Parks committee recommends resurfacing and restriping Community Center Park courts for multiuse

The Parks and Trails Advisory Committee moved to recommend that City Council fund leveling, resurfacing and restriping of the Community Center Park court to create a multiuse surface accommodating basketball and three pickleball courts.

The recommendation followed extensive discussion about where to site pickleball courts. Committee members said River Park’s recurring flooding makes it an unreliable long‑term home for courts, and they favored a central site with ample parking at the community center. A committee member moved the recommendation and another member seconded it; the committee voted “motion carries” on the floor. The transcript records no roll‑call tally.

Members asked staff to provide cost estimates before council consideration. Joe Palin and Kane were asked to prepare numbers for resurfacing, leveling and striping so the item can be included in the city’s upcoming budget discussion. The committee also discussed interim, lower‑cost options such as stick‑on tape or movable nets but staff cautioned that some surfaces will not hold tape and loaner equipment is vulnerable to damage.

Committee members raised ancillary concerns that will affect final design and cost: whether fencing is required to contain balls near streets, netting logistics, whether resurfacing should preserve ice‑rink boards used by the Lions Club in winter, and how many courts to stripe. One committee member cited fencing estimates for a small ball field in the $45,000–$50,000 range as context for larger field improvements.

Next steps: staff will provide written cost estimates and logistics options; the committee’s recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for budget consideration under the city’s CIP process.