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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item - 2023-05-09 - Number 3.1 - Pickleball Traffic and Noise Studies Update 3.1 ��c�'�` 4� COUNCIL REPORT Wry- 1ICI Subject: Westlake Park Pickleball Study Results and Community Engagement Summary Meeting Date: May 9, 2023 Staff Members: Ivan Anderholm, Director Report Date: May 1, 2023 Kyra Haggart, Project Manager/Park Analyst Department: Parks and Recreation Action Required Advisory Board/Commission Recommendation ❑ Motion ❑ Approval ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Denial ❑ Ordinance ❑ None Forwarded ❑ Resolution Z Not Applicable ❑ Information Only Comments: Z Council Direction Results of the noise, parking, and traffic studies and a ❑ Consent Agenda summary of community engagement to-date for the process of exploring pickleball at Westlake Park. Staff Recommendation: None. Recommended Language for Motion: Two options depending on Council's direction: 1. Move to direct staff to prepare and submit a conditional use permit to convert the tennis courts at Westlake Park to pickleball courts; or 2. Move to direct staff to cancel work on the project to convert the tennis courts at Westlake Park to pickleball courts. Project/ Issue Relates To: Converting two tennis courts in Westlake Park into 6 pickleball courts. Issue before Council: Staff seeks direction from City Council regarding whether to submit a conditional use permit application to convert the tennis courts at Westlake Park to pickleball courts ▪Council Goals/Priorities Adopted Master Plan(s) Z Not Applicable Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 BACKGROUND On November 14, 2022 City Council held a study session to discuss options and possible alternative locations for pickleball in Lake Oswego. After reviewing current operations, previous noise mitigation efforts, and three alternative locations identified by the Pickleball Site Suitability Study task force, City Council directed Parks & Recreation staff to return in January 2023 with additional information regarding noise mitigation options, refined costs and timelines for two of the three preferred alternative sites, and to identify other city-owned properties with existing outdoor racquet court facilities to explore the possibility of converting them to pickleball as a lower-cost solution. At the January 17, 2023 City Council meeting Parks & Recreation staff presented the cost estimates for the two preferred alternative sites (Hazelia Field and Rosewood/Pilkington), which ranged from $880,000 to $1,700,000. Staff also presented the option of converting the two existing tennis courts at Westlake Park to six pickleball courts, which was estimated to cost approximately$60,000. Staff advised that the conversion would require land use approval, as would construction of new courts. City Council directed Parks & Recreation to explore pickleball at Westlake Park, working with the Planning Department and Westlake neighbors, and following the process recommendations of Park & Recreation's pickleball task force. DISCUSSION On February 9, 2023 Parks & Recreation staff attended a Pre-Application Conference (PA 23- 0009) to discuss the land use process and requirements related to converting the two tennis courts at Westlake Park to six pickleball courts. In addition to Planning, Engineering, and Fire Department staff, the Pre-Application Conference was attended by representatives from the Westlake and Oak Creek Neighborhood Associations. Planning staff determined that converting the two existing tennis courts to six pickleball courts would be a Conditional Use Permit Modification, and would require a Traffic Impact Study(TIS) and a Parking Study. Parks & Recreation Department also hired a qualified consultant to conduct a noise study and mitigation plan for the site. Noise Assessment A Pickleball Noise Assessment for Westlake Park was conducted by acoustical engineering firm Spendiarian & Willis and is included as Attachment 1 to this report. Spendiarian & Willis has been assisting park planners, pickleball clubs, and homeowner's associations in site selection and noise abatement planning for pickleball projects since 2010.The assessment modeled the noise impact of six pickleball courts, accounting for the directional orientation of the proposed courts and the topology of the area, and adjusting for the impulsive nature of the paddle impacts created during pickleball play. The noise assessment relied upon the standards of ANSI S12.9, which is national standard for quantifying annoyance caused by sound and is an appropriate method for assessing the noise impact of highly impulsive sounds such as pickleball paddle impacts. ANSI S12.9 recommends a maximum noise level of 55 decibels (dBA) for single family homes and the lower levels of Respect. Excel'erce. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 3 multifamily homes, with a maximum of 60 dBA for upper level windows of multifamily homes. For the purposes of the study, Fire Station #210 was assessed as a multi-unit residential building due to the presence of living quarters. Spendiarian & Willis modeled the noise impacts of pickleball on the surrounding areas with and without noise abatement. Without any noise abatement installed, noise levels exceeded the limit established by ANSI S12.9 for the majority of the sample points, particularly for the homes north and south of the courts.The fire station received the highest level of noise of all the buildings modeled due to its close proximity to the courts. Homes located immediately east of the courts were less impacted due to the presence of the concrete fire training building. The analysis included development of a noise abatement plan and states that "abatement for open air pickleball courts is achieved primarily through noise barriers at the perimeter of the courts. These barriers are typically free-standing sound wall systems or mass-loaded vinyl (MLV) fence covers." The noise abatement plan recommends raising the south fence to 12 feet in height, adding additional fencing around the concrete steps to the east of the courts, and limiting ingress and egress on the east side of the courts to a new opening behind the fire training tower. In addition, the Assessment recommends installing a MLV fence cover (such as Acoustiblok) on the east side of the courts, and installing a sound absorbing fence cover on the north and south sides of the courts. The study recommends using PrivacyShield° Outdoor Absorptive Soundproofing Blanket (1" thickness) made by Acoustical Solutions as the sound absorbing material. The model results indicate that, with the installation of the sound mitigation measures as designed in the noise abatement plan, sound levels for the majority of the noise-sensitive areas would be within the limit established by ANSI S12.9. The exception is the fire station, which was modeled to receive between 63.6 dBA for the lower level and 65.6 dBA for the upper level during peak play times. The study notes that "due to the greater elevation and close proximity to the proposed courts (about 100 feet), it is not possible to shield the building with a practical noise barrier system." Spendiarian & Willis recommended conducting an additional study to evaluate the sound insulation of the building envelope to determine if replacement of windows and doors could reduce interior sound to the limit established by ANSI S12.9. Parking Demand Study Previous land use records for Westlake Park indicate that the original parking requirement for all of the park uses (three ball fields, one full-sized soccer pitch, two soccer practice areas, one basketball court, two tennis courts, a play area, and a picnic shelter) was 116 spaces. A Conditional Use Permit Modification approved in 1988 increased that by 18 spaces for a total of 134 spaces, though the methodology of that analysis is unknown. Additional records from 1988 indicate that the applicant planned to exceed the minimum requirement and construct 161 parking stalls. However, the as-built plans for the park indicate that Westlake Park was built with 151 striped parking spaces (not including the parking spaces dedicated for Fire Station #210). A recent count verified that there are currently 151 parking spaces at the park today, Respect. Excel'erce. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 4 including 90 on the west side with access from Melrose Street and 61 on the east side with access from Bunick Drive. A draft Parking Demand Letter, included as Attachment 2, was prepared by Mackenzie to summarize a study of the demand generated by the proposal to convert two tennis courts to six pickleball courts. The study was based on data from the Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) Parking Generation Manual (5th Edition), as well as recent parking demand data for pickleball sites elsewhere in North America. The ITE Parking Generation Manual includes parking demand data for various recreational land uses, such as Public Park, Soccer Complex, and Ball Fields.The ITE Parking Generation Manual also includes data for tennis courts; there is currently no published data for pickleball courts. Some recent pickleball proposals have relied on parking demand data for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball courts, but the two sports have significant differences in terms of game duration and average number of players per game. Rather than rely on ITE Parking Generation data for tennis courts, Mackenzie conducted research on recent survey count data for other courts. They discovered that, while no data is available from recent pickleball developments in the Portland metro region, a recent study from Vancouver, BC found that pickleball courts generated a peak demand of 5 parked vehicles per court, which is higher than ITE's peak parking demand rate of 2.67 vehicles per court for tennis courts. The rate of 5 parked vehicles per court is also closer to ITE's parking demand data for a Racquet/Tennis Club. Based on this available data, the study estimated the parking demand associated with the Westlake Park pickleball courts at 5 vehicles per court as a conservative estimate. The study analyzed peak parking demand for Westlake Park's existing uses using ITE Parking Generation data under three scenarios based on various concurrent uses of the multi-sport athletic field, which drives peak parking demand for the park as a whole. (A shared parking use study is permitted by LOC 50.06.002.2.iv(2)(a)1 to determine minimum parking spaces required). The analysis then added in the anticipated demand generated by the addition of six new pickleball courts to anticipate the cumulative peak demand for the park if the pickleball courts were constructed. Under all three use scenarios, the study concluded that peak parking demand associated with the addition of six new pickleball courts could be accommodated on site with the existing parking supply. To verify parking demand rates generated by Portland metro area pickleball courts, Parks & Recreation staff could amend Mackenzie's contract to conduct an additional survey of other pickleball courts in the Portland metro region. However, such a study would need to wait until favorable weather conditions return so as to obtain an accurate count of parking demand during peak conditions. 1"[S]hared parking is allowed when a parking study demonstrates that there are a sufficient number (by actual or estimated count) of parking spaces to accommodate the parking needs generated by the applicant and other parking lot users during the applicant's period(s)of use of the parking lot." LOC 50.06.002.2.iv(2)(a). Respect. Excel'erce. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 5 Traffic Impact Study A draft Traffic Impact Letter, included as Attachment 3, was prepared by Mackenzie to present the trip generation and associated impacts of the proposal to convert two tennis courts to six pickleball courts at Westlake Park. The study was based on data from the ITE Trip Generation Manual (11th Edition), which is the industry standard for estimating the number of trips associated with a development proposal. Similar to the ITE's Parking Generation Manual, the Trip Generation Manual contains surveyed trip data for tennis courts, but not for pickleball courts. Mackenzie conducted research on recent pickleball court additions in the Portland metro region, but no trip survey data was available for these sites, likely because local pickleball courts have simply been restriped from tennis and have not undergone a formal land use process. Mackenzie also researched recent studies outside the Portland metro region and found that, while most recent published studies relied on ITE trip data published for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball courts, a recent study from Vancouver, BC identified peak trip generation at 3.8 trips per court based on a traffic count survey conducted in March and April of 2022.The rate of 3.8 trips per court is less than the ITE's peak trip generation rate of 4.21 trips per tennis court. Based on the available data, Mackenzie used the more conservative trip generation rate of 4.21 trips per tennis court as a proxy for pickleball courts for this analysis. Using this rate, it is estimated that the proposed conversation of two tennis courts to six pickleball courts will generate an additional 17 PM peak hour trips and an additional 121 daily trips. This is below the traffic count threshold for conducting a full-scale Traffic Impact Study (TIS) in the Lake Oswego Community Development Code (LOC 50.07.003.1.a.iii(2)(a)). Another circumstance that would require a full traffic study under Subsection iii(2)(e)(i) is when the City Engineer has documented traffic safety or operations concerns within the study area. Mackenzie evaluated the anticipated safety and operational impacts of the proposal based on a review of the City's Transportation System Plan (TSP). Melrose Street, Westlake Drive, and Fosberg Road are currently designated Major Collectors, which the TSP notes are designed to accommodate up to 10,000 daily trips. Volumes on Melrose Street, Westlake Drive, and Fosberg Road were reported to be below 5,000 daily trips in the City's TSP. In addition, Mackenzie reviewed crash rates at the intersections of Kruse Way with Westlake Drive and Carman Drive/Fosberg Road, and found that based on crash rates reported in the TSP there were no existing safety issues identified at either intersection. Both intersections met City mobility and operational standards. To address other triggers for a traffic study per LOC 50.07.003.1.a.iii(2)(d), (e.ii - iv), based on the information available in the City's TSP, Mackenzie determined that the proposal to convert two tennis courts to six pickleball courts at Westlake Park would not degrade the operations or safety of nearby Major Collector roadways or intersections; would not change traffic patterns on local streets or neighborhood collectors within one half-mile of the site; and that the Respect. Excel'erce. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 6 anticipated increase in daily trips to Westlake Park would not be expected to result in a change to the functional classification of any nearby roadways. To verify peak trip generation rates generated by pickleball courts, Parks & Recreation staff could amend Mackenzie's contract to conduct an additional survey of other pickleball courts in the Portland metro region. However, such a study would need to wait until favorable weather conditions return so as to obtain an accurate count of trips during peak conditions. Community Engagement In addition to conducting the three technical studies to assess the noise, parking, and traffic impacts of the project, Parks & Recreation staff conducted outreach to the community to solicit their input on the proposal. Staff attended the Oak Creek Neighborhood Association meeting on Monday, March 13 and the Westlake Neighborhood Association Meeting on May 1 to listen to community comments and answer questions. In addition, as required by the City's land use pre-application process (LOC 50.07.003.1.f), staff held a Neighborhood Meeting on April 17, 2023 in the Oak Creek Elementary School gymnasium. A letter of invitation was mailed to all property owners within 300 feet of the site; all Board members for the Neighborhood Association in which the site is located (Westlake); and Chairs for all Neighborhood Associations abutting Westlake (Oak Creek, Waluga, Mountain Park, Holly Orchard, and Lake Forest). Signs with Neighborhood Meeting date, time, and location information and a QR code linking to the project website were posted at four locations on the property in both English and Chinese (Mandarin), and the meeting information was posted to the project website. The April 17 Neighborhood Meeting was attended by 101 community members. The majority of the comments received at the meeting expressed concerns regarding the impacts of noise, parking, and traffic on nearby neighbors, park users, school children attending Oak Creek Elementary School, and firefighters stationed at Fire Station #210. Many community members also raised concerns about the impacts to nearby property and home values. No comments in support of the project were received at the Neighborhood Meeting. The full meeting summary is included as Attachment 4. To ensure that community members who are unable to attend meetings in person still had the opportunity to share their thoughts, a comment form was posted on the project website. Links to the comment for and the website were distributed at meetings and were included on the neighborhood meeting notice signs. As of April 28, 2023, the website has received 99 comments, which are included as Attachment 5 to this report. Potential Next Land Use Steps Staff is seeking a decision from City Council regarding next steps, including the following: • Completing application for a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) modification to convert two existing tennis courts into six pickleball courts at Westlake Park. The Planning Department would oversee the CUP process, and the Development Review Commission Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 7 (DRC) would review and hold public hearings related to the CUP and make a quasi- judicial decision regarding the application. • City Council would be the decision-making body for any appeal related to the DRC decision. • Following a City Council decision, the decision could be appealed to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals (LUBA). FISCAL IMPACT The previous estimated cost to convert the two existing tennis courts to six pickleball courts provided in January 2023 was $60,000.This included resurfacing and restriping the court surface; installing new netting poles, installing approximately 60 feet of new 10-foot chain link fence to fill in the gap along the east side of the courts; and repurposing the Acoustiblok fencing currently installed at George Rogers Park. The additional cost associated with installing the noise mitigation measures, as designed in the noise abatement plan prepared by Spendiarian & Willis, is $44,015.This includes: • $22,415 to purchase PrivacyShield® Outdoor Absorptive Soundproofing Blanket material to cover 216 linear feet of fence along the north and south sides of the courts; and • $21,600 to remove the existing 10-foot high fence along the south side of the courts and install 108 linear feet of new 12-foot high fence. ATTACHMENTS 1. Pickleball Noise Assessment for Westlake Park 2. Draft Westlake Park Pickleball Parking Demand Letter 3. Draft Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Impact Letter 4. April 17 Neighborhood Meeting Summary 5. Westlake Park Pickleball Comment Form Results as of April 28, 2023 6. January 17, 2023 Staff Report Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO, OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY ATTACHMENT 1 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC The Form and Function of Sound (520)623-6003 AcousticalNoise.com 4335 N Alvernon Way,Tucson, AZ 85718 Pickleball Noise Assessment Westlake Park Prepared for City of Lake Oswego 380 A Avenue Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Project Manager Kyra Haggart Lance Willis, PhD © Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC R. 0, April 26, 2023 1 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Table of Contents 1. Summary 4 2. Characteristics of Pickleball Sound 5 2.1 Acoustical Characteristics 5 2.2 Measuring Pickleball Sound 8 2.3 Problems with Exponential Time Weighting 9 2.4 Directivity of Pickleball Courts 12 3. Site Plan Analysis 13 3.1 Noise Assessment Criteria 13 3.1.1 Lake Oswego Municipal Code 13 3.1.2 Clackamas County Code 13 3.1.3 Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Noise Control Regulations 13 3.1.4 Setbacks 14 3.1.5 ANSI S12.9 14 3.2 Modeling Parameters 14 3.2.1 Methodology 14 3.2.2 Pickleball Paddle Sources 14 3.2.3 Sound Pressure Level Contour Maps 15 3.3 Pickleball Courts and Surrounding Area 16 3.4 Noise Projections for Pickleball Courts 19 4. Noise Abatement Plan 21 4.1 Noise Barrier Performance 21 4.2 Noise Barrier Installation 24 4.2.1 General Requirements 24 4.2.2 Sound Absorbing Fence Cover 25 4.3 Sound Insulation of the Fire Station 27 5. Conclusions and Recommendations 28 5.1 Summary of Results 28 5.2 Noise Assessment 28 5.3 Code Compliance 28 5.4 Recommendations 28 5.4.1 Noise Barrier Installation 28 5.4.2 Fire Station 210 29 5.4.3 Pickleball Courts Operation 29 References 30 Appendix 31 Al. Glossary of Acoustical Terms and Abbreviations 32 A1.1 Abbreviations 32 A1.2 Terms 33 A2. General Acoustics 38 2 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Table of Figures Figure 2.1. Pickleball Paddle and Ball Impact Sound Pressure Trace 6 Figure 2.2. Spectral Response of a Sharp Hit 7 Figure 2.3. Spectral Response of a Dull Hit 8 Figure 2.4. Fast Time Averaging Filter Response to a 0.277 Second Sound Burst 10 Figure 2.5. Fast Time Averaging Filter Response to a Typical Pickleball Paddle Impact 11 Figure 2.6. Typical Pickleball Court Directivity in Decibels 12 Figure 3.1 Legend for Sound Pressure Level Contour Maps 16 Figure 3.2. Proposed Pickleball Courts at Westlake Park 17 Figure 3.3. Grading Plan for Tennis and Basketball Courts at Westlake Park 18 Figure 3.4. Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours at 5 Feet with No Abatement 20 Figure 4.1. Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours with Fence Cover at 5 Feet Above Grade 22 Figure 4.2. Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours with Fence Cover at 16 Feet Above Grade 24 Figure 4.3. Fence Cover Layout 26 Figure A2.1. ISO 226 Equal Loudness Contours 39 Figure A2.2. Frequency Weighting Filter Curves 40 Figure A2.3. Decrease of SPL with Distance Due to Spherical Spreading 41 Figure A2.4. Total SPL from Multiple Sources with Equal SPL Output 42 Index of Tables Table 3.1. Adjusted Sound Pressure with No Abatement 19 Table 4.1. Adjusted Sound Pressure Levels and Insertion Loss of Fence Cover 23 Table A2.1. Decrease of SPL with Distance Due to Spherical Spreading 41 3 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 1 . Summary The noise impact of six proposed pickleball courts at the Westlake Park has been analyzed in regard to neighboring residential land uses. Acoustical modeling has been constructed accounting for pickleball court directivity, the topology of the area, and adjusting for the impulsive nature of the paddle impacts according to ANSI S 12.9 Part 4. A set of sound pressure level contours has been shown indicating the spread of the sound from the pickleball courts into the adjacent neighborhood. A mass-loaded vinyl (MLV) fence covering has also been analyzed as a noise abatement treatment. 4 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 2. Characteristics of Pickleball Sound Spendiarian & Willis has prepared many noise abatement plans for pickleball courts. This chapter summarizes some of the knowledge gained over the years of working with this sound source. The main concern in regard to noise from the pickleball courts is the sound produced by the impact of the hard plastic ball on the paddles. This sound is characterized by a sudden onset and brief duration, thus classifying it as impulsive sound. The spectral content of the paddle impact is narrowband with a center frequency typically between 1,000 and 2,000 Hertz. This is near the most sensitive frequency range of human hearing. 2.1 Acoustical Characteristics The sound produced by the impact between a pickleball and paddle is characterized by a rapid onset and brief duration, typically on the order of two milliseconds (0.002 seconds) for the direct path sound. This classifies it as impulsive sound. Figure 2.1 shows a time trace of a pickleball paddle impact measured near Phoenix, Arizona. The main part of the direct sound impulse can be seen to be less than two milliseconds followed by a rapid decay and some later reverberant arrivals. 5 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 0.075 - 0.050 - ' 0.025 - 2 0,000 - IffNif1"wti' a o —0.025 - LA —0.050 - —0.075 - 0 5 10 15 20 25 Time (ms) Figure 2.1. Pickleball Paddle and Ball Impact Sound Pressure Trace 1 millisecond (ms) = 0.001 seconds. The spectral content of the paddle impact is narrowband with a center frequency typically between 1,000 and 2,000 Hertz (see Figure 2.2). Although it does not meet most guidelines for tonal prominence such as Annex C of ANSI S 12.9 Part 4 or ANSI S1.13, it does impart a vague sensation of pitch similar to a wood block percussion musical instrument. The radiation pattern of the paddle is more or less a dipole, i.e. the sound from the front and back of the paddle is of opposite polarity and cancels itself in the plane of the paddle. Therefore, orienting the courts so that the direction of play faces away from noise sensitive areas can provide some attenuation. The sound power spectrum of the pickleball and paddle impact has two basic shapes depending on how the ball is hit. Figure 2.2 and Figure 2.3 show the power spectra of a 'sharp' hit and a 'dull' hit. The curves are not calibrated for absolute level, but can be compared relatively. The sharp hit spectrum shows a narrowband signature. The frequency of the peak typically varies between 1,000 and 2,000 Hz. The energy in the dull hit is more spread out, but still peaks between 1,000 and 2,000 Hz. 6 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 -50 -55 ... ... ... .. ... .... .. .. -60 -65 11\ -70 -75 1\1\1 -80 ... ... . ... _ .... .. .. -85 I\ -90 -95 I 1 -100 I 102 102 101 Frequency (Hz) Figure 2.2. Spectral Response of a Sharp Hit 7 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 50 11 60 65 111 75 F 80 85 90 I I 95 100 102 103 101 frequency (H21 Figure 2.3. Spectral Response of a Dull Hit A sound wall design will require effective attenuation in the 1,000 Hz octave band and above. In most applications, any material having a sound transmission class meeting STC 20 can be used to construct a sound wall or fence for pickleball provided best practices for sound barrier construction are followed. 2.2 Measuring Pickleball Sound Due to the short duration of the impact, averaging sound pressure level metrics such as equivalent-continuous level (Leq), maximum fast exponential time weighted level (Lmax), and impulse time weighting (LAI) fail to accurately represent the perceived loudness and annoyance of the paddle impact and impact processes in general. The fast exponential time weighting filter is a first order lowpass filter with a 125 millisecond time constant applied to the square of the acoustic pressure waveform. If a tone burst is applied to the squaring circuit and filter, after two milliseconds the filter output will only rise to a level that is 18 dB lower than the equivalent- continuous sound pressure level of the input signal. Because the short impulse is being significantly attenuated by the averaging in the sound level meter, in practice it is generally not possible to distinguish pickleball paddle impacts from the background noise when measuring Leq or Lmax even though the paddle impacts may be identified by a listener as the primary 8 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 sound source. To get a better correlation with the actual response of the surrounding community to this type of sound, metrics with a shorter time scale are needed. The paddle impact sound pressure level is better represented by a combination of peak sound pressure level and sound exposure level (SEL). Using the sound exposure level involves windowing the measured sound pressure in time to include only the paddle impact and reflections from nearby surfaces as seen in Figure 2.1. The equivalent-continuous sound pressure level of the windowed impact is then normalized to the length of the window giving a representation of the energy in the impact alone. Appropriate adjustments for impulsive sounds can then be applied to the impacts as described next. Most acoustical standards for sound pressure levels with regard to compatible land use provide adjustment factors for different types of sound, e.g. impulsive, tonal, time of day, etc. Each of these categories of sound produces different levels of community impact and annoyance due to their temporal or spectral characteristics in comparison to a broadband sound that does not vary in level or frequency content with time. The purpose of the adjustment factors is to normalize these types of sound to a neutral broadband sound pressure level so that they can be reasonably compared to a defined sound pressure level limit or the background noise level. ANSI S 12.9 Part 4 and ISO 1996 Part 1 give criteria for assigning adjustment factors to a variety of impulsive sounds. Sounds produced by impact processes are typically classified as `highly impulsive' due to their high onset rates and assigned a 12 dB adjustment. Experience has shown that pickleball paddle impacts should be adjusted as highly impulsive sounds in order to set appropriate performance goals for abatement treatments. Inadequate abatement treatment may lead to ongoing complaints, strained relations with neighbors, legal action, the need for continued involvement on the part of authorities, retrofitting, and possibly demolition costs to improve the abatement later. 2.3 Problems with Exponential Time Weighting Fast exponential time weighting is often recommended for assessing impulsive sound. For highly impulsive sounds having short durations this metric does not work well. When the averaging time of the time weighting is longer than the duration of the impulse, the impulse is in the stopband of the filter. In other words, the time weighting is filtering out the impulsive sound source being measured. Figure 2.4 demonstrates the filter response to a burst of sound just long enough to achieve a reasonably accurate reading within 0.5 dB of the true sound pressure level. The red curve represents the envelop of a burst of sound 0.277 seconds in duration. This is the time required for the output of the fast exponential time averaging filter (blue curve) to rise to within 0.5 dB of the actual sound pressure level of the sound burst. When the sound burst ends, the output of the exponential time averaging filter begins to decay. The peak value in the output of the fast exponential time averaging filter, after being converted to sound pressure level, is known as the Lmax level. 9 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 1.0 - roar- Ltrue = -0.5 dB 0.8 - ra 0.6 - a) Sound burst Exponential time averaging — filter response O 0.4 - a- Ln 0.2 - 0.0 - — 0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.S 1.0 Time (seconds) Figure 2.4. Fast Time Averaging Filter Response to a 0.277 Second Sound Burst 10 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Figure 2.4 shows the behavior of the fast exponential time averaging filter and Lmax when used properly. Figure 2.5 illustrates how the fast exponential time averaging filter responds to a typical pickleball paddle impact. Note that the time scale has been reduced for clarity. At the end of the 0.002 second impulse, the fast exponential time averaging filter has only had time to rise to a level that is 18 dB below the true sound pressure level of the impulse. The pickleball paddle impulse is so much shorter than the time constant of the averaging filter that the exponential curvature of the filter response is not even visible. It is clear that fast exponential time weighting, much less slow exponential time weighting, cannot be used to assess the noise impact of pickleball paddle impacts. 1.0 - 0.8 - n 0.6 - a) Sound burst -0 Exponential time averaging — filter response ° 0.4 - a o- L 0.2 - Lmax- Ltrue = -18.0 dB 0.0 - i 0.000 0.002 0.004 0.006 0.008 0.010 Time (seconds) Figure 2.5. Fast Time Averaging Filter Response to a Typical Pickleball Paddle Impact 11 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 2.4 Directivity of Pickleball Courts The impulsive sound of the paddle impacts is radiated mainly by the large, flat paddle surface. Since both faces of the paddle are connected internally by a honeycomb structure and move together in vibration, one side of the paddle will produce a positive sound pressure while the other produces a negative sound pressure similar to a loudspeaker diaphragm that is not mounted in a cabinet. The result is that these two pressure waves having opposite polarity will cancel in the plane of the paddle where the path length from each face is the same to all receiver locations. This is known as a dipole or figure eight radiation pattern. The positions of the paddles relative to the court change with each hit; however, the object of the game is to hit the ball to the opposite half of the court. Therefore, the dipole axis of each paddle impact will be in the general direction of play and not completely random. Measurements of several pickleball facilities have shown that this results in a null depth of four to five dB. Figure 2.6 compares a typical pickleball court directivity pattern to a mathematical dipole where 0° and 180° are in the direction of play and the null is on the 90° and 270° bearings. Several decibels of attenuation can often be obtained simply by optimizing the orientation of the courts with respect to noise sensitive areas. - 0 315° }r x —3' 45' 4111111111*6 1 � I 270° 90° 11114 s r � f 1 1 1 --- Dipole Typical } 225° a 135° 180° Figure 2.6. Typical Pickleball Court Directivity in Decibels 12 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 3. Site Plan Analysis 3.1 Noise Assessment Criteria 3.1.1 Lake Oswego Municipal Code The Lake Oswego Municipal Code does not provide objective sound pressure level limits that can be used for noise planning. Section 34.10.537 of the Code states, It shall be unlawful for any person to create, assist in creating, permit, continue or permit the continuance of any unnecessary loud or disturbing noise in the City at any time of day. For noise assessment and abatement design a criterion will be needed for determining "unnecessary loud or disturbing noise." 3.1.2 Clackamas County Code Section 6.05.030(A)(2) of the Clackamas County Code prohibits, Any noise which unreasonabley disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of reasonable persons of ordinary sensitivity Section 6.05.060 of the Code, however, exempts athletic activities during daytime hours. Sounds caused by organized athletic, religious, educational, civic or racing activities on property generally used for such purposes, including stadiums, parks, schools, churches, athletic fields, race tracks, airports and waterways, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. the same day 3.1.3 Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Noise Control Regulations The Oregon DEQ Noise Control Regulations have provisions for regulating industrial or commercial noise sources; however, parks and recreational activities do not fall within this category. There is a peak sound pressure level limit of 100 dBZ for daytime hours; however, this is not appropriate for residential land uses as annoyance often occurs at much lower peak levels. Peak sound pressure alone is not sufficient for differentiating between sound sources that can cause annoyance and those do not at the same peak sound pressure levels. Measurements made with slow exponential time weighting are not capable of detecting short duration, highly impulsive sounds like impact processes such as pickleball paddle impacts as explained in Section 2.2 of this report. 13 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 3.1.4 Setbacks As a general rule, a 150 foot setback is recommended for pickleball courts with regard to single family homes. In some situations in may be possible to create an acceptable noise abatement plan for setbacks as close as 100 feet. This will depend greatly on the topology of the area and the type of construction surrounding the pickleball courts. While setbacks can provide a starting point for finding an appropriate site for pickleball, a detailed acoustical analysis of the site should be performed to ensure the sound levels at neighboring properties fall within acceptable limits and that there are not features unique to the area that require a farther setback to meet target sound levels. 3.1.5 ANSI S12.9 ANSI S12.9 is a national standard for quantifying annoyance caused by sound and is an appropriate method for assessing the noise impact of highly impulsive sounds such as pickleball paddle impacts. Part 5 of the standard recommends a maximum day-night level of 55 dBA for single family homes and 60 dBA for multi-unit housing. This translates into 55 and 60 dBA adjusted equivalent-continuous sound pressure level limits for daytime activities. Experience has shown that multi-unit housing with outdoor areas such as patios and balconies often has the same noise sensitivity to pickleball as single family homes. The duplexes along Melrose Street have patios at ground level. These will be targeted at 55 dBA adjusted sound pressure level while the upper level windows may receive slightly higher levels not to exceed 60 dBA. The maximum day-night level recommended in ANSI S12.9 Part 5 is based on attitudinal survey studies funded by various federal agencies. Day-night level is a 24 hour equivalent-continuous sound pressure level with a 10 dBA adjustment for nighttime hours. It works well for most transportation noise sources (community response to aircraft flyovers has been found to correlate better with maximum fast exponential time weighted level). It is not an accurate predictor of community response for impulsive or tonal sound sources. Additional research was therefore funded in the 1980s and 1990s to determine adjustments for sounds with special characteristics so that they could be compared to established day-night level limits for more neutral sound sources. In 1996, this noise assessment methodology was standardized in ANSI S12.9. 3.2 Modeling Parameters 3.2.1 Methodology The acoustical site model has been constructed using the iNoise package version 2023.01 developed by DGMR. The sound propagation model is ISO 9613. This software conforms with the ISO/TR 17534-3 quality standard for implementing the ISO 9613 Part 2 outdoor sound propagation model. 3.2.2 Pickleball Paddle Sources Spendiarian & Willis has not conducted measurements of pickleball on this site; however, we 14 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 have test data from numerous other sites that has been used to construct the pickleball paddle sources for this site model. For the reasons described in the previous chapter, neither the equivalent-continuous nor the fast exponential time weighted sound pressure level is sufficient to provide an assessment of the short duration paddle and ball impact sounds that correlates well with the community response to this type of sound. Therefore, the methodology of ANSI S12.9 Part 4 has been selected to assess the annoyance of the sound of the pickleball paddle impacts. Pickleball paddle impacts in the model are based on measurements at a location in California using Dura 40 regulation balls with various paddles. The data was measured at 60 to 65 feet from the pickleball courts over a hard surface. The various ground types on and around the existing site have been included in the site model according to ISO 9613. The sound pressure levels of the paddle impacts are calculated from the mean sound exposure levels using 12 paddle impacts per minute for each court. Paddle impacts have been adjusted according to ANSI S12.9 Part 4 for highly impulsive characteristic (12 dB) and time of day (weekend, 5 dB). The resulting sound power is 102.6 dBA per court for an omni-directional sound source. The sound source for each court has been split into two vertical area sources placed at the serve lines with dipole directivity profiles applied having a null depth of 5.5 dB. The vertical area sources extend to the sidelines of the pickleball court (20 feet) and from the playing surface to a height of 8 feet to include overhead paddle impacts. 3.2.3 Sound Pressure Level Contour Maps Sound pressure level contours in the figures below are displayed in 5 dBA increments. The grid height for the contours is 5 feet above grade. The legend identifying the map symbols is in Figure 3.1 and all sound pressure levels are A-weighted ANSI S12.9 adjusted levels as described above. Sound walls are labeled as barriers in the iNoise software. 