HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2016-10-19RESOLUTION NO. 26-2016
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TIBURON
COMMENDING TOM O'NEILL UPON HIS SELECTION AS THE
TIBURON PENINSULA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
2016 BUSINESS CITIZEN OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS, Tom O'Neill, a Minnesota native, graduated from college in Colorado, and
continued to work his way West to the Town of Tiburon in 1968;
WHEREAS, Tom met his future wife, Peggy, in Tiburon, where the two were married in
1970, purchased a home in 1977, and raised their son, Casey;
WHEREAS, Tom was captivated by the Town's beauty and began to look for ways to
give back to the community he and wife Peggy had come to love;
WHEREAS, Tom, along with Steve Sears, served as co-chairs of the celebration to open
Shoreline Park in 1986; the same year he became involved in the commercial construction
business (he later founded Reserve Analysis Consulting LLC which does reserve studies for
homeowners' associations);
WHEREAS, in 2001, Tom and former Mayor, Bruce Ross, invited three other vintage car
owners to bring their so-called "garage treasures" down to Main Street during the celebration of
its renovation; this created the spark to organize a classic car show with 32 autos the following
year;
WHEREAS, after Ross passed away, Tom continued to pursue his vision for a Classic
Car Show, which by now had been relocated to Shoreline Park and is now a highly anticipated
event featuring over 100 vintage cars each year on Father's Day weekend;
WHEREAS, with his experience running the Classic Car Show, and having discovered
his Irish heritage and connection to a local music folk hero on a trip to Ireland, Tom created the
Tiburon Irish Music Festival in 2015 to honor and celebrate traditional Irish music amongst
Tiburon residents and musicians from near and far;
WHEREAS, Tom was invited to join the board of the Tiburon Peninsula Foundation in
2015, and as a member of the Trestle Trail committee, is working to preserve Tiburon's heritage
as a railroad town;
WHEREAS, Tom's says his philosophy of volunteerism comes from his "desire to give
back some of the benefits that a wonderful community like ours provides for its residents";
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Town Council of the Town of
Tiburon hereby commends Tom on his well-deserved selection as the Chamber's 2016 Business
Citizen of the year, and expresses its sincere appreciation to Tom for his continued contributions
to the quality of life in the Town of Tiburon.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 19th day of October, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Doyle, Fraser, Fredericks, O'Donnell, Tollini
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
DIANE CRANE I :COPI, TOWN CLERK
ERIN TOLLINI, MAYOR
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