HomeMy WebLinkAbout#04 - Tennis and Pickleball CourtsSTAFF REPORT
DATE: July 11, 2023
DISCUSSION
AGENDA ITEM: Pebble/Tablyn Courts TO: Mayor and Council
SUBMITTED BY: Adam Swanepoel, Assistant Public Works Director REVIEWED BY: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
BACKGROUND: The Mayor has requested a discussion of the Pebble and Tablyn Court reconstruction project that was discussed and approved at the May 2023 council meeting. The Mayor was recently contacted by a resident who made the suggestion of putting all pickle ball courts at Tablyn Park and keeping all tennis courts at Pebble Park ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: Would the city council like to separate the pickle ball and tennis courts? PROPOSAL DETAILS/ANALYSIS: Last week construction began on the reconstruction of the Tablyn and Pebble Park courts. Currently our
contractor is scheduled to put in four pickle ball courts and one tennis court at Tablyn Park and six pickle ball and one tennis at Pebble Park. This would account for 10 pickle ball and two tennis courts within the two parks. This discussion is about changing to put three tennis courts at Pebble and six pickle ball courts
at Tablyn. Several items staff discussed throughout this process of updating the courts was allowing for a multiuse
court, parking availability and lighting. With the recent increase in popularity of pickle ball we are seeing less use of the tennis courts, having both options at the courts would bring a 2nd amenity to each park. Currently the only other lighted court (other than Pebble) in the city is at Lions Park for pickle ball and ice-skating in the winter. Having lighting available for either sport is beneficial. Pebble Park has the most parking between the two parks and could serve up to the capacity if all courts were full. Tablyn Park has minimal parking and we currently see parking issues during the winter sliding season. Tablyn is scheduled for potential changes in 2024 with a parking lot addition as a CIP item. FISCAL IMPACT: One may expect a change order cost increase at this point in the project even without the addition of lighting. Hardware has likely been purchased at this time by the contractor and the city may be on the hook for those
cost to get the extra hardware. RECOMMENDATION: Provide direction to staff if a change order should be prepared to move all pickle ball courts to Tablyn and all tennis courts at Pebble. Provide further direction if the change order should include lighting at Tablyn as well.
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