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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-05-06 PACKET 04.B. REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA MEETING ITEM # � � DATE 5/6/2015 . . PREPARED BY: City Clerk Joe Fischbach ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT HEAD * * * * * * * * * * * * * � � * * * * * * * * * * * * * � * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * COUNCI�ACTION REQUEST: Consider authorizing issuance of a single-occasion gambling permit to The Phoenix Residence for a raffle at River Oaks Golf Course on June 8, 2015. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Approve the request. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS: � MEMO/LETTER: Memo from Greg Rinzel, April 16, 2015. ❑ RESOLUTION: ❑ ORDINANCE: ❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION: ❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION: ❑ OTHER: ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS: �:_ t � ,` e` - �. � C�� ;6'� ~ City Administrator Date * * * � * * * * * � * * * * * * * * * * * � * * * * * * * * * * � * * * * * * * * * * * * * * � City of Cottage Grove � PUBLIC SAFETY/POLICE DIVISION Memo To: City Administrator Ryan Schroeder From: Deputy Director of Public Safety Greg Rinzel Date: April 16, 2015 Subject: TEMPORARY GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION — SINGLE OCCASION 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, Rachel Koenigs, on behalf of The Phoenix Residence, Inc., 330 Marie Ave. E.,West St. Paul, Minnesota 55118, 651-227-7655, has submitted an application for a Temporary Single Occasion gambling permit, for the conduct of a raffle, to be held at the River Oaks Golf Course, located at 11099 South Highway 61, Cottage Grove, Minnesota 55016, on Monday, June 8t", 2015. 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 Phoenix Residence, Inc. � �' Greg Rinzel Deputy Director of Public Safety ,