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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 2022 0103 PR REG ITEM 08A Item : 8.A. MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: 01/03/2023 Regular Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Report on Pickleball BACKGROUND This Agenda Report is being continued from the November 7, 2022, Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) meeting. The full November 7, 2022, report is included as Attachment 1. On March 30, 2022, during the Joint City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, the Commission and City Council discussed the desire for more pickleball courts and the potential to build a competitive pickleball facility. Ultimately, the City Council assigned this item to the Parks and Recreation to consider, and for staff to bring back a report on this subject at a later date. In recognition of the City Council's request, three Commission meetings were held between May and November 2022, to gather information on this topic, and to hear input from the public. During the November 7, 2022, Commission meeting, many members of the public spoke on this item. A summary of these comments are included in Attachment 2. Additionally, the Commission expressed some concern regarding the noise that is generated by pickleball and moved to continue this item to a future meeting in order to allow staff time to gather information and report back to the Commission. DISCUSSION On November 7, 2022, several options for additional pickleball courts were presented to the Commission. At the end of each option, staff has provided an UPDATE from the November 7, 2022, Commission meeting, as the Commission did not express a desire to move forward with several options. Parks and Recreation Commission 01/03/2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 Option A— Arroyo Vista Community Park (AVCP) East of the Tennis Courts This location provides ample room for up to twelve pickleball courts and auxiliary structures, such as benches, bleachers, and possibly a small shade structure. The courts are approximately 175' from the nearest homes and would require relocating the existing playground. Currently,this area of the park is not regularly utilized for programs or events, with the exception of the Summer Concert Series. However, staff believes that the summer concerts can be moved to other park locations, such as the Pepper Tree Pavilion at the east side of the park. UPDATE: The Commission did not support this option as a future permanent solution for additional pickleball courts. Option B —AVCP Multi-Use Court This location could not accommodate twelve courts, but it could provide a temporary solution until permanent courts were constructed. The multi-use court would allow for five pickleball courts oriented in a North/South direction, which is the preferred orientation due to the sun exposure when playing sports. The location would also allow for six pickleball courts oriented in an East/West direction, but as mentioned this orientation is not ideal. To staffs knowledge, other than Camarillo, the multi-use court at AVCP is the only other roller hockey court still in operation in Ventura County. Currently, several pick-up roller hockey groups utilize the court on a regular basis. Additionally, a roller derby league has been utilizing the court for roller derby tournaments, and the city utilizes the court for regular Skate Nights during the Spring, Summer and Fall. The courts are also currently striped for basketball and are used somewhat frequently for pick-up games and practices. Should the Commission consider the multi-use court as a location for temporary pickleball courts, staff recommends striping the courts for pickleball, in addition to the other sports, and purchasing temporary pickleball nets since the court is frequently used by other organizations. Additionally, there would most likely need to be scheduled hours for pickleball use, as well as the other sports. It should be noted that there currently is not lighting installed at the multi-use court. UPDATE: The Commission did not support this option as a future permanent or temporary solution for additional pickleball courts. Option C — Southern California Edison Property (SCE) Staff has been in contact with SCE regarding a potential License Agreement to utilize approximately fourteen acres of property adjacent to the north side of AVCP. Initial discussions with SCE regarding the construction of permanent facilities, such as pickleball courts, lighting, trails, parking lots and athletic fields has been positive. Staff is confident that pickleball courts could be constructed within the license area, as long as certain requirements are met, such as keeping the facilities a certain distance away from utility poles, and by providing access for emergency and maintenance operations. However, a License Agreement with SCE only provides for a 5-year term and may come with some risk to the city, should the city decide to invest in permanent facilities without Parks and Recreation Commission 01/03/2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 a long-term commitment from SCE. Currently AVCP has ten full size athletic fields, and the license area could accommodate an additional three fields. It may be appropriate to install pickleball courts on an existing athletic field at AVCP in the future, provided that three new fields will be constructed in the SCE license area. This would result in a net of two additional fields overall. Currently