The Half Moon Bay City Council met on October 2, 2024, at the Adcock Community Center in a hybrid format. The meeting featured proclamations for Hispanic Heritage Month and Domestic Violence Prevention Month, presentations on community initiatives, and discussions on several policy items including automated license plate readers, bridge repairs, and commission appointment processes. The council approved a two-year ALPR pilot program, a maintenance plan for Main Street Bridge, and a contract amendment with JobTrain, while deferring formalization of the commission appointment policy until after the election.
Here. Mayor Hibenez. Here. You have a corrupt. Thank you. May we stand for the pledge, please. Thank you, thank you. So moved. She won. Rocco. Was there a second? Second. Council Member Brownstone. Yes. Councilmember Redick. Yes. Council Member Pedros. Yes. Vice Mayor Rebecca. Yes. Mayor Himenez. Yes. Bush Harris. Thank you. Today we're gonna have a proclamation. The Hispanic Heritage Month. The Hispanic Heritage Month is the official celebration of those who the ancestry can be traced back to Mexico, Spain, the Caribbean, Central and South America. For the very young age have achieved great academic success and overcome barriers that come with the with being a first generation and immigrant students. The celebration starts on September 15th to mark the Independence Day of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica, followed by Mexico on the sixteenth, Chile on the eighteenth, Belice on the twenty first. The celebration of the Hispanic comment so one semana in milentseyo, but expandio a almost the Herency Hispana in milovecent. Segida por Mexico, Chilecho and Belice el 21. It's an honor, it is an honor to uh to present and to continue to celebrate the Hispanic Latino Heritage Month in the city of Hafon Bay. Muchísimas gracias and now I can have uh Sandra and Elkin come to the podium please yes please first of all would any of you would like to make a comment or statement about the Latino Heritage Month well good evening to everyone first of all I want to say thank you so much for the opportunity for the recognition to us this for me well it's hard to express with words but this for me is golden because it not only inspires me to continue working hard in myself but also to work hard to inspire other people to become an example for other people for my people and that's my goal since I came to United States I came to United States not only to be another immigrant or another person but to set an example to send out and I'm really happy and deeply grateful that you guys have given me this recognition so far. And I want to say thank you to my family who is here for the people have supported me for the people who have believed in me and to you all to the county as cemetery. Thank you so much. Muchas thank you much Sandra good evening to everyone I would like to say thank you for everyone for also believing in me and giving me this support thank you for my Hispanic community for pushing me to work harder every single day and hopefully to make them proud one day thank you yes yes that is a feel good story uh me myself an immigrant from Mexico came to the United States at the age of uh thirteen and it's always been an honor to represent the City of Hafen Bay in power of city council and also the first mayor uh Mexican immigrant you know elected to Hafon Bay so Elkin and Sandra hope to see you here in the future you know you have my support so thank you we have a uh second uh proclamation is uh domestic violence the prevention of domestic violence today you know the month of uh october we uh we recognize as the month to prevent domestic violence to I would like to bring an attention to October is the domestic violence awareness month a critical time to The prevention of domestic violence. Today, you know, the month of uh October, we uh we recognize as the month to prevent domestic violence. So I would like to bring an attention to October is domestic violence awareness month, a critical time to shed light on the issues that affect individuals and families throughout San Mateo County, including right here in Half Mai. I first want to say thank you to nonprofit organizations, community or community to overcoming relationship abuse, uh known as CORA, along with the law enforcement and social services for their ongoing efforts to support survivors and raise awareness of domestic violence. Statistics show that more than one in three women, one in four men and one in two transgender individuals will experience some form of intimate partner violence in their lifetime. These numbers highlight the urgency of addressing this issue. Undocumented individuals, transgender individuals, and people living in disabilities face an increased risk of domestic violence due to the assisting system systemic marginalization, make it essential to provide target support. Last year, CORTA 24 hour crisis hotline received over 8,200 calls, and nearly 2,400 individuals participating in education programs about healthy relationships and in uh inmate partner abuse. Also, last year in San Mateo County, 94 adults and children were provided with emergency shelter, and 76 households received a rental assistance to escape abuse situations. This shows the critical role of local services in providing immediate safe safety as well as long-term solutions. During that time, 1,925 people saw legal assistance, 485 individuals received therapy to help recover from domestic violence-related trauma. This underscores the comprehensive not nature or the support provided. Addressing domestic violence requires a collective effort. Every resident can play a role in making our community safe and supporting those affected uh by intimate partner violence.