GOOD AFTERNOON. AS WE CONTINUE
TO SAY, TAKE SOME PRECAUTIONS TO
MANAGE ONGOING COVID RISK. THE
SENATE CONTINUES TO WELCOME THE
PUBLIC IS PROVIDED ACCESS TO
BOTH IN PERSON IN TELECONFERENCE
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TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMON VIA THE
TELECONFERENCE SERVICE, THE
PARTICIPANT TOLL FREE NUMBER AND
ACCESS CODE IS POSTED OUR
COMMITTEE WEBSITE AND ANNOUNCE
IT NOW TODAY'S PARTICIPATION
NUMBER IS 8442916. IN THE ACCESS
CODE IS 141. 114 OH, YOU GOT
THAT? OKAY GREAT FOR TODAY'S
INFORMATIONAL HEARING WILL BE
HEARING FROM OUR PANELISTS
LISTED ON THE AGENDA PRIORITY,
TAKING ANY PUBLIC COMMENT. ONCE
WE HEAR FROM OUR PANELISTS, WE
WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD FOR THOSE WHO WISH TO
COMMENT ON THE TOPICS OF TODAY'S
AGENDA. BILL HEARING, THE
COMMITTEE WILL ALLOW FOR TWO
MAIN WITNESSES FOR SIDE WE WILL
LIMIT WITNESSES TO TWO MINUTES.
EACH WILL BE KEEPING TRACK OF
TIME. SO MAKE SURE YOUR BRIEF
ALL THOSE WISHING TO TESTIFY
MUST LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO
THEIR NAME, AFFILIATION AND
POSITION ON THE MEASURE. WE ARE
HOLDING OUR COMMITTEE HEARING ON
THE STREET IN THE STREET
BUILDING. I ASKED MEMBERS OF THE
COMMITTEE BE PRESENT IN THE ROOM
1200 SO WE CAN ESTABLISH OUR
QUORUM AND BEGIN OUR HEARING
WILL BEGIN OUR INFORMATIONAL
HEARING FOLLOWED BY OUR BILL
HEARING TODAY WILL BE HOLDING
INFORMATIONAL HEARING FROM THE
NEW COMPACTS BETWEEN THE STATE
OF CALIFORNIA AND THE SANTA ROSA
INDIAN COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE
COMPACT BETWEEN THE STATE AND
THE TAKE HOME INDIAN TRIBE.
WE'LL HEAR THOSE COMPACTS IN
ALPHABETICAL ORDER. FOR THOSE OF
YOU UNFAMILIAR WITH THE SENATE'S
PROCEDURE, THE ESTABLISHED
POLICY ALLOWS FOR INFORMATIONAL
HEARING ON THE DETAILS OF THE
COMPACT, TO BE FOLLOWED BY A
VOTE ON THE SENATE FLOOR, SO NO
VOTE WILL BE TAKEN HERE TODAY.
LET'S BEGIN THE SANTA ROSA
COMPACT. I BELIEVE MR VOGEL, D
LOCALLY. EXCUSE ME HAVE DONE
THAT. EVERY SINGLE HEARING IS
HERE. WHERE IS THE KIDS, SAYING
THERE IS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO
BEGIN WHEN YOU'RE READY, SIR.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR. THANK YOU
. COMMITTEE MEMBERS FOR GIVING A
CHANCE TO PRESENT TODAY. MY NAME
IS NATHAN VOCALLY. I'M THE
SENIOR ADVISER FOR TRIBAL
NEGOTIATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR.
I'D LIKE TO THANK CHAIR LEO
CISCO FOR THE SANTA ROSA
RANCHERIA. FOR BEING HERE OR FOR
BEING AVAILABLE TO COMMENT TODAY
, TOO. HE'S HIS TRIBE IS A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RESOURCES
WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE TO
NEGOTIATE. COMPACT THAT'S THE
SUBJECT OF SP 559. I'M GOING TO
TALK AS I GO THROUGH THIS A
LITTLE BIT ABOUT BOTH THE SANTA
ROSA GRANT. SORRY WHEN WE
STARTED WITH THE TONE, ETCETERA
. THANK YOU WERE JUST TALK A
LITTLE BIT OF BOTH ABOUT BOTH
THE SANTA ROSA AND THE TAILBONE
INDIAN TRIBE BECAUSE THEIR
SIMILARITIES AND THE BACKGROUND
FOR BOTH IS ALSO RELATED. BOTH
CONTRACTS WERE NEGOTIATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH PROPOSITION ONE
A, WHICH AMENDED THE CALIFORNIA
CONSTITUTION OVER 20 YEARS AGO
TO ALLOW TRIBES STOP RIGHT SLOT
MACHINES, BANKING AND PERCENTAGE
CARD GAMES AND LOTTERY GAMES ON
INDIAN LANDS. UNDER THE FEDERAL
INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT, A
TRIBE MUST HAVE A TRIBAL STATE
COMPACT IN PLACE BEFORE IT CAN
OFFER THESE TYPES OF CLASS THREE
GAMES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH PROPER
ONE A. THE GOVERNOR HAS
NEGOTIATED THESE COMPACTS AND
PRESENTED THEM TO THE
LEGISLATURE FOR RATIFICATION.
ONCE RATIFIED, A COMPACT MUST BE
SUBMITTED TO THE SECRETARY OF
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
FOR 45 DAY REVIEW. DURING THAT
45 DAY REVIEW, THE SECRETARY CAN
IMPROVE THE COMPACT DISAPPROVED
THE COMPACT OR NOT ACT ON IT, IN
WHICH CASE THE COMPACT IS DEEMED
APPROVED. SANTA ROSA RAN. CHERIE
IS CURRENTLY GOING GAMING UNDER
ITS 1999 COMPACT, WHICH EXPIRES
AT THE END OF JUNE. 2023 IN
APRIL 2021 SANTA ROSA RANCHERIA
AND THE GOVERNOR EXECUTED A
REPLACEMENT TO THE TRIBES. 1999
COMPACT THAT WAS THEN RATIFIED
BY THE LEGISLATURE AND SENT TO
THE U. S DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR.
AFTER THAT COMPACT WAS
DISAPPROVED BY THE SECRETARY OF
THE INTERIOR AND NOVEMBER 2021.
SANTA ROSA RAN CHERIE AND THE
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE SIGNED A NEW
COMPACT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR TO
ADDRESS INTERIORS CONCERNS.
SHORT TIME LATER. I'M SORRY.
THAT COMPACT WAS AGAIN
DISAPPROVED IN JULY OF THIS
YEAR. A WEEK AFTERINTERIORS.
