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Costa Mesa preview shows skate-park expansion doubling size; arts components under consideration
Summary
Staff previewed a planned expansion that would roughly double the Costa Mesa Skate Park to about 30,000 square feet and said staff and community partners are exploring how to incorporate public art into the project.
City staff presented a conceptual preview of the Costa Mesa Skate Park expansion on June 5 and said the project is nearing final plan completion, with construction bidding expected once documents are finalized.
Staff member Miss Villasenor told the Arts Commission the existing 15,000-square-foot concrete skate park is planned to roughly double to about 30,000 square feet and to include a pump track and other destination features. “It’s going to be a large attraction for the skate community,” she said. Villasenor said the expansion work is funded by a deadline-driven grant and staff intend to release a construction RFP once the design documents are finalized.
Miss Villasenor said officials hope to include an arts component in a later phase and that commissioners, the Parks, Arts and Cultural Services (PACS) commission, and the City Council have expressed interest in incorporating sculpture, murals, artistic fencing, architectural treatments or other permanent features. She identified an existing mural on a parking-lot building by Joshua Madrid as an established artistic landmark near the site.
Staff estimated a possible groundbreaking in September 2025 and gave a construction-duration estimate in a best-case scenario of six to nine months, contingent on the RFP timeline and no major delays. Staff also described outreach to potential private-sector partners in the action-sports industry and said they were exploring sponsorship and grant funding beyond general-fund sources.
Commissioners discussed potential art media, donor and corporate partnerships (including local action-sports brands), and the need to finalize site details—fencing, landscaping and exterior treatments—before selecting specific public-art interventions. Commissioners and staff said a future agenda item will bring more detailed examples and cost options for an arts component before any final commitments are made.
The presentation did not include a final art plan or funding allocation; staff said they will return to the Arts Commission with more concrete proposals once construction scheduling and funding possibilities are firmed up.
