County of San Diego Board of Supervisors approves agreement with Jamul Indian Village

This document affirms a mutually beneficial relationship as the Tribe prepares for the grand opening of its $400 million Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego. JIV and a wholly owned subsidiary of Penn National Gaming are expected to celebrate the grand opening of the new casino this summer.

"The casino and this agreement in particular will provide significant benefits for Jamul and surrounding communities that would otherwise not be available," said Erica Pinto, Chairwoman of Jamul Indian Village. "We are grateful for the Supervisors' vote today and County staff’s work on the government-to-government negotiations during the past year."

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The community wants and needs the jobs our project is creating, saidErica Pinto, Chairwoman of Jamul Indian Village

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The MOU and related Fire and Life Safety services agreement result in JIV providing $4.8 million in initial payments and equipment and over $2.75 million annually for fire, life safety and public safety services, and includes two new fire trucks for East County and a 4x4 vehicle. Combined, the agreements will result in over $90 million in funding for fire, life safety and public safety over the next 20 years. JIV will also provide semi-annual and perpetual mitigation and operating reports to the County that include, among others: public safety, air and water quality impacts, and compliance with noise and dark sky ordinances.

The MOU also includes over $3.7 million from JIV for roadway improvements the County believes are not included in the California Department of Transportation’s Final Environmental Impact Report (“FEIR”). The identified FEIR improvements include, among others, new dedicated turn lanes and traffic signals along State Route 94 in Jamul, and key intersection enhancements to improve safety and increase traffic flow. JIV expects to provide approximately $20 million towards the FEIR improvements.

"We thank Chairman Roberts and the Board of Supervisors for taking the time to review and support what we consider to be the strongest government-to-government MOU ever negotiated in the County of San Diego," said B.J. Fair, Chief Development Officer of Penn National Gaming.

In addition to the agreements with the County and the approximately 1,200 construction jobs already created to develop the facility, Hollywood Casino Jamul-San Diego will generate over 1,000 permanent jobs. More than 7,000 employment applications have been submitted in recent months, with approximately 3,000 applications coming from Jamul and surrounding communities.

"The community wants and needs the jobs our project is creating. We look forward to becoming an economic development engine in East County for years to come," said Pinto.