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Cathedral City
Staff Report
Item No. 6.A
Meeting Date: August 28, 2019
From: Tami Scott, Administrative Services Director
Title: Agreements with Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
To authorize the execution of an Intergovernmental Agreement and Memorandum of
Understanding between the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians and the City to
mitigate the impacts of the future Casino development project.

BACKGROUND:
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians (“TRIBE”) is a federally recognized Indian
tribe located on federal trust lands, which are located within the geographic boundaries
of the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City, Rancho Mirage, and the County of
Riverside. The Tribe has inhabited the Coachella Valley and the surrounding mountains
since time immemorial. The Agua Caliente Indian Reservation was established through
Executive Order signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on May 15, 1876 and enlarged
through Executive Order signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 29,
1877, affirming the Tribe’s sovereignty and land-base; and under the Indian Gaming
Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq. (“IGRA”), the Tribe may engage in gaming
as a means of promoting Tribal economic development, self-sufficiency, and strong
Tribal government.
On or about August of 2016, the Tribe entered into a gaming compact with the State of
California, as contemplated under IGRA, with an effective date of October 31, 2016 (the
“Compact”). The Tribe desires to operate tribal economic development projects in a
manner that benefits the Tribe, its members, and the community as a whole, and the
City recognizes the mutual benefit that can be derived if those goals are achieved. The
Tribe has successfully developed and now operates and maintains two “Existing
Gaming Facilities” pursuant to IGRA and the Compact. The Tribe has determined that a
new gaming facility within the City of Cathedral City (the “New Gaming Facility”),
featuring gaming activities authorized under IGRA and the Compact, would be a way in
which to generate independent Tribal resources to provide for the health, education,
employment, government, general welfare, safety, and cultural needs of the Tribe. In
addition to the Existing Gaming Facilities, which have become major tourist attractions
and regional employers bringing millions of dollars into the local community, the Tribe

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has successfully developed, or is developing, its lands with other economic
development or governmental projects that serve the Tribe and the community.
Section 11.7 of the Compact requires that before commencement of a “Project,” as
defined in the Compact, the Tribe must engage in certain specified environmental
review processes and further requires the Tribe and the City or any impacted city to
enter into an “Intergovernmental Agreement” for, among other things, the compensation
for law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, and any other public
services to be provided in relation to the Tribe’s gaming operations and the mitigation of
any effect on public safety attributable to the Project. The Parties recognize that this
Agreement therefore is an important and mutually beneficial means for furthering the
government-to-government relationship between the Parties and in building trust,
mutual respect, good will, and cooperation for the benefit of the entire community. The
Tribe now anticipates the construction of the New Gaming Facility, which constitutes a
“Project” under the Compact.
The future Gaming Facility is to be located at the northwest corner of East Palm Canyon
Drive and Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. The site will occupy approximately 13
acres, acquired from the City Urban Revitalization Corporation in August of 2017. The
Tribe submitted a Fee-to-Trust application in November 2017, with the anticipated
approval to be secured in the very near future.
DISCUSSION:
The purpose of this Intergovernmental Agreement is to set forth certain agreements of
the Parties that are intended to:
(a)
Ensure the timely mitigation of any effect on transportation and
circulation, public services and utilities, and noise attributable to the New Gaming
Facility (collectively, the “Covered Matters”); and
(b)
Establish a mutually agreeable means to address and mitigate the
Covered Matters; and
(c)
Identify the process to resolve disputes that may arise between the
City and the Tribe under this Agreement; and
(d)
Create a framework for continuing to build and maintain a mutually
beneficial government-to-government relationship between the Tribe and the City; and
(e)
Identify ways for the Tribe and the City to work together to provide
additional services and benefits to the Tribal community and the City.
The Parties acknowledge that the establishment of the New Gaming Facility may create
the need for additional law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services,
and other public services to be provided the Tribe related to the New Gaming Facility
and the need to mitigate the effect on public safety attributable to the New Gaming
Facility. The Parties also acknowledge that the New Gaming Facility will provide
substantial benefits to the Tribe, City, and surrounding communities, including increased
employment, an important market for local vendors, and an attraction to patrons,
tourists, and revenues from out of the area.

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The Parties recognize that both the positive and negative effects of the New Gaming
Facility on the interests of the Parties may be difficult to quantify, but in the governmentto-government spirit that underlies this Agreement, and in order to address the need for
additional law enforcement, fire protection, emergency medical services, and other
public services to be provided to the New Gaming Facility and the need to mitigate the
effect on public safety attributable to the New Gaming Facility and resolve differences of
opinions between the Tribe and the City as to the extent and materiality of this need and
the mitigation thereof, the Parties have agreed to add certain mitigation measures that
take all of those positive and negative effects into account. The Compact Mitigation
Measures embodied in this Agreement are intended to constitute the Intergovernmental
Agreement between the Tribe and the City to the extent required under Section 11.7 of
the Compact with respect to the New Gaming Facility.
The Tribe and the City agree that any Significant Effect on the Off-Reservation
Environment from the New Gaming Facility will be adequately mitigated by the Tribe
through its obligations under the Final EA/TEIR and that this Agreement will set forth a
framework for mitigating the Covered Matters. The Compact Mitigation Measures set
forth herein shall address and satisfy the Covered Matters due to the construction and
operation of the New Gaming Facility.
To address and satisfy the Covered Matters due to the construction and/or operation of
the New Gaming Facility, commencing on the first anniversary of issuance of the
certificate of occupancy for the New Gaming Facility (the “Payment Commencement
Date”) and continuing for nine (9) years thereafter on the 1st day of October of each
successive year, the Tribe shall make an annual Compact Mitigation Payment of one
hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) for a total payment to the City of one
million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) over the term of the Agreement
(the “Compact Mitigation Payment”).
In addition to the Compact Mitigation Payment noted above, the Tribe in accordance
with the mitigation measures identified in the New Gaming Facility Final EA/TEIR shall:
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Pay 100% of the costs for installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of
Buddy Rogers Avenue and Date Palm Drive,
Pay 16% of the fair share cost of the future installation of a traffic signal at the
intersection of Cathedral Canyon Drive and Paseo Real,
Contribute an in-lieu and equivalent mitigation payment, at the current rate, for
the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF),
Either pay, at the current rate, the City Transit Development Fee according to
CCMC 14.10.030, or receive credit for the Transit Development Fee for funding
the construction of a bus stop as part of the widening of East Palm Canyon and
date Palm Drive, CCMC 14.10.040,
Pay, at the current rate, the City Facilities Impact Fees for the New Gaming
Facility,
Make an annual payment, at the current rate, to the City Fire and Police Facilities
and Equipment Fund pursuant to Chapter 3.17 of the CCMC, and
In coordination with the City, fund mutually acceptable noise reduction measures
along Buddy Rogers adjacent to existing City parks.

