GOOD AFTERNOON, THE GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE WILL COME
TO ORDER UM AS WE CONTINUE TO
TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO MANAGE
ONGOING COVID 19 RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC. IT IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO
BOTH IN PERSON AND
TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION FOR
PUBLIC COMMENT. FOR INDIVIDUALS
WEST WAITING OR WISHING TO
TESTIFY. FOR PUBLIC COMMENT VIA
THE TELECONFERENCE SERVICE. THE
NUMBER IS 844291636. AND THE
ACCESS CODE IS 14111. FOR OH,
THE COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW TWO
MAIN WITNESSES PER SIDE AND
WE'LL LET LIMIT EACH WITNESS TO
TWO MINUTES EACH. ALL OTHERS
WISHING TO TESTIFY MUST LIMIT
THEIR COMMENTS TO THEIR NAME,
AFFILIATION AND POSITION ON THE
MEASURE WILL MAINTAIN DECORUM,
AS IS NECESSARY AND CUSTOMARY IN
ANY INDIVIDUAL THAT'S DISRUPTIVE
, WHICH NEVER HAPPENS IN THIS
COMMITTEE, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY
IT'S ON HERE WILL BE REMOVED
FROM THE REMOTE MEETING SERVICE
OR HAVE THEIR CONNECTIONS VIEW
DID WE HAVE ONE ITEM ON TODAY'S
AGENDA BEFORE WE HEAR THE
PRESENTATIONS ON THE BILL. WE
KNOW NOW WE DO NOT HAVE A QUORUM
, BUT WHERE IT'S SIX. SO WE'RE
LOOKING FOR TWO OTHERS, BUT I AM
GOING TO START AS A COMMITTEE.
28-7 SUBCOMMITTEE. THANK YOU
BEFORE I GET INTO THE JUST WANT
TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY. THIS
IS OUR LAST COMMITTEE HEARING ON
THE YEAR OF THE YEAR AND SENATOR
AMBERG DID SUCH A NICE JOB
CONGRATULATING THE STAFF OF HIS
COMMITTEE. I WANT TO TAKE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THE SAME FOR
MINE. FELIPE LOPEZ, BRIAN DUKE
MONEY GRANT AND TED MORLEY.
THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT WORK
THAT YOU'VE DONE ALL YOUR, UH,
FOR ALL OF US. WE REALLY
APPRECIATE IT. UM AND I WOULD
ALSO LIKE TO TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO THANK SENATOR
NIELSEN, THE VICE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE WHO HAS SERVED ON THIS
COMMITTEE. I DON'T EVEN KNOW
EXACTLY HOW LONG BUT I THINK
IT'S A WHOLE LONG TIME. WE
WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR
SERVICE AND YOUR WISDOM. ON THIS
COMMITTEE. AND I'D ALSO LIKE TO
MENTIONED MELISSA MELENDEZ, WHO
IS THAT HER LAST COMMITTEE
HEARING TODAY. YEAH SAME GOES
FOR YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
FOR WHAT YOU'VE BROUGHT TO THIS
COMMITTEE OVER THE YEARS. I
APPRECIATE YOU AS A COLLEAGUE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, AND THERE'S
ALSO ANDREAS. GORGEOUS IS YOUR
LAST MEETING AND SO YOU'RE GONNA
BE HARD TO REPLACE, YOU KNOW,
WITH NO QUESTION THAT THE AUTHOR
QUESTIONS BUT REALLY APPRECIATE
YOUR SERVICE. IN THE COMMON
SENSE. I THINK THAT YOU BRING TO
A LOT OF THESE ISSUES. THANK YOU
VERY MUCH, ALRIGHT. MM HMM. OKAY
SO WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN AND END
WITH OUR ONLY ITEM. SB 6 37 BY
SENATOR JOE A BOG. SENATOR IF
YOU COME FORWARD RIGHT NOW, YOU
MAYBE GET.
OKAY. MR CHAIR MEMBERS VERY
EXCITING TO BE HERE TODAY. THANK
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PRESENT A SENATE BILL 6 37 SP 6
37 WOULD CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM
ON CAR CLUB EXPANSION FOR ONE
YEAR UNTIL JANUARY. 1ST 2024.
THE MORATORIUM EXPIRES AT THE
END OF THIS YEAR IN THE
LEGISLATURE MUST ACT NOW TO
PRESERVE THE STABILITY OF GAMING
IN CALIFORNIA. THE MORE A TERM
THAT RESTRICTED EXPANSION OF
EXISTING CAR CLUBS OR LICENSING
OF NEW ONES BEGAN IN 1995. MOST
RECENTLY A B 11 68 GIBSON
CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM UNTIL
JANUARY. 1ST 2023 WHEN IT WILL
EXPIRE. IF THE LICENSING
MORATORIUM WERE TO EXPIRE, IT
WOULD BE QUICKLY FOLLOWED BY
EXPANDED GAMING ACTIVITIES IN
ADJACENT AREAS AND WOULD
NEGATIVELY IMPACT LOCAL
GOVERNMENT FISCAL HEALTH ACROSS
THE STATE. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY
DILIGENT AND THOUGHTFUL EFFORTS
BY THE CHAIRS OF THE SENATE AND
THE ASSEMBLY COMMITTEES TO FIND
A PATH TO COMPROMISE AND ISSUES
SUCH AS CARD CLUB STABLE
EXPANSION. BUT THE REALITY IS
THAT THE CURRENT POLITICAL
ENVIRONMENT HAS NOT ALLOWED FOR
A COMPROMISE TO BE REACHED. IF
THE LEGISLATURE DOES NOT ACT NOW
, WE WILL ALLOW THE CHAOTIC,
IRREVERSIBLE AND DESTABILIZING
EXPANSION OF GAMING THROUGHOUT
THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE
WISE THING TO DO IS TO PRESERVE
THE STABILITY OF THE GAMING
INDUSTRY AND CONTINUING THE
MORATORIUM FOR ONE YEAR. ONLY
THERE'S TOO MUCH AT RISK AND TOO
LITTLE TIME TO DO OTHERWISE. THE
BILL IS NOT INTENDED TO RESOLVE
THE ISSUE OR TO EXTEND THE
MORATORIUM IMPORTANT AND
UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME, BUT
TO SIMPLY GIVE A MODEST AMOUNT
OF ADDITIONAL TIME TO FINALIZE
THE DISCUSSION AND ALLOW THE
CONVERSATIONS TO CONTINUE. AS WE
WILL HEAR FROM BY OUR BY CIENEGA
AND MY TRIBE IS A MORON. GO.
THEY'RE MAKING A COMMITMENT
TODAY TO, UM HAVE SERIOUS AND
PRODUCTIVE FUTURE CONVERSATIONS
ON GROWTH AND GAMING. THE BILL
DID PASS OUT OF THE ASSEMBLY GEO
COMMITTEE AND THE ASSEMBLY FLOOR
UNANIMOUSLY AND WITH NO NO
VOTES. I HAVE WITH ME, ED
MANNING AND THE CALIFORNIA CAR
ROOM ALLIANCE AND SUSAN JENSEN
WITH THE CALIFORNIA NATIONS
INDIAN GAMING ASSOCIATION TO
TESTIFY IN SUPPORT. MR CHAIRMAN
, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ED
MANNING ON BEHALF OF HAWAIIAN
GARDENS AND THE CALIFORNIA CARD
ROOM ALLIANCE. COMPOSED OF
COMMERCE CLUB PLAYERS. EDGE
CHRIS CASINO, CALIFORNIA GRAND
CANCINO OX CART CLUB AND OCEANS
11. WE SUPPORT THE ONE YEAR
MORATORIUM, AND I'D LIKE TO TALK
ABOUT HOW WE GOT HERE AND WHY WE
SUPPORT IT. UM, FIRST WE
SPONSORED. UM SP 5 76 SENATOR
ARCHER LETTERS BILL LAST YEAR
THAT WOULD HAVE INCREASED TABLES
AND CONTINUE THE MORATORIUM. AH!
