City Hall Snapshot
October 7, 2022
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A rundown of what's happening in and around Costa Mesa as city leaders work to solve issues and create a welcoming and thriving environment for residents and business owners alike. |
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Mayor and City leaders officially welcome the Orange County Museum of Art to Costa Mesa |
The Orange County Museum of Art held a Civic Dedication and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Friday Oct. 7 to celebrate the grand opening of the museum that is now a major complement to the renown Segerstrom Center for the Arts campus.
Mayor John Stephens joined a roster of speakers that included Museum Board President Craig Wells, Museum CEO and Director Heidi Zuckerman, Museum Trustee Anton Segerstrom, Brandon Welling of Morphosis, Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris and County Supervisor Katrina Foley.
Also attending the event were Council Members Arlis Reynolds and Manuel Chavez, City Manager Lori Ann Farrell Harrison and Parks & Community Services Director Jason Minter and several members of City staff.
The museum will officially open to the public on Saturday Oct. 8 for a 24-hour extravaganza that starts at 5 p.m. that will feature music, food, films, yoga, dancing, and more.
The event is free and open to the public, no tickets or rsvp required. For more information visit the museum's website here https://ocma.art/. |
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Mayor and City Council recognize Fire Prevention and Breast Cancer Awareness month |
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, the City Council issued a proclamation recognizing Oct. 9-15 as Fire Prevention Week.
This year represents the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week, making it the nation’s longest-running public health observance on record.
With the theme “Fire Won’t Wait. Plan Your Escape," Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue recommends planning and practicing escape plans with families. Fire leaders and the department's eight new fire recruits joined Mayor Stephens and the Council to recognize Fire Prevention Week.
The City Council also issued a proclamation to declare October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
This annual campaign hopes to raise awareness about the terrible toll breast cancer takes on the community. Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed among U.S. women and is the second leading cause of death from cancer among women after lung cancer.
Accepting the proclamation from the Council was Kristyn Grime, the associate director of development for the American Cancer Society California.
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Walk to School Day is a hit with kids and parents |
Thanks to the community for the huge turnout for the Walk to School Day event on Oct. 5.
There were nearly 1,200 participants from Victoria, Sonora, College Park, Kaiser, Woodland, Whittier, Pomona and Rea elementary schools.
Special thanks to our Public Works Transportation Services Division, Costa Mesa Police Department and other City staff. Five more schools, Adams, California, Killybrooke, Paularino and Wilson elementary schools, will participate next Wednesday Oct. 12
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Costa Mesa Television takes top honors at STAR Awards for second consecutive year |
Costa Mesa Television (CMTV 3) was presented eight First Place and two Third Place awards including the top Overall Excellence In Government Programming honor for the second consecutive year at the 25th Annual STAR Awards announced on September 29.
The STAR Awards are a regional competition sponsored annually by SCAN/NATOA, which is the States of California and Nevada chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.
The STAR Awards recognize excellence in government programming by agencies serving California and Nevada communities. Entries are judged on the basis of creativity in achieving stated objectives, technical proficiency and diversity of programming.
CMTV 3 scored the most First Place wins in the competition for the second year in a row, earning top honors in eight video production categories. Winning entries and links to the videos include:
Overall Excellence In Government Programming - First Place
CMTV Costa Mesa Television, City of Costa Mesa
Diversity/Equality/Inclusion - First Place
Documentary - First Place
Documentary - Social - First Place
Food and Travel - First Place
Lifestyle - First Place
Military - First Place
Parks And Recreation - First Place
Human Interest - Third Place
Documentary - History - Third Place
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Bring your bulky household waste to the Senior Center on Oct. 15 |
On Saturday, Oct. 15, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., the City will be partnering with Caltrans, State Sen. Dave Min and Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris to host a Clean California Dump Day event.
Residents can drop off bulky household items that day free of charge at the Costa Mesa Senior Center parking lot at 695 W. 19th Street.
Caltrans staff will be there to collect household items that are too big for residential trash bins.
No hazardous waste, e-waste or other items will be accepted.
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Still time to weigh in on City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan |
We are looking for the public's help and input on our Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The City of Costa Mesa is preparing a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan that will help create a safer community for residents, businesses, and visitors.
The plan allows public safety officials, city staff, elected officials, and public members to understand the threats from natural and human-caused hazards in our community.
The plan will also recommend specific actions to decrease these threats before disasters occur proactively. The public review period for the plan is 30 days ending on Oct. 20, 2022.
