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07-1193Presented By 1 2 3 4 5 l0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 l, ORDINANCE OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA Council File # �� GreenSheet# ���7n'�n 0 An ordinance amending chapter 409.21 of Yhe Saint Paul Legislative Code to allow sales of gambling equipment within a leased premises by an employee of the lessor from a common area where food and beverages are sold. ✓q,y� /S 7pO THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN Section 1 Section 409.21 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 409.21. Bingo, Pull-tabs and tipboards in bars by qualified charitable nonprofit organizations. (a) Permission ofcity council; endorsement; termination: (1) On-sale licensees may request permission of the city council to permit qualified charitable organizations to conduct lawful gambling in the form of bingo, paddlewheels, pull-tabs, raffles and tipboards only on the licensed premises. Application for permission shall be made to the license inspector and payment of the specified fee. If the application is granted, the license shall contain an endorsement specifying this approval and the gambling endorsement may be considered for renewal at the same time as the council may consider renewal of the on-sale license. (2) In the event the permission of any charitable nonprofit organization to conduct lawful gambling on the licensed premises is terminated by the licensed establishment on whose premises the organization was conducting said gambling, or in the event such organization terminates its lawful gambling as a result of coercion, pressure or unreasonable or unlawful conduct by the licensee or its employees, the on-sale licensee shall not be able to make application for a gambling endorsement for a new charitable nonprofit organization to take the place of the former organization until one (1) year after discontinuance of all gambling activity on the licensed premises by the former organization. (b) Gambling endorsement regulations. Gambling endorsements in on-sale licenses shall be subj ect to the following regulations which shall be deemed as a part of the license, and failure of compliance may constitute grounds for adverse action as prescribed in the Legislative Code: (1) Only charitable nonprofit organizations licensed by the State of Minnesota to conduct bingo or operate paddlewheels, tipboards and pull-tabs may be allowed to conduct bingo or sell paddlewheel tickets, pull-tabs, raffle tickets and tipboards on the licensed premises. Except as provided under (2Z(d below. (2) Use of the licensed premises shall be by means of a written lease agreement between the licensee and the charitable organization. All leases shall comply with the provisions of Minn. Stat. chapter 349 and the rules promulgated pursuant �0 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 lol 102 103 104 105 106 thereto. The lease shall expire with the premises permit; a copy shall be filed with the department of safety and inspections director, and also a copy must be kept on the premises and available for public inspection upon request. Leases shall be governed by the following: D � ` I �� 3 � � In the case ofpuil-tab dispensing devices, the lease agreement shall address cash shortages, game banks, machine repair, and prize reunbursement. Reserved. c. The licensee may not be reimbursed by the charitable organization for any license or permit fees, and the only compensarion which the licensee may obtain from the charitable organization are the amounts fixed in the lease agreement. Q All lawful shall be conducted either: e. f. .: � . .:, . =. ..: : . : . : � . =: :. . : . i. ii. The construction and maintenance of the booth used by the charitable organization shall be the sole responsibility of the charitable organization. The lease shall contain a provision permitting the licensee to terminate the lease if the charitable organization is found guilty of any violation of state or local gambling statutes, ordinances or rules and regulations. (3) Only one (1) charitable organization shall be permitted to conduct lawful gambling on a permitted premises except on such premises where two (2) organizations are conducting lawful gambling at the time trus section is passed, provided that this requirement will apply if one (1) of said organizations ceases 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 operations. (4) A pull-tab dispensing device must be protected by an alarm system that is b�- J/ 93 centrally monitored and has a battery backup. Such alarm may protect just the machine or the entire premises. (5) If readily perishable or potentially hazardous food, as defined in section 331.07 of the Legislative Code, is awazded as a prize in any charitable gambling, the storage and handling of such food sha11 be in compliance with all applicable requirements of Chapter 331 of the L,egislative Code. The licensee shall be responsible for notifying the deparhnent of safety and inspections that food, whether readily perishable or potentially hazardous or not, is being awarded as a prize in any charitable gambling taking place on the licensed premises, using such form or forms as may be prescribed by such deparhnent. (6) Winning pull-tab tickets dispensed from dispensing devices or by an owner or em l�ovee of the on-sale establishment, may be redeemed by baz personnel from the baz service area, provided that a separate accounting of pull-tab proceeds and other funds of the licensed establishment is performed and made available to enforcement personnel. � ��* Section 2 This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days following its passage, approval and publication. �UBLISyE� �+AN 2 4 2008 Requested by Department of: Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Approve� or: � r �� � B : ��DL-. �� .tA V �� .cY� T �L� . — � / � • Form proved by City Attorney By �NAM.tK � �l.{'ltt/� Form Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By: � Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet Green Sheet � 6"7�1�93 C� �ouncil Conqct Person & Phone: Jenn'rfer Dunn 6-865I Must Be on Council Agen Doc. Type: ORDINANCE E-Document Required: Y DocumentContact: DonnaSanders Contact Phone: 6-8653 nze.�x��r� y Assign Num6er For Routing Order Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Locations For Signature) Green Sheet NO: 3047030 0 oonN 1 ancl De artneut DireMOr 2 � Clerk CSiv Clerk 3 4 5 An ordinance amending chapter 40921 of the Saint Paul Legislafive Code to aliow sales of gambling equipment within a leased premises by an employee of the lessor from a common azea where food and beverages aze sold. or Must Answer Planning Commission 1. Has lhis person/firm ever worked under a conVact for lhis deparfinent? CIB Committee Yes No Crvil Service Commission 2. Has this person/firm ever been a ciry employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any current city employee? Yes No Explain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why): Advantages If Approved: Disadvantages If Approved: Disadvantages If Not Approved: Transaction: Funtling Source: Financial Information: (Explain) CosURevenue Budgeted: AMivity Number: December 4, 2007 9:56 AM Page 1