THAT BILL PASSED OUT OF THIS
COMMITTEE AND OUT OF THE SENATE.
WITH VIRTUALLY NO OPPOSITION
FROM THE TRIBAL COMMUNITY. WHEN
IT GOT TO THE ASSEMBLY, THERE
WAS SIGNIFICANT OPPOSITION AND
THE BILL WAS NOT HEARD OR GIVEN
A HEARING. SINCE THEN. WE HAVE
TALKED TO THE CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS OF THIS COMMITTEE ABOUT
TRYING TO TAKE OVER THAT BILL.
UM AND IT WAS ORPHANED AND WE
COULDN'T FIND A REPLACEMENT
VEHICLE AND WE'VE BEEN ENGAGED
IN THIS DISCUSSION. I'M TRYING
TO FIND A PATH FOR CARD CLUB.
TABLE EXPANSION AND CONTINUATION
OF THE MORATORIUM FOR THE BETTER
PART OF TWO YEARS WITH CHAIRMAN
DODD, CHAIRMAN SANTIAGO AND OF
OUTREACH TO THE TRIBES. WE WERE
UNABLE TO FIND A PATH THIS YEAR,
IN PART BECAUSE OF THE POLITICAL
CLIMATE BECAUSE OF THE
INITIATIVES ON THE BALLOT AND
THE POCKET PROVISIONS IN THERE,
WHICH WE DISAGREE WITH STRONGLY
BY WHICH SEEKS TO DEMARE GAMES
ILLEGAL. UM THE ISSUE WE
DISAGREE WITH, UM, RESPECTFULLY
WITH THE CHAIR ON OR THE POLICY
IMPLICATIONS OF THE MORATORIUM
GOING AWAY. FIRST THERE ARE
DORMANT ORDINANCES, DOZENS
THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WHERE THE
VOTERS HAD PASSED MEASURES TO
ALLOW EXPANSION OF NEW CARD
CLUBS AND TABLES. THOSE COME
BACK ON JANUARY ONE. IF THIS
MORATORIUM GOES AWAY WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL ACTION. THAT'S A FACT
. AND WE THINK IT'S WORTHY OF
ROBUST DISCUSSION. SO DOING
NOTHING HAS SIGNIFICANT
IMPLICATIONS. SECOND OF ALL, ANY
LOCAL GOVERNMENT COULD ACT
TOMORROW TO PUT A MEASURE ON THE
BALLOT FOR NEXT YEAR, A SPECIAL
ELECTION OR IN THE FALL TO
INCREASE TABLES AND HAVE NEW
CARD CLUBS. THAT HAS SIGNIFICANT
IMPLICATIONS FOR LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS DEPEND ON OUR
REVENUE AND FOR THE INDUSTRY AS
A WHOLE. SO UM, WE THINK IT'S
TIME WE GET PAST PROPERTY 26 IN
NOVEMBER. WE CAN HAVE A BETTER
DISCUSSION AND HOPEFULLY A
FRAMEWORK. WE SUPPORT EXPANSION
, BUT NOT AT THE EXPENSE OF THE
MORATORIUM. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR
. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MR MANNY.
WE'RE GOING TO STOP IN AND CAN
WE ESTABLISH A QUORUM? POLICE
SECRETARY PLEASE PROCEED. DODD
HERE HERE. NELSON NELSON HERE,
ALAN ARCHULETTA. BECKER.
ALRIGHT. HERE ARE HERE,
GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS PRESIDENT
BRADFORD BRADFORD HERE, GLASER
HUESO. JONS. KAMLAGER KAMLAGER
HERE. MELENDEZ IS HERE.
PORTANTINO QUARANTINE. OH, HERE,
RUBIO WILK. LOOK PRESENT. WE
HAVE A QUORUM. OKAY SUSAN
JENSEN. WELCOME THANK YOU FOR
BEING HERE TODAY. GOOD AFTERNOON
. CHAIRMAN DIED AND MEMBERS OF
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS SUSAN
JENSEN. I AM THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF THE CALIFORNIA
NATIONS INDIAN GAMING
ASSOCIATION. I'M HERE TODAY ON
BEHALF OF OUR 42 MEMBER TRIBES
TO VOICE OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR
SBS SIX. 37 WE BELIEVE THAT THIS
IS A CRITICAL PUBLIC POLICY
ISSUE, AND THE ADDITIONAL YEAR
THIS BILL PROVIDES WILL ALLOW
ALL STAKEHOLDERS THE NEEDED TIME
TO PROPERLY CONSIDER THE FUTURE
OF THE MORATORIUM AND EXPANSION
OF TABLES. IF THE CURRENT
MORATORIUM IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE
THIS YEAR, THE STATE WILL FACE
THE PROSPECT OF UNLIMITED CARD
ROOM GAMING EXPANSION WITHOUT
PROPERLY EXAMINING THE IMPACT
THIS EXPANSION WILL HAVE ON
LOCAL COMMUNITIES. THIS BILL IS
A RESPONSIBLE SOLUTION THAT
KEEPS THE EXISTING STATEWIDE
POLICY IN EFFECT, WHILE THE
CAREFUL AND THOUGHTFUL
CONSIDERATION REQUIRED OF THIS
ISSUE TAKES PLACE. WE THANK THE
AUTHOR FOR INTRODUCING THIS
MEASURE AND SENECA COMMITS TO
WORKING WITH THIS LEGISLATURE,
THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE
STAKEHOLDERS IN CLOSE
COLLABORATION ON THE ISSUE OVER
THE COMING YEAR. I THANK YOU FOR
YOUR TIME AND STRONGLY URGENT. I
VOTE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR
JENSEN. OKAY ARE THERE ANY OTHER
SUPPORT WITNESSES IN THE ROOM
WOULD LIKE TO COME FORWARD,
PLEASE? YOUR NAME AND WHERE
YOU'RE FROM, AND YOUR POSITION
DAVID QUINTANA, ON BEHALF OF THE
DIAZ SPENT OF KUMEYAAY INDIANS
AND THE HABIT METAL POMO OF
UPPER LAKE IN SUPPORT AND ALSO
WILLING TO ENTER INTO IMMEDIATE
DISCUSSIONS TO FIND BOTH IN A
INAPPROPRIATE AND FORD. SORRY
WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT FOR
EVERYBODY. JUST YOUR NAME AND
SUPPORT OR NOT. WE APPRECIATE
THAT, AND WE'LL TAKE YOU UP ON
IT, TOO. THANK YOU. APOLLO TREAT
ON BEHALF OF THE PECHANGA BAND
OF INDIANS AND THE COLUSA INDIAN
COMMUNITY IN SUPPORT, AND WE'LL
SIT DOWN. THANK YOU. DIDN'T SLIP
FROM BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA
CONGRESS. CASINO IN SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. CAROLINE VEAL HUNTER
ON BEHALF OF YOSHIDA. HE WENT TO
NATION AND THE SHINGLE SPRINGS
BANDED ME WALK INDIANS IN STRONG
SUPPORT. KOURTNEY JENSEN ON
BEHALF OF THE FEDERATED INDIANS
OF THE GREAT AND RANCHERIA AND
SUPPORT. THANK YOU. SEAN
FLANAGAN ON BEHALF OF THE SQUAD.
