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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,January 10,2011 Page 27 Willmus moved, Pust seconded, approving the budget and authorizing a budget of $50,000 for the Master Plan Implementation process with ALL funds to be taken from Communications Reserve Fund Councilmembers Pust and McGehee spoke in support of the motion; but were not supportive of any further action at this time. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Pust; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. Councilmember Pust suggested that further action on this item and the proposed motion as presented by staff be tabled until the full City Council is available. Willmus moved, Roe seconded, TABLING discussion on the proposal of Leisure Vision to conduct a statistically-valid survey including the benchmark option to the next regular City Council meeting. Roll Call Ayes: Willmus; Pust; McGehee; and Roe. Nays: None. 13. Business Items—Presentations/Discussions a. Discuss the Request for a City Code Variance by Grumpy's Bar & Grill to allow a non-Roseville-based organization to conduct lawful gambling activi- ties Finance Director Chris Miller briefly summarized the RCA dated January 10, 2011 for potential consideration of changing City Code, Chapter 304, to accom- modate organizations other than Roseville-based, but conducting lawful gambling activities within the City limits. A representative of Grumpy's Bar & Grill and a representative of the Blaine Lion's Club, the organization interested in pull tabs at Grumpy's. A letter of request form Grumpy's had been included as part of the RCA. Mayor Roe clarified that this was for discussion purposes only tonight, and no ac- tion was requested, but to seek Councilmember input on any interest in making revisions to the City Code. Discussion included rationale for restricting gambling activities to Roseville- based businesses, a common restriction for cities in the metropolitan area; benefits to the community from profits; and the percentage of those profits. Blaine Lion's Club Representative