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VIDEO. From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 7:00pm by Zoom.

MCC Chair, Gregg Dieguez, tweaks City of Half Moon Bay’s City Manager for not having chat or participants open during any of the City remote meetings (council, planning, parks and recs and subcommittee). The City of Half Moon Bay Zooms in webinar form and only the Council and Staff can see each other. Citizens can not see each other. Chat expedites knowledge as participants and staff can drop links into the chat for clarification.

Bob Nisbet is the City Manager of Half Moon Bay and will be leaving us to go back home to Goleta.

 

As someone who literally watches every single public agency meeting relating to the Coastside, I find it alienating when the staff or board mentions all the people attending…and I can’t see any of my neighbors!! :-0  FOMO 🙁 

Additionally, I drop Coastside Buzz posts in the chat to answer questions that people have. Lena Silberman, who represents Supervisor Horsley at the Midcoast Community Council meeting, also drops links into the chat for follow up on right away. It save a lot of time for her. 

By having participants and chat on, the public agency expresses openness to their constituents.

So, why does Tim Fox, the San Mateo County attorney that oversees the MCC, allow participants and chat to be open for the MCC meetings? So, it is not a legal constraint.

So, why do most of the Coastside public agencies keep participants and chat off?

~ Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of Coastside Buzz.

 

 

MCC Meeting with Participants and Chat

MCC meetings are still 100% Zoom, but is ready for hybrid when that time comes.

Granada Community Services District with Participants and Chat

GCSD meetings are still 100% Zoom. They are the only other public agency on the Coast that has participants and chat on.

 

NO Participants, No Chat

City of Half Moon Bay Council w/NO Participants/Chat

City of Half Moon Bay meetings are still 100% Zoom.

City of Half Moon Bay Planning w/NO Participants/Chat

City of Half Moon Bay meetings are still 100% Zoom.

 

Coastside County Water District w/NO Participants/Chat

CCWD meetings are still 100% Zoom.

 

Cabrillo Unified School District w/NO Participants/Chat

CUSD meetings are all in person, with no hybrid option.

 

Coastside Fire Protection District w/NO Participants/Chat

CFPD is back in person as of June 2022, although the public can Zoom the meeting, they can not see each other. They did a hybrid meeting in May, 2022.

 

Montara Water and Sewer District w/NO Participants/Chat

MWSD meetings are still 100% Zoom.

 

 San Mateo County Harbor District w/NO Participants/Chat

Harbor District meetings are still 100% Zoom.

 

Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside w/NO Participants/Chat

SAM meetings are still 100% Zoom.

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2021 Midcoast Community Council Members

MCC:  [email protected]
P.O. Box 248, Moss Beach, CA 94038

For agendas via email, subscribe to Google Group-MCC-Agendas.

Michelle Weil, Chair – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 805-452-7453‬
Email: [email protected]

 

Claire Toutant, Vice Chair – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-676-5847‬
Email: [email protected]

 

Len Erickson, Secretary – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-400-3175
Email: [email protected]

 

Dave Olson, Treasurer – Term Ends: Dec. 2022
Phone: 650-387-3618
Email: [email protected]

 

Gregg Dieguez, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 650-544-0714
Email: [email protected]

 

Jill Grant, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 415-940-3392
Email: [email protected]

 

Dan Haggerty, Member – Term Ends: Dec. 2024
Phone: 650-212-6026
Email : [email protected]