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Laurie and council members encouraged working with homeowners associations to target sign‑up campaigns for AlertMarin. Laurie noted the county switched to a new AlertMarin system and that jurisdictions dropped Nixle; she cited a figure of “34, 35 percent” for AlertMarin signups in local neighborhoods and said the county is working to increase registrations.

Nut graf: To address low opt‑in rates to the county alert system, council members proposed (1) sharing zone-level signup figures with HOAs so they can set targets, (2) holding a homeowners summit in late May, and (3) producing short how‑to preparedness videos and local “Get Ready” classes to reach more residents.

Council members said a homeowners summit is being organized for May 22 and that staff are coordinating with town managers and HOAs. Laurie and volunteers described planned short videos (1–3 minutes) on topics such as turning off gas, building a kit and other simple preparedness steps; the aim is to distribute those videos via the Belvedere Breeze, Tiburon Talk, Instagram and YouTube.

Separately, council members reported strong turnout for recent critical-skills events at the library: hands‑only CPR, AED use, Narcan and Stop the Bleed training drew 54 attendees at one session, a record for recent courses. Council members said these practical, short classes have high resident demand and will continue to be offered.

Ending: Council members asked staff and volunteers to follow up with the county on whether HOA‑level AlertMarin signup data can be provided and to publicize upcoming classes and video resources once dates are confirmed.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","April 15, 2025 Disaster Advisory Council Regular Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","Council members discussed boosting AlertMarin registrations through HOA outreach, hosting Get Ready classes and short preparedness videos; hands‑only CPR and Stop the Bleed classes also drew strong attendance at recent library events.","taxTitle","Tiburon Town, Marin County, California","taxId",72203,"location","California","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6595076,"Advisory council seeks renewed approvals to post limited tsunami‑zone signs after recent warning",115,2630000,2745000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576&start=2630&end=2745","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576/thumbnail_2630000.jpg","/articles/6595076/California/Advisory-council-seeks-renewed-approvals-to-post-limited-tsunamizone-signs-after-recent-warning","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595076-90d430b893b49b8eab28f20449384c1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771099461&Signature=iJ6nKlkFV3VyVF-z2Ms7xhZZZmryNm6XNEZ4Dtbjr8Ok7icnsmjlGlxTf6kXAz4Eb2jJ5tHsGUAT7CkR1rybzSLnOdVKTayp0Np0ninoWcL4RGi9FFkO7-Q-P7nT3XqG35qnWSjHxrah8sHuPsKbmnT4vgNuXtQJM23B64z9hNC6zPv8R2I9K4mwMvt3FRG4ZPnhnHNZ5uf0exhzJe10b1QOEQCNl76~LiliRHjXVFSITbD6ikR5dXmfkur7A8R48FdES0rPpK1Sa9XpkiBqxR7Om5sRAU1ebjSGWgAoCk1Jz7lNNfoicVL1OJr8eAlJ1TKfxJUF4bEyBdhKFlaZkw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Council members revisited a long‑running effort to post National Weather Service–recommended tsunami signs on the peninsula following a recent tsunami warning that raised community concern.

Tom Cromwell and other members reviewed the history: the National Weather Service originally provided recommended sign locations and signs, and both the Belvedere City Council and the Tiburon Town Council approved posting about a decade ago, but the signs were not installed then. Cromwell asked the committee to “vote to support the posting of the minimal amount of tsunami signs on our peninsula to raise awareness.”

Nut graf: Council members agreed the recent warning showed gaps in public behaviour and awareness; they proposed returning the original staff reports and maps to each municipal council and seeking county permission to post signs in unincorporated areas. Cromwell asked the committee to vote at the meeting because a quorum was present, but the transcript contains no recorded motion result.

Members discussed next steps, including resending the original staff reports and maps to both councils and contacting the county for permission to post signs in unincorporated areas. Jane Cooper (Mayor of Belvedere) said running the item through both councils again “probably would not be a problem.” Cromwell said the recent warning revealed poor public response and argued that signage could help.

