RESOLUTION NO. (N.C.S.)
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL GUIDELINES FOR FACILITIES MANAGED BY THE LIBRARY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the City of Salinas owns facilities which are open to the public; and WHEREAS, while the vast majority of persons who use the City facilities are law-abiding, use the facilities for the purposes intended and respect the rights of other to use those facilities, there are a small minority of persons who misuse the facilities or who are generally disruptive in their use of facilities; and WHEREAS, to address those instances where a group or an individual misuses City facilities or are generally disruptive in their use of City facilities, in 1983, the City Council approved Resolution No. 11475 (N.C.S.) relating to withdrawal of consent to remain on City facilities owned by the City; and WHEREAS, the Library and Community Services Department manages a number of facilities throughout the city which are open to users on a daily basis; and WHEREAS, from time-to-time users of facilities managed by the Library and Community Services Department misuse the facilities and/or create general disruptions which negatively affect other users of the facilities; and WHEREAS, to address such instances at the facilities managed by the Library and Community Services Department, the City Council finds it necessary to establish guidelines for the withdrawal of consent for use of the facilities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salinas, as follows:
SECTION 1.
The City of Salinas, Library and Community Services Notice of Withdrawal Guidelines attached hereto as Attachment A are hereby approved.
The City Manager and his/her designee are hereby authorized to enforce the Notice of Withdrawal Guidelines by notifying a person that consent to remain on the facility has been withdrawn whenever they have made a determination that such person has willfully disrupted the orderly operation of such facility. Such determination shall be documented in writing with a copy of such determination either hand-delivered or mailed to the person subject to the withdrawal of consent, if the person’s name and address are known.
Whenever consent is withdrawn for thirty (30) days or more, the person from whom consent has been withdrawn may submit a written request for a hearing on the withdrawal. Such request must be submitted in writing to the Library and Community Services Director, on a form provided by the City, within five (5) calendar days from the time consent was withdrawn. The City Manager shall grant such a hearing no later than five (5) days from the date of receipt of such request and shall cause written notice of the time, location, and date of such hearing to the person making the request.
Any person whose consent to use a facility has been withdrawn pursuant to this Resolution, who has not had such consent reinstated, and who willfully and knowingly enters or remains upon such facility during the period for which consent has been withdrawn, is guilty of an infraction and shall be subject to prosecution pursuant to the Salinas Municipal Code. This Paragraph D does not apply to any person who enters or remains on such facility for the sole purpose of applying to the City Manager for the reinstatement of consent or for the sole purpose of attending a hearing on the withdrawal.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to update the Notice of Withdrawal Guidelines as he/she determines necessary.
SECTION 2.
All resolutions and parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby repealed as of the effective date of this Resolution and shall not be effective with respect to facilities managed by the Library and Community Services Department.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 1st day of July, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Dennis Donohue, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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