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RESOLUTION NO. 2893
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
TIBURON DECLARING THE DESIRE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL
TO SEE FOGHORNS MAINTAIN THEIR PRESJ!:NCE ON SAN
FRANCISCO BAY, AND URGING SAN FRANCISCO BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD, AND
THE GOLDEN GATE NATIONAL RECREATION AREA TO WORK
WITH THE S. F. BASED U. S. UGHTHOUSE SOCIETY AND
ANY OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS;
URGING THE S. F. CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO WORK
WITH THE U. S. COAST GUARD AND THE GOLDEN GATE
NATIONAL RECREATION AREA TO EXPEDITE ANY NECESSARY
APPROVALS FOR FOGHORN INSTALLATION
WHEREAS, foghorns on San Francisco Bay have guided countless seafarers since
1857 and are part of San Francisco's history, culture and fabric, and
WHEREAS, foghorns on San Francisco Bay are as integral to the character and
personality of the City as are its cable cars, neighborhoods, bridges and hills, and
WHEREAS, the United States Coast Guard has removed its lat remaining foghorns
and replaced them with electronic devices producing high pitched - sounds which will
eventually be themselves removed as technology renders any sort of sound device for fog
navigation obsolete, and
WHEREAS, foghorns continue to be operated at various locations around the San
Francisco Bay by a variety of private and public interests but are gradually being removed,
and
WHEREAS, the U. S. Lighthouse Society is working diligently to maintain a vibrant
foghorn chorus on the Bay and has expressed a willingness to pay for the installation and
maintenance of traditional foghorns on the Bay to accomplish this, and
WHEREAS, despite the progress and pace of technology, the people of San Francisco
find the comfort of traditional foghorn sounds as part of the San Francisco experience,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon declares its wish that foghorns maintain their historic presence on the San
Francisco Bay, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council urges the Mayor of San
Francisco to urge the Port of San Francisco, any other appropriate City departments and
the Golden Gate National Recreation Area to work with the U. S. Lighthouse Society and
any other interested party to locate potential site(s) for foghorn installation, and
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council urges the Mayor of San
Francisco to urge the U. S. Coast Guard to approve the necessary permits allowing for
foghorn installation and operation on the San Francisco Bay, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Town Council urges the Mayor of San
Francisco to urge the San Francisco Congressional Delegation to work with the U. S. Coast
Guard and Golden Gate National Recreation Area to expedite any necessary approval for
foghorn installation on the San Francisco Bay, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Tiburon Town Council send
copies of this Resolution to the U. S. Lighthouse Society, the U. S. Coast Guard, the Golden
Gate National Recreation Area and the San Francisco Congressional Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon on December:,~ 1992, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Friedman, Nygren, Thompson,
Thayer, Kuhn
None
None
NOES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
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ALVIN R. KUHN, MAYOR
Town of Tiburon
ATTEST:
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THERESE M. NESSY, CLERK
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