PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION
Membership
- Seven members appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. Members must be residents of Carlsbad and normally serve four-year terms.
- Staff Liaison: Senior Management Analyst - Recreation Department
Meetings
- Meeting times and locations
Browse the City Calendar for regular meetings that are held the third Monday of every month. - Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Agenda
- Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting Minutes
Duties
- Advises and makes recommendations to the City Council on matters pertaining to the acquisition, development, operation, maintenance, management and control of community parks, programs, playgrounds, indoor and outdoor recreations, activities and facilities.
- Advises and makes recommendations to the City Council on matters pertaining to planting, trimming, pruning, and care of all trees, shrubs and plants in and upon any street, park, boulevard, alley or public place within the City.
- Equips, operates, supervises and maintains parks, playgrounds, athletic fields, swimming pools, swimming centers, indoor recreation centers, auditoriums, and other public grounds or buildings in or about the City, which the commission may from time to time acquire, provide, authorize and designate for such use, subject to the approval of the City Council.
- Recommends regulations necessary to maintain the aesthetics, safety, financial well-being and order of the park and recreational facilities.
- Oversees the spending of money appropriated by the City Council for park and recreation purposes.
Source: Carlsbad Municipal Code, Chapter 2.36
Application for Appointment: Board(s) and/or Commission(s)
It is a prerequisite for appointment to any City Board, commission, that the applicant be a resident of the City and a registered voter (see M.C. 2.08.090.)
Documents:
 | Application for Appointment to a Board or Commission [121 kb] |
| 2008 Notice of Vacancies [38 kb] |