American Planning Association Honors HMB Planning’s Local Coastal Plan Update with Award of Merit

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AWARDS PRESS RELEASE!

The City received a State-level “Award of Merit” from the California Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA) for the completion of our 2020 Local Coastal Land Use Plan Update, in the “Hard Won Victory” category. The completed Plan was the culmination of a seven-year process to update the General Plan and Local Coastal Plan elements, which had not been updated since the 1990s.

The updated Plan was developed through a lengthy community-based process and reflects current conditions and priorities of the Half Moon Bay community, providing overarching forward-looking planning guidelines. An Award of Merit represents the second-place award, which is a great accomplishment – APA informed us that there was serious competition across the board and the jury was very impressed with Half Moon Bay’s planning achievement.

 


 

La Ciudad recibió un “Premio al Mérito” a nivel estatal del Capítulo de California de la Asociación Estadounidense de Planificación (APA) por completar nuestra Actualización del Plan de Uso de la Tierra Costera Local 2020, en la categoría “Victoria ganada con esfuerzo”. El Plan completado fue la culminación de un proceso de siete años para actualizar los elementos del Plan General y del Plan Costero Local, que no se había actualizado desde la década de 1990. El Plan actualizado se desarrolló a través de un largo proceso basado en la comunidad y refleja las condiciones y prioridades actuales de la comunidad de Half Moon Bay, proporcionando pautas generales de planificación prospectivas. Un Premio al Mérito representa el premio al segundo lugar, lo cual es un gran logro: la APA nos informó que había una competencia seria en todos los ámbitos y el jurado quedó muy impresionado con el logro de planificación de Half Moon Bay.

 


 

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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
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  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Finance
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  • 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.

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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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