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In addition to the Intergovernmental Agreement, a Memorandum of Understanding
(“MOU”) is intended to memorialize an additional commitment by the Tribe to allocate
certain amounts from the Tribe’s Tribal Transportation Program for the repair,
maintenance and reconstruction of identified city streets.
The Tribe receives funding through the federal Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) via
the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Federal Lands Highway (FLH) Office for
the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of public roads that provide access
to and within the Reservation and serve the cultural, social, economic, and/or
governmental needs of the Tribe, hereinafter referred to individually as a “Reservation
Road” and collectively as “Reservation Roads”. The Tribe and the City desire to
continue to work together in good faith to complete the planning, design, and
construction of Reservation Roads within the City; and only Reservation Roads that are
listed in the official National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) and
included in the Tribe’s Tribal Transportation Improvement Program (TTIP) are eligible
for TTP funding.
Thus, the MOU provides Commitments as follows:
1. The City will continue to be responsible for planning, contracting engineering
design services, construction, and construction engineering and inspection services for
all Reservation Roads within the City.
2. The Tribe will make total payments to the City, as necessary from its annual
TTP funding allocations, of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) over the term of this
MOU. In the event that TTP funding allocations are insufficient to meet this obligation,
the Tribe and City will enter into good faith negotiations to determine alternative funding
methods. The Tribe’s funding commitment shall have an annual maximum cap of two
million dollars ($2,000,000), for use toward the planning, design, and construction of
Reservation Roads within the City that are listed in the NTTFI and included the Tribe’s
TTIP, based on work performed and progress estimates submitted to the Tribe.
3. The City will credit the Tribe the amount of TTP funds received toward prior
and ongoing Reservation Road projects as advance payment for any Tribally
recognized traffic mitigation costs and/or fees associated with the development of Tribal
projects as identified through the appropriate environmental review process.
4. The City and the Tribe will enter into Subcontractor Services Agreement(s)
and other such other contracts or agreements as may be required to fulfill their
respective commitments as memorialized in this MOU, and as required by federal
regulations for the use of TTP funding.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$150,000 per year to the General Fund, for a period of 10 years under the
Intergovernmental Agreement; and, a total of $5,000,000 over the same period as a
contribution for city-wide road improvements.
The total amount reflected, which is an average of $650,000 per year over 10 years, is
consistent with the amount determined to be needed, through our 3rd party fiscal
consultant, to mitigate the impacts of the project.

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ATTACHMENTS:
Cathedral City Intergovernmental Agreement
ACBCI_Cathedral City General TTP MOU w Exhibit A

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 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (“Agreement”) by and between the Agua
Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized Indian tribe (“Tribe”) and the City of
Cathedral City, California, a California charter city (“City”) is dated and effective as of August
28, 2019. Tribe and City are sometimes hereinafter referred to as a “Party” and collectively as
the “Parties.” The terms “Tribe” and “City” as used herein shall include the Parties’
governmental entities, departments, and officials unless otherwise stated.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Tribe is a federally recognized Indian tribe located on federal trust lands,
which are located within the geographic boundaries of the cities of Palm Springs, Cathedral City,
Rancho Mirage, and the County of Riverside; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe has inhabited the Coachella Valley and the surrounding mountains
since time immemorial; and
WHEREAS, the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation was established through Executive
Order signed by President Ulysses S. Grant on May 15, 1876 and enlarged through Executive
Order signed by President Rutherford B. Hayes on September 29, 1877, affirming the Tribe’s
sovereignty and land-base; and
WHEREAS, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq.
(“IGRA”), the Tribe may engage in gaming as a means of promoting Tribal economic
development, self-sufficiency, and strong Tribal government; and
WHEREAS, IGRA generally requires that Class III gaming be conducted pursuant to a
Tribal-State Class III gaming compact; and
WHEREAS, on or about August of 2016, the Tribe entered into a gaming compact with
the State of California, as contemplated under IGRA, with an effective date of October 31, 2016
(the “Compact”); and
WHEREAS, the Tribe desires to operate tribal economic development projects in a manner
that benefits the Tribe, its members, and the community as a whole, and the City recognizes the
mutual benefit that can be derived if those goals are achieved; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe has successfully developed and now operates and maintains two
Existing Gaming Facilities (defined below) pursuant to IGRA and the Compact; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe has determined that a new gaming facility within the City of
Cathedral City (the “New Gaming Facility”), featuring gaming activities authorized under IGRA
and the Compact, would be a way in which to generate independent Tribal resources to provide
for the health, education, employment, government, general welfare, safety, and cultural needs of
the Tribe; and

