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11 Kramer told him Terry Taylor, who was also present, had researched that 2 requirement and found that the Sports Boosters, who would be making that 3 application, met all the requirements for holding such a license. 4 The City Attorney indicated the state required specific locations for 5 pull tab operations and those would be identified in the ordinance 6 amendment as the only locations within the City where intoxicating 7 beverages are authorized to be served. The only two locations in St. 8 Anthony which met that criteria would, of course, be the two City - 9 operated bars because locations for which the City only issues 3.2 beer 10 or wine licenses would not qualify. The state law allows the City to it lease out and charge rent for space in those two locations and Mr. Soth 12 said he perceived the lease mechanism was the only control the state 13 allowed the City for controlling gambling activities within its borders. 14 The lease would approve the agreement reached by the coalition and the 15 City Attorney said he perceived it would be necessary to have that 16 lease renewed every year the same as the license to maintain City 17 control over the gambling operations. 18 Councilmember Ranallo pointed out that the state also imposes restric- 19 tions on the lease by designating the amount of space which can be 20 devoted to charitable gambling in each location and the amount of rent 21 the City can charge for that space. He said the state also mandates 22 that expenses cannot exceed 45% of the profits. Mayor Sundland then addressed the coalition's request that the 60 days .&4 needed to amend a City ordinance be reduced to 30 days. He told the 25 proponents that he perceived the process the City had to follow to 26 amend the ordinance would use up all 60 days. He indicated City 27 statutes required three readings of the ordinance amendment at three 28 subsequent Council meetings after which the ordinance must be published 29 within 10 days. The Mayor pointed out that even if everything went 30 along like clockwork with the Council directing staff to prepare the 31 ordinance that evening for its first reading November 8th, the third 32 reading and adoption would only be possible at the Council's December 33 13th meeting, after which the ordinance has to be published within 10 34 days. Only then could a lease be executed and charitable gambling 35 instituted in St. Anthony. 36 Mayor Sundland said the formation of the coalition had made the 37 acceptance of charitable gambling a lot easier for him but he thought 38 it should also be imperative that the process not be shortened because 39 the City ordinance had been written to allow the Councilmembers enough 40 time to study the issues involved and to make any changes they deemed 41 necessary before the ordinance became law. The 60 days would also 42 give the community ample time to understand just what the Council 43 intended to do. The Mayor then told the coalition representatives that 44 he couldn't recall any time except during a City emergency, when that 45 ordinance process had been suspended. Councilmember Makowske noted that the coalition had only proposed 47 conducting charitable gambling from 4:00 P.M. to closing on Thursday,