CR 88-207 Gambling License - Hopkins Lions
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. October 25, 1988 Report #88-207
GAMBLING LICENSE APPLICATION BY
HOPKINS EVENING LIONS CLUB
Proposed Action.
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move that tillL llODkins ~m
Council adopt .F.~olution #88-93 waiving the s ix ty day waiting period for a
Chari~able Gamblin~ auplication.
This action will expedite the granting of a gambling license to the Hopkins Evening
Lions Club.
Overview.
The Hopkins Evening Lions Club wishes to conduct a raffle in order to raise money
for various charities. They are planning their event in December. In order to
receive a gambling license by then they need the City to waive its sixty day waiting
period.
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Council has already taken action on this license (See attached Report #88-198). The
City Council agreed not to object to the issuance of the license~ Council's
. approval normally requires no additional action by the City. The Charitable
Gambling Board waits 60 days and if they have not heard from the City they approve
the license.
We received notice of this license application on October 4, 1988. The date for the
event is December 2, 1988. If the Charitable Gambling Board waits the full 60 days. .
the Lions Club will not get their license in time. The Charitable Gambling Board
has requested that the City officially waive the 60 day waiting period so that the
license can be issued in time.
Primary Issues to Consider.
0 What is the effect of waiving the waiting period?
Since the Counc il has already stated that it has no objection to the
issuance of this license the only effect will be to speed up the issuance
of the license.
0 This is the second waiver that the City has been asked for. Will we be
seeing more in the future?
Since the waiting period was recently increased from 30 days to 60 days
there will probably be other organizations who face this problem. We
will, however, require all gambling license applications to go through the
normal City Council approval process.
?~porting Information.
. 0 Resolution #88-93
0 Council Report #88-198
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