BANDIT KUMARI NATION IN STRONG
SUPPORT. JASON BRIAN ON BEHALF
OF PLAYERS. EDGE SERVICES WERE
IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU. NICK
BROKE ON BEHALF OF THE
AGRICULTURE AND A BAND OF CREATE
INDIANS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
DRUMMOND SEEN US ON BEHALF OF
THE UNITED AUBURN INDIAN
COMMUNITY AND STRONG SUPPORT AS
WELL, THANK YOU. THE LAST GUY ON
BEHALF OF OCEAN'S 11 AND
CHRISTOPHER'S CRYSTAL CASINO IS
STRONG SUPPORT. KILLARNEY
QUINTANA FOR THE BROWN ABANDON
MISSION INDIANS AND SUPPORT MR
CHAIRMAN MEMBERS MIKE BELOTE FOR
THE CALIFORNIA GAMING
ASSOCIATION CLUB WIN CASINO IN
FRESNO AND THE DEUCE LOUNGING
CASINO AND VISALIA. THANK YOU.
TRANSMIT ON BEHALF OF ARTICHOKE,
JOE'S AND SAN BRUNO AND SUPPORT. JAMES JACK ON BEHALF OF THE
SENTINELS BAND OF TWO MESH
INDIANS AND STRONG SUPPORT.
THANK YOU. PREGNANT LENA ON
BEHALF OF THE SAME AND WELL BAND
EMISSION IN INSTANT STRONG
SUPPORT. ANDREW GOVERNOR IN
BEHALF OF THE MARENGO BAND OF
MISSION INDIANS. SUPPORTING SB 6
37. THANK YOU. MARVIN BONILLA ON
BEHALF OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES
FOR SELF RELIANCE JOINT POWERS
AUTHORITY IN SUPPORT. THANK YOU
. THANK YOU, MODERATOR. WE'RE
GETTING OUT OPEN UP THE LINES TO
SEE IF THERE IS ANYBODY IN
SUPPORT. CAN YOU PLEASE? MOVE
FORWARD ON THAT. OPEN THE LINES
AND CALL THE SUPPORT. WITNESSES
CERTAINLY WILL GO TO THE LINE OF
1 29. YOUR LINE IS OPEN.
CALIFORNIA 29. YOUR LINE IS
OPEN. THIS IS KIND OF BROOKLYN.
OF ONE CASINO IN FRESNO,
RESPONDING IN BRASILIA IN
CALIFORNIA NAME ASSOCIATION
SUPPORT THANK YOU, MODERATOR.
CAN WE GET SOME VOLUME? OR IS
THAT SOMEWHERE IN THE HOUSE SO
EVERYBODY CAN HEAR THAT POLICE?
CERTAINLY. AND OUR NEXT LINE
WILL BE 1 39. FREED FOR THE OX
CART AND ALIFORNIA CLUB CASINO
AND STRONG SUPPORT. THANK YOU.
AND OUR NEXT LINE WILL BE 1 24.
IS ROBERT LINDO ON BEHALF OF
SEEN THE MATRIX AND SAN JOSE,
VOICING STRONG SUPPORT FROM THE
ABOUT. THANK YOU AND OUR NEXT
LINE WILL BE 83. DANIEL SEGARRA
, AND WE HAVE TO CHECK OR
SOMETHING FOR THE QUEEN BED
UNION AND SUPPORT OF SB 37.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND THERE
ARE NO FURTHER LINE. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MODERATOR
HAVING HEARD FROM ALL THE
SUPPORTERS WILL NOW FOLLOW THE
SAME PROCESS FOR THE OPPOSITION
. I BELIEVE WE HAVE THE
HONORABLE MARY SALAS, MAYOR OF
TULA VISTA ON THE LINE AND
COUNCIL MEMBER RAW POUR HOURS.
FROM THE CITY OF SAN JOSE MAYOR
SALAS ARE YOU ON THE LINE? SHE
IS NOT ON THE LINE AT THIS TIME.
MR PROWESS. ARE YOU ON THE LINE?
YES, I'M HERE ON THE LIKE,
GREAT. FANTASTIC. WHY DON'T YOU
PROCEED? HEY GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR DODD AND COMMITTEE
MEMBERS. MY NAME IS RAOUL
PRELATE. CITY COUNCIL MEMBER,
CAN YOU HOLD ON, PLEASE? MAYOR
OR SOMETHING HERE YESTERDAY? CAN
WE SOMEHOW GET SOME VOLUME UP ON
THAT? OR IS THAT THE PHONE LINE?
OKAY, SIR. MAYOR COULD DUPE
SPEAK UP BECAUSE WE'RE HAVING A
DIFFICULT TIME HEARING YOU HERE
. THANK YOU. PLEASE BEGIN. GIVE
ME A SECOND HERE JUST THAT
MYSELF.
THEY ALREADY CONTROL THE CORN.
IS THAT ANY BETTER? YES IT'S
REALLY WHAT GOOD SO PLEASE
PROCEED. OKAY THANK YOU. GOOD
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RALPH
PERRELLI. I AM A CITY COUNCIL
MEMBER OF THE CITY OF SAN JOSE.
AND WE ARE PROUD TO BE HOME TO
CARD ROOMS. I'M SPEAKING IN
OFFICIAL CAPACITY FOR THE CITY
OF CHANNELS DAY WHERE WE HAVE
UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTED AND
REGISTERED A POSITION OF
OPPOSITION ON THIS BILL. I'M
ALSO WEARING A HAT AS A MEMBER
OF THE CALIFORNIA CITIES, GAMING
AUTHORITIES. J. P A, WHICH IS A
STATEWIDE ORGANIZATION MADE UP
OF SMALL AND MEDIUM CARD ROOMS.
WE COLLECTIVELY OPPOSED SB 6 37
BECAUSE IT CONTINUES IN NEARLY
NEARLY 30 YEAR LONG PROHIBITION
OF REASONABLE GAMING TABLE
GROWTH. WROTE THAT IS NEEDED TO
SUPPORT THE VITAL SERVICES IN
OUR CITY AND CITIES LIKE THIS.
