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<br />SENT BY: t't:rtKSON t]{AM BtKGMAN <br /> <br />3- 4-33 ; 4:34fM ;fETEKSON tKAM BtKGMA~ 5125337633:# 2/ 5 <br /> <br />'4\PfM,", r\\e>, f, '1l\-- <br />.. .. ...PETE~ I' , ,)Ol::ast"'l~~i~~..~ <br />FRAM BED'GMAN St. Paul, MN 551QI-I197 <br />N 16511291.R9~\ <br />E"""'.....:fi.~~!lfirl.'''~li~~i 16SIl228'1753 toeslmlle <br /> <br />WOlre" R. Peteroon <br />laromc I! Fill~ <br />Flanl41 Witt F'ram <br />Clenn A. Bergman <br />_Michael Miller <br />itCl'l:ol...:rle <br />'IInelh A. ^mdilhl <br />~V(!n H. Rnms" <br />PiEtul W. FiihninM <br />...ther E. McGinni. <br /> <br />Melvin J. Sliver, 01 Coun.el <br /> <br />Direct Dial #(651) 290-6907 . <br /> <br />March 4, 1999 <br /> <br />Brian Fritsinger, City Administrator <br />City of Arden Hills <br />4364 W. Round lake Road <br />Arden Hills MN 55112 <br /> <br />RE: Charitable Gambling Regulations <br />Dear Brian: <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In 1989 the Minnesota Charitable Gambling Regulations were amended to allow the City to <br />require that a licensed charitable organization contribute 10% of its net profits to the City and <br />concurrently required the City to use the 10% dedication for lawful Purposes as defined in the <br />statute. In 1989 Lawful Purposes broadly included the cost of lessening the qburdens bom by <br />governmentorvoluntarilysupporting, augmentingor supplementing services which government <br />would nonnally render to the people." <br /> <br />Between 1990 and 1998 the definition of Lawful Purpose was amended a number of times. <br />I am enclosing a copy of the current list of lawful Purpose activities which is contained in MS <br />349.12, Subd 25. Of the kinds of activities that a City engages in, the only one that seems <br />to be included in the Lawful Purpose category is the construction or maintenance of <br />recreational, community and athletic facilities and activities Intended primarily for persons <br />under 21 years of age. <br /> <br />In 1998 the legislature amended the 10% provisions of the statute {MS 349.212, Subd. A} <br />by indicating that in addition to lawful purposes, the City can use the 10% dedication fund for <br />police, fire and emergency services. In addition. the legislature included a reporting obligation <br />which requires the city to annually identify the manner in which the 10% dedication1unds- <br />have been utilized. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please contact me. <br /> <br />Very truly yours, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />JPF:hck <br />encl. <br /> <br />Jerome P. Alia <br />"Read but not signed" <br /> <br />O^,,") I\n""n"rlo:l)IN WL'i('UNSIN <br />