Advisory council seeks renewed approvals to post limited tsunami‑zone signs after recent warning

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.