15 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Point sources ....................................... Grids Receivers Barriers Buildings Ground regions Housing regions I l DN- Points period. Day Period 0 -40dB 40-45 dB 45 - 50 dB 50- 55 dB 55 - 60 dB 60- 65 dB 65 - 99dB Figure 3.1 Legend for Sound Pressure Level Contour Maps 3.3 Pickleball Courts and Surrounding Area The tennis courts to be converted into six proposed pickleball courts at Westlake Park are near residential land uses on three sides as shown in Figure 3.2. Four residences and the fire station on the corner of Melrose Street and Bunick Drive have been selected as noise assessment locations. The fire station has living quarters and meeting rooms and will be assessed as multi-unit residential. As all of the residences nearby are two story, two receiver heights have been included in the results. These are at 6 and 16 feet above grade. The latter is the approximate height of the upper level windows of the homes. The residences are: • 4688 Chelsea Lane (single family) • 4746 Amherst Court (multi-family) • 4902 Mulholland Drive (multi-family) • 14130 Grabrielle Court(single family) • Fire Station#210 (multi-family) Field points are called out by house number and shown as small green dots in Figure 3.2. Ground types in the ISO 9613 model are friable soil (ground factor= 1.0) everywhere except the painted pickleball/tennis and basketball court surfaces (ground factor = 0.0) and streets (ground 16 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 factor= 0.1). These are acoustically hard surfaces. Elevation contours for the area are available from the City of Lake Oswego <https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/maps/lake-oswego-topo-map>. The grading plan for the sports courts, provided by the City, is shown in Figure 3.3. _ ' . llli .L.L... 0 .;r 117 -Her.. 4 lilts . ,____ ilar . � -'t „ , . , (2207-'-'?-' - - --i .7 " ' , ', 4902 . �` 4746 Melrose St ''' - Fire Station ,� It x _ ..� W '••-. Fire Training I ;: : .ft Tower - ,.f . -• - 6 Pickleball . If Courts 4 4'.. �' '" 1. ; • _' Y lei r4 :.fie., :..y.- . - , 41. ; r • . 61(1114k . y p `� ,� 4688 •., , ik, *ham— r . .? * 14130 • r ., fit. 1� Figure 3.2. Proposed Pickleball Courts at Westlake Park 17 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 `� �. — —7 -- - - -- - ThE L - _1 — 1 [1[11 ! IlikITIM=M=Enr2:1 . j 1111111 1 111111 1 i 1 III 1 ill Fri = ii ,..._ ri (:) li - -1 r -k IlL . 1 i: il loop I alk 41 -. • .o I !I FAjrorm PEI . PIr f N� I�ES I . ihi. E TH W R T • I I ,„ 336 1 p _ •_ 1' 1 .'i L 1111 T\I 1 k IILL t 4... ..... CI I AWas . ., ... . ...I. // / 1 ink 4 PEI . AAA * / f f�}4144, / f/ diii • / // / • IIIrrIrrIIIruII;iirziiiiiuiiuuiuiIpIIr1P r J / Figure 3.3. Grading Plan for Tennis and Basketball Courts at Westlake Park 18 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 3.4 Noise Projections for Pickleball Courts ANSI S12.9 adjusted sound pressure level contours 5 feet above grade for the six proposed pickleball courts without any noise abatement are shown in Figure 3.4. The north-south projection of the sound in the direction of play can be seen in the oblong shape of the contours near the courts. At ground level the 55 dBA contour extends north to the houses across Melrose Street and Bunwick Drive and into the neighborhoods. Adjusted sound pressure levels are listed in Table 3.1 with recommended limits for daytime hours. Recommended limits are based on ANSI S12.9 Part 5 where patios at the duplexes along Melrose Street have been assessed as single family homes. At most of the field point locations the target adjusted sound pressure level is exceeded. A noise abatement plan will be needed. Adjusted Height Sound Daytime Exceeds Above Pressure Hourly Daytime Location Grade(ft) Level (dBA) Limit(dBA) Limit 14130 Grabrielle Court 6 61.3 55 yes 14130 Grabrielle Court 16 62.5 55 yes 4688 Chelsea Lane 6 62.5 55 yes 4688 Chelsea Lane 16 62.7 55 yes 4746 Amherst Court 6 60.0 55 yes 4746 Amherst Court 16 59.9 60 no 4902 Mulholland Drive 6 58.4 55 yes 4902 Mulholland Drive 16 58.5 60 no Fire station 6 67.2 60 yes Fire station 16 67.3 60 yes Table 3.1.Adjusted Sound Pressure with No Abatement 19 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 r eK ., - S i • s Al+11 ter 't. .5 ** y L , t ir .._ .- ir l---'''.'r__, e` krill' i. .- { r' „w 45 . 0 .•.",.,•e..iii.-5'.'..-._.i...'.,. gip : _ ir::: D. 7.:,......, , — /--- 60 ;� 4.1\ ,..„,_?-5,,,::. air :�� ', . ..f. g - VVe�stl .: i �._. . l 5 0 % • �� . 4# b Figure 3.4.Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours at 5 Feet with No Abatement 20 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 4. Noise Abatement Plan To meet the ANSI S12.9 adjusted sound pressure level goals of 55 dBA for single family homes and 60 dBA for multi-unit housing, a noise abatement plan is needed that is practical and effective for the site. Noise abatement for open air pickleball courts is achieved primarily through noise barriers at the the perimeter of the courts. These barriers are typically free standing sound wall systems or mass-loaded vinyl (MLV) fence covers. This chapter analyzes the installation of an MLU fence cover on the existing fencing with the addition of some new fencing on the east side of the proposed courts to redirect sound away from residential land uses. 4.1 Noise Barrier Performance Some modifications to the existing fencing will be needed to provide shielding on three sides of the proposed pickleball courts. Figure 4.1 shows the adjusted sound pressure level contours at ground level and recommended fencing layout (red line). The north and south fencing also has sound absorption on the interior surfaces. The south fence has been raised to 12 feet and additional fencing has been added around the concrete steps on the east side of the courts. Ingress and egress on the east side is limited to an opening behind the fire training tower. 21 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 rl ti" l - tit Amherst t x \\, .... ji !I ..ji 6,....1. ...c. .4,41.7 .-. ....or 1.2.—irps.—1,,.1._ _ . Or Ill N. \t `: / Mefro l' ;: :-- -=• A` - �,err 40 i I_� T r 111 3 • / ' 5 ? . r'-- r. -59 ; /55 �" e 5tl k' 1 _` - '`� ,, � y 1 '0 sue � r ly; I # „ SO • 4- : * ' * . .I, Figure 4.1.Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours with Fence Cover at 5 Feet Above Grade 22 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Table 4.1 compares the abated and unabated adjusted sound pressure levels at the field points at ground level and upper level windows. The fence cover meets the design goals at all locations except the fire station. Due to the greater elevation and close proximity to the proposed courts (about 100 feet), it is not possible to shield the building with a practical noise barrier system. This location may need to be retrofitted with sound insulating windows and doors. Unabated Abated Height Sound Sound Daytime Exceeds Above Pressure Pressure Insertion Hourly Daytime Location Grade(ft) Level (dBA) Level (dBA) Loss(dB) Limit(dBA) Limit 14130 Grabrielle Court 6 61.3 49.9 11.4 55 no 14130 Grabrielle Court 16 62.5 52.0 10.5 55 no 4688 Chelsea Lane 6 62.5 51.6 10.9 55 no 4688 Chelsea Lane 16 62.7 54.4 8.3 55 no 4746 Amherst Court 6 60.0 54.4 5.6 55 no 4746 Amherst Court 16 59.9 56.1 3.8 60 no 4902 Mulholland Drive 6 58.4 54.5 3.9 55 no 4902 Mulholland Drive 16 58.5 55.5 3.0 60 no Fire station 6 67.2 63.6 3.6 60 yes Fire station 16 67.3 65.5 1.8 60 yes Table 4.1.Adjusted Sound Pressure Levels and Insertion Loss of Fence Cover Insertion loss (IL) is the difference in level before and after abatement is installed. An insertion loss of 10 dB is a halving of the loudness. Insertion loss for receiver heights closer to the ground will be higher than for more elevated receivers due to the sharper diffraction angle for sound going over the noise barrier. Figure 4.2 shows the sound pressure level contours at a higher elevation of 16 feet above grade to evaluate the effectiveness of the fence cover for upper level windows. It can be seen that the 55 dBA contour extends farther out due to the shallower diffraction angle. The sound pressure levels are still within target limits for the two residential land use categories. 23 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 .�- } H Amherst I. / 121 i r 1 1 ` •- �� ► — _ __ __,, ,.. 'f 555 ` .k 1 _ __ _ .4000- - - -- 11J1 is r r i Sr 14t fk ..r J ` i is 60 -. �^ . f it ---, 111 WIRK6 ti :50 r **!'i lilli !' . 71- - G0 /.r l Pik f55 � . ,. li k1 , Figure 4.2.Adjusted Sound Pressure Level Contours with Fence Cover at 16 Feet Above Grade 4.2 Noise Barrier Installation 4.2.1 General Requirements General requirements for installation of noise barriers are: 24 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 • Perforation ratio less than 1% of noise barrier area • No gaps in the noise barrier between sections, panels, or between the bottom of the noise barrier and ground • No gaps where noise barrier is required to meet a facade • Minimum sound transmission class rating is STC 20 • Noise barriers may be shifted 10 feet to avoid sidewalks, trees, and other obstacles. The extents of the wall coverage may not be changed. Additional requirements for mass-loaded vinyl or sound blanket fence covers: • Evaluate fencing to ensure it can withstand the additional wind load of a solid fence cover. • Fence cover panels must have sufficient overlap to prevent sound transmission through gaps. See manufacturer installation recommendations. If a mass-loaded vinyl fence cover is used, the wind loading on the fence must be reviewed by a structural engineer or a fence post reinforcement kit approved by the fence manufacturer installed to prevent collapse during extreme weather conditions. 4.2.2 Sound Absorbing Fence Cover The fence cover is installed on three sides of the pickleball courts with two sides being sound absorptive. It is important to select an outdoor sound blanket that absorbs well at 1,000 Hz. Most blankets have a vinyl cover to protect the sound absorbing material from the environment. On some blankets this cover can be somewhat reflective at pickleball frequencies. Parallel reflective surfaces cause the MLV fence cover to perform below the expected insertion loss of noise barriers with non-reflective interior surfaces. The performance degradation becomes worse as the distance between the surfaces decreases or the distance from the courts to the receiver increases. In order to realize the noise abatement performance in Section 4.1 the north and south interior surfaces of the fence cover must be sound absorptive. PrivacyShield Outdoor Absorptive Soundproofing Blanket (1" thickness) made by Acoustical Solutions is an acceptable blanket with a sound absorption coefficient in the 1,000 Hz octave band at 0.72. This blanket has an MLV core enabling it to be installed without a separate MLV fence cover to prevent sound transmission through the barrier. The minimum sound transmission class of the blanket should be STC 20. 25 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Notes to Figure 4.3: 1. Install stabilizing kit to ensure the fence can withstand additional wind loading. 2. 10 foot minimum height above playing surface. 3. 12 foot minimum height above playing surface. 4. Install fence cover from the court surface to the height of the fence for all fencing shown in red. 5. Install sound absorbing panels or blankets with sound absorption facing pickleball courts. Coverage should extend from 2 feet (max.) above the court surface to the height of the fence. 6. Gap for ingress and egress. Limit to width of walkway. L r 4 .. CCP IL . 4 i I \ 2 \ ; \ �' 2 ' 11 \\ , • • . „,_,...„. \\ \ ,..,. , \ . \ \ . ,, . \ , , ,, • _ ,,,r,\ _ _ _ _ \ , .i_ •• \ \\ _.,f \' '' \ .\. ,. ,...• i, .. -- ... ,, ,. , ... .. • \, 3 ' IPA\ '4 \\*`.. Figure 4.3. Fence Cover Layout 26 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 4.3 Sound Insulation of the Fire Station The ANSI S12.9 adjusted sound pressure levels at the fire station are higher than recommended and cannot to reduced by a noise barrier. It may be necessary to evaluate the sound insulation of the building envelop to determine if replacement of windows and doors is needed to reduce interior sound to acceptable levels. 27 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 5. Conclusions and Recommendations 5.1 Summary of Results The noise impact of six proposed pickleball courts at the Westlake Park has been analyzed in regard to neighboring residential land uses. Acoustical modeling has been constructed accounting for pickleball court directivity, the topology of the area, and adjusting for the impulsive nature of the paddle impacts according to ANSI S12.9 Part 4. A set of sound pressure level contours has been shown indicating the spread of the sound from the pickleball courts into the adjacent neighborhood. A mass-loaded vinyl (MLV) fence covering has also been analyzed as a noise abatement treatment. 5.2 Noise Assessment The ANSI S12.9 Part 4 assessment of the sound pressure levels in the neighborhood found that the levels exceeded design goals without noise abatement. In order to avoid impacting the quality of life of neighbors and incurring complaints, Spendiarian & Willis has found that it is necessary to limit adjusted sound pressure levels to 55 dBA for single family and 60 dBA for multi-unit housing as recommended in ANSI S12.9 Part 5. This is not only to reduce impacts inside the home, but to preserve the ability to utilize outdoor spaces as well. Pickleball paddle impacts greater than this level are commonly audible inside homes. A noise abatement plan has therefore been included in this report. 5.3 Code Compliance A review of the City of Lake Oswego Municipal Code, Clackamas County Code, and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Noise Control Regulations has been performed with regard to the short duration, highly impulsive sound produced by pickleball paddle impacts. For the various reasons discussed, none of these codes were found to be directly applicable to the site planning of the proposed pickleball courts at Westlake Park. A national standard, ANSI S 12.9, has therefore been selected as a means of assessing and quantifying the noise impact of the pickleball courts to ensure they do not cause unreasonable or disturbing sound levels at the neighboring properties. 5.4 Recommendations 5.4.1 Noise Barrier Installation In order to reduce sound from the proposed pickleball courts at the surrounding residential land uses a noise barrier partially encompassing the courts is recommended. A fence cover noise 28 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 barrier layout has been presented in Chapter 4 to reduce sound levels in the adjacent neighborhoods to those recommended in ANSI S12.9 Part 5. 5.4.2 Fire Station 210 A separate interior noise analysis will need to be performed for Fire Station 210 northeast of the proposed pickleball courts. The close proximity and higher elevation of this building make shielding by a noise barrier impractical. An evaluation of the building envelop will need to be performed to determine whether windows and doors should be upgraded to higher sound insulation components. 5.4.3 Pickleball Courts Operation Operation of the pickleball courts during nighttime hours is not recommended. 29 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 References ANSI S12.9-2021, Quantities and Procedures for Description and Measurement of Environmental Sound Part 4: Noise Assessment and Prediction of Long Term Community Response,American National Standards Institute, 2021. ISO 1996-1,Acoustics -Description, measurement and assessment of environmental noise -Part 1: Basic quantities and assessment procedures, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 2016. ISO 9613-2, Acoustics Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors Part 2: General method of calculation, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), 1996. Schultz, T. J., "Synthesis of Social Surveys on Noise Annoyance," Journal of the Acoustical Society of America v. 64, pp. 377-405, 1978. World Health Organization, Night Noise Guidelines for Europe, http://www.euro.who.int, 2009. 30 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Appendix 31 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Al . Glossary of Acoustical Terms and Abbreviations A1.1 Abbreviations AI: articulation index ASEL: A-weighted sound exposure level ASTC: apparent sound transmission class dB: decibel DNL: day - night level FSTC: field sound transmission class Hz: Hertz IIC: impact insulation class kHz: kilohertz Leq, LAeq, LCeq: equivalent sound pressure level Lmax, LAmax: maximum fast sound pressure level NC: noise criteria NIC: noise isolation class NIPTS: noise induced permanent threshold shift NR: noise reduction Pa: Pascal POE: probable occupant evaluation (see room criteria) PTS: permanent threshold shift PWL: sound power level QAL• quality assessment index (see room criteria) RC: room criteria RT60: reverberation time 32 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 SEL: sound exposure level SII: speech interference index SIL: speech interference level SLM: sound level meter SPI: speech privacy index SPL: sound pressure level STI: speech transmission index TTS: temporary threshold shift A1.2 Terms A-weighting: see frequency weighting absorption coefficient: see sound absorption coefficient acoustical coupler: a cavity of predetermined shape and volume used for the calibration of earphones or microphones in conjunction with a calibrated microphone adapted to measure the sound pressure developed within the cavity anechoic room: a room whose boundaries absorb practically all of the sound incident thereon, thereby providing essentially freefield conditions articulation index (AI): a number (ranging from 0 to 1) which is a measure of the intelligibility of speech- the higher the number the greater the intelligibility. This metric has been replaced by the Speech Intelligibility Index (SII) defined in ANSI S3.5. average sound level: see equivalent-continuous sound level background noise: the total noise from all sound sources excluding a particular sound source that is of interest band: a subsection of the frequency spectrum C-weighting: see frequency weighting coupler: see acoustical coupler day-night level (DNL): the 24 hour equivalent (average)A-weighted sound pressure level. A 10 dBA penalty is incurred between the hours of 10:00 PM and 7:00 AM. The DNL system has been adopted by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Defense, and the Federal Aviation Administration. decibel (dB): a unit of level which denotes the ratio between two quantities that are proportional to power; the number of decibels is 10 times the common logarithm (base 10) of this ratio. diffuse field: a sound field which has statistically uniform energy density and in which the 33 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 directions of propagation of the sound waves are randomly distributed. In a practical sense, the sound pressure levels at all points in the room are nearly the same except near the room boundaries and a sound wave reaching a given point in the room is equally likely to arrive from all directions. direct sound: sound which reaches a given location in a direct line from the source without any reflections. equivalent-continuous sound level (Leg): the level of steady sound which, in a stated time period and at a stated location, has the same sound energy as the time varying sound. If frequency weighting is applied, the equivalent continuous sound level may be designated LAeq to indicate A-weighting or LCeq to indicate C-weighting, etc. See also frequency weighting. fast exponential time weighting: a lowpass filter for the purpose of averaging a signal having a time constant of 0.125 seconds applied to the square of the sound pressure as specified in ANSI S 1.4. field sound transmission class (FSTC): a single number rating similar to sound transmission class (STC), except that the transmission loss values used to derive this class are measured in the field. FSTC ratings are typically lower than STC ratings which are measured under laboratory conditions. flanking path: A wall or floor/ceiling construction that permits sound to be transmitted along its surface; or any opening, which permits the direct transmission of sound through the air. freefield: a sound field in which the boundaries have negligible effect over the frequency range of interest. frequency: the number of times that a waveform repeats itself in a given period of time, usually one second, i.e. the number of cycles per second). Unit: Hz. frequency weighting: a prescribed frequency dependent attenuation or amplification applied to measured sound data usually intended to better approximate the sensation of loudness in a human listener. For example, A, B, and C weighting approximate the frequency dependent shape of the equal loudness contours for soft, moderate, and loud sounds. Hertz (Hz): unit of frequency, cycles per second. impact insulation class (IIC): a single number metric used to compare the effectiveness of floor-ceiling assemblies in providing reduction of impact-generated sounds such as footsteps. This rating is derived from values of normalized impact sound pressure levels in accordance with ASTM E492. impulsive sound: sound that is characterized by brief excursions of sound pressure, typically less than one second,whose peak pressure significantly exceeds the background sound pressure. insertion loss: the reduction in sound level at the location of the receiver when a noise reduction measure such as a barrier, attenuator, muffler, etc. is inserted into the transmission path between the source and receiver. Unit: dB. level: the logarithm of the ratio of a given quantity to the reference quantity of the same kind. Levels represent physical quantities such as sound pressure on a logarithmic scale and are 34 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 therefore expressed in decibels. Unit: dB. loudness: that attribute of auditory sensation in terms of which sounds may be ordered on a scale extending from soft to loud. Unit: sone. masking: the process by which the threshold of hearing for one sound is raised by the presence of another sound. maximum fast sound pressure level: the maximum sound pressure level recorded using fast exponential time weighting. noise criteria (NC): a single number criteria for the HVAC or mechanical noise level in a room derived from measured octave band data. The octave bands are weighted to de-emphasize low frequencies because the human ear is least sensitive to these frequencies. This metric is not valid for outdoor measurements. noise induced permanent threshold shift (NIPTS): the permanent hearing loss resulting from noise exposure. noise isolation class (NIC): a single number rating derived from measured values of noise reduction between two enclosed spaces that are connected by one or more paths. This rating is not adjusted or normalized to a standard reverberation time. noise reduction (NR): the difference in sound pressure level between any two points along the path of sound propagation, e.g. the difference in level between the interior and exterior of a building where the sound level inside is due only to exterior noise. octave: the frequency interval between two tones whose frequency ratio is 2. omnidirectional microphone: a microphone whose response is independent of the direction of the incident sound wave. Pascal (Pa): a unit of pressure. 1 Pascal = 1 Newton per square meter( 1 N/m2). permanent threshold shift (PTS): a permanent increase in the threshold of hearing at a given frequency. point source: a source that radiates sound as if from a single point. receiver: a person (or persons) or equipment which is affected by sound. refraction: (1) the phenomenon by which the direction of propagation of a sound wave is changed as a result of a spatial variation is the speed of sound. (2) The angular change in direction of a sound wave as it passes obliquely from one medium to another having different sound speed. reverberation time (RT60): of an enclosure, for a sound of a given frequency or frequency band, the time that is required for the sound pressure level in the enclosure to decrease by 60 dB after the source has stopped. Unit: second. room criteria (RC, RC Mark II): an octave band metric for evaluating HVAC noise inside a room. RC is a two dimensional metric consisting of a curve number that is the arithmetic average 35 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 of the 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz octave band sound pressure levels and a qualitative descriptor identifying the character of the sound spectrum. The descriptor can be (N) for neutral, (LF) for low frequency dominance (rumble), (MF) for midfrequency dominance (roar), and (HF) for high frequency dominance (hiss). In addition, acoustically induced vibration can be designated by (LFVB) for moderate, but perceptible vibration and (LFVA) for clearly perceptible vibration. As an example, the maximum RC prerequisite for LEED is designated as RC 37(N)indicating curve number 37 with a neutral spectrum. Further, two intermediary metrics are used in calculating the room criteria. The quality assessment index (QAI) is a measure of the deviation from the given RC curve. The probable occupant evaluation (POE) is based on the magnitude of the QAI and can be 'Acceptable,' 'Marginal,' or Objectionable.' Sabin: a unit of measure of sound absorption; a measure of sound absorption of a surface. It is the equivalent of 1 square foot of a perfectly absorbing surface; a metric Sabin is the equivalent of 1 square meter of a perfectly absorbing surface. sone: the unit of loudness. One sone is the loudness of a pure tone presented frontally at a frequency of 1000 Hz and a sound pressure level of 40 dB referenced to 20 micropascals. sound absorption coefficient (a): ideally, the fraction of diffusely incident sound power that is absorbed (or otherwise not reflected)by a material or surface. sound exposure level (SEL): over a stated time period or event, 10 times the logarithm base 10 of the ratio of the time integral of the sound pressure squared to the product of the reference sound pressure, 20 µPa, squared and the reference time, one second. sound level meter (SLM): an instrument that is used to measure sound level, with a standard frequency weighting and standard exponentially weighted time averaging. sound power level (PWL): the total acoustical power emitted from a sound source expressed in decibels relative to 10-12 Watts. sound pressure level (SPL): the acoustical pressure amplitude expressed in decibels relative to 20 micropascals. sound transmission class (STC): a single number rating used to compare sound insulation properties of walls, floors, ceilings, windows, or doors. See also field sound transmission class. speech intelligibility index (SII): metric defined under ANSI S3.5 to quantifiy the intelligibility of speech under adverse listening conditions such as noise masking, spectral filtering, and reverberation. The SII is defined for a scale of 0 to 1 where values greater than 0.75 indicate good communication and values below 0.45 indicate generally poor communication conditions. speech intelligibility test: a procedure that measures the portion of test items (such as syllables, monosyllabic words, or sentences)that are heard correctly. speech interference level (SIL): an index for assessing the interference effects of noise on the intelligibility of speech, derived from measurements of the background noise level of contiguous octave bands; i.e. the arithmetic average of the octave band sound levels for the bands centered at 500, 1000, 2000, and 4000 Hz (four band method) or the corresponding average for the octave 36 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 bands centered at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz (three band method). If other octave bands are used they must be specified. Unit: dB. speech privacy index (SPI): The SPI is essentially the opposite of the speech intelligibility index and is defined as 1 - SII and usually represented as a percentage. An SPI above 80% is considered normal privacy while an SPI above 95% would meet the requirements of confidential privacy. speech transmission index (STI): an index for rating the intelligibility of speech that takes both noise and reverberation into account. temporary threshold shift (TTS): a temporary increase in the threshold of hearing at a given frequency. threshold of hearing: for a given listener, the minimum sound pressure level of a specified sound that is capable of evoking an auditory sensation. The sound reaching the ears from other sources is assumed negligible. transducer: a device designed to receive an input signal of a given kind and to furnish an output signal of a different kind in such a manner that the desired characteristics of the input signal appear in the output signal. For example, a microphone takes an acoustic pressure as an input and produces an electrical voltage as an output that is direct proportion to the instantaneous acoustic pressure amplitude. Other common examples in noise measurement would be a loudspeaker, accelerometer, or laser Doppler vibrometer (LDV). transmission loss: the reduction in sound level from one side of a partition to the other. wavelength: the distance a sound wave travels in the time it takes to complete one cycle. weighting: see frequency weighting 37 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 A2. General Acoustics Sound Pressure Level(SPL) Sound is small, rapidly varying perturbations of atmospheric pressure with respect to the slowly changing ambient pressure. The ambient pressure is measured with a barometer while the small acoustic perturbations are measured with a microphone. The unit of sound pressure is the Pascal (Pa). However, due to the wide range of acoustic amplitudes that can be heard by the human ear, sound pressure is normally expressed on a logarithmic scale having units of decibels (dB). Sound pressure expressed this way is known as the sound pressure level (SPL) and has the following relation to sound pressure. SPL=201ogio P (A2.1) , Pref' Here p is the sound pressure in Pascals. pref is a reference pressure, the threshold of hearing at 1000 Hertz (Hz), 20 x 10-6 Pa. A-Weighting The above formulation of SPL is a purely physical quantity. Due to the nonlinear and frequency dependent characteristics of the human ear it does not always correlate well with the perception of loudness. To improve the correlation for noise assessment purposes, a frequency weighting is often applied called A-weighting. The A-weighting function is based on listening tests in which human subjects adjusted tones throughout a range of frequencies to have equal loudness compared to a tone having an SPL of 40 dB at 1000 Hz. Figure A2.1 shows equal loudness contours according to ISO 226. Thus applying A-weighting to measured sound pressures more closely represents the frequency response of the human ear for low to moderate amplitude sound. Sound pressure levels that have been A-weighted are denoted by the symbol, dBA. Figure A2.2 shows the A frequency weighting and several other common weightings. 38 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 130 120 ~4� 4�` 110 ft...` . � 100phon 100 -- 90 30 80 a 70 60 60 5Q 40 4Q C 7 30 c ry} �y 20 20 10 0 (hearing threshold) 0 10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I, Frequency(Hz) Figure A2.1. ISO 226 Equal Loudness Contours 39 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 -10 .' `♦ -0 —20 fiz —30 J-+ LL C —40 —50 —60 ri —70 --- C 10 100 1000 10000 Frequency {Hz} Figure A2.2. Frequency Weighting Filter Curves The Perception of Sound The most basic descriptions of sound are loudness (amplitude) and pitch (frequency). The frequency range of human hearing is roughly 20 to 20,000 Hz, although most people can not hear this full range because high frequencies are lost as a natural part of aging and other factors such as illness and exposure to high levels of noise that may cause permanent hearing loss. 40 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Amplitude Attenuation with Distance Sound originating from a small point source will spread spherically in all directions, absent any nearby surfaces. The conservation of energy requires the sound pressure spreading out from such a source to decrease by half with each doubling of distance. This is known as the inverse square law and is demonstrated in Table A2.1 and Figure A2.3. Distance SPL Loss from SPL Relative Source (ft) (dBA) to 10 ft 10 90 20 84 6 40 78 12 80 72 18 160 66 24 320 60 30 Table A2.1. Decrease of SPL with Distance Due to Spherical Spreading 111 Zr ‘q 90 dBA 4r 84 dBA 78 dBA Figure A2.3. Decrease of SPL with Distance Due to Spherical Spreading 41 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Adding Decibels Summing the contributions from multiple sound sources to obtain the total SPL is not done simply by adding the decibel levels because SPL is a logarithmic quantity. Imagine a fan produces a moderate SPL of 65 dBA at 6 feet. If a second identical fan were turned on the resulting SPL would not be 130 dBA. This would be equivalent to a commercial jetliner taking off at close range. The correct method of adding the SPL from each source is to sum the acoustic power produced by each source. This implies that each time the number of sources having equal SPL is doubled, the SPL will increase by 3 dBA. Therefore, in the example with two fans, the correct total SPL would be 68 dBA. More examples with multiple sources producing equal SPL are shown in Figure A2.4. 65 dBA+ 65 dBA # 130 dBA WRONG (A2.2) 65 dBA+ 65 dBA= 68 dBA RIGHT (A2.3) 1 2 4 8 Source Sources Sources Sources 65 dBA 68 dBA 71 dBA 74 dBA Figure A2.4. Total SPL from Multiple Sources with Equal SPL Output 42 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 Further Reading Bruel and Kjaer, "Measuring Sound." Covers topics in this appendix in more detail. Available on the Bruel and Kjaer website, www.bkhome.com. Find this and other primers under the library section of the site. Cyril M. Harris, Ed. Handbook of Acoustical Measurements and Noise Control, 3rd Edition. Acoustical Society of America, Melville, NY, 1998. 43 of 43 Spendiarian & Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC 04/26/2023 ATTACHMENT 2 MACKENZI E . April 28, 2023 City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Attention: Kyra Haggart 380 A Avenue Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Re: Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Parking Demand Letter Project Number 2230088.00 Dear Kyra: Mackenzie has prepared this letter to present the parking demand estimates associated with the proposed pickleball courts at Westlake Park in Lake Oswego, Oregon. INTRODUCTION Westlake Park is an approximately 12.08-acre park located at the southwest corner of the Melrose Street/Bunick Drive intersection in Lake Oswego.The park is currently zoned Parks and Natura Area (PNA).The park currently contains a multi- use field with one Babe Ruth League baseball field, one Little League baseball field, one softball field, and soccer fields with capacity for one adult soccer game or two youth soccer games to occur concurrently.The ball field layout is designed to accommodate programming for three concurrent games. The park also contains one basketball court, a covered playground, a covered picnic shelter, and two tennis courts. The proposed project would convert the two existing tennis courts to provide six pickleball courts. No physical changes other than restriping the courts and installing new netting and fencing are proposed.The park currently has 151 striped parking spaces:90 spaces at the west end with access to Melrose Street and 61 spaces at the east end with access to Bunick Drive.This letter presents the parking demand estimates of the proposal to remove two existing tennis courts and add six pickleball courts. PARKING REQUIREMENT The City of Lake Oswego has parking minimum requirements for new developments, as published in Table 50.06.002-3 of the Lake Oswego Community Development Code (CDC). However, pickleball courts are not a use currently represented in the City's minimum parking requirements. In such case, the City allows for the parking need to be determined through a parking study, per Section 50.06.002.2.a.ii(6) of the CDC. Details to take into consideration in the parking study include recommendations by industry standards, availability and projected use of alternative transportation modes, and parking demands at similar types of facilities. PARKING STUDY The following details of the parking study we prepared to address the City's minimum parking requirements, per Section 50.06.002.2.a.ii(6)of the CDC.The parking study includes a review of the park's existing parking demand and the additional parking demand estimated with the proposed pickleball courts. M P 503.224.9560 • F 503.228.1285 • W MCKNZE.COM • RiverEast Center,1515 SE Water Avenue,#100,Portland,OR 97214 ARCHITECTURE • INTERIORS • STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING • CIVIL ENGINEERING • LAND USE PLANNING • TRANSPORTATION PLANNING • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ■ Portland,Oregon • Vancouver,Washington • Seattle,Washington City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 2 Industry Parking Data The Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) Parking Generation Manual is the industry standard for estimating the peak parking demand associated with a development proposal.The most current version of the manual is the 5th Edition. While the 5th Edition includes surveyed parking demand data for the"Tennis Courts" (LUC 490)land use,there is currently no published trip data for pickleball courts in the ITE manual. For several pickleball proposals across the country, traffic engineering professionals have relied on ITE trip data published for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball courts. While the two sports have differences (game duration, average number of players, and smaller court), ITE trip data for the "Tennis Courts" is currently the best available data. To estimate the parking demand associated with the existing park without pickleball courts we reviewed the parking demand associated with the park's highest parking generator components. The ITE Parking Generation Manual includes parking demand data for a "Public Park" (LUC 441) use. However, this use is described by ITE as a park that may have widely varying components such as hiking trails, beaches, ball fields, soccer fields, campsites, etc. While Westlake Park does include ball fields and soccer fields,we believe the parking demand rate of 0.47 vehicles per acre and 85th percentile rate of 5.08 vehicles per acre would underestimate the parking demand for the existing park.Therefore,we reviewed the parking demand for the following primary parking generator scenarios: 1. Exclusive use of one adult soccer field; 2. Concurrent use of two youth soccer fields; and 3. Concurrent use of all three ball fields(Babe Ruth League, Little League, and softball). To estimate parking demand associated with the adult soccer game we utilized ITE's average parking demand rate of 62.12 vehicles per field on a Saturday for the "Soccer Complex" (LUC 488) land use. This rate assumes multiple fields and other ancillary uses, such as"picnic grounds, basketball and tennis courts, and a playground". Data collection at the survey sites in ITE's Parking Generation were taken during tournaments or while back-to-back games were taking place on the field. Per ITE recommendations, parking supply should be designed to accommodate the 85th percentile demand, at which parking needs for all but 15%of sites would be accommodated. This allows for most sites to have sufficient parking without building spaces that go unused.The 85th percentile rate is 69.65 vehicles per field. To estimate parking demand associated with the youth soccer games we utilized the same "Soccer Complex" parking demand rate, but we applied a ratio of seven (range is three to nine players) youth players for these smaller fields to 11 adult players for a typical adult soccer field, since the ITE rate for"Soccer Complex" assumes full-sized fields. Because the"Soccer Complex" rate assumes basketball courts, tennis courts, and playgrounds, we did not include additional parking demand estimates for the sport courts or playground. The ITE manual does not provide parking demand data for softball fields.We did a review of parking requirements for ball fields for other jurisdictions and found that where there is a parking requirement for ball fields,the minimum requirement is between 20 and 25 parking spaces per field. Therefore, as a conservative estimate, we assumed a rate of 25 parking spaces per field. Because the number of players per team is not related to the size of the ball fields, as is the case with soccer, this rate is applied to all three fields. To remain consistent with the 85th percentile estimate for soccer fields, we increased this parking requirement/parking demand rate by 12% for an equivalent 85th percentile rate of 28 vehicles/parking spaces per field. City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 3 Similar Facilities Parking Data We