2004/07/27 City Council Resolution (2)RESOLUTION NO. 2004 - 188
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
OPPOSING GAMING REVENUE ACT OF 2004
WHEREAS, the Gambling Revenue Act of 2004 is a statewide proposition that would allow
eleven privately owned card clubs and five privately owned horseracing tracks to convert their
existing facilities into Las Vegas -style casinos with a total of 30,000 slot machines and other
gambling devices at those facilities; and
WHEREAS, the measure exempts these facilities from complying with local zoning laws and the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) thereby undermining local control; and
WHEREAS, the measure exempts these card clubs and racetracks from the future state and local
tax increases; and
WHEREAS, funds generated by this measure cannot be used to reduce existing budget deficits of
the State of California or of individual cities and counties, and the measure denies cities and
counties the right to use funds where local government determine they are most needed; and
WHEREAS, according to the former California State Auditor General, the funding this measure
provides for local police, sheriff, and fire departments is "exclusively" for "additional" personnel
and cannot be used for any other purposes such as equipment, support, training, supervision, and
other necessary expenditures required to support new personnel; and
WHEREAS, according to the former California State Auditor General, cities and counties must
use existing budget dollars to establish a baseline or maintenance of effort expenditure for child
protective services, sheriffs, police officers, and firefighters to be eligible for any new funds
generated by the measure which could end up worsening local budget problems; and
WHEREAS, the California Police Chiefs Association and other law enforcement organizations
strongly oppose the proposition because they are alarmed by the public safety threats this would
create including increased crime such as prostitution, loan - sharking, and burglary.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
opposes the Gambling Revenue Act of 2004.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park this
27'h day of July, 2004.
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FLORES: AYE MACKENZIL AYE SPRADLIN: ABSENT VIDAK MARTINEZ: AYE NORDIN: AYE
AYES: (4) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (1) ABSTAIN: (0)