NUMB:
951672
VERS:
ORIGINAL
REF:
XXBY:
ALD. FRANK
TITL:
Resolution relating to payment to the City of
Milwaukee from the Potawatomi Bingo Casino.
ANLS:
- Analysis -
This resolution requests Governor Thompson to provide
for payments to the City of Milwaukee from the
Potawatomi Bingo Casino when the state-tribe compact
for the casino is renegotiated in 1998-1999. Under
the current state-tribe compact, the casino profits
are distributed among the casino's management
company, the Potawatomi tribe and the Indian
Community School of Milwaukee.
BODY:
Whereas, Potawatomi Bingo Casino is located in the
Menomonee Valley within the borders of the City of
Milwaukee and is serviced by City streets and other
City services; and
Whereas, Potawatomi Bingo Casino's most recent year-
end records show that 1994 profits were $47 million,
a 70% increase over the profit shown in 1993; and
Whereas, The profits from Potawatomi Bingo Casino are
shared by the casino's management company, the
Potawatomi tribe and the Indian Community School of
Milwaukee, but none of the profits are distributed to
the City of Milwaukee for the benefit of City
property taxpayers; and
Whereas, Casinos such as Potawatomi Bingo Casino can
only be created pursuant to an agreement between the
tribe and the governor of the state, and the state-
tribal compact for Potawatomi Bingo Casino is
scheduled for renegotiation in 1998-1999; and
Whereas, It would be highly appropriate for the new
compact between the Forest County Potawatomi tribe
and the Governor of Wisconsin to provide that some of
the Potawatomi Bingo Casino profit be paid to the
City of Milwaukee to reduce the tax burden on City
property taxpayers; now, therefore, be it
Resolved, By the Common Council of the City of
Milwaukee, that the Common Council requests Governor
Tommy Thompson to provide for payments to the City of
Milwaukee in the state-tribal compact for Potawatomi
Bingo Casino when the compact is renegotiated in
1998-1999.
ZDPT:
DFTR:
LRB96056.1
CAW
2/12/96
CATT