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 NANCE #92-02. <br /> <br />· '. CiTyOF RAMSEV' <br />· ~ ANOKA COUNTY <br />.· STATE O' MINNESOTA <br />I. ^MENDME.T TO C.APTER 7 W. lC. IS <br />· '..OWN AS T.E LICENSING ANO PERMITS <br /> i CHAPTER OF THE CITY CODE. · <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 7, <br /> SECTION~ 7.61 EN'[ITLED "CHARITABLE <br /> GAMBL NG" AND REPEALING SECTION <br /> 7.62, ENTITLED "BINGO" OF THE CITY <br /> COOL 0F RAMSES, MINNESOTA. · <br /> The City of Ramsay ordains: <br /> SECTION 1. AUTHORITY <br /> This Ordinance is adopted pursuant to the <br /> authori~ granted by Minnesota .Statutes, <br /> Chapter 349. et al. <br /> SECTION 2. AMENDMENT <br /> Section 7,61 of ~he City Code ~s amended 40 <br /> read as follows: <br /> .7.61.01 Purpose <br /> <br /> ~ontror the conduc~ of charitabi'~' aambl{ng'p~L <br /> suant to the provisiohs of'.Chapter 349 of <br /> nesota Statutes. <br /> 7.61.02 Adoption of Reference <br /> Chapter 349of Minnesota Statutes is adopted <br /> by the same as if fully set forth <br /> <br /> :~' :7.M.03 N0tJce; Approval or Disapprqval <br /> ~-The applicant for e 'charitable gambling <br /> wJthJR the City of Ramsdy shall notify <br /> the Ci~ Council .in writing in the manner re- <br /> quired by law of each pending application for a <br /> charitable gambling license at toast 60 days be- <br /> fore issuing or renewing the license. Each pen- <br /> ding 'apPlication for a license shall be approved <br /> Or disapproved by the Ramsay City Council. <br /> 7.61.04 Location <br /> Lawful gambling under license issued bY the <br /> Minnesota Charitable Gambling Control Board <br /> 'Board") may be conducted only at locations <br /> ~at comply with applicable zoning,, building, <br /> heal}h codes of the City of Ramsay. All' <br /> applications must be for a specific location with <br /> the exception of Class D (raffle only) licenses. <br /> The following Ibcations are considered un- <br /> suitable for ~ambling operatiohs and any re- <br /> quest for ~ ~harita~le gambling license at such <br /> a location will be rejected without clear and <br /> convincing evidence t~at such a location will <br /> not undue enforcement difficulties, lessen <br /> property values of adjoining properties, or <br /> pose gambling to persons under 18 years of age: <br /> a. Areas zoned for agriculture or residential <br /> <br /> b. Locations where t~e predominant clientele <br /> is under the age of 18.years. 7.61.05 Conditions <br /> The conduct of lawful charitable gambling <br /> under license issued by the Board shall be sub- <br /> ject to the following conditions in the City of <br /> Ramsay: ' ' <br /> a. A copy of ahy lease agreement baleen a- <br /> non-profit organization and a gambling location <br /> owner or operator shall be filed with the City <br /> Administrator together· with t~e gambling <br /> license application; ' <br /> b..The City Council may refuse to issue a <br /> charitable gambling license for a location in <br /> wh'ich gambling violations have previously oc- <br /> cur~ed, and the council may refuse to issue a <br /> Charitable gambling· license to a non:~rofit <br /> organization which has previously violated <br /> terms of this Ordinance and/or Minnesota Stat- <br /> utes, Chapter 349. <br /> c. The maximum number of separate gambl- <br /> ing I~ations that any one licensed organization <br /> shall be permi~ed to operate within·the City is <br /> three (3L . <br /> 7.61.06 Investigation <br /> Every organization which files.an application <br /> f0~ issuance or renewal of a charitable gambl- <br /> ing license shall deliver the application to the <br /> City Administrator. The City Administrator <br /> shall ingestigate each application and report <br /> any findings and recommendations to the, City <br /> <br /> 7.61.0~ Filing of RecoYds; Inspections; Access <br /> to Records· <br /> Subd. 1. Every organization licensed to Con- <br /> duct charitable gambling in the City of Ramsay <br /> shall file 'with the City Administrator Copies of <br /> all records and reports required to be filed with <br /> the Board pursuant to Minnesota StatuteS, <br /> Chapter 349 and the rules and. regulations pro- <br /> mu]gated thereunder.