researched recent pickleball court additions in the Portland metro region, but no parking demand survey data is available for these sites.This is likely because local pickleball courts have simply been restriped from tennis and have not undergone a formal land use process.We have not conducted parking demand surveys at any of these local sites due to unfavorable weather conditions which we believe would result in a lower-than-average parking demand for pickleball courts. As an alternative, we researched parking demand data for pickleball sites beyond the Portland metro region and found recent data for pickleball courts in Vancouver, BC,which has similar weather patterns to Lake Oswego. An April 28, 2022, study prepared by Bunt &Associates (Attachment A) reported the more popular of two pickleball sites in Vancouver, at Murdo Frazer Park,generated a peak parking demand of 5.0 vehicles per pickleball court between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM on a Saturday, per parking demand surveys conducted in March and April of 2022. We applied a 20% increase to the Vancouver, BC average parking demand rate and assumed that equivalent rate of 6 vehicles per pickleball court to be the 85th percentile rate, consistent with the ratio of average and 85th percentile parking demand rates for ITE's "Racquet/Tennis Club" (LUC 491). This is higher than ITE's peak parking demand rate of 2.67 vehicles per tennis court on a Saturday. As previously noted, there is no additional parking data for the tennis courts use such as an 85th percentile rate because only one tennis court site was included in the ITE data. Based on these available data, we estimated the parking demand increase associated with the Westlake Park pickleball courts using the Vancouver parking demand rate as a conservative estimate. Alternative Travel Modes Park visitors using alternative modes of travel will not require parking spaces. This can include walking or bicycling from the nearby neighborhoods, transit, or even carpooling. The nearest bus stop is located on Kerr Parkway at Touchstone Drive, approximately 0.7 miles from the proposed pickleball courts at Westlake Park, so we don't expect users of the pickleball courts will utilize public transit. Some users may carpool, reducing the number of parking spaces needed. As a conservative estimate,we have not assumed any reduction in peak parking demand due to alternative modes of travel. Total Parking Demand Table 1 presents the parking demand estimates for Westlake Park for the three existing parking demand scenarios discussed above and the proposed pickleball courts instead of the existing tennis courts. City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 4 TABLE 1—PARKING DEMAND ESTIMATES WITH PICKLEBALL mIIIIII Peak Parking Demand(Saturday) Scenario Land Use(ITE LUC) Size Average 85th Percentile Soccer Complex(LUC 488) 1 field 62 70 1 Pickleball Courts(N/A) 6 courts 30 36 Total Demand—Scenario 1 92 106 Soccer Complex(LUC 488) 1.27 fields * 79 88 2 Pickleball Courts(N/A) 6 courts 30 36 Total Demand—Scenario 2 109 124 Ball Fields 3 fields 75 84 3 Pickleball Courts(N/A) 6 courts 30 36 Total Demand—Scenario 3 105 120 *Note:The field size for the two youth soccer fields was assumed to be equivalent to 7 players per field compared with 11 players per field assumed for the full-sized soccer fields included in the ITE surveyed data. Applying both the average and 85th percentile peak parking demand estimates for the pickleball courts to both the average and 85th percentile parking demand estimates for the existing park yields a peak parking demand between 92 and 124 vehicle spaces. Westlake Park currently has 151 striped parking spaces, of which 61 spaces are located adjacent to the proposed pickleball site at the east end of the park. We note the existing park's original recommendation was to provide 134 parking spaces. This is very dose to the parking demand estimates noted above, with only 8% more spaces than are expected to be needed during peak parking demand. Based on the existing on-site parking supply we anticipate the parking demand associated with the proposed pickleball courts can be accommodated on site. In order to validate the assumptions in this analysis, Parks & Recreation may request to conduct surveys of the existing parking demand at Westlake Park and similar pickleball facilities in the Portland metro area when weather conditions improve. Please contact me at bahrend@mcknze.com or 971-346-3781 if you have any comments regarding the information presented in this letter. Sincerely, Brent Ahrend, PE Associate Principal I Traffic Engineer di ■ City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 5 Enclosure(s): Attachment A—Bunt&Associates study dated April 28, 2022 c: Janet Jones—Mackenzie Attachment A - Page 1 of 16 TRANSPORTA11ON PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS &associates Hugo Ray Park - Proposed Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment Final Report Prepared for District of West Vancouver Date April 28, 2022 Project No. 04-22-0107 Attachment A - Page 2 of 16 CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION Prepared By: Peter Joyce, P.Eng. Bunt &Associates Engineering Ltd. Suite 1 550 - 1050 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7 Canada Telephone: +1 604 685 6427 Facsimile: +1 604 685 6579 Date: April 28, 2022 Project No. 04-2200107 Approved By: PeterJoyce, P.Eng. Status: Final Principal This document was prepared by Bunt&Associates for the benefit of the Client to whom it is addressed. The copyright and ownership of the report rests with Bunt&Associates. The information and data in the report reflects Bunt&Associates'best professional judgment in light of the knowledge and information available to Bunt&Associates at the time of preparation. Except as required by law,this report and the information and data contained are to be treated as confidential and may be used and relied upon only by the client,its officers and employees. Any use which a third party makes of this report,or any reliance on or decisions made based on it,are the responsibilities of such third parties. Bunt&Associates accepts no responsibility for damages,if any,suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 3 of 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Study Purpose 2 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 3 2.1 29`h Street Facility 3 2.2 Hugo Ray Park 4 2.2.1 Seasonal Use - Park Programming 4 2.2.2 Traffic and Parking Activity 4 3. TRAFFIC & PARKING - PICKLEBALL FACILITIES 5 3.1 Literature Review 5 3.2 Bunt Surveys 6 3.2.1 29'h Street 6 3.2.2 Murdo Frazer 6 4. HUGO RAY PARK - TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT 7 4.1 Proposed Facility 7 4.2 Traffic 7 4.3 Parking 7 5. CONCLUSIONS 8 Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 4 of 16 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 .1 Background The District of West Vancouver presently operates a single pickleball facility with three playing courts located adjacent to 29" Street just south of Marine Drive. The three pickleball courts are shown in the foreground of Figure 1 and were created with the conversion of one of the two tennis courts located at this site (the remaining tennis court is visible in the background). .ems . . fi a.: yl :P t r g • .I4 • - _ „ --fi b ' -APINWIA. / 11111111111111111111... Figure 1: 29th Street Pickleball Courts In response to concerns from residents in the vicinity of the 29th Street facility, District of West Vancouver Council voted in January 2022 to remove the pickleball courts from this location and restore the former tennis court. The scheduled closure of the pickleball courts is April 30, 2022. The District has identified an alterative location for a pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park as shown in Figure 2 on the next page. It is also noted that the District has now converted two existing tennis courts at Normanby Park into four pickleball courts as a temporary measure until the permanent facility proposed for Hugo Ray Park is constructed. The temporary courts at Normanby Park are now available for use as of the beginning of May. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 1 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 5 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS 1 t ..,:r.• !, ,.... z.7 Ill." IV i .irypi.7- ci,,.1,.,. . l h . ,..Pr lfr, -• ,IP - , ,, .-0 tif e t ,' . .-.., . , - ". • T dr,r 4'.. — rafr .. ter ' < , Orr r %.. 11111-4 11 4 :4. ' ' qi. 4 - .4.i7 ..,, $: , lt .4144. _ , /�1 ai,.4 . ellia 1 1;11114 fit . i ' ' 44 1\10 km:;1111dmall4:4 h* 1P.I ,..,' . . ' --' ' ' ' ' k . - J. ,l'itl ,,,, ,-•— •,-,.. A. - ' Hugo Ray Park '4 NA r F - ..g..'1 -,1+ —. :-Ar i r, .,•, ..vas 1 • , .44. 6 f . e .. Figure 2: Route to Hugo Ray Park and Existing Parking Areas This new facility would feature four pickleball courts, an increase of one from the current three-court facility at 29`h Street. Road access to Hugo Ray Park is via Mathers Avenue and 3" Street to existing parking lots as shown. 1 .2 Study Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the transportation (traffic and parking) implications of a contemplated new pickleball court facility to be located at Hugo Ray Park. This analysis would include documentation of existing traffic and parking conditions at Hugo Ray Park, a methodology for predicting the future traffic and parking associated with the planned four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park, and an assessment as to how the incremental parking and traffic associated with the pickleball facility would impact the existing streets leading to Hugo Ray Park and the existing parking within the Park. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 2 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 6 of 16 111111111111.1111111111111111111111111111111111".---1- 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS To document existing traffic and parking conditions at both the 29" Street pickleball courts and at Hugo Ray Park, Bunt conducted a series of traffic and parking count surveys in late March and early April. The traffic counts at the 29" Street pickleball courts recorded the arrival and departure of vehicles associated with pickleball activity. The traffic counts at Hugo Ray Park were collected at the following two locations: • Mathers Avenue / 3' Street intersection, • 3" Street access to Hugo Ray Park playing fields/parking. Best efforts were made to schedule the surveys to occur on days with decent weather (e.g., not raining and ideally sunny). Based on feedback received from the District, the 9am to noon period was identified anecdotally as a peak period for pickleball court usage which is consistent with the experience of other facilities reviewed as part of the literature review described in Section 3.1. Table 2.1 below summaries the survey days, times, and locations. Table 2.1: Traffic and Parking Survey Dates and Times Location Date Times 29th Street Thursday, March 31, 2022 9am to noon Hugo Ray Park Thursday, March 31, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Saturday, April 2, 2022 9am to noon Hugo Ray Park Saturday, April 2, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Thursday, April 5, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Sunday, April 10, 2022 9am to noon 2.1 29th Street Facility For each of the four survey days at the 29" Street pickleball courts, despite the decent spring weather conditions, the usage of the three courts was surprisingly light through the three-hour survey period. Exhibit 2.1 summarizes the observed number of vehicles parked on 29" Street associated with activity on the pickleball courts. It is noted that there is space on the east side of 29" Street fronting the courts for up to 10 vehicles to parallel park. To the point above regarding low usage, for the April 5" and April 10" survey dates there was no pickleball activity(or parking) observed at all through the entire three-hour survey, so the chart displays only the parking demand profiles for the March 31" and April 2nd survey days. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 3 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 7 of 16 Observed Parking Demand 29th Street Pickleball Courts •Wednesday, March 31/22 •Saturday, April 2/22 10 10 parallel parking spaces available on 29th Street 9 8 cn 7 ai s 6 ai -a 5 ai ea 4 a 3 2 1 11111 0 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 2.1 29th Street Pickleball Courts Observed Parking Demand Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 8 of 16 TRANSPOR It is noted that all players arrived by private vehicle; there were no arrivals as a pedestrian, a cyclist, or as a transit user. The parking demand condition observed for the 29" Street facility was a total of 4 parked vehicles with 4 persons associated with the pickleball facility (doubles play on a single court). On the April 2nd survey two additional vehicles were parked at this peak time during the morning survey but both vehicles were associated with people coming to jog in this neighbourhood. With the relatively low amount of pickleball activity observed at the 29" Street facility, Bunt chose to also include a survey of the six-court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver. This survey was conduced on Saturday, April 16th, and involved activity on all 6 courts plus some bystanders waiting to play. This is described more fully in Section 3.2 of the report. 2.2 Hugo Ray Park 2.2.1 Seasonal Use - Park Programming Based on input received by the District (i.e., 2019 facility bookings information), Hugo Ray Park presently operates with four grass soccer fields or alternatively two cricket pitches. Fields 1 and 2 convert to Cricket Pitch 1, and Fields 3 and 4 convert to Cricket Pitch 2. The Spring Season (March through June) is mainly booked for cricket with some t-ball on Wednesday evenings (5-7pm) using Cricket Pitch #1. After school cricket takes place on Monday and Thursday afternoons in April and May. Cricket activity continues through the Summer Season (July/August) on weekday evenings generally between 5:30 and 8:00pm. Saturdays feature cricket on both pitches, with Junior Cricket from 9-1 1 am, and regular play from 1 1:30am to 7:00pm. Cricket Summer Camps are also scheduled and in 2019 took place on July 2nd to 5th, both morning and afternoon. For the Fall and Winter period from September to March, children's U1 1 soccer occurs on weekends and utilizes primarily Fields 1 and 2. 2.2.2 Traffic and Parking Activity (i) Traffic For both the weekday and weekend traffic surveys the observed peak hour was between 10:1 5 - 1 1:1 5am. The observed peak hour traffic volumes at both the Mathers Avenue and 3" Street intersection and the 3" Street access to Hugo Ray Park are summarized in Exhibit 2.2. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 4 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 9 of 16 1`. .:* • ' 10 - 7 iP-4,priiii. -er- .•-• 7 -, .1r' ' I vriN re-;4i, :-jytillei.' firrirw) ..fry. 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Ale , .1. • i ;#...i. • i Exhibit 2.2 Hugo Ray Park - Existing Weekday and Weekend Morning Peak Hour Traffic Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 10 of 16 For the weekday morning peak hour period from 10:1 5-1 1:1 5Am, the observed vehicle traffic was relatively light at 42 vehicles travelling eastbound and 38 vehicles travelling westbound, or on average one vehicle every one to two minutes in either direction. On 3" Street south of Mathers Avenue, the observed vehicle traffic activity was even lower with a total of 13 vehicles southbound and 17 vehicles northbound observed during this one-hour period, or on average one vehicle about every four minutes. For the Saturday morning traffic count on April 2°d, the Mathers Avenue traffic was about one- half of the weekday morning traffic while on 3" Street the Saturday morning peak hour traffic was similar to the weekday morning peak hour condition. (ii) Parking The existing parking supply available within Hugo Ray Park totals 93 spaces including 4 accessible stalls. Exhibit 2.3 summarizes the observed number of vehicles parked at the Hugo Ray Park parking lots. For both survey periods, the observed parking demand in the existing parking lots at Hugo Ray Park identified a remaining available parking supply of about 85 or more parking spaces at the time of day most popular for pickleball activity. Anecdotal information from a passerby in the Park suggested that during the summer period with the cricket pitches in use the parking lots are rarely more than half full which would suggest that 45 or more parking spaces would generally be available both on weekdays and weekends. 3. TRAFFIC & PARKING - PICKLEBALL FACILITIES 3.1 Literature Review An online review of the traffic and parking considerations related to pickleball facilities yielded reference to a number of planning reports commenting on the topic but none that included specific observations and analysis of traffic and parking directly associated with pickleball. At best, there was a reference to the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)trip and parking rates for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball. Other reports however cautioned against such comparisons between pickleball and tennis for several reasons including most notably that pickleball is more commonly played as a doubles game, i.e., 2 player a side for a total of 4 on the court whereas tennis more often is played as a singles game with 2 players per court. As well, pickleball games tend to be shorter in duration and this turnover may attract more "bystanders"waiting in queue to obtain the next available court. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 5 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 11 of 16 Hugo Ray Park Observed Parking Demand - Thursday March 31 & Saturday April 2, 2022 •Wednesday, March 31, 2022 •Saturday,April 2, 2022 100 Parking Supply=93 stalls 90 80 vi va) 70 t ai > 60 ai '03 50 a 40 30 20 10 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 2.3 Hugo Ray Park - Existing Weekday and Weekend Morning Parking Demand Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 12 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS Acknowledging the potential limitations of a pickleball comparison to tennis, the ITE trip rate analysis identified a peak hour vehicle traffic generation of between 8-10 vehicles both inbound and outbound (total of 16-20 vehicle trips)for a four-court pickleball facility of the type contemplated for Hugo Ray Park. For parking, this same ITE based analysis likening pickleball to tennis identified a peak parking demand of 11 spaces for a four-court pickleball facility. 3.2 Bunt Surveys 3.2.1 29th Street Despite having programmed four survey days (two weekday morning dates and two weekend morning dates) at the 29th Street pickleball courts in West Vancouver, there was not sufficient activity to produce a meaningful measure of traffic and parking rates for this facility to be used to inform traffic and parking forecasts for the contemplated new four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park. As such, Bunt decided to expand the survey to include a weekend morning measure of activity at the existing six-court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver. 3.2.2 Murdo Frazer The Murdo Frazer pickleball facility features six pickleball courts which operate adjacent to several tennis courts. A small parking lot is available next to this complex as is street parking along Elizabeth Way leading into this area. Exhibit 3.1 summarizes the observed traffic and parking generated by the Murdo Frazer pickleball facility on the morning of Saturday, April 16/22 between 9am and noon. Unlike the 29th Street pickleball facility in West Vancouver, the Murdo Frazer facility with its six pickleball courts was very well utilized on the April 16" survey day with four players already in play at 8:45am using one of the six courts, and by 10:1 5am all six courts in use with 24 players (doubles play on all six courts), and up to 14 bystanders waiting for courts to become available. The peak mid-morning condition with 38 persons involved with pickleball was matched with a peak parking condition of 30 parked vehicles. The peak hour traffic volume was from 9:30am to 10:30 with a total of 23 vehicles including 21 arriving and 2 departing vehicles. On a per court basis, the peak parking demand condition of 30 vehicles translates to 5 vehicles per court and the peak hourly traffic volume translates to 3.8 vehicles of total arriving/departing vehicles per court. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 6 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 13 of 16 Murdo Frazer Pickleball Courts (6 Court Facility) Observed Traffic and Parking - Saturday, April 16, 2022 MArriving Vehicles MDeparting Vehicles Parking Demand 10 35 �a 9 30 c 8 a.) c 7 25 8:45am-four pickleball 6 players already underway on a� '" ' one of the six available 20 •`—' d ✓ / courts,with four vehicles d 5 parked. d L c 4 10:15am-all six pickleball 15 ca L courts in use with 24 players a Q and several waiting to play. O 3 10 c (a 2 un c 5 'L 1 La I 11111 0 0 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 12:00 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 3.1 Murdo Frazer Park - Observed Pickleball Traffic and Parking Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment bill 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 14 of 16 4. HUGO RAY PARK - TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT 4.1 Proposed Facility As noted previously, the contemplated pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park will feature four courts, one more than the three courts presently available at the 29" Street facility. 4.2 Traffic Based on the peak hourly traffic rate calculated above for the very actively used Murdo Frazer pickleball courts in North Vancouver (3.8 vehicles per court of combined arriving and departing traffic), the predicted peak condition vehicle traffic for the contemplated four-court Hugo Ray pickleball facility is 15 vehicles per hour during the 9:30 to 10:30am time period. Most of these trips would be arriving vehicles with only a few departing vehicles from players having started their games earlier in the morning. The impact of an additional 15 vehicles per hour on the relatively lightly used Mathers Avenue and 3" Street west during either the weekday or weekend morning periods will be minimal, and no traffic operational/capacity issues will be triggered. 4.3 Parking Based again on the Murdo Frazer pickleball facility observations by Bunt (5 parked vehicles per court), the predicted peak parking demand condition for the contempalted four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park is 20 vehicles. This 20-vehicle demand can be readily accommodated within the surplus available parking at Hugo Ray Park which was observed by Bunt to be about 85 spaces now in March/April, and anecdotally 45 or more spaces during the later spring and summer months when the Hugo Ray Park cricket pitches are in use. The available parking surplus at Hugo Ray Park would be more than sufficient to accommodate the parking anticipated with the planned four pickleball courts, with surplus parking remaining should there be future consideration toward additional pickleball courts beyond the four initially proposed. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 7 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 15 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS 5 . CONCLUSIONS The District of West Vancouver retained Bunt &Associates Engineering Ltd. (Bunt) to assess the transportation implications of a contemplated new pickleball facility to be located at Hugo Ray Park. The new facility would feature four pickleball courts. The existing three-court pickleball facility located at 29" Street is to be closed at the end of April 2022. A summary of our key findings is outlined below: (i) The existing 29" street pickleball courts were observed to have very limited use over the four survey days that Bunt was at this facility in late March /early April 2022. For the two weekday mornings and two weekend mornings (all from 9am to noon which align with typical peak activity periods for pickleball), on only two of the four mornings were pickleball players present and this involved doubles play on a single court. (ii) While there are numerous references to planning studies for pickleball facilities, there is very limited information available specific to traffic and parking activity related to pickleball and where there has been some attempt to quantify this activity it has been based on comparisons to the traffic and parking characteristics of tennis facilities. (iii) The existing six court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver was observed by Bunt to augment our database and was actively in use on the Saturday, April 16/22 survey morning. The peak activity condition for this facility was at 10:1 5 in the morning with 24 players using all six courts (four players per court - doubles play) and another 14 people observed to be waiting for courts to become available. For this peak usage condition, there were a total of 30 parked vehicles and the peak hourly traffic flow was 23 vehicles including 21 arriving and 2 departing trips. On a per court basis, this peak activity period on the survey morning translates to a peak parking demand of 5 vehicles per court and a peak hourly traffic flow (combined inbound and outbound vehicles) of 3.8 vehicles per court. (iv) For the weekday morning period, existing traffic flow on Mathers Avenue leading to Hugo Ray Park, is approximately 40 vehicles per hour both westbound and eastbound which on average is fewer than one vehicle per minute. Weekday morning peak hour traffic on 3" Street south of Mathers Avenue is about half of the Mathers Avenue traffic with an average of about one vehicle every four minutes both northbound and southbound. Weekend morning traffic on Mathers Avenue was observed to be lower than the weekday condition while on 3" Street the weekday and weekend morning traffic volumes were similar. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 8 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 16 of 16 (v) There are presently 93 vehicle parking spaces within Hugo Ray Park. During the weekday and weekend morning survey days in late March and early April, Bunt observed that fewer than 10 of these spaces were in use leaving 85 or more spaces available. For the more active later spring / summer period when the two cricket pitches at Hugo Ray Park are in use, anecdotal information suggests that about half of this 93-stall parking supply is available. (vi) Applying the peak activity parking and traffic rates observed at the six-court Murdo Frazer pickleball facility to the four-court facility contemplated for Hugo Ray Park, the predicted peak parking demand for the morning period at Hugo Ray Park is 20 vehicles, with a peak hourly traffic flow of 15 vehicles (mainly inbound or arriving vehicles). (vii) With the predicted morning peak parking demand of up to 20 vehicles and a predicted morning peak hourly traffic condition of 15 additional vehicle trips added to Mathers Avenue and 3" Street for access to Hugo Ray Park, the planned new four-court pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park will have negligible traffic impact on nearby streets and the added parking activity can be readily accommodated by the existing parking lots. Even with the added parking and traffic associated with the four proposed pickleball courts factored in, there would still remain additional parking supply to accommodate additional pickeball courts at Hugo Ray Park should this be a future consideration. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 9 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx ATTACHMENT 3 MACKENZI E . April 28, 2023 City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Attention: Kyra Haggart 380 A Avenue Lake Oswego, OR 97034 Re: Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Traffic Impact Letter Project Number 2230088.00 Dear Kyra: Mackenzie has prepared this letter to present the trip generation and associated impacts of the proposed pickleball courts at Westlake Park in Lake Oswego, Oregon. INTRODUCTION Westlake Park is an approximately 12.08-acre park located at the southwest corner of the Melrose Street/Bunick Drive intersection in Lake Oswego.The park is currently zoned Parks and Natura Area (PNA).The park currently contains a multi- use field with one Babe Ruth League baseball field, one Little League baseball field, one softball field, and soccer fields with capacity for one adult soccer game or two youth soccer games to occur concurrently.The ball field layout is designed to accommodate programming for three concurrent games. The park also contains one basketball court, a covered playground, a covered picnic shelter, and two tennis courts.The proposed project would convert the two existing tennis courts to provide six pickleball courts. No physical changes other than restriping the sport court are proposed.This letter presents the trip generation estimates and associated traffic impacts of the proposal to remove two existing tennis courts and add six pickleball courts. TRIP GENERATION The Institute of Transportation Engineers' (ITE) Trip Generation Manual is the industry standard for estimating the number of trips associated with a development proposal. The most current version of the manual is the 11th Edition. While the 11th Edition includes surveyed trip data for the "Tennis Courts" (LUC 490) land use, there is currently no published trip data for pickleball courts in the ITE manual. For several pickleball proposals across the country, traffic engineering professionals have relied on ITE trip data published for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball courts. While the two sports have differences (game duration, average number of players, and smaller court), ITE trip data for the "Tennis Courts" is currently the best available data. We researched recent pickleball court additions in the Portland metro region, but no trip survey data is available for these sites.This is likely because local pickleball courts have simply been restriped from tennis and have not undergone a formal land use process. We have not conducted trip surveys at any of these local sites due to unfavorable weather conditions which we believe would result in a lower-than-average trip rate for pickleball courts. M P 503.224.9560 • F 503.228.1285 • W MCKNZE.COM • RiverEast Center,1515 SE Water Avenue,#100,Portland,OR 97214 ARCHITECTURE • INTERIORS • STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING • CIVIL ENGINEERING • LAND USE PLANNING • TRANSPORTATION PLANNING • LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE ■ Portland,Oregon • Vancouver,Washington • Seattle,Washington City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 2 As an alternative,we researched trip survey data for pickleball sites beyond the Portland metro region and found recent data for pickleball courts in Vancouver, BC,which has similar weather patterns to Lake Oswego. An April 28, 2022, study prepared by Bunt &Associates (Attachment A) reported the more popular of two pickleball sites in Vancouver, at Murdo Frazer Park, generated a peak of 3.8 trips per pickleball court per trip surveys conducted on a Saturday in March and April of 2022.This is lower than ITE's peak trip generation of 4.21 trips per tennis court for a weekday PM peak hour. Based on these available data, we are estimating the trip generation for the Westlake Park pickleball courts using ITE trip rates for the"Tennis Courts" land use as a proxy for the proposed six pickleball courts as a conservative estimate.Table 1 presents the trip generation estimates for the proposed pickleball courts. I TABLE 1—TRIP GENERATION ESTIMATES 1 1.1 I. Scenario Land Use(ITE LUC) Size PM PA Hour Daily Existing Tennis Courts(LUC 490) 2 tennis courts 8 61 Proposed Tennis Courts(LUC 490) 6 tennis courts 25 182 Net New +17 +121 Based on available ITE trip data,we estimate the proposed Westlake Park pickleball courts will generate an additional 17 PM peak hour and additional 121 daily trips. TRAFFIC IMPACTS The City of Lake Oswego requires a Traffic Impact Study(TIS) if a proposed development is anticipated to meet any of the following thresholds, per Lake Oswego Community Development Code (CDC) Section 50.07.003.1.a.iii: a. The proposal will generate at least 25 trips during the peak of the street or at least 250 daily trips; b. The proposal includes a Zoning Map or Comprehensive Plan Amendment which would increases the site's trip potential; c. The proposal will generate ten or more vehicles weighing 26,000 pounds or greater; d. The proposal will result in a traffic volume increase that could change the functional classification of adjacent roadways; or e. The proposal impacts a study area with traffic safety or operational concerns, the existing level of service is at or below LOS D at a nearby intersection, the proposal is expected to change traffic patterns on a local street or neighborhood collector within a half-mile from the site, or the proposed site is within one-quarter mile from a ramp terminal. The thresholds identified under Section 50.07.003.1.a.iii. of the CDC are addressed below. The proposed pickleball courts are not expected to meet the City's trip threshold for requiring a TIS, per the trip estimates presented in Table 1. No change to the park's current PNA zone designation is proposed. The proposed pickleball courts are not proposing operations that require heavy vehicles weighing more than 26,000 pounds. Finally, the proposal site is not located within a quarter mile from a ramp terminal; the 1-5 interchange at Kruse Way is over one mile from the site. di ■ City of Lake Oswego, Parks & Recreation Department Westlake Park Pickleball Traffic Project Number 2230088.00 April 28, 2023 Page 3 Therefore,the City's threshold for requiring a TIS are not met based on trip generation,zone designation, number of heavy vehicles, or proximity to a ramp terminal. To evaluate whether the proposal will impact a study area with traffic safety or operational concerns, we reviewed the City's Transportation System Plan (TSP).The TSP includes a review of safety and operations at the nearby intersections of Kruse Way with West Lake Drive and Carman Drive.The intersections of Westlake Drive and Foesberg Road with Melrose Street were not reviewed in the City's TSP. Melrose Street, Westlake Drive, and Foesberg Road are currently designated Major Collectors,which the TSP notes are designed to accommodate up to 10,000 daily trips. The TSP reported the crash rates at the Westlake Drive and Foesberg Road intersections with Kruse Way are below the critical crash rate. Therefore, there are no existing safety issues identified at either intersection. Additionally, both intersections were reported to meet City mobility standards and no operational issues were identified. To address whether the proposal will impact the functional classification of nearby roadways, we reviewed volumes reported in the City's TSP. Volumes on Melrose Street, Westlake Drive, and Foesberg Road were reported to be below 5,000 daily trips in the City's TSP, consistent with the Major Collector designation. Additionally, the existing volume on Peters Road was reported to be below 1,000 daily trips, consistent with the local street designation. Existing daily traffic volumes on other nearby roadways were not reported in the City's TSP. Based on the information available in the City's TSP, we do not believe the proposed pickleball courts will degrade the operations or safety of nearby intersections.Additionally,we do not believe the proposal will change traffic patterns on a local street or neighborhood collector within a half-mile from the site.The anticipated increase in daily trips to Westlake Park is not expected to result in a change to the functional classification of any nearby roadways.Therefore,we conclude the proposed pickleball courts are consistent with the goals of the City's TSP and no further analysis is needed. In order to validate the assumptions in this analysis, the Parks Department has offered to conduct surveys of similar pickleball facilities in the Portland metro area when weather conditions improve. Please contact me at bahrend@mcknze.com or 971-346-3781 if you have any comments regarding the information presented in this letter. Sincerely, Brent Ahrend, PE Associate Principal 1 Traffic Engineer Enclosure(s): Attachment A—Bunt&Associates study dated April 28, 2022 c: Janet Jones—Mackenzie wril ■ Attachment A - Page 1 of 16 TRANSPORTA11ON PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS &associates Hugo Ray Park - Proposed Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment Final Report Prepared for District of West Vancouver Date April 28, 2022 Project No. 04-22-0107 Attachment A - Page 2 of 16 CORPORATE AUTHORIZATION Prepared By: Peter Joyce, P.Eng. Bunt &Associates Engineering Ltd. Suite 1 550 - 1050 West Pender Street Vancouver, BC V6E 3S7 Canada Telephone: +1 604 685 6427 Facsimile: +1 604 685 6579 Date: April 28, 2022 Project No. 04-2200107 Approved By: PeterJoyce, P.Eng. Status: Final Principal This document was prepared by Bunt&Associates for the benefit of the Client to whom it is addressed. The copyright and ownership of the report rests with Bunt&Associates. The information and data in the report reflects Bunt&Associates'best professional judgment in light of the knowledge and information available to Bunt&Associates at the time of preparation. Except as required by law,this report and the information and data contained are to be treated as confidential and may be used and relied upon only by the client,its officers and employees. Any use which a third party makes of this report,or any reliance on or decisions made based on it,are the responsibilities of such third parties. Bunt&Associates accepts no responsibility for damages,if any,suffered by any third party as a result of decisions made or actions based on this report. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 3 of 16 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background 1 1.2 Study Purpose 2 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS 3 2.1 29`h Street Facility 3 2.2 Hugo Ray Park 4 2.2.1 Seasonal Use - Park Programming 4 2.2.2 Traffic and Parking Activity 4 3. TRAFFIC & PARKING - PICKLEBALL FACILITIES 5 3.1 Literature Review 5 3.2 Bunt Surveys 6 3.2.1 29'h Street 6 3.2.2 Murdo Frazer 6 4. HUGO RAY PARK - TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT 7 4.1 Proposed Facility 7 4.2 Traffic 7 4.3 Parking 7 5. CONCLUSIONS 8 Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 4 of 16 1 . INTRODUCTION 1 .1 Background The District of West Vancouver presently operates a single pickleball facility with three playing courts located adjacent to 29" Street just south of Marine Drive. The three pickleball courts are shown in the foreground of Figure 1 and were created with the conversion of one of the two tennis courts located at this site (the remaining tennis court is visible in the background). .ems . . fi a.: yl :P t r g • .I4 • - _ „ --fi b ' -APINWIA. / 11111111111111111111... Figure 1: 29th Street Pickleball Courts In response to concerns from residents in the vicinity of the 29th Street facility, District of West Vancouver Council voted in January 2022 to remove the pickleball courts from this location and restore the former tennis court. The scheduled closure of the pickleball courts is April 30, 2022. The District has identified an alterative location for a pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park as shown in Figure 2 on the next page. It is also noted that the District has now converted two existing tennis courts at Normanby Park into four pickleball courts as a temporary measure until the permanent facility proposed for Hugo Ray Park is constructed. The temporary courts at Normanby Park are now available for use as of the beginning of May. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 1 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 5 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS 1 t ..,:r.• !, ,.... z.7 Ill." IV i .irypi.7- ci,,.1,.,. . l h . ,..Pr lfr, -• ,IP - , ,, .-0 tif e t ,' . .-.., . , - ". • T dr,r 4'.. — rafr .. ter ' < , Orr r %.. 11111-4 11 4 :4. ' ' qi. 4 - .4.i7 ..,, $: , lt .4144. _ , /�1 ai,.4 . ellia 1 1;11114 fit . i ' ' 44 1\10 km:;1111dmall4:4 h* 1P.I ,..,' . . ' --' ' ' ' ' k . - J. ,l'itl ,,,, ,-•— •,-,.. A. - ' Hugo Ray Park '4 NA r F - ..g..'1 -,1+ —. :-Ar i r, .,•, ..vas 1 • , .44. 6 f . e .. Figure 2: Route to Hugo Ray Park and Existing Parking Areas This new facility would feature four pickleball courts, an increase of one from the current three-court facility at 29`h Street. Road access to Hugo Ray Park is via Mathers Avenue and 3" Street to existing parking lots as shown. 1 .2 Study Purpose The purpose of this study was to assess the transportation (traffic and parking) implications of a contemplated new pickleball court facility to be located at Hugo Ray Park. This analysis would include documentation of existing traffic and parking conditions at Hugo Ray Park, a methodology for predicting the future traffic and parking associated with the planned four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park, and an assessment as to how the incremental parking and traffic associated with the pickleball facility would impact the existing streets leading to Hugo Ray Park and the existing parking within the Park. