Arts and Community Services Commission

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The Community Services Commission was established in 1998 and was renamed in 2024 to the Arts and Community Services Commission (ACSC). The ACSC is coordinated by the Community Services Department and is comprised of five members appointed by the City Council.

Meetings

The Commission’s regularly scheduled meetings are held quarterly on the 2nd Monday of March, June, September, and December at 4:00 p.m.

Functions

The Commission’s primary functions are to serve in an advisory capacity to the city council to identify community needs for all matters pertaining to social services, community programs, public art, and public recreation as listed in detail in the ACSC Road Map, maintained by the Community Services Department, as may be amended from time to time. The Commission Road Map focuses on the following three (3) main categories:

A. Art

  1. Recommend services and programs pertaining to cultural arts, including but not limited to, literary, performing, and visual arts, thereby promoting cultural enrichment and art appreciation within the community.
  2. Recommend funding opportunities for cultural programs and activities.
  3. Work with city staff to develop a list of potential sites for public art.
  4. Work cooperatively with city boards, commissions, committees, and other organizations to promote art and cultural activities within the city.
  5. Maintain a list of pre-qualified artists for the city.

B. Events

  1. Recommend public events, including lifestyle, contracted and signature city events.
  2. Review and assess city recognition and acknowledgement programs.
  3. Identify opportunities to establish a youth commission or board.

C. Recreation

  1. Recommend recreation services and programs, including programs for outdoor amenities and public spaces, such as city owned parks, and biking and hiking trails.
  2. Facilitate coordination with local recreation and service organizations, including nonprofit agencies and outdoor groups.

The powers and duties of the ACSC shall be advisory to the city council and the ACSC shall provide recommendations to the city council in the following areas:

  1. Research and solicitation of grants, donations, loan programs, and other available     funding mechanisms for cultural arts.
  2. Assess and review parks and recreation facility operations.
  3. Recommend recreation and social activities and programs.
  4. Promote community services programs and events.
  5. Serve as stewards of the public interest and community.
  6. Assess and review park and community service masterplan updates, if assigned by the city council.
  7. Foster mutual understanding and respect among racial, religious, cultural and nationality groups.

Contact

For more information about the ACSC, contact Michael Calderon at mcalderon@laquintaca.gov or (760) 777-7014.

Apply

Applications are accepted all year long and kept on file in the Clerk's office until a vacancy needs to be filled.

Application to Serve on the CSC

Members

List of Current Committee Members

Agendas, Staff Reports and Minutes

The minutes for the ACSC meetings will not be available until they have been approved at the next regular meeting.

The regular quarterly meeting agendas are typically available not less than 72 hours prior to each meeting and may be downloaded by clicking on one of the Event links below. The City reserves the right to make changes to the order of items listed on the agenda.

For copies of staff reports, as well as any accompanying attachments, you may contact the Community Services Department at (760) 777-7014 or mcalderon@laquintaca.gov.

For agendas for current meetings, go to the calendar.

Meeting Calendar

Community Services Commission Quarterly Meeting

  • Date: 12/11/2023 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

CLICK HERE TO PRINT THE AGENDA IN .PDF FORMAT
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE AGENDA PACKET IN .PDF FORMAT

CLICK HERE TO ACCESS VIDEO RECORDINGS OF COMMUNITY SERVICES MEETINGS

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PUBLIC COMMENTS – INSTRUCTIONS
Members of the public may address the Community Services Commission on any matter listed or not listed on the agenda as follows:

WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided either in-person during the meeting by submitting 15 copies to the Commission Secretary, it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting; or can be emailed in advance to mcalderon@laquintaca.gov, no later than 12:00 p.m., on the day of the meeting.  Written public comments will be distributed to the Community Services Commission, made public, and will be incorporated into the public record of the meeting, but will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Chairperson, a brief summary of public comments is asked to be reported.

If written public comments are emailed, the email subject line must clearly state “Written Comments” and should include:
1) full name, 2) city of residence, and 3) subject matter.

VERBAL PUBLIC COMMENTS can be provided in-person during the meeting by completing a “Request to Speak” form and submitting it to the Commission Secretary; it is requested that this takes place prior to the beginning of the meeting.  Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes (or approximately 350 words). Members of the public shall be called upon to speak by the Chairperson.

In accordance with City Council Resolution No. 2022-028, a one-time additional speaker time donation of three (3) minutes per individual is permitted; please note that the member of the public donating time must: 1) submit this in writing to the Commission Secretary by completing a “Request to Speak” form noting the name of the person to whom time is being donated to, and 2) be present at the time the speaker provides verbal comments.

Verbal public comments are defined as comments provided in the speakers’ own voice and may not include video or sound recordings
of the speaker or of other individuals or entities, unless permitted by the Chairperson.

Public speakers may elect to use printed presentation materials to aid their comments; 15 copies of such printed materials shall be provided to the Commission Secretary to be disseminated to the Community Services Commission, made public, and incorporated into the public record of the meeting; it is requested that the printed materials are provided prior to the beginning of the meeting.  There shall be no use of Chamber resources and technology to display visual or audible presentations during public comments, unless permitted by the Chairperson. 

All writings or documents, including but not limited to emails and attachments to emails, submitted to the City regarding any item(s) listed or not listed on this agenda are public records. All information in such writings and documents is subject to disclosure as being in the public domain and subject to search and review by electronic means, including but not limited to the City’s Internet Web site and any other Internet Web-based platform or other Web-based form of communication. All information in such writings and documents similarly is subject to disclosure pursuant to the California Public Records Act [Government Code § 7920.000 et seq.].

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TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY – INSTRUCTIONS

 Teleconference accessibility may be triggered in accordance with AB 2449 (Stats. 2022, Ch. 285), codified in the Brown Act [Government Code § 54953], if a member of the Housing Authority requests to attend and participate in this meeting remotely due to “just cause” or “emergency circumstances,” as defined, and only if the request is approved.  In such instances, remote public accessibility and participation will be facilitated via Zoom Webinar as detailed at the end of this Agenda.

*** TELECONFERENCE PROCEDURES – PURSUANT TO AB 2449***
APPLICABLE ONLY WHEN TELECONFERENCE ACCESSIBILITY IS IN EFFECT

Verbal public comments via Teleconference – members of the public may attend and participate in this meeting by teleconference via Zoom and use the “raise your hand” feature when public comments are prompted by the Chairperson; the City will facilitate the ability for a member of the public to be audible to the Community Services Commission and general public and allow him/her/them to speak on the item(s) requested. Please note – members of the public must unmute themselves when prompted upon being recognized by the Chairperson, in order to become audible
to the Community Services Commission and the public.

Only one person at a time may speak by teleconference and only after being recognized by the Chairperson.

ZOOM LINK: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84304700627
Meeting ID: 843 0470 0627
Or join by phone: (253) 215 – 8782

Written public comments – can be provided in person during the meeting  or emailed to the Commission Secretary at mcalderon@laquintaca.gov any time prior to the adjournment of the meeting, and will be distributed to the Community Services Commission, made public, incorporated into the public record of the meeting, and will not be read during the meeting unless, upon the request of the Chairperson, a brief summary of any public comment is asked to be read, to the extent the Commission Secretary can accommodate such request.

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