Resolution 13811CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 13 811
OPPOSING THE PROPOSED LOWER LAKE RANCHERIA -KOI NATION CASINO
IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND
WHEREAS, the Lower Lake Rancheria -Koi Nation proposes to build a 200,000 square
foot gambling casino and hotel complex on 35 acres in the City of Oakland near the Oakland
International Airport and within two miles of Alameda's Bay Farm Island neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, research shows that gambling casinos impact communities within a 50 -mile
radius and the entire City of Alameda is located within 2 -9 miles of the proposed casino site; and
WHEREAS, gambling casinos are known to have a negative impact, including increased
crime and traffic congestion, on surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, gambling casinos are known to be most often frequented by residents of
surrounding communities and to have a negative impact, including financial instability,
incarceration, divorce, and domestic violence, on the individuals and families who gamble there
and ultimately cost society far more than such operations will pay in fees and taxes to the City of
Oakland; and
WHEREAS, the proposed casino site is surrounded on three sides by the Martin Luther
King Regional Shoreline Park which provide's a sanctuary for endangered species that would be
negatively impacted by a 24 -hour, 2,000 slot machine casino; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of Alameda residents attended the December 14, 2004 Joint
Alameda and San Leandro Town Hall meeting and voiced their concerns about the potential
negative impacts of the proposed Koi Nation casino on their community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda
opposes the proposed Lower Lake Rancheria -Koi Nation casino.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda, directs the City
Manager and City Attorney to respond to the Environmental Impact Statement on the Lower
Lake Rancheria -Koi Nation proposal for a casino -hotel in the City of Oakland at the corner of
Swan Way and Pardee Drive.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Alameda directs the
Interim City Manager to work with his colleagues in the surrounding jurisdictions to actively
oppose the proposed casino.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by the Council of the City of Alameda in the regular meeting of the City
Council on the 18th day of January, 2005, by the following vote to wit:
AYES:
Councilmembers Daysog, deHaan, Gilmore, Matarrese
and Mayor Johnson -`5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City
this 19th day of January, 2005.
Lara Weisiger, City CI rk
City of Alameda