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178 EAST 9TH STREET | SUITE 200 | ST. PAUL, MN | 55101 | 651.286.8450 | WSBENG.COM Memorandum <br />To: <br />From: <br />Date: <br />Re: <br />Saint Anthony Village Parks and Environmental Commission <br />Katie Koscielak – Project Manager <br />05/28/2025 <br />Well House No. 5 Pickle Ball Courts <br />This memo has been prepared in response to the iterative discussion between City Staff and the <br />Parks and Environmental Commission regarding the existing tennis/pickleball courts located <br />adjacent to Well House No. 5 (off of Silver Lane). Recently the City hosted a Parks Summit <br />(March 2025) to review current and future priorities for the City’s park facilities and amenities. <br />Those in attendance included the Mayor, members of the City Council, Commissioners from the <br />Parks and Environmental Commission, and City staff. Members of the community that were also <br />in attendance to provide feedback included the School District, Sports Boosters, and Community <br />Services representatives. Over the course of the Summit, the need for a dedicated pickleball <br />facility was discussed and ultimately determined that the existing tennis/pickleball court located <br />adjacent to Well House No. 5 would be the most practical location for a dedicated facility. <br />Provided with this memo is a proposed layout for the dedicated pickleball courts utilizing the <br />existing City owned property while preserving as many of the mature trees to the west as <br />feasible. The proposed layout includes the following amenities that do not currently exist: <br />o Dedicated parking outside of the existing Well House No. 5 driveway (still allowing <br />access to Public Works). <br />o Concrete sidewalks to connect the existing sidewalk along Silver Lane to the pickleball <br />court entrance. <br />o Permanent pickleball net system (existing system is a portable/temporary system). <br />o Benches and bike racks to enhance the experience of the pickleball users. <br />o An alternate bid item to upgrade the proposed fencing to a “heavy duty” fence has also <br />been provided to provide noise canceling benefits to the site (this option would need to <br />be included with the construction of the courts as the layout of the fencing would be <br />impacted). <br />o Alternate bid items for consideration that could be added after the pickleball courts are <br />constructed: landscaping to provide screening and enhance the natural features within <br />the property, lighting, and portable restroom with enclosure. <br />To meet ADA requirements for the installation of the new courts, the concrete sidewalk <br />connecting from Silver Lane to the entrance to the courts is required. All pickleball courts must <br />be designed so that users do not cross over another court in order to reach their court. <br />Attached is the estimate of probable construction cost to construct the space as provided in the <br />attached layout and described above. The estimate is a high-level master plan estimate <br />(incorporating 2025 construction costs) and does not account for actual site conditions , final <br />design (including aesthetic finish decisions), and plan preparation/bidding.