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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council Regular Meetings on Wenesday, March 18th, 2026 at 6:00pm, as a hybrid meetings, with remote comment. Agenda and attachments.
Study Session Staff report Item #2.
Staff report for Item #3 for Exclusive Negotiations Agreement (ENA)
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Half Moon Bay City Council Special Meeting for 555 Kelly Mercy Housing Land Lease Terms and Conditions; October 15, 2025
555 Kelly Petitioners Promise to Throwdown Another Petition After Lease Agreement with Mercy is Negotiated; September 5, 2024
Half Moon Bay City Council will Hear 3 Appeals for 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing Project at their Next Meeting; May 30, 2024
The RHNA Housing Element Cycle 6 Demands Half Moon Bay Build “Affordable” and “Low Income” 480 Living Units; August 25, 2022
City of Half Moon Bay Send Out Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to Build Affordable Housing at 555 Kelly Ave.; February 22, 2022
More on the Half Moon Bay City Council on Coastside Buzz
Half Moon Bay City Council Meetings ~ 1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 7:00pm
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 Half Moon Bay City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month starting at 7:00pm at the Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue.
HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links
Regular meeting agendas are posted 72 hours in advance.
Special meeting agendas are posted 24 hours in advance.
– Streamed live on Comcast Channel 27 and Pacific Coast TV website
– Facebook Live in English: City of Half Moon Bay FB Page
– Facebook Live in Spanish: City of Half Moon Bay Recreation FB Page
Comments in accordance with the three-minute per speaker limit. The City Clerk will read all comments into the record. Please visit our “Commenting at a City Council Meeting” information page.
– Email the City Clerk, Jessica Blair, at jblair@hmbcity.com prior to or during the meeting
– Facebook live during the meeting
– Phone during the meeting: (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish)
Archived HMB City Council meeting videos on PCTv
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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.
Do You Know How the 1953 Brown Act Guides Public Agencies Towards Transparency?
2026 City Council Contact
Phone: (650) 726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
Mayor Debbie Ruddock, District 4; Term ends 2026
DRuddock@hmbcity.com
Vice Mayor Deborah Penrose, District 5, Term ends 2026
DPenrose@hmbcity.com
Councilmember Patric Bo Jonsson, District 2, Term Ends 2028
PJonsson@hmbcity.com
Councilmember Paul Nagengast, District 3; Term Ends 2028
PNagengast@hmbcity.com
Councilmember Robert Brownstone, District 1; Term ends 2026
RBrownstone@hmbcity.com
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.
- November 2024 Election – Districts 2 and 3 will elect a representative to a four-year term.
- November 2026 Election – Districts 1, 4, and 5 will elect a representative to a four-year term.
Click here to figure out which district you are in. Type your address into the interactive map and it will show you which district you are in.