every athletic field is utilized on the weekends at AVCP by the many leagues that have Use Agreements with the city. Should the city consider a License Agreement with SCE, pickleball courts could be installed on the athletic field that is currently utilized by Moorpark Musketeers Youth Football (MMYF), or one of the athletic fields on the east side of the park. The football field location would require moving the MMYF field to another location and potentially installing lights at the new location, as the lights were originally purchased and installed by MMYF. The MMYF field and east side fields are adjacent to ample parking, can accommodate at least twelve pickleball courts, and would be approximately 650' from the adjacent homes. UPDATE: The Commission supported this option as a future permanent solution for additional pickleball courts. Option D — Chapparal Middle School During the park tour, the Commission suggested that staff reach out to Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD) to see if there was a possibility of utilizing the existing pickleball courts at Chapparal Middle School (Chapparal). Staff has had several positive discussions with MUSD regarding this option. Currently, Chapparal has ten semi- permeant pickleball courts that are utilized by the school for seasonal physical education classes. The courts are used for a variety of activities during the year and only installed with nets when the pickleball program is being taught. The courts are located on the south side of the campus and are currently separated by the main school grounds by fencing and gates. Adjacent to the south of the courts is a large parking lot that is also separated by fencing and gates. Since the nets would need to be removed daily, staff does not believe that these courts would be a viable option during the week due to the staff time and commitment from the city to set up and take down the nets. However, the courts could be available to the public on the weekends. City staff would be required to open and close the parking lot gates each day, install nets on Saturday morning, and take them down at the end of the day on Sunday. The courts are relatively close, approximately 6' apart, and do not have fencing to stop errant balls from entering adjacent courts, so some care will need to be taken by court users. Additionally, there are no lights at this facility, so the courts could only be used during the daylight hours. Restroom facilities are located less than a quarter mile away at Poindexter Park. UPDATE: The Commission did not support this option as a future permanent • or temporary solution for additional pickleball courts. Option E — AVCP Tennis Courts On October 16, 2022, the Parks and Recreation Commission held a Special Meeting and Parks Tour to review the Options for additional pickleball courts. During the Park Tour, the Commission requested that staff contact Moorpark High School again to discuss restriping several tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball. The Commission Parks and Recreation Commission 01/03/2022 Regular Meeting Page 4 requested this option because the pickleball striping at Miller Park did not appear to be confusing. This is primarily due to the fact that the court color is solid blue, and the pickleball courts are striped in a light blue color. The striping for the tennis courts is the dominant color and are striped in white. UPDATE: The Commission supported this option as a temporary solution for additional pickleball courts. However, the Commission expressed concerns regarding the noise that is generated by pickleball and the proximity of the courts to the adjacent homes. Per the Commission's request, on December 15, 2022, staff meet with eight pickleball players at AVCP to determine how much noise is generated by pickleball. The pickleball players set up two pickleball courts on two tennis courts on the north side of the complex and played several pickleball matches. Utilizing two different decibel reading phone apps, staff took decibel readings directly behind the courts, and at the end of the cul-de-sacs on Honeyglen Court and Summerglen Court, the two streets directly above and adjacent to the tennis courts at AVCP. The decibel readings are as follows: *Ambient Noise Pickleball Noise Behind the courts 44-47 dB 47-58 dB Summerglen Court 42-43 dB 43-48 dB Honeyglen Court 43-46 dB 46-50 dB *For the purposes of this report ambient noise is the noise generated at the park when no pickleball is being played. The City's Municipal Code, Section 17.53.080, Exterior Noise Limits, prohibits any source of sound which causes the noise level when measured at any other property to exceed 60 dB between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. in residential zones. It should be noted that although the noise generated by pickleball did not violate the City's noise ordinance, the noise generated by pickleball was clearly heard from all the locations where the measurements were taken. It should also be noted that the equipment staff used was not professional sound equipment, and that only two courts were in play while the measurements were taken. It is possible that different decibel readings would be measured with different equipment, or if all eight proposed pickleball courts were in use. During the November 7, 2022, Commission meeting, a resident that lives directly behind the courts at Miller Park expressed concerns regarding the noise generated by pickleball and presented a petition to the Commission that was signed by