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Oak Hills Park Authority discusses tennis court upgrades, USTA grant and expiring contract; executive session held
Summary
Board members heard a tennis report that courts 7 and 8 are nearly finished, learned a $23,750 USTA grant was received for courts 1–6, and entered executive session to discuss a tennis contract that expires in September; no votes were taken.
Oak Hills Park Authority members heard updates on tennis-court repairs and funding and discussed a contract that will expire in September.
At the meeting, Denise Brown reported that contractor Davis has nearly completed work on courts 7 and 8 and that opening day remains scheduled for May 12. Brown also reported the authority received a $23,750 grant from the USTA to support upgrades to courts 1 through 6. "We received our grant money today from the USTA, for $23,750, which went towards the upgrading of the courts 1 through 6," Brown said.
The authority discussed additional maintenance and plantings around the tennis center, including purchase of 18 evergreen (green giant variety) trees and three deciduous trees intended to discourage errant golf shots toward the courts. General Manager Jim Holiday confirmed interior and exterior freshening of the tennis building, including new flooring, and said the authority submitted an accountability form to secure the USTA grant.
The board also addressed the authority's contract for tennis operations, which Chairman Alan Dutton said "will run out in September." The meeting moved into executive session to discuss the contract; the chair later reported there was "no need for any votes to be taken for any issues that were discussed" and that "no decisions will be made on the issues of the contract issue for tennis."
The authority asked staff to inspect net winders and posts before nets are reinstalled; board members reported some winders and posts are corroded and may need replacement. Contractor Davis had previously observed several posts that appear rotted and had discussed replacement estimates, a board member said. Jim Holiday said he would follow up and check the condition of the hardware before reopening.
The authority also thanked volunteers and staff who applied for and obtained the USTA grant. Board members praised Denise Brown and Chris Hulse for preparing the application.
No formal motions or votes related to the tennis contract were recorded at the meeting.
