City of Huntington Beach
INTER-DEPARTMENT COMMMUNICATION
HUNTINGTON BEACH
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Robin Estanislau, City Clerk RV.
DATE: January 16, 2024
SUBJECT: SUPPLEMENTAL COMMUNICATION FOR CONSENT ITEM NO. 5 - APPROVE AND ADOPT MINUTES
A request has been made by Councilmember Bolton to revise the March 19, 2024 City Council/Public Financing Authority minutes as follows:
Councilmember Bolton stated she has some doubts that a for-profit company could maintain the current level of services simply because of their business model. She confirmed with was informed by Deputy City Manager Jun that there are a number of options for providing library management services that have just recently been discovered
Councilmember Bolton shared her opinion that there are three services the City should would never outsource Fire, EMT, or Police, and the Library should be regarded similarly. She cannot support staff spending any more time on the idea of outsourcing management of library services.
Councilmember Bolton and Senior Deputy City Attorney Connor Hyland discussed that this ordinance was not based on any other city's ordinance., Senior Deputy City Attorney Hyland stated that as a majority of existing documents that are binding deal with the direct removal of books. Ordinance No. 4318 is a balance of executing the Council's policy decision while putting the City with its best foot forward to reduce liability. The effort is focused on using the least restrictive means to accomplish the Council's goal. Senior Deputy City Attorney Hyland noted most other cities and school districts chose to remove rather than relocate books.
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She stated her disagreement with City Attorney Gates' assertion that what librarians do is "censorship" under the law.
"bid fees" should be "BID [Business Improvement District] fees" If the City Council approves of these recommended revisions, action documented on Consent Item #5 will be documented as approved as amended by Supplemental Communication.
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