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 2 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 6 of 16 111111111111.1111111111111111111111111111111111".---1- 2. EXISTING CONDITIONS To document existing traffic and parking conditions at both the 29" Street pickleball courts and at Hugo Ray Park, Bunt conducted a series of traffic and parking count surveys in late March and early April. The traffic counts at the 29" Street pickleball courts recorded the arrival and departure of vehicles associated with pickleball activity. The traffic counts at Hugo Ray Park were collected at the following two locations: • Mathers Avenue / 3' Street intersection, • 3" Street access to Hugo Ray Park playing fields/parking. Best efforts were made to schedule the surveys to occur on days with decent weather (e.g., not raining and ideally sunny). Based on feedback received from the District, the 9am to noon period was identified anecdotally as a peak period for pickleball court usage which is consistent with the experience of other facilities reviewed as part of the literature review described in Section 3.1. Table 2.1 below summaries the survey days, times, and locations. Table 2.1: Traffic and Parking Survey Dates and Times Location Date Times 29th Street Thursday, March 31, 2022 9am to noon Hugo Ray Park Thursday, March 31, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Saturday, April 2, 2022 9am to noon Hugo Ray Park Saturday, April 2, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Thursday, April 5, 2022 9am to noon 29th Street Sunday, April 10, 2022 9am to noon 2.1 29th Street Facility For each of the four survey days at the 29" Street pickleball courts, despite the decent spring weather conditions, the usage of the three courts was surprisingly light through the three-hour survey period. Exhibit 2.1 summarizes the observed number of vehicles parked on 29" Street associated with activity on the pickleball courts. It is noted that there is space on the east side of 29" Street fronting the courts for up to 10 vehicles to parallel park. To the point above regarding low usage, for the April 5" and April 10" survey dates there was no pickleball activity(or parking) observed at all through the entire three-hour survey, so the chart displays only the parking demand profiles for the March 31" and April 2nd survey days. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 3 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 7 of 16 Observed Parking Demand 29th Street Pickleball Courts •Wednesday, March 31/22 •Saturday, April 2/22 10 10 parallel parking spaces available on 29th Street 9 8 cn 7 ai s 6 ai -a 5 ai ea 4 a 3 2 1 11111 0 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 2.1 29th Street Pickleball Courts Observed Parking Demand Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 8 of 16 TRANSPOR It is noted that all players arrived by private vehicle; there were no arrivals as a pedestrian, a cyclist, or as a transit user. The parking demand condition observed for the 29" Street facility was a total of 4 parked vehicles with 4 persons associated with the pickleball facility (doubles play on a single court). On the April 2nd survey two additional vehicles were parked at this peak time during the morning survey but both vehicles were associated with people coming to jog in this neighbourhood. With the relatively low amount of pickleball activity observed at the 29" Street facility, Bunt chose to also include a survey of the six-court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver. This survey was conduced on Saturday, April 16th, and involved activity on all 6 courts plus some bystanders waiting to play. This is described more fully in Section 3.2 of the report. 2.2 Hugo Ray Park 2.2.1 Seasonal Use - Park Programming Based on input received by the District (i.e., 2019 facility bookings information), Hugo Ray Park presently operates with four grass soccer fields or alternatively two cricket pitches. Fields 1 and 2 convert to Cricket Pitch 1, and Fields 3 and 4 convert to Cricket Pitch 2. The Spring Season (March through June) is mainly booked for cricket with some t-ball on Wednesday evenings (5-7pm) using Cricket Pitch #1. After school cricket takes place on Monday and Thursday afternoons in April and May. Cricket activity continues through the Summer Season (July/August) on weekday evenings generally between 5:30 and 8:00pm. Saturdays feature cricket on both pitches, with Junior Cricket from 9-1 1 am, and regular play from 1 1:30am to 7:00pm. Cricket Summer Camps are also scheduled and in 2019 took place on July 2nd to 5th, both morning and afternoon. For the Fall and Winter period from September to March, children's U1 1 soccer occurs on weekends and utilizes primarily Fields 1 and 2. 2.2.2 Traffic and Parking Activity (i) Traffic For both the weekday and weekend traffic surveys the observed peak hour was between 10:1 5 - 1 1:1 5am. The observed peak hour traffic volumes at both the Mathers Avenue and 3" Street intersection and the 3" Street access to Hugo Ray Park are summarized in Exhibit 2.2. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 4 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 9 of 16 1`. .:* • ' 10 - 7 iP-4,priiii. -er- .•-• 7 -, .1r' ' I vriN re-;4i, :-jytillei.' firrirw) ..fry. 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Ale , .1. • i ;#...i. • i Exhibit 2.2 Hugo Ray Park - Existing Weekday and Weekend Morning Peak Hour Traffic Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 10 of 16 For the weekday morning peak hour period from 10:1 5-1 1:1 5Am, the observed vehicle traffic was relatively light at 42 vehicles travelling eastbound and 38 vehicles travelling westbound, or on average one vehicle every one to two minutes in either direction. On 3" Street south of Mathers Avenue, the observed vehicle traffic activity was even lower with a total of 13 vehicles southbound and 17 vehicles northbound observed during this one-hour period, or on average one vehicle about every four minutes. For the Saturday morning traffic count on April 2°d, the Mathers Avenue traffic was about one- half of the weekday morning traffic while on 3" Street the Saturday morning peak hour traffic was similar to the weekday morning peak hour condition. (ii) Parking The existing parking supply available within Hugo Ray Park totals 93 spaces including 4 accessible stalls. Exhibit 2.3 summarizes the observed number of vehicles parked at the Hugo Ray Park parking lots. For both survey periods, the observed parking demand in the existing parking lots at Hugo Ray Park identified a remaining available parking supply of about 85 or more parking spaces at the time of day most popular for pickleball activity. Anecdotal information from a passerby in the Park suggested that during the summer period with the cricket pitches in use the parking lots are rarely more than half full which would suggest that 45 or more parking spaces would generally be available both on weekdays and weekends. 3. TRAFFIC & PARKING - PICKLEBALL FACILITIES 3.1 Literature Review An online review of the traffic and parking considerations related to pickleball facilities yielded reference to a number of planning reports commenting on the topic but none that included specific observations and analysis of traffic and parking directly associated with pickleball. At best, there was a reference to the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE)trip and parking rates for tennis courts as a proxy for pickleball. Other reports however cautioned against such comparisons between pickleball and tennis for several reasons including most notably that pickleball is more commonly played as a doubles game, i.e., 2 player a side for a total of 4 on the court whereas tennis more often is played as a singles game with 2 players per court. As well, pickleball games tend to be shorter in duration and this turnover may attract more "bystanders"waiting in queue to obtain the next available court. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 5 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 11 of 16 Hugo Ray Park Observed Parking Demand - Thursday March 31 & Saturday April 2, 2022 •Wednesday, March 31, 2022 •Saturday,April 2, 2022 100 Parking Supply=93 stalls 90 80 vi va) 70 t ai > 60 ai '03 50 a 40 30 20 10 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:45 12:00 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 2.3 Hugo Ray Park - Existing Weekday and Weekend Morning Parking Demand Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment b 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 12 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS Acknowledging the potential limitations of a pickleball comparison to tennis, the ITE trip rate analysis identified a peak hour vehicle traffic generation of between 8-10 vehicles both inbound and outbound (total of 16-20 vehicle trips)for a four-court pickleball facility of the type contemplated for Hugo Ray Park. For parking, this same ITE based analysis likening pickleball to tennis identified a peak parking demand of 11 spaces for a four-court pickleball facility. 3.2 Bunt Surveys 3.2.1 29th Street Despite having programmed four survey days (two weekday morning dates and two weekend morning dates) at the 29th Street pickleball courts in West Vancouver, there was not sufficient activity to produce a meaningful measure of traffic and parking rates for this facility to be used to inform traffic and parking forecasts for the contemplated new four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park. As such, Bunt decided to expand the survey to include a weekend morning measure of activity at the existing six-court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver. 3.2.2 Murdo Frazer The Murdo Frazer pickleball facility features six pickleball courts which operate adjacent to several tennis courts. A small parking lot is available next to this complex as is street parking along Elizabeth Way leading into this area. Exhibit 3.1 summarizes the observed traffic and parking generated by the Murdo Frazer pickleball facility on the morning of Saturday, April 16/22 between 9am and noon. Unlike the 29th Street pickleball facility in West Vancouver, the Murdo Frazer facility with its six pickleball courts was very well utilized on the April 16" survey day with four players already in play at 8:45am using one of the six courts, and by 10:1 5am all six courts in use with 24 players (doubles play on all six courts), and up to 14 bystanders waiting for courts to become available. The peak mid-morning condition with 38 persons involved with pickleball was matched with a peak parking condition of 30 parked vehicles. The peak hour traffic volume was from 9:30am to 10:30 with a total of 23 vehicles including 21 arriving and 2 departing vehicles. On a per court basis, the peak parking demand condition of 30 vehicles translates to 5 vehicles per court and the peak hourly traffic volume translates to 3.8 vehicles of total arriving/departing vehicles per court. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 6 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A - Page 13 of 16 Murdo Frazer Pickleball Courts (6 Court Facility) Observed Traffic and Parking - Saturday, April 16, 2022 MArriving Vehicles MDeparting Vehicles Parking Demand 10 35 �a 9 30 c 8 a.) c 7 25 8:45am-four pickleball 6 players already underway on a� '" ' one of the six available 20 •`—' d ✓ / courts,with four vehicles d 5 parked. d L c 4 10:15am-all six pickleball 15 ca L courts in use with 24 players a Q and several waiting to play. O 3 10 c (a 2 un c 5 'L 1 La I 11111 0 0 9:00 9:15 9:30 9:45 10:00 10:15 10:30 10:45 11:00 11:15 11:30 12:00 Morning Survey Period Exhibit 3.1 Murdo Frazer Park - Observed Pickleball Traffic and Parking Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Facility Transportation Assessment bill 04-22-0107 April 2022 &associates Attachment A- Page 14 of 16 4. HUGO RAY PARK - TRANSPORTATION ASSESSMENT 4.1 Proposed Facility As noted previously, the contemplated pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park will feature four courts, one more than the three courts presently available at the 29" Street facility. 4.2 Traffic Based on the peak hourly traffic rate calculated above for the very actively used Murdo Frazer pickleball courts in North Vancouver (3.8 vehicles per court of combined arriving and departing traffic), the predicted peak condition vehicle traffic for the contemplated four-court Hugo Ray pickleball facility is 15 vehicles per hour during the 9:30 to 10:30am time period. Most of these trips would be arriving vehicles with only a few departing vehicles from players having started their games earlier in the morning. The impact of an additional 15 vehicles per hour on the relatively lightly used Mathers Avenue and 3" Street west during either the weekday or weekend morning periods will be minimal, and no traffic operational/capacity issues will be triggered. 4.3 Parking Based again on the Murdo Frazer pickleball facility observations by Bunt (5 parked vehicles per court), the predicted peak parking demand condition for the contempalted four-court facility at Hugo Ray Park is 20 vehicles. This 20-vehicle demand can be readily accommodated within the surplus available parking at Hugo Ray Park which was observed by Bunt to be about 85 spaces now in March/April, and anecdotally 45 or more spaces during the later spring and summer months when the Hugo Ray Park cricket pitches are in use. The available parking surplus at Hugo Ray Park would be more than sufficient to accommodate the parking anticipated with the planned four pickleball courts, with surplus parking remaining should there be future consideration toward additional pickleball courts beyond the four initially proposed. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 7 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 15 of 16 TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS 5 . CONCLUSIONS The District of West Vancouver retained Bunt &Associates Engineering Ltd. (Bunt) to assess the transportation implications of a contemplated new pickleball facility to be located at Hugo Ray Park. The new facility would feature four pickleball courts. The existing three-court pickleball facility located at 29" Street is to be closed at the end of April 2022. A summary of our key findings is outlined below: (i) The existing 29" street pickleball courts were observed to have very limited use over the four survey days that Bunt was at this facility in late March /early April 2022. For the two weekday mornings and two weekend mornings (all from 9am to noon which align with typical peak activity periods for pickleball), on only two of the four mornings were pickleball players present and this involved doubles play on a single court. (ii) While there are numerous references to planning studies for pickleball facilities, there is very limited information available specific to traffic and parking activity related to pickleball and where there has been some attempt to quantify this activity it has been based on comparisons to the traffic and parking characteristics of tennis facilities. (iii) The existing six court pickleball facility at Murdo Frazer Park in the District of North Vancouver was observed by Bunt to augment our database and was actively in use on the Saturday, April 16/22 survey morning. The peak activity condition for this facility was at 10:1 5 in the morning with 24 players using all six courts (four players per court - doubles play) and another 14 people observed to be waiting for courts to become available. For this peak usage condition, there were a total of 30 parked vehicles and the peak hourly traffic flow was 23 vehicles including 21 arriving and 2 departing trips. On a per court basis, this peak activity period on the survey morning translates to a peak parking demand of 5 vehicles per court and a peak hourly traffic flow (combined inbound and outbound vehicles) of 3.8 vehicles per court. (iv) For the weekday morning period, existing traffic flow on Mathers Avenue leading to Hugo Ray Park, is approximately 40 vehicles per hour both westbound and eastbound which on average is fewer than one vehicle per minute. Weekday morning peak hour traffic on 3" Street south of Mathers Avenue is about half of the Mathers Avenue traffic with an average of about one vehicle every four minutes both northbound and southbound. Weekend morning traffic on Mathers Avenue was observed to be lower than the weekday condition while on 3" Street the weekday and weekend morning traffic volumes were similar. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 8 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx Attachment A- Page 16 of 16 (v) There are presently 93 vehicle parking spaces within Hugo Ray Park. During the weekday and weekend morning survey days in late March and early April, Bunt observed that fewer than 10 of these spaces were in use leaving 85 or more spaces available. For the more active later spring / summer period when the two cricket pitches at Hugo Ray Park are in use, anecdotal information suggests that about half of this 93-stall parking supply is available. (vi) Applying the peak activity parking and traffic rates observed at the six-court Murdo Frazer pickleball facility to the four-court facility contemplated for Hugo Ray Park, the predicted peak parking demand for the morning period at Hugo Ray Park is 20 vehicles, with a peak hourly traffic flow of 15 vehicles (mainly inbound or arriving vehicles). (vii) With the predicted morning peak parking demand of up to 20 vehicles and a predicted morning peak hourly traffic condition of 15 additional vehicle trips added to Mathers Avenue and 3" Street for access to Hugo Ray Park, the planned new four-court pickleball facility at Hugo Ray Park will have negligible traffic impact on nearby streets and the added parking activity can be readily accommodated by the existing parking lots. Even with the added parking and traffic associated with the four proposed pickleball courts factored in, there would still remain additional parking supply to accommodate additional pickeball courts at Hugo Ray Park should this be a future consideration. Hugo Ray Park-Proposed Pickleball Facility I Transportation Assessment I April 28, 2022 9 M:\Operations\Dept BC\Projects\2022\04-22-01 07 Hugo Ray Park Pickleball Courts\5.0 Deliverables\5.2 Final Report\20220422_042201 07_RPTv1.2.docx ATTACHMENT 4 o„LA E 0 MEETING SUMMARY IV O Monday, April 17, 2023 6:00 —8:00 p.m. REOy Oak Creek Elementary School Gymnasium 55 Kingsgate Rd, Lake Oswego TO: Neighborhood Association Chairs DATE: April 27, 2023 RECORDED BY: Kyra Haggart, Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation CITY STAFF PRESENT: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager Robin Krakauer, Communication and Sponsorships Coordinator Brenda Falson, Administrative Support ATTENDEES PRESENT: 101 Subject:Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting(PA 23-0009) Staff Presentation • Kyra Haggart introduced City staff present and provided an overview of the meeting agenda. • Kyra Haggart presented the project background, including the recent closure of the courts at George Rogers Park, the Site Suitability Study and Task Force process, and the options that have been considered to-date. • Kyra Haggart described the process for exploring pickleball at Westlake Park, which have included a pre-application conference, and the initiation of a traffic study, a parking study, and a sound study conducted by qualified consultants. She provided an overview of the methodologies used to conduct the studies, and noted that results would likely be available the last week of April. • Kyra Haggart described the next steps in the process, including the special City Council meeting scheduled for May 9, and the process of submitting a land use application to the City for review by the Development Review Commission. II. Questions and Responses • Question:Just a point of clarification, this meeting is for those who are going to be directly impacted by the proposal, correct?So, it's not for advocates to make positive comments who are not directly impacted by the development that's being proposed? Response: Kyra Haggart noted that the meeting was open to the general public and that anyone from the community could attend, but that the primary purpose of holding a neighborhood meeting is to make sure that the people who live near to where the project is proposed, and who will be most impacted, have an opportunity to come and learn about the project and share their comments. She added that Neighborhood Meetings are required by the land use process to provide written notice to property owners within 300 feet of the proposed development. • Question: We have a study from George Rogers about the sound and how affects people. Is it now an actual real-life study?And then, has anyone thought about the firemen have to sleep within a hundred feet of these cause shouldn't someone be studying that? 1 Response: Kyra Haggart noted that there was a study conducted for the courts at George Rogers Park, but noted that the previous study used standards that the neighborhood felt were not representative of the impact of the sound on a residential neighborhood. She added that there is currently no noise ordinance in Lake Oswego that would limit sound to a certain threshold. She stated that the firm the City has hired to conduct this sound study has extensive experience with pickleball specifically. Kyra Haggart also stated that the firehouse is being analyzed as part of that study and sound impacts to the firemen are being considered. • Question: There are two things you didn't mention that possibly should be included. One is there's a children's park right next to the typical park in the Old Town and I see there's also one here. There's also I believe a picnic area next to it. So how do you guys listen input from those people? Response: Kyra Haggart noted that most people who frequent those areas live in the neighborhood near the park and would have been invited. She added that there are signs up at multiple locations in the park that have information about the neighborhood meeting and a QR code that will take you to the project website if you want to submit a comment that way. • Question: Will we have access to these studies before that May 9th meeting so that we will be able to see what the results have been actually before that meeting? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the meeting packet comes out one week before the meeting. • Question:It seems like there's an assumption that with the two tennis courts that the same number of people are going to be playing. In other words, in pickleball there's typically four people per court plus people waiting, but that's not the case typically with tennis, which is more singles. So, it sounds like the assumption in the amount of traffic is that you're undercounting when you're only counting the number of tennis players for two tennis courts. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the parking study was using a rate of five parked vehicles per court, which is higher than the rate usually used for tennis at 2.97. She added that the study increased the rate to account for the fact that people usually play doubles in pickleball and that the rate of play is faster, and that number is based on recent count data available from other communities. Kyra Haggart also noted that the analysis could be verified by taking actual counts from other court in the region, but that the counts would need to wait until the weather improved to account for peak use. • Question:And then what about the turnover?So, there's every hour and a half, every hour, there's turnover of players, you've got more people playing, you've got that many cars coming in and that many cars coming out and they're going to overlap. Is that taken into account in this study? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the rate used in the study accounts for turnover of players. She added that the turnover rate is something that would be verified through the actual counts and described how counts are conducted. • Question: Can the agency that is going to do the study compare the noise that was recorded with their data from other studies in other parts of the country? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that they could compare data to other communities, and clarified that the firm conducting the sound study for Westlake Park had a lot of sound data Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 2 from other communities and pickleball projects that they use to model other projects across the country. • Question:I would argue the fact that most of the traffic that we have now that play tennis is foot traffic and bicycle traffic. There's not no cars or spaces as it sits now. When you have a party down in the picnic area, and then obviously the soccer and the baseball, and some different things like that, it's going to be impossible to have five cars per court at any given time. This is going to be ongoing from to sun up to sun down and I just wonder where those parking spaces are going to come from. Because they're not going to be up and around the fire department, or down Bunick. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that that the study will take into account all of the existing uses at that park in addition to the net new pickleball courts. • Question:Back to the noise study, I understand that they'll be doing the noise analysis for standard criteria and they'll be doing professional evaluation of what they believe levels will be versus what they think is acceptable. Will they also, if they determine that it's un acceptable, be doing any sort of a preliminary mitigation effort, and if not, why not? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that part of the scope is to prepare a sound mitigation plan based on the predicted noise levels, and also assess how well they think that noise mitigation would work. • Question:And essentially the criteria is their professional evaluation since the city doesn't have a noise ordinance? Response: Kyra Haggart confirmed that the standards would be based on the firm's professional expertise in pickleball noise. • Question: One of the biggest differences between George Rogers and Westlake is that the Westlake courts are lit and so there's the capability for night play. If this goes through, would it be the intention of the parks department to allow pickleball at night under the lights? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the park hours are 6 am to 10 pm and that reduced hours would need to be a conversation between the Parks & Recreation Department and the neighbors about programming. • Question: There's actually been a lot of articles in national literature about the noise of pickleball and how irritating it is to every community where the city is building it. So, why is Westlake different from George Rogers? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that the primary difference is the distance between the courts and the nearest homes. She stated that the courts at George Rogers Park were less than 50 feet from the nearest homes. She added that the firm the city has hired to do the sound study has published articles in which they state that 150 feet is usually the minimum distance you can get to if you install sound mitigation appropriately, which is why that was the criteria that was used when the city conducted the citywide search. Kyra Haggart stated that the courts at Westlake Park are just barely under that, and the nearest home is about 149 feet from the courts, and the firehouse is about 98 feet. • Question:Has there been any consideration given that the school drop off that happens before school?Because I live right around the corner from the school and when there are cars on this side and cars on the other side, you can barely get through.And we already have an overflow of people using the park during the summer and any festivals or any kind Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 3 tournaments or anything, the traffic is already so horrendous in there. They're coming up into our neighborhood park. Response: Kyra Haggart noted that the intersection with the school was within the general area of the park and would likely be included in the traffic study, but added that she would confirm with the traffic engineer. • Question:Have you looked at the demographics of who plays pickleball?And the reason I'm asking is, what times of day can we expect all this to be going on?And then you also said there will be overlap with people watching the kids play ball and they go play and then they'll go play football. Well that would tie into what are the demographics?Do we have a lot of younger people playing pickleball or is it all older people like retirees who have that possibility of playing all d all day long? Response: Kyra Haggart confirmed that based on the city's recent survey the majority of people playing pickleball in Lake Oswego are older. • Question:Is the City or the Parks Department obligated by some contract law to provide pickleball courts? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that there is no contract or law requiring the City's Parks & Recreation Department to provide pickleball courts. • Question: We've talked about traffic, we've talked about noise, but at our last meeting here, there was a realtor that indicated that property values would be impacted negatively. It's going to be hard to quantify how much, but the City is trying to prevent having to spend $900,000 to build new courts, and yet we have 30 homes that are devalued by$25,000 to $50,000 or are hard to sell.Anything that's on pickleball in the news is negative and anybody that's thinking about buying a house, they don't want to buy one that's near pickleball. Response: Kyra Haggart noted that real estate impacts would be challenging to quantify and stated that there was not a real estate analysis being conducted as part of this project. • Question: Why do we have to provide pickleball?Especially when you said just a minute ago that you want to be good neighbors. Obviously, the neighborhood does not feel that that would be being a good neighbor for all the reasons we've talked about, traffic, noise, our homes, our happiness, kids walking by. So why is the City pursuing this even though the whole neighborhood is losing faith in the City and sort of feel like we're being bamboozled, or sacrificed?And so why is that? Why is it necessary to provide pickleball?Why is it a God- given right to have pickleball? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that it is part of the mission of the Parks & Recreation Department to provide access to recreation, and the reason the City wants to provide pickleball is the same reason they want to provide tennis, or soccer, or any other sport: because it gets people outside and it gets people active. • Question:Did the recreation center have no extra area to put pickleball courts? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the gymnasium in the new recreation and aquatic center would be striped for three or four courts. • Question:In conjunction with the obligatory purpose for Lake Oswego to supply pickleball to the community, they failed to design it into Rassekh Park. We, the George Rogers Park neighbors, were letting our unhappiness be known well before Rassekh Park was designed Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 4 and they failed to put it into that plan. It's a new park, and there's a skatepark right next to it too, which is very nice. Why is that the case there? Response: Kyra Haggart shared that the plan for Rassekh Park would include an athletic field, a playground area, a picnic shelter, and a skatepark and stated that there was no additional room for pickleball courts in addition to those amenities. • Question:As a taxpayer in the neighborhood that has the tennis courts, the last time I was at George Rogers you're on 43 and then left and then you're at the pickleball courts, right?So, you don't have to drive into a neighborhood, you're not by/5 attracting Tigard or whatever else.And last time I was at George Rogers you look left there's houses, and right there's woods, right?And there's no mitigation effort that solved that problem at George Rogers. Westlake is 10 times worse, more people impacted than at George Rogers, if proper mitigation was done at George Rogers.And we have elevation going up, like this gentleman explained to us last neighborhood meeting, the engineer, way up. I don't talk decibels, I just talk repetitive pain in the ass noise.And if you're out watching pickleball, whatever the decibels are, is it annoying?Yes or no?So, these sound studies that keep coming up,just go out and play with six people, and do you want to live by it?Yes or no?And do not get into decibels and more taxpayer's money for these studies that we already know the answer, as what we said before. There are many studies nationwide that are having the same issues and I just read an article, the worst thing that parks can do is take existing tennis courts and retrofit them thinking that's a proper place for pickleball. Taking tennis and retrofitting it is absolutely the worst and the most expensive for sound mitigation. It has to be built correctly and planned.And nobody's against pickleball here. Like you said, it's a great sport,fast growing, but it has to be done right. It has to be done in the right location. Even indoors. They can play from 5:00 AM as this lady said, a lot of retired people, I'm up early already and I'm not retired yet, but at 5:30 they're getting active. So, I just think common sense here should be used. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question: These three studies are going to be a major focus of your decision, and you've said you would provide them to the general public. Is there a window that we would be allowed to look at it,for example, if we disagree with the parking study where we're allowed to say to get a second assessment to provide additional information, or once you get these studies, is a decision made?Do we have a window to provide you input to possibly change your mind as opposed to taking the next step, which none of us want to get into? We want to give you the proper input before it advances to arguing our case. Response: Kyra Haggart noted that there would be a window for additional input once the studies are completed, and noted that at this point a decision has not been made and the City has not submitted a land use application. She added that the next step in the process would be to share the results of the studies at the May 9 City Council meeting and that the staff report with the summaries would be available one week before the meeting and that the community would have the opportunity to review those and provide input at City Council. • Question:So, this is actually an environmental issue also. I love Westlake Park and noise from the concerts comes up. I can hear it as good in my backyard as I can down at the park. And every morning I get up during the summer and I open all our windows and let the cold air in so I don't have to run my air conditioning all the time. Now I'm not going to be able to Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 5 do that. So, you're saying that that is correct?That kind of noise is going to affect not only of my property values, but the cost of keeping my house livable. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question:So, you've obviously spent time with Spendiarian & Willis, I mean I've spent a lot of time on their website and that 150 feet, and this is kind of just to educate everybody, the 150 foot line that they talk about is with true mitigation, okay?Which is not just an acoustic fence, which is what they have at George Rogers.So, my question to you is when Spendiarian & Willis come back and they say you need to put up concrete walls that are this high that are necessary to prevent this noise from leaching out to the higher homes, to the north and to the east and to the south, I mean all around, right?When they give you that mitigation plan, is it the intention of Parks& Recreation to follow that?Or is there a chance that you guys are going to say, no, that's too expensive, we're just going to proceed with the cheap option, which doesn't really do the job. Response: Kyra Haggart responded that Parks & Recreation would not pay to install mitigation that the City knows is not going to be effective based on the results of the Spendiarian &Willis study. • Question: Why is the City not taking property values into consideration?You should know that once this goes through I just lost, I think they were saying, $100,000 per house. There are 130 houses, so if you multiply that number by 130 that would actually be more than what you'd have to spend on converting the courts.So why does the City not give this consideration?And second, I think there's a sense that the neighborhood tennis courts are for people in the neighborhood to use. There are many tennis players here, why should we convert for the minority that are pickleball players from other places who don't even pay taxes here? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the intention would be for the pickleball courts to be a facility that anyone in the city could use, similar to how if you formerly lived in another neighborhood but you wanted to play pickleball you'd have to go to George Rogers. She added that the City recognizes that there are a lot of people who live in Westlake and play tennis at Westlake Park. • Question:At the last meeting somebody indicated that as many as 30%of the people who play pickleball here don't live in the city and don't pay taxes here. But also, are you guys taking into account that Westlake, as opposed to George Rogers, is right off of 15 and right off of 217,so it will draw many more people from other cities than George drivers did,just by nature of how easy it is to access? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that Parks & Recreation does not have data on how many people who play pickleball in Lake Oswego live inside the city. • Question: What about the firefighters?They have to sleep in the daytime. They're going to be impacted. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the sound study would consider the impacts to the fire station in addition to homes. • Question:In taking a look at these studies, particularly the sound study, does Parks& Recreation have a dollar threshold for how much they're willing to go to the City Council with to abate the sound?Because some of the published reports from your contractor have indicated that houses within 350 feet, which there's 27 and a lot of those owners are here Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 6 now, require more than just simple mitigation efforts and cost can be quite high. When you go to the City Council on May 9th, are you going to have a dollar threshold, like this mitigation is going to cost$500,000,should we do it or not? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that Parks & Recreation did not have a specific threshold but noted that if the cost for mitigation was$500,000 they would need to give that careful consideration. She added that the intention of exploring this project over building new courts was primarily due to the lower cost of converting existing courts compared to building new ones. • Question: Can you tell us the cost of these studies? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the cost of the sound study is$2,250 and the cost of the traffic and parking studies together is$11,000. • Question:Is there any studies that the community supports this,for example, the study I'm looking at here looks like there's maybe a couple, two, three people that really want to have this game in their backyard, and the rest of the people who live here don't, so is anyone doing that studying?If not, why not?And do we even know?How are we going to report how many? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that a count of how many people attended the meeting would be available from the sign-in sheets, and that an audio recording was capturing the comments and questions that would be put into a written summary of the meeting. She added that the comment board activity would also capture written comments, and that the project website has a comment form. • Question:So, could we take a vote? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that no formal decisions would be made at the neighborhood meeting. • Question:I appreciate that we all get come here and have a voice, but as a parent, I have two kids who are now in junior high and high school, but I once had very small children. I wouldn't have been able to come to this meeting because I would be at home taking care of my children. So, there's a bit of an equity issue here. We're assuming that everyone in the neighborhood who has a say is actually able to come to the meeting or to go to the City Council, to take the time to do that. So, I just want to highlight that it would be much more appropriate if the City were to spend more money to actually allow all neighborhood people to have an official voice rather than those of us who have the freedom and the ability to come to a meeting like this. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the land use process required holding the neighborhood meeting between 6:00 and 8:00 PM and added that Parks & Recreation would try to identify other opportunities for people to comment, such as the comment form on the website. • Question: The Garages on Lower Boones Ferry has put in an application with a permit for pickleball courts and when I last talked to them, they said the City is not giving them those permits. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that The Garages is located in the City of Tualatin. • Question:Are any of the decisionmakers going to be listening to this recording? Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 7 Response: Kyra Haggart responded that the meeting summary from the audio transcription would be included in the record and that a summary of public engagement to date would be included in the staff report at the May 9 City Council meeting. • Question:For the people that are for pickleball, how are you verifying that they're actually the people that live in the houses that are impacted?Or are you, because you're saying we have records back there,people that signed in, but how do we know if the people are actually in one of the houses that could be affected or they just want pickleball? Response: Kyra Haggart noted that the sign-in sheets included a column about what neighborhood people who attended were coming from but that it was challenging to verify that. • Question:A two-part question. I guess one, I'd love to know the cost that was put into sound mitigation, the studies, everything that was done at George Rogers Park. I'd like to know the cost that I've never been able to hear a dollar figure on that.And just in that it's similar because they're going to take two courts here and convert them to six pickleball courts the same.And number two, the sound mitigation green acoustic fence that they put around the courts there acts more as a megaphone than it does. It's not sound absorption.Absorptive is what we've heard.And they had removed the rear panel on the back of the fence and when if anybody was in there playing, which they're locked up, you would walk back there. You could not believe the sound that was being thrust to the south of those quarts. So, they couldn't give the right sound mitigation. That's a lot of money spent and wasted. They just didn't go through proper protocol, not for one meeting before they install these too. I want you guys to understand that you guys are lucky you're getting this. You need to fight it and stop it. It's a waste of money. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question:How do you decide that the fire station is treated like a house when they're there for 24 hours a day?Just last night 1 heard the fire engine. They're very courteous, they're very responsible, they don't make any noise, you have to be awake to know something happened. It's my understanding that firefighters work 24-hour shifts. So, they're sleeping at all kinds of odd hours of the day and night and I think we lose sight of the fact that when you need them, they're there and they respond to your need. So, it seems like treating it as an ordinary house really is kind of almost unethical. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the sound study was treating the firehouse as a residence in terms of the acceptable noise levels, not necessarily the time of day. • Question: What is the actual cost that you're estimating to do this project? What is the budget forecast? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the estimate for installing new fence to fill the gap, resurfacing and restriping the courts, and installing new netting and net poles was$62,000. • Question: Take 62,000 and then take the impact to the real estate to all the homeowners within there. There's an opportunity cost they got to consider the city is going to be facing some liabilities. It's going to be serious. I mean we're not here to waste your time or are. So, take that into consideration. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 8 • Question:Have you ever considered converting, even partially, the Lake Oswego Tennis Center, which is indoors?We all know that indoor is the best soundproofing that costs no money. Why are you not considering that? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that one of the reasons that Westlake Park was considered is because it offers free access to recreation, whereas the Tennis Center is a paid facility. She added that there would be several indoor courts in the new recreation center available for members to use. • Question: Why do we have to give people free access to pickleball? Why is it a right? Response: Kyra Haggart shared that Parks & Recreation has heard from many community members that having access to pickleball in their city is important, and noted that other communities have heard that as well. • Question:If it's so great, then why don't you put a court in every park? We just have one court in the park and do it in every park so that then people will walk to it. The neighbors that are going to play there live in the neighborhood, they're not going to be driving in from all over. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their suggestion. • Question:Looking forward to your May 9 meeting downtown, that's a culmination of these studies that will be done by that point and reported to City Council.And it's at 3:00 PM in the afternoon. So, people are working, people are busy, whatever the case may be. What's the process after that point? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the study results would be shared at the May 9 City Council meeting and that Parks & Recreation would not be moving forward with the project until they receive policy direction to do so. She added that if the direction was to move forward then Parks & Recreation would submit a land use application to the Planning Department,which would be reviewed by the Development Review Commission through a public hearing process. She also added that if the Development Review Commission decision was appealed it would go back to City Council to decide, and if that decision was appealed it would go to the Land Use Board of Appeals. • Question: Who has the exclusive authority to sign the application? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the Parks & Recreation Department would be applicant in that they would be signing and submitting a land use application. She added that the Development Review Commission would decide whether or not to approve or deny the project based on the application. • Question: Who is the decision maker deciding to proceed with the application? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the decision to proceed with the application would be based on City Council direction. • Question:And that decision may or may not occur at the May 9th meeting? Response: Kyra Haggart stated that the decision to submit a land use application may or may not occur on May 9, and clarified that the May 9 meeting would be a discussion of the results of the study. • Question: Will you tender a recommendation to the Council? Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 9 Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the staff report would be presenting the results of the studies for discussion rather than a recommendation. • Question:Does the Council have a sense of the hostility of the neighborhood toward the project?Are they aware that this is not what the neighborhood wants? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that staff have been keeping a record of comments from the community that would be shared with City Council. She added that City Council has been hearing from many neighborhood residents regarding their thoughts on the proposed project during the public testimony portion of regular Council meetings. • Question:I'm wondering why are we here?Because you did George Rogers, we paid to convert that to ball. We paid for mitigation. We've now paid or are going paid to convert these courts. We're now paying for studies that we know are going to tell us that it's too noisy. Nobody in the neighborhood wants it. You're saying$60,000. We all know that doesn't include the mitigation.So, we've got costs for the studies that to me just sound stupid. I mean, we just know what's going to come back. We're going to have to pay to convert them. We're going to have to pay to mitigate them.And then are we going to have to pay to put them back to tennis courts?And I don't know if you know but at Mountain Park Rec Center they converted, and I believe it was less than 48 hours that they had to shut them down. So, this just doesn't seem like rocket science. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question: Obviously everybody's upset, and reasonably so.And we're all talking about the cost, the cost, the cost. But nobody's come out and said, really, the human cost and the mental health cost, how it's going to impact us from a real mental health standpoint. I think that should be, by far, top of the list for any study, is that impact.And unless the study is done all the way through the neighborhood, because there are those who live a few blocks away, and like they're saying, the sound travels so significantly and I don't know how far they're studying, but you have enormous numbers of people who will have real human suffering.And 1 don't mean just annoyance, I mean suffering.A repetitive noise like that, and nobody's even talking about how significant that is. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the sound study would address the impacts of the repetitiveness of the sound as part of their analysis. • Question:But you're saying you don't have anything to compare it to if there's no noise ordinance already in place in Lake Oswego, what are you using as the barrier for what the human person, what's the basis for how you determine if that's an acceptable level or not? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the firm hired to conduct the sound study would make a recommendation regarding a threshold for what is an acceptable level of noise and that the City would rely on their expertise. • Question:Spendiarian & Willis have on their website where it talks about how this high impact sound has to be elevated by like 12 decibels because just the high pitch impact is very annoying to the human ear. So, I actually have quite a bit of confidence that what we get back from Spendiarian& Willis is going to look at what the norms are across the country. And then, the lady back here asked about how can we vote on this?And it's a policy decision, right?The next opportunity to vote, if this doesn't go our way, is November 2024 when the mayor and three City Councilors are up. Okay?This is how George Rogers got shut down. It's a process.So, I think we just need to recognize that this can be a very long fight, because 1 don't think we're going to stop going to the City Council if this gets shoved down our throats Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 10 in a way that impacts our neighborhood and our property values, we're not going to sit down for it. So, we just need to understand that we need to be going to every City Council meeting, let the City leaders know that we're not going to take this lying down.And if it gets shoved down our throats, that's just the start of the fight. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment and reminded attendees that the City Council would discuss pickleball at the May 9 meeting. • Question:I would like to say that I moved to Westlake in 2008 and parking was very light, traffic was very light. I'd take my dog for a walk and you might see another dog walker, maybe an occasional little league game. Now you've got soccer,soccer camps, you've got people waiting to play tennis and a queue in the stands to play tennis. Tennis is very popular when the sun is out and the weather is decent. You've got baseball, you've got softball, and a ton of families coming into Westlake Park because it's safe in the climate we're in now they come to Westlake with the park with the rides for the kids. Sunday, there was nothing going on in the fields and it was 75%filled, the parking lot.So, I'm going to save you a lot of money on your traffic study.Another comment, I think it is a total insult to the best fire department in the city. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question:I was just wondering about something that hasn't been addressed about young people who can't be here or maybe older people who can't be here. Is there a way for all of those people to get their opinions to the City Council? Response: Kyra Haggart shared that people could submit comments through the comment form on the project website, and added that people could also provide written testimony to City Council as opposed to attending the meetings in person or online. She also noted that if a land use application was submitted there would be an opportunity to comment on that application as well. • Question: Can you get something out to all the people in this community to let them know that they have that choice? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that staff have been getting the word out by posting signs at the park in English and Chinese that include a QR code to the project website; advertising the project on the main Parks & Recreation webpage; and reaching out to the Neighborhood Association representatives. She added that staff would welcome other ideas or suggestions on how to get the word out. An attendee suggested advertising the project in the Hello LO newsletter. • Question: The City Council meetings are like three o'clock or four o'clock, which is right around the time of school getting out, I'm usually running around trying to get my kids, people are working.And so, I just don't think that's a reasonable time for people to express their comments.And so, I'm wondering is it possible for the City Council members to actually come in person and meet us. They should be here. Response: Kyra Haggart stated that she would note in the meeting summary that community members felt the time of the City Council meetings made it challenging to express their comments. • Question:Is there anything being done to stop someone that loves pickleball from putting on an app to all their friends that live in North Portland that all want to come in common?Is Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 11 there anything that actually stop outsiders from making it seem like this is a divided room when it's not? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that she had reviewed the comments received to-date and that the majority of them were not supportive of the project. • Question:I had a neighbor express concern that the sound engineer will not physically come to this area to see it when they make their assessment. Is that correct? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the sound study was being conducted using a computer model that uses pickleball sound data from across the country and accounts for factors such as distance,topography, and home elevations. • Question:I do want to say, this is a free country. That's what the City Council is for. You all are perfectly capable of writing your own letter and putting it in your own voice and the more mail and email that you personally send, the bigger impact it has. We can't expect the Parks Department to be our voice. If you really care, write your own letter. That will make a much bigger impact than relying on someone else to be your voice. This is always your right and your obligation to know what the City Council is doing.And it's quite fortunate that we don't have much to complain about, we are actually quite happy. We've never gotten really mad about something so they may not have understood that we're really capable of motivating each other and getting something done. So, don't turn your back on your civic duty, write a letter. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question: Clarifying questions for letters being on the record for this process, you have a link on the city website that's on the project for pickleball, and you also have a way to submit a letter to City Council. Which place is the one that will go on the record for this land use process? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that comments submitted via the comment form on the project website would be included as an attachment to the land use application. She also described how to find the project page with the comment form from the city website, and added that the Neighborhood Meeting signs at the park include a QR code that will take you directly to the project page. • Question: Okay. There's, there's a lot of history here you guys. There's a Lake Oswego Pickleball Club. I don't know if some of you know about it. That's how this all kind of began at George Rogers Park and a lot of people that play there, I've spoken to them. I live 90 feet from the courts,for 35 years. Never complained until pickleballs started being hit at my house. It's water torture to your brain. It's horrible. So, hello Pickleball Club. They will fight. We started as four people, we're here tonight. They never in a million years will stop and you have to shut them down. They are so mad at us. They hate us. They've done vandalism directed at us. I can show you if you want to see it. They've been rude to us, to our faces, while we work in our yard, and so we started as four then we were eight, then we were 12, then we were 20. Cause we're little tiny Old Town Neighborhood with a little tiny, we can't get a lot bigger.And we fought it and we won. You guys need to fight because it sucks bad and 1 know I've said this, but we got cheered on by some other people from another community and that helped us win. How long did it take?Oh,five years. It ruined our lives for five years. You guys don't let it go that far. It was horrible and 1 would not want your job for anything, but you have to fight this you guys, I'm serious. It's a lot more history than you can comprehend. We can give it to you.A lot of our neighbors who were adamant players, Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 12 every single day, all day.As soon as they realized it was doing harm to us, the neighbors, they quit. Is that a beautiful thing or what?We don't harm other humans who need to live in their home and enjoy their life in their yard. People were showing up at six o'clock in the morning. Talk about opening your windows up. I don't have air conditioning. We sleep with our windows open and our life was ruined until they finally locked the courts.So, keep fighting. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment. • Question:I just wanted to bring up that Portland has just built pickleball courts, and that was in the Oregonian a couple of weeks ago I think. So, they're indoors.And why doesn't the City go really investigate that option, because to me that seems like the really obvious answer for this problem. Because, I like pickleball, and we should find a way to provide pickleball without destroying the community. Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that The People's Courts project in North Portland was being led by a private developer who already owned that piece of industrial land with a large building on it, and noted that if the City owned or could find a similar piece of property that would be worth exploring. • Question:Have you collaborated with West Linn on any options, because they're having the same issue, and could the two cities get together and they might have land that we could share? Response: Kyra Haggart responded that staff had not engaged West Linn in conversations about collaborating on courts, and thanked the attendee for their suggestion. • Question:In talking with Lou, and actually a couple other guys who are more engineering focused, they've indicated that even putting up like a gabion wall, if you know what that is, at George Rogers because there's only that one side that is really exposed and having some wing walls, it would be—and I'm not throwing George Rogers under the bus by the way—but the mitigation at that location is probably a lot less expensive if someone were to look at it and do it right. It sounds like though, that the policy ship has sailed and that no consideration is being given to that as an alternative in this process. Is that a correct statement? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that a policy decision was made to remove pickleball from George Rogers Park and that staff were working to convert the courts back to tennis in the coming months. She added that if the courts were to be proposed to be re-converted back to pickleball in the future it would likely require a land use process similar to the process for Westlake. • Question: You guys should do a study on how many people play tennis[at Westlake]during the spring and summer on those courts, people waiting in the stands to get their play time. It's extremely busy. So, you're going to ace them out, all the people that play tennis.And there's, I think, more people from Westlake that play tennis there than people driving in from other areas to play pickleball. You've got a very busy court there. Response: Kyra Haggart thanked the attendee for their comment and confirmed that Parks & Recreation staff were aware that the Westlake tennis courts are very well used by the community. • Question:In the pre-app application process were the hours that were proposed 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week?That's what I've heard. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 13 Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that the hours of operation for all parks are 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM seven days a week, and that would be the starting point for discussing hours of operation. She noted that staff would want to have a conversation with the neighbors regarding hours if the project moved forward. • Question:Somebody mentioned that they were developing indoor courts somewhere near Boones Ferry. Why aren't you collaborating with them? Response: Kyra Haggart clarified that The Garages was located in Tualatin and that they did not have a permit to construct courts at this time. • Question:If this were approved and the quality of life was intolerable for the firemen, is there funding to modify the firehouse? Response: Kyra Haggart noted that the firehouse was part of the sound analysis and if the study indicated that there were impacts to that building then mitigation would be designed to address those impacts. • Question: The fire department, having been our chief for 11 years, you have a wonderful fire department, but 1 wouldn't give a lot of credit to using them as the reason not to build this, as they are City employees, of which only a handful live in the city, and they don't sleep during the day when most of the pickleball will be played. So, it'll be distracting, I believe. I'm not speaking for the fire department, I've been gone since 2016. But thank you so much for your comments about the fire department. But 1 don't think that's going to be the reason they don't do this, because of the firefighters. III. COMMENT BOARD ACTIVITY Attendees were invited to write their comments about the proposed project and post them on comment boards with the following four categories: noise, parking, traffic, and other. MI Ill 7 y- - I tit • ` • %, e. I ' IMe I 1 1 - .,< :_k trthi _ . 4 4' .1 11 :7 li 7 K 4- 1, I Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 14 Noise Comments: • Indoor only just like Squash and Racquetball • Need to create a noise ordinance • Legal .... For noise pollution...quality of life • You can't mitigate sound within 100or 150 feet. Even at further distance, mitigation will be too expensive. • How are we supposed to work from home? • How are kids supposed to do homework? • How are babies supposed to nap? • Noise is the worst issue and the hardest one to measure • The constant noise would be a health issue—make it an indoor sport! • My home is elevated. How will sound be blocked/ mitigated uphill? • Very young children being exposed to noise for prolonged period of time • Questioning why any reasonable person would place pickleball near homes. Be bold City Council and say LO doesn't have a suitable location for this sport currently. • We don't need noise in this neighborhood. • Definition of insanity=doing the same thing and expecting a different result! • This impacts more people in Westlake than George Rogers. Moving the problem and wasting time/effort and money. • My home's front door has line of sight directly to the courts. Noise disturbance is expected to be significant, for my home office, my spouse's home office and our child's bedroom.The noise would also render my LO City Business licensed small business impossible in my home office, possibly putting me out of business. • Not only the Westlake neighborhood get impacted by the noise, Mt Park neighbors will also be affected because of the elevation.Trust me, you can hear tennis going on in summer even you are near Touchstone. • Crazy making. Look what it did to the people at George Rogers. • NO NOISE • I work from home and have many online meetings, the sound will be very distracting! • Repetitive noise is annoying for walkers, homes near by and those using the park • I would like to write a letter on the website and send it to you. I will show my strong protest in that letter—Tom Zachaviah, Amherst Court LO. • I am a 13 year old 8th grader, close to a 9th grader.The loud noise would affect my study habits and scores on homework. I do not like this unfairness. • Noise will bother firemen. • The noise problems associated with the pickleball are well documented and studied. It is not a noise that belongs near homes, apartments, any human dwelling. So this means that it simply is not LIVABLE there is NO business case that can justify this and it literally will ruin lives, daily living, and person/family finances. NOTHING can possibly justify this. • No pickleball at Westlake. We do not need to provide free Pickleball • Show the Firemen some respect! • Too much noise • How will my kids nap/sleep at night with the constant noise? • Strongly against Wack-Wack noise!!! • Our autistic child's bedroom faces toward the park.They will not be able to live with this. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 15 • Please do not take our tennis courts away by converting them to pickleball. I am concerned about the noise making it unpleasant to live nearby and reducing property value! I am also concerned about the increase in traffic. • Would not be able to function during the day or enjoy my yard. Cannot mitigate without mega bucks. • I live right above and on the northside of the park, I realize parks are noisy but there's a difference in activities and breaks in between. • Noise levels can not be mitigated by creating outdoor courts. • Moving a problem is not solving a problem • Noise travelling up the hillside across the street from the fire station. • The most important issue is the cost to our sanity.The thought of all day long repetive noise is truly frightening. I moved to this area from downtown Portland because of the noise.To be pursuing this pickleball court development when the negative impacts are known is dereliction of the responsibility of the duties of civic leadership. • pickleball courts are clearly not wanted in Westlake especially after the George Rogers controversy • mt 4 year old's SLEEP • My home is 125 feet away from the courts. I work from home.The noise will impact my job, my quality of life, and my sleep. • Sound • What about our pets!!! Can you imagine their discomfort with such noise. • Do the right thing! You're spending bad money after bad...lf you don't have the money, pause the project till you do....Making us pay isn't right! We are Lake Oswego too! • What about the babies who try to sleep in the day—toddler naps? Parking Comments: • Where will overflow go?! In my Front Yard! Stop! • Parking is already a problem • Parking is a big problem already • No Parking!!Traffic already significant on Melrose.Traffic is already an issue on Melrose in the mornings and afternoons on school days. Parking, in addition, is non existent on busy spring and summer soccer, baseball season.The overflow is already an issue in that the townhouse streets have less than one street spot per house. • Sunday 4/16/23 RAIN 5:30. One soccer game had 20+cars parked on Bunick St.What's our neighborhood look like w/ baseball, soccer, pickleball & basketball being played? Don't do this to our neighborhood. Don't do this to my home! • Parking issue games neighborhood walkability • Not enough street parking spaces • Impacts parking for other uses • 24 players per hour will fill up lot and surrounding streets, even with no other events • The east side parking spots will be swamped with pickleballer vehicles, forcing others onto the streets. • People park in areas that are restricted at times • Using the playground with small children will be hard to access parking if pickle ball users take the parking • Parking is already an issue with current use, as cars spill out onto Bunick and Melrose.The influx of pickleballers will make a bad situation even worse. Other users will be crowded out. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 16 • I live one block from Westlake Park and during baseball and concerts my streets are littered with cars.This cannot happen all day long 7 days per week. • Parking. Because one session of pickle ball can support 6 x 4= 24 players at once, which is 3 times of tennis (4 on each of the 2 courts),we will have many more cars, which will eventually interfere with other regular activities (soccer, baseball, e.g.) as well. It not only affect tennis players but everyone who lives in Westlake. • Pickleball at Westlake Park is NOT free! It may be complimentary to the athletes, but it is 100%funded by our neighborhood.The cost: - 100K+ property value, -diminished quality of life, - mental health! Don't do this to our neighborhood!! • Concerns parking • PB players will be parking in our neighborhood! • Where do you play to park the overflow? Do you plan on furthering the burden on neighbors? • Parking is ALREADY a problem! Adding to it is unacceptable • Parking study must include peak parking needs...not the average parking of 5 spaces per pickleball court.The GRP courts used a reservation system where the peak parking occurs at time slot changes which is double that of when playing. • 5 cars per court is an unrealistically low estimate of parking space demand, especially with waiting players and constant turnover. Traffic Comments: • This is a family/ residential neighborhood with hundreds of school age children walking and riding bikes to and around the park to get to school,take a school bus, or play. Any increase in traffic is a safety issue for hundreds of children who live, school, and play here.The park's parking lot is literally a morning school bus stop. • Traffic concerns • If there is a traffic issue that involves safety at the park this could be a negative vibe on the city. • Melrose already has cars on both sides during busy times. • Already Melrose is extremely busy with traffic. Please put a traffic counter on Melrose as a way of documenting • Please consider the safety of our children who will be impacted by increased traffic and people. • Chelsea Drive is a road on the side that just goes in one residential loop. It only serves homeowners on the block, it does not get one to any other destination.The traffic on Chelsea Drive will be significantly increased by cars now driving through every hour seeking parking. • Traffic streets are already busy—school bus in area. • Increase traffic from 6am to 10pm. Concern about traffic safety. • Currently 3 way stop on Bunick and Avery disregarded 3-4 X/day with young children present. • The traffic dept. already ignores the will of the people who want crosswalks and signage on Westlake Dr at Amberwood (x2). So I hold no hope that traffic engineer will listen to citizens on the pickleball topic. • Concerned regarding increased traffic—safety of school children in Westlake. • Community safety for our school children Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 17 • Do the traffic studies take into account that we are right off of 15 and 217, and we will draw people from EVERYWHERE?You are willing to compromise the neighborhood's livability for that? • Traffic is 50%above than 3 year's ago—this is insanity • Traffic increase will bring emissions and congestion a safety factor for walkers. • How will children be protected with increased traffic? • Noise and traffic • Is there a study that shows how many seconds are lost by firetrucks going down Bunick when cars are parked on both sides from overflow from pickleball? Seconds matter in Fire and Medical response! • Traffic is terrible now at certain times it is hard to get to your residence. • I am extremely worried about the safety of my kids biking in the neighborhood. We live one block from the courts and traffic is already busy. • There are only two main roads that lea into Westlake Park, Westlake and Carmen.The traffic will be horrendous. • Traffic—softball, baseball, soccer, park, tennis, concerts all produce congestion. • What about the kids walking to/from the school bus, school,the park, and home? • People are very worried that traffic studies will not reflect the many kids who walk to the park! • Westlake is a place for free space and enjoyment. If these pickleball courts are installed, it would suck for me. I have an electric skateboard that I use to ride around the neighborhood. It would be very scary and hard if all cars are in the way. • There's too much going on within this one mile square. Oak Creek School, Mormon Church, Church and school, giant apartments and then pickleball courts. • Traffic into the neighborhood will substantially increase to an unacceptable level. Very dangerous when people park on the street and traffic increases. • Has anyone looked into how the expected traffic will impact safety of street crossing on Melrose. It's already concerning with children coming and going to school and park to play. Other Comments: • I have many concerns about the proposed pickleball courts including ■ Increased traffic and noise adversely affecting the playground next to the park. ■ The fact the pickleball courts will be significantly used by non-LO residents. ■ The impact the noise will have on my working at home • I am concerned as a LO taxpayer that LO is not going to save money due to expected litigation. • My family like to play tennis, and the tennis courts aid in building the local community that pickleball will not. • The concept of noise pollution is personal to the affected person and "tolerable" is not sufficient. • I heard terrible stories (including mental health) about how the pickleball court affected those residents, and id does seem to me that the city is doing anything different here. • There has been many stories in the news about noise problems and cities closing pickleball court. How is that factored in? • There are close to 100 people in this meeting who are strongly opposed to pickleball at Westlake Park, and there are large showings of multiple neighborhood meetings and at City Hall meeting. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 18 • Honestly we cannot understand why the city is not considering the amount of emotional distress this is creating—it seems unkind. • I worked 60 so hour weeks for 20 years to be able to afford to by this home in a peaceful neighborhood with a lively park nearby. Your project will completely ruin my entire daily living existence, obliterate my quality of life and significantly lower my property value. And I am not done—multiply this message by numerous other residents and put THESE COSTS in your financial calculation. NO ONE WILL WANT TO BUY IN LO! ARE YOU NOT GETTING THIS//!! • Please follow the GOLDEN RULE in your decision making. • Out of respect of the taxpayers that attended and couldn't hear the questions or the presenter most of the time, the city should have provided 2 microphones and someone to pass on for questions. • We pay taxes as well to the city. We should not be sacrificed. • I have many concerns regarding the proposed pickleball courts, including: ■ My daughter has sensory processing disorder and is highly sensitive to noise. I am concerned about the impact of pickleball court noise on her health, including her mental health. I am concerned about the other children in the in the neighborhood whose anxiety levels will likewise increase. ■ I am concerned that the Westlake playground and fields will no longer be usable due to the noise from the pickleball courts. LO is prioritizing pickleball over all other Westlake recreational activities by following through with this court conversion. ■ I am concerned that the neighborhood will no longer be safe for pedestrians due to the increase in traffic in the neighborhood. ■ I am concerned that we are paying taxes for a pickleball facility that will not only draw residents from LO, but from the entire Metro area. ■ I am concerned that Westlake will forever be changed as a neighborhood and will no longer be a desirable neighborhood due to the pickleball noise and traffic. I am concerned about the loss of a sense of community in Westlake. ■ I am concerned about the mental health of my neighbors as this project is creating distress for quite a few of them. ■ I am concerned that City Council is wasting our time and a considerable amount of money by pursuing this project. When it is obvious that Westlake Park is not a suitable site for 6 pickleball courts. • To the decision maker: If you live about 150 feet away from the pickleball court, are you happier or not? Make wise decision by applying common sense! • Legal risk for the City$$, damage in property value, risk to uses at park. • Please have people speak louder!! Both audience and those leading the meeting. • Effecting people life and health • Dear Kyra, you are great! • Is pickleball a God given right? NO! Is enjoying our lives at home when we pay property taxes to live here our right?YES! • Why are you rushing this PB project?Why not do it right—take a breath—slow down—find the appropriate (not least$) location so you don't alienate and abuse another neighborhood. You must understand you are looking down the barrel of another George Rogers Park scenario. Slow down! No Westlake PB. • Please don't put PB where we play and live our lives. We are good caring people (and Pickleball players?) but the sport needs more space, not in a neighborhood. It's been a rough last 3 years— let us health and enjoy each other. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 19 • People in the area don't want it—so don't do it. • Decrease in property value • Our family will not be able to live,work, or sleep with this noise. We have two home offices and a student in online school at home. We have paid all taxes, fees etc. for 15 years and selected this home after careful observation of the neighborhood for months renting nearby before purchasing here.These courts will change the home and neighborhood completely, for the worse. • Is the City Council aware that the cost of litigation will increase the$ beyond $68K.There are multiple home owners association engaging lawyers to assist in fighting the City. • The need for thoughtful planning to plan for future needs. Please don't waste current tax dollars for a "quick fix". • Tennis court is not only important to me, also very important to my family.Without the court or have to travel far eg. George Rogers is taking away their right to access what makes them happy. • The mission of the City is to cultivate an exceptional quality of life for everyone in our community.This would go against that. • Pickleball courts will negatively impact our property values. • The value of the properties will suffer, this needs to be taken into consideration. • Difficulty selling home, reduction in property values. • Why do we NEED FREE PICKLEBALL? I don't get to play golf for free! Why are we spending all of our tax dollars on this? • Players will come from outside the City. • The City should reimburse for lost property values! • I play tennis, walk to the tennis courts and don't want to loose them. Neighborhood kids will also loose their courts. So few places for kids to go to alone, it's safe and gets them away from Social media.The noise will drive us crazy. Please consider all of this along with noise,traffic etc. • STOP wasting our tax payers' $$$$to conduct "studies" when you already know the negative impact to Westlake! • PLEASE DO NOT CONVERT THE Westlake Tennis Courts Q • The decrease in our home prices will affect property tax values for the City.That is also a cost to this project. • Westlake issues: Firemen, parking, taking away an area used lots by tennis players now, noise problem for others using the park—ie. Playground, baseball, soccer. LOHS uses area also. • Housing values cannot escape negative impact until it's too late. • Please think about how this will impact the people who live here.This is wrong on so many levels. It didn't work at George Rogers and will not work here. • Takes away tennis courts used heavily now. • Q. If it was an epic fail at George Rogers,why would it ever been seen as a success in Westlake? • Q. Clearly, outdoor pickleball is the dilemma, why is the city not focused on pay-to-play indoor courts? • Q.This project is very disrespectable of part of the LO community. Why? (we don't have lake access) • How SELFISH is the City Council and the pickleball players who are willing to put pickleball in at the expense of the residents? How dare you compromise our: ■ Mental health Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 20 ■ Well-being ■ Property values ■ Living experience? • SHAME ON YOU! • Well used tennis courts should not be removed.The experience of PB at George Rogers should not be repeated that is insanity! • Please stop wasting money on this idea that won't work. Moving a problem is not solving a problem. • All council members should spend an afternoon at a pickleball court to HEAR and feel the impact on ears and nerves. • 2024 is an election year. • What are you going to do to keep our place safe when you are allowing outsider to play let say 6am-10pm when the park operates? • You are not obligated to provide pickleball.You are obligated to protect the wellness and property values of tax payers. STOP WASTING OUR TIME AND MONEY • LOHS uses area. • We feel targeted -why would the people who live in Westlake/Oak creek have any different response than George Rogers. • How can families use this park for children's play and parties plus friend and family gathering when the repetitive, incredibly loud noise is a constant. • Safety concerns: Westlake has always been a safe place—it will no longer be safe when we have so many visitors (6x4x 16hrs) in Westlake every day. We have people walking in the park all the time, and more traffic means higher risks of accidents. Also, more strangers means a less safe neighborhood. • Hidden costs: litigation (potential), compensation ($100K x 130 houses), costs to convert, costs to "mitigate", costs to hire companies to conduct "studies". This will be more than what the city thought they have saved. • Neighborhood: It does not make sense to disregard the majority in the neighborhood to serve the minority's interests, as well as those who do NOT even live here! Neighborhood facilities are for our neighbors who live in the neighborhood. • Lose-Lose plan: No one will be happy at the end—Westlake residents:You see their rage already. Pickleball players:They will be playing in a neighborhood VERY unfriendly to them. They will unlikely to enjoy the game as they thought they would. All losers at the end if City pushes through. • Esthetics. Has anyone thought of how a major wall will impact the esthetics of this lovely park. • Stop wasting$when we know that moving a problem isn't solving a problem. • Are you aware of the ever growing list of lawsuits re: pickleball? Use common sense and common decency! Respect Westlake Park! • Has no lesson been learned by the fiasco at George Rogers Park? • I love that my children have been able to walk to Westlake Park to play tennis.That's the point of a neighborhood park—the walkability. Pickleball players will be driving.They can do that elsewhere. • Shame on the City and City Council for prioritizing pickleball over neighbors. Watch how we vote! • I won't be able to walk and play tennis anymore. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 21 • Indoor court is in discussion and is part of the future rec center development. Why bother to convert outdoor court? It causes$$$$$to conduct studies, mitigation and conversion. In stead of charging for membership and causing your tax payer unhappy,just make it free! • I walk around the park for exercise as do dozens of my neighbors. How do the rights of non-neighbors recreational opportunity take precedence over those who live hear for peaceful and quiet place to exercise and destress. • Me being a 8th grade boy needs to get out of the house to get exercise.The tennis courts are my go to and with them gone would be not good for me and so many others. Westlake Park Pickleball Neighborhood Meeting Summary 22 ATTACHMENT 5 Otis �s WESTLAKE PARK PICKLEBALL �- n PUBLIC COMMENT FORM SUMMARY v o GREGG� The following 99 public comments were received via the comment form on the project website as of 5:00 PM on Friday, April 28, 2023: • I want to add to the opposition of pickleball at Westlake Park. I. Traffic in the neighborhood Unlike George Roger,which is adjacent to 43. Westlake Park is tucked inside a neighborhood, not adjacent to a major roadway. The two streets on the border of Westlake Park, Bunick Drive and Melrose Street, serve as a major transportation route for the elementary, middle, and high school buses. There are 12 buses that use Bunick and Melrose two times per day. There are 6- year-old kids crossing the streets to reach their bus stops every morning. I live within viewing distance from Westlake Park. I drive every morning and I know to be extra cautious in the morning and in the afternoon because the kids are not aware of their surroundings, regardless of their ages; the little kids are just young, but the older kids are wearing Airpods and looking at their phones. I would hate to see an accident happen because non-residents are not aware of the children and are rushing to a game. The four major roads leading to Westlake Park, Melrose, Parkview, Bunick and Westlake contains three (3) schools, Oakcreek Elementary, St. Stephen Academy and the Westhills Montessori preschool. If the kids are not walking it means a bus or parent is picking them up, which all equals to car and pedestrian traffic in the area. In addition, many children live in apartments located down the street from Westlake Park on Parkview Drive. Infact more giant apartments are currently being erected at Krusway Commons. One of the major routes to Westlake Park is Parkview. The kids in those apartments will also be affected by the traffic brought on by pickleball drivers. As stated before, George Rogers Park is adjacent to 43, cars were not weaving through their neighborhood. The Westlake neighborhood will suffer tremendously with all the additional traffic within the streets of its neighborhood. II. Noise— not just the paddle As stated before, I live within viewing distance of Westlake Park. I can see the tennis courts from my window. I often check to see if the courts are empty before heading to the park myself. Tennis is relatively quiet, but the people playing are not always. They are talking and screaming at times. It's a sport and people are passionate when they play. However,that's 2 to 8 players at most. With pickleball, the players are very passionate and having 24 players playing will amplify the existing noise condition, not just the paddle, but from the players themselves. To hear from the pickleball association representative say at the last meeting that there are 1000 pickleball players waiting to play sends shockwaves up my spine. I am an attorney who has worked from home for the past 20 years, having pickleball open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day will deprive my right to quiet enjoyment and my ability to work. III. Burden on a neighborhood 1 I understand that I chose to live next to a park, however, by adding usage of pickleball to Westlake Park, it will decrease any quiet enjoyment that I may have. In the summer, Skyhawks camps are running every week from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; baseball games happen from spring to fall, soccer games are in the fall, fire station training happens year-round (we are also a site for the fire department to train), fire trucks sirens. In addition, during the month of August there are summer concerts every Wednesday. By adding pickleball,you are adding additional burden on the neighborhood that surrounds Westlake Park. To hear pickelballers say that Westlake neighborhood expects our park to be like a library is laughable. Westlake is right off of 1-5,we are easily accessible to neighboring cities. The pickleball association wants to have tournaments, bringing in more people from outside the Lake Oswego community. In recent years, during the pandemic people drove from Washington to attend our summer concerts,this led to both my neighbors, left and right, having their cars broken into. I know this is true because they used their credit card to buy gas in Washington. I'm not saying that pickleballers are criminals, but the exposure of our quiet neighborhood is something to be concerned about. I have lived in Westlake for 20 years. We like where we live, but we don't want our neighborhood to be abused. If pickleballers are so passionate about their sport, maybe they should pony up some money for a better option, indoor facilities, convert a park that's not surrounded by homes on all four sids. The cheapest option is not the best option. • I am very much opposed to pball at Westlake Park. I was in George Rogers park last year and the noise was extremely loud and particularly annoying. I have already sent a letter to the council distribution website that I hope has been read. I cannot believe that if the noise at George Rogers is harmful to mental health and necessitated closing the courts that the noise will be suddenly fine at Westlake. I live on Cambridge Court just two blocks above Westlake and when there are summer concerts it sounds like I am at the park because the noise travels so clearly up the hill. The thought of listenung to this annoying racket has already caused a rise in my blood pressure to the point that I had my doctor revise my medication.This is the truth. I love my house and neighborhood where I have lived for the past 21 years. During that time I have paid a significant amount of taxes for that privilege and now you're considering devaluing my property. I spoke with a realtor and she said if she was figuring comps on the sale of my home she would have to compare my property to one located on a busy street resulting in an immediate loss of value. During the summer I get up early and open allthe windows in my house so I don't need to run the air conditioner as much. If you locate courts at Westlake this will no longer be an option. I have had to come up with a mantra that I repeat anytime the thought of pball courts enters my mind "I have a wonderful life and a wonderful wife". I hope you don't ruin it! • Converting the tennis courts at Westlake Park is not the solution for the city. I moved into Westlake a couple years ago when my daughter was 1. I was excited to be in walking distance to tennis courts to teach her when she became old enough to play. I do not want to see this opportunity taken before the chance to be realized. Additionally,the increased traffic and noise introduced is moving the problem not solving the problem. Pickleball players deserve to have a venue, but Westlake Park is certainly not the answer. • The city continues to err by moving pickleball to Westlake.The abrupt dismissal of the Task Force's' recommendation and subsequent decision to move to Westlake will only incite more neighborhood dissent. Covering the existing courts at GR to encapsulate noise and provide year round play is much more cost effective. However, Even if 0 decibel noise is achieved by covering the courts,the Old Town HOA will not approve.Their issue is more than pickleball noise.Traffic, player's parking in front of their homes, congestion, etc all valid concerns. Ultimately the city Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 2 will likely need additional bond funds to fully fund its current underfunded projects. Future bond requests should include funds for a covered pickleball facility. It will take time. Westlake is a losing option for many reasons. Abandon it now. • Not a good idea -too noisy for the residents anywhere around the area as sound carries.... • Pickleball is without question a popular sport. Article after article I've read points too that being a fact. What is also a fact is that city after city have installed or retrofitted tennis courts in residential neighborhoods only to close them?Why? Because placing pickleball in neighborhood parks brings unintended consequences. Noise from play and traffic become unbearable and change forever the neighborhoods affected. LO is considering placing pickleball at Westlake Park moving a problem from George Rogers Park to Westlake Park. Moving a problem is not solving a problem. City Council voted 7-0 to explore this move without also working on possible alternatives.This alone is a big miss in my view.Why work only on the possible move to Westlake?Why not continue to explore alternative in parallel? I urge all to slow down this process and seek placement of pickleball in a SUITABLE location solving this issue once and for all. Personally I want our pickle ball playing citizens too have a place to play. I would support a bond measure for that end. Westlake Park neighborhood cannot support the traffic that will inevitably come. Players will come from miles away creating traffic and noise while forever changing the neighborhood. Westlake already hosts 4 concerts a year, supports softball leagues, Little leagues,junior baseball, soccer play and fire department training. Westlake Park is not SUITABLE for pickleball. Moving a problem is not solving the problem at hand. I am a Westlake resident and live within 300 ft of the current tennis courts. • I am a home owner in the Westlake neighborhood and very concerned about this topic of moving PB into Westlake Park. My concerns in the noise that it will bring to my day to day life, the increased traffic and lack of parking, and lastly the removal of the tennis courts. I live one block from the park and I work out of my home. I am typically on Zoom or Teams meetings and the noise will disrupt my daily work life. The increased traffic will also make it more difficult to get in and out of my driveway. Lastly, my family moved to Westlake Park so that my children (who play competitive tennis) would have an opportunity to walk to the park and play as often as they would like. I understand that PB is a growing sport but the Westlake tennis courts are always busy getting used by tennis players. Please reconsider your decision and understand this is a pleasant and peaceful neighborhood and we would like to keep the PB noise out. • Please do not go forward with building pickleball courts in Westlake. I understand the enormous popularity of the sport, but Westlake is the wrong location. 1)The noise generated is substantial and would be quite disruptive to the families who live within several hundred yards of the site. My family can hear the distinctive sound of just two pickleballers playing on the Westlake tennis courts. 6 simultaneous matches would be significantly louder, even with sound deadening equipment. 2) Speaking of tennis courts,the Westlake courts are almost always in use in good weather.Why displace them? 3) Beginning at 6am and ending at 10 pm is simply not being kind to the neighborhood. If you lived across the street from 6 pickleball courts surely you would object.4)The traffic these new courts would generate is unacceptable in terms of volume, city planning, and safety. I read that as many as 10,000 pickleballers are projected to use these Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 3 courts. It would be like dropping a Walmart into that space. Many of us are not too thrilled at the traffic generated by the summer concerts at Westlake...the parking situation is quite inconvenient, but we accept it because it's only 4 times a year. Imagine similar traffic every good weather day of the year. Also, the stop sign at Bunick and Avery is ignored on a frequent basis. This will only increase as the traffic increases, raising safety issues. For these reasons, I believe you will face a strong resistance to this solution. My hope is that you will reconsider moving forward with this plan, and let wisdom, foresight, thoughtfulness, and common sense guide your actions. Daniel Swanson 4754 Avery Lane • I, along with my neighbors are opposed to converting the tennis courts at Westlake park into pickleball courts. If my rational was only lowest cost and quickest implementation on any decision I made, what the city council rationalized, it would be a mistake. Too much noise,too much traffic, gridlock before and after school bus runs would be awful. I am vehemently opposed to the conversion. • I don't think anything should be done until and unless it can be done properly with planning and budgeting at a sensible location. Moving the pickleball courts from George Rogers Park to Westlake Park is just moving the noise problem from one neighborhood to another. It is a bit insulting, as though the Westlake neighborhood is less important than the other one. Plus, to the extent the fire personnel located next to the current tennis courts need to sleep during the day/early evening, the constant noise wouldn't be fair to them. Also,you are proposing eliminating the only 2 tennis courts locally available. It isn't fair to tell the many tennis players that their sport is less important. Plus the HS uses those tennis courts. Have you thought of using the back baseball area at East Waluga Park for pickle ball? Since a large baseball field is located in front of it, and there are 3 baseball diamonds at Westlake Park, it seems like a plausible location to build pickleball courts. It is better to eliminate one small baseball field when there are 4 others close by,than to eliminate the only tennis courts.There are no homes close by the East Waluga location to the best of my knowledge. Another more expensive option would be to shrink the size of Westlake Park, moving the fence and 2 baseball fields on the east end of the park closer to the west side and create a building for the pickleball. Westlake Park is only used about 20% of the time and you would make better use of the large space. In any event, since there doesn't seem to be a suitable open air location in LO that will not reduce residents' quality of life,then the courts need to be inside wherever they are located. • I am strongly against converting the Westlake Park tennis courts to pickle ball courts. I live in West Lake and I am deeply concerned about the noise and increase in traffic- much of it coming from outside of Lake Oswego -which would result, as well as the lost of tennis courts that I use and enjoy. I work from home in a white collar job and since my home is not far from the park I am worried about this effectively impacting my working conditions. Beyond noise in working hours, my understanding is the pickle ball courts will be open from early in the morning to late in the evening,thus also adversely affecting non-working times and sleep. While I am sure pickle ball is a fun game, it should be only put in a location where it does not affect the quality of life of the residents. That is, it is inconceivable deference would be given to those who want to play pickle ball over those which will have to suffer from the noice pollution and traffic. In my view pickle ball is just a nice amenity, but it should not be offered unless the whole community desires it, especially those who are most effected. Had I known that some of George Rogers residents we adversely affected, I would never consider playing pickle ball there. Now moving it Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 4 to West Lake is simply moving the problem. I really wish the LO city counsel would change course as this process is creating significant stress for the residents of West Lake and I cannot understand how they allow this to persist. This is very real to us, and the city counsel should understand that even now they are negatively impacting the West Lake residences lives. • My name is Emily James, and I have spoken at the past couple of city council meetings. I'm writing to express my opposition to the pickleball courts going in at Westlake Park. "We recommend that pickleball courts to be located within 500 to 600 feet of residential properties or other noise-sensitive areas be reviewed by an acoustical engineer during the site selection phase in order to avoid choosing a site that is expensive to mitigate, results in unexpected limitations on court use, or leads to ongoing disputes with neighbors." (Source: https://www.acousticalnoise.com/noise-control/why-are-your-pickleball-courts-receiving- complaints-from-neighbors/). The fire station is 50 feet from the tennis courts. Not only that, but they sleep during the day, and they require rest to serve. Because they are city employees, I fear that they are not able to speak up and need citizens to speak up on their behalf.These first responders require sleep (and respect from our city).The fire station is probably the most important residence to be considered when doing measurements and sound tests. I live directly across the street in one of the two closest houses (under 150 feet)from the courts. As we spoke about in the meeting, my neighbor and I have 5 young kids between us (one who is still napping during the day, one with anxiety, and another who is neurodiverse and extremely sensitive to sound). How will they nap? How will they do their homework? How will they go to bed on time, when people play way past bedtime?And these are not the only kids in the neighborhood. All it takes is a walk down the street to see that this neighborhood is absolutely packed with children who are all still developing. If it is hard for an adult to regulate their emotions in stressful conditions, imagine how hard it will be for children to do this while enduring a constant barrage of POP POP POP POP POP. And beyond the children,what about the rest of us?There are people working from home, people with anxiety, people who are sick, and people who just want to enjoy their peaceful lives without being tormented by what is a well-known noise issue. And because many houses in our neighborhood are located above the courts,the sound will reach even more of the residents, and even farther away than it did at George Rogers. If the courts are converted to pickleball, I fear for the well-being of my family and my neighbors. I also fear we will not be able to sell our house and move. A real estate agent who attended, but did not get a chance to testify at the city council meeting, confirmed that this type of sound disruption would have to be disclosed to any potential buyers. It is common sense that converting the courts would destroy the quality of living in the neighborhood, which would plummet our property values. In addition to all of the reasons why this location is not a suitable place for pickleball (as your own task force has already acknowledged), bringing pickleball to Westlake would also mean eliminating tennis.The tennis courts at Westlake are used constantly. Being so close to them, I can tell you from inside my house I see people using them all day, every day. It's freezing outside, and yet there are people playing as I type this. And when the weather is nice, there are LINES! It's not just the Westlake community that would be in an uproar, it is all of the people in Lake Oswego who use these courts. You are considering moving a problem from one area to another,thereby simply hurting even more people. If Lake Oswego does not have the money to build new pickleball courts at any of Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 5 the locations that were actually suggested by the task force, then it looks like pickleball players will have to wait. Prioritizing and appeasing them, at the cost of destroying the health and well- being of the residents who just want to live their lives in their homes, is simply unacceptable. Please do the right thing. Thank you, Emily James • I am a resident at West Lake and currently live about 150 feet away from the courts. I use the courts often in the spring and summer months and even sometimes in the fall. The tennis courts are heavily used by the community and usually there is a wait for a court. I have also taken lessons at the West Lake courts from the Parks and Rec and LO Tennis Center, which were full and provided important social and physical interactions with the community. The age range of the tennis players range from families with young children in elementary school teaching basics to more advanced to high school teams and older members. We all enjoy the area. West Lake is a special area to live in. Watching and attending the city council meetings, I understand that you want to provide activities for all residents. Pickleball is good for physical and mental health. So is tennis. So is walking. I do not believe that pickleball is the ONLY way to improve physical and mental health. The Parks and Rec team has a catalogue of activities all year long for residents to enjoy. I do support pickleball in LO, but urge the city council to re-evaluate the suitability study requested by the city council and completed by the Parks and Rec. This study was thoughtful and it is obvious that time, money, resources, and care was given in the study. It did not list Westlake as a suitable site. Mostly due to the proximity of neighbors and it would take away a valuable asset that many are already using. I would like to thank the Mayor for pointing out that the city only has 7 tennis courts. Four of those are in the tennis center and usually fully booked and charge$25/hr. The Westlake courts are the only outdoor courts with lights. As a physician, I also especially worry about the fire station and the first responders that live, eat, sleep, work, and train less than 50 feet away. The constant noise from 6AM to 10PM would be horrendous on their health and ability to do their jobs. For the firemen and paramedics, they do not choose when they sleep, especially on busy days, nights. They cannot leave and rest at home. They have to stay near the firestation and be ready at a moment's time. The overall health of the community can be affected if their performance decreases due to fatigue, lack of sleep, etc. Given that the pickleball members state there are about 1,000 people ready to play. Previous reports list that a significant portion of them live outside of LO from other cities. They have required membership fees to organize play. Given that the George Rogers courts was touted as the second busiest pickleball courts in the nation and with other cities closing residential pickle ball courts due to noise, I imagine that the activity would be even more increased. Pickleball is popular and in high demand, so I urge the city council to use one of the sites found suitable by the study so those players can have a permanent location. The parks and rec team may even consider events or charging for court time similar to the Tennis Center, which charges the same as the pickleball membership fee at$25/hr. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 6 Thank you for your consideration. • Hello, I would like to begin by saying I totally see and understand the need for pickleball courts in the Lake Oswego area. However taking away well used tennis courts in a walkable family neighborhood seems unbelievable. Most pickleball players started out playing tennis as kids in neighborhoods just like this and now their knees and shoulders have given up they have switched to pickleball and want to take this experience away from current area residents. Kids have so few outdoor places they can get to on their own free of charge and safe, and now it's being taken away, it's beyond frustrating. George Rogers pickleball courts have been closed due to neighbors complaining about the noise, there are many more houses close to the courts in Westlake, how does this make sense, more people will be affected, seems to be very short sighted,just moving the problem from one neighborhood to another. A more suitable location should be sourced that does not take away well used tennis courts and that will not disturb and disrupt the neighborhood, • Dear LO Parks and Recreation Department, I am opposed to the creation of pickleball courts at Westlake Park. I live on Chelsea Drive, which is across the street from the existing tennis courts. Not only have my family and I enjoyed using the tennis courts for the past 17 years, we are also concerned about their removal as pickleball courts will create a different dynamic in our nieghborhood, including increased noise, traffic and parking issues. Pickleball courts are a known noise problem which is being experienced in neighborhoods around the country. In fact,there was an article on OPB this morning documenting the noise complaints by the neighbors living near Tanner Creek Park in West Linn.The courts have been closed just as the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park were closed due to noise complaints. While I enjoy playing pickleball, it is clear they do not belong in a neighborhood.The LO city council needs to accept this and consider other viable locations for pickleball courts that are away from houses as their presence in neighborhoods is a documented problem. In addition to the constant noise that our neighborhood will endure, I am also concerned about the increased traffic and parking issues. Pickleball has become an extremely popular sport and there will be players coming from around the Portland metro area to play pickleball if there are new courts in Westlake Park.The park was never designed for this purpose and the new pickleball courts will draw hundreds of additional cars into our neighborhood every single day. Not only will this traffic create additional noise and parking issues, but it will also create safety issues for the adults and children in the neighborhood who are accustomed to walking and playing on quiet neighborhood streets. We already have cars running the stop signs on a regular basis along Bunick and Westlake Drives and this will likely be exacerbated by hundreds of additional cars in our neighborhood every single day. Please stop this project. Thank you for considering the concerns of the neighbors who will be negatively impacted by this change. Sincerely Mary Reisch • I live in one of the closest houses to the proposed location of the pickleball courts at Westlake Park and am extremely concerned about how this will impact my family, as well as our neighbors. I am most concerned about the noise that will be created, particularly during times my youngest child naps and when all 3 of my young children are going to bed. It will be very Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 7 disruptive to their sleep, and as a pediatric physician, I am well aware of the effects of chronic sleep deprivation on physical and mental health. This already occurred once when two people showed up to play pickleball on the tennis courts, and my child was unable to nap because of it. This was quite worrisome, as it was only two people, rather than the many games that would be happening at the same time with multiple courts open. We have lived next to the park for almost 7 years and enjoy the sound of soccer and baseball games and children playing, but the level and quality of noise that will be created by busy pickleball courts is like nothing we've experienced. Additionally, my husband works from home and his office has windows overlooking the courts. He is in meetings and on phone calls for most of the day, which will all be disrupted, creating a negative impact on our family's income. We also are concerned about the significant increase in traffic that will occur, as a result of the likely heavily utilized pickleball courts. I know the courts were closed at George Rogers Park because of the same concerns and do not understand why it is being considered to move the courts to another location that will have the exact same issues. Please consider alternate plans, as these courts do not belong in a residential area. Thank you. • I am a 12-year resident of Lake Oswego, residing at 14202 Kimberly Cir in the Westlake Neighborhood, and I am writing as an individual citizen. I play neither tennis nor pickleball, and my home is well out of earshot of any noise coming from Westlake Park. I strongly believe that the direction the City Council gave Parks and Recreation to convert Westlake Park tennis courts into pickleball courts is mistaken; and I wonder how intelligent,well-intentioned city councilors, in pursuit of a worthy goal, could make such a mistake. Providing another opportunity for healthy outdoor sporting activity and social interaction is a worthy goal, which the City pursued when it converted George Rogers tennis courts for pickleball use. In pursuit of another worthy goal,that of preserving property value and quality of life, the City responded to residents' concerns over pickleball noise by first trying to limit or mitigate the noise, and ultimately by removing the pickleball courts.The City then established a Task Force of city employees, professionals, and residents, in pursuit of the goal to balance these conflicting interests; and when the Task Force made its recommendations, the City initially accepted them, up until city funds were found to be inadequate to the costs of providing any of the Task Force's recommendations.This entire course of action depicts a City Council that has the welfare of its citizens as its first responsibility. At that point, however, the desire to obtain rapid closure on this divisive issue in a way that was consistent with budgetary limitations, appears to have led the Council to set aside the recommendations of the Task Force it commissioned,to adopt a course of action that the Task Force had considered and rejected, and to pursue a ""solution"" that will recreate essentially the same problems in Westlake Park that existed in George Rogers Park.The problem will have been moved, but it will not have been solved. I ask the Council to reconsider its course of action and to withdraw the plan of creating pickleball courts at Westlake Park. Instead, I ask the Council to honor the work of the Task Force either by reprioritizing expenditures in order to immediately pay for such a solution as it recommended, or by including those costs in a future budget. As the Council is all too aware of, not every good and worthy goal is amenable to immediate resolution. In order to do the right things right, some of them will need to wait their turn. Thank you for your consideration and for your service to the City of Lake Oswego. • I live across from Westlake Park in the Melrose Court HOA.The back of my house faces the park & I can see the tennis courts from my house. As you are aware numerous communities across Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 8 the country are dealing with pickleball noise issues in homes near to courts. I think Westlake Park is not the ideal location within LO. Your noise study needs to include sounds of the balls hitting the court as well as player noise. Your parking study needs to include increased traffic on the streets near the park. During the spring, simmer&fall the fields at Westlake are very busy with parents/friends driving and parking to attend games. When pickleball was being played at the tennis courts,we could hear the noise at our house about 300 feet away. With numerous houses within 400 feet of the proposed PB courts, I do not see how Westlake can be considered a viable option. I am looking forward to participating in your neighborhood meeting on 17 April. Thanks for considering my comments. • I am writing to express my opposition to the pickleball courts being considered for Westlake park. As neighbors of the park,we are used to the general activity surrounding the park: sports games/tournaments, fire station training, summer concerts.With the popularity of pickleball and the lack of adequate of places to play in the area, I imagine that the courts would be in use constantly. At busy times (afternoons,weekends),there are not enough parking spots for all the people that use the park so the there will be spillover parking on residential streets. More importantly, it will increase traffic winding through our neighborhood. I regularly see people barely slowing down or outright ignoring the stop sign at Avery and Bunick. If the traffic around the area increases, so will the risk of accident and injury.There are so many children that live in the area, ride their bikes nearby, play at the park and ride local school buses that the increased traffic is a very real concern. Given the controversies surrounding the noise that pickleball produces (closure of courts in Lake Oswego and Skyline park in West Linn and Tanner Creek reducing the number of courts to mitigate noise, for example), it's clear that moving the courts to Westlake is not going to solve the problem, it's simply moving the problem to a different location. By converting the tennis courts to six pickleball courts, the noise will be constant. We can hear Westlake concerts clearly from our house, football games at LO High school on a clear night and cheering and applause from the little league fields which are approximately 100 yards from our house. For us in the Westlake neighborhood, the nonstop sound of pickleball paddles will be truly distracting. I appreciate that the players need a place to play, but Westlake is not the answer. And finally, directly from the Q&A section on the Pickleball Site Suitability Study on the the city website: "The Tennis Center and outdoor tennis courts throughout the community are popular amenities.The City does not believe taking an existing utilized amenity away is the long-term solution for pickleball." (https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/parksrec/pickleball-site-suitability-study) While I don't play tennis myself, I do use the park on a regular basis and the tennis courts are very popular in the community. It seems wrong to take that away from existing and future tennis players. And why go to the expense of converting the existing courts and angering local residents if the city believes that this is not a long term solution? Thank you, Christie Swanson Westlake resident • I would be fine with making the tennis courts at West Lake Park acceptable for pickle ball also, but am very much against eliminating the tennis courts and making them solely for pickle ball. I and many others play tennis there. The city has spent many dollars changing the tennis courts Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 9 at George Rogers to pickle ball courts and now to spend to do the opposite? This in my opinion is financially ridiculous and unfair to the neighborhood. • I am a longtime Westlake resident, over 30 years, and have never felt the need to provide public comment until now. I will state up front, that I have nothing against pickleball but it shouldn't have priority over our neighborhood health and property values. If it is such a big priority, then the City should find the funds to build courts in an appropriate location. Maybe another project will have to wait. One of my neighbors has outlined most of the issues in this opinion piece in the LO Review, https://www.lakeoswegoreview.com/opinion/moving-the-problem-is-not- solving-the-problem/article_f1e7722e-b482-11ed-912d-072bfda05f59.html; I won't repeat the obvious. But I am most concerned that the LO City Council and now Parks and Recreation staff are not following appropriate due process and are not acting in good faith in regards to this project.The list is long: a City Councilor with a personal financial interest was allowed to vote on the topic which is against the State of Oregon ethic laws, violation of LO Municipal code 34.10.537, Loud or Disturbing Unnecessary Noise (pickleball is not necessary in West Lake Park), eliminating the only lighted tennis courts in the City, ignoring the recommendations of a taskforce that the Council created, and purposely changing the criteria for the distance from residences (used by the taskforce), from 300 ft.to 150 ft. specifically to make Westlake Park a viable option.The City Council is supposed to represent all the residents. I hope you, Parks and Recreation, will use experienced professionals to perform realistic due diligence (with integrity), and that the City Council will reconsider and find a long term solution that provides pickleball courts and doesn't harm any neighborhood. • There are already so few tennis courts in Lake Oswego. I don't know why you would convert them to pickle-ball courts. Pickle Ball is also a sport that creates injuries more than tennis. Please preserve our tennis courts. • I am writing to oppose the installation of pickleball at westlake park.The tennis courts are frequently used, and if the concern around noise at george rogers park, I don't understand why westlake would be any better considering the homes are closer, parking issues and the proximity to the fire station. • My newborn baby, my husband and myself live in the Westlake neighborhood, roughly 200-300 feet away from the tennis courts. I have heard and read about the pickleball relocation from neighbors, friends and family. I have watched the videos posted of the city council meetings and from the pickleball site suitability study/task force. And I implore the city council to review all information AGAIN before deciding on where to relocate the pickleball courts. In reviewing past city council meetings and information presented by the taskforce, Westlake was the last recommendation for multiple reasons