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Home My WebLink About1800-89 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1989/09/05SEPTEMBER 5, 1989 86 ORDINANCE NO. 1800-89 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO LAWFUL GAMBLING, AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTIONS 13-1600(1, 2, 3); ADDING NEW SECTIONS 13-1600(2a, 2b, 3c); DELETING FORMER SECTIONS 13-1600(2b & 2c); RE- NUMBERING FORMER SECTION 13-1600(3c) to 13-1600(3d) THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Sec. 1. The St. Louis Park Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as attached: LAWFUL GAMBLING AND VIDEO GAMES OF CHANCE Section 13-1600. "Lawful gambling" is the operation, conduct or sale of bingo, raffles, paddlewheels, tipboards and pulltabs. "Organization" means any fraternal, religious, veterans or other nonprofit organization. (1) State License Required for Lawful Gambling. Minnesota Statutes, Section 349, provides for the regulation and licensing of lawful gambling by the State Gambling Control Board ("Gambling Board"). The Gambling Board may issue licenses to organizations to conduct lawful gambling if the organization has been in existence for at least 3 years, has at least 15 active members, and complies with Minnesota Statutes, Section 349. All license applications shall be on a form prescribed and procured from the Gambling Board. (2) Local Approval. Before issuing or renewing an organization license, the Gambling Board must notify the City Council. If the City Council adopts a resolution disapproving the license and so informs the Gambling Board within 60 days of receiving notice, the license may not be issued or renewed. (a) Bingo Occasions. Not more than 6 bingo occasions each week may be conducted by an organization. At least 15 bingo games must be held at each occasion and 'a bingo occasion must continue for at least 1.5 hours but not more than 4 consecutive hours. (b) Bingo on Leased Premises. A person or corporation, other than an organization, which leases any premises that it owns to 2 or more organizations for purposes including the conduct of bingo, may not allow more than 18 bingo occasions to be conducted on the premises in any week. The license application and other requirements shall\be prescribed by the Gambling Board and applicable City ordinances. (3) Exemptions from the lawful gambling requirements: (a) Bingo may be conducted without a license if it is conducted in connection with a civic celebration and if it is not conducted for more than 12 consecutive days in a calendar year. September 1989 543.4 (b) Bingo may be conducted without a license if it is con- ducted by an organization which conducts 4 or fewer bingo occasions in a calendar year. (c) Bingo may be conducted without a license within a nursing home, senior citizen housing project or by a senior citizen organization if the prizes for a single game do not exceed $10, total prizes awarded at a single occasion do not exceed $200, no more than 2 occasions are held by the organization or at the facility each week, only members of the organization or residents of the home or housing project are allowed to play, no compensation is paid for any persons conducting the bingo, and a manager is appointed who must first register with the Gambling Board. (d) Raffle may be conducted without a license if it is conducted by an organization and if the value of all raffle prizes awarded by the organization in a calendar year does not exceed $750; or if the raffle is conducted by a tax-exempt health or social service organization under contract to the state or a political subdivision if the prizes awarded are real or personal property donated by an individual, firm or other organization. (e) Lawful gambling may be conducted without a license if the organization conducts gambling on 5 or fewer days in a calendar year, does not award more than $50,000 in prizes in a calendar year, receives City Council approval, and receives an exemption from the Gambling Board. (4) Penalty. Violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a gross misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil and criminal actions under other applicable laws. Sec. 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect 15 days following its publication. Adopted by the City Council September 5, 1989. 543.5 Reviewed for administration: Approv lit- C- , O, JCd2 City Manager City as to form and execution: 4 rney 1 Minnesota Suburban Newspapers AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION • STATE OF MINNESOTA) SS COUNTY OF HENNEPIN) Gregory Ptacin , being duly sworn on an oath says that he/sh City of St. Louis Park (Official Publication) SUMMARY ORDINANCE NO' 1800-89 AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO LAWFUL GAMBLING AMENDING THE ST LOUIS PARK MUNICIPAL CODE, SECTION 13-1600' Summary' -Thus ordiiiance,amends the City's Code to become consistent°with Stafe Statute revi- sions consisting of time period tor denial, exemp- tions, and number of tunes bingo may be con- ducted weekly and annually 'Effective Date nils ordinance shall take effect 15 days after its publication Adopted by the City Council September 5, 1989 /s/ LYLE W HANKS _ Mayor (The full text of this ordinance is available from the City Clerk) (Sept 13, 1989) -SLP the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as S t . Louis Park Sailor , and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided by Minnesota Statute 331A 02, 331A 07, and other applicable laws, as amended (B) The printed Ordinance No. 1800-89 which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once each week, for one successive weeks, it was first published on Wednesday , the 13 day of Sept , 19 89 , and was thereafter printed and published on every to and including , the day of , 19 , and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the notice a bcdefgh ilkl m nopgrstuvw xyz BY TITLE Acknowledged before me on this 9 day of Ohober Not JC Ci d Q 19 89 D Cd MERIDEL M. HEDBLOM NOTARY PUBLIC—MINNESOTA HENNEPIN COUNTY MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 7-2-07 RATE INFORMATION (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter anage r_ $ 100 per line (Line, word, or inch rate) $ 54 41 per line (Line, word, or inch rate) $ 49 71 per line (Line, word, or inch rate)