ten residents that also live behind the courts, see Attachment 2. Due to these concerns, on December 21 , 2022, staff meet with the resident at her home on Peach Hill Road and took similar decibel readings. During the meeting all four pickleball courts at Miller Park were being used. Parks and Recreation Commission 01/03/2022 Regular Meeting Page 5 *Ambient Noise Pickleball Noise Behind the courts 48-50 dB 50-58 dB Peach Hill Road 42-46 dB 46-50 dB Although the noise levels taken at Miller Park do not violate the City's noise ordinance, pickleball was clearly heard from the resident's backyard, as well as in her home. It was difficult to determine the noise levels generated by pickleball while in the residence, but pickleball could clearly be heard in her living room with a door open. Lastly, during the meeting with the pickleball players at AVCP, staff and the players discussed the Commission's concerns regarding the noise generated by pickleball. Due to these concerns, the players suggested reduced hours for pickleball, such as 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Currently, the tennis courts are open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. STAFF RECOMMENDATION Provide staff with direction regarding additional courts for pickleball. ATTACHMENTS: 1 . November 7, 2022, Agenda Report 2. Summary of Comments and Petition from November 7, 2022, Commission Meeting ATTACHMENT 1 Item: 7.A. MOORPARK CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT TO: Parks and Recreation Commission FROM: Jeremy Laurentowski, Parks and Recreation Director DATE: 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting SUBJECT: Consider Report on Pickleball BACKGROUND Pickleball has become increasingly popular and continues to gain momentum across the country. The USA Pickleball Association has thousands of members, and countless tournaments are scheduled every year. Locally, many cities such as Simi Valley, Thousand Oaks, and Camarillo have dedicated pickleball courts, and many offer pickleball classes or programs by utilizing existing tennis courts with portable pickleball nets. Pickleball is a sport that combines elements of badminton, tennis, and table tennis. The game is played as either singles (2) or doubles (4) and players use solid paddles to hit a perforated polymer ball, similar to a wiffle ball, over a net. The size of a pickleball court is similar in length to the width of a traditional tennis court. The normal size of a pickleball court is 20'x44'. The subject of pickleball was first brought to the Commission's attention in 2016. At that time, many members of the public reached out to the Commission and City Council requesting pickleball courts. On September 19, 2016, the Parks and Recreation Commission (Commission) made a recommendation to the City Council to convert the single tennis court at Tierra Rejada Park to four pickleball courts. The City Council approved the Commission's recommendation for several reasons: the Parks and Recreation Master Plan identifies a surplus of tennis courts in Moorpark; the single court at Tierra Rejada Park was already isolated from the adjacent tennis courts by fencing; Tierra Rejada Park is in close proximity to Arroyo Vista Community Park (AVCP) which has eight tennis courts and could accommodate tennis players within the Mountain Meadows community; converting the courts at AVCP was not a viable option due to an existing agreement with Moorpark Unified School District(MUSD) and concerns over duel use of the courts; Mammoth Park only has one tennis court and converting the court to Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 2 pickleball would eliminate all options for tennis north of Los Angeles Avenue; and permanently converting one of the courts at Miller Park would limit some availability of tennis courts on the south/east side of Moorpark. According to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan that was approved by the City Council in 2009, five tennis courts are recommended for Moorpark. This was based on several factors, such as the population size of Moorpark, a community survey that was distributed to all residents, and current trends in recreation at the time. Prior to 2016, the city had fourteen tennis courts, which is a surplus of approximately nine courts. However, it should be noted that eight of the available tennis courts are located at AVCP and are shared with MUSD. There are provisions in the Joint Use Agreement that allow MUSD priority use of the courts for CIF practices, matches and certain tournaments. In return, MUSD covers 50% of the maintenance costs of the courts. In 2017, the single tennis court at Tierra Rejada Park was converted to four pickleball courts. The pickleball courts are very popular with Moorpark residents. However, within a few months of opening the courts, staff was contacted by many pickleball players requesting additional courts, as well as lighted courts so that individuals could play after work during the late fall, winter and early spring months. During a typical weekend morning, there is usually a line at Tierra Rejada Park to play pickleball. Although the courts that were installed at Tierra Rejada Park are popular, they are not ideal for competitive play. The layout of the courts was determined by the size of the existing tennis court and fencing, which ultimately keeps the courts relatively close to each other. Additionally, the courts at Tierra Rejada Park are not lighted. This is primarily due to the fact that the courts are within close