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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2022 0330 CC SPC JNT PRC ITEM 05A SUPPLEMENTAL MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AND PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA REPORT TO: Honorable City Council Honorable Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Troy Brown, City Manager DATE: 03/30/2022 Special Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Update on Strategies, Goals and Objectives for Fiscal Years 2021/22 and 2022/23 CORRESPONDENCE RECEIVED Subsequent to the publication of the Special Joint City Council & Parks and Recreation Commission meeting, the attached correspondence was received from members of the public regarding pickleball courts. Although the topic of pickleball is not specifically listed on the joint meeting agenda, the subject falls within the City Council’s Strategies, Goals, and Objectives (Goal 4: Find Ways to Help the Community Develop, and Sustain and Enhance Arts, Culture, Entertainment, and Public Events) and is being distributed to the Council and Commission for its information and consideration. Attachment: 12 emails Item: 5.A. SUPPLEMENTAL 1 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickleball Courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:23:14 PM From: Susanne Cullen Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:10 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickleball Courts Hi Danny, I would like to ask you to consider adding new Pickleball courts. The ones we have are currently suffering many issues and we are ready to expand and bring all ages to this wonderful sport. Thank you, Susanne Cullen Moorpark, CA. 93021 2 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Request for new pickleball courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:12:56 PM From: Stephen Yeoh Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 9:16 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Request for new pickleball courts Good morning Mr Groff, There has been a significant surge in pickleball players in the last year. There are now times where we may spend about ¼ of our 'play' time waiting for a court. Moorpark needs more pickleball courts. I'd like to request that Moorpark build new courts or repurpose some less used or unused facilities. Many players play in the evening. Having court lights is an important consideration. Thanks. Stephen Stephen Yeoh, MBA, PMP Chief of Peace of Mind, Un1teee (Pronounced unity) Vice Chair, Workforce Development Board of Ventura County Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Business Graduate Project Management Professional (PMP) Certified Wireless Technician (CWT) Apple Certified Support Professional Mosyle Certified Mobile Device Administrator Member, information Systems Security Association W: Just handle I.T. ® Write a review on: Google / Apple 3 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:22:13 PM From: Brian Messner Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 10:24 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Sure would be nice to have pickball courts to be proud of...to attract tournaments and business to moorpark. Get Outlook for Android 4 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickleball Courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:21:53 PM -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Loftis Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 10:42 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickleball Courts Hello Daniel, As you may know or have heard we are in dire need of more Pickleball courts. Specifically lighted courts. Our only lighted courts (4 courts) are often filled with classes and/or people wanting to play. For a community of our size with the popularity of pickleball we have a significant demand for more courts. I ask that you and your fellow council members please take this into serious consideration. Pleasant Valley Parks and Recreation in Camarillo might be a great contact for growing and establishing pickleball courts as they have several initiatives to build more courts. It's a real shame that I have to drive out of my own community three to four nights a week to Simi Valley, Newbury Park and Camarillo just up play a game that I love and would love to enjoy with those I love near. Thank you, Ryan Loftis Moorpark 5 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickleball courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:21:34 PM From: Denise Wolf Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2022 11:06 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickleball courts Dear Daniel, Since you are a pickleball player and on the city the council, I know you hear it all the time-"We need more pickleball courts." But it's true, as the sport is growing, Moorpark needs more courts. We have full enrollment in the park and active adult classes and the tournaments are popular. You know all the benefits of Pickleball, so I won't go into all that, but you know that it is great for all ages, and families, and we have a great Pickleball community. My family has been playing for awhile now. Dieter was the one that convinced Jeremy to put in the first courts, and we are grateful for them and the ones at Miller, but now it is time to look into getting more courts like Thousand Oaks, Simi Valley and Camarillo. Thanks for your time and