The Agreement between the County of El Dorado and Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians provides an abundance of benefits for the residents of El Dorado County. The tribe wants the public to understand the specifics of this agreement and the benefits it will have for El Dorado County.
The tribe has committed funding to build new HOV lanes on
Highway 50.
HOV Funding
• Tribe will provide $5.2 million per year
funding for 20 years to construct HOV lanes.
• This project is an existing one that Caltrans
has already planned and reviewed under CEQA and approved for construction once
funding is available.
We must maintain a safe and secure community in El Dorado
County. The tribe will help to increase public safety funding to benefit
everyone in the region.
Public Safety/Law
Enforcement
• $500,000 annually
(made in quarterly payments), with $250,000 paid six months in advance of the
casino opening.
Furthermore, the tribe has agreed to make payments to the
county in lieu of sales and hotel taxes.
County Revenue Tax
• The Tribe has agreed to collect sales and
transient hotel taxes equal to those required of commercial businesses in the
county so as not to have a competitive advantage and to share $500,000 of those
collections, annually with the County.
General Discretionary
Funds
• A fixed amount of $2
million annually for years one through seven.
• A fixed amount of $1.3 million annually for
years eight through 20, plus an additional payment of $2.5 million for years
eight to 20 (or life of compact), subject to a 2% escalator each year.
• An additional $100,000 per annum for each 100
Class III slot machine over the base 2,000 slots.
Compliance
•
Tribe will comply with identified county building ordinances.
Hiring Preference
• Casino will have a preference for Native
Americans and local county residents.
In this agreement, the county has
also agreed to support the tribe’s interchange and casino projects in its
efforts for self-reliance.
County Support of
Projects
• County will cease to
oppose the project, including asking for the dismissal of all lawsuits, state
and federal, concerning the tribe’s projects.
• County will support the tribe’s interchange
project, including its continued inclusion into the Metropolitan Transportation
Improvement Plan (MTIP).
• County will
support any efforts by the tribe to renegotiate its Tribal-State Compact with
the State of California.
Renegotiation
• After seven years, either the tribe or the
county may request a renegotiation of the agreement.
Dispute
Resolution
• County and tribe
will meet at least once a year to discuss any concerns with the agreement,
communities or any other issues as desired.
• Tribe and county agree to meet and confer on
any disputes with the agreement within 10 days.
• The tribe waives its sovereign immunity to a
judicial review in federal court and most state courts for any disputes.
Arbitration is an option and can be agreed upon by both parties.
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TOTALS:
HOV Funding
• $104 million for
HOV lanes on Highway 50.
County Funding
(assuming 20 years of payments)
• $10 million for law enforcement
• $10 million in county revenue tax
• $67.6 million in general discretionary funds
• If the tribe increases the number of
slot machines, an additional $100,000 a year for each additional 100 Class III
slot machines will be paid to the county over the course of the
agreement.
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$190+ million in Total
