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<br />Motion by Counci1mel11ber Kurak, second by Counci1rnel11ber Strommen, to direct staff to re- <br />. allocate 2004 CDBG funds of $150,000 to be used on the 14040 Azurite ST NW (Hanson <br />Property). <br /> <br />Motion canied. Voting Yes: Mayor Gamec, Counci1members Kurak, Strommen, Cook, Elvig, <br />and Ziml11ennan, Voting No: None. Absent: Counci1member Pearson. <br /> <br />Case #17: <br /> <br />Approve Exemption from a Lawful Gambling License for Ramsey Women of <br />Today to Operate PuIITabs (Consent Agenda Item #6) <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec indicated Ramsey Women of Today have requested to operate pull-tabs at Happy <br />Days. The City has received a letter from the Happy Days Committee suggesting pull-tabs not <br />be sold at the event this year. The Committee feels there should be further discussion about pull- <br />tabs being sold at the event, as the event is meant to be family fliendly. There is also an issue of <br />fairness with other groups that may want to operate pull-tabs as well. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to deny the request to operate pull-tabs and to discuss the issue <br />at a worksession with the Happy Days Committee. <br /> <br />Motion by Counci1member Cook, second by Councilmember Kurak, to deny the request from <br />Ramsey Women of Today to operate pull-tabs at Happy Days. <br /> <br />Motion earned. Voting Yes: Mayor Gal11ec, Counci1members Cook, Kurak, E1vig, Strommen, <br />and Zimmerman. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember Pearson. <br /> <br />MA YOR AND COUNCIL INPUT <br /> <br />1) Transportation 'Meeting <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec reported a transportation meeting was held with the county and legislators. The <br />presentation by The Tinklenberg Group showed how united the communities on the Highway 10 <br />Con'idor are. Councilmember E1vig noted there was infOlmation from the Met Council at the <br />meeting that showed the 2030 transportation policy includes construction of the bridge over the <br />Mississippi River Plior to 2008. Councilmember Kurak requested that 'in the future the entire <br />Council be notified about these types of meetings. <br /> <br />2) Happy Days Festival <br /> <br />Mayor Gamec announced the upcoming Happy Days Festival. Assistant City Administrator <br />Nelson indicated as this event grows there tends to be a lot of vendors showing up at the parade <br />that have not paid any fees to be involved. Staff is looking for SUPP0l1 from the Council for staff <br />to approach the vendors and infonn them they are required to obtain a license from the City. <br /> <br />The consensus of the Council was to supp0l1 staff in infonning vendors at the Happy Days <br />Festival that they are required to obtain a license from the City, <br /> <br />City Council/August 24, 2004 <br />Page 24 of 25 <br /> <br />P66 <br />