· The records and reports <br /> shall be filed in th~ office of 1he City Ad- <br /> ministrator to th~ Board on or before the day <br /> they are required to be filed.with the Board; <br /> Subd 2. Every gambling event in the CJiy of <br /> Ramsay; conducted by an organization under <br /> Minnesota Statutes, Chapte~ 349 shall be Open to <br /> inspection by officers of the Ramsay Police <br /> Department; <br /> - SUbd. 3. The City Administrator or employees <br /> 0f the Police Department, at the direction of the <br /> City Administrator, may inspect at any reason- <br /> able time, without notice or search warrant, all <br /> records of a licensed organization, including <br /> gambling account and other ban~ records re- <br /> quired by the Board to be maihtained and <br /> preserved. <br /> 7.61.08 Fee <br /> The City will charge all new ·applicants the <br /> maximum inyestigation fee permitted by Min- <br /> nesota Statutes, Chapter 349 Jn order to cover <br /> costs ihcurred investigating the application. <br /> Any unused portion Of t~is fee will be refunded <br /> to the applicant. This fee does not apply to ap-. <br /> plications for renewal of licenses. . <br /> 7.61.~ Use 01 Charitable Gambling New Prof- <br /> its <br /> AnY licensed organization conducting lawful <br /> gambling within the City shall be required to <br /> contribute ten percent (10%) of it~ net profits· <br /> derived from lawful gambling to a 'fund ad- <br /> ministered and regulated by the City without-~ <br /> <br />PRINTER'S AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION <br /> <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA ) <br /> $$ <br />County of Anoka ) <br /> <br /> cost to such fund.' Disbursements from this fund <br /> shall be for lawful purposes as determined from <br /> time to time by City Council resolution. The <br /> term "net profits" as.used herein shall be that - <br /> definition assigned to it by Minnesota Statutes, <br /> - Chapter 349. Thi,s subsection shall apply to all <br /> ' licensed organizations c6nducting lawful <br /> gambling wi.th the City. <br />~7.61r. 10' Ekpen,dit?res for L~wful Purposes <br />~[ithin City's Trade Area <br />VAny licensed organiza[ion conducting lawful <br />gambling within the City shall be required to <br />expend 75% of its expenditures for lawful.pur- <br />poses on lawful purposes conducted or located <br />wilhin the City's trade area 1o the benefit of the <br />City's trade area. <br /> In the, event the City is unable to determine <br /> With a reasonable degree of certainly that lhe <br /> required'75% of the licensed organization's ex- <br /> penditures for lawful purposes is being expend- <br /> ed on lawful purposes, the City Adh3inistrator <br /> may require such other fidancial information as <br /> is reasqnabl¥ necessary for the City to make <br /> this deteJ'mination. <br /> For purposes Of this subsection, the term <br /> "trade area" is defined as the Cities of <br /> Ramsay, Anoka, Andover, and the Tow~ of <br /> Burns in Anoka County, the City of Elk River in <br /> Sherbu~ne County and the City of Dayton in <br /> Hennep~in County.' For purposes of the subsec- <br /> tion; the term "lawful purpose (s)" is that <br /> definition assigned to it by Minnesota Statutes, <br /> Chapter 349. This subsection shall, apply to all <br /> licensed organizations conducting lawful <br /> gambling within the City. <br /> SECTION 3. REPEAL <br /> Section 7.62 of'the city Code entitled, "Bingoq <br /> ' ishereby repealed. ' % - <br /> SECTION4. VIOLATIONS <br /> Anyone who violates the provisions of this <br /> section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. This <br /> section, does not preciud~ civil and criminal <br /> penalties under applicable laws. Failure to <br /> make timely reports and payment of taxes as <br /> required by Ih is.section' may result in a rec- <br /> ommendation to' the Board that the organiza- <br /> tion's Premises permit should be revoked· <br /> SECTION $. EFFECTIVE DATE <br /> " The effective date of. this Ordinan'ce is thirty <br />3_0..) .days after its passage and publication,-sub- ' <br />t to City Char ter Section 5,07. <br /> )ASSED by {he City Council of ti3e'.City of <br /> r ~amsey', Minnesota, this 10th day of March, <br /> 1992. <br /> -s-James R. Gilbertson <br /> Mayor <br /> ATTEST: <br /> -s-.Ryad R. Schroeder <br /> City Administrator <br /> abcdefghii klmnopqrstuvwxyz <br /> Published in Ariol(a Co. U~ion <br /> March 13, 1992 <br /> <br />Peter G. 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