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(1) Approval of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department's Recommendation to Convert all Existing City Owned Paddle Tennis Courts to Mixed-use Paddle Tennis and Pickleball Courts in a Multi-year Plan; (2) Approval of new Court Rules to Include a First Come and First Serve Self-monitored System for all City Owned Courts; and (3) Recommendation to PRCS Staff to Update the Rules and Etiquette Signage at all City Operated Courts.
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Meeting Date: March 9, 2023
Contact Person/Dept: Dani Cullens/PRCS
Phone Number: (310) 253-6471
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: []
Action Item: [X] Attachments: []
Public Notification: (E-mail) Meetings and Agendas - Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission (03/02/2023); (E-mail) Parks, Recreation & Community Service Department Updates (03/02/2023)
Department Approval: Armando Abrego, PRCS Director (03/02/2023)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the Parks, Recreation and Community Services (PRCS) Commission (1) approve the PRCS Department's recommendation to convert all existing City owned Paddle Tennis Courts into mixed-use Paddle Tennis and Pickleball Courts in a multi-year plan; (2) approve new court rules to include a first come and first serve self-monitored system for all City owned courts; and (3) recommend to PRCS staff to update the Rules and Etiquette signage at all City operated courts.
BACKGROUND
Public Survey
At the June 7, 2022, PRCS Commission meeting, members of the public addressed the Commission about the popularity of the game of pickleball and requested that an agendized discussion be added to an upcoming meeting. A consensus was reached, and the item appeared on the agenda for the September 6, 2022, PRCS Commission meeting when a Pickleball Court Implementation Feasibility Study Ad Hoc Subcommittee was created.
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