Mona Council OKs up to $100,000 in impact fees, selects $79,750 tile bid for new pickleball courts

The Mona City Council voted to authorize use of up to $100,000 in impact fees to build pickleball courts in a park on the west side of town and to award the work to Sports Court of Southern Utah for $79,750 for a concrete base with modular tile surfacing.

The council first approved resolution 2025-31 to allow the impact-fee funding and then took a separate motion to select the Sports Court tile option. The motion to accept the $79,750 tile bid was made, seconded and passed with recorded 'Aye' votes.

Vendor representatives Justin White and Clint Waters of Columbia Sport Court described the tile product as having a 15-year limited warranty and an expected life of 25–30 years. Waters said the modular tiles provide shock absorption that can reduce fall injuries common among older players and that the newer tiles have improved traction when wet compared with older models: "You get a product that's that has a 15 year warranty," he said.

Council and the vendor discussed replacement and maintenance costs for different surfaces. Waters said acrylic resurfacing can be expensive over repeated cycles and estimated resurfacing costs in later years at about $4 per square foot; he said the tile option can make long-term maintenance less costly. He also recommended a 6-foot divider fence between courts to reduce balls crossing courts and discussed footing and conduit placement for optional future lighting.

Residents raised questions about lights and nighttime activity near homes; the vendor and council noted fixtures can be tied to timers to shut off after a set hour. The vendor estimated site work and concrete prep could take about a week, with another 3–5 days for fencing and surface installation; he said the full build typically takes two to three weeks once work begins.

Councilmembers and staff noted estimates in the packet from multiple bidders. Sport Court of Southern Utah provided two estimates: a post-tension concrete plus acrylic option (~$99,493.60) and the selected concrete-plus-tile option ($79,750). Other bids in the packet were higher; the council retained the $100,000 authorization to allow modest cost increases or optional add-ons such as lights.

The vendor indicated they expected to begin work in the spring and to coordinate on base preparation and material ordering. Council also discussed pursuing a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to stretch dollars for parks work but noted grant awards typically come after work begins and that work done before a grant is awarded is generally not eligible for reimbursement.

The council concluded the votes by formal motion: award the contract to Sports Court of Southern Utah (tile option) and authorize use of up to $100,000 from impact fees to fund the project. The council did not record named roll-call votes in the transcript; votes were recorded verbally as 'Aye.'

The vendor and staff will coordinate permitting, site prep and any required engineering for the LWCF grant application; the council asked staff to follow up on logistics and scheduling, and the vendor said they could be ready to start core work in April or May.