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 WHEREAS, in addition to the Existing Gaming Facilities, which have become major
tourist attractions and regional employers bringing millions of dollars into the local community,
the Tribe has successfully developed, or is developing, its lands with other economic development
or governmental projects that serve the Tribe and the community, including the Agua Caliente
Cultural Plaza which includes a world class spa and the new Agua Caliente Cultural Museum
(expected completion 2020), Village Traditions condominium residential project, Twin Palms
single family residential project, Trading Post solar project, Heritage Plaza solar project, Indian
Canyons Golf Resort, Indian Canyons Heritage Park, and; and
WHEREAS, Section 11.7 of the Compact requires that before commencement of a
“Project,” as defined in the Compact, the Tribe must engage in certain specified environmental
review processes and further requires the Tribe and the City or any impacted city to enter into an
“Intergovernmental Agreement” for, among other things, the compensation for law enforcement,
fire protection, emergency medical services, (collectively referred to herein after as “Public Safety
Services”) and any other public services to be provided in relation to the Tribe’s gaming
operations and the mitigation of any effect on public safety attributable to the Project; and
WHEREAS, the Parties recognize that this Agreement therefore is an important and
mutually beneficial means for furthering the government-to-government relationship between the
Parties and in building trust, mutual respect, good will, and cooperation for the benefit of the entire
community; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe now anticipates the construction of the New Gaming Facility, which
constitutes a “Project” under the Compact. In accordance with the Compact, the Bureau of Indian
Affairs has properly issued a Notice of Preparation of An Environmental Assessment / Tribal
Environmental Impact Report (“EA/TEIR”) to the State Clearinghouse in the State Office of
Planning and Research and the City for distribution to the public; posted the Notice of Preparation
on a publicly accessible website; filed a copy of the Draft EA/TEIR and the Notice of Completion
of the Draft EA/TEIR with the State Clearinghouse, State Gaming Agency, City, California
Department of Justice, and Office of the Attorney General; posted a copy of the Notice of
Availability/Completion of the Draft EA/TEIR and a copy of the Draft EA/TEIR on a publicly
accessible website; submitted the requisite copies of the Draft EA/TEIR and Notice of
Availability/Completion of the Draft EA/TEIR to the City; satisfied the forty-five (45) day public
comment period; has prepared, certified, and made available to the City, State Clearinghouse, State
Gaming Agency, California Department of Justice, and Office of the Attorney General a Final
EA/TEIR; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe formally negotiated the Intergovernmental Agreement with the
City; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of both Parties to enter into this Agreement for the
purposes set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties agree as follows:

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 AGREEMENT
SECTION 1. PURPOSES OF AGREEMENT
1.1
The purpose of this Agreement is to set forth certain agreements of the Parties that
are intended to:
(a)
Ensure the timely mitigation of any effect on transportation and circulation,
Public Safety Services, other public services and utilities, and noise attributable to the New
Gaming Facility (collectively, the “Covered Matters”); and
(b)

Establish a mutually agreeable means to address and mitigate the Covered

Matters; and
(c)
Identify the process to resolve disputes that may arise between the City and
the Tribe under this Agreement; and
(d)
Create a framework for continuing to build and maintain a mutually
beneficial government-to-government relationship between the Tribe and the City; and
(e)
Identify ways for the Tribe and the City to work together to provide
additional services and benefits to the Tribal community and the City.
SECTION 2. DEFINITIONS
Capitalized words not otherwise specifically defined in this Agreement shall have the definitions
of such words as may be set forth in the Compact. The following terms shall be defined in this
Agreement as set forth in this Section:
2.1
“Agreement” means this Intergovernmental Agreement, which shall be deemed to
be the Intergovernmental Agreement between the Parties as required under Section 11.7 of the
Compact.
2.2
corporation.

“City” means the City of Cathedral City, California, a California municipal

2.3
“Compact” means the Tribal-State Compact between the State of California and
the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians effective October 31, 2016.
2.4
“Compact Mitigation Measures” means the Tribe’s obligations and payment(s)
as set forth in subsection 3.3(a) below.
2.5
“Compact Mitigation Payment” means the payment(s) as set forth in subsection
3.3(a) below.
2.6

“Covered Matters” means those matters as set forth in subsection 1.1(a) above.

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 2.7
“EA” means an environmental assessment prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs
pursuant to the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA; 42 United States
Code [USC] § 4321 et seq.) for the New Gaming Facility.
2.1
“Effective Date” means the date this Agreement is executed by both Parties and
so designated above in the introduction to this Agreement.
2.2
Compact.
2.1

“Gaming Device” means a Gaming Device as defined in Section 2.10 of the
“IGRA” means the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. §§ 2701 et seq.

2.2
“New Gaming Facility” means a “Gaming Facility” as defined in Section 2.12 of
the Compact, which the Tribe intends to construct on approximately 13.6-acres bordered by East
Palm Canyon Drive/Highway 111 on the south, Date Palm Drive on the east, Buddy Rogers
Avenue on the north, and commercial and vacant parcels within the City to the west, and which is
within the geographical boundaries of the City and contiguous to the Reservation.
2.3
“Reservation” means the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation and includes land
within the exterior boundaries of the Reservation as established by Presidential Executive Order,
federal patent, or deed, and any other lands held in trust by the United States for the Tribe.
2.4

“Payment Commencement Date” means the date set forth in subsection 3.3(a)

2.5

“Project” means an activity defined as a “Project” in Section 2.25 of the Compact.

below.

2.6
“Significant Effect(s) on the Off-Reservation Environment” shall be as defined
in Section 2.27 of the Compact.
2.7
“Tribal Environmental Impact Report” or “TEIR” is the report described in,
and subject to, Section 11.1 of the Compact prepared by the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the New
Gaming Facility.
2.8
Indian tribe.

“Tribe” means the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a federally recognized

2.9
Agreement.

“Term” means the term of this Agreement as provided in subsection 11.7 of this

SECTION 3 NEW GAMING FACILITY MITIGATION MEASURES
3.1
New Gaming Facility. The Parties acknowledge that the establishment of the New
Gaming Facility may create the need for additional law enforcement, fire protection, emergency
medical services, and other public services to be provided the Tribe related to the New Gaming

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 Facility and the need to mitigate the effect on public safety attributable to the New Gaming
Facility. The Parties also acknowledge that the New Gaming Facility will provide substantial
benefits to the Tribe, City, and surrounding communities, including increased employment, an
important market for local vendors, and an attraction to patrons, tourists, and revenues from out of
the area.
3.2

New Gaming Facility Intergovernmental Agreement.

