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Parks staff report repeated splash-pad service calls, plan pickleball-court repairs and add cameras
Summary
Parks maintenance reported multiple service calls to the splash pad, plans to reorient and add cameras after vandalism, and a court-repair plan that will close pickleball courts for a day while staff applies multiple coats of protective paint.
Cliff Hawks, the parks maintenance supervisor, told the board the splash pad required multiple service calls in the prior week but that staff had addressed the issues for the time being. He said two cameras already cover the splash-pad area — one directly facing the pad and another that looks behind it — and staff intend to change orientations and add another camera after recent vandalism to the pavilion area.
Board members raised persistent litter and nighttime trash at the pickleball courts linked to late-evening users; Cliff said there are currently no cameras at the courts. Members flagged a safety issue at a court installation where post-anchor chips were creating slipping hazards. Cliff has ordered a thick, rubberized paint to re-seal the area and expects repairs to require closing a court for a day and applying multiple coats so surfaces can fully cure before play resumes. Matthew will post user notices to social media to inform players of any temporary closures.
Cliff also reported routine spring maintenance: yard markers and valve-box labels are being installed on irrigation systems, bunker edging and grub-control treatments have been completed on the golf course, and a memorial bench was placed at the 18th hole. He noted the concession stand at Mac Park remains unfinished and has attracted no rental interest since structural repairs, while the amphitheater has been used primarily by the library for summer reading events.
On other items, the board said hanging baskets and downtown planters have been installed (paid for by the Chamber of Commerce), and an arts-grant community event recently drew a small turnout of about 15 participants. The board discussed shade-structure quotes under old business; AAA provided a material-only figure of $3,200 for a prior ADA-park structure, while members estimated installed costs could reach $5,000–$6,000 per structure and discussed pursuing grants and donations given department budget-cut guidance.
No formal votes were taken on maintenance projects during the meeting. The board adjourned at 5:37 p.m.
