2002-04-08 Regular Meeting and Workshop Meeting

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_~___,______,_/____,________.""___,_________""___________._,___----------....--,-----------,111 i ~ ~' ~ I '# L I I 0 ~ I I ~ ~~ I I e'~ I ~ u I I j i i I I I I I 1 I ~ I i I RESOLUTION 2002--21 I I I I I I **** I i! ~ I I I WHEREAS, in November 1980, Texas voters approved a Constitutional amendment I I authorizing Charitable Bingo on a local option basis; and, I I ~ i WHEREAS, the Constitutional Amendment requires all Bingo proceeds be spent in I I Texas for charitable purposes; and, I ~ I I I i WHEREAS, the voters of La Porte authorized Charitable Bingo in this jurisdiction; i 117- I and, " ~ ~ ~ ~ I WHEREAS, the first Charitable Bingo licenses were issued in the Spring of 1982; I I and, 1 I I I WHEREAS, the year 2002 marks the 20th Anniversary of Charitable Bingo in I I Texas; and, I I I I WHEREAS, in the twenty years of Charitable Bingo, total attendance at bingo halls I ~ has exceeded 479,000,000; and, I I I I I I WHEREAS, total prizes paid out to participants has exceeded $9 billion; and, I I I if WHEREAS, distributions for charitable purposes has exceeded $675,000,000; and, ~ I I I I" I WHEREAS, the treasury of the City of La Porte has received over $195,000 in I I allocations of fees and taxes from the operation of Charitable Bingo in this i ! ~ I jurisdiction; ~ i ~ i !)j ~ 1 I Now, therefore, be it resolved, that the Year 2002 be proclaimed as the 20th I I Anniversary of Charitable Bingo in the City of La Porte. I I I I PASSED AND APPROVED, by the CITY COUNCIL, on this, the 8th day of April I I 2002. I ~ i I I I ATTEST: I i ~ lJ~A~,d i I 'tJ11JOv ~ I I I I ~~~ I ~ ~