LATEST COMPACT DISAPPROVAL FOR
THE SANTA ROSA RANCHERIA COMPACT
. THE NINTH CIRCUIT COURT OF
APPEALS ISSUED A DECISION IN
CHICKEN RANCH RANCH AREA OF
MIWOK INDIANS VERSUS CALIFORNIA.
THAT HELD THAT THE STATE FAILED
TO NEGOTIATE IN GOOD FAITH WITH
THE PLAINTIFF TRIBES BY SEEKING
PROVISIONS RELATED TO
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, FAMILY LAW
AND TORTS. AS A RESULT OF THAT
NINTH CIRCUIT DECISION, THE
GOVERNOR NEGOTIATED A THIRD
ITERATION OF THE SANTA ROSA
ANTERIA COMPACT. THEY'RE COMPACT
EXECUTED ON AUGUST 18TH 2022. IS
THE ONE IN FRONT OF THE
COMMITTEE TODAY. THE COMPACT
INCLUDES ECONOMIC TERMS,
LIMITING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF
CLASS THREE SLOT MACHINES AND
GAMING FACILITIES AND GOVERNING
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND AND THE
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FUND. THE
TRIBE COMMITTED TO PAY INTO THE
SPECIAL DISTRIBUTION FUND, ITS
PRO RATA SHARE OF THE STATE'S
REGULATORY AND OTHER DIRECT
COSTS OF GAMING. SANTA ROSA
RANCHERIA CURRENTLY OPERATES
ROUGHLY 2000 GAMING DEVICES AT
ITS TACHI PALACE CASINO RESORT
IN KINGS COUNTY. THIS LATEST
COMPACT MAINTAINS THE SAME
ECONOMIC TERMS AS THE PRIOR TWO
VERSIONS. SANTA ROSA RANCHERIA
WOULD BE ABLE TO OPERATE UP TO
3000 GAMING DEVICES ACROSS THREE
FACILITIES. IT CONTRIBUTED IT
COMMITTED TO CONTRIBUTING FOR
AND A QUARTER PERCENT OF ITS
GROSS GAMING REVENUE TO THE
REVENUE SHARING TRUST FUND FOR
EACH DEVICE OVER 350 WHEN IT
OPERATES MORE THAN 1200
MACHINES. THOSE ARE SDF
CONTRIBUTIONS HELP SUPPORT AT
$1.1 MILLION ANNUAL DISBURSEMENT
TO 72 LIMITED IN NON GAMING
TRIBES IN CALIFORNIA. THE TRIBE
IS ABLE TO CREDIT AGAINST. IT'S
OUR SDF CONTRIBUTIONS PAYMENTS
TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR FIRE
, MEDICAL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
SERVICES AND OTHER SPECIFIC
CONTRIBUTIONS BENEFITING TRIBAL
MEMBERS, THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY AND NATIVE AMERICANS.
THERE'S BEEN A FEW KEY CHANGES
AS A RESULT OF THE NINTH CIRCUIT
DECISION THAT WILL HIGHLIGHT THE
DEFINITION OF GAMING FACILITY
HAS BEEN SIMPLIFIED TO SPECIFY
THE BUILDING AND STRUCTURES IN
WHICH GAMING TAKES PLACE AND NO
LONGER RELIES ON A DETERMINATION
OF THE FACILITIES. PRINCIPAL
PURPOSE. THE DEFINITION IS
CONSISTENT WITH LANGUAGE USED IN
COMPACTS THAT HAVE BEEN
AFFIRMATIVELY APPROVED BY THE
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR. SANTA
ROSA RANCHERIA HAS A PRE
EXISTING INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT. WITH KINGS COUNTY TO
MITIGATE AND COMPENSATE FOR
IMPACTS OF THE GAMING FACILITY
ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICES. IN
RECOGNITION OF THIS. THE COMPACT
NO LONGER INCLUDES AN
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS,
BUT DOES REQUIRE THE TRIBE TO
MAINTAIN THOSE MITIGATION
COMMITMENTS WITH KINGS COUNTY.
THE STANDARDS REQUIRED TO ENSURE
APPROPRIATE RESOLUTION OF PATRON
DISPUTES. CLAIMS OF EMPLOYMENT,
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT OR
RETALIATION AND TOWARDS HAVE
BEEN SIMPLIFIED. THESE
PROVISIONS CONSISTENT WITH THE
CHICKEN RANCH DECISION ENSURE
THE TRIBE MAINTAINS PRINCIPAL
RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEVELOPING
ITS OWN ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL
PROCEDURES AND IS SUPPORTIVE OF
TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY. THE TRIBE
HAS COMMITTED TO MAINTAINING A
GENERAL LIABILITY AND INSURANCE
POLICY OF AT LEAST $10 MILLION
TO ADDRESS TORT CLAIMS OF
PATRONS AND OTHERS LAWFULLY ON
THE GAMING FACILITY PREMISES.
EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
STANDARDS CONTINUE TO EXTEND TO
ALL GROUPS PROTECTED UNDER STATE
AND FEDERAL LAW. THE COMPACT
ELIMINATES ARBITRATION
PROVISIONS THROUGHOUT TO AVOID
CONCERNS THAT SUCH PROVISIONS
MAY ALTER THE TERMS OF COMPACTS.
ADDITIONALLY THE COMPACTS
ELIMINATE PROHIBITIONS COMPACT
ELIMINATES PROHIBITIONS AGAINST
THE SALE OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO
MINORS. IN LARGE PART BECAUSE
FEDERAL LAW NOW PROHIBITS SALES
TO THOSE UNDER 21, WHICH IS THE
SAME AS UNDER STATE LAW COMPACT
DOES NOT REQUIRE RECOGNITION OF
STATE FAMILY SUPPORT ORDERS,
WHICH THE NINTH CIRCUIT FOUND TO
BE OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF
NEGOTIATION TOPICS UNDER A GROW.
ASIDE FROM THOSE CHANGES
MENTIONED, THE MAJORITY OF THE
COMPACT PROVISIONS REMAIN AS IN
PRIOR ITERATIONS. IT INCLUDES
STANDARD CONTROLS FOR FAIR PLAY
HONESTY AND INTEGRITY AND
OPERATIONS, SUCH AS FACILITY AND
EMPLOYEE LICENSING AND GAMING
REGULATIONS. IT ALSO INCLUDES
PROVISIONS ADDRESSING PATRON AND
EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS, LABOR
PROTECTIONS, SUCH AS MINIMUM
WAGE STANDARDS WERE MAINTAINED.