TYPICALLY HERE IN SAN JOSE. WE
WENT TO OUR VOTERS DURING THE
HEIGHT OF THE PANDEMIC BACK IN
NOVEMBER OF 2020 AND PRESENTED A
MEASURE THAT WAS PASSED MANY AT
LEAST 73% OF OUR VOTERS. THIS
MEASURE PERMITTED THE GROWTH
FROM 30 TABLES THAT COULD HAVE
GENERATED AN ADDITIONAL $15
MILLION IN REVENUE FOR OUR
GENERAL FUND. UH OUR CARD ROOMS
HAVE CONTINUALLY BEEN THE
HIGHEST SOURCE PROTECTION FROM
ANYONE INDUSTRY YEAR OVER YEAR,
GENERATING NEARLY $19 MILLION
AND ANNUALLY DEPENDENT. THE
ADDITIONAL TABLE REVENUE WAS A
CRUCIAL NEED FOR US DURING THE
PAST TWO YEARS OF THE PANDEMIC,
BUT WE HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO
BENEFIT FROM IT DUE TO THIS
MORATORIUM. INSTEAD, CARD ROOMS
HAVE STRUGGLED ALONG WITH MUCH
OF OUR ECONOMY AS WE SAW A LOT
OF SEVEN MILLION AND $5 MILLION
OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS,
RESPECTIVELY. WE ARE FORTUNATE
IN SAN JOSE THAT OUR CARD ROOM
REVENUES DON'T CONSTITUTE A
MAJORITY OF OUR GENERAL FUND,
BUT I KNOW MUCH SMALLER CITIES
ACROSS THE STATE TO STATE AND,
AS IS THE CASE IN MOST CITIES
ARE GENERAL FUNDS ARE PRIMARILY
USED FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES
, AND THEY WERE NOT HAPPY TO SAY
THAT WE HAVE THE MOST THINLY
STAFFED POLICE DEPARTMENT OF ANY
LARGE CITY IN THE COUNTRY. BUT
THESE ADDITIONAL TABLES, WE
COULD PERSONALLY BOOST OUR
POLICE STAFFING BY AN ADDITIONAL
80 OFFICERS AS SOON AS NEXT
YEAR, AND I KNOW MANY CITIES,
SMALLER CITIES ACROSS THE STATE
COULD HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
STABILIZE OR RECOVER FROM THIS
PANDEMIC AS WELL. WITH ANOTHER
YEAR OF DELAY AND UNCERTAINTY
THAT HE'S LIKE US WILL CONTINUE
TO BE DISADVANTAGED. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT YOU
CONSIDER A NO VOTE. THANK YOU.
/C IS THE MAYOR OF CHULA VISTA,
MARY SALAS ON THE LINE. YES I AM
GREAT. WELCOME AND POLICE
PROCEED. YES MY NAME IS MARY
CASILLAS. SALAS THE MIRROR
CHILDREN DONE, AND I'M HERE
TODAY TO URGE YOU TO OPPOSE SB 6
37, WHICH EXTENDS THE EXISTING
MORE TORY, UM, THAT CURRENTLY
GOVERNS THE APPROVAL AND
EXPANSION OF CARD CLUBS IN THE
STATE FOR ONE YEAR. ANY
EXTENSION THAT ALSO PROHIBITS
REASONABLE GAMING TABLE GROWTH
FOR CITIES. AND THEIR EXISTING
LICENSED CARS ROOM WILL HAVE AN
ADVERSE IMPACT ON CITIES ON
CITIES LIKE CHILL A VISTA. WE
NEED TO ADDRESS THE CURRENT
NEEDS OF OUR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
AND THE ECONOMIC LIVE TO THE
HOOD GAMING INDUSTRY PROVIDE.
YOU CAN ONLY ACCOMPLISH THIS IF
THE LEGISLATURE ALLOWS LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
VOTE FOR MODEST GROWTH AND
DESERVING MARKET IF A MORATORIUM
EXTENSION IS APPROVED AT THE
MINIMUM IT SHOULD EXEMPT OR GIVE
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. CITIES
WITH CARD ROOMS ESTABLISHED
PRIOR TO 1995, OR ALLOW EACH
LOCAL JURISDICTION. THE
FLEXIBILITY OF REASONABLE
EXPANSION OF TABLES FOR EACH
YEAR THAT THE MORATORIUM IS IN
EFFECT. THANK YOU AND I URGE YOU
TO VOTE NO ON SB 6 37 UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY ALLOWED LOCAL
GOVERNMENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO
PURSUE REASONABLE EXPANSION OF
TABLES FOR EACH YEAR OF THE
MORATORIUM. THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MAYOR
SALAS. OKAY SO LET'S MOVE TO ANY
OPPOSITION. THAT'S IN THE ROOM
TODAY. PLEASE COME FORWARD NOW
IF YOU ARE IN OPPOSITION TO SB
637 PLEASE. YEAH. CHERRY
PLANNING ON BEHALF OF STONES
GAMBLING HALL SEVEN MILE CASINO
BECAUSE YOU KNOW MERCED, CASINO
MADEIRA AND TURLOCK POKER ROOM
AND STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. BRIAN LONDON ON BEHALF OF
THE COMMUNITIES OF CALIFORNIA
CARD ROOMS IN OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. HOLLY FOR MANY DAY HAS USED
THE LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC AFFAIRS ON
BEHALF OF PARK WEST CASINOS IS
STRONG OPPOSITION. IT'S VERY
KIND OF REPRESENTATIVE LUCKY
CHANCES IN COMA AND OPPOSITION.
MR SHARON SENATORS ADAM KEIGWIN
ON BEHALF OF A ONE ON ONE CASINO
IN STRONG OPPOSITION. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. MODERATOR WILL NOW
MOVE ON TO WITNESSES WILLING TO
TESTIFY VIA THE TELECONFERENCE
SERVICE CAME, WE'D SEE IF
THERE'S ANYBODY ON THE LINE
WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION
TO SB 637 PLEASE SPEAKING IN
OPPOSITION WILL GO TO THE LINE
OF 1 30. THIS IS DANIELLE GUARD
FOR ELLIE. GAMING IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU AND OUR NEXT LINE WILL
BE LINE 1 40. JOINING CANARY,
CALIFORNIA SPANISH CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE RESPECTIVELY IN
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU WILL NOW
GO TO LINE 1 33. HELP STONES,
GAMBLING HALL AND STRONG
OPPOSITION. THANK YOU WILL GO TO
LINE 1 47. GOOD EVENING,
ISABELLA AGUADA AND RISK MY
POSITION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU,
AND WE'LL GO TO LINE 94. GLANCE.
WINE CITY OF BILL IN OPPOSITION.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WE'LL GO
TO LINE 1 49. ADRIAN MOHAMMED.
IN OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. THANK
YOU AND WE WILL GO TO LINE 1 50.
HI. THISIS KAREN STUFF, TELLING
HIM RESPECTFUL OPPOSITION. THANK
YOU. THANK YOU, AND THERE ARE NO
FURTHER LINES IN QUÊ MODERATOR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE WORK
YOU'VE DONE FOR US TODAY. WE
APPRECIATE IT. THAT WE'RE GOING
TO BRING THIS BACK TO OUR
MEMBERS. ANYBODY HAS QUESTIONS
OR COMMENTS, SENATOR BARGES.
