05/10/2016 (3) CITY OF CANADA
N�AGAR4 FALL'S'
City of Niagara Falls, Ontario
Resolution
May 10, 2016
No. 14
Moved by Councillor Thomson
Seconded by Councillor Morocco
WHEREAS Fallsview Casino Resort and Casino Niagara have made Niagara Falls the
premier gaming destination in Canada; and
WHEREAS it is imperative for the community that Niagara's two resort casinos maintain or
increase employment and investment levels; and
WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council has twice, unanimously, gone on record (cf.
Resolutions 2013-35 and 2015-16) calling upon the Ministry of Finance, through the Ontario
Lottery & Gaming Corporation, to immediately include Niagara's two resort casinos in its'
modernization plans, establish separately managed and rebranded operations, commit to
the redevelopment of the two resort casinos and allow additional gaming sites in Niagara
Falls; and
WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council has identified one of their strategic priorities for the
2015-2018 term as strengthening the competitiveness and prosperity of the two casinos and
lobby for expansion of the gaming industry in Niagara Falls; and
WHEREAS unlike other Ontario municipalities, the City of Niagara Falls and the Municipal
Councils of the day have shown unanimous support for gaming in our community; and
WHEREAS Niagara's two resort casinos are now included in the Ontario Lottery & Gaming
Corporation's (OLG) modernization framework; and
WHEREAS being part of the OLG's modernization framework will allow Niagara's two resort
casinos to realize their true, full potential to become compelling and integral elements in
attracting tourists to the City of Niagara Falls.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED in order to ensure that Niagara's Casinos retain their role
as a vital local and regional employer, and build upon their role as a tourism attractor and
generator of Provincial revenue, Niagara Falls City Council respectfully requests that the
municipality play a significant role in the structuring of the Request for Pre Qualifications
(RFPQ) and Request for Proposals (RFP), to ensure job retention and creation, economic
development and investment are priorities and are weighted heavily in the selection process.
Carried Unanimously
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed.
DEAN IOR IDA JAMES M. DIODATI
CITY CLERK MAYOR