The City Council generally meets three times a month on Tuesdays. Meeting agendas are posted to this page at least 72 hours prior to each regularly scheduled Council meeting and at least 24 hours prior to special meetings. (Special meetings are meetings that are not part of the approved annual calendar of City Council meetings. For example, a meeting might moved to a new date or time due to scheduling conflicts, or additional meetings might be required to handle city business.)

City Council meetings will be held in person at 5 p.m. 

• Learn what goes on at a typical City Council meeting
• Get meeting notifications and agendas by email
• 2026 City Council Meeting Calendar

How to watch

In Person
Beginning March 1, 2022, all Regular City Council meetings will be held in person at 5 p.m.

Online
City Council meetings are streamed live on the city website and can also be watched at a later date (view archive). Specific agenda items can be accessed by clicking on the topic to see that part of the meeting.

On TV
City Council meetings are aired live on the city's cable channel Spectrum (formerly Time Warner) 24 and AT&T U-Verse 99, and they replay throughout the week. Check the City TV schedule for times.

How to comment

If you would like to provide comments to the City Council in person, please:

• Fill out a speaker request form, located in the foyer. Submit the form to the City Clerk before the item begins. When it’s your turn, the City Clerk will call your name and invite you to the podium.
• For non-agenda public comment, speakers must confine their remarks to matters within the City Council’s subject matter jurisdiction.
• For public comment on agenda items, speakers must confine their remarks to the question or matter under consideration.
• Speakers have three minutes, unless the presiding officer (usually the Mayor) changes that time.
• You may not give your time to another person but can create a group. A group must have four members present and must select a single speaker. All four members must submit a form to the City Clerk before the item begins. Groups are only accepted for items listed on the agenda (not for general public comment at the beginning of the meeting). The group speaker will have 10 minutes unless that time is changed by the presiding officer or the City Council.

If you would like to provide written comments to the City Council, email comments to clerk@carlsbadca.gov. Comments received by 2 p.m. the day of the meeting will be shared with the City Council prior to the meeting and included as part of the official record. When emailing comments, please identify in the subject line the agenda item to which your comments relate.