Senior Engineer Arash Rahimian was presented with the City Manager Leadership Award at the monthly Meet and Greet event on Thursday June 26 at City Hall.

“Arash has shown excellent leadership, dedication and hard work to see that projects are completed on time, within budget and to the highest standards,” Acting City Manager Tammy Letourneau said. “For the Costa Mesa Library he went above and beyond his normal duties to coordinate and resolve issues with utility providers, stake holders, regulatory agencies and departments, contractors and consultants.”

Rahimian joined the Costa Mesa’s Public Services team in April 2015 as an Associate Engineer. In October 2016 he was assigned as Acting Senior Engineer and in December 2017 he was promoted to his current position.

Rahimian’s  responsibilities include planning, design and construction of Capital Improvement Program projects and the supervision of the Construction Management Section in the Engineering Division. Throughout his tenure with the City he has received numerous compliments from residents in regards to his professionalism and dedication.

He has completed a number of projects that include reconstruction of alleys citywide, street rehabilitation projects, Arlington Drive Bioswale and Pedestrian Improvements, Fire Station No. 1 Reconstruction, and most recently, the City’s most iconic building – the Costa Mesa Library.

In 2017, Rahimian worked with the Coastline Regional Occupational Program to provide high school students the opportunity to work closely with Engineering Staff during a summer internship.

Acting City Manager Letourneau also welcomed several newly hired employees and recognized another for her recent promotion.

Julie Dance, originally hired as an intern in 1997, has been promoted to Civilian Investigator in the Police Department.

Nataly Jacobo is a new Building Technician I working in the Building Division of the Development Services Department, Phoebe Jin is a new Progammer Analyst II in I.T and Staphani Ogas is a new Community Outreach Worker working for our Network for Homeless Solutions.