PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE BY THE LIVINGSTON CITY COUNCIL OF ITS INTENT TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 15, 2026, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon after as the matter may be heard, the City Council of the City of Livingston intends to adopt an Ordinance, entitled: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LIVINGSTON, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9 OF TITLE 1 OF THE LIVINGSTON MUNICIPAL CODE ESTABLISHING REGULATIONS FOR THE CUSTODY AND USE OF THE CITY SEAL, CITY LOGO, AND CITY INSIGNIA AND PROHIBITING THE UNAUTHORIZED AND DECEPTIVE USE THEREOF The proposed ordinance amends chapter 1-9 of the Municipal Code to include provisions that define the City Seal, City Logo, and City Insignia; designate custodians; identifies authorized uses; prohibit unauthorized and deceptive uses by any person; set out exceptions and a First Amendment savings clause; and provide for enforcement and remedies. The prohibition in the proposed ordinance is deliberately narrow. It reaches the use of the City Seal, City Logo, or City Insignia (or a colorable imitation) only where the use is for the purpose of conveying, or is reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression that the City has sponsored, endorsed, authorized, or approved a document, product, statement, event, organization, or activity. This scope tracks the federal statute governing the use of United States governmental seals, 18 U.S.C. § 713, which prohibits display of a seal or facsimile "for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the Government." Following a similar track, the proposed ordinance (a) targets only deceptive or false-endorsement uses; (b) includes an express exception for news reporting, commentary, education, scholarship, and artistic or political expression, and for any use that does not convey a false impression of City sponsorship; and (c) expressly provides that it shall be construed consistent with the First Amendment. Finally, the ordinance provides layered, cumulative remedies: treatment of unauthorized deceptive use as a public nuisance that the City Attorney may enjoin; administrative citation with a civil fine of up to $500; and, for knowing deceptive, fraudulent, or malicious use, prosecution as an infraction or misdemeanor at the City Attorney's discretion. It also authorizes recovery of revenues derived from wrongful commercial use and preserves all other remedies. An administrative appeal process affords due process to any person cited. The action is not a "project" subject to the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") under State CEQA Guidelines section 15378(b)(5), because it is an organizational or administrative activity of government that will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. To the extent it is a project, it is exempt under the "common sense" exemption, State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3). A copy of the full text of the ordinance is available for public review at City Hall, 1416 C Street, Livingston, CA 95334 or at www.cityoflivingston.org IPL0371672 Sep 4 2026