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1985-3218 o ~" 0- c CITY OF HOPKINS Hennepin County, Minnesota Resolution No. 85 - 3218 ADOPTION OF A POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF LICENSES ISSUED BY THE STATE CHARITABLE GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD UNDER M. S. ~ 349.11 ET SEQ. WHEREAS, THE City Council of the City of Hopkins desires to regulate charitable gambling in the City of Hopkins. WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes au thori ty to approve 1 icenses and their issuance and use. 349.213 grants cities the adopt condi tions concerning NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Hopkins hereby adopts the attached statement of policy for use in considering the approval of lawful charitable gambling 1 ice n s e s i s sue d b Y the S tat e 0 f M i n ne sot a C h a r ita b 1 e G am b 1 in g Control Board. Passed and adopted by the Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of Hopkins at their regular meeting the 19th" day of November, 1985. J. SCOTT RENNE City Clerk ELLEN LAVIN Mayor JERRE A. MILLER City Attorney --------r o STATEMENT OF POLICY IN THE APPLICATION OF MINNESOTA STATUTE CHAPTER 349 IN THE CONSIDERATION FOR APPROVAL OF LAWFUL GAMBLING LICENSES BY THE STATE OF MINNESOTA CHARITABLE GAMBLING CONTROL BOARD 1. Except as otherwise enumerated herein, the provisions of Minnesota Statute Chapter 349 relating to the definition of terms, licensing and restrictions of gambling are adopted and made a part of the statement of policy promulgated by the City of Hopkins as if set out in full. 2. An applicant for a license shall be a fraternal, religious, veterans or other non-profit organization engaged in a lawful purpose defined in M. S. Section 349.12, Subd. 11. 3 . The organization defined in Paragraph 2 must be engaged actively in pursuit of the lawful purpose defined in said Subdivision 11 for the benefit of the community within the City of Hopkins for at least five years on a perpetual continuous uninterrupted basis and have at least 30 active members. o 4 . G am b li n gap pro v e d 0 r 1 ice n sed by the City s hall be carried on only wi thin premises owned, occupied or leased by the organization and within which premises the principal business or regular meetings are conducted except such activities permissible under a single use license as provided for in Paragraph 5. 5. The City may waive the requirements imposed upon an applicant in Paragraph 4 if the gambling activity intended by the applicant is limited to a period of one year to a single use for the conduct of either bingo or raffles. 6 . Except for licenses issued under Paragraph 5, the operation of gambling devices and conduct of bingo and raffles licensed or approved pursuant to the authority granted to the City of Hopkins shall be carried on under the supervision of a gambling manager designated by the organization. The gambling manager shall be responsible for the operation of the gambling activity and the receipts and profits generated from the operation. ~~ The gambling manager shall provide the ci ty wi th a fidelity bond in the sum of $10,000.00 in favor of the organization granted the gambling license. The gambling manager shall be an active member of the organization issued the license and shall qualify under state law. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins at their regular meeting the 19th of November 1985. ,..\ ~ ~ ,r ~. -.,