Commission backs sand volleyball court design at Ocean View Park; narrows path width and adds asphalt—6-0 recommendation to council

The Parks and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to recommend the Ocean View Park sand volleyball court design to the City Council after extensive public comment and commissioner discussion about tree impacts, drainage, ADA access and parking.

Project details presented by Andre Sterling, project manager in Public Works, included a sand court built on the footprint of the existing casual grass court, new poles and pole pads, four benches, a dual‑sided information board, and subsurface drainage tied into an existing inlet near the community garden. Sterling said the playing area would be about 30 by 60 feet with a 4‑foot sand border, and that the design sought to minimize impacts on the adjacent redwood grove by keeping the border as small as practicable.

“We want to delineate the spaces there, of the community garden and the volleyball court… this court will be constructed on the footprint of the existing casual grass court. So this will not impact the trees around the perimeter of this court,” Sterling said in his presentation. He also described an expanded asphalt path in front of the community garden to provide ADA‑compliant access and listed a schedule that could award a contract in November and…