(a)
The Parties recognize that both the positive and negative effects of the New
Gaming Facility on the interests of the Parties may be difficult to quantify, but in the governmentto-government spirit that underlies this Agreement, and in order to address the need for additional
Public Safety Services and other public services to be provided the Tribe related to the New
Gaming Facility and the need to mitigate the effect on public safety attributable to the New Gaming
Facility, and resolve differences of opinions between the Tribe and the City as to the extent and
materiality of this need and the mitigation thereof, the Parties have agreed to add certain mitigation
measures that take all of those positive and negative effects into account. The Compact Mitigation
Measures embodied in this Agreement are intended to constitute the Intergovernmental Agreement
between the Tribe and the City to the extent required under Section 11.7 of the Compact with
respect to the New Gaming Facility.
(b)
The Tribe and the City agree that any Significant Effect on the OffReservation Environment from the New Gaming Facility will be adequately mitigated by the Tribe
through its obligations under the Final EA/TEIR and that this Agreement will set forth a framework
for mitigating the Covered Matters (the “Compact Mitigation Measures”).
3.3
Compact Mitigation Measures. The Compact Mitigation Measures set forth
herein shall address and satisfy the Covered Matters due to the construction and operation of the
New Gaming Facility.
(a)
Compact Mitigation Payment. To address and satisfy the Covered
Matters due to the construction and/or operation of the New Gaming Facility, commencing on the
first anniversary of issuance of the certificate of occupancy for the New Gaming Facility (the
“Payment Commencement Date”) and continuing for nine (9) years thereafter on the 1st day of
October of each successive year, the Tribe shall make an annual Compact Mitigation Payment of
one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) for a total payment to the City of one million
five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000.00) over the term of the Agreement (the “Compact
Mitigation Payment”) in accordance with this subsection 3.3.
(b)
Compact Mitigation Compliance. In addition to the Compact Mitigation
Payment noted above at subsection 3.3(a), the Tribe in accordance with the mitigation measures
identified in the New Gaming Facility Final EA/TEIR at Table 5-1 shall:
i. Pay 100% of the costs for the design, construction, and similar work related
to the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of Buddy Rogers
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 ii. Pay 16% of the fair share cost of the future design, construction, and similar
work related to the installation of a traffic signal at the intersection of
Cathedral Canyon Drive and Paseo Real,
iii. Contribute an in-lieu and equivalent mitigation payment, at the then current
rate, for the Transportation Uniform Mitigation Fee (TUMF),
iv. Either pay, at the then current rate, the City Transit Development Fee
according to CCMC 14.10.030 and as set by City resolution, or receive
credit for the Transit Development Fee for funding the construction of a bus
stop as part of the widening of East Palm Canyon and date Palm Drive,
CCMC 14.10.040,
v. Pay, at the then current rate, the City Facilities Impact Fees, as set by City
ordinance or resolution, for the New Gaming Facility,
vi. Make an annual payment, at the then current rate, to the City Fire and Police
Facilities and Equipment Fund pursuant to Chapter 3.17 of the CCMC, and
vii. In coordination with the City, fund mutually acceptable noise reduction
measures along Buddy Rogers adjacent to existing City parks.
(c)
Release from Future Damage. Except as is provided in subdivision (e)
below, the City acknowledges and agrees that construction and operation of the New Gaming
Facility will result in the need to address and satisfy the Covered Matters and mitigate the
Significant Effect(s) on the Off-Reservation Environment identified in the Final EA/TEIR. Upon
the Tribe’s completion of the Compact Mitigation Measures set forth in subsections 3.3(a) and (b)
above, the City hereby releases and forever holds the Tribe, its Tribal Council and each member
thereof, and its directors, officers, members, representatives, agents, contractors, and employees
free and harmless from further obligations that pertain to the Tribe’s construction and operation of
the New Gaming Facility.
(d)
Covenant not to Sue. Notwithstanding any provision herein to the
contrary, the City agrees not to commence any action or proceeding against the Tribe concerning
the construction and/or operation of the New Gaming Facility after the mitigation measures
identified in the Final EA/TEIR are completed and the Compact Mitigation Payment is paid in full.
(e)
Future Need for Additional Services. The Tribe and the City acknowledge
and agree that operation of the New Gaming Facility will require ongoing, and potentially
additional, Public Safety Services and other public services provided by the City (collectively
referred to herein after as “City Services”) beyond the Term of this Agreement. In the event that
the New Gaming Facility is still in operation in the ninth (9th) year of the Term and is expected to
continue operating beyond the expiration of the Term of this Agreement, the Parties shall meet
beginning in January of the 9th year and assess whether the level of City Services to the New
Gaming Facility, or other development on the site, has increased or decreased during the Term
beyond that originally contemplated in this Agreement and/or whether additional City Services are
necessary or desirable. If the Parties mutually agree that there has been a change in the level of
City Services or that additional City Services are necessary or desirable, then the Parties shall
negotiation either an extension or amendment to this Agreement or a new agreement between them
that is mutually agreeable. In the event that the Parties are reasonably unable to approve and duly
execute such arrangements before the expiration of the Term, then the Term of this Agreement,
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 without any action or notice required by or from either party to the other, be extended in
consecutive six (6) month increments, until the Parties have come to a mutually agreeable
arrangement or have settled any dispute that has arisen pursuant to Section 7 of this Agreement.
3.4
Regular Meetings of the Parties. In an effort to maintain and promote good
government-to-government relations between the Tribe and the City, the Parties’ designated
representatives shall meet on a regular basis, every six (6) months to discuss issues of mutual
interest.
SECTION 4. FUTURE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND MEASURES
4.1
For any future changes to the New Gaming Facility beyond the scope contemplated
in the Final EA/TEIR, the Parties agree to follow the requirements of the Compact or any
requirements of any State Gaming Compact between the Tribe and the State of California then in
place. The Parties agree to commit to having a continuing dialogue with regard to mutual
collaboration on future governmental projects benefiting both the Tribe and City in the areas of
roadway infrastructure, law enforcement, public safety, and other such programs as may be
feasible.
SECTION 5. EFFECT OF FEDERAL LAWS REGARDING ENVIRONMENTAL
MATTERS
5.1
Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary, the Parties acknowledge that the
Tribe is subject to federal laws and regulations regarding the environment and health and safety,
including, but not limited to, the Clean Water Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Endangered Species
Act, IGRA, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act, and permit conditions including, but not
limited to, conditions in any National Pollution Discharge Elimination System permits. Except as
provided below, the Parties agree that the matters regulated by these laws, regulations, and permits
shall be matters that are between the Tribe and the federal agency having jurisdiction over such
statutes, regulations, and permits, and a violation of such statutes, regulations, and permits shall
not be considered in conflict with this Agreement or a required part of it. Consistent with the
above, the City shall retain whatever rights it may have with respect to participation in the matters
regulated by these laws, regulations, and permits, including without limitation, the rights to take
such administrative or legal actions as may be necessary to protect its rights in accordance with
the statutes and regulations applicable to the federal agency conducting the proceedings.
5.2
Any dispute or disagreement the City has with a federal process or its outcome thus
shall only be subject to the remedies available in such process and not through the dispute
resolution or other provisions of this Agreement.
5.3
Nothing herein shall be construed as limiting the Parties’ respective rights to reach
agreement on a voluntary basis with each other over such matters outside such federal process,
subject to applicable law and the sole discretion of each Party as to whether or not to negotiate or
agree on such matters outside the context of the federal process itself.

