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Committee backs adding pickleball courts to CIP, leaves funding terms to council
Summary
After debate about donor funding and public access, the Park and Recreation Committee voted to recommend adding two permanent pickleball courts to the town capital improvement program and asked the city council to decide whether donor funding or town funds should pay for construction.
The Atherton Park and Recreation Committee voted to recommend two permanent pickleball courts be added to the town’s capital improvement program, but members specifically left the question of funding allocation to the city council.
Committee discussion focused on prior court donations for tennis and whether the town should pay a significant portion of the expected construction cost (members discussed figures in the range of $200,000 plus contingency). Several members argued the project should be donor‑funded or at least carry a donor contribution requirement; others said the committee’s role is to forward a capital recommendation to council and let council decide funding conditions.
After amendment and debate, a motion to send the pickleball CIP recommendation to council—while allowing council to determine the appropriate donor funding level—was moved, seconded and passed with no recorded nays.
Members also discussed site placement (near the handball court area was mentioned) and the timing relative to other park projects. Staff noted the council will consider capital project requests during the upcoming budget cycle and that donor offers could speed or enable construction.
The committee’s recommendation is advisory; any actual construction will require council approval, a funding source and final design work.
