CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING
CITY OF HALF MOON BAY
TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 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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1. ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
3. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS
3.A MIDCOAST COMMUNITY COUNCIL UPDATE
4. MAYOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTS OF COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
5. REPORT OUT FROM RECENT CLOSED SESSION MEETINGS
6. COMMISSION / COMMITTEE UPDATES
6.A PLANNING COMMISSION REPORT OUT
7. CITY MANAGER UPDATES TO COUNCIL
7.A SOUTH CORRIDOR STUDY
8. PUBLIC FORUM
9. CONSENT CALENDAR
9.A WAIVE READING OF ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
9.B APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 2026 SPECIAL MEETING
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9.C APPROVE MINUTES OF APRIL 7, 2026 REGULAR MEETING
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9.D ACCEPT THE WARRANTS FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026
Staff Recommendation: Accept the warrants list for the month of March 2026.
STAFF REPORT
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9.E FINAL ACCEPTANCE OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2025-26 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROJECT (CIP PROJECT NO. 1038)
Staff Recommendation: Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager or his designee to file a Notice of Completion for the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Pavement Management Project (CIP Project No. 1038), release the project Performance and Labor and Materials Bonds, and release the retention funds in accordance with applicable laws.
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9.F RECEIPT OF LETTERS OF SUPPORT AND LEGISLATIVE POSITION LETTER Staff Recommendation: Receive and file two letters: Endorsement of an Aquatics Center from the Half Moon Bay City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission and submitted scoping comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales under the 11th Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program and urging BOEM to prepare a legally sufficient and comprehensive California Oil and Gas Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS).
STAFF REPORT
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10. ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
10.A RESOLUTION ASSESSING THE LEVY FOR THE HALF MOON BAY HOTEL BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27
Staff Recommendation: Conduct a public hearing, consider any oral or written protests, and adopt a resolution assessing the levy for the Half Moon Bay Hotel Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2026-27.
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10.B INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE REPEALING MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 6.04 (RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRATION) AND CHAPTER 6.06 (RESIDENTIAL RENT STABILIZATION) AND AMENDING SECTION 6.02.020 (DEFINITIONS) TO REMOVE TERMS
RELATING TO RESIDENTIAL RENTAL REGISTRATION AND STABILIZATION PROGRAMS Staff Recommendation: Introduce by title, and waive further reading of, an Ordinance Repealing City of Half Moon Bay Municipal Code Chapter 6.04 (Residential Rental Registration) and Chapter 6.06 (Residential Rent Stabilization) and Amending Section
6.02.020 (Definitions) to Remove Terms Relating to Residential Rental Registration and Stabilization Programs.
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11. RESOLUTIONS AND STAFF REPORTS
11.A CONSIDERATION OF TENANT SUPPORT, INCLUDING RENTAL ASSISTANCE, INSPECTION
PROGRAMS, AND LEGAL SERVICE PARTNERSHIPS
Staff Recommendation: Receive information and provide direction to staff on whether to continue exploring an emergency rental assistance program, a rental inspection program, and a potential partnership with Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto (CLSEPA).
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11.B DISCUSS THE PURCHASE OF A PORTABLE OUTDOOR LED DIGITAL SCREEN FOR VIDEO SCREENINGS AND ACTIVITIES AT JOHN L. CARTER MEMORIAL PARK AND OTHER CITY
FACILITIES
Staff Recommendation: Receive a presentation and provide direction on the purchase of portable outdoor led digital screen for video screenings and activities at John L. Carter Memorial Park and other City facilities, at a cost not to exceed $30,000.
STAFF REPORT
11.C CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES WORKPLAN FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026-28 Staff Recommendation: Receive a report and provide feedback on the proposed staff workplan for the City Council Priorities for Fiscal Years 2026-28.
STAFF REPORT
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12. FOR FUTURE DISCUSSION / POSSIBLE AGENDA ITEMS
13. CITY COUNCIL REPORTS
14. ADJOURNMENT