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 SECTION 6. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION
6.1
The Parties acknowledge and agree that this Agreement is subject to the
requirements of the California Public Records Act (Government Code section 6250 et seq.). Each
Party (a “Receiving Party”) acknowledges that the other Party (a “Disclosing Party”) may
submit information to the Receiving Party that the Disclosing Party considers confidential,
proprietary, or trade secret information pursuant to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (California
Civil Code section 3426 et seq.), or otherwise protected from disclosure pursuant to an exemption
to the California Public Records Act (Government Code sections 6254 and 6255). In order to
designate information as confidential, the Disclosing Party must clearly stamp and identify the
specific portion of the material designated with the word “Confidential.” The Parties agree not
to over-designate material as confidential. Over-designation would include stamping whole
agreements, entire pages, or series of pages as confidential that clearly contain information that
is not confidential. Upon request or demand of any third person or entity not a party to this
Agreement (“Requestor”) for production, inspection, and/or copying of information designated
by a Party as confidential information (such designated information, the “Confidential
Information”), the Receiving Party shall notify the Disclosing Party as soon as practical that
such request has been made. The Disclosing Party shall be solely responsible for taking whatever
legal steps are necessary to protect information deemed by it to be Confidential Information and
to prevent release of information to the Requestor by the Receiving Party. If the Disclosing Party
takes no such action after receiving the foregoing notice from the Receiving Party, the Receiving
Party shall be permitted to comply with the Requestor’s demand and is not required to defend
against it.
6.2
If required by applicable federal, state, local, or Tribal law, statute, ordinance, a
court, governmental authority, or agency having jurisdiction over a Party, including the California
Public Records Act, that Party may release Confidential Information, or a portion thereof, as
required by the applicable law, statute, ordinance, decision, order or regulation. In the event a
Party is required to release Confidential Information, such Party shall notify the other Party of the
required disclosure, such that the other Party may attempt (if such Party so chooses), at its sole
cost, to cause the recipient of the Confidential Information to treat such information in a
confidential manner, and to prevent such information from being disclosed or otherwise becoming
part of the public domain.
6.3
Except as provided in this Section and the California Public Records Act, neither
Party shall publish, disclose, or otherwise divulge Confidential Information to any person at any
time during or after the term of this Agreement, without the other Party’s prior express written
consent. Each Party shall permit knowledge of and access to Confidential Information only to
those of its affiliates and to their respective attorneys, accountants, representatives, agents and
employees who have a need to know such Confidential Information related to this Agreement.

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 SECTION 7. DISPUTE RESOLUTION
7.1
Dispute Resolution Process. In recognition of the government-to-government
relationship of the Tribe and the City, the Parties shall make their best efforts to resolve disputes
that arise under this Agreement by good faith negotiations whenever possible. Therefore, except
for the right of either Party to seek injunctive relief against the other when circumstances are
deemed to require immediate relief, the Tribe and the City shall seek to resolve disputes by first
meeting and conferring in good faith in order to foster a spirit of cooperation and efficiency in the
administration and monitoring of the performance and compliance of the terms, provisions, and
conditions of this Agreement as follows:
(a)
Either Party shall give the other, as soon as possible after the event giving
rise to the concern, a written notice setting forth the facts giving rise to the dispute and with
specificity, the issues to be resolved.
(b)
The other Party shall respond in writing to the facts and issues set forth in
the notice within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the notice, unless both parties agree in writing to
an extension of time.
(c)
The Parties shall meet and confer in good faith by telephone or in person in
an attempt to resolve the dispute through negotiation within thirty (30) days after receipt of the
notice set forth in subsection 7.1(a) above, unless both Parties agree in writing to an extension of
time.
(d)
If the dispute is not resolved to the satisfaction of the Parties after the first
meeting, either Party may seek to have the dispute resolved by an arbitrator in accordance with
this Section 7, but neither Party shall be required to agree to submit to arbitration.
(e)
Disputes that are not otherwise resolved by arbitration or other mutually
agreed means may be resolved in the United States District Court in the judicial district and
division where the Tribe’s New Gaming Facility is located, or if those federal courts lack
jurisdiction, in any state court of competent jurisdiction in or over the City. The disputes to be
submitted to court action include, but are not limited to, claims of breach of this Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or this Agreement, neither the City nor the Tribe shall
be liable for damages or attorney fees in any action based in whole or in part on the fact that the
Parties have either entered into this Agreement, or have obligations under this Agreement. The
Parties are entitled to all rights of appeal permitted by law in the court system in which the action
is brought.
(f)
In no event may the Tribe be precluded from pursuing any arbitration or
judicial remedy against the City on the ground that the Tribe has failed to exhaust its City
administrative remedies, and in no event may the City be precluded from pursuing any arbitration
or judicial remedy against the Tribe on the ground that the City has failed to exhaust any Tribal
administrative remedies.

