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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 211 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-92-96 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON PROHIBITING PLACEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF PRINTED MATERIALS FOR DISTRIBUTION WITHIN CITY BUILDINGS BY PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS OR ORGANIZATIONS WHEREAS, it has been the practice in the past for certain private individuals or organizations to informally use public space not designated for use as a public forum within City buildings and offices, including without limitation City Hall, the Corporate Yards, the Redevelopment Agency offices, the Planning Department and Utilities Department offices and other similar City owned facilities with the exception of the Colton Public Library (collectively "City Buildings") for the placement and distribution of printed materials, including without limitation newspapers, intended for distribution to the public; and WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the City Council that this practice interferes with the use of such space by the City for City sponsored and endorsed printed materials and by taking up public space needed for the display and distribution of official City publications thereby disrupting the use of public facilities by the City and the public; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the placement of printed materials for distribution within City Buildings by private individuals or organizations also tends to create the erroneous impression that the City sponsors or endorses such printed materials or the ideas and matters presented therein; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the placement of printed materials for distribution within City Buildings by private individuals may constitute a gift of public funds due