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Resolution to Approve a Contract with Laser Striping and Sport Surfacing to Convert One Tennis Court to Two Pickleball Courts while Renovating both the Tennis Court and Basketball Court Surfaces at Burns Park ($87,450.00)
Memorandum
This resolution approves a $79,500.00 contract (plus a 10% contingency) with Laser Striping and Sport Surfacing to convert one tennis court to two pickleball courts while renovating both the tennis court and basketball court surfaces at Burns Park.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Funding is available in the approved FY2022 Park Maintenance and Capital Improvement Millage budget.
Project Description: The City is making improvements to existing basketball and tennis courts that are in disrepair. The tennis and basketball courts at Burns Park have significant surface cracks forming, which will eventually make play difficult and unsafe. The condition of the courts has not yet deteriorated beyond the point where crack repair and color coating are not viable repair options. It is anticipated that crack repair and color coating will extend the life of the courts 5-7 years.
The proposed resurfacing and restriping project provide an opportunity to add pickleball to Burns Park. A survey was put out to the community to gauge interest in adding pickleball to the park. The survey, open from June 26-July 15, 2020, asked community members to vote on one of three options for the future configuration of the Burns Park courts. 219 survey responses were received from the community along with 69 comments. The survey was advertised on NextDoor, GovDelivery, Facebook, Twitter and via mail to residents who live within 1/4 mile of the park.
Based on survey results and comments received, a majority favored incorporating permanent pickleball infrastructure in the redesign. The survey results are attached as a reference.
City Staff produced a follow-up letter informing the community of the survey results and shared that the results would be presented to...
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