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Temple City approves permanent pickleball courts at Live Oak Park
Summary
The City Council voted unanimously Feb. 4, 2025 to convert Court 6 at Live Oak Park from temporary to permanent pickleball courts, increasing permanent pickleball capacity and authorizing up to $30,000 from general fund reserves for the work. Staff said conversion should take about one to two weeks once a vendor begins work.
Temple City — The Temple City City Council voted unanimously on Feb. 4, 2025 to convert Court 6 at Live Oak Park from four temporary pickleball courts to permanent courts, expanding the city—s permanent pickleball capacity and authorizing up to $30,000 from general fund reserves for the work.
City Manager Brian Cook and Parks & Recreation Director Adam Matsumoto told the council the conversion follows a pilot that began in September 2024 and a separate March 2024 conversion of Court 7 to four permanent courts. Matsumoto said the conversion of Court 6 is estimated at "approximately $30,000" including contingency and that, once scheduled, the surface work would take about "a week to two weeks to finish." He warned that adding lighting would be a separate, more expensive project requiring a site-specific study.
Several residents who play at Live Oak Park urged the council to approve the conversion. Ron Brown, a Temple City resident and long-time player, said pickleball "is a community thing for us ... we're a family" and urged the council to make the temporary courts permanent. Two other residents, who identified themselves as Amelo and Eva, also described the sport as inclusive and popular with a wide age range of players.
Council members asked staff about parking effects, hours of use and alternatives such as pursuing joint-use access to nine school-site courts at Oak Avenue. Matsumoto said parking impacts during peak times (Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays) have been manageable and that school-site courts are generally not available for unconstrained public use after hours without district permits or infrastructure changes.
After discussion, a motion to convert Court 6 to permanent pickleball courts passed on a roll-call vote with Council Members Chen, Man, Sternquist, Mayor pro tem and Mayor Chavez voting yes. The council also directed allocation of funds from general fund reserves for the conversion; staff said the $30,000 figure includes contingency and that the final contract price is expected to be at or below that amount.
Next steps include finalizing the vendor schedule, posting any construction notices to the neighborhood, and continuing to explore whether funds or agreements can increase public access to school-site courts. City staff told the council they will return with any necessary procurement steps and scheduling information.
