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Chief Administrative Office recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians and El Dorado County for the entertainment center and parking expansion to the existing Red Hawk Casino parking structure.
FUNDING: Discretionary Tribe Funding.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
The Tribe is proposing to expand its Red Hawk Casino with the addition of a hotel, parking and entertainment center. The existing facility includes a 278,000-square-foot casino and adjacent eight-level parking garage. The hotel project was previously addressed in environmental reviews and is not a subject of this Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA). This IGA is limited to the offsite impacts associated with the entertainment center and those identified in the Tribal Environmental Impact Report (TEIR).
The proposed 75,000-square-foot entertainment center would be developed above the northern half of the existing parking garage. The entertainment center building would incorporate additional entertainment and dining options such as a 26-lane bowling alley, virtual reality gaming suites, indoor go-karting, bar, meeting rooms. In addition, the southern half of the existing eight-level parking garage would be expanded with an additional three levels. The additional three levels would expand the number of parking spaces from 3,040 to 3,600.
Because the entertainment center is located on land held in trust by the federal government for the Tribe, the County lacks the ability to ensure it receives property and sales and use tax revenue from the entertainment center, which the County would otherwise receive if the entertainment center was not operated on tribal trust land.
Through a series of negotiations between County staff and the Tribe, the attached proposed IGA was reached and the Tribal Council will consider this agreement on February 19, 2022.
The primary terms of the agreement are:
1. Term/Due Dates...
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