January 30, 2025
City Council Minutes
MINUTES
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2025
IN-PERSON/HYBRID MEETING
535 KELLY AVENUE; HALF MOON BAY
Mayor Brownstone called the meeting to order at 6:05 PM
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: Mayor Brownstone, Councilmembers Ruddock, Penrose, Jonnson ABSENT: Councilmember Nagengast (rescued from the item)
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND ROLL CALL
Mayor Brownstone led the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None
RESOLUTIONS AND STAFF REPORT
ITEM 1.A:
Doug Garrison, Senior Planner presented to the City Council.
Public Comment – The following individuals addressed the Council:
• Mike Alifano
• Kryslyn Greidt
• David Pasternak
• Colleen Henney
• Virginia Turezyn
• Steve Hyman
• Hal Bogner
• Kerry Burke
• Dennis Kleinbaugh
• Mata Krasts
• Norm Picker
• Michael Alder
• Allan Alifano
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• Lindy Meyers
• Tasha Livingston
• Matt J.
• Chad Hooker
• David Cline
• Besty DeFierro
• Kim Leven
• James Benjamin
• Tony B.
• Marianna Stark - zoom
• Sara Polgar - zoom
• Rick Hernandez - zoom
• lady from Torrance, CA on phone
MOTION
Councilmember Ruddock moved to grant the appeal, reversing the Planning Commission’s decision, and a) Certify the Environmental Impact Report for the Half Moon Bay Hyatt Place Project, Adopt CEQA Findings and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, Mitigation Measures, and a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in the draft resolution (Attachment 2); and Approve PDP-072-13, an application for a Coastal Development Permit, Site and Architectural Review, and a Parking Exception for a 66,268 square-foot, 102-room hotel; Tentative Parcel Map to adjust the lot line between the hotel parcel and the adjacent James Ford auto dealership parcel and to create four residential parcels on the north side of Seymour Street for future development of up to 16 residential dwelling units as allowed by the R-2 zoning district development standards based upon the Findings and Evidence contained in the draft resolution (Attachment 3) M/S: Ruddock/Penrose
Roll Call Vote: 4-0 (yes, Brownstone, Jonnson, Penrose, Ruddock) DIRECTOR’S REPORT
PLANNING COMMISSION COMMUNICATIONS
ADJOURNMENT
Motion by the Mayor to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 PM
Vote: Unanimous
Respectfully Submitted: Approved:
___________________________ _________________________________ Bridget Jett, Planning Analyst Robert Brownstone, Mayor Docusign Envelope ID: 11767655-AE8D-4795-BB60-70EEEF174C07