Half Moon Bay City Council, Public Agencies

4 Time Mayor Debbie Ruddock Congratulated by City Manager Bob Nisbet for 20 Years Distinguished Service with California Coastal Conservancy

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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 21st, 2021 at 7:00pm by Zoom. Mayor Robert Brownstone passes the gavel to Debbie Ruddock. Deborah Penrose is now Vice Mayor.

City Manager, Bob Nisbet, congratulates our newly minted Madam Mayor Debbie Ruddock on her retirement after her decades of distinguished public service for the State of California’s Coastal Conservancy, which allowed her to bring her State level knowledge back to the Coastside.

 

 

Mayor Debbie Ruddock

Term: 2018-2022

2020 City Staff and Council-47Mayor Debbie Ruddock was elected to the City Council again in 2014 after an 11-year hiatus (she previously served three council terms from 1991-2003, including two terms as mayor). She served as Mayor in 2017, and was re-elected in November, 2018.

She currently is one of two City representatives on the Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside and serves as Vice-Chair. She also represents the City on the Association of Bay Area Governments, the San Mateo County Airport Land Use Committee, and the SFO Community Roundtable. During her earlier time on the Council, she served five years as an alternate member of the California Coastal Commission. Professionally Debbie is a legislative analyst with State Coastal Conservancy. She holds a MA in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a BA in History from the University of Rochester. Term ends December 2018.

Contact Us

Debbie Ruddock

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

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

Tue. December 21st @ 7:00pm – 8:00pm

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: 650-726-8250

    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

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.

Click here for more detailed information and explanations of the Strategic Elements and Strategic Priorities.

 

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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