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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 6th, 2022 at 7:00pm by Zoom.
HMB Mayor, Debbie Ruddock, starts the discussion. Informational only.
Half Moon Bay City Council Has Robust Discussion on Remote Meeting (Zoom) Format on whether to Pilot “Participation View”, but Hold on “Chat”
MCC Chair Gregg Dieguez “Tweaks” the HMB City Manager for Not Having Chat and Participants Open during Zoom Meeting, Like MCC Does
VIDEO. From the Midcoast Community Council (MCC) meeting on Wednesday, August 10th, 2022 at 7:00pm by Zoom.
MCC Chair, Gregg Dieguez, tweaks City of Half Moon Bay’s City Manager for not having chat or participants open during any of the City remote meetings (council, planning, parks and recs and subcommittee). The City of Half Moon Bay Zooms in webinar form and only the Council and Staff can see each other. Citizens can not see each other. Chat expedites knowledge as participants and staff can drop links into the chat for clarification.
Bob Nisbet is the City Manager of Half Moon Bay and will be leaving us to go back home to Goleta.
As someone who literally watches every single public agency meeting relating to the Coastside, I find it alienating when the staff or board mentions all the people attending…and I can’t see any of my neighbors!! :-0 FOMO 🙁
Additionally, I drop Coastside Buzz posts in the chat to answer questions that people have. Lena Silberman, who represents Supervisor Horsley at the Midcoast Community Council meeting, also drops links into the chat for follow up on right away. It save a lot of time for her.
By having participants and chat on, the public agency expresses openness to their constituents.
So, why does Tim Fox, the San Mateo County attorney that oversees the MCC, allow participants and chat to be open for the MCC meetings? So, it is not a legal constraint.
So, why do most of the Coastside public agencies keep participants and chat off?
~ Michelle Dragony, Chief Buzz Officer of Coastside Buzz.
MCC Meeting with Participants and Chat
MCC meetings are still 100% Zoom, but is ready for hybrid when that time comes.
Granada Community Services District with Participants and Chat
GCSD meetings are still 100% Zoom. They are the only other public agency on the Coast that has participants and chat on.
NO Participants, No Chat
City of Half Moon Bay Council w/NO Participants/Chat
City of Half Moon Bay meetings are still 100% Zoom.
City of Half Moon Bay Planning w/NO Participants/Chat
City of Half Moon Bay meetings are still 100% Zoom.
Coastside County Water District w/NO Participants/Chat
CCWD meetings are still 100% Zoom.
Cabrillo Unified School District w/NO Participants/Chat
CUSD meetings are all in person, with no hybrid option.
Coastside Fire Protection District w/NO Participants/Chat
CFPD is back in person as of June 2022, although the public can Zoom the meeting, they can not see each other. They did a hybrid meeting in May, 2022.
Montara Water and Sewer District w/NO Participants/Chat
MWSD meetings are still 100% Zoom.
San Mateo County Harbor District w/NO Participants/Chat
Harbor District meetings are still 100% Zoom.
Sewer Authority Mid-Coastside w/NO Participants/Chat
SAM meetings are still 100% Zoom.
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
- 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
ing – (650) 477-4963 (English) and (650) 445-3090 (Spanish).
Author: Coastside Buzz
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