Meetings & Agendas

City Council Meetings

*Please Note: Per State of California Executive Order N-29-20, and in the interest of public health and safety, we are temporarily taking actions to prevent and mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic by holding City Council and other public meetings electronically. City Council meetings will begin at 3 p.m. 

• How to participate in City Council meetings
• Watch meetings
• Public hearing notices
• Learn what goes on at a typical City Council meeting
• Get agendas by email
• 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 each Special Council meeting.
• 2021 City Council Meeting Calendar (Note: New meeting time is 3 p.m.)

How to make comments

• Sign up online no later than one hour before the start of the meeting to make comments via phone during the meeting. See instructions on how to comment by phone.

• If you wish to provide written comments as part of the record, e-mail your comments to clerk@carlsbadca.gov.  Please indicate the agenda item number in your e-mail subject line.  Emails received by 2 p.m. will be provided to the City Council prior to the start of the meeting.  Other comments will be included with the meeting record.  Emailed comments will not be read out loud during the meeting. 
• Please note: Any communication with the City of Carlsbad may be subject to disclosure under the California Public Records Act, including attachments, names, phone numbers and email, residence, business, and postal addresses.

Quick Links

• District elections 
• Different ways to watch meetings
• Public hearing notices
• Learn what goes on at a typical City Council meeting
• Get agendas by email

Planning Commission Meetings

• Regular meetings are held the first and third Wednesday of every month
• Sign up to be notified of upcoming meetings
• Watch livestream
• Agendas and videos of past meetings

Other Meeting Agendas

The City Council also serves as the Carlsbad Municipal Water District Board, the Community Development Commission, the Public Improvement Corporation Board, the Industrial Development Authority and the Public Financing Authority. These agencies hold meetings on an as-needed basis, usually on the same date as a City Council meeting.

Agendas may also be found in the following locations:

• The City Clerk's Office on the Friday prior to each Tuesday meeting (1200 Carlsbad Village Drive)
• Faraday Administration Center, 1635 Faraday Ave.
• City Council Chamber, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive

Boards, Commissions and Committees

Agendas, minutes and other information for boards, commissions and committees are available on the city website and from the department staff assigned to each.