HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2021-05-19 (2)Page 1 of 2 Town Council Resolution No. 16-2021 5/19/2021
RESOLUTION NO. 16-2021
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
PROCLAIMING JUNE 2021 AS LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER,
QUEER+ PRIDE MONTH IN THE TOWN OF TIBURON AND AUTHORIZING THE
RAINBOW PRIDE FLAG TO BE FLOWN ON TOWN BUILDINGS DURING THE
MONTH OF JUNE
WHEREAS, the Town of Tiburon has a diverse LGBTQ+ community and is committed to
supporting visibility, dignity, and equity for all people in the community; and
WHEREAS, in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, June has become a
symbolic month in which the LGBTQ+ community and their supporters come together in various
celebrations of pride, with cities and towns across the country recognizing and celebrating June
as LGBTQ+ Pride Month; and
WHEREAS, LGBTQ+ people make vital contributions to and enhance the social and economic
fabric of the Town of Tiburon; and
WHEREAS, The Town of Tiburon has adopted a policy regarding the display of
commemorative flags on town property which allows individual councilmembers to request that
commemorative flags be displayed or flown as a means of reflecting the Town’s viewpoint; and
WHEREAS, The Rainbow Flag has been recognized since the 1970s as a symbol of LGBTQ+
pride; and
WHEREAS, members of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon have requested that the
Town Council approve the flying of the Rainbow Flag for the month of June to further symbolize
the Town’s viewpoint in celebrating the diversity the diversity of and support for the LGBTQ+
community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IS RESOLVED, that the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon
hereby proclaims June 2021 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer+ (LGBTQ+) Pride
Month in Tiburon to inspire equity, create alliances, celebrate diversity, and establish safe
environments in our schools and community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon directs Town
staff to fly the Rainbow Pride Flag on Town facilities for the entire month of June 2021.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon
held this 19TH day of May 2021, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Fredericks, Ryan, Thier, Welner
NAYS: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: One Vacant Seat
HOLLI THIER, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
ATTEST:
LEA STEFANI, TOWN CLERK
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