the level of funding they had provided to youth hockey programs, scholarships, and registration hardship cases, which has been greatly reduced. He stated they previously had two pull-tab sites with over $6 million in gross receipts but now have four sites, less than $3 million in gross receipts, and distributed less than $40,000 last year, and they are fully staffed by volunteers. He stated that last year, the 10% fund for the City would have received $629 dollars from their operation. Brian Amundsen, 3048 Wooddale Drive, noted that by the City Charter, the Council is the administrator of the City, delegating to the Clerk-Administrator, and should be aware of activities within the City. Clerk-Administrator Ericson explained that based on past action, the Council has asked staff to bring forward all local permits not approved by the State of Minnesota. With this Code amendment, the direction would become an explicit requirement. Mary Ann Casci, Gambling Manager for Lake Region Hockey Association, explained the State