Ending: The transcript records the proposed motion to support posting the minimal recommended tsunami signs and follow-up outreach to the county, but does not record a formal vote or an outcome in the meeting minutes.","Members proposed asking Belvedere and Tiburon councils and the county to post a minimal set of National Weather Service‑recommended tsunami signs; a vote to support posting was proposed but no formal vote was recorded in the meeting minutes.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6595079,"Tiburon/Belvedere to deploy upgraded siren system; monthly automated tests planned",176,2854000,3030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576&start=2854&end=3030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576/thumbnail_2854000.jpg","/articles/6595079/California/TiburonBelvedere-to-deploy-upgraded-siren-system-monthly-automated-tests-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595079-10dcf0dcc17adbbb9d10a4b292c8d839/orig.mp4?Expires=1771099461&Signature=UMbqYi-BlZL0TXs-n42Kr0oIoqa1OAGugQFOguvZuUyIc6ZoKqIEI8eOdVow7RMBDigmt1Utqq8ZBb4ohaRKti0K772oG6ugW2c2cSI5EJucB8iOeLI4oyyhimrHH2pMD2QFxSljmKpBx3pJWjnP4F6GT~IaOAyiwSxY7eF4sRJSHuSmS9xu9jwxcMnoc5u8KnUkuURz6wNzf7DECNk1ugBDse6SzwbKhIfUokIIwnVlCgXGfbHGDCI4muKnb9Vw8J0T7z-AZVNXHi5u8G3hN73eMECwt~J9lHHdJ0cLoC0L2G4rVcMgwr2APYAx0sjoUHw6IvJi~-g3T4PBCzN9Nw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laurie reported that Tiburon and Belvedere expect to have upgraded community sirens installed and operating by the end of the month, with equipment supplied and installed by Federal Signal.

Laurie said the company “will provide us 4 hours of training on the system.” The system is web‑based and will allow on‑duty personnel an app to activate sirens; dispatchers also will be able to trigger the system if field staff are unavailable. The normal emergency alarm will sound for three minutes; monthly tests will sound for one minute. The council was told a regular test could be scheduled for the first Saturday of every month at noon.

The council was briefed on sites and capabilities. Laurie said Tiburon‑controlled sites number five, and a sixth site in Southern Marin Fire’s jurisdiction at Bel Air School will use an LRAD device that can broadcast voice messages. Laurie said the LRAD capability differs from the siren system: “It can actually do a voice message.”

A potential first test of the upgraded system was discussed for May 3, though Laurie said that date was optimistic and dependent on installation. Council members discussed augmenting coverage with mobile siren units mounted on vehicles and suggested Belvedere consider purchasing a mobile unit to cover areas with weak fixed-siren reception.

Nut graf: The upgrade replaces older electronics with a web‑based activation system, aims to standardize monthly testing, introduces an LRAD-capable site in Southern Marin and creates options (mobile sirens) to address line‑of‑sight coverage gaps on the peninsula.

Council members also asked about how residents will know what to do when they hear different siren tones; Laurie said that messaging will emphasize checking AlertMarin and the county emergency portal for details when a siren sounds.

