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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-51-94 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON PROVIDING FOR THE DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC AREAS FOR THE PLACEMENT OF PRINTED MATERIALS FOR FREE DISTRIBUTION TO THE PUBLIC WITHIN CITY HALL 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 formally 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 (collectively "City Buildings") for the placement of printed materials intended for free 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 is empowered through the exercise of the police power to establish reasonable, content -neutral restrictions on the First Amendment rights of those seeking to distribute printed materials in City Buildings to further legitimate governmental purposes so long as reasonable alternatives for such distribution of printed materials exists; and WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is necessary to protect the health, safety and general welfare of its citizens by appropriately regulating the use of City Buildings by private individuals through the establishment of limited restrictions on the use of City Buildings for the distribution of printed materials. NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Manager shall designate areas within City Buildings where printed materials published by private or public entities or individuals may be displayed or placed for distribution to the public without charge and shall so identify such areas by the posting of a sign or signs to that effect.