proximity to neighboring homes. On August 15, 2019, the Commission requested a future agenda item regarding pickleball. In response to the Commission's request, staff prepared an agenda report on October 7, 2019, regarding pickleball and options for more courts as follows: • Convert both tennis courts at Miller Park to six pickleball courts. • Convert one tennis court at Miller Park to four pickleball courts. • Convert one tennis court at Miller Park to two pickleball courts. • Do not convert any tennis courts at Miller Park to pickleball courts. Ultimately, the Commission made a recommendation not to permanently convert any of the tennis courts at Miller Park to pickleball courts and made an alternate recommendation to consider restriping two tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball, and to purchase portable pickleball nets. However, the Commission directed staff to consider restriping the courts at Miller Park for both sports if restriping the courts at AVCP violated the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) or the United States Tennis Association (USTA) standards for competitive play. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 3 Per the Commission's direction, staff contacted Moorpark High School (MHS) and the USIA and discovered that restriping the courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball would not violate USIA or CIF standards for competitive play. However, MHS was opposed to restriping the courts due to the fact that league games are not typically scheduled with a dedicated line judge or other official at each court. The individual players are required to call faults and other match violations. MHS felt strongly that additional lines on the courts would make it difficult to identify these violations during competitive play. On December 2, 2019, staff brought back this item for the Commission to consider restriping the courts at Miller Park for both tennis and pickleball. Staff prepared the following options for the Commission to consider: • Restripe both courts for both tennis and pickleball with Blended Lines. Blended Lines is a concept recommended by the USIA and includes lines for both a standard 78' tennis court, as well as a 60' tennis court. The concept would allow for pickleball to be played within the 60' tennis court. However, the court sizes and net heights differ slightly for tennis and pickleball, as the tennis net is taller by 2" and the court size is off 1' in width and 2' in length. • Restripe one or both tennis courts for both tennis and pickleball and purchase portable nets. • Do not restripe any of the courts for both tennis and pickleball at this time. The Commission recommended continuing this item to the upcoming Special Commission Meeting on December 7, 2019, in order to tour both Miller Park and Tierra Rejada Park before a recommendation was made to the City Council. During the Special Commission Meeting several members of the public met the Commission at Miller Park to discuss pickleball and tennis. The Special Commission Meeting reconvened at the Community Center to continue the item and the Commission ultimately moved to make a recommendation to the City Council to consider restriping both tennis courts at Miller Park for both pickleball and tennis, and to purchase portable nets. On January 15, 2020, this item was taken to the City Council for consideration. The City Council approved the Commission's recommendation. The pickleball courts at Miller Park were completed and open to the public in the summer of 2020. On March 30, 2022, during the Joint City Council and Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting, the Commission and City Council discussed the desire for more pickleball courts and the potential to build a competitive pickleball facility. Ultimately, the City Council assigned this item to the Parks and Recreation to consider, and for staff to bring back a report on this subject at a later date. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 4 DISCUSSION In recognition of the City Council's request, a Special Parks and Recreation Commission Meeting and Parks Tour was scheduled on May 22, 2022. Since the City Council's request was for a competitive pickleball facility, staff recommended touring parks that can accommodate up to twelve (12) pickleball courts. For reference, twelve pickleball courts will encompass an area of approximately 3/4 of an acre, which is roughly the size of the dog park at College View Park. Additionally, staff recommended touring parks that had ample parking and were at least 150' away from homes to minimize disturbing adjacent neighbors. Staff and the Commission agreed that the only park that meets these requirements is AVCP. During the Park Tour four locations were discussed as potential locations for future pickleball courts: Option A—AVCP East of the Tennis Courts (See Attachment 1) This location provides ample room for up to twelve pickleball courts and auxiliary structures, such as benches, bleachers, and possibly a small shade structure. The courts are approximately 175' from the nearest homes and would require relocating the existing playground. Currently, this area of the park is not regularly utilized for programs or events, with the exception of the Summer Concert Series. However, staff believes that the summer concerts can be moved to other park locations, such as the Pepper Tree Pavilion at the east side of the park. Option B —AVCP Multi-Use Court (See Attachment 2) This location could not accommodate twelve