Public Services

With significant rain storms in the forecast, the City of Mission Viejo is urging residents to be prepared.

The National Weather Service says a strong storm system will move through Southern California Friday through Saturday, bringing heavy rain and damaging winds to the area.

As part of an ongoing effort to inform and engage the community, the City of Mission Viejo will host a Town Hall meeting on public safety on Monday, February 27.

The meeting will cover current crime trends in Mission Viejo and the region along with essential information about Neighborhood Watch, fire safety, crime prevention and emergency preparedness.

Citizens and business owners will have the chance to ask questions and learn valuable safety and emergency preparedness tips.

As part of an ongoing effort to educate residents in emergency preparedness, the City of Mission Viejo is offering detailed information every month through the Emergency Survival Program (ESP).  This guide features monthly topics, historical information and what you can do now to prepare. February's focus is on creating a disaster plan.

As part of an ongoing effort to prepare for emergencies and disasters, the City of Mission Viejo held a bleeding control class this week for employees.  

Led by Mission Hospital Trauma Medical Director Dr. Almaas Shaikh, the free class was designed to better prepare staff to respond to emergency medical situations like a mass causality event or natural disaster.

What would you do if a large earthquake struck or a terrorist attacked our community? Would you know how to react?

As part of an ongoing effort to educate residents in emergency preparedness, the City of Mission Viejo is offering detailed information through the Emergency Survival Program (ESP).  This guide features monthly topics, historical information and what you can do now to prepare. January's focus is on earthquakes and terrorist attacks.

Ethan Taylor of Boy Scout Troop #768 is in line to obtain the Eagle Scout ranking after completing a planting project at El Dorado Park.

Ethan recently led 43 volunteers in planting 800 one-gallon drought-tolerant plants for his landscape beautification and water conservation project at this park off Carrillo Drive.

With a series of rain storms expected to bring 4 to 8 inches of rain to Orange County, the City of Mission Viejo is reminding residents that sandbags are available to protect properties from flooding and emergency erosion.
 
Sand bags are available through April on a first-come, first-served basis. Bags are pre-filled and are limited to 10 bags per resident. Residents can pick-up sand bags throughout the City at the following locations:
 
Alicia Park, 23650 Via Linda
Animal Services Center, 28095 Hillcrest

Have you noticed the newly resurfaced basketball courts at Curtis, Pacific Hills and Melinda parks? The work was done by the City's Public Services Department, which regularly resurfaces basketball courts at Mission Viejo's many parks to provide year-round enjoyment for people of all ages.

Resurfacing the courts keeps the playing surfaces vivid and attractive and adds a slip-resistant surface.

The pet path at the Mission Viejo Animal Services Center is greener after local Girl Scouts decorated it with hundreds of plants.
 
To obtain their Silver Award, Girl Scout Troop #3277 spent 60 hours total landscaping and installing 250 drought-tolerant plants at the center off Hillcrest.
 
The City appreciates the efforts of these young ladies who serve as an inspiration to us all!
 

Three Boy Scouts joined forces last weekend on an extensive Eagle Scout project at El Dorado Park.

Joshua Wong of Troop # 918, Grant Stokes of Troop #718 and Kostas Soteropoulus of Troop #773 rallied about 125 volunteers to plant 1,750 drought-tolerant plants around the newly renovated playground area along with 16 24-inch box trees.

The project has helped to beautify the park off Carrillo Drive and put these young men in line for the rank of Eagle.

Scouts interested in similar projects should contact 949-470-3085.