City posts 'Measure E' for card room facility in Milpitas

By Ian Bauer, Milpitas Post

As expected, City of Milpitas has posted language for the Nov. 4 ballot measure for voters here to consider a gambling establishment up to 70,000 square feet in size and bring in a projected $8 million in new tax revenue annually to the city.

The ballot measure on the card room question has been assigned as "Measure E."

Milpitas City Council voted unanimously Aug. 5 to place the measure on the fall ballot that if approved by voters would allow a card room in the city, likely to be San Jose's Casino Bay 101, along with imposing a tax on the operator.

If the ballot measure is approved by voters, the city expects an operator like Bay 101 to locate near the western edge of the city near North McCarthy Boulevard and generally between state Route 237 and the Newby Island landfill, west of Interstate 880.

The ballot question is written as follows:

"Shall one licensed gambling establishment in which any controlled games permitted by law, such as draw poker, low-ball poker, panguine (pan), seven-card stud, or other lawful card games or tile games, are played, be allowed in the City of Milpitas and shall that card room establishment pay a tax of 10.5% on gaming revenues?"

According to the city, implementing Ordinance No. 285 is Exhibit A to the resolution, and is available on the city's website -- http://www.ci.milpitas.ca.gov -- and a copy may be obtained from the Milpitas City Clerk's office.

The proposed ordinance will be published in full in all sample ballot pamphlets mailed to Milpitas voters by the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters.

Ballot arguments in favor or opposed to the ordinance, limited to 300 words, were to be submitted by Tuesday.

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City posts 'Measure E' for card room facility in Milpitas