HomeMy WebLinkAbout22121 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/19/2007 RESOLUTION NO. 22121
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF THE
AMENDED 2006 GAMING COMPACT BETWEEN THE
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS AND THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA (SB957) TORLAKSON.
WHEREAS, Governor Schwarzenegger, in good faith, negotiated and the Legislature
approved, with a bipartisan majority, new Indian gaming agreements that will provide to
our state more than $9 billion in new revenue over the next two decades, without raising
taxes; and
WHEREAS, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is one of four Tribes which
have negotiated new agreements with the State of California; and
WHEREAS, under these new agreements, the four Tribes will pay a much higher
percentage of their net gaming revenues to the state, in exchange for being allowed a
limited expansion of slot machines on their existing Tribal lands; and
WHEREAS, the State of California continues to face severe budget deficits, and the
state struggles to adequately fund our schools, public safety, traffic congestion relief,
health care and other vital services; and
WHEREAS, the revenues provided to the state under these new agreements will help
balance the state budget and pay for enhanced educational opportunities, roads and
bridges, public safety and health care—without raising taxes or increasing debt; and
WHEREAS, the new compacts require the Tribes to coordinate with local police and fire
agencies, to compensate local governments for any local services that are needed, and
to resolve disputes with surrounding communities through binding arbitration; and
WHEREAS, the new compacts preserve the right of Indian casino employees to be
represented by unions chosen through secret ballots, and ensure that the Tribes will
comply with environmental review provisions that mirror the California Environmental
Quality Act; and
WHEREAS, the new compacts are opposed by certain special interests and are
spending millions of dollars on a referendum to repeal the agreements between the
Tribes and the State of California; and
WHEREAS, our state will lose billions of dollars in vitally needed revenues for public
safety and other services if the new agreements are repealed; and
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WHEREAS, the self-determination of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians has
immensely benefited the communities of the Coachella Valley, the State of California
and other American Indian Tribes; and
WHEREAS, The City of Palm Springs and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
have an ongoing partnership of cooperation which includes infrastructure projects,
special events, cultural enrichment and education, public safety service delivery, and
Joint Tribal Council/City Council Meetings.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES
HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council does hereby support the 2006 Amended Gaming
Compact between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the State of
California.
SECTION 2. The City Council encourages the immediate and full implementation of the
2006 Amended Gaming Compact between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
and the State of California for purposes of economic benefits to the Coachella Valley
written therein.
ADOPTED THIS 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2007.
David H. Ready, Ci anager
ATTEST:
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ames Thompson, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss-
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 22121 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on the 19�h day of December,
2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills, Councilmember
Weigel, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Foat.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk
City of Palm Springs, California