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City Council Minutes April 6, 1998 Page 2 4.1. 3..5. Consider Premises Permit Renewal for Fraternal Order of Eaqles Councilmember Dietz indicated his concern that the Eagles did not meet the requirement of the city's ordinance to spend 75% of net profits in the city's trade area. He indicated that he felt this could be due to the fact that there are two gambling organizations selling pull tabs at the Eagles Club. The City Clerk distributed a letter of explanation from the Eagles indicating that they are aware of the situation and that it is the Eagles intention to meet the 75% requirement in the future. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 98-30 APPROVING PREMISES PERMIT RENEWAL FOR THE FRATERNAL ORDER OF EAGLES AERIE #3264. COUNCILMEMBER FARBER SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION CARRIED 5-0. Ice Arena Update The City Administrator stated that at the 3/23/98 Council meeting, this item was continued until tonight's meeting and that the project cost summary was included in the packet. The City Administrator indicated that funding of the heating, dehumidification and ventilation improvements for the ice arena could amount to $150,000. The City Administrator suggested that ,50 percent of the net proceeds from the selling of the Holt and Jackson commercial site be used to pay this expense. Mayor Duitsman indicated that the city has received a back payment from the landfill. He indicated that $121,000 of this money is designated for the library and government building funds. The Mayor proposed that this $121,000 be used to pay the dehumidification, heating, and ventilation project at the ice arena and that any additional funds that are needed come from the net profit of the sale of the Holt and Jackson lot and, further, that the balance of funds from the sale of this lot be put into the development fund. City Administrator Pat Klaers indicated that there is a need to build up the government building fund as this is the main source of money for the future city hall expansion. Councilmember Holmgren indicated that he did not wish to earmark any of the balance of funds from the Holt and Jackson sale until the Council knows how much money the city will obtain from the sale. Councilmember Thompson indicated that he was in favor of the Mayor's proposal with the exception of keeping the $11,000 in the library fund. COUNCILMEMBER HOLMGREN MOVED TO AUTHORIZE THE EXPENDITURE OF $110,000, WHICH IS THE LANDFILL BACK PAYMENT THAT IS IN THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING FUND, FOR THE DEHUMIDIFICATION, HEATING, AND VENTILATION PROJECT AT THE ICE ARENA WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: