Each year as part of its budgeting process, the City Council hosts listening sessions to hear directly from the people who live and work in Half Moon Bay and gain a broad range of community input on what people feel are the critical priorities the City should be focusing on.
We will be hosting this year’s Listening Sessions via Zoom, and you’re invited to join in and participate.
Live Spanish interpretation will be available.
The 2021 Listening Sessions will be held on the following dates:
Listening Session 1
Wednesday, March 3
6:00pm-8:00pm
http://bit.ly/3pHLXij
Listening Session 2
Saturday March 6
10:00am-12:00pm
http://bit.ly/3aGNWPR
If you cannot attend one of the sessions, we encourage you to provide your feedback on our website at www.hmbcity.com/listeningsessions. We look forward to hearing your opinions!
Sesiones de escucha 2021
Cada año, como parte de su proceso presupuestario, el Concejo Municipal organiza sesiones de escucha para escuchar directamente a las personas que viven y trabajan en Half Moon Bay y obtener una amplia gama de aportes de la comunidad sobre lo que la gente siente que son las prioridades críticas que la Ciudad debería tener y concentrándose en. Tendremos las sesiones de escucha de este año a través de Zoom. Habrá interpretación en vivo en español. Se realizarán en las siguientes fechas:
Sesión de escucha 1
Miércoles 3 de marzo
6:00 pm a 8:00 pm
Sesión de escucha 2
Sábado 6 de marzo
10:00 am-12:00pm
Si no puede asistir a una de las reuniones, le ofrecemos una opción para que proporcione sus comentarios. ¡Esperamos escuchar lo que tiene que decir!
Sesion de Escucha 2: Correct Date Sat. 3/6/2021
Contact
Colleen Lettire, Communications Program Manager
501 Main Street, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019, (650) 750-2013
www.hmbcity.com
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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.
- CSFA Grant Selection
- Education
- Emergency Preparedness
- Finance
- Human Resources
- Legislative Affairs
- Mobility
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 here for more detailed information and explanations of the Strategic Elements and Strategic Priorities.
City Council Strategic Elements
Fiscal Sustainability
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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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