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CITY OF RAMSEY <br />MUNICIPAL CENTER FACILITY USE & RENTAL POLICY <br />A. BACKGROUND: <br />The City of Ramsey owns and operates the Ramsey Municipal Center. The Municipal <br />Center is located at 7550 Sunwood Dr. NW: Ramsey, MN 55303. The Municipal Center <br />contains five (5) conference rooms available for use by the public or outside <br />organizations. <br />Available rooms include: Alexander Ramsey, Lake Itasca, Mississippi River, Rum River <br />and Trott Brook. <br />B. PURPOSE: <br />This policy establishes rules, regulations, definitions and a fee schedule that shall guide <br />the use of available conference rooms located within the Ramsey Municipal Center. <br />C. ELIGIBLE USERS: <br />Eligible users are broken down into 4 groups (a) non - profit organizations, (b) for - profit <br />organizations, (c) general public and, (d) Business networking groups. <br />a. Non - profit organizations are charitable, governmental, or tax - exempt <br />organizations that are formed for the purpose of fulfilling a mission to improve <br />the common good of society rather than to acquire and distribute profits. <br />Examples of non - profit and governmental organizations include (but are not <br />limited to): youth organizations, 4 -H, Lions Clubs, Rotary Clubs, beyond the <br />yellow ribbon, religious institutions, government institutions, educational <br />institutions, senior citizen clubs, etc. Proof of non - profit status is required. <br />Free community seminars on products or services a business sells shall not <br />constitute non - profit status for renting rooms in the Ramsey Municipal Center. <br />For example, free insurance educational training from an insurance firm. These <br />types of businesses shall be considered for - profit. The physical sale or transaction <br />of goods or services is not allowed within the Municipal Center. <br />b. For - profit organization. These organizations include attaining a profit as part of <br />their mission. Ramsey businesses shall receive lower room rates than non - Ramsey <br />businesses. Said businesses must have completed their Business Registration <br />Certificate (BRC) with the City of Ramsey for the current year to be eligible. All <br />businesses shall be registered with the Minnesota State Department. <br />For - profit organizations can have a nonprofit meeting; and therefore would not <br />have to pay for - profit fees. Examples of these meetings include a for - profit <br />organization sponsoring a blood drive, a food donation event, cancer fundraiser, <br />etc. The physical sale or transaction of goods or services is not allowed within the <br />Municipal Center. <br />MUNICIPAL CENTER FACILITY USE & RENTAL POLICY <br />Page 1 of 6 <br />