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RESOLUTION NO. 05-2002
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A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
ENDORSING ANGEL ISLAND AS THE SUPERIOR
LOCATION IN SOUTH MARIN COUNTY FOR
A MARIN EMERGENCY RADIO AUTHORITY
FACILITY
WHEREAS, Marin County is plagued by an inadequate and obsolete emergency radio
system; and
WHEREAS, to address the need to replace the system, the 26-member Marin Emergency
Radio Authority (MERA) was formed in 1998 and, on behalf of the Marin County taxpayers,
issued $27 million in bonds to replace the failing system; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Tiburon is a member of the MERA and firmly believes in its
mission; and
WHEREAS, the goal of MERA, Marin County and all of its agency members is to work
together with the State and its Departments for the achievement of the best police, fire, and
health systems for the safety of all citizens of California; and
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WHEREAS, the MERA system requires a transmission and reception site in a south
Marin County location in order to be effective and operational, and several alternative locations
identified by MERA are within the jurisdiction of the Town of Tiburon; and
WHEREAS, the Tiburon Town Council has previously passed Resolution No, 3231
opposing the siting of any antennae facility near residential property or within its public open
space; and
WHEREAS, all of the alternative locations other than Angel Island are either in violation
of Resolution No. 3231, technically inferior, or not cost effective; and
WHEREAS, while Angel Island is within the jurisdiction of the Town of Tiburon,
it is under the land use control of the State of California Parks and Recreation Department which
has a policy of discouraging the installation of antennae sites within any State parks; and
WHEREAS, Angel Island has proven to be the superior location that meets or exceeds all
of the technical standards for siting the MERA facility; and MERA has selected the Angel Island
site as its first choice; and
WHEREAS, the MERA installation on Angel Island can be rendered virtually invisible to
both visitors and residents of Southern Marin, and such an installation will not appreciably
impact the natural condition of the Park; and
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WHEREAS, given the unique location of Angel Island State Park at the center of a major
urban area and given the heightened sensitivity to public safety in Marin County and statewide,
siting such a facility should be considered as a special exception to the Parks and Recreation
Department's siting policy,
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon does hereby declare that, from a technical, financial, aesthetic, environmental and
community-wide safety perspective, Angel Island is the superior location for the siting of the
south Marin County MERA facility, and, accordingly, the California Parks and Recreation
Department should be encouraged to recognize the special circumstances that exists in this case
and grant permission for MERA to install its facility on Angel Island.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council on this 16th day of
January 2002, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
AYES:
Fredericks, Gram, Matthews, Slavitz, Thompson
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES:
None
COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT:
None
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HARRY MATTHEWS, MAYOR
Town of Tiburon
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ANE CRANE IACOPI, TOWN CLERK
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