pages: RecreationandParkCommission/2021-03-11.pdf, 47
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RecreationandParkCommission | 2021-03-11 | 47 | tennis courts. Harbor Bay Club also has 4 Pickleball courts. Can ARPD work with HBC and make an arrangement with them for the public to use their Pickleball courts in exchange for St. Joe's using public tennis courts? At Lincoln Park on March 12th at 11:30 a.m., there were 21 Pickleball players. As I was sitting there waiting for a court, I noticed that the basketball court and thought that maybe that could be an option for the rec and park to look at to build more Pickleball courts. The ground structure is already in place and may be easy to convert over to courts as 8 new basketball courts were built at Washington Park. On my way home, I drove by Krusi Park and all 3 tennis courts were empty. What about Estuary Park, where the new turf field was built. Can ARPD work with the East Bay Regional Parks and see if there is land that they can add Pickleball courts? I do not support a reservation system to use courts for the tennis and/or Pickleball for local residents. The courts are public land and should be used by the public for free as we pay property tax to the City of Alameda. This is a disadvantage to residence in Alameda who cannot "pay to play" the games. We need to encourage people to exercise and enjoy the outdoors. Who will be monitoring the courts to make sure people are using the reservation system correctly? I do not believe a GoFundMe or fundraisers to build Pickleball courts is ideal. Why should the citizens of Alameda, whom already pay property tax, contribute money to build Pickleball courts? We live in a community, but not everyone in the community supports Pickleball and it appears that the only people whom would contribute are the Pickleball players, which comes back to "pay to play" situation. You all have a tough decision to make sure everyone in the community is happy and I praise you for the long hours you put in for the community. It is not fair to put Pickleball courts in places without lights, bathrooms and drinking faucets, so the tennis community is happy. I hope you review some, or all of my suggestions, when deciding what to do with the fast growing sport of Pickleball. Helen Simpson | RecreationandParkCommission/2021-03-11.pdf |