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Staff Request for Recreation and Park Commission Review of the Krusi Park Tennis Court Resurfacing Project to be Completed Without Adding Pickleball Lines, and Request for Commission Comment on Other Potential Pickleball Venues in Alameda.
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Recreation and Park Commission
From: Dave J. Leimsieder, Acting Director, Recreation and Parks
BACKGROUND
In December 2022, the Recreation & Park Commission approved the FY 2023-24 Park Priority List. This Priority List sets clear direction for priority projects requiring staff attention and funding during the upcoming calendar year. Resurfacing of the Tennis Courts at Krusi Park was identified as a High Priority project. In the process of planning for this project, staff identified an opportunity to add additional lines to the updated court surface that would allow for both Pickleball and Tennis to be played interchangeably. Additionally, staff has identified other locations in Alameda as potential sites that could be retrofitted into playable Pickleball Courts.
DISCUSSION
In consideration of various user groups, and local neighborhood residents, staff identified a need for public comment to be heard before proceeding with adding new Pickleball lines to the existing Krusi Park Tennis Courts as part of the resurfacing project.
* A public Meeting was held on March 23, 2023 at Krusi Park.
o More than 70 members of the public were in attendance including members of the Pickleball and Tennis Community as well as several neighboring residents.
o Several members of the Pickleball Community expressed concerns about the limited available dedicated court space in Alameda - limited to Lincoln Park.
o Various members of the Tennis community expressed a willingness to share the court spaces and even recommended using the space as a "training facility" to provide private lessons and Pickleball classes.
o A vast majority of neighborhood residents expressed serious concern about po...
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