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of Ramsey NOWTHEN BOULEVARD N.W., RAMSEY, MINNESOTA 55303 e {612) 427-1410 r February 25, t992, Mr. Gary P~14er, .G. aming Manager Cystic Fibrosil Fo,tlndation 430 Oak Gr0q[e, S~ite B-10 MinneapOlis, 'l~in~esota 55403 Dear Gary, On October 2~2, I9~91, the City Council for the City of Ramsey adopted Resolution #91-10-238 approving an gpPl~cation for a premises permit for gambling at J.R. s Saloon and Food for the C>stic FibrOUs ~undation. Subsequent to this approval, Ramsey City Staff received an application fo~ a p~emises permit from the Anoka Area Ice Arena and was informed that a valid lease did. not ~:xiSt[ for 1992 at that location for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Therefore, on January I4, 1~92~h resolution applying an application for a premises permit at J.R. s Saloon and Food from th{Anc~ka Area Ice Arena Association was approved. Subsequent to these approvals, the Chy wa~ i~fo~ed by the Gambling control Board a, nd the Attorney General's Office, that a vaIid lease fc~.tlS¢ Cystic Fibrosis Foundation at J.R. s Saloon and Food did exist in that a premises Pem~.~ t ha~ previously been issued for this organization at that location. Further, unde~Rar~sey Municipal Ordinance #7.61.04, Paragraph C, gambling locations shall be limited to or[e~liCehsed gambling organization at any one time in the licensed premises and any rooms adJoirii~g th~ premises under the same management. This paragraph goes on to read that no lease shall De ~ad;? with one organization while another lease is in effect for the same on-sale establishment,i In conversatlo~n w,~th Mr. John Garr~ of the Attorne5 General s Office on February 11, 1992, it was outlirtedit~at ~tfappears the City has the following options at this point: 1. It can: ~nd.~at it is not in agreement with that provision of the ordinance which allows only one ga[rnbli[ng organization at a given premises and therefore can affect a change in the ordina~ce. 2. It can detet~nine that it is interested in this particular ordinance provision and therefore attemp~to e~force the ordinance. 3. It can let t}ae ordinance stand as is but not affect enforcement of the provisions of the ordinatice.: 4. It can a~oPt~a resolution rescinding approval of the premises permit application for either of the two orgt~nizations.