THERE WERE NO CHANGES TO THE
TRIBAL LABOR RELATIONS ORDINANCE
, WHICH FUNCTIONS AS THE
MECHANISM FOR BILATERAL CONTRACT
BETWEEN THE TRIBE AND LABOR
ORGANIZATION AND ESTABLISHES A
BINDING ARBITRATION PROCESS TO
ADDRESS THE COLLECTIVE
BARGAINING AND OTHER DISPUTES.
BUT AGAIN BY THANKING THE SANTA
ROSA RANCHERIA FOR THEIR CARE
AND TIME WORKING THROUGH THIS
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE AND
WHAT'S BEEN A REALLY CHALLENGING
TIME FOR COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS
AND ALL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY
QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR VOGEL.
E, UM WE'RE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
LEO CISCO, CHAIRMAN OF THE
TRIBE. WELCOME, MR CHAIRMAN.
DEPUTY CHAIRMAN. GOOD AFTERNOON
CHAIR. MEMBERS MY NAME IS LEO
CISCO. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF MY
PEOPLE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE
CENTRAL DIRECTORY ATTACHED YOKA
TRIBE. I'M HERE TO TESTIFY IN
SUPPORT OF SB 559, WHICH ARE
RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE
CENTER OF THE RANCHERIA. TRIBES
GAMING COMPACT WITH THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA. HOLD ON. I THINK
SENATOR TATO AND
ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S RUDY SALAS
GARCIA, DEVON MATHIS. AND JAMES
RAMOS FOR THEIR SUPPORT OF OUR
COMPACT. AND THEIR WILLINGNESS
TO SPONSOR OUR RATIFICATION BILL
. WE ARE AFFIRMING THEIR
COMMITMENT TO MY PEOPLE.
HOMELESS THANK THE MEMBERS HERE
TO THIS COMMITTEE. AS WE MOVE
THIS COMPACT FORWARD TOWARDS
RATIFICATION. SERVICE DIRECTORY
IS LOCATED AT THE HEART OF THE
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY.
APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES SOUTH
OF LEMORIN, KINGS COUNTY. FOR
THE 1999 TRAVEL STATE GAMING
COMPACT. OUR TRIBE CURRENTLY
OPERATES THE TACHI PALACE CASINO
RESORT. WITH 2000 GAMING DEVICES
EMPLOYEES OVER 1300 PEOPLE. THE
TRIBE CONTINUES TO FOSTER
GOVERNMENT O GOVERNMENT
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LOCAL
COMMUNITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
WITH HER DETERMINATION. TO
INCREASE THE STANDARD OF LIVING
AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ITS
MEMBERS AND THE KINGS COUNTY
COMMUNITY. THE TRIBE HAS
ESTABLISHED SEVERAL ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT ENTERPRISES. TATTOO
PALACE CASINO RESORT. SEQUOIA AN
IN THE CITY HANFORD GAS. CODY
ENTERTAINMENT CENTER. AS WELL AS
OUR FARM TATTOO FARMS. THIS
PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES AND CATERERS. TO
THE ENTERTAINMENT ENLARGING
NEEDS OF THE TRIBE AND THE KINGS
COUNTY COMMUNITY. FURTHERMORE
THE TRIBES DEDICATION TO IMPROVE
THE WELFARE OF TRAVEL MEMBERS
AND THE KINGS COUNTY COMMUNITY
AS EVIDENCE IN OUR CONTINUED
EXPANSION OF TRAVEL, GOVERNMENT
DEPARTMENTS AND CREATION OF
TRAVEL PROGRAMS. BY FUNDING 100%
OF HIGHER EDUCATION FOR OUR
TRAVEL MEMBERS. POSSESSING A
PROACTIVE SOCIAL SERVICES
DEPARTMENT. TO ASSIST OUR
MEMBERS. WE HAVE JOB TRAINING
PROGRAMS, COMMUNITY MAINTENANCE
, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
ALL, AND WE ALSO FUND CLEAN
DRINKING WATER PROJECTS FOR
LOCAL SCHOOLS. THE CENTER WAS
OUR ENTRY OF TACHI OKA TRIBE AND
KINGS COUNTY SIGNED AN INTER
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT TO
ALLOW FOR CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
FIRE STATION, ENSURING PUBLIC
SAFETY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUPPORT FOR OUR COUNY. AS WELL
AS THE TACHI PALACE CASINO
RESORT. THE NEW COMPACT ENHANCES
THAT MEANS OF REGULATING CLASS
THREE GAMING. AND ENSURED IT'S A
FAIR AND HONEST OPERATION. IN A
WAY THAT PROTECTS THE INTERESTS
OF THE TRIBE, THE STATE AND
CITIZENS AND OUR LOCAL
COMMUNITIES. UNDER THE NEW
COMPACT, THE TRIBE IS
AUTHORIZED. TO OPERATE UP TO
3000 GAMING DEVICES. ON ELIGIBLE
INDIAN LANDS HELD IN TRUST FOR
OUR TRIBE. ATTACH A YOGA PEOPLE
ARE APPRECIATIVE FOR CALIFORNIA
AND RENEWING HIS COMMITMENT TO
OUR PEOPLE. WE ARE PLEASED THAT
GOVERNOR NEWSOM AND HIS
TRAVELING NEGOTIATOR MR NATHAN
VOCALLY OR SUPPORTIVE OF THIS
FRAMEWORK. AND ASK FOR YOUR
SUPPORT AS WELL. AND RATIFY THE
COMPACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
EXCUSE ME. COMPACT IS SUPPORTED
BY THE KINGS COUNTY BOARD
SUPERVISORS. KINGS COUNTY
SHERIFF DAVID ROBINSON. KINGS
COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT, SALEM OR
AS WELL AS OUR LOCAL
CONGRESSMAN, MR DAVID AL DALE.
ALSO MORE IMPORTANTLY, I WOULD
LIKE TO THANK MY PEOPLE FOR THE
PATIENTS IN THIS PROCESS. THE
ROSETTE FIRM LED BY ROB ROSETTE
FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE WITH THIS
PREVIOUS WITH THIS AND PREVIOUS
CONTRACT NEGOTIATIONS. THE
pCENTRAL ELEMENTARY ATTACHE YOKA
TRIBE. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU
FOR YOUR CONTINUED OVERWHELMING
SUPPORT FOR OUR PREVIOUS
COMPACTS. I RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR
YOUR SUPPORT. SB 559 CHAIRMAN
CISCO BEFORE WE MOVED TO
QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY
MEMBERS WOULD LIKE TO INVITE THE
PUBLIC WANTING TO PARTICIPATE TO
CALL IN NOW AS A REMINDER,
PLEASE DIAL THIS TOLL FREE
NUMBER. IT'S 84429163. THE CODE
TO ACCESS THIS LINE IS 141114.
