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VIDEO. From the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024 at 7:00pm, as a hybrid meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no net fiscal impact to the City. All contracts and contract amendments referenced in
this staff report are funded by a $2,500,000 grant from the County of San Mateo.
Staff Recommendation: Receive an update on the Opportunity Center of the Coastside and
adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
- Amend a grant agreement with the County of San Mateo to extend operations of the
Opportunity Center of the Coastside to a term ending on September 30, 2025; and - Amend the current service provider contracts for employment, small business, and
entrepreneurship services to a term ending on September 30, 2025, in an amount not
to exceed $1,069,122.
Staff Report
Opportunity Center of the Coastside ; Coastside 365 ~ Coastside Chamber
Opportunity Center of the Coastside / City of Half Moon Bay
The Opportunity Center of the Coastside (“OCC”) is a new program and service center intended to serve the broader Coastside and located in Downtown Half Moon Bay. It will serve job seekers, small businesses, entrepreneurs, and visitors to the Coast.
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center
Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center transforms lives and communities through entrepreneurship. Our mission is to empower and increase the entrepreneurial capacities of socially and economically diverse individuals and thereby strengthen our communities through the creation of sustainable new businesses, new jobs, and financial self-sufficiency.
Here is a list of the programs that Renaissance provides (all programs and services are offered in English and Spanish for free or low cost):
- Small Business intensive training classes
- Programs for women
- Customized one-on-one business guidance
- Empowering financial growth
- Access to markets
- Advanced skill workshops
- Industry specific workshops
- Technology and digital marketing training
- Legal assistance
- Networking
- Business incubation
Job Train
JobTrain is a 501(c)3 nonprofit educational and training institution accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Each of JobTrain’s programs combines vocational training, academics, and essential skills development, preparing students to turn their lives around—from unemployment and poverty to success and self-sufficiency. Strong partnerships with employers ensure that students receive the training they need for employment so that businesses can find motivated workers who are well trained for their jobs. Since 1965, JobTrain has been adapting to meet current employment needs. Since its inception, more than 190,000 low-income individuals and their families have benefited from JobTrain’s programs.
Programs offered include:
- Career training
- Online Classes (clases de ingles, digital literacy classes, technology)
- Job Readiness Workshops
Coastside Venture Studio
Founded in 2024, the Coastside Venture Studio (CSVS) fosters startups dedicated to solving urgent resiliency challenges in a changing world. It is the only incubator-through-accelerator program in the nation dedicated entirely to resiliency tech, or “res-tech.”
Located in the heart of downtown Half Moon Bay, California, the CSVS is a vibrant entrepreneurial epicenter for young, scalable companies that can contribute to an equitable, thriving Coastside community.
Operated by the American Energy Society, the CSVS supports high-potential pre-seed and seed-stage startups in three primary res-tech sectors: agriculture, water, and the build environment. In addition, startups outside those sectors that have a particular benefit to the local community will be included.
What Participating Startups Can Expect
Each year, the CSVS invites a new cohort of startups to participate in-person or virtually. Cohorts will consist of three or four startups in each sector, for a total of twelve to fifteen. Every startup receives:
- Office space and business amenities.
- Mentors aligned with their specific needs to provide a wide range of support.
- Integration with local and regional businesses and organizations to explore proof-of-concept, stage pilot tests, and undertake customer discovery in real-life conditions.
- Access to nearby world-class research universities and subject matter experts.
- Opportunities to network with early-stage venture investors in Silicon Valley and beyond.
- Hosts who help participants integrate into the Coastside community and ease transitions.
- Formal programmatic resources that help founders launch their startup, from incorporation filings and stock option agreements to proof-of-concept and customer discovery.
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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.
The meetings will be:
- 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.
Contact Us
Phone: (650) 726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)
Council Members
- Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, District 3, 2024 Election; Joaquin Jimenez at [email protected]
- Vice Mayor Harvey Rarback, District 2, 2024 Election; Harvey Rarback at [email protected]
- Councilmember Robert Brownstone, District 1, 2026 Election; Robert Brownstone at [email protected]
- Councilmember Deborah Penrose, District 5, 2026 Election; Deborah Penrose at [email protected]
- Councilmember Debbie Ruddock, District 4, 2026 Election; Debbie Ruddock at [email protected]
City of Half Moon Bay District-based Elections Map for 2024
Map 503b Adopted 3.15.2022
From left to right 2024 Half Moon Bay Councilmembers: Robert Brownstone, Vice Mayor Harvey Rarback, Mayor Joaquin Jimenez, Deborah Penrose and Debbie Ruddock.
Author: Coastside Buzz
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