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Posted on: January 20, 2021 by the City of Half Moon Bay

Council Actions – January 19, 2021

Please find the Council Actions from last nights City Council Meeting, in both English and Spanish.

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City Manager Updates from January 19, 2021 City Council Meeting

Actualizaciones del administrador de la ciudad, 19 de enero, 2021

The Council took the actions listed below at its January 19, 2021 meeting with follow‐up by staff shown in parentheses:

  1. Accepted the warrants list for the month of December 2020 (Finance)
  2. Continued to the March 2, 2021 City Council meeting – a resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Friends of Half Moon Bay Parks and Recreation, to better define and govern the relationship between the City and the Friends and advance the organizations’ shared missions to improve and increase recreational opportunities in the community (Administration)
  3. By motion, authorized the Mayor to sign and submit a letter of response to the October 28, 2020 Grand Jury Report titled “Second Units: Adding New Housing in The Neighborhoods” no later than January 26, 2021 (City Clerk)
  4. Adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with National Demographics Corporation for assistance with the transition to district- based elections at an amount not to exceed $45,000 (City Clerk)
  5. Adopted a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., to provide grant writing and advocacy services for a period of one year at an amount of $60,000 (City Clerk)
  6. Accepted Mayor Brownstone’s List of City Council Representatives and Designated Assignments for 2021, as amended (City Clerk)
  7. Made appointments to the Planning Commission and Parks and Recreation Commission as follows:

PLANNING COMMISSION:
Councilmember Jimenez    David Gorn
Councilmember Rarback    James Benjamin

PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION:
Vice Mayor Ruddock    Adam Eisen
Councilmember Jimenez    Luis Ruiz Haro
Councilmember Rarback    Hilary Stamper

8. Received an update on efforts to assist local businesses and the Coastside community in recovery from COVID-19 and in developing recommendations toward a more equitable, vibrant, and resilient Coastside economy and workforce (Administration)

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El Concejo tomó las acciones que se enumeran a continuación en su reunión del 19 de enero de 2021 con seguimiento por personal que se muestra entre paréntesis:

  1. Aceptó la lista de warrants para el mes de diciembre de 2020 (Finanzas)
  2. Continuó hasta la reunión del Concejo Municipal del 2 de marzo de 2021: una resolución que autoriza al Administrador de la Ciudad a negociar y ejecutar un Memorando de Entendimiento con los Amigos de parques y recreación de Half Moon Bay, para definir y gobernar mejor la relación entre la Ciudad y la Amigos y avanzar en las misiones compartidas de las organizaciones para mejorar y aumentar las oportunidades recreativas en la comunidad (Administración)
  3. Por moción, autorizó al Alcalde a firmar y enviar una carta de respuesta al Informe del Gran Jurado del 28 de octubre de 2020 titulado “Segundas unidades: Agregar nuevas viviendas en los vecindarios” a más tardar el 26 de enero de 2021 (Secretario de la ciudad)
  4. Adoptó una resolución que autoriza al Administrador de la Ciudad a ejecutar un acuerdo con la Corporación Nacional de Demografía para recibir asistencia con la transición a las elecciones distritales por una cantidad que no exceda los $ 45,000 (Secretario de la Ciudad)
  5. Adoptó una resolución que autoriza al administrador de la ciudad a entrar en un acuerdo con Townsend Public Affairs, Inc., para proporcionar servicios de redacción y defensa de subvenciones por un período de un año por un monto de $ 60,000 (secretario de la ciudad)
  6. Aceptó la Lista de Representantes del Concejo Municipal y Designado del Alcalde Brownstone Asignaciones para 2021, según enmendada (secretario de la ciudad)
  7. Hizo nombramientos para la Comisión de Planificación y la Comisión de Parques y Recreación de la siguiente manera:

COMISIÓN DE PLANIFICACIÓN:
Concejal Jiménez: David Gorn
Concejal Rarback: James Benjamin

COMISIÓN DE PARQUES Y RECREACIÓN:
Vicealcalde Ruddock: Adam Eisen
Concejal Jiménez: Luis Ruiz Haro
Concejal Rarback: Hilary Stamper

8. Recibió una actualización sobre los esfuerzos para ayudar a las empresas locales y la comunidad de Coastside en la recuperación de COVID-19 y en el desarrollo de recomendaciones hacia una economía y fuerza laboral de Coastside más equitativas, vibrantes y resilientes (Administración)

 

 

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The City Council of Half Moon Bay

The City Council of Half Moon Bay is the City’s governing body, and consists of five elected members. The Council sets priorities and policies, makes final decisions on all major City matters, adopts ordinances and resolutions, appoints the City Manager and City Attorney, and approves the annual budget.

City Council members are elected at-large to four-year, overlapping terms. There are no term limits in Half Moon Bay. The City Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and one to serve as Vice Mayor, on an annual basis.

The Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7 pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue.

Meetings and Agendas

The City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 7 pm, at Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue. City Council meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, and videos are available online. Planning on attending a City Council Meeting? Please visit our “Commenting at a City Council Meeting” information page. You can also learn about City Council Procedures and Decorum.

Strategic Elements

The City Council develops Strategic Elements to help focus the City’s actions and work plans on its key priorities. The Strategic Elements are aimed at providing high quality public services and facilities in a fiscally sustainable, responsive, and friendly manner, which fosters a safe, healthy, and thriving community.

 

Half Moon Bay City Council Subcommittees

  • CSFA Grant Selection
  • Education
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Mobility

Half Moon Bay City Council Strategic Plan

The City Council develops Strategic Elements, Priorities, and a Capital Improvement Program to help guide the City’s actions and work plans, and focus efforts on addressing the City’s identified priority initiatives. Together, these comprise the City’s Strategic Plan.

Below is a summary noting each of the Strategic Elements and Priorities.

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City Council Strategic Elements

Fiscal Sustainability
 Healthy Communities 
and Public Safety		 Inclusive Governance Infrastructure and Environment

The overarching Strategic Elements describe how the City will conduct its operations in service to the community, and are based on the principles and values that outline the City’s purposes. They offer focus toward the City Council’s key priorities, and are aimed at providing high quality public services and facilities in a fiscally sustainable, responsive, and friendly manner, fostering a safe, healthy, and thriving community.

 

City Council Priorities – FY 2019-20

Affordable Housing Emergency Preparedness Traffic and TDM Sustainability Minimum Wage

Priorities are more specific areas which the City Council deems as critical to address during a given fiscal year (or over multiple fiscal years). Each Priority has a specific set of actions to be taken, which in turn contribute to and outline the staff’s objectives and work plans.

 

City Council Priorities – FY 2018-19

Housing Homelessness Cannabis Short Term Rentals Parks Master Plan

Click here for more details on the FY 2018-19 Council Priorities.

 

Capital Improvement Program

The City’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) addresses the community’s needs for planned infrastructure improvements over a rolling five-year period. The CIP is intended to respond to the identified needs of the community, to ensure major infrastructure – such as streets, parks, trails, public facilities, sewers, and drainage – are well-maintained for maximum safety, public use, and enjoyment. Click here to download the Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2019-20 to 2023-24.

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