OH, MODERATOR. CAN YOU OPEN THE
LIGHTS, PLEASE? FOR MY THANK
YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF
YOU WISH TO ASK A QUESTION,
PLEASE PRESS ONE THAN ZERO ON
YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD. YOU MAY
REMOVE YOURSELF FROM THE
QUESTION. CUBA REPEATING THE 10
COMMAND. IF YOU ARE USING A
SPEAKERPHONE. PLEASE PICK UP THE
HANDSET BEFORE PRESSING THE
NUMBERS. ONCE AGAIN TO ENTER
INTO THE COMMENT. QUÊ PLEASE
PRESS 10. AND I HAVE NO ONE IN
QUÊ. WHAT? WE'RE HERE JUST TO BE
EFFICIENT. I DIDN'T HEAR. DID
YOU ASK IF THERE WAS OPPOSITION
OR OR SUPPORT I DIDN'T HEAR. I'M
SORRY. MODERATOR. I OPENED THE
LINES FOR ANY COMMENTS. OKAY
PERFECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE HERE
INTO THE ROOM. ANYBODY WISHING
TO MAKE COMMENTS ON THIS
COMPACT, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO NOW
MOVE TO MEMBERS SEE IF THERE ARE
ANY COMMENTS. SENATOR ARCHULETTA
. THANK YOU, MR CHAIR WITH
TRIBAL LEADER PLEASE STAND
AGAIN. I WOULD LIKE TO
CONGRATULATE YOU AND EMPHASIZED
HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION IS NOT
ONLY FOR YOUR TRIBE MEMBERS, BUT
FOR EVERYONE HERE IN CALIFORNIA
. CAN YOU ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT
? HOW YOU ENHANCE THE FUTURE?
THESE YOUNG PEOPLE GOING INTO
COLLEGE AND FURTHER JOB TRAINING
AND SO ON. WHAT WE DO WITH OUR
CHILDREN, BECAUSE WHEN WE WERE
YOUNG, THERE WAS WHERE WE HAD A
THIRD GRADE READING LEVEL.
AROUND WHERE MY MOTHER WAS GOING
TO SCHOOL. AND AS RECENT AS 1983
, WE HAD A SIX TO SEVENTH GRADE
READING LEVEL WE OFFER AFTER
SCHOOL PROGRAMS TO WHERE KIDS
CAN COME AFTER SCHOOL EDUCATION
PROGRAM AND GET THE HELP THAT
THEY ARE NEEDED. BUT WHAT THE
GAMING HAS PROVIDED US IS THAT
WE SIMPLY COULDN'T AFFORD. UH
HIGHER EDUCATION AT THE TIME. SO
UH WHAT THE CASINO AND GAMING
ESTABLISHMENT PROVIDES US IS A
NECESSARY FUNDS TO ALLOW THE
KIDS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO
PAST HIGH SCHOOL TO KNOW THAT
THAT'S NOT THE END RESULT, AND
WE'RE VERY PROUD THAT YOU KNOW
IN ANY OF OUR YOUTH CAN CHOOSE
ANY SCHOOL IN THE COUNTRY, NO
MATTER WHAT IT IS. AND WE PAY
100% OF THE BILL, AND WE OFFER
PROGRAMS IF WE HAVE UM, IF WE
HAVE YOUTH THAT ARE ALREADY
PARENTS, WE OFFER CHILDCARE WE
ARE WE PAY FOR BOOKS. WE PRAY
FOR MILEAGE. WE PAY FOR
EVERYTHING SO THAT WE MAKE IT A
GIVEN EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO
SUCCEED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
AND AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS AND I
APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU DO.
APPRECIATE THANK THANK YOU ANY
OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? MR
VOGEL. IT COULD, UH HOW
CONFIDENT ARE YOU THAT THE
CHANGES MADE TO THESE COMPACTS?
WE'RE GOING TO BE SUFFICIENT. TO
ENSURE THE SCRUTINY OF THE OF
INTERIOR. YEAH, THAT'S A FAIR
QUESTION, GIVEN THAT THE
CONFIDENCE LEVEL EXPRESSED THE
LAST TIME I WAS HERE. I AM
PRETTY CONFIDENT HERE THAT
TRIBES HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB
WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
INTERIOR. WE HAD ADDITIONAL
SUBSEQUENT TO THE LAST
DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR
DISAPPROVAL. WE ALSO HAD A
DECISION FROM THE CHICKEN RANCH.
LITIGATION WHICH PROVIDED SOME
CLARITY THAT I THINK HELPED, UM
SET THE TABLE FOR A STANDARD
BASIS FOR BOTH THE INTERIOR AND
THE STATE AND THE TRIBES IN
TRYING TO WORK THROUGH AND FIND
PROVISIONS THAT CAN WORK AND
PROTECTIVE OF THE STATE
INTERESTS BUT ALSO RECOGNIZE THE
THERE'S APPROVALS AND THE
DECISIONS AND ADJUSTING AS A
RESULT OF THAT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. OKAY, THAT CONCLUDES THE.
THIS HEARING. LET'S MOVE ON TO
THE INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON THE
TRIBAL STATE GAMING COMPACT
BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
TAEJON INDIAN TRIBE, PLEASE
SMUGLY THANKS TO COMBAT
CENTROLEGAL. MORNING. THANK YOU
AGAIN CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE MEMBERS
AGAIN. I'D LIKE TO THANK
CHAIRMAN OCTAVIO ESCOBEDO, WHO
IS HERE WITH THE TAILBONE INDIAN
TRIBE TODAY SIMILAR TO SANTA
ROSA RANCHERIA EXPENDED A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME TO
TRY AND ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
FOR THE COMPACT NEGOTIATIONS
ALREADY GAVE A BRIEF BACKGROUND
ON THE COMPACT SITUATION, SO I
WON'T GO INTO THAT AGAIN. TODAY.
