HMB City Council and Public Explore Redistricting’s Unfortunate Byproduct: Deferral and Acceleration Maps

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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay Council meeting on February 15th, 2021 at 7:00pm by Zoom.

Mayor Debbie Ruddock introduces the Agenda Item on Redistricting.

 

Staff Report for 2//15/2022

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City Council asks for feedback on proposed redistricting maps

 


 

2021 REDISTRICTING PROCESS

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504c-Full(6)
504c Voter Deferrals
503b-Full(5)
503b Voter Deferrals

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Upcoming Redistricting Meetings:

City Council Meeting – Public Hearing
Tuesday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.
Zoom Information will be available Friday, March 11

Past Meeting Agendas

January 27, 2022 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Special Meeting

December 16, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

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

January 27, 2022 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

December 16, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

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.

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

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

 

 

 


 

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.

 

 

      1. Debbie Ruddock

        Mayor
        Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
      2. Deborah Penrose

        Vice Mayor
        Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
      3. Robert Brownstone

        Councilmember
        Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
      4. Joaquin Jimenez

        Councilmember
        Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
      5. Harvey Rarback

        Councilmember
        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 herefor 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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