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I I Councilmmber COx stated that he did initiate the special Council meeting. Councilmmber (Dx stated that a Ore, unity Festival is being planned in order to raise funds to match the Lutheran Brotherhood p~rk donation of $13,000; a I condition of the Lutheran Brotherhood donation is that Ramsey match the donation with a fund raising effort. A oo~ittee has been formed and working on the (km~unity festival for about 5 weeks. Gouncilm~nk~r (I)x stated that at I the June 11 Council meeting he informed Council that the Lions' were handling the raffle and were requesting a loan of $1200+ from the City with which to purchase a boat and trailer for the raffle. Coun~r Oox stated that there was s~me discussion as to whether the C/ty could be ir~olved in the i it determined at that to issue a check to Twin raffle but meeting was Marine. Councilmember COx stated that when he requested that check from City Staff there was some question as to which account the loan would oome out of and the check was not issued. Councilmenber Cox stated that the Lions were under a time frame for the gambling lioense application; their application had to be sutmitted to the State by Jurm 20 and in order for the lioense to be I effective by the date of the o0~nunity festival, it was neoessary for the City to waive the 30 day time period the State has allowed for city's to react to gambling applications. Councilmember Cox stated that he doesn't like to conduct any more meetings or incur any more cost than is necessary but in this I 3 acoountable met to do what had be done and passed motion to waive that 30 day waiting period with respect to the lioense I I I I application. Counci~r Cox stated that he is hapi~y that the job got done and the project is m~wing on. Susan Beale inquired if the gambling lioense is for a one day ~eat or will it be an on-going license. Councilammber COx stated that he did not see the application. Susan Beale inquired if the gambling li~n~ inol~s ' 11 ta~'. City Attorney Goodrich stated that the State issues gambling lioenses; Council only waived the 30 day reaction time; whatever the State charitable gambling lioe~e i~lu~s is what the Lions got. I I I I I I I Mr. Berg referred to Ms. Beale's earlier ~.nt regarding Counc~r Reiman~ stating that the issue not being on a regular Council agenda was Staff ' s error. Ms. Beale reiterated that Counc~r Reimann told her that the issue was not on a regular agenda due to S~f error. Mr. Berg stated that he was not aware of any gambling lioense application until he received a call fr~m Coun~r (]ox requesting that a special Council meeting be called. Mr. Berg stated that through normal channels, that gambling lioense application would have been on a Council agem~a for denial or taking it's normal course; taking it's normal course, the license would not have been effective in time for the oo~unity festival and Gouncilmember COx requested a special meeting to waive the 30 days and expedite the lioense procedure. Coun¢ilmember Cox stated that any mix up as far as City Staff is conoerned came about when the check for the boat and trailer was not issued; the Lions J~%e 25, 1985 Pa~ 6 o~ 23