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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, July 23, 2001 (Mayor /Council Report, Continued) Sansevere inquired whether the Police Department was aware of the break -ins that have recently occurred in the Forest Lake Landing and Wildhurst areas. Nygard stated the police are aware of the situation. Nygard noted this type of incident happens every few years, with kids basically looking for money or other valuable items in vehicles. Mayor Peterson noted the same thing has been happening in Mound. PUBLIC SERVICE DIRECTOR'S REPORT /CITY ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT ( #11) CHARITABLE GAMBLING OPTIONS ( #13) SCHEDULING OF A PUBLIC HEARING — USE OF FUNDS FROM THE COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND Gappa stated Staff has done some research on charitable gambling, with information being obtained from Delano and Long Lake who both require 10 percent of the net proceeds be allocated to the City. Gappa stated historically Orono has not received any reports from the charitable gambling organizations because it has all been handled by the state. Gappa stated they are attempting to obtain these reports in order to ascertain what type of volume the various organizations are doing in the City. Gappa stated the • City would be able to designate where the 10 percent would be allocated to. Sansevere indicated he would have a tough time taking money away from children organizations to go to parks, and that he would prefer the Park Commission find other means to raise revenue. White stated he would like to know the volume of charitable gambling and the impact the 10 percent would have on the organizations. White noted the Park Fund is in need of money, with this being a possible option to generate additional funds. Gappa stated if the Council is interested in proceeding forward, the next step might be to schedule a public hearing and invite the owners of the establishments and charitable gambling organizations. Sansevere stated he would be more inclined to give it to a kids group of some type. Gappa suggested a public hearing be scheduled for August 13`x'. Patrick Wolfe, Park Commission, indicated that the organizations conducting the charitable gambling often spend the dollars raised here in other communities, and that the Park Commission is looking at having them spend a portion of the proceeds here in the Orono community. Wolfe noted the owner of the establishment merely rents the space for the charitable gambling and does not get a portion of the revenues generated. • PAGE 8