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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes December 20, 1995 • Page 4 1 C. City Manager. 2 City Manager Morrison indicated he had no report. 3 VIII. PUBLIC HEARING - None. 4 IX. NEW BUSINESS. 5 Mr. Terry Taylor, Sports Boosters, distributed a handout illustrating the cash disbursement 6 analysis of the last three years and.also year-to-date. He noted there is a drastic decrease of over 7 60%. He noted the decrease was due to the business atmosphere of Apache Wells and the 8 Stonehouse. Mr. Taylor asked if the City could take some action to improve the business 9 atmosphere of these establishments. 10 Mayor Ranallo noted business for the City has increased at the Stonehouse. He reported there is 11 a work session scheduled in January of 1996 to discuss the situation at Apache Wells. He noted 12 the City is in the process of trying to negotiate a different lease for Apache Wells with First 13 Bank. If this does not occur,there is a possibility that the off-sale store will be moved to the 14 Apache Wells location when their lease expires in August of 1996. 15 Enrooth asked if Mr. Taylor had any data in terms of pull-tab receipts of other organizations • 16 within the state or other area municipalities. 17 Mr. Taylor indicated from information he has received other establishment's business appears to 18 be up. He noted there are only five or six other municipal establishments in the state and he was 19 unaware of their status. 20 Mornson noted there were four Resolutions for consideration. Two were for premise permits and 21 two were for lease agreements. He stated the rent will remain stable at$800.00 per month. He 22 reported he had'contacted the Charitable Gambling Board and the average rent statewide was 23 $803.00. A condition has been added to both leases that the lease will automatically terminate if 24 the City elects to quit the on-sale liquor business. Morrison confirmed this was a two year lease 25 whose term was April 1, 1996 to March 31, 1998. 26 Marks asked if the Sports Boosters balance was depleted and if Mr. Taylor felt the decrease in 27 business was due to family problems as discussed recently in the Minneapolis paper. 28 Mr. Taylor reported as of tonight, the Sports Boosters have an account balance of approximately 29 $20,000.00. He reported a special meeting will be held on Saturday night to determine the 30 disbursement of the funds as the account has to be depleted by December 31, 1995 or the funds 31 are subject to a 35% tax. He again stated he felt most of decrease in business was due to the 32 business atmosphere at Apache Wells and the Stonehouse. 33 Marks commended the Sports Boosters for their work but noted he was unable to support • 34 gambling due to ethical reasons.