Council reviews gambling permit request for golf-club clubhouse and accepts departmental donations

Staff summarized two formal items: a quarterly resolution accepting donations to the police and fire departments, and a premise-permit and lease request from the Wasa Hockey Association to run pull-tab and e-tab activities at the city-owned golf-course clubhouse.

On the donations resolution (identified as resolution number six in the packet), a council member moved and seconded acceptance of the donations. The transcript records the motion and a second but does not include a roll-call tally or a recorded final vote count.

Regarding the Wasa Hockey Association, staff said the association had visited with golf-course staff and was requesting a premise permit and a lease since the clubhouse is city-owned. "These are state forms... if you look at the lease, they did check all the boxes for activity just in case they want to do a fundraiser some night," the Administrator said. Council moved and seconded to approve resolution 20267, which would approve the premise permit and lease. The transcript shows the motion and a second; a roll-call tally and the explicit final outcome are not included in the record.

Why it matters: Approval would allow a community organization to conduct pull-tab/e-tab fundraising in a city facility subject to state rules and a city lease; the donations resolution formalizes gifts to public safety departments.

Next steps: The transcript does not record vote tallies; any required state licensing steps for gambling activities and execution of the lease will be administrative follow-ups if the council formally approves those items in subsequent minutes or a recorded vote.