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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-08-08 PACKET 04.L.REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # DATE 8/812012 w PREPARED BY City Clerk Caron Stransky ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST Consider authorizing issuance of a single- occasion gambling permit to Cottage Grove Elementary P.T.O. Inc. to conduct a raffle at Cottage Grove Elementary, 7447 65th Street South, on October 5, 2012. 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. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ® MEMO /LETTER: Memo from Craig Woolery. ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS City Administrator Date COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER Documend (:- of Cottage • To: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder From: Director of Public Safety Craig A. Woolery Date: July 31, 2012 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 by the City Council. BACKGROUND Pursuant to City Ordinance, Courtenay Lee Dugas, on behalf of Cottage Grove Elementary School P.T.O. Inc., located at 7447 65 St. So., Cottage Grove, MN 55016, has submitted an application for a Temporary Single Occasion gambling permit, for the conduct of raffles to be held at Cottage Grove Elementary School, located at 7447 65 St. So., on October 5, 2012. 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 that 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 Cottage Grove Elementary School P.T.O. 1 1 2e Craig A. Wo Iy — Director of Public gfifety