City of Half Moon Bay Priority Session Budget Shows 2024 Challenges will be Rising Public Safety Costs, Loss of ARPA Funds and TOT Flattening

VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay City Council Priority Setting Session on Wednesday, April 19th, 2023 at 9:00am, in person only, but recorded.

City Manager, Matthew Chidester, introduces the Priority Setting Session and the Budget Review.

Definitions

The Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is a tax of the rent charged to transient guests in hotels/motels, including properties rented through home sharing services like Airbnb, located in the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. The TOT is commonly known as a “bed tax”.

For the privilege of occupancy, the City of Half Moon Bay’s TOT rate is 15% of the total rent charged to a guest. The taxable rent includes: room rate, cleaning fees, and other charges directly associated to the room. Who collects TOT? TOT is collected by the operator at the same time rent is collected from the guest.

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

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

The City Clerk will read all comments into the record.

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1. Deborah Penrose

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

2. Joaquin Jimenez

   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. Harvey Rarback

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

5. Debbie Ruddock

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

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