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Council adopts FY2026-27 budget; scales Memorial Park pickleball soundwall to fund noise study first
Summary
The Certino City Council adopted the FY2026-27 operating and capital budgets on June 16, 2026. After extensive public comment and debate, council preserved the budget item for Memorial Park pickleball noise mitigation but reduced the construction placeholder and approved a $15,000 noise study and further review before committing to full construction funding.
Certino — The Certino City Council adopted the fiscal year 2026-27 operating and capital improvement budgets on June 16, 2026, after hearing extensive public comment on recreational uses, policing costs and community grants.
Staff presented the final budget package, noting changes since the May proposed budget: adjustments to general fund revenues and expenditures, the removal of a $60,000 license-plate-reader contract (because the county no longer uses the vendor), and several itemized changes to departmental and community funding. The staff report set total operating and capital appropriations across all funds at $155,493,264 and recommended use of fund balance consistent with the presentation.
A focal point of public comment was a proposed CIP noise-attenuation project at Memorial Park to reduce pickleball noise for nearby homes. More than a dozen speakers representing both the local pickleball community and nearby residents described contrasting impacts: players emphasized public-health and social benefits; neighbors described early-morning and spectator noise and raised concerns about aesthetics and whether a wall would effectively reduce sound for second-story bedrooms.
Council debated multiple options: immediately funding a $150,000 construction placeholder, reducing the allocation, or first commissioning a technical noise study and continuing a pilot program of operational changes. After substitute motions and deliberation, council approved a compromise: continue the pilot as planned, allocate $15,000 for a professional acoustic noise study to determine whether and how a soundwall (or other measures) could reduce noise to meet municipal noise standards, and delay committing larger construction funds until the study and design work are complete. Staff indicated the expected cost estimate for a consultant acoustic study is approximately $13,100; council directed $15,000 in the adopted budget to cover the study and related work.
Council also reviewed community grant recommendations from the Parks & Recreation Commission and made a small reallocation among grant recipients after debate; staff will publish a memo documenting the adjustments. The council adopted the budget resolutions (including the appropriation limit) on roll call and extended several follow-up tasks into the summer, including additional staff memos on SROs, property-tax methodology, and the sheriff's contract assessment.
Votes at a glance: The final budget (Resolution No. 26-076) was adopted on a roll call vote with the modification to reduce the Memorial Park soundwall construction placeholder and provide funding for a noise study. Community grant reallocations were approved as amended.
What happens next: Staff will post the revised budget documents online, return with acoustic-study results and a parks commission review, and return to council with proposed contract terms or further budget amendments as negotiation and assessments conclude.
