City of Milwaukee - File #: 001684

• File #: 001684
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/20/2001
• In control: JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
• Final action: 4/10/2001
• Title: Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to participate on the City's behalf in Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin v. Bruce Babbitt. (City Attorney)
• Sponsors: THE CHAIR
• Indexes: GAMBLING, INDIAN TRUST STATUS, LITIGATION, SUITS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/17/2001	0	MAYOR	SIGNED
4/10/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ADOPTED	Pass	14:2
4/2/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	RECOMMENDED FOR PLACING ON FILE; Minutes note: Ald. Johnson-Odom moved to adopt File No. 001684. The motion failed by the following vote: Ayes: Ald. D'Amato and Johnson-Odom - 2. Noes: Ald. Richards and Murphy - 2. Excused: Ald. Gordon - 1. Ald. Johnson-Odom moved that this matter be held in Committee. The motion failed by the following vote: Ayes: Ald. D'Amato and Johnson-Odom - 2. Noes: Ald. Richards and Murphy - 2. Excused: Ald. Gordon - 1.	Pass	3:1
3/27/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/27/2001	0	JUDICIARY & LEGISLATION COMMITTEE	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/20/2001	0	COMMON COUNCIL	ASSIGNED TO

Number
001684
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference

Sponsor
THE CHAIR
Title
Resolution authorizing the City Attorney to participate on the City's behalf in Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin v. Bruce Babbitt. (City Attorney)
Analysis
This resolution authorizes the City Attorney to participate on the City's behalf in the case of Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin v. Bruce Babbitt (DDC filed January 11, 2001) (the "Litigation"). That participation would include joinder in the Litigation as a party plaintiff. The Litigation is an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to reverse the Finding of No Significant Impact (the "FONSI") issued by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (the "BIA") on December 29, 2000 under the National Environmental Protection Act. The BIA found that the massive Indian casino project proposed for Kenosha, Wisconsin would have no significant impact on the human environment. The FONSI was based upon an Environmental Assessment which the Potawatomi Tribe believes was both procedurally and substantively flawed. The Mayor of Milwaukee, the President of the Milwaukee Common Council, the Milwaukee County Executive and Lake County, Illinois all requested that the BIA require the preparation of a complete Environmental Impact Statement ("EIS") before taking final action on the Kenosha proposal. The Litigation seeks the same relief, preparation of a full EIS. It is anticipated that the cost for the City's participation in the Litigation will be minimal. The Potawatomi Tribe has agreed to pay for all costs and expenses of the Litigation including the retention of a law firm with national expertise in environmental law.
Body
Whereas, The Forest County Potawatomi Community of Wisconsin (the "Potawatomi Tribe") has filed an action in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (the "Litigation") to reverse the Finding of No Significant Impact ("FONSI") issued by the ...