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<br /> 9A <br />GOVERNOR EMPLOYS ENHANCED GOVERNOR SIGNS RENEGOTIATED Page 31 <br /> SECURITY MEASURES TO GAMING COMPACT <br /> PROTECT CALIFORNIA On August 8. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger <br />The League of California Cities has been signed a renegotiated gaming compact with the <br /> Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. In a win <br />updated by the Govemor's Office and other state for local governments, the compact requires the <br />officials on pertinent homeland security issues tribe to reach intergovernmental agreements with <br />surrounding the recently thwarted plot to bomb Riverside County and any impacted cities to <br />multiple overseas flights from Britain to the United account for and mitigate the effect of gaming <br />States. facilities on law enforcement, fire protection, and <br />The fol/owing are some of the measures that public services. <br />have been taken to secure the safety of The compact also permits the tribe to operate <br />California's citizens and the state's infrastructure: an additional 3,000 slot machines and the ability to <br /> The Governor deployed California National establish a third easino on their tribal lands if it <br />. ean demonstrate community support. The <br />Guard members to the San Francisco (SFO), amended compact must now be ratified by the <br />Oakland, and Los Angeles (LAX) international State Legislature. <br />airports to assist local law enforcement in security. <br />National Guard members have also assisted the The League will continue to monitor the <br />Governor's Office of Emergency Services in compact and its progress through the Legislature. <br />security measures as needed. <br />. The Governor's Office of Emergency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . <br />Services (OES) will continue to monitor the situa- LEAGUE ANNUAL CONFERENCE - HAS <br />tion and to keep statewide loeallaw enforcement <br />and fire officials informed on developments. Local YOUR CITY DESIGNATED A VOTING <br />first responders have been informed of fire/rescue DELEGATE AND ALTERNATE? <br />mutual aid programs. <br />. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) will Does your city want to vote on the resolutions <br />continue to communicate with law enforcement that will be considered at this year's Annual <br />agencies, as well as offer assistance and re- Conference? If so, it must, by city council action, <br />sources. CHP will also continue to monitor the designate a voting delegate (and alternate) in <br />ports, truck inspections stations, bridges, high- order to participate. More than 300 cities have <br />ways, and other infrastructure components. made their designations. Has yours? <br />For further information, visit If not, you still have a chance. Although the <br />www.governor.ea.gov. The League will continue to deadline to return the voting delegate forms has <br />provide updates as developments occur. passed, cities may still fax completed forms to the <br /> League of Califomia Cities offICe through Septem- <br /> ber 1 and bring the original to the Voting Delegate <br /> desk at the conference in San Diego. Forms are <br /> available on the League website at <br /> Our Mission www.cacities.ora/resolutions. <br /> Restore and protect local control for cities Questions about voting delegates should be <br /> through education and advocacy to enhance directed to Debbie Kinsey at (916) 658-8221 or <br /> the quality of life for all Californians, dkinsey@eacities.org. <br />Visit the League's Official Webslte--www.caclties.org PRIORITY FOCUS - PAGE 3 <br /> August 18, 2006 . Issue #33 <br />