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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay Redistricting Committee meeting Monday, November 8th, 2021 at 7:00pm by Zoom.

 

 

Due to the timing of final census numbers being released, the City is extending the deadline to submit a draft redistricting map. Please submit any draft maps by December 3.

The Redistricting Advisory Committee will meet on December 16, 2021 at 7:00pm by Zoom to review draft maps and select focus maps to be referred to the City Council for comment.

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2021 Redistricting Process

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Submit Your Draft Map Today!

Due to the timing of final census numbers being released, the City is extending the deadline to submit a draft redistricting map. Please submit any draft maps by December 3. The Redistricting Advisory Committee will meet on December 16 to review draft maps and select focus maps to be referred to the City Council for comment. See below for information on how to submit a draft map.

Dave’s Redistricting App is an easy-to-use map drawing tool to create and submit redistricting maps. Tools needed:

Please note, as outlined in the DRA 2020 Instructions, you must both “publish” your map and send an email to [email protected] notifying that your plan is published (please include your plan name).

Please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 650-726-8271 or at [email protected] with any questions.

Upcoming Meeting:

Redistricting Advisory Committee Special Meeting Agenda

Monday, November 8, 2021
7:00 P.M.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94745868419

Past Meeting Agendas

November 8, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

September 2, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

August 26, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

August 19, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

August 12, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

July 15, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

Past Meeting Videos

November 8, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

September 2, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

August 26, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee

August 19, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

August 12, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

July 15, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

Past Meeting Presentations

September 2, 2021 – Meeting Presentation

August 19, 2021 – Meeting Presentation 

August 12, 2021 – Meeting Presentation

 BACKGROUND

Click here to learn more about the Redistricting Advisory Committee and its upcoming meeting schedule.

News Release – Community Encouraged to Participate in Re-Drawing Council Election Districts

Half Moon Bay must re-draw its district boundaries using the new 2020 Census data. This process is called redistricting. All cities with district-based election systems, such as Half Moon Bay, must redistrict after each Census. This keeps population counts within each district relatively equal to ensure equal representation. Half Moon Bay adopted district boundaries in 2018 using 2010 Census total population counts. We must now reevaluate using the new census data.

In 2018, the City of Half Moon Bay approved a transition from at-large to by-district elections, with the mayor to be elected at-large. The current map of City Council Districts and other documents from the transition can be viewed here.

Staff Report – Informational Presentation and Options for Forming a Redistricting Commission

Staff Report – Establishment of Redistricting Advisory Committee

2021 Advisory Redistricting Committee Resolution/Bylaws

View DrawHMB.org, where you can review the existing district boundary maps, make your own suggested adjustments when public mappings opens, and submit them to the Redistricting Advisory Committee.

For background on Half Moon Bay’s original 2018 districting process, please click here.

 

 

BACKGROUND

The City of Half Moon Bay’s Redistricting Advisory Committee was formed by the City Council at its May 18, 2021 meeting to study and recommend updated draft boundaries for City Council districts based on results of the 2020 Census. The Redistricting Advisory Committee is comprised of seven members, who were appointed June 15, 2021:

  • Michal Settles
  • Claudia Marshall
  • Marin Holt
  • Paul Gater
  • Steve Maller
  • Phil Marshall
  • Hal Bogner

Redistricting Advisory Committee Calendar

The Committee will meet over the course of the next 10 months to receive public input on draft maps, communities of interest, elections sequencing, and other important issues all culminating with an adopted final map by the City Council that will be used in Half Moon Bay elections for the next 10 years. Weekday meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday meetings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Meetings will be conducted via Zoom through September, then will move to in-person.

  • JULY 15 (RAC) – INTRODUCTION (BROWN ACT, PRA, OVERVIEW OF TRANSITION TO DISTRICTS, REDISTRICTING BASICS)
  • AUGUST 12 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON MAPPING, LEGISLATION, ETC.
  • AUGUST 19 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON DISTRICT MODEL / ELECTION SEQUENCING
  • AUGUST 26 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #1
  • SEPTEMBER  2 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #2
  • AUGUST 16 – CENSUS DATA RELEASED (LEGACY FORMAT)
  • LATE SEPTEMBER – CALIFORNIA PRISONER-ADJUSTED DATA AVAILABLE
  • LATE OCTOBER – END OF MANDATED THREE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO RELEASE MAPS
  • NOVEMBER 8 (MONDAY) (RAC) – FIRST DRAFTS OF COMMITTEE MAPS, SELECT 3-5 FOCUS MAPS
  • DECEMBER 16 (RAC) – SELECT 2-3 FOCUS MAPS
  • JANUARY 19 (WEDNESDAY) (COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #3, REVIEW FOCUS MAPS, PROVIDE REVISIONS, IF ANY
  • JANUARY 22 (SATURDAY) (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
  • JANUARY  27 (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
  • FEBRUARY 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #4, FINAL MAP SELECTION & ELECTION SEQUENCING
  • MARCH 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING DISTRICT MAP & ELECTION SEQUENCING (ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION IF SB 594 IS ENACTED).
  • APRIL 17 – DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION OF MAP (APRIL 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING)
  • MAY 12 – COMMITTEE CLOSING CELEBRATION

 

 

City Council of Half Moon Bay Meets ~ 1st and 3rd Tuesdays at 7:00pm

HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB City Calendar

The New Now ~ Virtual Remote Public Agency Meetings

Watch streaming, or the Pacifica Coast TV video, that we will post. Stay tuned!
The meeting will be held at the Adcock Community Center for any members of the public who wish to speak in person, though we do encourage all members to participate remotely.
The meeting will be:

Members or the public are welcome to submit comments (in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit) via email

to [email protected] prior to or during the meeting, via Facebook live during the meeting, and via two phone lines during the meeting – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).
The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB City Calendar

Leave messages with the Clerk’s Department at 650-726-8250

Contact Us

    1. Robert Brownstone

      Mayor
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    2. Debbie Ruddock

      Vice Mayor
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726

    3. Deborah Penrose

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    4. Harvey Rarback

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    5. Joaquin Jimenez

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

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
  • Redistricting
  • Public Safety Sub-Committee

 

 

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