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. 11 *said. that money-: could- underwrite .projects like upgrading the •, �. 2 playgrounds., .installing lights on the softball diamonds , or any . ., 3 other .improvements. the ' City wants. to make. but can.' t budget for; : 4 .*indicated their own budgets were also limited at this time and 5 the profits from the pull tabs cold be used -to augment many of 6 the local projects the Lions wanted to do more in; 7 *argued further that most of ,the profits used for improvements 8 in St. Anthony would come from bar patrons who live outside the j 9 City. 10 When Mr. Girard said he had, been told the City had the right to 11 direct by ordinance which organizations it preferred, Mr. Soth told 12 him the City couldn' t just arbitrarily choose the Lions Club over 13 other organizations who had indicated an interest, but would first 14 - have to establish a class or category with criteria which would have 15 to be met by anyone who fell within that category. 16 17 Councilmember Ranallo .indicated that, if that was the case. he 18 perceived it might be difficult to refuse an organization whose cause 19 might not be perceived to be good for .the community. 20 Mayor Sundland told Mr . Girard he guessed the Council would have to 21 take the advice of the City Attorney which was based on research they 22 had asked him to do six weeks ago. He reiterated that there was • 23 probably no use asking for a motion which four of the Councilmembers 24 had again indicated they would be voting against . He therefore ruled 25 that the Council would not be entertaining a change to allow pull 26 tabs in Ordinance 1987-001 . 27 Mr. Girard asked that the Lions Club be included with other organiza- 28 tions to be considered if the Council ever changed its mind, reiterat- 29 ing that he continued to believe such action would benefit the City 30 just as much as his organization. 31 Mr. Soth left the meeting at 8 : 30 P.M. 32 CITY MANAGER REPORTS 33 November 17 , 1987 Staff Meeting Notes 34 *Hamer Hopes to Get St. Anthony Boulevard Striped This Week 35 The Manager said. the Public .Works Director is trying to get 36 Ramsey County to do that work right away '.so the state engineer 37 can give final approval to the reconstruction project once that 38 is accomplished. 39 *Manager Directed To Prepare Proposal for Goal Setting Sessions 40 in February • 8