THANK YOU. CHAIR THIS IS INDEED
A COMPLICATED ISSUE. I THINK FOR
EVERYBODY HERE BECAUSE I KNOW A
NUMBER OF US HAVE TRIBES AND
CARD ROOMS OF VARYING SIZES IN
OUR IN OUR DISTRICTS. UM THIS IS
EVEN MORE CONFOUNDING THAT HAVE
SOME CARD ROOMS IN SUPPORT OF
THE EXTENSION AND ANOTHER CARD
ROOMS AGAINST AND I THINK WE ALL
KNOW THAT TRIBAL ENTITIES. HAVE
HISTORICALLY BEEN IN OPPOSITION
TO THIS ON A VARIETY OF GROUNDS
. I WANT TO POSE A QUESTION IF I
MAY THROUGH THE CHAIR TO THE
AUTHOR OF THE BILL IN
CONVERSATIONS WITH SOME OF THE
TRIBES ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
HAS GIVEN ME SOME DEGREE OF
HEARTBURN. IS WHETHER OR NOT WE
HAVE PROPER REPRESENTATIONS FROM
THE REPRESENTATIVES. THAT THEY
ARE INTENDING. TO ENGAGE
COMPLETELY. WITH THE EXPECTATION
THAT WITHIN A YEAR'S TIME THERE
WILL BE A DEAL EITHER HAMMERED
OUT OR DEVELOPED. CAN YOU
EXPLAIN FURTHER IN WHAT TRIBES
HAVE REPRESENTED THEIR
COMMITMENT TO THIS PROCESS?
ABSOLUTELY SO. COVERS IT BECAUSE
I HAVE ACTUALLY HAVE HAD THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY OF YOU
AND SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT
WE'VE HAD IS WELL, THEY'VE
EVOLVED MENTIONED OR MOST OF YOU
HAVE MENTIONED THE FACT THAT
THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER
25 YEARS, AND YET WE HAVEN'T HAD
ANY RESOLUTIONS TO IT. UM BUT
WHAT WE GAVE ME CONFIDENCE THIS
TIME IS THAT I ACTUALLY HAVE
VERBAL COMMITMENTS FROM TRIBES
SUCH AS MORE ANGLE, WHICH IS IN
MY DISTRICT. UM AND HAS ACTUALLY
THEY'VE WRITTEN. I DON'T KNOW.
PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE SUSAN
JENSEN. I'M SORRY. YOUR
TESTIMONY? SURE GORGEOUS.
CONTINUOUS QUESTION. ABSOLUTELY
SO WE ACTUALLY HAVE RECEIVED A
WRITTEN COMMITMENT FROM IRAN GO
THAT THEY WILL BE AND HAVE
AGREED TO EXPANSIONS. MOST OF
THE TRIBES SENEGAL. I ACTUALLY
ALSO WHICH REPRESENTS 48 TRIBES
WILL HAVE THEM SPEAK ON THEIR
BEHALF, BUT THERE ARE ACTUALLY
ALSO COMMITTED TO EXPANDING THE
UNDERSTAND THAT HAS TO HAPPEN
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T IF THIS MORE
TIME DOES NOT GO THROUGH AND
THEY DON'T COMMIT TO THAT THEN
THEY KNOW THAT THE UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES OR THE CONSEQUENCES
ACTUALLY NOT INTENDED. IT WILL
HAPPEN. EXPANSION WITHOUT NO
REGULATORS. NO REGULATORY, UH.
SETTINGS UM, WILL BE CHAOTIC FOR
ALL OF THEM. SO THEY ARE
COMMITTED. I HAVE THEIR WORD,
AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO THROUGH
THE CHAIR TO HAVE COME AND SPEAK
ON THEIR BEHALF AS WELL. AND
THAT'S NOT NECESSARY. AT THIS
POINT. PERHAPS SOMEONE ELSE
MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION. BUT THANK
YOU. I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD IS
THAT WE'VE GOTTEN, YOU KNOW
FORMAL REPRESENTATIONS, NOT JUST
TO YOU, BUT ALSO TO THIS
COMMITTEE. THAT A NUMBER OF THE
MOST IMPORTANT STAKEHOLDERS ARE
COMMITTED TO REACHING A DEAL. I
MEAN, THIS HAS BEEN YOU KNOW,
OVER 25 YEARS, I THINK THERE
NEEDS TO BE A CLEAR PATH FORWARD
WITHOUT YOU KNOW, THE KIND OF
BAND AID APPROACH THAT WE'VE
USED HERE TO DATE. I KNOW A
NUMBER OF FOLKS ON THIS
COMMITTEE. HAVE ARE OF THE
OPINION THAT TIME HAS ALREADY
ELAPSED AND A ONE YEAR EXTENSION
IS JUST SIMPLY POLONGING THE
INEVITABLE BUT APPEAR BUT
APPARENTLY WITH YOUR EXTENSION.
THERE ARE REPRESENTATIONS THAT
WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED IN THE PAST
. SO I WANT TO APPLAUD YOU. AND
OF COURSE, THE ROLE THAT THE
CHAIR OF THIS COMMITTEE PLAYS.
ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE IN
MOVING THE PARTY'S FORWARD.
THANK YOU. CHAIR IF I MAY, MR
CHAIR, YOU'RE GOING TO GET AN
OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE. THANK YOU
NEXT. IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE ON
THE COMMITTEE THAT HAS ANY
QUESTIONS, SENATOR WILK. DON'T
THINK I HAVE A QUESTION,
NECESSARILY. BUT I DO HAVE
COMMENTS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS
BILL FORWARD. WE'VE BEEN IN THIS
YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN STILL MADE
FOR THE LAST 27 YEARS, AND IT'S
FINALLY COMING TO A HEAD. AND
THANKS TO YOU, YOU'RE CREATING
THAT CREATING THAT DIALOGUE. AND
FOR ME, THE ONLY PATH FORWARD IN
REALITY IS THIS BILL. WHY FOR
TWO REASONS ONE AS YOU HAD
MENTIONED THE LAW OF UNINTENDED
CONSEQUENCES RIGHT NOW WE KIND
OF LIVE IN A BACK TO THE FUTURE
WORLD. BUT IF THIS BILL DOESN'T
PASS, AND WE JANUARY ONE TANIN
HAS GOT THE SPORTS BOOK AND
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A WE'RE
GONNA HAVE A WORLD THAT WE DON'T
KNOW, CAN'T CONTROL AND COULD
GET VERY DARK. SO I HAVE GREAT
ADMIRATION, RESPECT AND
CONFIDENCE IN THE CHAIR OF THIS
COMMITTEE AS WELL AS I DO YOU IN
MR SANTIAGO OVER ON THE OTHER
SIDE, I TOO HAVE HEARD FROM FROM
TRIBES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
THAT THEY ARE COMMITTED TO
PROCESS TO GETTING THIS
PERMANENTLY RESOLVED. AND WITH
THAT I'M GOING TO BE SUPPORTING
YOUR BUILDING. AND WHEN I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR STEPPING UP AND
DOING IT, THANK YOU. LOL, WE'RE
DUE RESPECT, SENATOR WILK. WITH
YOUR BACK TO THE FUTURE
REFERENCE CARD CLUBS HAVE NO
AUTHORIZATION TO DO SPORTS
BETTING SPORTS BOOK AT ALL
SPEAKING OF BOY, THAT'S THAT'S
NOT. THAT WAS NOT MY POINT. THAT
WAS NOT MY POINT, WHICH IS WHAT
I TOOK. BECAUSE YOU'RE GOOD.
THANK YOU. ANYBODY YOU DIDN'T
WATCH THOSE WITH YOUR GRANDKIDS.