Ending: The council agreed to publicize the new testing schedule through municipal newsletters and social channels once installation and test dates are confirmed.","Council heard that Federal Signal will install upgraded siren system across peninsula sites, with web‑based activation, mobile capabilities and a planned monthly automated test; one site in Southern Marin will use an LRAD voice system.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6595084,"Marin FEMA tabletop highlights gaps in evacuation communications; local tabletop set for April 30",1216,635000,1851000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576&start=635&end=1851","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3043152-69d1fa662ef7170a5f8f8e64fb4c7576/thumbnail_635000.jpg","/articles/6595084/California/Marin-FEMA-tabletop-highlights-gaps-in-evacuation-communications-local-tabletop-set-for-April-30","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6595084-d4e92fbbe24c6b063da19496e2af9277/orig.mp4?Expires=1771099461&Signature=SuZ9Q6H80AmDhsptinaJe0x~KYlx9i7qilrFq3HTvaXOReCNUPns8s8HEYWztJk0L-uQxfZ7uTLajSwVlSz2krJuX7wTtPEU1f~5k4N7f4q1a~ER5ZcEyHvP2lKcFl7~rvoXtqJLERFtlyngT89Ms8RnLyYiKtdBwG5fN87-wGzfRo5L3FusMLyAsBBiobI3FfU8SfDQ7OxVeUly6~93l~hloiLcITqiRWxIoZBt3mmn92lM4RgSf8z3FJheokAFvDqSFi3KJi1qAebbMz5EuHYH7-TwKWHlucTFPAxN2UrKx2-2NgU8MUZPJrlKLYIUD6VBBMrLzCc9xhKOKrYjzA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Laurie, an emergency-management staff member, told the Belvedere Tiburon Joint Disaster Advisory Council on April 15 that a FEMA-facilitated tabletop exercise held at the Marin County Office of Emergency Management surfaced key operational and communications gaps for a Mount Tam–area wildland fire scenario.

The exercise underscored mutual aid as a primary lifeline for the peninsula’s limited local resources, the need to request assets rapidly (including air support), and the importance of timely public alerting, Laurie said. “It’s going to be about 10 minutes” from the time the county is contacted to a dispatched AlertMarin message, she said. During that interval she said officers should be conducting door-to-door evacuations.

The council heard that the county up-staffs during red-flag days, activates a joint information center and readies additional dispatch and fire personnel; local agencies should immediately request mutual aid when a fire breaks out. “If we call and say, hey, we need 20 law enforcement officers … they will scramble and they’ll get here,” Laurie said.

Nut graf: The exercise flagged practical constraints for a peninsula evacuation — limited on-duty staffing, the 10-minute lag to AlertMarin, traffic-management needs, and post‑event reentry control — and prompted the council to schedule a Belvedere–Tiburon tabletop in the local emergency operations center on April 30 to adapt county lessons to local conditions.

Details from the exercise included timelines and notification differences. Laurie said the county’s upgraded AlertMarin is the recommended primary channel; the Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system can take “30 to 60 minutes” and will often reach a much larger geographic area than desired. The county has also begun sending emergency notices through Nextdoor, she said.

Speakers at the exercise and in the county debrief discussed traffic-control strategies used in Mill Valley — pre-planned lane reversals and laminated intersection maps stored in trailers so arriving mutual-aid teams can implement known patterns quickly. The council was told to expect outside public-works or law-enforcement personnel unfamiliar with peninsula roads to be part of traffic-control teams during a large evacuation.

Post‑evacuation issues also came up: the county and other agencies discussed using the National Guard to help enforce reentry restrictions and avoid looting, and cautioned about new hazards such as lithium‑battery debris from burned electric vehicles that could make reentry unsafe.

Council members discussed outreach and notification rates. Laurie said sign-ups for AlertMarin in Belvedere and Tiburon remain below 50 percent, with a cited figure of “34, 35 percent” from DC3; she called for more sign-up outreach. Council members proposed working with homeowners associations to raise registration rates locally.

The council’s next step is a local tabletop on April 30 at the Tiburon Police Department emergency operations center. Laurie said the April 30 event will focus on communications and mutual aid and will allow local responders and communications staff to “really work through locally how we’re going to respond and who’s going to help us.” She said she will report back to the disaster council at its next meeting.

Ending: Council members urged follow-up training and drills after the tabletop; several speakers recommended moving from tabletop exercises to hands‑on drills later in the year to test traffic plans, mutual aid activation and public messaging in real time.","A FEMA-facilitated tabletop exercise highlighted mutual-aid reliance, alert timelines, traffic control needs and reentry challenges for a Mount Tam–area wildfire scenario. Belvedere–Tiburon officials plan a local tabletop exercise in the council’s EOC on April 30 to work through those issues.","actionData","errors"]

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