Jacksonville council authorizes grant application for pickleball courts, delegates signature

The Jacksonville City Council voted unanimously on May 19 to authorize the city to apply for a grant from the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department to develop pickleball courts and to delegate a staff member to sign the application.

Mayor Donna Bowen read Resolution No. R2026-002-A by title and City Administrator Alvis addressed the application process. Councilor Hellenthal moved to approve the resolution and Councilor Gregg seconded; the roll-call vote recorded six ayes, and the motion carried unanimously.

Councilor Thompson noted that no pickleball players were present at the meeting and asked about Section C of the resolution concerning matching funds. Administrator Alvis provided a clarification about the matching-funds provision; the transcript does not specify the detailed wording of that clarification.

The motion included an instruction ‘‘to submit the grant application and let Jeff sign for it,’’ as recorded in the motion text. The minutes do not identify ‘‘Jeff’’ with a full name or title; the action as recorded delegates signature authority to the staff member referenced in the motion.

Next steps: the city will submit the grant application as authorized and proceed with any follow-up required by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. No public comments were recorded on the resolution itself.