THOSE MOVIES? NOT YET THEY'RE
REALLY NOT OLD ENOUGH REALLY, TO
GET ALL THAT, BUT WELL, THAT'LL
HAPPEN SOONER OR LATER, CENTER
ALLEN YEAH, WELL, I JUST WANT TO
SAY YOU KNOW WHERE TO. THIS IS
VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION WHERE
WE HAD THIS MORATORIUM HANGING
OVER US FOR A LONG TIME, THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO REALLY
COME TOGETHER AND STRIKE A DEAL
AND IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM LIKE
IT'S BEEN ABLE TO HAPPEN. UM
THERE IS THE MARCH 11 BILL OUT
THERE FOR A WHILE, UM, JUST HAD
A LONG CONVERSATION WITH FOLKS
OUTSIDE. ABOUT ABOUT THIS THIS,
YOU KNOW, CLUSTER THAT WE'RE WE
FIND OURSELVES IN RIGHT HERE AND
I, YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT 24
HOURS. OBVIOUSLY OUR CHAIR IS
ASKING US NOT TO SUPPORT THIS,
AND I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE
CHAIR. BUT I'M CERTAINLY HOPEFUL
THAT SOMETHING IS GOING TO COME
TOGETHER. EITHER EITHER RIGHT
NOW OR IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT
WILL HELP TO ADDRESS THIS. THIS
THIS? YEAH THIS THIS THIS
SERIOUS ISSUE, SO I ANYWAY, I
KNOW THERE'S SOME ADVANTAGES TO
THIS FAILING AS WELL. BUT, UM IT
IS UNFORTUNATE WE GET TO THE
SITUATION THE DAY BEFORE WHERE
WE'VE GOT A GUN ON HIM AND UM I
AGREE. IT'S WILD THAT THIS IS
WHAT HAPPENED, BUT HERE WE ARE.
SURE SENATOR ARCHILA JOB. WELL,
THANK YOU, MR SHARON. CERTAINLY
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION
ON THE BILL. AND AS YOU KNOW, ON
THE RECORD, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
DO SOMETHING BRINGING PEOPLE
TOGETHER. AND SO I'M HOPING THAT
TODAY AT THE CONCLUSION THE
CHAIR CAN TAKE THE HELMET IN AND
START THAT THAT PATH TO BRINGING
SOMETHING TOGETHER. WE HEARD
PEOPLE CALL IN AND THEY WEREN'T
HAPPY. WHAT WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN
THE PAST, AND THEY SAID THAT IT
THESE LITTLE BITES THAT WE'RE
TAKING IS NOT ACCEPTABLE, AND SO
WE NEED A PERMANENT SOLUTION. A
LONG TERM SOLUTION. AND I'M
HOPING THAT THIS COMMITTEE UNDER
THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR CHAIR CAN
ACHIEVE THAT. SO I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING EXACTLY WHAT
OUR PATH WILL BE. THANK YOU.
ANYBODY ELSE? OKAY SO YOU KNOW,
I'M SORRY, SENATOR NIELSEN.
VICE, SIR. THANK YOU. MR
CHAIRMAN. BEEN AROUND THIS QUITE
A LONG TIME. AND I MUST CONFESS
THAT I'M GETTING A LITTLE
IMPATIENT WITH THE IMPASSE. AND
THE INTRANSIGENCE OF PARTIES
PLURAL. AND I'M NOT GONNA POINT
OR NAME NAMES, BUT THERE IS AN
INTRANSIGENT OUT THERE. AND
THERE SEEMS TO BE MAYBE A
SEEKING OF SOME ADVANTAGE. BUY
SOMETHING. I'M NOT SAYING WHO,
BUT IT'S CLEARLY EVIDENCE. IT
PUTS A LOT OF PRESSURE ON THE
LEGISLATORS, PARTICULARLY THE
CHAIRMAN. TO TRY TO MAKE SOME
KIND OF RESOLUTION. AND TO ME.
EXCEPT THE CONTINUING TO KICK
THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD IS NOT AN
ANSWER. THAT WOULD SEEM TO ME
THAT PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, THE
TIME IS NIGH. TO MAKE SOME KIND
OF RESOLUTION. AND REACH SOME
ACCOMMODATION. THIS BUILDING.
SOMETIMES THAT JUST CANNOT
HAPPEN. BASED ON THE MANY
CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD OVER THE
LAST MANY WEEKS. I AM OF A MIND
THAT THAT IS A POSSIBILITY.
MAYBE WE COULD ENTERTAIN SOME
THOUGHTS FROM SOME OF THESE
PARTICIPANTS. MR CHAIRMAN THAT
BUT THEY ARE WILLING TO AGREE TO
TODAY. WELL I'VE HEARD JUST HAVE
GOT SOMETHING. IS ANYBODY ELSE
WISH TO SPEAK AS I'M GOING TO
SPEAK TO HIS POINT ANYBODY ELSE
BEFORE? I'VE GOT SOME PREPARED
REMARKS, BUT BEFORE I DO THAT, I
DID HEAR THAT. AND SO I
APPRECIATE THAT. WE'RE NOT IN A
POSITION TODAY TO ENTERTAIN AND
NEGOTIATE. THIS YEAR THAT TIME
HAS COME AND GONE. HOWEVER I
HEARD YOU LOUD AND CLEAR. THE
PEOPLE THAT WANT TO GET TOGETHER
. MY DOOR WILL BE OPEN DURING
THE ENTIRE BREAK. ON BOTH SIDES.
MY GOAL IS TO COME BACK HERE
WHEN THE SESSION IS OVER,
HOPEFULLY WITH THE DEAL.
HOPEFULLY WITH THE DEAL THAT IS
MY INTENT ON THIS WITH A FAST
TRACK. TO GET THE GOVERNOR'S GET
IT THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND
YOU HAVE THE GOVERNMENT HAD, THE
GOVERNOR SAID. THAT IS MY GOAL.
SO I'M GONNA START BUT YOU KNOW,
IT WILL COME. NO SURPRISE TO
ANYONE THAT I WILL NOT BE
SUPPORTING THIS BILL BECAUSE OF
THE CONTENT, BUT EVEN MORE BASED
ON HOW THIS BILL CAME TO BE
AFTER FIVE YEARS OF NOT BEING
ABLE TO GET A BILL THAT INCLUDED
TABLES IN 2018. THIS COMMITTEE
ONCE AGAIN PASSED THE THREE YEAR
MORATORIUM THAT DID NOT INCLUDE
TABLES. I NOT ONLY SUPPORTED
THAT BILL, BUT HELP GET IT OUT
OF THE COMMITTEE BECAUSE WE WERE
TOLD IN THREE YEARS WE WOULD
HAVE TIME THEN TO BE ABLE TO
FIND A COMPROMISE THAT WOULD
INCLUDE ADDITIONAL TABLES FOR
THESE, PARTICULARLY AT THE TIME
WHEN WE WERE ALL TALKING ABOUT
WHAT SMALL CARD ROOMS AND UM AND
ALSO I HAD GREAT SUPPORT AT THE
TIME FROM ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S ADAM
GRAY, WHO WAS A PARTNER IN THIS
AND WE BOTH WERE THE SAME MIND
ALL THE WAY THROUGHOUT HIS
REPLACEMENT EARLIER THIS YEAR.
