Physical Description: 311 file folders
Access Information
This series contains 176 files which are restricted under the California Public Records Act, Government Code section 7923.600-7923.625,
formerly section 6254 (f), background investigations. Twenty-eight additional files are restricted under Government Code section
7927.705, formerly section 6254 (k), attorney-client privilege, and one additional file is restricted under Government Code
section 7929.000, formerly section 6254 (d), reports of business operations.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries with Public (Open) Meeting Files first, followed by Closed (Restricted) Meeting Files. Each subseries
is arranged chronologically by date of meeting.
Scope and Content Note
A primary purpose of the Commission meetings was to approve or deny license applications. The Commission’s determination
was based, in part, on the recommendation of the Division of Gambling Control (Department of Justice), who conducted intensive
background investigations on individuals and businesses; these investigation reports make up the bulk of the Meeting Files;
however, they are exempt from disclosure. The series is arranged as follows: the public (or “open”) folders are in chronological
order by meeting date. The series then starts over chronologically with the restricted (or “closed”) materials. Where a
single meeting contains records restricted under multiple different exemptions, these are separated into different folders.
For example, records restricted under Government Code section 7923.600-7923.625 would be in a different folder than records
restricted under section 7927.705.
The types of records contained in the Meeting Files include background investigations, correspondence, reports, agendas, minutes,
draft and final policies, notes, and memoranda. Significant topics include: methods of distributing funds to compact and
non-compact tribes; “net win;” regulations and procedures involving surveillance, non-compliance, emergency evacuation plans,
and equipment standards; approval, denial, and determinations of various types of license related to personnel, contractors,
and equipment; procedures for the “license draw;” problem gambling; and the Gambling Patrons’ Bill of Rights.
This series documents the meetings of the Commission from the start of operations in November 2000 through December 2006.
Records of meetings are entirely missing for the time period of September 2004 – January 2006.
See Appendix A for a full list of meeting dates from 2000-2006.
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