PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 11/02/2026
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CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION TO PROCEED WITH AMENDMENT NO. #4 TO THE FY 2025-27 CITY COUNCIL PRIORITY WORKPLAN, UNDER MAJOR POLICY AREA: FOCUS ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & FISCAL DIVERSIFICATION TO ADD NEW POLICY NO. #418 - EXPLORE THE FEASIBILITY OF DRAFTING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CITY REVENUES GENERATED FROM CASINO SAN PABLO.
CEQA: This is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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Compliance statements
FY 2025-2027 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Under Major Policy Goal: Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification would consider adding a new policy amendment to the FY 2025-27 City Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
CEQA Compliance Statement
This proposed action is not a project under CEQA; although, particular projects in the Workplan may be subject to CEQA and require additional review.
BACKGROUND
After the July 30, 2026, Federal Department of Interior (DOI) decision on the proposed Solano County/Vallejo casino project, and the September 30, 2026 Federal District Court ruling upholding the DOI’s decision, the City Manager and City Attorney met with the Casino/Tribe Ad Hoc Subcommittee to discuss protecting the City’s casino revenue under its Municipal Services Agreement (MSA) with the Lytton Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
Under the adopted MSA, the San Pablo Lytton Casino currently provides nearly 59% of the City’s annual General Fund revenue or nearly $31M annually based on previously approved and reported Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) financial data, effective July 1, 2026.
Proposed Policy Workplan Amendment #4
On October 14, 2026, the City Manager and the City Attorney’s Office met with the Casino/Tribe Ad-Hoc Subcommittee. After staff provided an update, the Subcommittee supported staff’s recommendation that the City Council formally consider amend...
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