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Tiburon council approves Main Street and Paradise Drive closures, forms events subcommittee
Summary
The Tiburon Town Council unanimously approved a Lower Main Street closure for Little League opening day (March 13) and a Paradise Drive closure for a revived Tiburon Beer Festival (May 30, 2026), and voted to create an ad hoc events subcommittee chaired by Council Members Fredericks and Ryan to plan future community events.
Tiburon Town Council members voted unanimously to approve two special-event road closures and created an ad hoc events subcommittee to explore reviving local festivals and parades.
Staff presented a special event permit to close Lower Main Street from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, March 13, for the Tiburon Little League opening-day celebration. After brief questions and no public opposition, a council member moved to approve the permit and the motion passed on a roll-call vote with Council Member Fredericks, Council Member Ryan, Council Member Thier, Vice Mayor Nick Farr and Mayor John Wellner recorded as "Yes." The council had previously set a policy limiting Main Street closures to six per year.
On a separate item, staff described an application to close Paradise Drive along Shoreline Park on Saturday, May 30, 2026, for the Tiburon Beer Festival. Staff said the event would likely run roughly 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., include about 20 vendor booths, two food vendors, a live band and stage, and would be staffed by approximately 40 volunteers plus security and sanitation services. Jessica Hotchkiss, executive director of the Ranch, told the council the festival ran from 2014–2019, that the Ranch and the Chamber of Commerce will partner to run the revived event, and that past net proceeds ran "anywhere between $8,000 and $20,000." After questions about logistics and no public opposition, the council approved the Paradise Drive closure by unanimous roll-call vote.
Separately, the council discussed establishing an ad hoc events committee to explore restoring or creating community events such as a Fourth of July program, a Labor Day parade, or outdoor movie nights. The council agreed to appoint Council Member Fredericks and Council Member Ryan to the subcommittee and to invite community partners (including representatives from the Ranch) to participate informally; staff cautioned that formally appointing non-council members would create a Brown Act body. The motion to form the subcommittee and appoint members passed by unanimous roll call.
The council also approved the consent calendar earlier in the meeting and continued a scheduled public hearing on proposed municipal code amendments to the first meeting in April to allow staff and the new subcommittee to review a draft with local business owners. The meeting adjourned into a special closed session afterward; upon return the council reported no reportable items and then adjourned.
