Recreation Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 10 23

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Recreation Advisory Board Minutes September 25, 2023 Page 2 of 3 by rain, but it should be finished by early October. The repair work on the courts at Pirates Park was finished. Abby has not signed off on the repair work on the east courts at Centennial Park. The contractors repaired the cracks in the courts, but new cracks continue to appear in the repaired areas. Abby has submitted a request for rebuilding the east courts in 2024. A rebuild of the court at Mission Green is also on a request list. RAB members asked Abby about the path forward for outdoor pickleball courts, sharing the community comments from the pickleball community at the last RAB meeting. Coordination between the Parks & Public Landscaping Board (PPLAB) and the RAB could help to move this project forward. Lisa Norgard said that the Outdoor Rec Subcommittee stopped meeting when the PPLAB did not nominate new members when their membership changed. Abby will inform PPLAB that the RAB would like to reengage the subcommittee, and she offered to help facilitate subcommittee meetings. Abby said that she is keeping track of other agencies and how they are handling pickleball noise. Golf Course Update — David Baril David Baril said that David Dean wanted to report that the greens look good, and the Golf course is in good shape. The Golf Course will limit hitting off the mat to two days, in an effort to keep the range in decent shape. David Baril reported that the Golf Course met the end -of -September goals by the end of August. The pandemic brought more people to golf courses to play. David and his team are providing instruction and programs to keep them playing. The Course management is reducing the rounds at the end of the day in order to manage the flow of incoming players at the end of the day. David has hired some new staff, and he is in the process of hiring a First Assistant Pro. David is starting a conversation with the Facilities Manager, Kevin Frey, to put in place an Asset Infrastructure Plan. If a new golf clubhouse is not on the horizon, many critical repairs need to be addressed. Among other things, the list includes updates in the restrooms, new carpeting, painting, repair of holes in the ceiling of the cart storage building, repair of hail -damaged shade coverings over the deck, parking lot resurfacing, and enclosing the cart storage building. David stated that the course would benefit with an expansion of concrete behind the range to have an area for people to socialize. The golf carts may need to be replaced, in order to move forward with better technology. Although the Golf Course is making money, CIP projects are handled through the City.