Members of the Costa Mesa community can review the plan and answer a survey question on the page to provide feedback.
Thanks for your help in keeping our community safer.
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"Once I overcame breast cancer, I wasn’t afraid of anything anymore."
—Melissa Etheridge
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Watch this video to see Mayor Stephens give State of the City address |
Did you make it to the State of the City event last Friday, Sept. 23?
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Costa Mesa continues successful efforts to house those experiencing homelessness |
Costa Mesa's efforts to address homelessness continue to be a success as of September 2022, 240 people have been housed.
The City of Costa Mesa’s Network for Homeless Solutions is a collaborative effort among City staff, volunteers, and nonprofit and faith-based organizations working together to address homelessness in our Community.
Through the efforts of the City’s Network for Homeless Solutions, individuals experiencing homelessness in Costa Mesa are connected to resources such as case management, employment assistance, housing navigation, and health care services.
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City accepts check from Supervisor Bartlett to assist with homelessness efforts |
On Oct. 4, Orange County District 5 Supervisor Lisa Bartlett presented the City of Costa Mesa with a $100,000 check to benefit the Bridge Shelter and its guests.
These funds will be used to purchase equipment for the Bridge Shelter and to subsidize a workforce development program known as the Community Impact Team, which provides transitional employment opportunities to homeless and formerly-homeless individuals.
The City of Costa Mesa is extremely grateful to Supervisor Bartlett for her leadership in addressing homelessness and reducing barriers to housing. For more information regarding the City’s comprehensive response to homelessness, please click here. |
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Public is invited to Memorial Service for Retired Lt. Jerry Hildeman |
Retired Costa Mesa Police Lieutenant Jerry Hildeman passed away Sept. 25, 2022, after a brave battle with cancer. Jerry’s memorial service has been scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 12,at 11 a.m.
The Hildeman family would like to personally invite police personnel, city staff and the community to attend Jerry’s memorial service and help celebrate his life and 24 years of service with the Costa Mesa Police Department.
The service will be held at Harvest Christian Fellowship in Riverside at 11 a.m. with a graveside service to follow at Riverside National Cemetery.
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Citizens' Police Academy enters third week |
The Costa Mesa Police Department is hosting an eight-week Fall Citizens Academy and this week was the third class.
On Thursday night, the class learned about the K9 Unit, Property & Evidence, the Explorers Program for teenagers that have an interest in law enforcement, and the Community Services Specialists, who work various support assignments including the Front Desk, Traffic and Field Support.
Citizens Academy is a great way for someone to meet their local police officers and professional staff, as well as learn about a police department and how it is comprised of different Units working together to protect and serve their community.
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Come to Fire Station Four for annual Open House |
In honor of Fire Prevention Month, Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue (CMFR) invites you to our annual community Open House event.
This is a great free community event, and all are welcomed.
Come out and meet CMFR’s firefighters, learn about the fire service, participate in simulated firefighting drills, fun activities, see live Fire demonstrations and learn how we run emergency calls.
The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 22, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., at Fire Station no. 4, located at 2300 Placentia Ave.
There is free parking at Estancia High School.
We hope you all come out and can’t wait to see you there!
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Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue mourns loss of Long Beach Firefighter Escobar |
Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue send our heartfelt prayers to the family, friends, and colleagues of fallen Long Beach Fire Department Firefighter Gavin Escobar, who tragically lost his life in an off duty accident.
Please keep his loved ones and Long Beach Fire family in your prayers and thoughts.
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Fire recruits complete week five of training |
Last week, Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue’s newest probationary firefighters concluded with the fifth week of the academy.
Week five had a strong focus on fire behavior, nozzle control and proper fire extinguishing techniques. Probationary firefighters trained heavily on entrance of structures from upper levels to perform a rescue.
Prior to making entrance of the structure, they had to communicate and work with their crew to make an interior push for a fire attack.
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Fire teams show up to City Hall for Fire Prevention Month festivities |
On Tuesday, Oct. 4, Costa Mesa Fire & Rescue (CMFR) kicked off Fire Prevention Month with a small informal meet and greet prior to the City Council Meeting and City Proclamation and presentation.
Out front of City Hall/City Council Chambers, located at 77 Fair Drive, between 5-6 p.m, residents stopped by to check out our CalOES Wildland apparatus and meet our eight newest Probationary Firefighters.
During the City Council Meeting, CMFR was presented with a proclamation, which recognized Oct. 9-15, 2022 as Fire Prevention Week.
