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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,May 09,2011 Page 30 Pust moved, Willmus seconded, adoption of Resolution No. 10902 (Attachment C) entitled, "Resolution Calling Public Hearing on the Proposed Adoption of a Modification to the Development Program for Development District No. 1; and the Proposed Adoption of a Modification to the Tax Increment Financing Plan for Tax Increment Financing District No. 18;" scheduled for Monday, June 13, 2011 at approximately 6:00 p.m. Roll Call Ayes: McGehee; Johnson; Willmus; Pust; and Roe. Nays: None. Mr. Lenhoff asked that City Council ask questions of AEON through staff; with Mr. Trudgeon noting that a draft of the proposed amendment would be available on June 13, 2011. d. Receive Lawful Gambling Task Force Report Two bench handouts were presented related to this item: en e-mail dated May 8, 20111 from Roger B. Hess, Jr.; and a revised "SECOND Amended Agreement Related to the Roseville Community Fund;" attached hereto and made a part he- reof. Councilmember Pust recused herself from the bench as a Councilmember, and advised that she would not be participating in this discussion on behalf of the City Council and would be abstaining from any action; and was serving instead as the President of the North Suburban Community Foundation. Ms. Pust also intro- duced Don Zibell, a member of the North Suburban Community Foundation since its creation in 1991, as well as its Treasurer since the Foundation's inception. Ms. Pust noted that the need for amendments and revisions to update the Agree- ment between the North Suburban Community Fund, as administrator, and the Roseville Community Fund, had come forth as a City Council subcommittee had been formed to review the City's current gambling ordinance, specifically how many locations a particular organization could have in Roseville for charitable gambling. Ms. Pust noted that her involvement relating to the NSCF was only part of the discussion; and she was not addressing the initial issue at this time. Ms. Pust reviewed the background of the creation of the Roseville Community Fund, seen as on the cutting edge of local level gambling regulation and recog- nized by Attorney General Skip Humphrey at the time the City passed their ordin- ance in the 1990's. Ms. Pust noted that at the same time, the State of MN had passed legislation allowing municipalities allowing charitable gambling with op- tions, one of which was to establish a 10% fund, with all licensed entities paying 10% of their net profits to this fund to be used by the City on various charitable purposes, or funding Police and/or Fire activities, exclusive of any pension fund-