I'LL REALLY FOCUS HERE ON THE
TELEPHONE, INDIAN TRIBES COMPACT
IN CONTRAST, THE SANTA ROSA
RANCHERIA, THE TOÀN TRIBE IS NOT
CURRENTLY GAMING AS IT DOES NOT
HAVE A CURRENT COMPACT OR LAND
INTO TRUST. UNDER THE TERMS OF
THE NEW COMPACT, IT WOULD LIMIT
THE TRIBE TO A MAXIMUM OF 3000
GAMING DEVICES THE TRIBE HAS
COMMITTED TO PAYING ITS PRO RATA
SHARE AND TO THE SPECIAL
DISTRIBUTION FUND FOR THE
STATE'S REGULATORY COSTS PRIOR
TO THIS COMPACT THAT TO HOLD ANY
IN TO HONE INDIAN TRIBE DID NOT
HAVE A COMPACT AND IT'S NOT
CURRENTLY GAMING. IT MAY SOON BE
ABLE TO DO SO, THOUGH IN JUNE,
THE GOVERNOR CONCURRED IN THE
DETERMINATION BY THE SECRETARY
OF THE INTERIOR. TAKING A PARCEL
OF LAND INTO TRUST FOR THE TRIBE
FOR GAMING WOULD BE IN THE
TRIBE'S BEST INTEREST AND NOT
DETRIMENTAL TO THE SURROUNDING
COMMUNITY. ONCE THAT PARCELS AND
TRUST THE TRIBE WOULD BE ABLE TO
GAME THERE IN ACCORDANCE WITH
ITS COMPACT HAVE THOSE 3000
GAMING DEVICES. THEY CAN BE
OFFERED AT TWO DIFFERENT
FACILITIES, ONE FACILITY OF
WHICH IS LIMITED TO THE FIFTIES
SLOT MACHINES. ONCE THE DATA ON
INDIAN TRIBE BEGINS GAMING, IT
WILL HAVE NO OBLIGATION TO
CONTRIBUTE TO THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND FOR ITS FIRST
SEVEN YEARS. THIS IS DUE TO THE
RELATIVELY SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME
IT HAS BEEN RECEIVING THE RST F
DISTRIBUTIONS AS A NON GAMING
TRIBE. THE ANTICIPATED COST TO
DEVELOP ITS FIRST CASINO AND THE
TRIBES COMMITMENT TO MITIGATE
IMPACTS TO KERN COUNTY. AFTER
THOSE FIRST SEVEN YEARS, THE
TRIBAL BEGIN CONTRIBUTING 6% OF
ITS NET WIN TO THE REVENUE
SHARING TRUST FUND WHEN IT
OPERATES OVER 350 UP TO 2250
GAMING DEVICES. THE
CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE RST F
INCREASED TO 7% OF THE NET WIN
WHEN IT'S OPERATING OVER 2250
DEVICES. THE WHOLE TONE TRIBE.
AS FOR THE SANTA ROSA RANCHERIA
CAN CREDIT AGAINST ITS RST F
CONTRIBUTIONS PAYMENTS THAT IT
MAKES TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS FOR
FIRE, MEDICAL AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT SERVICES AND CERTAIN
OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, SUCH AS A
TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY FEES THAT IT
WOULD PAY THE CURRENT COUNTY. I
HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED. SOME OF
THE PRIMARY CHANGES TO THESE
COMPACTS, INCLUDING THE
DEFINITION OF GAMING FACILITY.
AH ALSO THE IMPACTS FOR
MITIGATION SIMILAR TO THE SANTA
ROSA RANCHERIA TOÀN INDIAN TRIBE
HAS A VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT IN
PLACE WITH CURRENT COUNTY
ALREADY TO MITIGATE THE IMPACTS.
OF THE GAMING FACILITY AND IN
FAVOR OF THOSE MITIGATION
COMMITMENTS TO CURRENT COUNTY.
THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW PROCESS
WAS ELIMINATED. CONTACT ALSO HAS
SIMPLIFIED STANDARDS FOR THE
PATRON DISPUTES, EMPLOYMENT
DISCRIMINATION, HARASSMENT AND
RETALIATION CLAIMS AND TORTS AND
THE TRIBE IS ALSO MAINTAINING
THE $10,000 MINIMUM. GENERAL
LIABILITY INSURANCE AMOUNT. IN
ADDITION, IT ALSO ELIMINATES THE
ARBITRATION PROVISIONS
THROUGHOUTAS WELL AS THE
TOBACCO SALES TO MINORS
PROVISIONS AND THE SPOUSAL
SUPPORT ORDERS. ASIDE FROM THAT
IT MAINTAINS THE STANDARD
PROVISIONS RELATED TO LICENSING
GAMING REGULATION AND INTEGRITY
AND OPERATIONS, GETTING IN BY
AGAIN AND THINKING THIS TO HONE
INDIAN TRIBE FOR ITS EFFORTS TO
REACH AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE
ON THE SECOND INTEGRATION OF ITS
COMPACT REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR ANY
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. JUST
VOCALLY. I'M GONNA RUN THIS ONE
A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT GOING TO
HAVE ADDRESSED QUESTIONS TO YOU,
BUT BEFORE WE DO IT LOOKS LIKE
WE NOW HAVE A QUORUM. SO WE'RE
GOING TO ASK THE SECRETARY TO
POLICE CALL THE ROLL. HERE HERE,
NELSON. ALAN ALAN HERE,
ARCHULETTA ARCHULETTA, HERR
BECKER BECKER HERE BOARD GIS.
BRADFORD GLASER. SO JONES JONES
HERE KAMLAGER KAMLAGER HERE,
MELENDEZ. QUARANTINE Ó. RUBIO.
RUBIO HERE, WILK PRESIDENT HERE.
THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
ANYBODY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
MR VOCALLY? ON THE COMPACT.
SEEING THAT. THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU. CHAIR. OKAY UM
, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE ON NOW
TALKED ABOUT OUR CARDIO ESCOBEDO
CHAIRMAN TAKEN INDIAN TRIBE. MR.
CHAIRMAN WELCOME. AND THANK YOU
FOR BEING HERE AND PLEASE
PROCEED. THANK YOU, MR CHAIRMAN
AND MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR
HAVING ME. THANK YOU FOR YOUR
TIME TODAY. GENUINE HONORED TO
APPEAR BEFORE YOU TODAY
REPRESENT THE TOÀN INDIAN TRIBE
AND ARE OVER 1240 MEMBERS. WE
COME TODAY IN THE SPIRIT OF
MUTUAL FRIENDSHIP AND BILATERAL
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN OUR
SOVEREIGN TRIBAL NATION AND THE
GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
REQUEST FORMAL LEGISLATIVE
RATIFICATION OF TEHRAN'S TRIBAL
STATE COMPACT QUITE FRANKLY,
REACHING THIS POINT HAS BEEN A
LONG, ARDUOUS AND OFTEN PAINFUL
JOURNEY FOR OUR PEOPLE. LIKE
MANY OF OUR FELLOW TRIBES TO
HOLD HIS HEAD TO ENDURE IT
OVERCOME A LEGACY OF
HEARTBREAKING HISTORICAL
INJUSTICES. FOR CENTURIES, OUR
ANCESTORS LIVED AND THRIVED INTO
HOME KENYAN AREA OF WHAT IS NOW
SOUTHERN KERN COUNTY. BUT WERE
ROBBED OF THEIR LIVES.
