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FROM: Gayle B. Uilkem a COUNTY
Supervisor,District 11
DATE: December 16,2003
SUBJECT: Board Workshops on Indian Gaming
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S)& BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION($):
REQUEST the County Administrator to schedule two Board workshops on the issue of Indian gaming.
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATIONS)
Indian gaming is becoming an increasingly important issue for local government. A May 2003 CSAC survey,
with responses from 54 counties, indicated that there were 34 counties impacted by tribal gaming with 54
casinos in operation and 26 proposed. However, there were only 18 local agreements for mitigation of off-
reservation impacts and health and safety services provided by the counties. The survey also reported that the
eight counties who conducted comprehensive impact analyses indicated that the fiscal impacts were
approximately $2.00 million, including $182.5 million of one-time costs and $16.7 :million in ongoing annual
costs. Only five of the counties received mitigation payments, $16.5 million in one-time payments and $4.9
million in annual payments.
Indian gaming in California is governed by a complex structure of federal, state and tribal law. The Federal
Indian Gaining Regulatory Act of 1988 requires compacts between states and tribes to regulate the scope and
conduct of casino style gambling by tribes. The first compacts in California were executed in September 1999.
Since that time, tribal gaming has rapidly expanded and created a number of significant economic, social,
environmental,health, safety and other impacts which are largely felt at the local level.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
—APPROVE —OTHER
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SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARID ON' Decepber A, 2aD3 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A
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ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
Contact:Sara Huffman,335-4090
„ „r ATTESTED Deceraber 16, 2tD3
cc: CAO JOHN SWEETEN,CLERK OF
Dennis Barry,Community Development THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Wendel Brunner,Public Health AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
Warren W Sheriff-Coroner
Carlos Saltodano,Building Inspection ,
BACKGROUND/REASON(S)FOR RECOMMENDATi01`+1(cont'd).
In the past few months, Indian gaming has been an issue in both East and West County with proposals in
Antioch and San Pablo. While no casinos have yet been proposed in the unincorporated areas of the County,
nonetheless Indian gaming anywhere in the County could increase the demand for County services.
Consequently, it would be prudent for the Board of Supervisors to understand the issues and policy options.
The County Administrator has indicated that his office can coordinate workshops for the Board on Indian
gaming as early as January.