City of Half Moon Bay Send Out Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Build Affordable Housing at 555 Kelly Ave.

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PRESS RELEASE. From the City of Half Moon Bay, Tuesday, February 15th, 2022.

The City of Half Moon Bay is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ)seeking qualified candidates to develop Affordable Housing on a City-owned parcel located at 555 Kelly Avenue in Half Moon Bay. The City will consider a range of affordable housing types, target populations, and project configurations.  Maximizing the number of affordable housing units is a priority. Submittals are due by 5:00 PM Monday May 9, 2022.

 

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RFQ

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Find links to the RFQ and related documents here:

All interested candidates are encouraged to review the RFQ and attend the forthcoming site tour and question and answer session. The tentative schedule is as follows:

RFQ Released Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Site Tour (meet at site) Weds, March 2, 2022, 10:00 AM
Q&A Session for Prospective Respondents (Zoom link will be posted on RFQ website) Weds, March 9, 2022, 10:00 AM
Last Day to Submit Written Questions about the RFQ Mon, April 25, 2022
RFQ Submittals Due – Deadline for Submittal Mon, May 9, 2022, 5:00 PM
City review of responses; invitations for interviews sent out  By June 20, 2022
Interviews expected to be held  The second half of June 2022
Finalist candidate presented to City Council for consideration August 2022

Schedule updates and materials associated with this RFQ will be maintained on this webpage throughout the RFQ process. All questions must be submitted in writing by email to Tara Hatcher, Community Development Department Administrative Assistant ([email protected]). Weekly and/or as needed, questions received, and City staff responses will be posted on this webpage.

  1. Jill Ekas

    Community Development Director
  2. Tara Hatcher

    Administrative Assistant

 


City Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Meeting ~ 2nd and 4th Tuesdays @ 7:00pm

Watch remotely. Comments and questions by email.

 

CONTACT: Comments to the Commission and to Staffcan be submitted by emailing [email protected].

 

HMB Planning Commission Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB Planning Commission Videos

 

The Planning Commission consists of citizen volunteers appointed by the City Council to make decisions or advise the Council on land use and property development issues. The Commission assures that new development is consistent with our Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, long-range General Plan and Local Coastal Plan, State laws and other public policies that advance the interests of our community.

 

Members

  • Steve Ruddock, Chair
  • Sara Polgar, Vice Chair
  • James Benjamin
  • David Gorn
  • Rick Hernandez

Planning Commission meetings are held at 7 pm every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month, at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), 537 Kelly Avenue.

View agendas and minutes here.

To communicate with members of the Planning Commission, please use the staff contact information to the right.

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Jill Ekas

Community Development Director

 

Bridget Jett

Consultant – Planning Analyst


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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