HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-09-147 - Waterloo Arts Festival - Request to Hold Bingo Events on an On-going BasisREPORT
REPORT TO:
Councillor B. Vrbanovic, Chair and Members of the Finance
and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
November 16, 2009
SUBMITTED BY:
R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk
PREPARED BY:
Patricia Harris, Manager of Licensing
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
DATE OF REPORT: November 3, 2009
REPORT NO.: CRPS-09-147
SUBJECT:
REQUEST FROM WATERLOO ARTS FESTIVAL TO HOLD
BINGO EVENTS ON AN ON-GOING BASIS
RECOMMENDATION:
That the request of the Waterloo Arts Festival to hold bingo events in the City of Kitchener be
approved, providing that the funds being raised are used for charitable purposes as mandated
in the Provincial Regulations.
BACKGROUND:
Council Policy I-875 as amended June, 2007 permits qualified organizations operating within
the Region to operate bingos in the City of Kitchener, provided that their home base city does
not have a bingo hall. The Policy also requires that Council must approve non-profit
organizations prior to a lottery licence being issued to them.
REPORT:
Licensing has received an Application for Lottery Licensing from the Waterloo Arts Festival
requesting permission to hold bingos at K-W Bingo Centre in Kitchener. They have presented
their qualifications to the Licensing office and are eligible to operate bingos. They wish to raise
funds to increase the public’s exposure to various art forms and increase the number and
maintain the quality of various activities and workshops that are currently provided.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
L. MacDonald, Director of Legal Services
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