HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2018-10-03 RESOLUTION NO. 40-2018
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
COMMENDING JAMES DEMMERT UPON HIS SELECTION AS THE
TIBURON PENINSULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2018 CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS, James Denunert, a Rochester, New York. native, graduated from Harvard
University in 1987 with a degree in economics; and
WHEREAS, James found his calling while working an internship at Boston investment firm L.F.
Rothschild, where the excitement of finding companies with a fixture to grow fascinated him; and
WHEREAS, James moved West after college and worked for Lehman Brothers, but soon enough
settled in Tiburon and began working at The Belvedere Group, a small investment company with
offices in the Boardwalk Shopping Center; and
WHEREAS, James founded his own firm in 1992, Main Street Research, at, where else, but 120
Main Street in Tiburon; and
WHEREAS, Main Street Research became so successful, James was forced to relocate to larger
office space in Sausalito, where the office remains today under the same name, but instead
looking across the expanse of Richardson Bay onto the incredible sight of the Tiburon Peninsula;
and
WHEREAS, James and Main Street Research are longstanding supporters of the Tiburon
Peninsula Chamber of Commerce, community events and local, county and national
organizations, and even donates a percentage of profits to charity every quarter; and
WHEREAS, James is an active supporter of local learning, and donated 40 flat screen monitors
to the Belvedere-Tiburon Library, and offers an internship program at Main Street Research for
college students to "test the waters" at an investment firm,just as he did; and
WHEREAS, Main Street Research has been a sponsor of Friday Nights on Main since its
inception, where he just might be spotted on Friday nights with his wife Velda and two children.
Hudson and Stella; and
WHEREAS, James' dedication to making the community better is unrivaled, as evidenced by his
contributions to Belvedere-Tiburon Landmarks Society, the Tiburon Peninsula Foundation, the
Belvedere-Tiburon Library Foundation and the Foundation for Reed Schools; and
WHEREAS, James says he is passionate about his work, and turning clients into friends, and the
Town Council of the Town of Tiburon hereby affirms James' passion for Ills business is matched
by his outstanding commitment to the Tiburon community; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon hereby
commends James on his well-deserved selection as the Chamber's 2018 Citizen of the Year, and
expresses its sincere appreciation to James for his continued contributions to the quality of life in
the Town of Tiburon.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 3'a day of October. 2018. by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fraser, Fredericks. Ktilik. Thier. Welner
NAYS: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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1IM FI � AOR
ATTEST: r
EA ST 'FANI, TOWN CLERK
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