Mercy’s Surprise Grant Deadline Gets Pushback from HMB City Council as they Approve 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing ENA Amendment; Land Lease Sub-Committee Re-Starts Negotiations while Residents Threaten Voter Referendum

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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 1st, 2025 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.
– The vote was 3-1. Council member Nagengast voted no. Council member Penrose was absent.
– ENA = Exclusive Negotiation Agreement; Mercy needs this to search for funding.
– The Land Lease subcommittee was Council members Debbie Ruddock and Deborah Penrose in 2024. Now, in 2025 the subcommittee is Mayor Brownstone and Council member Deborah Penrose


More on 555 Kelly Senior Farmworker Mercy Housing Project on Coastside Buzz

Half Moon Bay City Council Approves Exclusive Negotiations Agreement for Mercy Housing’s 555 Kelly Project to Maintain “Site Control” for Funders as Ground Lease Terms are Defined;

555 Kelly Petitioners Promise to Throwdown Another Petition After Lease Agreement with Mercy is Negotiated;

Half Moon Bay Attorney Says 555 Kelly Petition is Not Legally Referendable; Council Member Ruddock Motions for Special Meeting Before Ballot Deadline with No Second and Rarback Offers Lawsuit or Recall;

After City of Half Moon Bay Rejects Referendum Petition with 1179 Signatures, “Let HMB Voters Decide” asks the City to Agendize the 555 Kelly Referendum Petition;

City of Half Moon Bay Forms Subcommittee with Councilmembers Ruddock and Penrose for Lease Negotiations with Mercy Housing’s 555 Kelly Farmworker Affordable Housing Project;

Half Moon Bay City Council Denies All 3 Appeals Against 555 Kelly Senior Farmworker Affordable Housing; Negotiating Lease Agreement Comes Next;

Half Moon Bay City Council will Hear 3 Appeals for 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing Project at their Next Meeting;

Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Approves 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing on Third Try at Midnight; Project now Moves to City Council Next Week;

Governor Newsom Calls on Half Moon Bay to Approve Housing for Farmworkers Following Mass Shooting; Mayor Defends Planning Process;

California Coastal Commission Speaks to AB 2560 Density Bonus Law in the Coastal Zone as it Applies to 555 Kelly Farmworker Housing in Half Moon Bay;

555 Kelly Farmworker Housing Project 2nd Meeting Leads to 3rd Meeting as Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Seeks Answers While Mercy Housing is Up Against Funding Deadlines;

Half Moon Bay Planning Commission Listens to Citizen Feedback and Directs City Staff to Provide Evidence that 555 Kelly Affordable Housing Project Conforms to the Coastal Act;

The RHNA Housing Element Cycle 6 Demands Half Moon Bay Build “Affordable” and “Low Income” 480 Living Units;

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


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Map 503b Adopted 3.15.2022

From left to right: Deborah Penrose, Debbie Ruddock, Robert Brownstone, Patric Jonsson and Paul Nagengast

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