LIVELIHOODS AND LIFE BLOOD. WHEN
THE U. S SENATE FAILED TO RATIFY
THE TREATY OF 18 51, LEAVING OUR
TRIBE ABANDONED, UNSEEN AND
LANDLESS, BUT WE NEVER GAVE UP.
THROUGH IT ALL, EVEN WHEN OUR
PROSPECTS WERE DIM OUR INNER
STRENGTH SENSE OF COMMUNITY
FAITH IN ONE ANOTHER AND
UNWAVERING PRIDE IN OUR
ANCESTRAL HISTORY HELD STRONG.
AND TODAY AFTER GENERATIONS OF
HEAVY HARDSHIP, OUR FUTURE IS
BRIGHT. THANKS TO THE OBAMA
ADMINISTRATION, WE ARE THE ONLY
FAIRLY RECOGNIZED TRIBE AND
CURRENT COUNTY AND AFTER BEING
LANDLESS FOR 150 YEARS, WE HAVE
SUPPORT FROM THE BIDEN
ADMINISTRATION AND CONCURRENCE
FROM THE NEW CITY ADMINISTRATION
ON THE 320 ACRES OF ANCESTRAL
HOMELAND TO BE TAKEN INTO TRUST
BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. YEAH.
TODAY WE STAND AT THE DOORSTEP
OF SECURITY PERMANENT HOMELAND
FOR TRIBAL OFFICES, ACCESSIBLE
HEALTH CARE AND AFFORDABLE
HOUSING AND LONG TERM ECONOMIC
SELF SUFFICIENCY FOR OUR PEOPLE.
THIS HOMELAND WILL ALSO ALLOW US
TO CREATE A STATE OF THE ART
RESORT AND ENTERTAINMENT
FACILITY IN THE HEART OF CURRENT
COUNTY, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND,
CREATING NEARLY 55,000 JOBS FOR
OUR CURRENT COUNTY NEIGHBORS IN
A REGION THAT HAS TOO OFTEN BEEN
OVERLOOKED AND ECONOMICALLY
UNDERSERVED. THIS INCLUDES MORE
THAN 1000 DIRECT CONSTRUCTION
JOBS AND ONCE COMPLETE, NEARLY
4000 NEW, PERMANENT, DIRECT AND
INDIRECT JOBS WITH THE $79
MILLION PAYROLL. THESE JOBS ARE
MOSTLY UNION AND WILL ADHERE TO
A STRONG LOCAL HIRING PROVISIONS
FOR CURRENT COUNTY RESIDENTS
WITH NO TAXPAYER OBLIGATION. THE
ESTIMATED VALUE OF THIS PROJECT
KERN COUNTY ALONE IS 220 MILLION
OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. IN SHORT
WITH ONE SIMPLE ACTION. THIS
LEGISLATURE HAS A HISTORIC
OPPORTUNITY TO LIFT UP TO
COMMUNITIES AND RESTORE JUSTICE
FOR A TRIBE THAT DESERVES IT
WHILE PROVIDING A POWERFUL NEW
ECONOMIC ENGINE FOR A COUNTY
THAT DESPERATELY NEEDS IT.
PROGRESS HAS MANY PARENTS AND WE
DIDN'T GET HERE ALONE. WE
ORDERED A DEBT OF GRATITUDE TO
THE ENTIRE BIPARTISAN DELEGATION
OF CURRAN COUNTY LEGISLATORS,
INCLUDING OUR BILLS, AUTHOR,
SENATOR SENATOR MELISSA POTATO
FOR THEIR ENCOURAGEMENT AND
SUPPORT. WE ARE ALSO THANKFUL
FOR THE TRUST INC OF GOVERNOR
NEWSOM, NATHAN VOCALLY AND THE
ENTIRE NEWSOME ADMINISTRATION
WHO PROVIDED RESPECTFUL
CONSIDERATION OF OUR TWO PART
APPLICATION AND A FAIRLY
NEGOTIATED COMPACT THAT BENEFITS
ALL PARTIES. THIS PROJECT ALSO
ENJOYS BIPARTISAN AND UNANIMOUS
SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT COUNTY
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND THE
ENTIRE BIPARTISAN CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION REPRESENTING CURRENT
COUNTY. IN FACT, I'D ARGUE THIS
PROJECT ENJOYS MORE UNIFIED
LOCAL SUPPORT ANY TRIBAL GAMING
PROJECT THAT HAS COME BEFORE IT.
CASE IN POINT. THE PROJECT IS
SUPPORTED BY NEARLY EVERY LOCAL
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION IN KERN
COUNTY, AND IT HAS A STRONG
SUPPORT OF LOCAL CONSTRUCTION
BUILDING TRADES AND OTHER MAJOR
LABOR ORGANIZATIONS. THEY DON'T
ALWAYS AGREE, BUT THEY DO AGREE
THAT THIS COMPACT AND THIS
PROJECT ARE VITAL TO CURRENT
COUNTY'S ECONOMIC FUTURE AND
WORTHY OF YOUR SUPPORT. I ALSO
WANT TO THANK THAT MANY TRIBES
AND TRIBAL LEADERS ACROSS
CALIFORNIA WHO HAVE OFFERED
SUPPORT ADVICE AND COUNSEL
THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. FINALLY
I WANT TO THANK OUR DEVELOPMENT
MANAGEMENT PARTNER, HARD ROCK
INTERNATIONAL SEMINOLE TRIBE OF
FLORIDA. THEY HAVE STOOD
SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH US TO
HELP MAKE RESTORING OUR LAND
BASED A REALITY. BEFORE I
CONCLUDE AN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS
YOU MIGHT HAVE. I WANT TO MAKE
ONE FINAL POINT. OAN TRIBE IS
PROUD TO BE BUILDING A NEW HOME
ON THE VERY LAND ON WHICH OUR
ANCESTORS WORKED, LIVED, LOVED
AND THRIVED. FOR CENTURIES. IT
WAS OUR LAND THEN AND IT IS OUR
LAND NOW. HISTORY HAS COME FULL
CIRCLE, MAKING THIS MOMENT THAT
MUCH MORE MEANINGFUL FOR OUR
PEOPLE. WITH THAT. ANSWER ANY
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE? THANK YOU,
MR CHAIRMAN ANYBODY, SENATOR
JONES? JUST CURIOSITY. WHERE'S
THE 320 ACRES? AND IS THERE
ANYTHING THERE NOW? ITS CURRENT
FARMLAND RIGHT NOW, AND IT'S
RIGHT. UM, ABOUT 2.5 MILES NORTH
OF THE I 5 99 INTERSECT. GREAT.
