PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 04/20/26
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CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY LETTER FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR PABON-ALVARADO TRANSMITTED ON APRIL 7, 2026, TO STATE OF CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR NEWSOM'S OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION - PROPOSED VALLEJO CASINO PROJECT & POTENTIAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON EXISTING GAMING ACTIVITIES TO LYTTON RANCHERIA AND CITY OF SAN PABLO PARTNERSHIP
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt by Minute Action;
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Compliance statements
FY 2025-27 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Under Major Police Area: Focus on Economic Development and Fiscal Diversification is an adopted policy contained in the FY 2025-27 City of San Pablo Council Priority Workplan, effective April 7, 2025.
BACKGROUND
On April 2, 2026, the City of San Pablo was requested by the Lytton Rancheria of California (Lytton Tribe), owner and operator of San Pablo Lytton Casino, to submit a letter to the Governor's Office outlining the anticipated impacts of the proposed Class III casino project by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians (Scotts Valley Band) in Vallejo, CA. This correspondence was requested prior to the State of California resuming state compact negotiations with the Scotts Valley Band, following the Federal Department of the Interior (DOI) reconsideration process which concludes in July 2026.
City's Letter to Governor
The City's letter, reviewed by the Casino Ad-Hoc Subcommittee consisting of Mayor Pabon-Alvarado and Vice Mayor Rita Xavier on April 6, 2026, was officially transmitted by Mayor Pabon-Alvarado on behalf of the City Council on April 7, 2026 (See Attachment).
A summary of the attached letter indicates that the City is deeply concerned about a Class-III level casino project near the City of San Pablo and San Pablo Lytton Casino, and the economic impacts associated with its ...
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