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Public Asks Why Redistricting Committee Has No Latinos When City HMB is 31% Latino?

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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay Redistricting Committee meeting Thursday, September 2nd, 2021 and 7:00pm by Zoom.

As part of public comment, Half Moon Bay resident, Rupee Singh, asks the committee why there are no Latinos on the redistricting committee, when Half Moon Bay’s population is 31% Latino?

 


 

HMB Redistricting Process: What is the District Model? The Mayoral Process? Map Tool?

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VIDEO. From the City of Half Moon Bay Redistricting Advisory Committee meeting on August 19th, 2021 by Zoom.

Choices

4 districts and elected mayor with 4-year term (current)

4 districts and elected mayor with 2-year term

5 districts and rotating mayor

 

Major Topic

Communities of Interest (like Ocean Colony)

vs

Protected Classes (Latinx)

 

“The Redistricting Game” by USC Game Innovation Lab

 

Map Vallejo Planning Tool ~ Test their Map to see how it works

Half Moon Bay map tool will live soon.

 

HMB Redistricting Process: What is the District Model? The Mayoral Process?

Thu August 19 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

PRESS RELEASE from City of Half Moon Bay.

Curious how to get involved in this year’s Redistricting process? Have thoughts on the City’s mayoral process? Join us this Thursday evening for a special public workshop dedicated to Half Moon Bay’s district model.

The current model includes four districts and an at-large elected mayor with a four-year term. The City Council is looking for input from the community and the Redistricting Advisory Committee on whether the current model should be retained or if another model should be used. Other options include five districts with an annually-rotated mayor, or four districts with an at-large elected mayor with a two-year term (versus four).

The more input from the community we have, the more information the City Council has to determine the best map that most accurately reflects the Half Moon Bay community and its residents. If you’re unable to join us Thursday evening but would like to offer input, please email your thoughts to [email protected]. If you’re able to join us, here’s how to participate:

Thursday, August 19th, 2021, 7:00 p.m.

Zoom Link: https://zoom.us/j/94745868419

www.hmbcity.com/redistricting

 

City HMB 2021 Redistricting Process

Upcoming Meeting:

Redistricting Advisory Committee Special Meeting Agenda – Thursday, August 19, 7:00 p.m.

Please join us tomorrow evening for the first of several Redistricting Advisory Committee public workshops on redistricting:

Thursday, August 19, 2021
7:00 P.M.
Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/94745868419

Past Meeting Videos

August 12, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

July 15, 2021 – Redistricting Advisory Committee Meeting

 BACKGROUND

Click here to learn more about the Redistricting Advisory Committee and its upcoming meeting schedule.

News Release – Community Encouraged to Participate in Re-Drawing Council Election Districts

Half Moon Bay must re-draw its district boundaries using the new 2020 Census data. This process is called redistricting. All cities with district-based election systems, such as Half Moon Bay, must redistrict after each Census. This keeps population counts within each district relatively equal to ensure equal representation. Half Moon Bay adopted district boundaries in 2018 using 2010 Census total population counts. We must now reevaluate using the new census data.

In 2018, the City of Half Moon Bay approved a transition from at-large to by-district elections, with the mayor to be elected at-large. The current map of City Council Districts and other documents from the transition can be viewed here.

Staff Report – Informational Presentation and Options for Forming a Redistricting Commission

Staff Report – Establishment of Redistricting Advisory Committee

2021 Advisory Redistricting Committee Resolution/Bylaws

View DrawHMB.org, where you can review the existing district boundary maps, make your own suggested adjustments when public mappings opens, and submit them to the Redistricting Advisory Committee.

For background on Half Moon Bay’s original 2018 districting process, please click here.

 

More on Redistricting on Coastside Buzz

 

 

BACKGROUND

The City of Half Moon Bay’s Redistricting Advisory Committee was formed by the City Council at its May 18, 2021 meeting to study and recommend updated draft boundaries for City Council districts based on results of the 2020 Census. The Redistricting Advisory Committee is comprised of seven members, who were appointed June 15, 2021:

  • Michal Settles
  • Claudia Marshall
  • Marin Holt
  • Paul Gater
  • Steve Maller
  • Phil Marshall
  • Hal Bogner

Redistricting Advisory Committee Calendar

The Committee will meet over the course of the next 10 months to receive public input on draft maps, communities of interest, elections sequencing, and other important issues all culminating with an adopted final map by the City Council that will be used in Half Moon Bay elections for the next 10 years. Weekday meetings will be held at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday meetings will be held at 11:00 a.m. Meetings will be conducted via Zoom through September, then will move to in-person.

