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FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
BY: YVETTE M. ABICH GARCIA, CITY ATTORNEY
SUBJECT: CREATION OF AN AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEE TO STUDY TARGETE
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Select two (2) council members to serve on the ad hoc subcommittee and to return to the City
Council with recommendations.
The City has received reports of picketing activity targeting certain single family homes
and multi -family residential units, using sound amplification devices and instruments causing
disturbances to neighborhoods in Downey. While the 1 st Amendment allows picketing in
residential areas, that right must be balanced with the right of privacy of residents in their home
and the maintenance of peace and tranquility in residential areas.
For the City Council's consideration is a request to form an ad hoc subcommittee to study the
issue of targeted residential picketing, its impact on residents and neighborhoods, and
the recommendation of regulations consistent with current law to ensure that the
rights of both picketers and residents are protected.
This is no fiscal impact.