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MEMO DATE : March 24, 2000 TO : Honorable Mayor and Council FROM : Jim March RE : Charitable Gambling License — Spring Lake Park Lion's Included in your packet is an application from the Spring Lake Park Lion's to operate charitable gambling at Kelly's Corner. The MS Society is not renewing their lease with Kelly's Corner. The Spring Lake Park Lion's Club currently operates four other gambling sites. The club has two full -time and three part-time employees to manage the gambling operation. Last year, the club donated over $470,000 to various organizations. By City ordinance, the Spring Lake Park Lion's will have to donate 50% of their profits to directly benefit the residents of Centerville. The Centerville Lion's will be working in partnership with the Spring Lake Park Lion's in identifying community park improvement projects that would benefit the City. The Lion's plan to operate pull tabs, a paddle wheel, meat raffles and other large item raffles. I believe this change in gambling operators will be a great benefit to our community. I called the City Administrator (Barb Nelson) in Spring Lake Park to investigate whether the Lion's were donating their profits to worthy community projects, whether there had been any problems with the applicants license and to find out if the City was receiving their monthly reports in a timely fashion. Ms. Nelson indicated that that the organization was great and that they have had no problems. The City receives timely reports and the organization has been extremely generous toward community improvement projects.