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City of Centerville Council Meeting Minutes April 10, 2002 Council Member Nelson said the issue of having this concession stand came up when former City Administrator March brought up that the Lions wanted to donate the labor to build the structure and wanted the City to donate the funds to purchase the materials. She also commented that Mr. March had applied for a grant for the concession stand but the grant was not received. She further commented that the Council had never agreed that it wanted to build a concession stand at LaMotte Park and her vote would be not to do so. Council Member Nelson indicated she was confused at the last meeting and thought that the money was not City money but belonged to the Lions when in reality it is City money for Council to determine how to use. Mayor Swedberg asked whether the money that is sitting in the City's account was the 10% requirement or the 50% requirement. City Attorney Hoeft indicated the funds represented the 50% requirement. He then clarified that the Spring Lake Park Lions have been giving the City the 10% plus the other 40% that was to be spent in the trade area in order to help the Centerville Lions build the park structure at LaMotte Park. Council Member Capra indicated the City could spend the funds in any of the lawful ways as listed by the Gambling Control Board. Council Member Broussard Vickers indicated that the 50lC3 is a lawful use. City Attorney Hoeft indicated that the City has the ability to give the money to any organization provided the use qualifies as use for a public purpose. He then said, however, the City has a policy of not giving to any organizations because it is difficult to do so fairly. Mr. Hoeft then said he would be more comfortable if the City used the funds to build the pavilion if that is the desire of Council rather than giving the money to the Lions to do so. Council Member Capra expressed concern with the City donating the funds to the Centerville Lions because it may not be a lawful use of public funds. Council Member Broussard Vickers commented that the reason the City discussed giving the funds to the 50 I C3 was to get out of the business of housing the funds because the Lions thought the City was holding the funds until enough accumulated to build a pavilion. City Attorney Hoeft commented that the Lions should have a concern about money sitting in City funds or about giving more money to the City after he had told them that, even if this Council comes to an understanding with them, the next Council may not do so. He then commented that something the executive director of the Gambling Control Board does not state in the newsletter is that once the money is given to the City it is up to Council to determine what that money is used for. He further commented that it is unfortunate in this situation that the Lions had conversations with Staff and the Page 5 ofl6