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 7.2
Arbitration Rules between the Tribe and the City. Arbitration between the Tribe
and the City shall be conducted before a JAMS arbitrator in accordance with JAMS
Comprehensive Arbitration Rules. Discovery in the arbitration proceedings shall be governed by
Section 1283.05 of the California Code of Civil Procedure, provided that no discovery authorized
by that Section may be conducted without leave of the arbitrator. The Parties shall equally bear
the cost of JAMS and the JAMS arbitrator. Either Party dissatisfied with the award of the arbitrator
may at the Party’s election invoke the JAMS Optional Arbitration Appeal Procedure (or if those
rules no longer exist, the closest equivalent). In any JAMS arbitration under this subsection 7.2,
the Parties will bear their own attorney’s fees. The arbitration shall take place within seventy-five
(75) miles of the Gaming Facility, or as otherwise mutually agreed by the Parties and the Parties
agree that either Party may file a state or federal court action to (i) enforce the Parties’ obligation
to arbitrate, (ii) confirm, correct, or vacate the arbitral award rendered in the arbitration in
accordance with Section 1285 et seq. of the California Code of Civil Procedure, or (iii) enforce or
execute a judgment based upon the award. In any such action brought with respect to the arbitral
award, the Parties agree that venue is proper in any state court located within the County of
Riverside or in any federal court located in the Central District of California, Eastern Division and
all related appellate courts.
7.3
No Waiver or Preclusion of Other Means of Dispute Resolution. This Section
7 shall not be construed to waive, limit, or restrict any remedy to address issues not arising out of
this Agreement that is otherwise available to either Party, nor shall this Section 7 be construed to
preclude, limit, or restrict the ability of the Parties to pursue, by mutual agreement, any other
method of dispute resolution, including, but not limited to, mediation.
SECTION 8. NOTICES
8.1
Notices pursuant to this Agreement and service of process in any judicial or
arbitration proceeding is waived in favor of delivery of documents by (i) delivery by a reputable
document delivery service, such as, but not limited to, Federal Express, that provides a receipt
showing date and time of delivery, or (ii) by Certified Mail – Return Receipt Requested to the
following:
8.2

For the Tribe:
Tribal Chairperson
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
5401 Dinah Shore Drive
Palm Springs, California 92264
Tel: (760) 699-6920

With a copy simultaneously delivered to:
General Counsel
Agua Caliente Office of General Counsel
5401 Dinah Shore Drive
Palm Springs, California 92264
Tel: (760) 699-6952

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 8.3

For the City:
City Manager
City of Cathedral City
68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero
Cathedral City, California 92234
Tel: (760) 770-0372

With a copy simultaneously delivered to:
City Attorney
Burke, Williams & Sorrensen, LLP
1770 Iowa Avenue, Suite 240
Riverside, California 92507
Tel: (951) 788-0100
8.4
Either Party may change the names and addresses to which notices and service of
process may be delivered by written notice to such persons as listed in the subsection or by
subsequent notice of changes.
SECTION 9. MUTUAL LIMITED WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
9.1
The Parties agree that the Parties’ waiver of immunity from arbitration or suit, or
the enforcement of any order or judgment related thereto, is limited to the express provisions of
Section 7 of this Agreement, and neither the agreement to arbitrate nor any other provision of this
Agreement shall be construed as creating any implied waiver of such immunity.
9.2
The Parties each expressly covenant and agree that they may each sue and be sued,
including the resolution of disputes in arbitration and the judicial enforcement thereof, as provided
in Section 7 above, solely to resolve any controversy arising from this Agreement or to enforce or
interpret the terms and conditions of this Agreement, as provided for in this Agreement. The
Parties expressly agree to waive governmental immunities, including sovereign immunity, in
connection with any claims arising from this Agreement, as provided for herein solely for the
enforcement of any arbitral award, or judgment to enforce such award. The Parties further consent
to the jurisdiction of an arbitrator and/or specified court under this Agreement including the
consent to be sued and bound by a lawful order or judgment, to the extent provided for herein.
Each of the Parties represent that its agreement to such dispute resolution processes and waivers
has been effectively and lawfully granted and that nothing further needs to be done to effectuate
those processes.
9.3
With respect to any action arising out of this Agreement for which there is a waiver
of sovereign immunity, the Tribe and City expressly consent to any state court located within the
County of Riverside or in any federal court located in the Central District of California, Eastern
Division and all related appellate courts, and/or an arbitrator selected pursuant to this Agreement

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 and specifically waive sovereign immunity for that purpose. The Parties specifically agree that
the applicable court shall have jurisdiction to enter judgments enforcing rights and remedies
provided in this Agreement, which shall be binding and enforceable on the Parties, subject to the
limitations set forth in this Agreement. No Party to this Agreement shall contest jurisdiction or
venue of the above-referenced courts, provided their jurisdiction and venue are invoked in the
order specified, but only for disputes or claims arising out of this Agreement. Neither the Tribe
nor the City shall plead or invoke the doctrine of exhaustion of Tribal or other administrative
remedies, defenses of immunity, or indispensable parties beyond those contemplated in this
Agreement.
9.4
The City and the Tribe may not join or consent to the joinder of any third party to
any action (including but not limited to any arbitration) contemplated herein, unless failure to join
such party would deprive the court or arbitration tribunal of jurisdiction; provided that nothing in
this Agreement shall be construed to constitute a waiver of sovereign immunity or other protection
from lawsuit (or other dispute resolution process), or the effect, orders, or judgments thereof, of
either the Tribe or the City with respect to any claim of any kind by any such third party. In the
event of intervention by any third party into any such action without the consent of the Tribe and
the City, nothing herein shall be construed to constitute a waiver of any immunity with respect to
such third party, and no arbitrator or court shall have jurisdiction to any award any relief or issue
any order as against the City or Tribe with respect to such third party in that or any other
proceeding.
SECTION 10.
ACT

