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Kurt Ulrich <br />From: John Lichter <JLichter@carlsonmccain.com> <br />Sent: Monday, February 8, 2021 9:15 AM <br />To: Kurt Ulrich <br />Cc: bob@anokaicearena.com; dl0jwaldo@gmail.com; Rick Wesp; <br />davej@prestigedrywall.com <br />Subject: Ramsey tax on charitable gambling operations <br />Mr. Ulrich, <br />I am writing on behalf of the Anoka Area Ice Arena Association Board. The AAIAA provides recreational services to the <br />public in the Anoka Ramsey area. Our primary customer is the Anoka Hockey Association of which approximately 2/3rds <br />of the participants reside in Ramsey. The Elk River Hockey Association is also a significant customer and they have <br />Ramsey residents as members in their association as well. The Arena is a private non-profit organization unlike most <br />publicly owned and operated arenas in this area. <br />We are in the process of issuing bonds through the City of Anoka to replace the floors in both rinks, the refrigeration <br />system and certain other mechanical systems. The project will cost in excess of $4 million. We will pay the bonds back <br />with proceeds from our charitable gambling operation. Our annual bond payments will approximate $250,000. <br />We have not requested funding from the communities we serve, however, we are requesting the City of Ramsey to <br />suspend collecting the charitable gambling tax it currently collects from our operations. The current size of this monthly <br />tax represents at least one monthly payment per year of our bond payment. This tax is not collected in other <br />municipalities that we serve. We are willing to meet with you and the City Council to discuss this or alternatives if <br />desired. <br />We apologize for this email communication out of the blue, but thought it would be best to start with this to outline our <br />request. Should you have any questions please contact me. My contact information is shown below. Thank you for your <br />consideration. <br />John Lichter, Treasurer <br />AAIAA Board Member <br />John Lichter, P.E. <br />Senior Environmental Engineer <br />CARLSON Pi2CAIN <br />3890 PHEASANT RIDGE DRIVE NE, SUITE 100 \ BLAINE, MN 55449 <br />TEL 763-489-7949 \CELL612-750-6685 FAX 763-489-7959 <br />CARLSONMCCAIN.COM <br />This message is intended for the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, please do not <br />read, copy or disclose this communication to others. Thank you. <br />1 <br />