City Council

18. 23-532 Submitted by Mayor Pro Tem Van Der Mark - Selection, Display and\nCirculation of Library Books and Other Materials within Huntington\nBeach Public Libraries (HBPL)\nRecommended Action:\nA) Direct the City Manager to work with the City Attorney to return to the City Council in\nAugust of this year with a proposed Ordinance for the City’s Libraries and other public\nfacilities making obscene and/or pornographic materials, both in hard copy and\ndigitally/electronically, unavailable to minors; with the City Attorney evaluating the materials\nunder the First Amendment. The Ordinance should also present the policy for procurement,\nwhich would include new screening protocols for books/materials/content yet to be\nacquired by the Library or other City facilities that are intended for children at our public\nfacilities, by screened for obscenity and/or pornography. The Ordinance should also\npresent findings and authorities for “obscenity” within the meaning of the First Amendment.\nB) I would also like to direct our City Manager to look into the process to part ways with\nthe American Library Association.