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Centennial and Bernal Community Parks do not have existing tennis courts that could be converted nor was pickleball considered in the master plan for either park, so no further analysis of those parks was conducted. Community Outreach Process A notification was sent out to all residents within 500 feet of Muirwood Community Park for the November 18, 2021 , Parks and Recreation Commission meeting where pickleball was being presented. The Commission voted 5-0 in favor of converting two existing tennis courts to six pickleball courts at Muirwood Community Park. However, based on the initial input from the Commission and the public, staff determined to hold further public outreach for the courts prior to presenting the project to City Council. The proposed public outreach events for the pickleball courts were posted on the City's social media sites, advertised on the website, included in the newsletter, and all Muirwood neighbors (properties between 1-680, Foothill, West Las Positas and Stoneridge) were notified of the public outreach events (approximately a 5,000-foot radius from Muirwood Community Park). The City received a substantial amount of feedback regarding the proposed conversion of the two tennis courts to six pickleball courts at Muirwood Community Park. The feedback received was primarily positive, and the project received a lot of support from pickleball players and people interested in becoming pickleball players, including support from Pickleball of Pleasanton, an informal group of Pleasanton residents that play pickleball, and Tri-Valley Pickleball, a non-profit organization created to promote pickleball in the Tri-Valley area. However, some of the Muirwood neighbors were concerned with more people using the community park and the vehicular traffic associated with that increased use. Additionally, some people expressed concern regarding the noise from playing pickleball or were upset that they were losing two tennis courts due to the conversion to pickleball courts. DISCUSSION The sport of pickleball has increased significantly in popularity over the last decade and that growth is reflected in the demand for pickleball play in Pleasanton. Currently, the City hosts pickleball play through its tennis vendor, Lifetime Activities, with pay-to-play courts available at the Pleasanton Middle School gym for three hours on Saturdays and two dual-striped pickleball courts at Tennis and Community Park available for a total of 10 hours Friday through Sunday. With construction of dedicated pickleball courts identified as a need in Pleasanton during the CIP Workplan process for fiscal years 2021/22 — 2024/25 and the demand for courts far exceeding the availability of the current pickleball options, staff is proposing the construction of six dedicated pickleball courts to replace two of the four existing tennis courts at Muirwood Community Park as part of the 2022/23 Annual Court Resurfacing Project. Page 4 of 5