OKAY AND THEN WHEN DO YOU EXPECT
THE RESORT? YOU HAVE AN OPENING
DATE FOR THE RESORT YET? OR NOT
YET. I THINK DEPENDING ON THE
PROGRESS OF THIS, UH REALLY WE
THINK THAT WE COULD HAVE SHOVELS
IN THE GROUND FIRST QUARTER NEXT
YEAR. GREAT DRIVE. SEVERAL TIMES
A YEAR FROM SAN DIEGO TO THE
SACRAMENTO SO THAT'S ABOUT
HALFWAY, SO THAT'S A GREAT
STOPPING POINT TO GO CHARGE.
SENATOR WILK. THANK YOU. YES SIR
. YES, SIR. DID YOU HAVE A
COMMENT? SIR? I HAD A QUESTION,
BUT IT WAS ASKEDBY MY COLLEAGUE
SO I THINK I'M GOOD. GREAT
THAT'S FANTASTIC. ANYBODY ELSE
HAVE A COMMENT? MR CHAIRMAN.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE TODAY.
THANK YOU. CHAIRMAN COMMITTEE.
THANK YOU. WELL, NOW ANYBODY IN
THE ROOM WISHING TO MAKE PUBLIC
COMMENT HERE, PLEASE COME
FORWARD. VERY QUICKLY. MR. CHAIR
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE POETRY
ON BEHALF OF THE COLUSA INDIAN
COMMUNITY AND THE PECHANGA BAND
IN FULL SUPPORT. MR CHAIRMAN AND
MEMBERS PAUL YODA ON BEHALF OF
THE CURRENT COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS REALLY APPRECIATED
THE CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS. ALL OF
THE STATE'S ENERGY GOALS RUN
RIGHT THROUGH CURRENT COUNTY.
THIS PROJECT IS VITAL TO THE
ECONOMIC FUTURE AND
DIVERSIFICATION OF THE ECONOMY
AND CURRENT COUNTY LIKE HE SAID,
TO COMMUNITIES RISING AT THE
SAME TIME. THANK YOU. PERFECT
THANK YOU. MODERATOR SEEN NOBODY
ELSE COME FORWARD, MODERATOR.
CAN YOU. OPEN UP THE LINE AND
SEE IF THERE'S ANY PUBLIC
COMMENT ON THIS COMPACT, PLEASE
. THANK YOU. LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK
ON THIS COMPACT, PLEASE PRESS 10
AT THIS TIME. 10 AND YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. AND I HAVE NO
ONE IN QUÊ. RIGHT. WELL, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH MODERATE.
APPRECIATE YOUR WORK TODAY,
HAVING HEARD FROM EVERYONE AND
WANTING TO PROVIDE, UM AYE. I'M
GOING TO BACK UP HERE. I WANT TO
THANK MR MR VOCALLY FOR BEING
HERE TODAY ALSO WANT TO THANK
CHAIRMAN CISCO AND CHAIRMAN
ESCOBEDO FOR BEING HERE. I WISH
YOU ALL LUCK WITH INTERIOR,
ALTHOUGH, ACCORDING TO YOU KNOW,
MR VOCALLY, I TRUST THAT WE
WON'T HAVE TO HEAR FROM THEM ON
THESE TWO WITH THAT THAT
CONCLUDES OUR INFORMATIONAL
HEARING FOR THE DAY. THANK YOU.
KAY WE HAVE ONE BILL ON TODAY'S
AGENDA. WAS IT. OKAY? GREAT.
LET'S BEGIN AND END WITH THE
ONLY ITEM. ON TODAY'S AGENDA A B
9 20 BY MY ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S A
SYRIA YOUR CURRY ASSEMBLY
MEMBER. WELCOME. YOU CAN BEGIN.
I KNOW YOU RUSHED OVER HERE. YOU
CAN TAKE THEM SECOND JIMINY
CHRISTMAS. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR
CHAIR AND MEMBERS. A B 9 20
ALLOWS CALIFORNIA'S CRAFT
DISTILLERS TO CONTINUE TO SHIP
THEIR PRODUCTS DIRECTLY TO
CONSUMERS FOR ONE ADDITIONAL
YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT OF ALCOHOL
BEVERAGE CONTROL ALLOW THESE
DISTILLERS TO SHIP THEIR
PRODUCTS DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS.
FROM MARCH 2022 MARCH 2022. WINE
pAND BEER ALREADY HAVE THIS
PRIVILEGE. ABC ANTICIPATES MINOR
AND ABSORBABLE COSTS ASSOCIATED
WITH THE YEARLONG EXTENSION
ENFORCEMENT COSTS INCREASE
INCREASES AS SORRY ASSOCIATED
WITH THE SALES OVER THE PAST TWO
YEARS WERE NEGLIGIBLE. NESTLE
LOVE REPRESENTING CALIFORNIA
CRAFT DISTILLERS GUILD, THE
BILL'S SPONSOR IS HERE TO ANSWER
ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. AND I
RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR I VOTE.
THANK YOU. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S.
THOSE IN SUPPORT. PLEASE COME
FORWARD. SHARING MEMBERS NEED
SULLIVAN BEHALF OF THE
CALIFORNIA ARTISANAL DISTILLERS
KILLED REPRESENTING OVER 150
CRAFT DISTILLERS FROM AROUND THE
STAGE IS ONE OF THANK THAT SHARE
COMMITTEE STAFF FOR ALL THE
STAKEHOLDERS FOR YOUR HARD WORK
ON THIS ISSUE, AND FOR THE
COMMITTEE MEMBERS SUPPORT. THIS
SIMPLY EXTENDS WHAT WE HAD IN
PLACE FOR TWO YEARS DURING
COVID. THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE
SURVIVAL OF THE STATE'S CRAFT
DISTILLING INDUSTRY. THESE ARE
FAMILY OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
AVERAGING BETWEEN FIVE AND 10
EMPLOYEES. THIS JUST IS A
TEMPORARY EXTENSION OF ONE
ADDITIONAL YEAR SO THEY CAN KEEP
THEIR DOORS OPEN. CURRENTLY
THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO SELL
THEIR PRODUCTS AND PERSON WHEN
PEOPLE COME TO THEIR TASTING
ROOMS THAT THIS ALLOWS THEM TO
DO ONLINE SALES AND SHIPPED TO
CONSUMERS SO THEY CAN CONTINUE
TO KEEP THEIR DOORS OPEN AND
KEEP PEOPLE EMPLOYED. THANKS SO
MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK
YOU. NEXT. MR CHAIRMAN MEMBERS
BILL BILLER ON BEHALF OF UPS
ALSO IN SUPPORT ANYBODY ELSE
HERE IN SUPPORT? MODERATOR COULD
YOU PLEASE OPEN THE LINES AND
ASK IF ANYBODY WOULD LIKE TO
TESTIFY ON A B 9 20 IN SUPPORT?
THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
SUPPORT, PLEASE PRESS 10 AND
YOUR TELEPHONE KEYPAD. AGAIN
THAT IS 10. AND ONE MOMENT FOR
FIRST COMING.
MODERATOR NOT BEING IMPATIENT,
BUT WHAT'S HAPPENING? WE'RE
GIVING THE LINE NUMBER ASSIGNED
AND ONCE AGAIN FOR ANYONE ELSE
WHO WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT.
PLEASE PRESS 10 AND WE WILL GO
TO BY NUMBER. 34. PLEASE GO
AHEAD. GOOD AFTERNOON. SHARON
MEMBERS, MELISSA HIGHS YOU ON
BEHALF OF THE FAMILY WINEMAKERS
OF CALIFORNIA SUPPORT THANK YOU.
THANK YOU AND. THAT IS ALL THAT
I HAVE IN. Q THANK YOU.
MODERATOR HAVING HEARD FROM THE
SUPPORTERS WILL NOW FOLLOW THE
SAME PROCESS AND HEAR FROM THE
OPPOSITION. IS THERE ANY
OPPOSITION IN THE ROOM? SEE NONE
. MODERATOR CAN WE GO TO THE
PHONE LINES TO CHECK ON
OPPOSITION ON A B 9 20, PLEASE.
THANK YOU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
, IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN
OPPOSITION, PLEASE PRESS 10 AND
YOUR PHONE. ONE AND ZERO ON YOUR
TELEPHONE KEYPAD. AND I HAVE NO
ONE IN. Q THANK YOU VERY MUCH
MODERATED. APPRECIATE YOUR WORK
. OKAY SO WE'RE GOING TO BRING
BACK TO MEMBERS. ANYBODY WISHING
TO COMMENT ON THIS BILL, SENATOR
WILK MOVE THE BILL. WE HAVE
EMOTION ON THIS BILL. ANY
COMMENTS? QUESTIONS SEEING NONE.
CAN WE CALL THE ROLL? PLEASE?
WOULD YOU SAY YOUR CURRY? WOULD
YOU LIKE TO? UH SURE. I'D LIKE
TO JUST MINOR CLOSE HERE. YOU
KNOW, GOVERNOR NEWSOM IN THE ABC
BEGAN AUTHORIZING DIRECT TO
CONSUMER SHIPPING FOR CALIFORNIA
CRAFT DISTILLERS IN MARCH OF
2020, AND THIS PRIVILEGE HAS
BEEN A LIFELINE, ALLOWING
DISTILLERIES IN THE STATE TO
OFFSET REVENUES. LAST DO THE
IMPACTS OF COVID RESPECTFULLY
ASK FOR YOUR VOTE. THANK YOU.
OKAY, OPEN THE ROLE. A B 9 20
MOTION IS DUE PASS, BUT FIRST WE
REFER TO APPROPRIATIONS
COMMITTEE DODD. AYE NILSSON,
NILSSON, NO ALAN LETTA, LETTA
BECKER GORGEOUS BRADFORD BLAZER.
HUESO JONES. I JONES. I KAMLAGER
KAMLAGER I MELINDA'S PORTANTINO.
RUBIO HIâU. AYE, WILK. WEST, SO
I. NIELSEN NÓ T. OKAY THAT
BILL IS ON CALL AND WE'RE GONNA
LEAVE THE ROLE OPEN FOR FIVE
MINUTES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
MEMBERS APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU
. ASSEMBLYMEMBER'S APPRECIATED
WINE. WE GOT TO OPEN THE ROLE.
ABSENT MEMBERS, ALLEN BECKER
GORGEOUS BRADFORD GLASER
MELENDEZ PORTANTINO QUARANTINE.
OH I SEE HOW MUCH STROKE HE HAS
AROUND HERE. BUT THIS BILL IS ON
CALL FOR THOSE OF YOU ALREADY
VOTED. THERE'S NO SENSE IN
STAYING AROUND AND REALLY
APPRECIATE YOU ALL COMING HERE
AND ALLOWING US TO GET THIS
QUORUM AND GET THIS THING DONE
AROUND. YOU CAN MOVE BACK TO THE
FLOOR AND HAVE SOME MORE WORK TO
DO. NOW YOU'RE GONNA KICK ME OUT
HANGOUT IF YOU'D LIKE. TO
APPROPRIATIONS? YES THANK YOU.
AND THEY WANT ME TO VOTE HERE.
SO I GOTTA RUN BACK UP THERE IN
A SECOND. WIECKOWSKI IS
PRESENTING RIGHT NOW, BUT THERE
ARE THERE ARE WITNESSES. YEAH,
YEAH. OKAY? WHO ELSE IS NOT HERE
? BLAZER YEAH. WHICH IS PUTTING
COMING DOWN OUT OF ORDER. I'M
NOT RECOGNIZING. AND I SAID YES
COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. COULD WE
OPEN THE ROLE POLICE ABSENT
MEMBERS, ALLEN I. BECKER.
GORGEOUS BRADFORD BLAZER.
GLASER. I MELENDEZ. OKAY? BUT
ONE OF THEM. WHO IS MISSING NOW
THAT THIS SONG CALLED GORGEOUS
BRADFORD MILLENNIA. MELINDA'S IS
NOT COMING, SHE TOLD ME. BECKER
GOT HE WAS HERE. NOT COMING,
OKAY? CALL THEM WHAT ROLE ONE
MORE TIME. ABSENT MEMBERS.
BECKER GORGEOUS BRADFORD.
MELENDEZ. LOOK OUT. 11 0. THAT'S
11 0 THAT BUILDS OUT THANK YOU
TO ALL THE INDIVIDUALS WHO
PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC
TESTIMONY TODAY. IF YOU'RE NOT
ABLE TO TESTIFY TODAY, PLEASE
SUBMIT YOUR COMMENTS AND
SUGGESTIONS IN WRITING TO OUR
GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION
COMMITTEE OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE.
YOUR COMMENTS, SUGGESTIONS ARE
IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, EVERYONE
FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND
COOPERATION. HAVING CONCLUDED
THIS AGENDA, THE SENATE
COMMITTEE GOVERNMENTAL
ORGANIZATION IS ADJOURNED.