  • JULY 15 (RAC) – INTRODUCTION (BROWN ACT, PRA, OVERVIEW OF TRANSITION TO DISTRICTS, REDISTRICTING BASICS)
  • AUGUST 12 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON MAPPING, LEGISLATION, ETC.
  • AUGUST 19 (RAC) – PUBLIC / COMMITTEE WORKSHOP ON DISTRICT MODEL / ELECTION SEQUENCING
  • AUGUST 26 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #1
  • SEPTEMBER  2 (RAC) – PUBLIC HEARING #2
  • AUGUST 16 – CENSUS DATA RELEASED (LEGACY FORMAT)
  • LATE SEPTEMBER – CALIFORNIA PRISONER-ADJUSTED DATA AVAILABLE
  • LATE OCTOBER – END OF MANDATED THREE-WEEK WAITING PERIOD TO RELEASE MAPS
  • NOVEMBER 8 (MONDAY) (RAC) – FIRST DRAFTS OF COMMITTEE MAPS, SELECT 3-5 FOCUS MAPS
  • DECEMBER 16 (RAC) – SELECT 2-3 FOCUS MAPS
  • JANUARY 19 (WEDNESDAY) (COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #3, REVIEW FOCUS MAPS, PROVIDE REVISIONS, IF ANY
  • JANUARY 22 (SATURDAY) (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
  • JANUARY  27 (RAC) – PUBLIC INPUT ON FOCUS MAPS
  • FEBRUARY 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – PUBLIC HEARING #4, FINAL MAP SELECTION & ELECTION SEQUENCING
  • MARCH 15 (CITY COUNCIL) – CITY COUNCIL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ADOPTING DISTRICT MAP & ELECTION SEQUENCING (ADOPTION BY RESOLUTION IF SB 594 IS ENACTED).
  • APRIL 17 – DEADLINE FOR COUNCIL ADOPTION OF MAP (APRIL 5 CITY COUNCIL MEETING)
  • MAY 12 – COMMITTEE CLOSING CELEBRATION

 

 

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

Watch streaming, or the Pacifica Coast TV video, that we will post. Stay tuned!
The meeting will be held at the Adcock Community Center for any members of the public who wish to speak in person, though we do encourage all members to participate remotely.
The meeting will be:

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.

HMB City Council Agendas and Zoom Links

HMB City Calendar

Leave messages with the Clerk’s Department at 650-726-8250

Contact Us

    1. Robert Brownstone

      Mayor
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    2. Debbie Ruddock

      Vice Mayor
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726

    3. Deborah Penrose

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    4. Harvey Rarback

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

    5. Joaquin Jimenez

      Council Member
      [email protected]
      Phone: 650-726-8250 (leave message with Clerk’s office)

The City Council of Half Moon Bay

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.

City Council members are elected at-large to four-year, overlapping terms. 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.

Meetings and Agendas

The City Council typically meets on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 7 pm, at Ted Adcock Community Center, 535 Kelly Avenue. City Council meeting schedule, agendas, minutes, and videos are available online. Planning on attending a City Council Meeting? Please visit our “Commenting at a City Council Meeting” information page. You can also learn about City Council Procedures and Decorum.

Strategic Elements

The City Council develops Strategic Elements to help focus the City’s actions and work plans on its key priorities. The Strategic Elements are aimed at providing high quality public services and facilities in a fiscally sustainable, responsive, and friendly manner, which fosters a safe, healthy, and thriving community.

 

Half Moon Bay City Council Subcommittees

  • CSFA Grant Selection
  • Education
  • Emergency Preparedness
  • Finance
  • Human Resources
  • Legislative Affairs
  • Mobility
  • Redistricting
  • Public Safety Sub-Committee
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