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<br />., <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />\. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />DRAFT <br /> <br />MEETING MINUTES <br />CITY COUNCIL WORKSESSION <br />MONDAY, APRIL 17, 2000 <br />4:45 P.M. - CITY HALL, 4364 WEST ROUND LAKE ROAD <br /> <br />CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Gregg Larson called the meeting to order at 4:50 p.m. Those <br />present included Councilmembers Beverly Aplikowski and David Grant. Staff <br />present included City Administrator, Joe Lynch; City Accountant, Terry Post; <br />Public Works Director, Dwayne Stafford; Parks and Recreation Director, Tom <br />Moore; and Recording Secretary, Sheila Stowell. <br /> <br />Others present included the City's Consulting Engineer, Greg Brown; and <br />members of the City's Water Quality Task Force, as identified later. <br /> <br />Councilmember Rem arrived at approximately 5:00 p.m. and Mayor Probst <br />arrived at approximately 6: 15 p.m., at which time, Acting Mayor Larson turned <br />the gavel over to Mayor Probst. <br /> <br />CHARITABLE GAMBLING POLICY DISCUSSION <br /> <br />City Accountant Post requested discussion of the City Council's intent of the <br />existing language of Section 4-43, "Trade Area Restriction," of City Code <br />regarding charitable gambling, as it related to a recent request for a premises <br />permit application. <br /> <br />Discussion included the original ordinance intent and current interpretation and <br />the need for the ordinance to be more explicit to clearly identify those funds <br />remaining in the trade area for lawful purposes, not strictly for use by an <br />organization for internal program funding; "bricks and mortar" operations in the <br />City compared to outside organizations. <br /> <br />Acting Mayor Larson identified that the specific issues needing Council <br />clarification appeared to be the City's general policy, and the current St. <br />Katherine's Premises Permit application itself, each to be considered as separate <br />issues. <br /> <br />Reference was made to the original ordinance adoption, discussion and intent, as <br />of July 30, 1990. Mr. Post commented on his discussions with City Attorney Filla <br />regarding the matter and that the intent should be clearly stated in the language of <br />an ordinance. <br /> <br />Mr. Post presented a draft of a recommended revision, essentially stating, "...an <br />organization permitted to conduct lawful gambling within the City shall expend at <br />