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RESOLUTION NO.~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TIBURON
ENDORSING THE FORMA TION OF THE GOLDEN GA IE RECRFA TION ARFA
WHEREAs, the Congress of the United States is considering legislation
for the establishment of a Golden Gate National Recreation Area, which would
establish a recreation and open space system under the jurisdiction of the
Department of the Interior; and open space system under the jurisdiction of
the Department of the Interior; and
lmERFAS, the coastline arERoffers a unique variety of natural,
historic, scenic, and recreational lands in both public and private owner-
ship which should be preserved for the use and enjoyment of present and
future generations of Bay Area residents, and
WHEREAS, it has been proposed that those parts of the headlands
forts no longer needed for military purposes be unified with other open space
lands owned by the Federal Government, the City of San Francisco, and private
parties to create a Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and
WHEREAS, numerous development proposals made in recent years, and
continuing to be made, would build over the unique, naturally scenic and
historical lands remaining open in the Bay Area,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that The City of Tiburon endorses the
establishment of a Golden Gate National Recreation Area to include those
portions of Fort Baker, Fort Barry, Fort Cronkhite, Fort tason, Fort Miley,
Fort Funston, and the Presidio of San Francisco which are determined not to
be essential for national defense, and
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT The City of Tiburon endorses
the inclusion in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area of additional
parcels of federal,and private lands north of the Golden Gate, including
a corridor of green belt in Marin County extending up to Mount Tamalpais
State Park and from Mount Tamalpais State Park to Olema between the lands
of the ~arin ~ronicipal Water District and Point Reyes National Seashore.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Tiburon held on May 8th , 1972, by the following vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEN: Becker, Aramburu, Fanning, Littman, Sennett
NOES:
COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN: None
Albert H. Sennett
Mayor of the City of Tiburon
ATTEST:
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Bert Balmer, City Manager/CIerI:;
Drafted 5/3/72