courts, but it could provide a temporary solution until permanent courts were constructed. The multi-use court would allow for five pickleball courts oriented in a North/South direction, which is the preferred orientation due to the sun exposure when playing sports. The location would also allow for six pickleball courts oriented in an East/West direction, but as mentioned this orientation is not ideal. To staffs knowledge, other than Camarillo, the multi-use court at AVCP is the only other roller hockey court still in operation in Ventura County. Currently, several pick-up roller hockey groups utilize the court on a regular basis. Additionally, a roller derby league has been utilizing the court for roller derby tournaments, and the city utilizes the court for regular Skate Nights during the Spring, Summer and Fall. The courts are also currently striped for basketball and are used somewhat frequently for pick-up games and practices. Should the Commission consider the multi-use court as a location for temporary pickleball courts, staff recommends striping the courts for pickleball, in addition to the other sports, and purchasing temporary pickleball nets since the court is frequently used by other organizations. Additionally, there would most likely need to be scheduled hours for pickleball use, as well as the other sports. It should be noted that there currently is not lighting installed at the multi-use court. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 5 Option C — Southern California Edison Property (SCE) (See Attachment 3) Staff has been in contact with SCE regarding a potential License Agreement to utilize approximately fourteen acres of property adjacent to the north side of AVCP. Initial discussions with SCE regarding the construction of permanent facilities, such as pickleball courts, lighting, trails, parking lots and athletic fields has been positive. Staff is confident that pickleball courts could be constructed within the license area, as long as certain requirements are met, such as keeping the facilities a certain distance away from utility poles, and by providing access for emergency and maintenance operations. However, a License Agreement with SCE only provides for a 5-year term and may come with some risk to the city, should the city decide to invest in permanent facilities without a long-term commitment from SCE. Currently AVCP has ten full size athletic fields, and the license area could accommodate an additional three fields. It may be appropriate to install pickleball courts on an existing athletic field at AVCP in the future, provided that three new fields will be constructed in the SCE license area. This would result in a net of two additional fields overall. Currently every athletic field is utilized on the weekends at AVCP by the many leagues that have Use Agreements with the city. Should the city consider a License Agreement with SCE, pickleball courts could be installed on the athletic field that is currently utilized by Moorpark Musketeers Youth Football (MMYF), or one of the athletic fields on the east side of the park. The football field location would require moving the MMYF field to another location and potentially installing lights at the new location, as the lights were originally purchased and installed by MMYF. The MMYF field and east side fields are adjacent to ample parking, can accommodate at least twelve pickleball courts, and would be approximately 650' from the adjacent homes. Option D — Chapparal Middle School (See Attachment 4) During the park tour, the Commission suggested that staff reach out to Moorpark Unified School District (MUSD) to see if there was a possibility of utilizing the existing pickleball courts at Chapparal Middle School (Chapparal). Staff has had several positive discussions with MUSD regarding this option. Currently, Chapparal has ten semi- permeant pickleball courts that are utilized by the school for seasonal physical education classes. The courts are used for a variety of activities during the year and only installed with nets when the pickleball program is being taught. The courts are located on the south side of the campus and are currently separated by the main school grounds by fencing and gates. Adjacent to the south of the courts is a large parking lot that is also separated by fencing and gates. Since the nets would need to be removed daily, staff does not believe that these courts would be a viable option during the week due to the staff time and commitment from the city to set up and take down the nets. However, the courts could be available to the public on the weekends. City staff would be required to open and close the parking lot gates each day, install nets on Saturday morning, and take them down at the end of the day on Sunday. The courts are relatively close, approximately 6' apart, and do not have fencing to stop errant balls from entering adjacent courts, so some care will need to be taken by court users. Additionally, there are no lights at this facility, so the courts could only be used during the daylight hours. Restroom facilities are located less than a quarter mile away at Poindexter Park. