CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2026
7:00 PM
ADCOCK COMMUNITY CENTER Debbie Ruddock , Mayor
535 KELLY AVENUE Deborah Penrose, Vice Mayor
HALF MOON BAY, CA 94019 Robert Brownstone, Councilmember Patric Jonsson, Councilmember
Paul Nagengast, Councilmember
This agenda contains a brief description of each item to be considered. Those wishing to address the City Council on any matter not listed on the agenda, but within the jurisdiction of the City Council to resolve, may come forward to the podium during the Public Forum portion of the agenda and will have a maximum of three minutes to discuss their item. Comments on Consent Calendar items should be made during the Public Forum section of the agenda. Those wishing to speak on a Business or Public Hearing matter will be called forward at the appropriate time during that item’s consideration.
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Copies of written documentation relating to each item of business on the agenda are on file in the Office of the City Clerk at City Hall where they are available for public inspection. If requested, the agenda shall be available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with a disability, as required by Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 12132.) Information may be obtained by calling 650-726-8271.
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1. ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
3.A THE SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA TOURISM MARKETING DISTRICT PRESENTATION
4. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
5. REPORT OUT FROM RECENT CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS
6. CITY MANAGER UPDATES TO COUNCIL
6.A DOORDASH PILOT PROGRAM
7. PUBLIC FORUM
8. CONSENT CALENDAR
8.A WAIVE READING OF RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES
8.B APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 20, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING
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8.C APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 20, 2026 REGULAR MEETING
ATTACHMENT
8.D APPROVE MINUTES OF THE JANUARY 29, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING
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8.E APPROVE CERTAIN PAST CITY COUNCIL REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
STAFF REPORT
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8.F APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH THE COUNTY OF SAN MATEO FOR 911 DISPATCH SERVICES Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement between the City of Half Moon Bay and the County of San Mateo for 911 dispatch services for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2030, at a total of $4,312,564.
STAFF REPORT
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8.G APPROVE AMENDMENT TO RETAINER FOR LEGAL SERVICES WITH SHUTE, MIHALY, & WEINBERGER, LLP, EFFECTIVE, JANUARY 1, 2026, FOR CONTINUATION OF
LITIGATION SERVICES AND TRANSITION SERVICES
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution to approve an Amendment to the Retainer for Legal Services Agreement (“Amendment”) with Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, LLP (“SMW”), effective January 1, 2026, for the continuation of litigation services and transition services; and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment.
STAFF REPORT
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9. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS – NONE.
10. RESOLUTIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
10.A ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS
Staff Recommendation: Appoint three applicants to the Architectural Advisory Committee to fill three seats term ending December 2028 and 2030 (the architect and at-large committee seats are for four-year terms, and the landscape architect seat are for two-year terms).
STAFF REPORT
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10.B DISCUSSION ON EXTENDING HEALTH BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY TO ELECTED OFFICIALS Staff Recommendation: Receive information and provide direction regarding whether, and under what framework, health benefits eligibility should be extended to elected officials.
STAFF REPORT
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10.C APPROVE AGREEMENT WITH MATRIX CONSULTING GROUP, TO CONDUCT AN
ORGANIZATIONAL AND STAFFING ASSESSMENT
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Matrix Consulting Group, to conduct an organizational and staffing assessment, for a term ending no later than June 30, 2026, at a cost not-to-exceed $66,500.
STAFF REPORT
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11. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE UPDATES
12. FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS
13. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT