3.3. SR 08-01-2005
Item # 3.3.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
Mayor and City Council
FROM:
Joan Schmidt, City Clerk
DATE:
August 1,2005
SUBJECT:
Consider Premises Permit Renewal for Elk River-Rogers VFW Post
5518
Request
The Elk River-Rogers VFW has requested to renew their premises permit to conduct
charitable gambling at the Sunshine Depot. The permit will run for two years from
December 1, 2005 through November 30, 2007.
Applicant
Elk River-Rogers VFW Post 5518
Backf!Tound
The city's ordinance requires that 75 percent of the lawful purpose expenditures must be
spent within the city's trade area. The trade area for Elk River consists of the following cities:
Elk River, Ramsey, Otsego, Rogers, and Zimmerman. The attached chart shows that the
amount of expenditures spent in the trade area during the past one and a half years has been
more than 90 percent.
Action Requested
Council motion adopting the attached resolution approving a premise permit for the VFW
to conduct lawful charitable gambling at the Sunshine Depot.
S: \ Council\] oan \Gambling\PremPerm VFW2007 .doc
EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS - VFW
VFW - AT SUNSHINE DEPOT - 2004
TOTAL TRADE AREA TRADE AREA OTHER OTHER
MONTH EXPENDITURES MONEY PERCENT MONEY PERCENT
JANUARY $1,068 $1,042 98% $26 2%
FEBRUARY $1 ,500 $1,483 99% $17 1%
MARCH $3,647 $3,626 99% $21 1%
APRIL $4,159 $3,399 82% $760 18%
MAY $2,513 $2,513 100% $0 0%
JUNE $1,178 $778 66% $400 34%
JULY $2,796 $2,796 100% $0 0%
AUGUST $3,188 $3,188 100% $0 0%
SEPTEMBER $1 ,464 $1,139 78% $325 22%
OCTOBER $5,289 $5,089 96% $200 4%
NOVEMBER $5,479 $5,444 99% $35 1%
DECEMBER $3,039 $2,658 87% $381 13%
TOTALS $35,320 $33,155 94% $2,165 6%
VFW - AT SUNSHINE DEPOT - 2005
TOTAL TRADE AREA TRADE AREA OTHER OTHER
MONTH EXPENDITURES MONEY PERCENT MONEY PERCENT
JANUARY $1,171 $660 56% $511 44%
FEBRUARY $1,126 $1,096 97% $30 3%
MARCH $3,954 $3,939 100% $15 0%
APRIL $1,986 $1,954 98% $32 2%
MAY $3,711 $3,411 92% $300 8%
JUNE $1,508 $1,508 100% $0 0%
JULY $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
AUGUST $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
SEPTEMBER $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
OCTOBER $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
NOVEMBER $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
DECEMBER $0 $0 #DIV/O! $0 #DIV/O!
TOTALS $13,456 $12,568 93% $888 7%
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RESOLUTION 05-
A RESOLUTION APPROVING PREMISE PERMIT RENEWAL FOR THE ELK
RIVER-ROGERS VFW POST #5518
(SUNSHINE DEPOT)
WHEREAS The Elk River-Rogers VFW Post #5518 has made application to the State
Gambling Control Board for a Premise Permit Renewal; and
WHEREAS The Premise Permit will allow charitable gambling on the premises of
Sunshine Depot located at 701 Main Street in the City of Elk River; and
WHEREAS The Elk River-Rogers VFW Post #5518 has met the city's requirements of
spending 75 percent of its lawful expenditures within the city's trade area
during the past two years;
NOW, THERFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Elk River,
Minnesota that a Premise Permit be granted to the Elk River-Rogers VFW Post #5518 to
allow charitable gambling operations at the Sunshine Depot; 701 Main Street, Elk River,
Minnesota.
Passed and adopted this 1 st day of August 2005.
Stephanie Klinzing, Mayor
ATTEST:
Joan Schmidt, City Clerk