AS SUCH THIS LAST YEAR, THAT
COMMITTEE AND THE SENATE
OVERWHELMINGLY PASSED SB 576 32
2. BY SENATOR ARCHULETTA, WHICH
ALLOWED REASONABLE TABLE
INCREASE WHILE EXTENDING THE
MORATORIUM FOR ADDITIONAL FIVE
YEARS. MORE THAN A YEAR THAT
BILL SAT NGO COMMITTEE ASSEMBLY
G O, HOWEVER, SOME STAKEHOLDERS
, MANY OF WHICH IS SUPPORTING
THIS BILL, REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE
AND MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THEY
WOULD NEVER SUPPORT TABLE
EXPANSION. AND AS SUCH, THE BILL
NEVER EVEN GOT A HEARING OUR
BILL THAT WE PASSED UNANIMOUSLY
IN THIS COMMITTEE IN OUR BILL
THAT WE SAID OVER TO THE SUBWAY
NEVER GOT A HEARING FACING THE
END OF THE MORE TIP MORATORIUM,
NEEDING RULE WAIVERS, UNABLE TO
GET A SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS
COMMITTEE TO AUTHOR THE ASSEMBLY
DECIDED TO ALLOW A GOT THEM INTO
THE VERY LAST POSSIBLE MOMENT TO
QUOTE NEGOTIATE, EVEN THOUGH
THEY HAD BEEN IN POSSESSION OF
SP 576 FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.
THAT MAKES NO SENSE. WE ARE
BEING TOLD THAT THIS BILL IS
NEEDED TO QUOTE CONTINUE
NEGOTIATIONS. LET ME ASK THE
OBVIOUS QUESTIONS. HOW CAN WE
NEGOTIATE? HOW CAN NEGOTIATIONS
CONTINUE? IF WE HAVE
STAKEHOLDERS THAT REFUSED TO
NEGOTIATE. WE HAVE HEARD HIM
TODAY IT WOULD TAKE THEM AT
THEIR WORD. SO WE'RE GOING TO
MOVE ON THAT AND MOVE ON THAT AS
A POSITIVE ATTRIBUTE TO THIS,
BUT IF THE GOAL THE BILLS TO
ALLOW FOR NEGOTIATIONS, IT'S
REALLY FUNNY TO ME THAT THE BILL
WAS AMENDED ON THE VERY LAST DAY
POSSIBLE TO MEET THE 72 HOUR
IMPRINT RULE WHEN THE BILL
COULDN'T EVEN BE FURTHER
AMENDED. WHY NOT AMEND IT OVER
RECESS THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST.
THAT WOULD HAVE AT LEAST A LOT
OF WEEK OR MAYBE EVEN A DAY TO
NEGOTIATE SO WE COULD COME TO
SOME RESOLUTION HERE AND I JUST
WANT US TO ASK ANYONE SIT HERE
WITH A STRAIGHT FACE IN
SERIOUSLY TELL THIS COMMITTEE
THAT SOMEHOW ANOTHER YEAR IS
SUPPOSED TO BE DIFFERENT THAN
THE PAST AGAIN. WE ARE
ABSOLUTELY GOING TO ALLOW WITH A
GOOD FAITH BECAUSE WE HEARD IT
HERE TODAY. AND ALL THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS HAVE MY FULL
COMMITMENT TO MAKING SURE THAT
ALL PARTIES GET HURT, AND THIS
IS A FAIR NEGOTIATIONS MOVING
FORWARD. WE ALL KNOW WHAT
HAPPENS. IF THIS BILL PASSES IN
THE PAST. IT'S BEEN EXCUSE AFTER
EXCUSE, AND ONCE AGAIN AH
SUPPORTERS WILL ASK FOR A GUN IN
A MINUTE. THE END OF SOMETHING
DOESN'T HAPPEN, RIGHT? SO I JUST
THINK WE'RE GOING TO BE HERE. AT
THE END. I DON'T NEED TO READ
THE REST OF THE PREPARED YOUR
COMMENTS HERE. I THINK YOU GET
THE POINT IN THE POINT IS
DEFEATING THIS BILL AT THIS
COMMITTEE HERE TODAY IS THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING WE CAN DO TO GET
THINGS ON TRACK AND TO GET
SOMETHING DONE, AND FRANKLY,
WHAT I'M HERE TO SAY IS THIS
LEGISLATOR HAS BEEN UPON IN OUR
COMMITTEE HAS BEEN UPON IN THIS
MORATORIUM SITUATION FOR A LONG
TIME, MAYBE 25 YEARS AND WITH
ALL DUE RESPECT TO ALL THE
LOBBYISTS ON BOTH SIDES, IT'S
THE YOU KNOW, IT'S THE
CONTINUING EMPLOYMENT ACT FOR
LOBBYIST WITH YOUR CLIENTS, AND
I'M SORRY TO SAY THAT, BUT YOU
KNOW WHAT? WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO
HEAR THIS. EVERY TWO OR THREE
YEARS WOULD BE SUBJECT TO THESE
FIGHTS. WE NEED A LONG
MORATORIUM, AND I'M OPEN TO A
LONG MORATORIUM. AS LONG AS THEY
GIVE SOME, YOU KNOW, REASONABLE
ABILITY FOR SMALL CARD ROOMS.
MOSTLY YOU KNOW, TO BE ABLE TO
BE ABLE TO GROW, SO I DO BELIEVE
I'VE TALKED TO I HAVEN'T TALKED
TO MY STAFF'S TALKED TOTHE
GAMING. UM CONTROL AUTHORITY
HERE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS. THEY'RE
NOT GOING TO BE ANY NEW CASINOS.
THEY'RE GOING TO COME IN THE
NEXT YEAR OR PROBABLY TWO YEARS
OR PROBABLY THREE YEARS. WE HAVE
TALKED TO HIM. IT TAKES 3 TO 5
YEARS TO GET A CARD ROOM PAST.