REVIEW UNDER CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

10.1 Pursuant to California Government Code section 12012.49, and in deference to
Tribal sovereignty, the approval and execution of this Agreement by the Parties is not a project
within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act, California Public Resources
Code sections 21000 et seq. (“CEQA”) because this Agreement has been negotiated pursuant to
the express authority of the Compact, specifically Section 11.7 of the Compact, and because the
Agreement only establishes a source of funds for potential future City actions that are otherwise
required as a matter of law and does not itself approve any development, including the Gaming
Facility Expansion.
SECTION 11.

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

11.1 No Authority over Tribal Activities. Nothing in this Agreement is intended to
confer or expand the jurisdiction of any local, state, or federal agency or other governmental body,
nor is this Agreement intended to infringe or otherwise usurp the authority of any regulatory body
including local, state, federal, or Tribal agencies that may have jurisdiction over or related to Tribal
activities, development, or Projects. Further, nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to
relieve the Tribe’s obligation to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”)
as may be required as part of any trust application or any other Project requirement.
11.2 No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to, and shall not
be construed to, create any right on the part of a third party including, without limitation, no rights

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 in any interested persons, nor does it create any private right of action for any third party nor permit
any third party to bring an action to enforce any of its terms.
11.3 Final Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement of the Parties as
to the subject matter herein and supersedes any other agreements of the Parties to the contrary.
However, this Agreement shall not prohibit any future agreements contemplated by the Parties.
This Agreement is intended both as the final expression of the agreement between the Parties with
respect to the included terms and as a complete and exclusive statement of the terms of the
Agreement consistent with California Code of Civil Procedure section 1856. No modification or
amendment of this Agreement shall be effective unless and until such modification or amendment
is evidenced by a writing approved and signed by the Parties.
11.4 Severability of Provisions. The invalidity of any provisions or portion of this
Agreement as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or any State or federal agency
having jurisdiction and thereof and the authority to do so, shall not affect the validity of any other
provisions of this Agreement or the remaining portions of the applicable provisions, unless such
provision is material to the reasonable expectation of the Parties. Without limiting the foregoing,
if any provision of the Agreement is declared invalid as aforesaid, then the Parties shall use their
best efforts to renegotiate the terms of the invalid provisions.
11.5 Force Majeure. The Parties shall not be liable for any failure to perform, or for
delay in performance of a Party’s obligations, and such performance shall be excused for the period
of the delay and the period of performance shall be extended when a force majeure event occurs;
provided, however, that the Party whose performance is prevented or delayed by such event or
force majeure shall give prompt written notice (i.e., within seventy-two (72) hours of the event) of
such event to the other Party. For purposes of this subsection, the term “force majeure” shall
include, without limitation, war, epidemic, rebellion, riot, civil disturbance, earthquake, fire, flood,
acts of governmental authorities (other than the Tribe or City), acts of God, acts of terrorism
(whether actual or threatened), acts of public enemy and in general, any other severe causes or
conditions beyond the reasonable control of the Parties, the consequences of which in each case,
by exercise of due foresight such Party could not reasonably have been expected to avoid, and
which by the exercise of due diligence it would not have been able to overcome, when such an
event prevents the Tribe from performing at a level sufficient to meet its obligations under this
Agreement due to substantial changes in the Tribe’s ability to offer gaming activities at the current
level, ceasing gaming or hotel operations for an extended period, or prevents the City from meeting
its obligations under this Agreement due to an interruption of City government operations. An
interruption of performance, or the delayed occurrence of any event, under this Agreement caused
by an event or force majeure, the Party so excused shall promptly, diligently, and in good faith
take all reasonable action required in order for it to be able to commence or resume performance
of its obligations under this Agreement.
11.6 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed according to the application
of federal and California substantive law to the extent not inconsistent with the express provisions
of this Agreement, unless federal law as to the Tribe or the City, or California law as to the City,
prohibits the Parties from abiding by such express provision, in which case the provision will be
deemed to be invalid and resolved, if possible, under the severability provisions in subsection 11.4

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 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, California rules of construction shall be applied in
interpreting this Agreement. This Agreement shall be deemed to have been drafted jointly by the
Parties and shall not be construed as having been drafted by, or construed against, one party against
another.
11.7 Term; Obligations to Continue. The Term of this Agreement shall be from the
Effective Date until the expiration or earlier termination of the Compact as now exists or as may
be amended, restated, or extended by the Tribe and the State to provide for the use of Gaming
Devices at the New Gaming Facility, unless sooner terminated pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or extended pursuant to Section 3.3(e) of this Agreement or by mutual agreement of
the Parties. Unless specifically designated otherwise, all of the Parties’ obligations under this
Agreement shall continue through the Term, including any extensions thereof. Notwithstanding
the end of the Term, any covenant, term, or provision of this Agreement which, in order to be
effective, or is necessary to enforce an unfulfilled material term of this Agreement or obligation
that may continue beyond the end of the Term shall survive termination.
11.8 Duplicate Originals. At least two (2) copies of this Agreement shall be signed and
exchanged by the Parties each of which shall be considered an original document.
11.9 Approval. Each Party’s execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement
shall be approved by each Party’s respective governing body, which shall provide that the Party
shall not enact a law impairing the rights and obligations under this Agreement.
11.10 Obligation on Related Entities. This Agreement binds the Parties and their
departments, affiliates, agents, representatives, successors, contractors, officials, and related
entities, which such Agreement shall also be reflected in a resolution of each Party’s respective
governing body approving the Agreement.
11.11 Authority/Authorization. The City and Tribe each represent and warrant that
each has performed all acts precedent to adoption of this Agreement, including, but not limited to,
matters of procedure and notice and each has the full authority to execute this Agreement and
perform its obligations in accordance with the above terms and conditions, and that the
representative(s) executing this Agreement on behalf of each Party is duly authorized to so execute
and deliver the Agreement.

