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CR 88-12 Contribution NLC Legal Center .. .. . Jenuary 12, 1988 Council Report 88-12 CONTRIBUTION TO NLC LEGAL CENTER Proil'osed Action It is recommended that the Council approve the following motion: That tbe qtx contribute $250 in ~upport of the National Lea~e of Cities (NLC) Lesal Center~ Overview: Since its establishment in 1983, the NLC Legal Center has been an effective advocate of the interests of state and local governments in over sixty cases befor.e the ~ Supreme Court of the United States. The Legal Center has proven arl effective ally for cities confronted with the kind of formidable opposition presented by expert ~ounse1 before the Supreme Court. Financial support from local governments its necessary to assure that this organization can continue to function. PrfftlA;ry issues to consider The primary issue to consider is whether the support of this organization will be advantageous to the City of Hopkins. :. the attached memo from our City Attorney indicates that the contribution would be . within the public purpose and chat the amount requested is a modest investment in a matter that could be of crucial concern to all cities. Supwrt1nll infol:4letion 0 Letter from the National League of Cities 0 City Attorney's opinion ~~ pp, City Ma~ . .-- J 1 t:lJ. f- . "'?r:'~ .....~ 4 -'"< ';~~ ---;/!J; . "~ ,- ~ , . C I T Y 0 F H 0 P K I N S MEMO Date: January 7, 1988 To: Craig Rapp From: Jerre Miller I have reviewed the material in support of a $250.00 contribution to the National League of Cities legal center. Two recent decisions by the U. S. Supreme Court affecting directlY the principal of compensatiG~ in the restriction of property rights has considerably heightened concern over the direction the Courts have taken or may take in the future. . I believe the contribution be within the public purpose and the .. amount is certainly &. modest investment in a matter that could be of crucial concern to all cities. 1/ ./. / / /1 ~AM ;/ i// . lU10 rlrst Street Sou:h, Hoor,ins, Minnesata 55343 6i2!935-8474 An f(.UdI Opportunity Employer ---- r -~-~------ . . . leMA. the prole:uJonel ...,,)CI,,-tJon 01 ~PlXlmled admnaJi't r",tOi1 @ ..~o".. _... ,"'_,~ IInd oti)el Jocal Qov.,nmftnu .NatIonal League of Cities ICMA 1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 1llO G ,""1. N\'V Washington, D.C. 20004- Wuhonlil<l" DC ~000!i 1620 EYE STREET. NORTH~/EST WASHINGTON. DC 20006 TH~PHONE (202l293-7'dO DEe 28 1987 December 10, 1987 . \ I Craig R. Rapp I i City Manager ; _j...,......._~-t "--..... ~ ~- "-.- ~. ..-" City of Hopkins r \ \ 1010 1st South Hopkins, MN 55343 Dear Mr. Rapp: . This If~t ter is a reminder about a very important matter--one that urgently needs your personal attention and support. The fund dr i "'e for the State and Local Legal Center is well underway. It has been met with great enthusiasm by our city officials, bu t we are still short of meeting our goal. The urgency of support for the Legal Center is clearly revealed in an article on Supreme Court litigation that appeared recently in Governing, the new magazine for state and local government officials. We are sending you a copy of that article! which discusses the importance of Supreme Court Ii tigation and the role played by the Legal Center in he ?ping cities and states with critical cases affecting all of our j ur isd j ctions. I t is obv ious that in four short years the Legal Center has gained the respect of the Court and long-time Court observers. Since it's establishment in 1983, the Legal Center has been an effective advocate of the interests of state and local governments in over sixty cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. The Legal Center has proven an effective ally for cities confronted with the kind of formidable opposition presented by expert counsel before the Supreme Court. But unless the current funding e f f or t succeeds, the Leg3l Center will no longer be there to advance the interests of states and local governments before the Supreme Court of the united states. . - T~:_ _____ ___~~~~~ $'~ ". .- ~ ,~-'-': -2- For that reason, the National League of Cities, the United statos Conference of Mayors, and the International City Management Association have joined together in writing our members urging each to support the Legal Center. We hope your city will join the more than 800 ci ties and towns that are now supporting this crucial effort. A copy of the statement showing the amount of the one-time payment for your city is enclosed. Please call Joyce Holmes Benjamin at the Legal Center if you need additional information or assistance at (202) 638-1445. Sinc~~ CJ.--.I y fSht+- Cathy Reynolds,!preSident Osmond C. Bonsey, President National League of Cities International City Management Association . R:S-:.~rkle~~'/ U.S. Conference of Mayors Enclosure 1 . "" . January 12, 1988 Report: 88-13 GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION RENEWAL BY V.F.W. POST '425 AUXILIARY fro~osed Action. Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: ~ ~~the HODkins City CQuncil take no action to deny the ~mblinq license appl!cat~n of the V.F.W. Post '425 Auxiliatt.L Adoption of this motion will allow the application to be considered by the Charitable Gambling Control Board. OVerview. On January 11, 1988 the V.F.W. Post 4425 Auxiliary made application for the annual gambling license renewal at 100 Shady Oak Road. There have been no problems or violations at this location. This application complies with the existinq gambling policy. . frimarv Issues to Cons1ger. 0 Compliance with existinq gambling policy 0 Routine annual renewal of previously held license ~uppo~inu Information. 0 Renewal application J.S(~tt- ~~ J.Scott Renne/C~ty Clerk/Asessor . "'"