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Committee questions $20,000 staff cost for windscreen versus $10,000 volunteer offer
Summary
Pickleball groups volunteered to hang windscreen fencing for $10,000 but arena staff quoted $20,000 for the same work, prompting questions about procurement, staff capacity and use of volunteers.
Committee members raised a discrepancy between volunteer offers and staff estimates for installing windscreen fencing at the pickleball courts. S3 said pickleball volunteers offered to hang windscreen for $10,000 using donated labor and materials, but were told arena staff would charge $20,000 to complete the same installation.
Members said volunteers had performed similar work in the past and asked staff to explain why the internal cost estimate was twice the volunteer offer, and whether volunteer labor or donated materials could be accepted for this non-critical installation. The committee asked staff to provide a cost breakdown and to explore safe volunteer-assisted installation options.
