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HomeMy WebLinkAbout93-75 - Pornography to Minors Through Vending MachinesRESOLUTION NO. 93 -75 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RECOMMENDING THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES DRAFT AND SPONSOR LEGISLATION RESTRICTING OR PROHIBITING THE SALE OF PORNOGRAPHY TO MINORS THROUGH VENDING • MACHINES. WHEREAS, the California Legislature has established a comprehensive statutory scheme regulating the sale of pornography and harmful matter to minors; WHEREAS, California Legislature has preempted the right of local entities to adopt ordinances regulating the sale of harmful matter to minors but has granted cities and counties limited authority to adopt ordinances requiring partial blockage of the display of material harmful to minors (Blinder Racks); WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach has adopted a "Blinder Rack Ordinance" and has done everything permitted by law to restrict the sale of harmful matter to minors; WHEREAS, the installation of blinder racks is not an effective method of restricting or preventing the sale to minors of harmful matter displayed in newsracks; WHEREAS, recent court rulings have restricted the right of cities and counties to adopt restrictions on newsracks generally and many of the newspapers and periodicals displayed in newsracks contain valuable information which should be available to minors and adults alike; • WHEREAS, the courts have ruled that the legislature has the legal authority to adopt statutes restricting the sale or display of harmful matter to minors that are broader and more restrictive than those applicable to adults; 1 WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach encourages the California League of Cities to draft and support, and the California Legislature to introduce and adopt, the most restrictive statutes relative to the display and sale of harmful matter to minors -that are consistent with constitutional, statutory and • decisional law. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby requests the League of California Cities to draft and support, and the California Legislature to introduce and adopt, legislation that will establish the maximum permissible restrictions on the sale and display of harmful and pornographic material to minors including, without limitation, the sale and display to minors of harmful material though newsracks, vending machines and other medium unsupervised by adults. NOW, THEREFORE, be it further resolved that the City Clerk and City Manager are hereby directed to send a copy of this Resolution to appropriate representatives of the League of California Cities and the California Legislature. ADOPTED this 8th day of November, 1993. ATTEST: City Clerk