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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-07 PACKET 04.M.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # DATE 4/7/2010 PREPARED BY City Clerk Caron Stransky ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST Consider authorizing issuance of a single- occasion gambling permit to the Cottage Grove Royalty Scholarship Program to conduct a raffle on June 20, 2010 at Kingston Park in conjunction with Strawberry Fest. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Authorize issuance of the single- occasion gambling permit. During the required background investigation, no facts were found that would constitute a basis for denial of the application. Ifl•[H�PZfl�l�il•�r ® MEMO /LETTER: Memo from Craig Woolery dated 3/26/2010. ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS f City Administrator Date COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER Document2 City (M Public Safety of • .• Grove To: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder From: Director of Public Safety Craig A. Woolery Date: March 26, 2010 Subject: GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION - TEMPORARY INTRODUCTION All charitable organizations which are exempt from the requirements of the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board and who desire to conduct lawful gambling within the City of Cottage Grove, must obtain a gambling permit. The issuance of lawful gambling permits is subject to local approval through a resolution adopted by the City Council. BACKGROUND Pursuant to City Ordinance, Julie Lynn Berg, on behalf of The Cottage Grove Royalty Scholarship Program, P.O. Box 292, Cottage Grove, MN has submitted an application for a Temporary Single Occasion gambling permit, for the conduct of a raffle, to be held at Kingston Park (Indian Blvd. and 75 Street), Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016, on June 20, 2010. The Department of Public Safety is required to conduct a police investigation of the applicants. DISCUSSION The application as submitted is complete, in compliance with our ordinance and is exempt from the licensing requirements of the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board. We have investigated the applicants and have not found any facts which would constitute a basis for denial of this application, under the provisions of the City's Gambling Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION Recommend that the City Council approve the single occasion Gambling Permit application for The Cottage Grove Royalty Scholarship Program. 0' Craig A. Woolery — D ctor of Public SafeW