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RESOLUTION NO. 02-022
A RESOLUTION DENYING ISSUANCE
OF A PREMISES PERMIT FOR LAWFUL GAMBLING
MN Youth Boxing Association
at Al's Liquors, located at 3912 Excelsior Blvd.
BE IT RESOLVED BY the City of St. Louis Park City Council:
FINDINGS
1. Section Sec. 15-8 of the Ordinance Code of the City of St Louis Park states that each
organization conducting lawful gambling within the city must expend 90 percent of its lawful
purpose expenditures on lawful purposes conducted or located within the trade area
2. In a letter to the City dated November 30, 1999, the Association stated " a great
number of our programs dealing with youthful racial minorities are located in St. Paul." They
felt that the imposition of a trade area restnction would significantly impact their ability to fund
those programs
III3 The investigative report prepared by the St Louis Park Police Department states that the
organization runs a boxing gym at 440 Thomas Avenue in St Paul and also supports several
other boxing gyms throughout the State of Minnesota The report also indicates that when
questioned about compliance with Section 15-8, Mr Bebeau stated that the association is in the
process of funding the St. Louis Park Parktacular. The amount of that local donation in 2001
was $10,000
4 In a letter dated February 4, 2002, the City Clerk informed the association that their
audited report for fiscal year 2001 was due and that the Council would be requesting information
about their compliance with the ordinance In response, the Clerk was informed that the
association's annual audit was not yet complete and therefore documentation regarding then
compliance was not available.
5. During the council meeting of March 4, 2002, the Council delayed action until the next
regular meeting and requested that the association provide unaudited documentation for
consideration at that meeting.
WHEREAS, the MN Youth Boxing Association has not provided sufficient
documentation showing compliance with the trade area restriction, and
WHEREAS, the City Council cannot authorize renewal of a premises permit for any
organization is not in compliance with the ordinances of the city.
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BE IT RESOLVED by the City of St Louis Park City Council that the applicant listed
below does not meet the criteria necessary to receive a premises permit, and the application is
hereby denied.
Reviewed for Administration
MN Youth Boxing Association
At Al's Liquors 3912 Excelsior Blvd
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City Manager �d
Attest:
Ci Clerk
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y the City Council March 18, 2002
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