hope to see you out on the courts soon! Denise Wolf 6 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Moorpark Pickleball Courts - need additional courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:21:17 PM -----Original Message----- From: Warren Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 4:59 PM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Moorpark Pickleball Courts - need additional courts Hi, my name is Warren Holden and my wife and I have been Moorpark residents for 30 yrs. I’m writing this email in hopes to get your support for getting approval for additional pickleball courts to be developed. The current courts are over crowded and this sport is growing like wildfire. The city has been very good about providing adequate space and accommodation for various sports in the area, and due to the growth rate, it’s time that we install additional courts. I have personally witnessed some uncomfortable exchanges between tennis players and pickleball players arguing about court time. This causes unnecessary confrontation between our neighbors and is not good for the community as a hole. I really appreciate you taking this request seriously and support getting additional lighted courts developed in an area that won’t disturb neighboring homes as the sport does come with noise that is not wanted to be heard during play by nearby residents. Thank you for your attention! -Warren Holden 7 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Hi pickleball courts in moorpark Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:20:58 PM From: stevel Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:40 PM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Hi pickleball courts in moorpark Gotta believe you council people are getting may letters, calls,emails regarding a strong local demand for pickleball courts...thee fastest growing sport in America for all ages, all genders, all people... its not going away..Oxnard just put in new very nice courts, thousand oaks n camarillo are next.. its time to step up. Get ahead of the curve versus always behind it..tennis is barely around..the 2 courts at tierra rejada are rarely used.. please confirm this email and let me know how I can be of help. Thanks Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S9, an AT&T 5G Evolution capable smartphone 8 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickleball Courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:20:37 PM From: K Mandel Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7:47 PM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickleball Courts Dear Councilman Daniel Groff, I have to begin with that I love living here in Moorpark, and have been here almost 16 years and plan on living here longer. As you know, I am an avid pickleball player here in Moorpark. I have been playing for over 2 years and have met the most wonderful people here in Moorpark! I’m sure you have heard that as a regular pickleball player, we are in desperate need of more courts in our beautiful town! Our sport has been growing very fast and the courts we have currently are just not enough to keep up with the demand of this wonderful sport! This exciting sport is not only growing in our community but in our surrounding communities and our surrounding communities are acknowledging this growth and increasing their courts with the demand of this growth! I believe that we need to grow with this demand in our own beautiful community! This would not only benefit the growing community of players, but also within the growth of our 9 wonderful town! The growth of pickleball courts could bring so much to our town such as more growth within our restaurants but also our hotel! I would go further and pledge my volunteer services to provide any help to grow this exciting sport in our community whether it be in developing these new courts that are in such high demand or in future tournaments which could bring in so much profit for our beautiful town! Please feel free to contact me with any help or support you may need to move this forward! Thank you so much for your time and consideration! We hope that this brings attention to you and your colleagues to consider putting the need for more pickleball courts on your agenda for future council meetings! Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns! Kori Mandel 10 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Moorpark Pickleball Courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:20:18 PM -----Original Message----- From: Beth Clarke Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2022 9:13 PM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Moorpark Pickleball Courts Hi Daniel, I would like to request the city of Moorpark build dedicated pickleball courts with lights for the citizens of Moorpark. The courts we have are inadequate for the current number of players and there are many more players joining every day. We desperately need new pickleball courts. Thank you for all you do for Moorpark. Best, Sheffield and Beth Clarke Sent from my iPhone 11 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Moorpark, new Pickleball courts Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:20:00 PM -----Original Message----- From: Oscar Vascos Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 9:40 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Moorpark, new Pickleball courts Hello Daniel, In addition to