and, as one city councilman pointed out, relocating the George Rogers Pickleball courts to Westlake is only MOVING A PROBLEM, not fixing a problem.The study was thorough in deciding on their recommendations, and Westlake was not a recommendation. They cited potential sound issues due to the proximity of the courts to neighboring houses. Councilmembers said that sound mitigation barriers would be reused, but the fencing does not surround all sides of the fence.The single unfenced side directly faces the neighboring houses thereby allowing full pickleball sounds to travel to houses.The task force also mentioned sound domes to enclose the courts, and that was previously rejected for the Westlake neighborhood when tennis courts were placed. In addition the task force mentioned parking as an issue. Six courts increase the number of players to 24, with many that may be on standby to play, meaning that the amount of traffic will Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 10 increase and parking will be limited. Parking is already at capacity for the basketball players, families at the playground, baseball players, soccer players and community members during city hosted events such as the summer concerts. All these sports and activities already take place at Westlake park with limited parking. Overflow parking often occurs into neighborhood streets,where my family lives and walks. I urge you to consider the safety ramifications associated with increased players and increased traffic without proper parking or planning. I also cannot help but consider how additional pickleball players and parking could deter our neighboring fire stations. It is one of the busiest fire stations and provides first response to emergencies. I worry what could happen if the increased traffic effects how quickly our firemen can respond to a call. I agree with all comments that pickleball is a great activity not only for physical health, mental health and social bonding; but so are many other sports, including tennis. Restructuring the tennis courts may offer a new pickleball site, but you would also be reducing the number of outdoor tennis courts available.The same tennis courts that many other Lake Oswego residents use, that high school tennis teams use, that young children use, and that my family uses when we sign up for lessons during the summer. It is truly an integral part of our community. Replacing it would result in displacing an community that frequently uses the courts throughout the year already. I do support pickleball. I do support pickleball in Lake Oswego. I do support outdoor pickleball in Lake Oswego. But I DO NOT SUPPORT PICKLEBALL IN WESTLAKE. • TEXT OF EMAIL PREVIOUSLY SENT 2/6/23 Dear Mayor Buck, City Council President Verdick, Director Anderholm & Ms. Bennett: I am on the Board of the Melrose Court Homeowners Association,which consists of 26 townhomes on Mulholland Drive (just north of Westlake Park). Below is an overhead photo of the Westlake Park area.The proposed relocated pickleball courts would be 280'from our nearest townhome (northwest across the street), 98'from the sleeping quarters of the fire dept. station, and 170'from several individual residences to the east. THREE PHOTOS NOT TRANSFERRED INTO THIS LOCATION Below at the George Rogers Park closed pickleball courts, there are two nearby houses that are 70' away, with other houses on the street having 190'to 200' separation. These are similar to the Westlake Park separation distances. Also noting that the George Rogers pickleball courts chain link fence has on three sides attached Acousti Fence sound dampening, and on the lower interior portion there is also a layer of Acousti Wall. Unless the noise complaints at George Rogers Park all came from the owners of the two houses just 70' feet away, it is the Association's concern that simply relocating the pickleball courts to Westlake Park will result in similar noise disturbances and complaints coming from the Westlake Park area residences unless appropriate noise mitigation measures are part of the construction relocation scope.The commercial sound dampening products that were installed at George Rogers Park apparently were not adequate. With the city's minimal $60,000 identified relocation budget, it is not clear if the same unsuccessful noise mitigation products will be installed again at Westlake, or nothing installed because of tight budget, or a new sound deadening method, or more conventional sound barrier walls possibly installed later when more funds are available. We also note that the east side of the Westlake tennis courts does not have a chain link fence. We are very dubious that these noise mitigation products will be suitable anyway given the Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 11 inadequate distance separation between the Westlake courts and the fire station living quarters (98')/ nearby residences (as close as 170'). Reviewing acoustic experts' recommendations for exterior pickleball courts, most recommend distance separation from residences of 400 to 600 feet. For example, below is an excerpt (including link)from Spendarian &Willis Acoustics & Noise Control Consultants: "Why Are Your Pickleball Courts Receiving Complaints from Neighbors? I Spendiarian &Willis Acoustics & Noise Control (acousticalnoise.com) Site Planning Considerations for Pickleball Based on our experience working with pickleball facilities, courts located within 350 feet of residential structures often require abatement. Courts located within 150 feet require careful abatement design to avoid complaints. Abatement treatments usually consist of freestanding walls strategically placed to shield noise sensitive areas from the pickleball courts.To be effective,the walls must block the line of sight to the paddles during play. On level terrain this means a minimum wall height of eight feet above the playing surface.The cost of the walls can be reduced by lowering the courts into the ground and using the excess soil to build a berm around the courts. Placing the wall on top of the berm will lower the required height of the wall itself, reducing construction costs.The wall may be masonry or a solid fence system having sufficient mass for effective sound insulation. For pickleball courts located in the middle of a residential area with houses on more than two sides, screen walls may be required on opposite sides of the courts. When these walls are parallel to each other, reflections between them can degrade the performance of the walls significantly. In this case, sound absorbing panels may need to be installed on one or both walls to stop multiple reflections from amplifying the sound going over the walls.This can almost double the cost of the walls and may make the site financially unfeasible. Court orientation also plays a role. More sound propagates in the direction of play than to the sides of the pickleball court. By positioning the courts so that the line of the net runs through the most noise sensitive area, a noticeable reduction in sound pressure level can be achieved at this location. When to Hire an Acoustical Consultant We recommend that pickleball courts to be located within 500 to 600 feet of residential properties or other noise sensitive areas be reviewed by an acoustical engineer during the site selection phase in order to avoid choosing a site that is expensive to mitigate, results in unexpected limitations on court use, or leads to ongoing disputes with neighbors. For sites that have a water feature or golf course as part of the intervening ground between the courts and homes or for sites located in a valley, it may be necessary to consider abatement at buffer distances greater than 500 to 600 feet due to additional refraction effects created in these situations. The abatement plan for the site should be prepared by an acoustical engineer with experience in assessing the community impact of short duration impulsive sounds such as those produced by pickleball paddle impacts.As can be seen from procedure outlined above, properly measuring sound from pickleball courts is not a simple matter of setting up a sound level meter and logging an equivalent sound pressure level (Leq).The short duration impulses produced by the paddle impacts require a detailed process of applying a metric that can accurately represent the community noise impact of the pickleball courts. If you are in the process of planning pickleball for your site, consulting an acoustician can reveal unforeseen issues with the selected courts site Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 12 or the site plan before investing tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars in design and construction. Preparing a formal abatement plan can also ease concerns of neighbors about the community noise impact of the courts. Our questions to the Council— has an acoustical engineer been utilized to date by the City to confirm moving the courts to Westlake is a realistic approach? Has that consultant been involved so far in the planning and design phase work for providing adequate noise mitigation scope? As you are likely aware given the George Rogers situation, frequent pickleball sounds are typically about 70 dBa (same decibel level as freeway traffic) at about 100 feet away from the strike of the ball. Residents in homes located in a quiet residential area, that are within 100 feet from pickleball courts are used to noise levels of 40 dBa, therefore the level of pickleball noise is 30 decibels louder. Each time you increase a sound level by 10 decibels, it will sound twice as loud. So, an increase of 30 decibels is (10dB+10dB+10dB) or 2x as loud x 2x as loud x 2x as loud, or 8 times as loud.That's a significant increase in loudness. Again, the LO Fire Station living quarters is within 100 feet. Summarizing: 0 dBA—The softest sound a person can hear 40 dBA—quiet residential area on a calm day 70 dBA—freeway traffic Our Association is concerned that the city could very likely recreate the same noise nuisance problems again but now in the Westlake area. It appears the city wants to quickly re-establish the pickleball courts somewhere for the LO Pickleball Association's use and to fulfill political promises. With available funding of only$60,000, this appears to be a "band aid" relocation effort. While the goals are set, without a thorough site selection process, adequate distance separation, proper noise mitigation studies and mitigation design requirements established, this would be an unusual approach for project planning that is not in accordance for example with the Project Management Institute of recommended processes to utilize for capital projects. It is also unfortunate that the city has not followed its own previously published criteria for making the location decision and even advised earlier that Westlake Park had been eliminated as an option, which probably reduced Westlake community input to the Council. If going forward and the Westlake Park relocation becomes another noise nuisance, the city essentially would also not comply with its own Municipal Code,which states: Lake Oswego Municipal Code (codepublishing.com) 34.10.537 Loud or Disturbing Unnecessary Noise. It shall be unlawful for any person to create, assist in creating, permit, continue or permit the continuance of any unnecessary loud or disturbing noise in the City at any time of day. A violation of this section is a civil violation and a public nuisance. Our townhome owners and other nearby residence occupants do not want to be exposed to persistent 8am to 8pm excessive noise disturbances, causing potential health issues and potential lost property desirability and value. The City could possibly then have exposure to damage claims and incur unanticipated costs associated with handling the claims. As a precaution, our Homeowners Association has authorized our attorney, Barker Martin, PC of Seattle, WA to advise the City Council of our noise disturbance concerns.Thank you in advance Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 13 for your consideration and for any responses to our questions. Other board members have been cc'd on this email. Sincerely, L.A. Castino Melrose Court Homeowners Association melrosecourthomeowners@gmail.com c/o The Management Trust PO Box 23099 • Tigard, OR 97281 • I moved in to Westlake in 1998. I raised my children in this wonderful, quiet, safe neighborhood. Pickle ball will bring a lot of traffic and noise to our peaceful neighborhood. Not to mention that it will interfere with the firefighter's ability not only to sleep but also their to train.This will negatively impact the safety of our residents and their homes. Please stop this madness! It has failed everywhere it has been attempted!! • I am concerned about the pickleball noise next to the fire station. Our fire fighters do not need to be exposed to that noise. It might be a real recruiting problem. Also, perhaps work with the Garage which is setting up several Pickleball courts. This is a wealthy community. Can no one come up with donations and or another site? Marilyn Rudin • I live within short walking distance of the Westlake tennis courts. I personally make use of these courts playing tennis at least once per week(weather permitting). I know that the LO high school teams make use of these courts as well as LO Parks in the summer evenings. Personally, I would be disappointed to see these courts be converted to Pickleball mainly because of the amount of use they currently get by fellow tennis players. Why not convert the basketball court to Pickleball? The parking lot surrounding these courts is usually full in the spring/summer with baseball and soccer practices/games, people driving to the area to use the covered playground, and summer concerts in the park.To add a significant amount of traffic by people coming to play Pickleball will result in deterioration of the appeal of this neighborhood park. I encourage the department to look elsewhere for Pickleball to be played in LO.There are courts near Lakeridge Middle school that are hardly in use due to their poor condition. But they are far enough away from homes and have their own dedicated parking lot that it seems like a much better solution than overtaking the Westlake tennis courts. • Thank you for listening. Robyn • I am firmly in support of pickle ball at westlake park • Comment about Pickleball courts. I am a competitive tennis player and play in adult USTA leagues year round.The City of Lake Oswego has many places to play tennis.The new public tennis center is amazing. In Mountain Park there is a newly renovated private tennis club. Many residence are members of Stafford Hills Tennis Club (where I play).There are 2 High Schools with courts and even some neighborboir courts. What Lake Oswego is missing is a place to partake in the fastest growing sport in the country, Pickleball. • Not understanding why the pickleball courts at GRP can't be used for SpecTennis. See: spectennis.com • There are a million articles about the issue, but there is one today on CNN that is particularly relevant. Yes, CNN. Not a one-off news site. Please take a moment to read this. https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/11/business/pickleball-sports-noise-complaints-tennis-ctpr Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 14 • Pickle ball courts should only be in zones that are not residential. And not next to parks. I bet you would never put one next to a school. The noise would be a HUGE learning distraction. Likewise,the noise and traffic are a distraction to livability to neighborhoods. • To Whom it may concern- I have to admit, I was not up to speed on the history of pickle ball at George Rogers Park However, after learning the history and hearing about the issues it is quite amazing that the City has not learned from their past and proposing to move the problem to Westlake. A couple of comments- 1. During the George Rogers history a lot of money was spent on courts, sound mitigation(that did not to work), sound studies and impact to residents. The City Council voted to close. 2.This is not just a Lake Oswego problem. Many cities have had the same issues and closed courts across the country, majority retrofitted tennis courts close to residential residents. Studies done on the impact the constant/repetitive pop sounds etc. Cities have a lot more experience now vs when LO built George Rogers Courts, including Lake Oswego. I am hearing the city wants to do more sound studies and proposals at the Westlake location, I think we know the answer. A couple last week was playing pickle ball on the tennis courts and was a key learning. I was able to hear the pop/repetitive sound with all my windows closed. This was just one court, imagine 6? This was eye opening to me on the real extent of the problem. 3. If you build them, people will come from the entire city to use the courts. Especially, at Westlake with the proximity to Interstate 5. There is a large demand, several businesses are opening courts because they see the demand. Westlake being lit, even brings more issues of timing of play and who will control time of play. 4. History has proven to the city that retrofitting existing tennis courts does not work. There has be to a long term solution and proper planning/location for pickleball to be sustainable. Indoor courts etc that don't severely impact the quality of life for tax paying residents. thanks, Craig Ballew • I'm the LOHS Boys Tennis Coach. I know that many of my players practice at West Lake in the summer and off-season, especially those who live in the area and cannot drive.The girls team has also used Westlake for JV2 practices some years when the team becomes too large four our 6 courts at LOHS. Having that option has aided the highschool in keeping high school tennis a no-cut sport. In addition, those courts are heavily used by the community, including myself and family. It seems silly to remove an oft used and appreciated facility. In addition, the homes near West Lake Park will be equally frustrated by the noise of pickleball. It is much louder than tennis or basketball.That said, I love pickleball and it is a great, fast growing sport that should be part of our community.The number of pickleball courts that could be created at Westlake Park probably isn't enough to support our community as the popularity of the sport continues to grow. LO should build 8 new pickleball courts at an existing or new park. It would be great for our community to have this resource for recreation, city lessons, leagues, and tournaments. Changing Westlake to pickleball is a temporary solution with a net zero gain. You are going to have just as many frustrated and angry community members as those who are happy. LO should plan for the future and invest in a better& permanent pickleball facility, that can benefit the community in a multitude of ways. • Dear Lake Oswego Park District Officials, Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 15 We at www.PickleNoiseBlock.com are excited to offer you our latest product: noise-blocking curtains designed specifically for pickleball courts. We understand that noise pollution can be a major concern for residents and businesses surrounding outdoor recreation areas, and we believe that our noise-blocking curtains can provide an effective solution. Our curtains are made from high-quality materials that have been specifically designed to block out noise.They are custom-fitted to the dimensions of your pickleball courts and can be easily installed by our team of experts. Once installed, they will effectively reduce the noise levels coming from your courts, allowing residents to enjoy peace and quiet in their homes and businesses. 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Thank you for your time and consideration.We look forward to the opportunity to work with you and help make your community a more peaceful and enjoyable place to live. Sincerely, The Pickleball Noise Block Team www.picklenoiseblock.com (415) 518-8862" • Questions to the Lake Oswego Parks Department from the 26 townhome owners at Melrose Court Homeowners Association March 13, 2023 1.With the city's superior knowledge after years of dealing with George Rogers, how is the stated $60,000 funding for transforming the Westlake Park tennis courts to pickleball courts, including required adequate noise mitigation, a realistic capital projects budget and not bad faith on the city's part? 2.Where is, or what is the status, of the Preliminary Noise Mitigation Design by Spendarian & Willis? The George Rogers Park pickleball site was a failure despite adding Acousti-Fence fabrics that supposedly would reduce the db level by 10db. Is the siting potentially better at Westlake Park? It appears worse WITH MORE POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES as shown below in the chart and overhead images of each park(not able to upload on your message board). We note that many of the residential units near Westlake Park are multi-family townhome structures. GEORGE ROGERS PARK Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 16 Distance from edge of Pickleball Courts at George Rogers Park 4 homes within 150' radius 12 homes within 151' to 350' radius 5 homes from 351'to 500' radius Total homes-21 WESTLAKE PARK Fire Station Living Quarters within 98' 0 homes within 150' radius 27 homes within 151' to 350' radius (2 homes within 170') 40 homes withing 351'to 500 radius Total homes-67 Spendarian &Willis The Parks Department's hired acoustic consultant Statements on their website: • Based on our experience working with pickleball facilities, courts located within 350 feet of residential structures often require abatement. • Abatement treatments usually consist of freestanding walls strategically placed to shield noise sensitive areas from the pickleball courts. . . .The wall may be masonry or a solid fence system having sufficient mass for effective sound insulation. • For pickleball courts located in the middle of a residential area with houses on more than two sides, screen walls may be required on opposite sides of the courts.When these walls are parallel to each other, reflections between them can degrade the performance of the walls significantly. In this case, sound absorbing panels may need to be installed on one or both walls to stop multiple reflections from amplifying the sound going over the walls.This can almost double the cost of the walls and may make the site financially unfeasible. • We recommend that pickleball courts to be located within 500 to 600 feet of residential properties or other noise sensitive areas be reviewed by an acoustical engineer during the site selection phase in order to avoid choosing a site that is expensive to mitigate, results in unexpected limitations on court use, or leads to ongoing disputes . . . Spendarian &Willis Relevant past comments by Founder For the past decade, abating pickleball noise has been the profession of engineer Lance Willis, a founder of the Tucson acoustics and noise-control firm Spendiarian & Willis. He has helped facility managers from California to British Columbia pick sites for new courts, looking carefully at location, direction of play, and terrain to minimize noise. • "Any court built within 350 feet of a house may need noise abatement. . " • "Building a court with a setback of less than 150 feet from a residence is simply impractical, as the noise will certainly carry into homes. Sound can also redirect off buildings that have reflecting surfaces.Willis recommends different types of sound-absorbing panels depending on the budget and what exactly is needed. But soundproofing walls cannot absorb all the noise created by players" Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 17 • "In pickleball the sound is much sharper than tennis because it is produced by a hard paddle, which is an efficient radiating surface,"Willis says. "Tennis is quieter because the sound is produced more by the ball than the racket, and the racket is an open net, which makes it less efficient acoustically." • Willis laments that much of his time is now spent appearing as an expert witness in pickleball- noise cases rather than designing quieter courts. "I am an engineer who would rather be solving problems than arguing about noise in court or in front of a city council," he says. "Not every site is going to be appropriate, but if you think of it systematically,you can avoid a lot of problems." Based on the above, does not appear to be a feasible means of mitigating the noise at the fire station whose living quarters are 98' away. Relevant Health Studies • U.S. National Library of Medicine-Auditory and Non-Auditory Effects of Noise on Health By Mathias Basner, MD, Wolfgang Babisch, PhD. Prof. Adrian Davis, PhD, Mark Brink, PhD. Charlotte Clark, PhD, Sabine Janssen, PhD, and Prof. Stephen Stansfeld PhD. - November 20, 2014 • European Cardiology Review- Noise Pollution and Arterial Hypertension -August 12, 2017 • British Medical Bulletin - Noise Pollution: Non-Auditory Effects on Health - December 2013 • World Health Organization - Burden of Disease from Environmental Noise—2011 • Thornton Acoustics &Vibration conclusion below as submitted for Gilchrist Park Pickleball Siting in Punta Gorda (William Thornton, of Thornton Acoustics and Vibrations, has completed over 1,500 projects of similar noise nature since 1972) •The pickleball noise creates a human health risk as the link between certain types of noise (which includes the type of noise emitted by pickleball) and the risk of hypertension, heart disease, etc. is well established. • The pickleball noise exceeds the limits set for in objective, science-based community noise ordinances as promulgated by communities similar to Punta Gorda. • The pickleball noise exceeds accepted U.S. and international standards and guidelines (such as those produced by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, World Health Organization, etc.)for community and environmental noise emissions/levels. •The pickleball noise significantly increases the community noise levels (relative to existing ambient noise levels) and the relationship between community noise increase and human impact/annoyance is well established in the scientific body of knowledge. • There are no effective means (other than enclosing the entire pickleball court in a well- designed building) of reducing the noise emitted by the pickleball courts such as noise walls, barriers or screens. Although these types of solutions are frequently suggested, they are not effective (for reasons of fundamental physics) and will not reduce the noise to acceptable levels." • My Name is Jackie Wu and I reside at 4941 Hastings Dr. I am a long time resident of Lake Oswego . I have just learned that LO Park& Recreation intends to install pickle ball courts in Westlake Park right next to my house. Pickle ball creates a lot of noise so I strenuously object to this project. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 18 • I bought a home in old town LO in 2021. Part of why I liked it was location: close to golf and close to pickleball—the only two sports I play. West Lake is not walkable for me from Old Town, and you shut down the golf course in 2022 to do not a lick of construction all summer. • As a resident of the West Lake Neighborhood Association (and President of the Devonshire HOA), I am registering my opposition to repurposing the tennis courts at West Lake Park into 6 pickle ball courts. Today I attended a meeting of the West Lake Neighborhood Association where those in attendance voted unanimously to oppose Council's decision to study the option of creating pickle ball courts at West Lake Park. My wife and I have lived in our town home directly across the street from the West Lake fire station and basketball court for 21 years. We purchased our home knowing that we would have to deal with any noise and/or traffic issues related to team soccer, basketball, tennis, baseball, music in the park, etc. We would have never purchased our home had there been a pickle ball court at West Lake Park. I have played pickle ball in the past and believe it is a fun sport open to all ages. But communities that have successfully build/installed pickle ball courts did so with adequate planning and with an adequate budget. Council's decision to direct the Parks & Recreation Department to study this location because the city does not currently have enough money to locate and build the facility in a more suitable location is short sided. If the pickle ball courts are built at West Lake Park,this council and future councils will have to deal with an energized group of citizens who will not be satisfied until the pickle ball courts get removed and again repurposed for tennis. At tonight's West Lake Neighborhood Association meeting, a local realtor who has been selling homes in the area for more than 20 years indicated that the installation of pickle ball courts at the park would not only reduce the value of our homes, but also make them harder to sell. I do not believe this is fair to the 30 townhomes that I represent. Many of our owners have lived and paid taxes in Lake Oswego for more than 20 years. Please reconsider your decision to install pickle ball courts at West Lake Park. • Moving the pickleball courts to Westlake will be worse than leaving them where they are! There are going to be many more people affected. Right now-without picket\ball -there is a lot of noise at times. Noise carries for a long way- and shutting all the windows doesn't necessarily help. We have left our premises for 4 Wednesday evenings every year when the concerts are playing. We figure that is about all that we should have to do. What about the fire department on the premises? Don't they have the right to get some sleep since they are always on call? Put the courts in an enclosed building somewhere where the noise won't be heard by other individuals around the courts. Don't you represent all of us? Sounds like you are representing the pickleball individuals more.... • YES YES YES we would LOVE LOVE LOVE to have pickleball at Westlake Park. Truly truly truly. I live very close to Westlake Park; friends and I would LOVE to have Pickleball courts installed at Westlake! We would use the courts a whole lot! • Yes to pickleball at Westlake Park!!The City underwent a diligent process to form a criteria for acceptable locations and Westlake met this criteria. Please don't let the vocal few negate the work of the committee who spent their time researching and developing this process. Pickleball Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 19 offers tremendous well-being benefits to those who partake. Let the greater hood prevail. Thank you. • I live close to the West Lake and would love to see pickball courts added to the park. This would bring the community closer together. Can't wait. • Would love to see Pickleball at Westlake Park. Too many things are going on on the east side of town. Love Pickleball, and would love it to be some place convenient for once. Great idea! • We strongly oppose the installation of pickle ball courts at Westlake Park. We are members of the Devonshire Home Owners Assn. and live across the street from the tennis courts. The constant noise would be very hard to put with and the additional parking needed will also be a huge imposition on us and our families. • Pickle ball is unpleasantly loud. Neighbors and other park users near outdoor pb facilities quickly find the noise from pb to be obnoxious. It makes better sense for the city to plan and budget for indoor pb courts rather than to re-experience the downsides that George Rogers Park and its neighbors quickly came to know and dread. A""quick fix"" such as the one proposed at Westlake Park should be avoided. Don't make the same mistake twice. • I've lived across from Westlake Park for over twenty years. I enjoy the concerts,the little league games, tennis courts (which played a major role in moving where I am) and the general family activity the park provides. Pickle ball is not noise or parking appropriate for Westlake. POW POW POW POW from dawn to dusk. Believe me the sound carries around here. All the noise dampening won't help. If I can hear the occasional ping of a ball hitting a baseball bat over half a mile away, constant pickle ball noise will be intolerable. Also,there is a fire station literally 25 feet away from the proposed courts. These first responders are on site for 12-24 hour shifts. They SLEEP at the station in between shifts. Ask them how they can sleep during POW POW POW POW. I want, as do you, my first responders rested and ready any any emergency. Parking is also a problem now and will get worse. The pickleballer's line that if you "live near a park you should expect noise" is not a valid argument. PB noise is disruptive should not be a constant in a residential neighborhood. Remember, they come, make noise and leave for the next batch. When they've left they're not around to hear noise anymore. We still are. It wasn't good for George Rogers and it's worse here at Westlake. Thank you Steve Caplan • I am a 69 year old female and in good shape. How can I learn about Pickeball. Thank you • West Lake tennis courts should not be converted to pickleball courts. Instead,they should be striped to include pickleball. Further pickleball hours should be limited as the noise could be disturbing to neighbors. Recommend this be part of a broader plan to provide pickleball play times at multiple venues, again with limited hours if they are located in neighborhoods. This would include for example two days a week at George Rogers eg T/Th 9-1:00,two at West Lake M/W 9-1:00. Reasonable compromises until a permanent solution is implemented. George Rogers should also be striped when converted to tennis courts. Hours could be managed at both venues by including a timed key code access to equipment boxes with pickleball nets. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 20 • My name is Teresa Spangler, I am the chair of the Oak Creek Neighborhood Association. I would like to share with you that my neighbors have made a unanimous vote against putting Pickleball at Westlake Park. March 13, a standing room only crowd showed up at our Annual meeting in the Oak Creek Elementary Library. I've chaired our organization for nearly 10 years now, and I assure you, we have never seen that number of people. And I will tell you, the group does not see the noise and traffic that could come to our neighborhood because of Pickleball as fun and games. Kyra Haggart,with the Parks Department explained the process you will go through to study the issue. We look forward to hearing the results of the sound and traffic studies that will be conducted. But urge you to also consider the very human cost if you were to bring Pickleball here. • The first neighbor to speak said what most in the crowd feels. Why would relocating Pickleball from one side of the lake to the other seem better? Isn't this going to pose the same problem it did at George Rogers Park? • Long time Oak Creek Neighbor, and 27-year real estate veteran Jennifer Noble said she anticipates the sound from Pickleball could lower the home values of the adjacent neighbors by as much as$100,000 each.As she put it, "It shouldn't be there, not at the expense of property value, I wouldn't play there...it would affect everyone. I don't care if it is one person, you are important." • Very insightful information came from our neighbor Lou Castino, a civil engineer. He took the time to study our neighborhood versus the area near George Rogers Park.There, 21 homes were within the 300-500 feet range where the sound would make a major impact. Near Westlake, he estimates there are 67. And that number could be higher. He theorizes, because of the topography with the hill behind the courts,the sound will travel than it did at Rogers Park, and cannot be mitigated. • Another topic that angered the crowd was the suggestion that tennis courts at Westlake would be completely converted for Pickleball. I'm sharing with a picture from this past weekend, where the courts were full,with our neighbors and their children playing tennis. Families I spoke with say they are very upset with the idea they'd have to drive to downtown Lake Oswego to play.They say it is unfair to take something away for a game they don't play. This is a neighborhood we enjoy on foot.This past Saturday, the basketball courts were full, kids were riding bikes, playing baseball, and filling the playground. Most students walk to nearby Oak Creek, and often walk to the park after school. Many of my neighbors expressed how worried they are about additional cars coming into the area, whose drivers may not be aware of the number of children who are at Westlake for sports, summer camps, and for play. I hope you'll prioritize my neighbors.These are not "NIMBY's".They told us they tolerate crowds from our park, noise from the busiest fire station in the city, and even the very popular summer concerts.They universally say this is just too much, and they felt offended they weren't asked if they wanted Pickleball. Personally, it appears to me decisions are all about the 500 people in a Pickleball Club, which only is made up of only 70%of Lake Oswego residents. And why convert both courts? Many private clubs covert one court, or have nets that can move up and down.The Park Department told us they would convert both courts because the Pickleball players "like to play together". But that greatly increases the number of people using the courts.Your counterparts in West Linn recently stopped taking on -line reservations for Pickleball to stop the tournament play, which Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 21 ramps up noise complaints. Members of the club told me after this week's Council meeting that they don't think Westlake is a good home for Pickleball either. I can appreciate, cancelling Pickleball at George Rogers Park is disappointing for some city residents. But you will have four courts at the new recreation center.That seems plenty. Pickleball is a sport that is growing in popularity. But I ask you to consider hot sports of years gone by, such as Croquet, or Racquetball. Could this a fad that grew during Covid? There are lots of sports people play, and you can't accommodate them all. In conclusion, I hope you'll think about Oak Creek and Westlake neighborhoods, who have valid reasons to protest Pickleball. Please consider whether it is good policy to put the wishes of some folks who want to play a game against financial and emotional damage you to people who worry you will ruin their daily lives. Thank you, Teresa Spangler • Would love to see pickleball at Westlake. Not enough activities for adults on this side of town. Would be welcome. • Hello, We have recently learned that the fire station, and ALSO the Union, feel they can't officially take a position until after the application has been submitted. That means it's up to the residents to speak up for them for now. Obviously they are hesitant to speak up against the city's proposal since they work for the city. But we all know that common sense tells us that putting pickleball in so close to the fire station would be a terrible idea.They are the busiest station in Lake Oswego, and it's also the location for all of the training. Firefighters sleep there, and because they're on 24 hour shifts, they often sleep during the day. 1. Do you not think the first responders deserve more respect and consideration than this? 2.Why is this not considered a residence? 