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Hugo City Council Meeting Minutes for August 6, 2012 Page 7 of 9 every six months on profits generated by lawful gambling in establishments located within the City and the expenditures for the same period. At its July 16, 2012 meeting, Council directed staff to consolidate these reports and provide them to the Council. City Clerk Michele Lindau provided this information to the Council which showed the Hugo Legion donated 75%, Dead Broke Saddle Club donated 43%, Bayport Legion donated 20%, and the Centennial Youth Hockey Association (CYHA) donated I%. Michele further explained there was also money spent by Dead Broke, and the Hugo and Bayport Legion that may indirectly benefit Hugo residents. The CYHA conducts gambling at the Blue Heron Grill. Owner of the Blue Heron Grill Chad Wagner addressed the Council along with CYHA Gambling Manager John Olmschenk and Vice President Scott Little who explained the numbers were askew; they were actually in the hole in December, 2011, and the numbers shown reflected a refund from returned pull tab tickets in January. After the policy was adopted last December, they began donating $100 a month to the Good Neighbors Food Shelf, and at their board meeting last month they decided to continue that monthly donation as well as donate $500 a month to the Yellow Ribbon Network. Council Member Haas said he hoped CYHA lives up to this commitment. Bayport American Legion conducts gambling at Sal's Angus Grill. Marion Zimney, Gambling Manager, stated they did not receive any request for donations even though they were doing their best to educate the public that they are a charity. Marion explained that the state heavily regulates how funds were dispersed. The Yellow Ribbon Network will soon be conducting the meat raffles at Sal's and keeping those profits for the YRN. Hugo American Legion Gambling Manager Phil Kamman and Member John Thommes talked about the uncertainty of what effect the new gambling tax and electronic gambling will have on their profits. John stated the Hugo Legion is disappointed they do not have enough money to help all who request it. Lions Member Denny Route stated the Lions were receiving good support from the Dead Broke Saddle Club and the Bayport Legion. The Mayor stated that the City did not want to burden these organizations with an ordinance. The Council agreed to review the effectiveness of the policy again at the end of the year. No formal action was taken. Approve Agreement for Building Inspector Pool City staff has drafted an agreement for use between the City of Hugo and other cities to allow for the sharing of building inspection services. City Administrator Bryan Bear explained that the agreement allows participating cities to use building inspectors from other cities to perform inspections in their own city. Many cities have reduced their building department staff and the workload is dependent on permits and economic factors, which has caused difficulty in keeping stable staffing levels. The agreement may allow a participating city to become more efficient in providing the service without becoming overstaffed to accommodate inevitable peaks in building activity. An agreed to hourly rate and mileage rate is provided in the agreement for this service, and it is anticipated that a city that is capable of temporarily providing an inspector can do so on