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Public Works team racks up more awards |
On Saturday, Oct. 1, the Los Angeles section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) presented two awards to the City of Costa Mesa Public Works Department.
The awards ceremony was held at the Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens in the City of San Marino.
Public Works was honored to receive the Transportation Project of the Year Award for the Merrimac Way Active Transportation Improvements Project. This award highlighted the innovative design of combining aesthetics and mobility with improved buffered bike lanes and HAWK signal crosswalk that connects pedestrians and bicyclists to Orange Coast College.
In addition, Public Works received a second award for the Architectural Engineering Project of the Year for the Norma Hertzog Community Center. Certified as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold facility, the community center finished ahead of schedule and came under budget.
The renovation included a new catering kitchen and an expansive auditorium complete with technologically advanced audio-visual equipment.
Public Works is proud to receive these prestigious awards on behalf of the City of Costa Mesa and will continue to strive in developing award-winning projects that benefit the community in improving the quality of life to all of the City’s stakeholders.
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Economic and Development Services |
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Community Improvement Division assists with cleanup of Coolidge neighborhood |
On Saturday Oct. 1, the Community Improvement Division of the City’s Development Services Department hosted its third neighborhood clean-up event in the City’s Coolidge Avenue and Filmore Way neighborhood.
In addition to improving a residential neighborhood in the City, another goal of the event was to engage and educate residents of the City’s available community development resources.
Over 30 neighborhood volunteers assisted in the neighborhood event, and these helpful volunteers filled three 40 yard commercial waste containers donated by WARE Disposal. The event resulted in developing further relationships between City residents and Community Improvement staff and was also supported by several local businesses.
The City would like to thank the wonderful community members who were involved in the event, as well as local partners Ware Disposal and several other City businesses that assisted in the event, including the Kaiser Permanente Senior Advantage Department, La Espiga De Oro, Chick-fil-A, Raising Cane's, Starbucks Coffee and Shirley’s Bagels
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Code Enforcement Officer Jennings gets top of his class honors |
Code Enforcement Officer Jonathon Jennings was hired almost a year ago.
Since he was hired, he has completed the Santiago Canyon College’s basic and intermediate modules for Code Enforcement.
In fact, he was the No. 1 student performer in his intermediate class. Jennings will be attending the advanced and supervisor modules in the near future.
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Code Enforcement Officers get new safety bill in time for Code Enforcement appreciation week |
On Oct. 7, Governor Newsom signed California Association of Code Enforcement Officer’s (CACEO), SB 296 (Code Enforcement Officer Safety bill) into law.
This bill requires, for the first time ever, all cities and counties to adopt safety standards specific to code enforcement officers and the hazards and threats they face in their respective jurisdictions.
CACEO recognizes Code Enforcement Officer Appreciation Week as the second week of October.
This week acknowledges all the hard-working code enforcement professionals for their dedication and service in leading the way to improve the quality of life in our neighborhoods and communities.
Please join us in recognizing and saying thank you to a fellow code enforcement officer!
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Parks & Community Services |
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Head over to The Exhibit for a reception for artist Bonnie Matthews |
The public is invited to a reception and light refreshments as we celebrate Bonnie Matthews, the artist who will be featured in The Exhibit, hosted by the Costa Mesa Parks & Community Services Department. All ages are welcome.
• When: October 10, 2022
• Time: 12:00pm – 1:30pm
• Where: Senior Center, 695 W. 19th St.
The Exhibit offers Orange County artists 18 years and older the opportunity to showcase their artwork. The Exhibit is located in the Costa Mesa Senior Center on the second floor and stairwell (695 W. 19th Street).
Matthews' artwork titled "The Wabi Sabi of the Natural World" will be on display from Oct. 7 through Dec. 31. The Exhibit is open between 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Friday.
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Get your child up to speed on multi-sports through B.E.S.T. Sports |
This highly interactive multi-sport class will teach kids ages 2 - 9 the basics of Soccer, Softball, Baseball, and Track.
Students will learn how to maintain stamina through an energetic program that will encourage and advance young players in their sport-skills.
Classes are held at Shiffer Park 3143 Bear St.
For more information, and to register today, visit: cmclassesonline.com
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Fall is the time for Springboard Diving Lessons |
Find your groove this fall with Springboard Diving Lessons.
Students between the ages of 5-17 will learn the basics of diving along with specific diving techniques.
Pool days require a swimsuit, gym days require workout attire.
Visit cmclassesonline.com for class schedules and to register.
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