CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY
TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025
HYBRID MEETING (SEE NEXT PAGE)
ADCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER
535 KELLY AVENUE
HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019
Robert Brownstone, Mayor
Debbie Ruddock, Vice Mayor
Patric Jonsson, Councilmember
Paul Nagengast, Councilmember
Deborah Penrose, Councilmember
7:00 PM
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HYBRID MEETING PARTICIPATION PROTOCOLS
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ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
HMB HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS VARSITY BASKETBALL RECOGNITION
MIDCOAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE
SETON COASTSIDE UPDATE
MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
REPORT OUT FROM RECENT CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS
CITY MANAGER UPDATES TO COUNCIL
EARTH DAY
NON-PROFIT DAY
STUDENT AWARDS
PUBLIC FORUM
1. CONSENT CALENDAR
1.A WAIVE READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
1.B MAYOR’S LIST OF UPDATED CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES AND DESIGNATED ASSIGNMENTS FOR 2025
Staff Recommendation: Accept Mayor Brownstone’s Updated List of City Council Representatives and Designated Assignments for 2025.
STAFF REPORT
ATTACHMENT
1.C TRANSACTION AND USE (SALES) TAX EXAMINATION DESIGNEES Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the examination of the sales, use, and transactions tax records for the City.
STAFF REPORT
RESOLUTION
1.D WARRANTS FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY 2025
Staff Recommendation: Accept the warrants list for the month of February 2025.
STAFF REPORT
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1.E 2024 HOUSING ELEMENT AND GENERAL PLAN ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORTS Staff Recommendation: Approve a resolution (Attachment 1) to confirm receipt of 2024 General Plan and Housing Element Annual Progress Reports (APRs) and recommend the City Council adopt a resolution confirming receipt of the APRs.
STAFF REPORT
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1.F SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH EL CENTRO DE LIBERTAD FOR THE CARES
COMMUNITY RESPONDER PROGRAM
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to finalize and execute a Second Amendment to the Agreement with El Centro de Libertad for the CARES Community Responder program, at an additional cost not-to-exceed $111,796, extending the Term through June 30, 2025.
STAFF REPORT
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1.G BUDGET AMENDMENT FOR JOHN L. CARTER PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP NO. 0611)
Staff Recommendation: Accept an update on the previously approved budget amendment for Capital Improvement Project No. 0611 – John L. Carter Park Improvements Project.
STAFF REPORT
2. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
2.A 2025 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
DRAFT HOUSING ELEMENT PUBLIC HEARING
Staff Recommendation: 1) Hold a public hearing to receive public input and to evaluate revisions to the Draft Housing Element that do not relate to Measure D or housing site selection, but respond to all other feedback from the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD); and 2) Approve a resolution (Attachment 1) directing staff to submit the revised Draft Housing Element to HCD independent of a pending decision about Measure D from HCD and the California Coastal Commission.
STAFF REPORT
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3. RESOLUTIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
3.A APPOINTMENT OF A YOUTH MEMBER TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Staff Recommendation: Appoint a youth member to the Parks and Recreation Commission to fill the current vacancy.
STAFF REPORT
ATTACHMENT
3.B AWARD CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT FOR THE FRENCHMAN’S CREEK PARK IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT (CIP PROJECT NO. 1013)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution 1) Authorizing the Administrative Services Director to transfer $160,000 to the Capital Improvement Project (CIP) No. 1013 – Frenchman’s Creek Park Improvements Project – Phase II (Project); and 2) Authorizing the City Manager to award and execute a construction contract to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder, Half Moon Bay Grading and Paving, Inc., of Half Moon Bay, California, in the amount of $351,076.49 and approve a construction contingency (15%) amount not to exceed $52,661.47 for a total construction budget of $403,737.96 for the Project.
STAFF REPORT
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3.C FUNDING TO SUPPORT REMAINING EMERGENCY HOUSING NEEDS FOR DISPLACED
FARMWORKERS
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution: 1) Authorizing the use of up to $300,000 from the City’s Affordable Housing Fund to supplement private/philanthropic donations to fund continued emergency housing support for farmworker households displaced by the mass shooting on January 23, 2023; and 2) Authorizing the City Manager to negotiate and execute an amendment to the Funding Agreement (Agreement) between the City and Abode Services to direct the use of additional Affordable Housing Funds and memorialize each agency’s commitment to supporting the farmworkers until permanent housing solutions are developed.
STAFF REPORT
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COMMISSION / COMMITTEE UPDATES
FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS
CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
ADJOURNMENT