SO IF WE'RE ALL DILIGENT, I DO
MY JOB. I'LL BE COMING BACK TO
YOU, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SOLICIT
HELP FROM SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES
HERE BECAUSE I THINK EVEN THOSE
THAT ARE GOING TO SUPPORT THIS
BILL TODAY. I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE EQUITY
YOU KNOW, HERE IN OUR ON OUR
PANEL TO TRY TO HELP WITH THOSE
NEGOTIATIONS. I DON'T THINK
THAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT I DO
BELIEVE THAT WE CAN GET
SOMETHING PASSED AND PASSED
EARLY. UM AND NOBODY IN THEIR
RIGHT MIND WOULD SPEND THAT KIND
OF MONEY. YOU HAVE TO SPEND TO
GET A NEW CARD ROOM IN KNOWING
THAT THIS LEGISLATURE AND
HEARING THIS HEARING TODAY WHAT
THEY WOULD SAY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S
WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. FOR SURE
THAT WAS A CLOSE BUT GO AHEAD. I
WASN'T GOING TO SPEAK ON THIS,
BUT I'M JUST MOVED BECAUSE I TOO
HAVE SEEN THIS MOVIE BEFORE. AS
INSTITUTE HAS BEEN IN THIS
LEGISLATURE FOR 12 YEARS, BUT
MORE IMPORTANTLY, AS SOMEONE WHO
GREW UP AND STILL LIVES IN THE
CITY OF GARDENA, AND WHEN MY
FAMILY MOVED GUARDIAN IN 1969,
THERE WERE SIX CAR CLUBS IN THE
CITY OF GARDENA. TODAY. THERE'S
TWO SO THE FEAR OF EXPANDING
EXPANDING CART ROOMS. I THINK
IT'S REALLY BEEN OVERBLOWN. YES
WOULD THEY LIKE TO ADD MORE
TABLES, BUT I DON'T SEE FOUR
MORE CASINOS COMING BACK TO THE
CITY OF GARDENA. THOSE DAYS ARE
GONE. BUT THAT HAS HAD A
TREMENDOUS IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES
LIKE MINE. WHEN WE MOVED TO THE
CITY OF GARDENA, WE DIDN'T PAY
SEWER OR WATER TODAY. WE DO
BECAUSE OF CARD ROOMS COVERED
ALL OF THAT SO AND THEY
PROVIDED. ALMOST A LITTLE OVER
10% OF THE CITY'S REVENUE NEAR
THAT TODAY, SO I THINK WE DO
NEED TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A GOOD
FAITH NEGOTIATIONS BECAUSE WE
WILL BE BACK HERE AGAIN. AND
IT'S BEEN HAPPENING FOR THE LAST
27 YEARS. WE'VE SEEN THIS MOVIE
FOR 27 YEARS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN IN THE LEGISLATURE, THOSE
WHO ARE BEING LOBBYISTS. AND I
THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO REALLY
JUST SIT DOWN AND SEE HOW WE
SOLVE THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I
KNOW THE COURTROOMS AND MY CITY
ARE NOT TRYING TO GROW THEIR
FOOTPRINT. THEY JUST MIGHT WANT
TO ADD A FEW MORE TABLES, BUT
NOBODY'S MAKING A RUN. AS THE
CHAIRMAN SAYS, ON OPENING UP NEW
CASINOS THAT THE COST TO DO THAT
IS ENORMOUS. AND MOST FOLKS ARE
NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT
INVESTMENT AND WE DO WANT TO BE
PARTNERS WITH OUR NATIVE
AMERICAN TRIBES AS WELL, BECAUSE
I THINK THERE IS A SYNERGY HERE,
AND I THINK WE CAN WORK THIS OUT
BECAUSE BUT RIGHT NOW I KNOW THE
COURTROOMS. IN MY DISTRICT ARE
STRUGGLING TO KEEP THE LIGHTS
ON. AND THAT'S TRUE. SO I WOULD
LOVE TO SEE HER, SIT DOWN AND
WORK THIS OUT AND HAVE A REAL
WORKABLE SOLUTION THAT WE COULD
ALL LIVE WITH. THANK YOU. WOULD
YOU LIKE TO CLOSE AND IT'S
SENATOR RIGHT THAT WAY, NOT
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S, BUT YOU CALL
ME THAT. THAT'S OKAY. I CAN HEAR
YOUR FRUSTRATION. I CAN SEE HOW
UPSET YOU ARE ABOUT THIS GOING
THROUGH IN THE COMMITTEE, AND I
JUST WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU THAT
WHAT GIVES ME HOPE IS THAT IT IS
MY UNDERSTANDING THAT PRIOR TO
BOTH THE CARD ROOMS IN THE IN
THE TRIBES HAD NOT NEVER BEEN ON
BOARD ON SOMETHING, AND SO
THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN BOTH ON
THEIR OWN ENDS AT THIS TIME
THERE TOGETHER ON THIS BILL
TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY UNDERSTAND
THAT THAT'S THE ONLY WAY THAT
THEY'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO
RESOLVE THE ISSUE AND CONTINUE
THE CONVERSATIONS, AND THAT'S
WHY THEY'RE TOGETHER TODAY.
THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE ALL OF THE
TRIBES AND ALL THE CARDS.
COURTROOM REPRESENTATIVES
ONBOARD ON THIS MORATORIUM,
HOPING TO CONTINUE THOSE
DISCUSSIONS, AND THERE'S ALSO UM
, ALSO TO NOTE IS THAT, UM, I
THOUGHT I THOUGHT ON THAT
PROCESS, UM. THEY HAVE, UNLIKE
BEFORE THEY ACTUALLY HAVE IN
WRITING AS MORON GO, HAVE BEEN
WRITING THE FACT THAT THEY ARE
COMMITTED TO THE DISCUSSIONS ON
THE EXPANSION IN THE AGREEMENT
ON EXPANSION OF CAR CAR ROOMS,
SO OUR TABLES SO THEY ARE
ACTUALLY NEVER BEFORE THEY HAD
NEVER DONE THIS BEFORE. THEY ARE
NOW. COMMITTED TO THAT. SO I
THINK THAT IS DIFFERENT NOW THAT
WE HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE. AND
THE OTHER THING I WANTED TO
MENTION THAT IS THE DISCUSSIONS
. CONTINUE THAT WE MAKE SURE
THAT WE DON'T GIVE THEM
ULTIMATUMS. BUT WE ACTUALLY GIVE
THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS
IN NEGOTIATE AND COMPROMISE
BECAUSE I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT
AND I THINK THAT'S HOW WE'RE
GOING TO SEE SUCCESS MOVING
FORWARD. SO WITH THAT UM I'M
JUST GOING TO CLOSE WITH, UM SB
6 37 IS NARROWLY FOCUSED AND
REPLICATES PAST SENSE IT
EXTENSIONS SB 6 37 WILL ENSURE
THE STABILITY OF OUR GAMING
INDUSTRY ASKING FOR A SIMPLE
EXTENSION TO ALLOW MORE
CONVERSATIONS AND THAT IS ALL
IT'S DOING. I RESPECTFULLY ASK
FOR AN I VOTE. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. APPRECIATE THAT, UM THE
MOTION. WE HAVE A MOTION WITH
SOME MOVED MOTION BY SENATOR
WILK. THE MOTION IS THAT THE
ASSEMBLY AMENDS BE CONCURRED IN
THE SECRETARY. POLICE CALL THE
ROLL. NO GOD! NO NIELSEN. ALAN
ALAN NO, ARCHULETTA. BECKER.
BECKER NO GORGEOUS. GORGEOUS I,
BRADFORD. GLASER. HUESO. JONES.
JONES. I KAMLAGER MELENDEZ.
PORTANTINO RUBIO WILK. WILK?
AYE. 323 THAT'S 3 TO 3. I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
RECONSIDERATION. MR CHAIR. THERE
IS NO RECONSIDERATION IS TOO
LATE. THE TIME CLOCKS RUN OUT.
SO WE HAVE 33. WE HAVE SOME
ABSENT MEMBERS. WE'RE GOING TO
KEEP THE ROLL OPEN. FOR FIVE
MINUTES FOR THOSE MEMBERS. THEY
VOTED. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO
DID WHATEVER YOU DID. THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND WE'VE GOT TO
GET BACK OVER TWO SESSIONS
SOLVED. BE WAITING 33
.
YEAH.
RIGHT?
SECRETARY OPENED THE ROLL,
PLEASE. ABSENT MEMBERS, NIELSEN. ARCHULETTA BRADFORD GLASER. SO
KAMLAGER MELENDEZ. PORTANTINO
THAT BILL DIES 3 TO 3. THAT
CONCLUDES THE BUSINESS BEFORE
THE GEO COMMITTEE TODAY THIS
MEETING IS ADJOURNED. TRAVEL.