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C IMIILIF -il r <br />WHEREAS, the City of Casselberry, Florida provides municipal services to its <br />citizens, including regulation and licensing of businesses; and <br />WHEREAS, the appropriate regulation, licensing and permitting of businesses are <br />vital to the public's health, safety, morals and welfare as deficient or inadequate regulations <br />can lead to public harm; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission has learned of certain activities related to game <br />rooms, arcades, internet cafes, sweepstakes redemption centers and similar indoor <br />entertainment and amusement activities within the City of Casselberry being proposed or <br />considered, which activities would harm the City's economic and redevelopment activities <br />and otherwise significantly and adversely affect the public health, safety, morals and <br />welfare, since said activities may include forms of gaming or gambling which could lead to <br />illegal activities; and <br />WHEREAS, the State legislature is considering several bills during the 2012 <br />legislative session that will prohibit or regulate the business use of internet cafes within the <br />State of Florida; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Commission of the City of Casselberry, Florida, deems it <br />necessary to the public's health, safety, morals and welfare to cause a study to be <br />accomplished relative to the criteria for issuance of permits for game rooms, arcades, <br />internet cafes, sweepstakes redemption centers and similar indoor entertainment and <br />amusement facilities, and to place a temporary moratorium on the issuance of permits and <br />