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CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
City Council Interoffice Communication
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Dave Sullivan, City Council Member lD 5
Date: June 30, 2014
Subject: CITY COUNCIL MEMBER ITEM FOR THE JULY 7, 2014, CITY
COUNCIL MEETING — ESTABLISH AN AD HOC COMMITTEE TO
PROVIDE A MEMORIAL FOR ROBIN SAMSOE
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Fourth District California Court of Appeals has prevented us from keeping convicted
perverts like Robin Samsoe's killer from entering our parks. The California Supreme
Court refuses to review the decision. The ACLU threatens to sue us if we try to protect
the children. I think that the city of Huntington Beach should show its respect for
Robin's memory, as well as our contempt for the failure of the courts to protect children,
by the following action.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
The City Council form an ad hoc committee of three Council Members with the task
of placing a bench or other significant memorial for Robin Samsoe, at city expense,
in a very visible and prominent spot in Pier Plaza to both honor her memory and to
serve as a constant reminder that Huntington Beach is determined to do everything
possible to protect our children.
2. The public safety services of Huntington Beach (Police, Fire and Marine Safety)
report to the City Council on the steps that they are taking to try to prevent a repeat
of this tragedy.
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xc: Fred Wilson, City Manager
Ken Domer, Assistant City Manager
Joan Flynn, City Clerk
Chief Robert Handy
Chief Patrick McIntosh
Janeen Laudenback, Director of Community Services
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