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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1986-022Member moved its adoption: i</r / do ,r)a introduced the following resolution and CITY OF MEDINA RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR REGULATING LAWFUL GAMBLING WITHIN THE CITY OF MEDINA WHEREAS, the Minnesota legislature has established certain types of gambling as lawful within the state and has provided for the regulation thereof in Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349; and WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 349 allows cities to review gambling licenses granted by the state charitable gambling control board and to license certain forms of gambling which are exempt from state licensing requirements; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to establish criteria to evaluate gambling licenses granted by the charitable gambling board and submitted to the City Council for review and license applications made directly to the City for types of gambling which are exempt from state licensing requirements. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Medina, Minnesota as follows: 1. Gambling licenses approved by the charitable gambling control board and submitted to the City Council for review shall be evaluated by the City Council in accordance with the criteria established by this resolution. 2. Those forms of lawful gambling which are exempt from state licensing requirements under Minnesota Statutes, Sec- tion 349.214 shall require a license from the City and shall be evaluated in accordance with the criteria established by this resolution. 3. All gambling matters which are presented for review or approval by the City Council pursuant to paragraphs 1 or 2 of this resolution shall be evaluated according to the following criteria: a) No license shall be granted or approved unless the sponsoring organization has had an office or facility in Hennepin County for at least three years prior to the date of the gambling occasion. b) No license shall be granted or approved for any gambling occasion which will occur on premises not owned or leased by the sponsoring organization. If the premises are leased by the sponsoring organization, the term of the lease shall be for a minimum of one year. This shall not apply to licenses for organizations having not more than one gambling occasion annually within the City. c) No license shall be granted or approved for any orga- nization which does not have at least 20 active mem- bers. d) No license shall be granted or approved for a gambling occasion which will occur at the same time and place as another approved gambling occasion. This shall not apply to licenses for organizations having not more than one gambling occasion annually within the City. e) No license shall be granted or approved for any orga- nization whose gambling manager has been convicted of a violation of any statute or ordinance relating to gambling. f) No license shall be granted or approved for any orga- nization unless the gambling manager has been a member in good standing of the sponsoring organization for at least two years. g) No license shall be granted or approved if compensation exceeding $40 per gambling occasion will be paid to the gambling manager or any other person. h) No license shall be granted or approved which involves more than 104 bingo occasions per year, more than 12 paddlewheel occasions per year or more than 52 raffles per year. i) No license shall be granted or approved which allows selling tipboards or pull -tabs other than between the hours of e,L.' ,0 P47 and /, : 3o ,Q /J , each day. No license shall be granted or approved for any gambling occasion which involves prizes exceeding the following limits: J) 1) $100 per single bingo game, except for cover -all games which shall not exceed $500; 2) $2,500 total per bingo occasion; 3) $500 per single spin of a paddlewheel or from a single seal of a tipboard or from a single pull -tab; and 4) $1,000 total per day for paddlewheels, tipboards and pull -tabs. 4. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to notify the charitable gambling control board within 30 days of receipt of notice of the license in any instance in which the City Council disapproves a license granted by the board and submitted to the City Council for review. 5. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to notify the applicant within 10 days of the City Council's decision regarding any application for lawful gambling exempt from state licensing requirements made directly to the City. 6. Any lawful gambling license granted or approved by the City Council may be suspended for violations of this resolution or may be revoked for a pattern of willful violations of this resolution. The licensee shall be notified of the proposed suspension or revocation, including a statement of the alleged violations and the grounds for suspension or revocation. The notice shall also state that the licensee has the right to demand a hearing before the City Council on the proposed suspension or revocation. If a hearing is sought by the licensee, demand shall be made in writing to the City Clerk within 20 days of the receipt of notice of the intent to suspend or revoke the license. The licensee shall be notified of the time and place of the hearing at least 10 days prior thereto. The licensee may be repre- sented at the hearing by legal counsel and shall have the right to present evidence and examine witnesses. Following the hearing, the City Council may suspend or revoke the license if it finds sufficient evidence of violations of this resolution. 7. The City Council may review annually any license granted or approved under this resolution. DATED: ` -4.rf.i ✓ 1 , 1986. Thomas Anderson, Mayor ATTEST: .,�..ot-J Donna Roehl, Clerk/Treasurer The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member-55_ber€. r and upon vote being taken thereon, the fo�l}o�a ng votedin favor thereof: SGAEr-1 ir, /vf , a en Ce 0, /Gn 2 and the following voted against same: L I� Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted. ,9 been : ,4r)dei/Scrn