Half Moon Bay City Council Votes 3-2 for Map 503B Which is Compact, Continguous and Has Fewer Deferred Votes

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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 15th, 2022 at 7:00pm by Zoom. Mayor, Debbie Ruddock, introduces the agenda item.

Choose. Second Last Meeting Before Final Redistricting Maps Adopted ~ Check Out HMB Council’s Focus Maps Including Voter Deferral / Acceleration Map

Tue. March 15th @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm

APRIL 5 (CITY COUNCIL) – 2^ND READING OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING MAP & ELECTION SEQUENCING
APRIL 5 – FINAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR ADOPTION OF MAP

City Seeking Input on Two Redistricting Maps During Regular City Council Meeting

The City Council is considering two five-district maps – Map 504c and Map 503b – and has requested additional community input on these two maps. You can view them on our website and at www.drawhmb.org. Additionally, the City has prepared a set of FAQs, also available on our website, which contain answers to many questions we have heard throughout the redistricting process. We encourage you to read through them and share any feedback on the two maps you may have.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 8:15 p.m. via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95535614263) to select one of these maps.

There will be an opportunity for public comment at that meeting. Additionally, or alternatively, you are welcome to provide written comments to be included in the agenda packet by emailing to [email protected].

All comments received by Thursday, March 10 will be attached to the staff report for this item. Any received after that date will be forwarded to the City Council prior to the meeting.

Some voters in affected neighborhoods will soon receive a packet of information via mail explaining that their voting cycle may change if their district changes under either of the two maps under consideration. This does not apply to the vast majority of voters in the City.

2021 Redistricting Process

Redistricting Advisory Committee

Upcoming Redistricting Meetings:

City Council Meeting – Public Hearing
Tuesday, March 15, 7:00 p.m.
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95535614263

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 Meeting

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

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:

Marin Holt – Chair
Paul Gater – Vice Chair
Michal Settles
Claudia Marshall
Steve Maller
Phil Marshall
Hal Bogner

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

Staff Report – Establishment of Redistricting Advisory Committee

2021 Advisory Redistricting Committee Resolution/Bylaws

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 27 (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
FEBRUARY 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #4, MAP ADOPTION & ELECTION SEQUENCING ORDINANCE
MARCH 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #5, MAP ADOPTION & ELECTION SEQUENCING ORDINANCE
APRIL 5 (CITY COUNCIL) – 2^ND READING OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING MAP & ELECTION SEQUENCING
APRIL 5 – FINAL COUNCIL MEETING FOR ADOPTION OF MAP

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:

streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
the City’s website online (via Granicus)
and on Facebook Live
- one in English (City of Half Moon Bay FB Page)
- one in Spanish (City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page)
Recorded by Pacific Coast TV (PCTV)

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 meet

ing – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).

The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

Contact Us

1. Contact Us
  1. Debbie Ruddock
    
    Mayor
    
    [email protected]
    
    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  2. Deborah Penrose
    
    Vice Mayor
    
    [email protected]
    
    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  3. Robert Brownstone
    
    Councilmember
    
    [email protected]
    
    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  4. Joaquin Jimenez
    
    Councilmember
    
    [email protected]
    
    Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
  5. Harvey Rarback
    
    Councilmember
    
    [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

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.

Choose. Second Last Meeting Before Final Redistricting Maps Adopted ~ Check Out HMB Council’s Focus Maps Including Voter Deferral / Acceleration Map

Tue. March 15th @ 8:00pm – 9:30pm

City Seeking Input on Two Redistricting Maps During Regular City Council Meeting

The City Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 8:15 p.m. via Zoom (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/95535614263) to select one of these maps.

Council’s Focus Maps Identified on February 15, 2022, including Voter Deferral / Acceleration Maps:

SEE ALSO: WWW.DRAWHMB.ORG

Upcoming Redistricting Meetings:

Past Meeting Agendas

Past Meeting Videos

Past Meeting Presentations

BACKGROUND

Redistricting Advisory Committee

Upcoming Redistricting Meetings:

Past Meeting Agendas

Past Meeting Videos

Past Meeting Presentations

BACKGROUND

Redistricting Advisory Committee Calendar

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

The New Now ~ Virtual Remote Public Agency Meetings

Debbie Ruddock

Deborah Penrose

Robert Brownstone

Joaquin Jimenez

Harvey Rarback

The City Council of Half Moon Bay

Meetings and Agendas

Strategic Elements

City Council Strategic Elements

City Council Priorities – FY 2019-20

City Council Priorities – FY 2018-19

Capital Improvement Program

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