The Costa Mesa City Council is currently seeking interested individuals from the community to serve on the Parks and Recreation, Planning, and Senior Commissions.

Parks and Recreation Commission – The Commission meets on the fourth Thursday of each month and assists the City Council and various City departments with issues related to parks, parkways, recreation programs, and community services. The appointed terms of three commissioners will expire February 2019. The city is currently recruiting for those seats with a term expiration of February 2023. Applicants must be registered voters in the City. For further information, please contact Executive Secretary Allison Burch at (714) 754-5009.

Planning Commission – The Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of each month and advises on planning, land use, and development matters.

The Commission has the authority to review: 1) regulations pertaining to the future growth, development, and beautification of the City with respect to public and private projects; 2) consistency with municipal plans to ensure that future growth and development do not impede upon sanitation, public utilities, and transportation facilities; 3) the location and design of proposed buildings, structures or works; and, 4) the design and improvement of proposed subdivisions of land.

The Commission is the final decision-making body for certain discretionary land use approvals such as design review, conditional use permits, and land divisions. The Commission also functions as an advisory body to the City Council for Zoning and General Plan amendments. The appointed terms of three commissioners will expire February 2019. We are currently recruiting for those seats with a term expiration of February 2023.

Applicants must be registered voters in the City. For further information, please contact Administrative Secretary Julie Colgan at (714) 754-5612.

Senior Commission: The Commission meets on the second Tuesday of every other month and functions as an advisory body to the City Council on issues related to the Costa Mesa Senior Center, senior programs and services within the community. The appointed terms of four commissioners will expire February 2019. The city is currently recruiting for those seats with a term expiration of February 2023. For further information, please contact Executive Secretary Allison Burch at (714) 754-5009.

Application Process – Residents who are interested in getting involved in local government are encouraged to complete a Commission Application Form from the City Clerk’s Office or from the City’s website (www.costamesaca.gov/apply). The completed application may be submitted online; mailed to Costa Mesa City Clerk at Post Office Box 1200, Costa Mesa, California, 92628-1200; faxed to (714) 754-4942; emailed to cityclerk@costamesaca.gov; or hand-delivered to the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall, 77 Fair Drive, Costa Mesa.

The deadline is 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019. Appointments are tentatively scheduled for the Feb. 5, 2019 City Council meeting.