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2013/08/13 (4) 10 . �. III , CITY Or. •CANADA NIA640.A F40 The City of Niagara Falls, Ontario Resolution August 13, 2013 No. 35 Moved by Councillor Pietrangelo Seconded by Councillor Gates WHEREAS unlike other Ontario municipalities,the City of Niagara Falls and the Municipal Councils of the day have shown overwhelming majority support for gaming in our community; and WHEREAS Fallsview Casino and Casino Niagara have made Niagara Falls, arguably. the premier gaming destination in Canada; and WHEREAS the Niagara's two resort casinos are not included in the Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation's (OLG) modernization framework: and WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council and local stakeholders are concerned Niagara's two resort casinos are at risk of falling behind due to an outdated business model that is not competitive within OLG's new modernization framework: and WHEREAS recent experience proves the significant capital and operating changes Niagara's casinos will need to survive in an era of increased domestic and New York State competition are not possible with the OLG's existing operating model; and WHEREAS recent experience shows that Niagara's two resort casinos have failed to maintain employment and investment levels; and WHEREAS Niagara Falls City Council believes the best way to ensure Niagara's two casinos retain their role as significant local/regional employers and restore their traditional role as generators of provincial revenue and tourism attractors is through the introduction of product diversification, new investment,such as a new 7000 seat theatre,and distinct and relevant branding differentiating Niagara's two resort casinos; 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; and WHEREAS Niagara. being an iconic global brand, should be the Province's premier resort casino destination, with a goal of permitting additional resort casinos to be established in Niagara Falls: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Niagara Falls. a willing and supportive host of a minimum of two casinos,respectfully requests the Premier and Minister of Finance to direct OLG to immediately include Niagara's two resort casinos in its modernization plans by establishing separately managed, rebranded operations,redevelopment of the two resort casinos and allow additional gaming sites in Niagara Falls; and FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED that Niagara Falls Council respectfully request that the Request for Proposal for the operation of the Niagara casinos under the new modernization model be issued in this fiscal year. Carried Unanimously AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed. D'E N 1O I<iA JAMES M. DIODATI CITY CLERK MAYOR