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 6 Option E —AVCP Tennis Courts (See Attachment 5) On October 16, 2022, the Parks and Recreation Commission held a Special Meeting and Parks Tour to review the Options for additional pickleball courts. During the Park Tour, the Commission requested that staff contact Moorpark High School again to discuss restriping several tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball. The Commission requested this option because the pickleball striping at Miller Park did not appear to be confusing. This is primarily due to the fact that the court color is solid blue, and the pickleball courts are striped in a light blue color. The striping for the tennis courts is the dominant color and are striped in white. On November 1, 2022, staff discussed the option to restripe the courts at AVCP for both sports with Moorpark High School's Athletic Director and ultimately met with the head Tennis Coach at Miller Park to review the striping. The Tennis Coach agreed that the striping did not seem to be confusing and was somewhat pleased with the city's efforts to maintain the tennis court striping as the dominant color on the courts. As mentioned previously, MUSD has a Joint Use Agreement for use of the tennis courts at AVCP. This is due to the fact that MUSD funded 50% of the construction costs to build the courts and funds 50% of the costs to maintain the courts annually. MUSD has priority use of six of the courts during the fall and spring tennis seasons, and all eight courts during league matches. MUSD also has priority use of all eight courts during certain times of the school year for physical education classes, and priority use of four courts during the summer and on holidays. However, the courts are typically available to the public Monday through Friday before 8:00 a.m. and after 5:00 p.m., and at all times on the weekends. Should the Commission consider restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball, staff recommends only striping the four (4) tennis courts located on the north side of the complex. This would allow for eight (8) pickleball courts and would provide the most distance from the adjacent homes located south of the courts. The closest home from the courts is approximately 275' to the property line fence, and the furthest is approximately 310'. The south courts are approximately 135' to 170' from the property line fences. The tennis courts at AVCP currently have lighting installed and the courts are open until 10:00 p.m. It should be noted that the City and MUSD included funding in their respective operating budgets to restripe the tennis courts at AVCP in the current fiscal year. Staff intends to complete this work in January, between the High School's fall and spring tennis seasons. Should the Commission consider this option, the pickleball courts would be striped at this time. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 7 FISCAL IMPACT Option A—AVCP East of the Tennis Courts • Survey, civil engineer, landscape architect: $65,000 • Twelve pickleball courts, including fencing and lighting: $1,500,000 • Relocate playground structure and install new walkways: $250,000 $1,815,000 Option B —AVCP Multi-use Court • Restripe court, portable pickleball nets $15,000 $15,000 Option C — Southern California Edison Property (SCE) • Survey, civil engineer, landscape architect: $65,000 • Twelve pickleball courts, including fencing and lighting: $1,500,000 $1,565,000 Option D — Chapparal Middle School • Restripe courts, pickleball nets $12,000 $12,000 Option E —AVCP Tennis Courts • Restripe court, portable pickleball nets $20,000 $20,000 The Community Wide Park Development Fund will have an estimated fund balance of $1,820,662 at the end of FY 2022/23. However, this funding has been earmarked for a variety of current City Council Strategic Objectives and Capital Improvement Projects, most notably the expansion of the Arroyo Vista Recreation Center. Additionally, pickleball is not a current City Council Strategic Objective and is not listed as a FY 2022/23 Capital Improvement Project. Due to the fact that funding has not been set aside for new pickleball courts, staff recommends considering a temporary solution until funding becomes available to build permanent courts. It should be noted that the City Council recently approved the Development Agreement for the future Hitch Ranch Community. The agreement includes a provision whereby the developer will be required to pay the city $2,000,000 for future improvements to AVCP. This funding could be used to improve the area that is owned by SCE in the future. The payment obligation will be made to the city prior to construction of the 200th home, which will take approximately seven to ten years. Parks and Recreation Commission 11/07/2022 Regular Meeting Page 8 It should also be noted that there are some staff time costs associated with the use of the courts at Chapparal. Currently the part time staff are scheduled between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. depending on the season and number of rentals on the weekend. Most likely, the pickleball courts would be open to the public at 8:00 a.m., which would require the part time staff to start earlier in the day. Annually, this would cost the city approximately $3,700 in staff time costs. STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Make a recommendation to the City Council regarding additional courts for pickleball. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Option A—AVCP East of Tennis Courts 2. Option B — AVCP Multi-Use Court 3. Option C — Southern California Edison Property 4. Option D — Chapparal Middle School 5. 