3.2. SR 06-14-2004TO:
FROM:
DATE:
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MEMORANDUM
Mayor and City Council
Joan Schmidt, City Clerk
June 14, 2004
Consider Premises Permit Renewal for Elk River Lions Club
Item #
3.2.*
REQUEST
The Elk River Lions Club has requested to renew its premises permit to conduct charitable
gambling at Broadway Bar and Pizza, 16754 Highway 10. The permit will run for two years
from September 1, 2004 until August 31, 2006.
APPLICANT
Elk River Lions Club
BACKGROUND
The City's ordinance requires that 75% of the lawful purpose expenditures must be spent
within the City's trade area. The trade area for Elk River includes the cities of Elk River,
Ramsey, Otsego, Rogers, and Zimmerman. The attached chart shows that the amount of
expenditures spent in the trade area during the years 2002 and 2003 exceeded the required
75%.
ACTION REQUESTED
A motion from Council adopting the attached resolution approving a premises permit for
the Elk River Lions Club to conduct lawful charitable gambling at Broadway Bar and Pizza.
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RESOLUTION 04-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF ELK RIVER
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PREMISES PERMIT RENEWAL FOR
THE ELK RIVER LIONS CLUB
WHEREAS,
The Elk River Lions Club has made application to the State
Gambling Control Board for a Premises Permit Renewal;
and,
WHEREAS,
the Premises Permit will allow charitable gambling on the
premises of Broadway Bar and Pizza located at 16754
Highway 10 in the City of Elk River for the period of
September 1, 2004 to August 31, 2006; and,
WHEREAS,
The Elk River Lions Club has met the city's requirement of
spending 75 percent of its lawful expenditures within the
city's trade area during the past two years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Elk River, Minnesota that a Premises Permit be granted to The Elk River
Lions Club to allow charitable gambling operations at Broadway Bar and
Pizza located at 16754 Highway 10 in the City of Elk River, Minnesota.
Passed and adopted this 14th day of June 2004.
ATTEST:
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
Joan Schmidt, City Clerk