my last message expressing the concern about the sound barriers at the Tierra Rejada pickle ball courts I also wanted to express my advocacy for getting new pickle ball courts in Moorpark. In my experience, there’s quite a bit of demand for more permanent Pickleball courts in the city of Moorpark. Often times I find that at Tierra Rejada Park and Miller Park there are many people waiting to play because of the high demand and limited number of courts. I have seen what appeared to be players new to the sport show up at those times and leave without playing because of the crowds. I’ve been at Miller park multiple times when there’s a conflict between tennis players staying longer than the time set on the rules and and an uncomfortable number of pickle ball players waiting around for a chance to play. It would really be great if the city could build more courts at Arroyo Vista Park for the sole purpose of Pickleball. Moorpark seems like the type of city that could afford such a project and the finished courts could really be a shining star of achievement and an example of meeting the needs of its constituents. Please let me know if there’s any way I can help in supporting such a project. Best regards Oscar Vascos Sent from my iPhone 12 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickleball Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:19:35 PM From: lisagaamoth@cs.com Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:07 PM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickleball Daniel, This email is written with much frustration with regard to our pickleball predicament. I play about 5- 6x a week and it has come to my attention that the city will be installing even more sound barrier shields onto the courts to quell the neighbors yet once again. Why is it that city kowtows to them always? When one buys a house next to a park it yields park noise whether it be pickleball, tennis, basketball or picnickers it comes with the territory. Pickleball players will suffer by adding unbreathable barriers that will create a hot box limiting air flow and the visibility whilst waiting for play. Ojai parks recreation installed them and had to remove them because of the great heat they created. This summer the courts are going to become so uncomfortably hot not to mention during the winter months condensation drips from them and onto the courts as it melts but the neighbors will be happy they got their barriers. Us players have been asking for over 2 years to replace the two breathable wind shields that were torn down from the winds in the same spots (north east side) on both Tierra Rejada and Miller courts and still we got nothing claiming that the there is a back order due to Covid, hmmm? I guess there’s no back order for sound barriers. The above was for the immediate frustration we are facing but let’s address the future. We do need REAL courts and what Moorpark has to offer is not enough and embarrassing compared to other neighboring cities Simi Valley, Camarillo (they are breaking ground for even more), Thousand Oaks, and Newbury Park. I was just in Newman, GA with a population of about the same as Moorpark and they just built 15 public lighted (no coins for lights) courts The House of Pickleball www.newmanpickleball.com. A new pickleball complex for Moorpark (ideally at Arroyo Vista) would be a welcome addition for our beautiful city. It could also bring in additional income by hosting tournaments and keep neighbors of Tierra Rejada park happier because of less noise. Please seriously consider this option on the next agenda. Did you know that Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in America? Respectfully, Lisa Aamoth 13 From:Ky Spangler To:Ky Spangler Subject:FW: Pickelball courts - Moorpark needs dedicated courts with lights Date:Wednesday, March 30, 2022 1:19:16 PM From: Chris Darrow Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2022 10:19 AM To: Daniel Groff <DGroff@MoorparkCA.gov> Subject: Pickelball courts - Moorpark needs dedicated courts with lights Hello Mr. Groff, Pickleball has become very popular and the courts in Moorpark are growing over crowded. We do not have enough courts and we do not have any true pickleball courts in Moorpark. Last Sunday, I went to the only dedicated courts we have been Moorpark, which are at Tierra Rejada Park by Vons, and there were 20 people waiting to play because all four courts were in use. A group of us then drove over to Miller Park to play. Although we enjoy the lesser crowded courts at Miller Park, these courts are shared with tennis players and having both sports lines drawn on the court makes it more challenging to see whether balls are in an out. Plus the rolling nets aren't as sturdy and tend to droop, thus affecting the outcomes of games. None of the courts we have in Moorpark are truly pickleball dedicated. We appreciate the courts at Tierra Rejada because tennis players cannot play on them, but they are shorter than regulation and players are regularly running into the fences around the courts during normal play. Plus, they do not have lights and this shorten when they can be used. The community of Moorpark could use courts that are built to pickleball size and regulation, especially with lights, so the community could enjoy the sport of pickleball year round. Please let me know if I can help with anything to make this happen. Thank you for reading and considering, Chris Darrow 14