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Mike Dubreil, Moorpark resident, spoke in favor of Option E, restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball as a temporary solution, and Options A and C, permanent pickleball courts at AVCP east of the tennis courts, and permanent courts if a License Agreement is established with Southern California Edison to utilize the property adjacent to the north side of Arroyo Vista Community Park as a long-term goal. He spoke in opposition of Options B and D, striping the multi-use court for pickleball and use of the pickleball courts at Chapparal Middle School. Mr. Dubreil suggested a yellow color be used for restriping the courts, suggested upgrading the nets, requested the courts at Miller Park be made available Monday through Sunday after five o'clock for pickle ball only, and suggested changing the court close time from 10:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Todd Howard, Moorpark resident, spoke in favor of Option A, permanent pickleball courts at AVCP east of the tennis courts and Option E, restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball. Susan Cullon, Moorpark resident, spoke in favor Option E, restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball and Option C, permanent courts if a License Agreement is established with Southern California Edison to utilize the property adjacent to the north side of Arroyo Vista Community Park. Rick Hansen, Moorpark resident,commented he is in agreeance with the prior speakers. Brian Peace, Moorpark resident, spoke in favor of Option A, permanent pickleball courts at AVCP east of the tennis courts. Kori Mandel, Moorpark resident, spoke in favor of Option E, restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball,then move on to Option A, permanent pickleball courts at AVCP or Option C permanent courts if a License Agreement is established with Southern California Edison to utilize the property adjacent to the north side of Arroyo Vista Community Park. Kris Hansen, Moorpark resident, commented she supports Option E, restriping the tennis courts at AVCP for both tennis and pickleball, then move on to Option A, permanent pickleball courts at AVCP or Option C, permanent courts if a License Agreement is established with Southern California Edison to utilize the property adjacent to the north side of Arroyo Vista Community Park. Thomas Anderson, Moorpark resident, spoke in opposition to Option B, pickleball courts on I I the multi-use court at Arroyo Vista Community Park. Jeff Comeau, Moorpark resident, spoke in opposition to Option B, pickleball courts on the multi-use court at Arroyo Vista Community Park. Jim Lordeman, Moorpark resident, spoke in opposition to Option B, pickleball courts on the multi-use court at Arroyo Vista Community Park. Patricia Lauletta, Moorpark resident, presented a petition with ten signatures, from residents bordering Miller Park, requesting the City suspend pickleball at Miller Park; until neighboring residents are provided with adequate notice to provide comments at a public hearing; and an acoustic study by a qualified engineering firm is completed to validate the noise levels are within acceptable city noise and nuisance codes. * Petition attached. Dieter Wolf, Moorpark resident, spoke in support of more pickleball courts and offered suggestions about the layout of future courts, better pickleball nets, forming a pickleball advisory group, bleachers and requested priority use for pickleball at Miller Park at night. Mr. Wolf spoke in opposition to Option D, use of pickleball courts at Chapparal Middle School. Chris Darn, Moorpark resident, spoke in support of pickleball courts with lights for nighttime play. Brian Messerr, Moorpark resident, commented that he lives 75 yards from Tierra Rejada Park and the noise from pickleball doesn't bother him. Warren Holden, Moorpark resident, spoke and suggested the installation of sound attenuation material on the south side of the four(4) tennis courts located on the north side of the Arroyo Vista Community Center complex. PETITION ACOUSTIC STUDY FOR PICKLEBALL AT MILLER PARK 11 /7/2022 To Whom it may concern, We are residents of the Alterra community. Our homes border the perimeter of Miller Park and have been adversely impacted by the decision to allow and promote Pickleball on the two tennis courts. Miller Park is within the Carlsberg Specific Plan, and Pickleball is not listed as an approved ,use within the park. We were not consulted or notified prior to making the change from the Specific Plan and were thus deprived of voicing our concerns on how this change would impact the value and peaceful enjoyment of our homes. Studies indicate that noise level of a ball hitting a pickleball racket is typically in excess of 85 decibels depending on the acoustics of the surrounding terrain. Miller Park is surrounded by hills which create a bowl shape, magnifying the noise and making it difficult for us to enjoy our back yards or being able to leave our windows open without enduring the awful noise each time a pickleball strikes. As you are aware, Pickleball noise problems are not unique to our park. There are numerous lawsuits and cases throughout the country and state banning the use of pickleball. We would like to request that the city suspend the use of pickleball at Miller Park until: a) Neighboring residents are provided adequate notice to provide comments at a Public Hearin g, and b) an acoustic study by a qualified acoustic engineering firm is completed to validate that the noise levels to our property lines are within acceptable City Noise and Nuisance Codes. Address Name Signature /2 MIMIMIAiu•�r L�fc'.ZY► s , 5aA4a ry M Oelp,A.K L A - 2l 1111111 li\GCM 13i5 D r U l / r e,c Zciu/ee o /1wrPe+ez, 09 95° z/