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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, January, 16th, 2024 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.
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Since 1952, all 20 cities in San Mateo County have contracted with the County of San Mateo for animal control services, and the County has in turn contracted with the Peninsula Humane Society and Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PHS) for animal control field and sheltering services. This has allowed the cities to pool resources to realize lower costs for animal control services than each city could likely achieve by providing its own services.
Those services are currently performed under a 2021 Facilitation and Coordination of Animal Control Services Agreement with a 5-year term, under which the City of Half Moon Bay and other cities in San Mateo County reimburse the County for the costs of specified animal care and control, shelter services, and animal licensing.
The County’s animal control ordinance was last updated on October 17, 2006, with several additional minor amendments over the years. That ordinance is codified at Chapter 6.04, Title 6 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code. Under the terms of the Animal Control Services Agreement, to facilitate efficient and cost affective delivery of animal control services, the cities are expected to adopt and maintain animal control ordinances that are substantially the same as the County’s.
In 2022, the Animal Control and Licensing Program Manager of San Mateo County Health informed each of the cities within the County that a process would begin to revise and update the County’s animal control ordinance and invited all cities to participate in the discussion and development process. From that open invitation, the Program Manager worked with a committee of five City Attorneys, representing Half Moon Bay, South San Francisco, Millbrae, Pacifica, and Redwood City, as well as the County Attorney’s Office, and with ongoing input from the PHS (including their legal counsel), to develop a draft County animal control ordinance. All key stakeholders (the County, cities, and PHS) of San Mateo County animal control ultimately were involved in the drafting process. The goal for revising the County ordinance was enhanced enforceability, streamlined processes, clarity in definitions based on real-world experience, and above all else, public safety.
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Half Moon Bay City Council Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
The Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue. The meeting is also remote by Zoom, Facebook and PCTV. Regular meeting agendas are posted 72 hours in advance. Special meeting agendas are posted 24 hours in advance.
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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.
The City of Half Moon Bay holds district-based elections for its five city council seats. Each Councilmember is elected to a 4 year term. 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.
- streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
- 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)
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.
Please visit our “Commenting at a City Council Meeting” information page. You can also learn about City Council Procedures and Decorum.
The City Council develops Strategic Elements to help focus the City’s actions and work plans on its key priorities.
City of Half Moon Bay District-based Elections Map for 2024
Map 503b Adopted 3.15.2022
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