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereby execute and enter into this Agreement with the intent
to be bound thereby through their authorized representatives whose signatures are affixed below.
AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS

By: ____________________________________________
Jeff L. Grubbe, Chairman
Attest

By: ____________________________________________
Vincent Gonzales III, Secretary/Treasurer

Approved as to Form:

By: ____________________________________________
John T. Plata, General Counsel

CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY

By: ____________________________________________
Mark Carnevale , Mayor

Attest
By: ____________________________________________
Tracey R. Martinez, City Clerk

Approved as to Form:
By: ____________________________________________
Eric S. Vail, City Attorney

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 INTERGOVERNMENTAL
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
By and Between
THE AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF CAHUILLA INDIANS
and
THE CITY OF CATHEDRAL CITY
Regarding
TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM FUNDING FOR RESERVATION ROADS
THIS INTERGOVERNMENTAL MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (“MOU”)
is entered into this 28th day of August 2019, by and between the AGUA CALIENTE BAND OF
CAHUILLA INDIANS, a federally recognized Indian tribe, (the “Tribe”) and the CITY OF
CATHEDRAL CITY, a California charter city (the “City”).
I.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized Indian
tribe governing itself according to a Constitution and By-Laws and exercising sovereign authority
over the lands of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation (the “Reservation”), acting through its duly
elected Tribal Council, subject to federal law; and
WHEREAS, the City, acting through its duly elected City Council, is a charter city ,
established pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the Tribe receives funding through the federal Tribal Transportation Program
(TTP) via the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) Federal Lands Highway (FLH) Office
for the planning, design, construction, and maintenance of public roads that provide access to and
within the Reservation and serve the cultural, social, economic, and/or governmental needs of the
Tribe, hereinafter referred to individually as a “Reservation Road” and collectively as “Reservation
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complete the planning, design, and construction of Reservation Roads within the City; and
WHEREAS, only Reservation Roads that are listed in the official National Tribal
Transportation Facility Inventory (NTTFI) and included in the Tribe’s Tribal Transportation
Improvement Program (TTIP) are eligible for TTP funding.
WHEREAS, attached to this MOU and incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit “A” is
a list of the Reservation Roads already included in the NTTFI that are eligible for TTP funding
during the term of this MOU.
II.
COMMITMENTS:
1. The City will continue to be responsible for planning, contracting engineering design
services, construction, and construction engineering and inspection services for those Reservation
Roads within the City that are designated in Exhibit “A” as being eligible for TTP funding. At
such times as City identifies a road project which it reasonably determined will benefit a
Reservation Road, it may submit it to the Tribe with a request for TTP funding pursuant to this
MOU. The Tribe will consider the road project and if it determines the road project to be eligible
for TTP funding, then the Tribe will not unreasonably refuse to add the road project to the TTIP
for FHWA administrative approval of funding, subject to the funding limits subject to Section 2
of this MOU.
2. The Tribe will make total payments to the City, as necessary from its annual TTP
funding allocations, of up to five million dollars ($5,000,000) over the term of this MOU. In the
event that TTP funding allocations are insufficient to meet this obligation, the Tribe and City will
enter into good faith negotiations to determine alternative funding methods. The Tribe’s funding
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in the NTTFI and included the Tribe’s TTIP, based on work performed and progress estimates
submitted to the Tribe.
3. The City will credit the Tribe the amount of TTP funds received toward Reservation
Roads designated on Exhibit “A” as advance payment for any Tribally recognized traffic
mitigation costs and/or fees associated with the development of Tribal projects as identified
through the appropriate environmental review process. Nothing in the Section is intended to entitle
the Tribe to credit against mitigation payments or other compensation the Tribe has paid or agreed
to pay City under that Intergovernmental Agreement dated August 28, 2019.
4. The City and the Tribe will enter into Subcontractor Services Agreement(s) and other
such other contracts or agreements as may be required to fulfill their respective commitments as
memorialized in this MOU, and as required by federal regulations for the use of TTP funding.
III.
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS:
1. Recitals. All of the above recitals are true and correct and the Tribe and City so find
and determine and incorporate such recitals as part of this MOU by this reference.
2. Modifications. This MOU may only be modified in writing, signed and duly approved
by both the Tribal Council and the City Council.
3. Approval. This MOU shall be approved by formal action of the City Council and the
Tribal Council.
4. Authority. The individuals signing this MOU warrant and represent that pursuant to
their respective governing laws, constitutions and/or bylaws they have the full power and authority
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to approval of the authorized representative of the Secretary of the Interior under 25 U.S.C. §81.
5. Effective Date. This MOU shall take effect on the date first set forth above.
6. Termination Date. This MOU shall remain in effect until all Reservation Road
project(s) identified in the NTTFI and TTIP located within the City are completed, or until
September 30, 2029, whichever is sooner.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Tribe and the City hereto have executed this MOU as of the date
first written above.
“TRIBE”
Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
A Federally-Recognized Sovereign Indian Tribe

__________________________________
Jeff L. Grubbe
Tribal Council Chairman

Approved as to Form

_________________________________
John T. Plata
General Counsel

“CITY”
City of Cathedral City, California
A Municipal Corporation

ATTEST

__________________________________
Mark Carnevale
City Mayor

_________________________________
Tracey Martinez, City Clerk

Approved as to Form

_________________________________
Eric S. Vail, City Attorney

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