3. If your house was on fire, would you want a well-rested first responder?Or one who is coming off of no sleep because the city decided to screw them over by putting pickleball courts next to their bedrooms? The fire station being right there should be a deal-breaker. Period. And that's just one reason that the tennis courts at Westlake Park should NOT be converted to pickleball. Thank you, Emily James • Hello, I have held off on sharing this because I value my daughter's privacy. I would like to ask this information I'm sharing remain confidential, and that it doesn't appear in any documents or press.Thank you. After last night's city council meeting, I feel compelled to speak up. Two senior pickleballers mentioned that it is "disability awareness month", and referenced their recoveries from different surgeries as "disabilities". It was absolutely inappropriate, disgraceful and disrespectful to use these as examples of disability in hopes of gaining sympathy. Not to Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 22 mention, they can still play pickleball in many other already existing pickleball locations. And also not to mention, it's not a God given right that free pickleball courts be provided by the city. But I digress.There are people with ***actual disabilities*** who will be impacted should the Westlake tennis courts be converted to pickleball. I live in one of the closest houses to the tennis courts, and my daughter has autism. Like many other people with autism, she has an extreme sensitivity to noise. It is painful to watch her go through life dealing with challenges that other people do not understand, and the sensitivity to sound is one of them. She does have special ear plugs, and also likes to wear ear muffs year round to muffle loud sounds. Luckily for her, she can always come home and we can control the environment so she can be at peace. But what happens when pickleball moves in 150 feet from her bedroom window?The sound and pitch that have made CNN headlines for bothering neurotypical people across the nation, will absolutely destroy my autistic daughter. Considering it is "disability awareness month", please consider the damage you will be causing to her, and to any other neurodiverse residents in the area. Thank you, Emily James • I live in Holly Orchard and know how much fire truck traffic goes up and down Fosberg. Putting a loud, busy pickle ball court complex next to where the fire fighters sleep is irresponsible. Pickle ball is great. Please find a spot that doesn't make our fire fighters more tired than they already are taking so many calls. I don't want exhausted fire fighters responding to a medical emergency because people demanded to play pickle ball close to where they try to rest during the day. It's unnecessary and creates potential liability issues for those fire fighters. Please consider another site for pickle ball that is more responsible. • Hello, I disagree with the plan to put the pickleball court at westlake park.The noise would be bothersome, the additional people (when the park is already packed with different activities is already a nuisance.The concerts at the park in the summer is already a nuisance with people parking all over. If this daily pickleball thing is con't, then it would be unbearable. Where are the plans to make an indoor court to control the noise (and allow all year around play?)Why outdoors? Please pick a different park. i do not want to live near a pickleball court. • I live in the Oak Creek neighborhood,within walking distance of Westlake park,where I play tennis, quite frequently. I'm not happy about the tennis courts being converted to pickle ball courts.This would mean I have to drive to George Rogers park. I don't understand the logic of this since the noise caused the courts to be closed to pickle ball, and I can't see how it would be any different at Westlake.The noise is the problem. Add to that, another car on the road driving to George rogers park. I understand the pickle ball community is large with a huge vested interest.There are places where they can play pickle ball, like RECS in Clackamas, and it's a place that can handle the volume and the noise. Why should others have to forfeit their opportunities to make way for pickle ball? I understand their frustration, since loosing Westlake park to tennis would create a similar situation. Where would the kids go?The ones that play after school. Would their parents need to drive them to George Rogers park? Or would they have to give up playing tennis all together? Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 23 Converting Westlake park is not the answer for the pickle ball community, and it seems to be wishful thinking on their part. I feel for them, but they need to find another way. • Just wanted to reach out and let you know of my desire to keep the tennis courts as tennis courts in Westlake Park. I go there for'special time'with my 3 boys-that's our usual date spot when I go out with one of them for one-on-one time. It's something we all look forward to and a free family event we can all enjoy. Sometimes we all go together. We love it. Seems silly to me to more a problem from one neighborhood to another. Thanks for taking our little personal story into consideration. Lindsay Caron +family Westfield Court, LO • Please do not convert the Westlake Park tennis courts to Pickleball courts. The Lake Oswego Pickleball players have other places they can play including a new facility in Clackamas county. Check out their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/lakeoswegopickleballclub https://www.wearerecs.com/ Thank you! • The fundamental problem is aggregating &concentrating too many courts and too many pickleball players in one location. That was the problem at George Rogers--and it will become the problem if moved to Westlake. Too much noise, too much congestion -- not enough parking. A better approach would be to provide a little tennis and a little pickleball at several, scattered locations. For example at Westlake, keep one tennis court for tennis only-and make the 2nd tennis court a multi-purpose court(PB and tennis lines; with rollaway nets.) This will keep the players and the noise to a minimum (approx 4 to 8 or 10 PB at a time.) The problem is to find and create more of these two-court paired places and have them spaced out throughout the town. Maybe even keep 1 -2 tennis courts at George Rogers for PB. The problem was making them all PB capable. Trying to satisfy a 'mega-complex' is a recipe for disaster. If a mega complex is desired, let PB players fund/get approval for an equivalent space to the LOTC indoor center. As we all know, it is already at capacity for tennis. • I support the courts at Westlake!The more family and community activities we can have the better. It strengthens our community and brings healthy ways to enjoy our parks. I can't quite wrap my head around those that oppose this activity, yet they are ok with activities that are noisier like baseball games &concerts? Buyer beware.When you move next to a park, you will experience some noise. It's sad that the privileged few find this to be a battle to fight. We have much, much bigger problems in our world right now than wholesome laughter and the "ponk" of a little plastic ball. I vote Yes. Yes. Yes! • Moving Pickleball to Westlake and removing tennis is a terrible idea. Neighbors live very close to the courts,they feel like they've been singled out. Why would they want to live with the noise when the folks at George Rogers had so many issues? Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 24 I have no problem with some courts being striped for Pickleball and providing certain times for play.The Pickleball Club says there are quieter paddles and balls available.That could be enforced. But to remove tennis, a sport that is currently more popular, for something our neighbors don't want is upsetting. I only had one Pickleball supporter call before our recent Oak Creek NA meeting, the rest of the room was packed to protest the sport. I feel badly for the players who lost their activity at George Rogers. But,there are other places to play. Mt.Park Racquet Club,The Garages, even a church near Stafford. And LO will have indoor courts soon.The Park Department in a city of 40,000 cannot offer everything to everyone. Nor should it offer something that could affect the home values of people who live nearby.This is no game to the adjacent neighbors. • I currently frequent the Westlake tennis courts about 1-3 times a week and live within walking/biking distance of the courts. I am incredibly saddened by the idea of the courts being replaced completely with pickleball courts. Is there a reason they can't be a shared use court space? I can understand needing to add pickleball facilities, but removing the westlake courts will negatively impact a large community of people in that neighborhood and surrounding area. Please consider making it a shared use space or adding tennis courts alongside the pickleball courts. • I am a homeowner who lives across the street from the tennis courts at Westlake Park. Our neighborhood is a peaceful and quiet place for residents to enjoy the park and all it has to offer. By putting in pickleball courts, it will increase the traffic throughout the neighborhood and the park in addition to increasing the noise to levels that are intolerable. Our fire department will be negatively impacted because of the noise disrupting their sleep and interfering with their training exercises. Moving a problem from one neighborhood where it failed miserably to another neighborhood where the houses are even closer in proximity and traffic is already high, is not a solution!The city should find alternate site to accommodate the pickleball players, not at tge expense of the tennis players and the neighborhood! • Please do not take away our tennis courts.There are limited available to the neighborhood and community at large. Also,would you not have the same issues that you had at George Rogers? Thank you! • My concern is maintaining the quality of life for our Firefighters living in the Westlake Fire- station. • Since both Pickleball and tennis players would not be happy either way, I think it would be worthwhile to consider the configuration at Snyder Park in Sherwood.Two tennis courts can also be 4 Pickleball courts,with the use of portable PB nets. Win-win even taking any"noise" issues into consideration since a multi-use park such as Westlake should not be expected to be quiet.Thank you! • Please explain how transferring a controversial program from one neighborhood to another makes sense? Speed and Expense are weak reasons when you have to convert the courts again due to complaints. Why would you ask our fire fighters to listen to this every day? • Good choice, money saved with converting existing court can be used elsewhere for other important cause, I used to play Tennis at Westlake but considering the popularity of Pickleball sport I support converting these courts to pickleball courts.) also respect neighborhood Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 25 residents concerns with noice but I feel courts are not that close to near by houses compared to summer lake paper courts.. • Please do not take any more tennis courts and convert them to pickleball court. Find space to make new courts for pickleball.Tennis court have always been hard to find and with the city converting them to pickleball courts will only make it more difficult in the future. • I am against the development of pickle ball courts at Westlake Park. All the reasons that supported the closure of the George Rogers Park courts are applicable to the Westlake Park courts plus the addition of the fire station nearby make this Westlake proposal as bad as the George Rogers courts. • I am strongly against removing beloved high use tennis courts at west lake park to put in problematic pickle ball courts. Before spending money on impact studies you should first determine if the neighbors that surround west lake park are on board with this (they are not). The problems with pickle ball that occurred at George Rogers will be many times worse at west lake. I won't trust the results of your noise study-the neighborhood around west lake is an echo chamber. Find an indoor space. Kudos to Krya who ran the April 17 meeting, she did a good job letting everyone be heard. • Kyria -thanks for your presentation last evening at Oak Creek Scool. Below are comments I provided to the Mayor city council following their 21 March meeting. Mayor Buck&Council Members,thanks for allowing me to speak to you yesterday concerning the proposal to convert 2 tennis courts at Westlake Park to 6 pickleball courts. Since, I was not able to complete my thoughts in 3 minutes, I am providing my entire text. I live in the Melrose Court HOA on Mulholland Dr.The back of my house faces Westlake Park and I can see the tennis courts from my house. I am not opposed to pickleball or to the city having courts for pickleball (PB) players. My personal analysis is that Westlake Park is not viable for a pickleball complex. As you are aware,the issue of PB courts in neighborhoods, is not unique to LO.There are various reports via TV, printed material & internet about the noise issues for homes next to or close to PB courts. I am aware that Parks & Rec has issued a contract with an acoustic consultant( Spendarian & Willis) and is in the process of issuing a contract for a traffic & parking study.The scope of work and deliverables for each of these contracts is not known to me. The acoustic consultant has stated any homes within 350' of PB courts usually need noise abatement.Abatement usually consist of freestanding walls strategically placed to shield noise sensitive areas from the PB courts.The wall may be masonry or a solid fence system having sufficient mass for sound insulation. At times,the walls may need addition abatement padding. This firm recommends that PB courts to be located within 500' -600' of residential properties or other noise sensitive areas be reviewed by an acoustical engineer during site selection phase in order to avoid choosing a site that is expensive to mitigate, results in unexpected limitations on court use or leads to ongoing disputes... Thus, moving the sound reflective fences (which are not noise abatement) from George Rodgers will not provide the necessary noise abatement. At Westlake, there are 27 homes within 350' of the tennis courts. Of these 2 are within 170' plus the fire station 210 is within 98'. At George Rodgers Park 16 homes are within 350'. The cost for the necessary abatement will exceed the$60K for the relocation. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 26 It will be interesting to see the results of the traffic& parking study.This park is heavily used. Parking at times is an issue with soccer games/tournaments, baseball/softball games, all-star games, tennis & basketball players, children with families at the playground (the only covered playground in the city) and parties at the pavilion. This February's Hello LO message from the Mayor indicated that LO is responsive to the needs of our residents, to better build neighborly bonds, foster understanding & collaborative solutions. You have responded to the needs of PB players & residents of George Rogers Park. Will you be responsive to those of Westlake Park residents? My suggestion is for the council to direct Parks & Rec to not submit a Land Use application for PB courts at Westland Park and instead to develop a proposal for a PB complex at 1 of the 3 recommended sites in the 2022 task force study.The city should consider using various grant funds ( I previously provided a small list) and developing financial partnerships to help fund the development of a PB complex that is not located within 500'-600' of the closest homes. • This was a very bad idea from the start. It simply shifts an invasive park use from one area of homeowners to another area of homeowners.The noise, traffic, parking and loss of tennis facilities issues remain as objectionable to the Westlake citizens as they were for the George Rogers citizens.There is speculation among some citizens that pickleball only became an issue in Lake Oswego after one of the Parks and Rec senior staff became friendly with an avid pickleball player who's private court was no longer able to accommodate his desired use. If true,this is shameful and appropriate disciplinary action should be taken immediately. • Re; Pickle Ball Meeting- LO Parks & Rec leader of discussion did a very good job. I noticed that West Linn is also looking at responding to need for a pickle ball location - might be nice to do a joint project. Other suggestion -think bigger-if would be great if youi could start process for a purpose built court-maybe even indoor court -this is Oregon - it rains, its cold, it get dark etc.. Indoor would allow more hours per day and more days per year.. How about partner with a for profit company. Somebody had to pay for the golf course renovations he tennis courts at the schools, the $900,000 cost for Pickle Courts does not seem UN-reasonable for the interest being shown. • If pickle ball was a problem for residents at George Rogers then why would it be ok for residents at West Lake Park? Look for long term solution—an indoor center or one distant from existing homes. • I am opposed to relocating PickleBall to Westlake Park. Why would you move it from one neighborhood to another if all of the neighbors in George Rogers Park were complaining about the noise? The area surrounding Westlake Park(which I live in) is even more densely populated with houses than the area around George Rogers and I am vehemently opposed to moving Pickleball here. There is no reason to move it over here and we don't want Pickleball in our neighborhood. • I oppose moving the pickleball courts to Westlake park for the same reasons the folks at George Rogers neighborhood want it moved. However moving it to Westlake Park impacts a lot more neighbors than George Rogers park. More homes affected by noise, less parking, etc. Please reconsider moving them at all or feel free to eliminate them afrom both GRP and Westlake and/or putting restricted hours on use at George Rogers. • I live near Westlake park and do not want the tennis courts to become pickle ball courts. My daughter is learning to play tennis and we like the option so close.We are also concerned with the noise pickle ball would bring. Please do not let this project move forward. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 27 • The city council asked for citizens input on where to site a Pickleball Courts via a Taksforce and then ignored over 1/2 of the recommendations of that Taskforce including the primary recommendations regarding where to site new courts. What a slap in the face to the people who devoted their time to that Taskforce. What a terrible policy decision. Who is going to volunteer for the next Taskforce when they will know full well that whatever recommendations are made will likely be totally ignored by the City Council. Sad. Among the Taskforce recommendations that were ignored was to build indoor facilities at any new location. Of course that cost money that the city does not have. So rather than tabling the idea or seeking private funding, the City decided to save money by seeking to locate the courts in a different residential neighborhood agains the Taskforce's recommendation. It's dumbfounding that the City Council would ignore these recommendations and waste taxpayer funding exploring courts in yet another residential neighborhood after knowing full well that nobody wants to listen to Pickleball being played all day long. How did they not learn from George Rogers Park? What a waste of money on sound studies (already know its annoying) and parks and recreation staff resources. Either pay the cost of indoor courts or locate the courts in non residential neighborhoods! Pickleball is a great sport but outdoor courts do not belong in residential neighborhoods. If there is not enough money that's just too bad for Pickleball players. I miss the city golf course which my family used often, but guess what it was too expensive to keep operating for a small minority of users. That is why the city wisely converted 1/2 the course to uses that benefit more of our community. Why isn't the City Council using their common sense when it comes to Pickleball? There is no right to free outdoor pickle ball in residential neighborhoods. People can pay to play at private courts just like most Tennis players do. Or if they really want the city to pay for it, then Pickleball players should help raise the funds for more indoor courts (or outdoor court's in commercial areas). It's baffling how much money has been spent by the city both in direct costs and staff time in order to try appease a small minority. The city would never spend this kind of time and money developing Tennis Courts, Basketball Courts, or any other activity that is this divisive. Why is Pickleball so much more important than every other activity that doesn't cause this type of community backlash? • I am totally against use of Westlake Park for Pickleball courts.This area is already flooded with traffic from ball games throughout the spring and summer months,but none of these games create the same noise level or have the impact of lowering home values in the surrounding neighborhoods as does Pickleball.The proximity to the school should also be considered as a noise distraction while classes are in session. • Pickleball has been banned in parks in West Linn, Mountain park and in our Old Town. There is a reason for this -the weird noise and the duration. We do not want it at Westlake. We will be a magnet for anyone wanting to play the game since there are no other opportunities near by. The sound is very annoying and at the least will drive the firemen crazy as they are the closest. Why are we displacing the basketball and tennis ball players. Where are they to go. Those courts were well used and now they will have to go where??? Why does Pickleball have priority? Why do we even have to provide Pickleball courts. Also, abatement walls will need to be built. That will be expensive and ugly. Might as well put a roof on it and do it indoors. This community is wealthy. I strongly suggest that an indoor facility be looked for and donations be requested or perhaps a fee to play. If you put Pickleball in Westlake I will personally picket City Hall. (I have never been politically active but this seems very unfair to me) At the Parks and Recs meetings there was no one for having it at Westlake. Please stop Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 28 spending money on sound studies and feasibilty studies. Let the basketball players and tennis players in Westlake have their courts. Marilyn Rudin, Winthrop Ct, Westlake. • I live at 13555 Streamside Drive,just off of Peters Road and above Westlake Park. I am strongly opposed to the tennis courts being converted to pickle ball courts! 1.They would produce too much noise constantly throughout the day-their noxious decibel level is widely known. It would decrease the quality of living fir the firemen next door and many surrounding neighbors ( us included because of the way sound travels up the hill). PICKLE BALL COURTS SHOULD ONLY BE BUILT INSIDE A WELL INSULATED BUILDing. 2.There is way too little parking available !!!That lot is already busy with cars parking for children's' athletic pursuits like soccer and baseball. Pickle ball courts would cause constant parking jams.This could interfere with the fire engines having easy access to the roads in times of emergencies. 3.The pickle ball courts will reduce the value of our homes.The city will have many law suits related to our home values if it proceeds with the Westlake site. Slow down and take time to find a proper indoor site for pickle ball courts! The players can wait until money is available to build an indoor court facility. • Wish we would stop trying to retrofit Pickleball into current facilities. Seems it would be better to build a Pickleball facility from scratch so sound remediation could be built into court. Or just offer it at an indoor facility.lt is not working trying to put in neighborhoods with homes nearby. • Pickleball courts don't belong in neighborhoods close to homes because they generate loud nuisance noise in repetitive fashion. There are plenty of open spaces or unused warehouses that can better contain the noise. Let interested people and players build private clubs and not use taxpayer money to support this new sport which in a few years may no longer be popular. • Its going to create a noise nuisance. It's adjacent to a Fire Station.They work 24 hour shifts and sleep all day when they aren't up at night responding to emergencies.The noise from the pickleball will impact their ability sleep and perform. The pickleball courts were already removed from Rogers Park because of the noise. Why do we need pickleball courts anyway? what's wrong with tennis? Im a member of Mountain Park Racket Club and when they set up the pickleball courts, nobody really plays. It's usually 4 senior citizens pretending to have fun. Why waste a bunch of taxpayer money destroying tennis courts when they could use the money to build more soccer fields. During soccer season the youth teams have nowhere to practice. It's a joke.They put 22 kids on a 1/2 sized field and my son hates it.There are thousands of soccer players with nowhere to play. Or use the$to fix the basketball court at Westlake. Its horrible.The hoops are terrible and the court is slanted too much. Is there somebody on the city council that plays pickleball or something?The only time i see people playing it is at Sunriver. It's a fast growing sport, I know, but so are parkour and skateboarding. We aren't building those types of facilities. You can't please everybody. I'm typing on my iphone and can't see the screen. sorry for the spelling/grammatical errors. In summary it's a waste of$ and there are other things we need more, and it's going to be a noise nuisance. And nobody in the neighborhood wants it. • Friends, Family and I look forward to being able to play pickle ball at Westlake park. Would love to hear more on how we can support this initiative. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 29 • Dear City Council Members, As a concerned resident of the Westlake neighborhood, I am writing to weigh in on the pickleball courts that have been proposed to replace the tennis courts at Westlake Park. While I think that pickleball is fun, I would be very disappointed to see our beloved, family-friendly park overtaken with this popular pastime. Our daughter,who is a single mother to two young and lively boys, loves to play tennis at this park with her sons. To have this free form of recreation stolen away from them would be very sad. We also watch them play on baseball teams at the park. The noise from pickleball would be quite distracting. This noise would also detract from the enjoyment of our neighborhood walks. We have lots of walkers in the Westlake neighborhood! It is also hard to imagine how the sounds of pickleball will enhance our concerts in the park. I know you closed the pickle ball courts at George Rogers Park because the neighbors had a real problem with the noise. I'm pretty sure you will find that people in this neighborhood would have the same complaints! Please don't spend our taxpayer money in this manner. You would probably end up having to move the courts again, resulting in even greater expense. I hope you will be able to find a location for this popular sport that will not negatively affect a surrounding neighborhood. Thank you for reading my concerns. Sincerely, Julie Wall • Taking away a tennis court that is used by the Westlake community is not acceptable. If it did not work at george Roger's park why now at Westlake. We are a strong proud neighborhood and the addition of pickleball will not be a be welcomed. Noise,traffic and parking and the impact on houses and the fire station is ridiculous. Our property values could be effected so my tax dollars are used to change our park and we suffer the consequences. Please listen to our concerns and DO NOT change our park • Hello: I'm a concerned homeowner in the Westlake Park neighborhood, and am strongly opposed to the plans to bring pickleball to Westlake Park. Our neighborhood already experiences a lot of traffic and parking issues from the softball, soccer, rugby, tennis, etc. as well as summer camps and concert series events. We love that this is a vibrant and wonderful community park, but adding pickleball will be too much. It will crowd the streets for parking along Melrose, and up into the neighborhood on Peters. We are also aware of the noise issues of pickleball, and believe strongly that adding this to Westlake will impact property values.The neighbors around George Rogers park lobbied to remove pickleball for all these reasons. Bringing it to our busy park is not a solution we support.Thank you for your consideration. • To whom it may concern, We are 45 year residents in Lake Oswego, 33 years in the West Lake Neighborhood. We find it very concerning after attending several neighborhood meetings regarding the conversion of the West Lake Tennis Courts to Pickleball that the city is not listening to its residents. While pickleball may be the fastest growing sport for Seniors, of which we are, does not mean you have to ruin another neighborhood. George Rogers Park, Mountain Park, West Linn park, and many areas around the country are closing down pickleball due to noise. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 30 If you have lived in the West Lake area,you know that sound reverberates way beyond the 150 feet you keep referring to, the repeated whack of the ball will dive one crazy. We will be forced to keep our windows and doors closed. Traffic, this Park is already extremely busy. 3 baseball fields,soccer,tennis, basketball and a playground for youngsters.The location of the Park will attract many outsiders due to 15 and Kruise Way being close by. Kids and adults walk and ride their bikes all around. We also have a school which creates congestion. Those of us closer to the Park will lose property value and for most of us it is our largest investment. We are also taxpayers. If the city really wants to be a good neighbor as your spokesperson claims, you should listen to your residents.Take your time, look for an appropriate location, preferably indoors due to our climate. Do not use use your cheapest option,wait and do it right, Regards, David and Kathy Browning Amherst Court • I am a resident of LO, and I have enjoyed the courts at George Rogers for tennis and more lately ,pickle ball. If it has been decided that the courts there can't be used for pickle ball, please redo them ASAP so that they can again be used for tennis. It is frustrating and wasteful that this facility is sitting there vacant and unusable, especially as we are heading into the dry weather months. • I like to have some courts and Lake Oswego Westlake park would be fine but you need to get with the program you can't just wait all winter and hold swing by and get it done.We need to move the sound barrier us so you can Tashi tell how much noise goes to the neighborhood I don't believe much well, and you need to strike the courts or at least do the sound study with the sound abatement equipment you already have • 1 • I am opposed to converting the tennis courts at Westlake Park to pickleball courts. My single daughter and her two sons love playing tennis for free at the park. It is close to their home and I don't know where else they could go to play that would be convenient and free. My husband and I also live close to the park and do not want the noise pickleball courts would bring, plus the extra traffic and parking issues. We watch our grandsons play baseball at that park and the noise would be disruptive during their games and parking would become an issue. The noise would also disturb our walks and a lot of people walk near Westlake Park! Just as the neighbors near George Rogers Park insisted that pickleball be moved, the same problems will come up for the neighbors near Westlake Park. Please find a different solution--don't just move the problem to a different location! Thank you. • Looking forward to reviewing the contractor reports and hearing the presentation on 9 May at city council meeting. I am opposed to the conversion of the 2 tennis courts at Westlake Park to 6 pickleball courts. Since Rassekh Park development is on hold, why not modify the plan to add the pickleball courts there? Would that not be the best cost opportunity for the city? Infrastructure is already in the Rassekh plan, modifying for pickleball courts would be a low cost option. The courts should not be close to residential housing. Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 31 • NO to Pickleball at Westlake Park. I don't play nor have an ambition to play, and we already have enough loud activity at the park between basketball, tennis, soccer, baseball, and concerts. Find some where to put this FAD sport Westlake Park Pickleball Public Comment Form Summary 32 ATTACHMENT 6 9.1 ��c�'�` 4� COUNCIL REPORT Wry- IICI Subject: Pickleball Operations and Alternative Sites Meeting Date: January 17, 2023 Staff Members: Ivan Anderholm, Director Report Date: January 6, 2023 Kyra Haggart, Project Manager/Park Analyst Department: Parks and Recreation Action Required Advisory Board/Commission Recommendation ❑ Motion ❑ Approval ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Denial ❑ Ordinance ❑ None Forwarded ❑ Resolution Z Not Applicable ❑ Information Only Comments: Z Council Direction ❑ Consent Agenda Issue before Council: Provide staff direction on how to proceed regarding (a) development of new pickleball courts at an alternate location, and (b) operations and sound mitigation at the George Rogers Park pickleball courts. ▪Council Goals/Priorities Adopted Master Plan(s) Z Not Applicable BACKGROUND At the March 1, 2022 City Council meeting, the Old Town Neighborhood Association (OTNA) testified that the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park—which were converted from tennis courts in 2015—should be closed due to the sound, parking, and safety issues the courts create in the neighborhood. The Council referred the issue to the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resource Advisory Board (Board) to consider whether the courts should be closed due to the negative impact on the neighborhood. The Board conducted two Pickleball Study Sessions on March 16 and June 15, 2022. During the meetings the Board heard testimony from residents of the OTNA and from other city residents who use the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park. The Board also received information from the Parks and Recreation Department (Department) about the steps staff have taken to quantify and mitigate pickleball noise. Those steps include installing Acoustiblok acoustical • Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 barrier fencing, installing an automatic locking gate, and hiring ABD Engineering & Design to conduct a noise study of the George Rogers Park courts before and after noise barriers were installed. At the June 15, 2022 Board meeting a motion to "recommend to City Council that the Department close the pickleball courts until they can figure out a way to create a pickleball policy so that it can be done right in Lake Oswego, with a time limit of 6 months to create the policy" passed, with 4 in favor, 3 opposed. At the July 5, 2022 City Council meeting, the Department presented the Board's recommendation with Council and requested direction. After hearing testimony from community members in support of and in opposition to the Board's recommendation, Council unanimously directed staff to return with a plan to identify alternate pickleball court locations, continue exploring sound mitigation options, continue with restricted hours, and encourage use of sound dampening equipment at the George Rogers Park courts. Between August 4 and November 3, 2022, the Department undertook a public process to identify and assess alternate locations for pickleball in Lake Oswego. The process was guided by a task force of local pickleball players, OTNA members, and other community stakeholders, who worked together to develop recommendations to the Department surrounding alternative locations of pickleball in Lake Oswego. The task force met monthly over the course of four months to develop site criteria, assess potential sites, and select preferred alternatives for new courts. The task force's recommendations to the Department are provided in Attachment 2. On November 14, 2022 City Council held a work session to discuss options, including the results of the Department's task force process, and provide direction to the Department on how to proceed. Council directed staff to keep the George Rogers Park open but temporarily pausing City programs while the Department gathered additional information regarding the possibility of installing a dome or cover over the George Rogers Park courts for the purpose of mitigating noise impacts, and refined cost and timeline estimates for two of the three preferred alternative sites. Subsequently, the Department was directed to identify other city-owned properties with existing outdoor racquet court facilities and explore the possibility of converting them to pickleball courts as a lower-cost solution. DISCUSSION 1. Court Covers There are several types of covers available for pickleball courts. Prefabricated tension fabric structures can be leased or purchased, and the steel frames can withstand significant weather impacts for a long-term solution. Tension fabric structures require significantly more effort to install and remove, and would be best suited to a year-round permanent structure, converting the courts to a permanent covered and enclosed play area. A steel-framed tension fabric structure for the George Rogers Park courts is estimated to cost approximately$120,000- $300,000. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 3 The air dome or "bubble" style cover is much easier to take down and store during warmer months, and are frequently used as seasonal covers for warmth and protection of racquet courts during inclement weather. However, air domes can also be uncomfortable to play in during warm weather without the addition of air conditioning and most facilities with air dome covers remove them during the summer months. Depending on whether heating and cooling are included, an air dome over the George Rogers Park courts could cost between $150,000 and $800,000. While there are anecdotal accounts of both bubble-style and tension fabric structures reducing the noise impacts of play, none of the manufacturers the Department reached out to have completed noise assessments verifying or quantifying these effects. The installation of a permanent or semi-permanent (seasonal) cover over the courts at George Rogers Park would require land use approval, and it would likely be considered a Major Park Improvement, subject to a Conditional Use Permit and the Development Review process. Installation of a cover would likely require requesting a major (hardship) variance' to the setback standards (LOC 50.02.003.3.c.i) that apply to the site, due to the location of the courts immediately adjacent to the curb. Depending on the desired height of the structure, a variance to the applicable height standard (LOC 50.02.003.3.c.iii) may also be required. 2. Alternative Sites Identified by Task Force The task force identified preferred alternative sites for locating at least six new pickleball courts. Sites were identified through a city-wide GIS analysis of vacant unconstrained land and refined to the following preferred alternatives based on a set of prioritization criteria including anticipated cost and timing, distance to nearby homes, land use feasibility, transportation access, and locational equity. 1 The criteria for a Major Variance in LOC 50.08.004.3.a requires showing: i. The request is necessary to prevent unnecessary hardship based on the following considerations: (1) The physical circumstances of the property involved; (2) Whether a hardship was created by the person requesting the variance; (3) The economic impact on the applicant if the variance is denied;and (4) Other factors deemed relevant by the reviewing authority. ii. Development consistent with the request will not be injurious to the neighborhood in which the property is located or to property affected by the request based on the following considerations: (1) An analysis of the physical impacts such development will have,such as visual, noise,traffic and the increased potential for drainage,erosion and landslide hazards; (2) The perceptions of residents and owners of property in the neighborhood concerning the incremental impacts occurring as a result of the proposed variance; and (3) Other factors deemed relevant by the reviewing authority. iii. The request is the minimum variance necessary to make reasonable use of the property. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 4 Alternative Site 1: Rosewood/Pilkington \•• c— a: / Site Area r j Potential Pickle6all Court Footprint - 1 + -- - / 1501 Buffer from Residential RaS•EW DD OO • . . .t. I i . la ' r r. - — —— - - -- -- +w .I • A . i i Site Description:The 1.6-acre site is comprised of two privately-owned lots. The eastern property is developed with a 4,186-square-foot single-story building with warehouse space, small offices, and restrooms. There are currently 14 paved parking spaces and a 24-foot-wide driveway from Rosewood Street. The western property was previously developed with multi- family housing but has been vacant since 2016. There are no sidewalks or frontage improvements along Rosewood Street or Pilkington Road adjacent to the two properties. Land Use and Zoning: Both properties are zoned Industrial Park (IP) and are within the Southwest Overlay District. The development of six new pickleball courts would be considered a Major Public Facility, which is a permitted use in the IP zone. Development would be subject to the Development Review process, and would likely require a traffic and parking study to identify the appropriate number of parking spaces and any improvements to the transportation system that would be required. Neighborhood outreach would likely also be required prior to land use approval. Preliminary Project Description: Develop six pickleball courts in the 14,400-square-foot area in the southwest corner of the site, including acrylic court surfacing, fencing, and sound mitigation. Retain the existing building for storage and public restroom access. Construct additional parking and site amenities including landscaping, picnic tables, drinking fountains, and waste receptacles on the eastern portion of the site. Construct half-street improvements (sidewalks, curb, and gutter) along Rosewood Street and Pilkington Road connecting to adjacent facilities, and construct on-site stormwater management infrastructure as required. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 5 Anticipated Project Cost: The total project cost is estimated at $1,700,000. This cost is inclusive of property appraisal, property lease (estimated on an annual basis), design and civil engineering, a noise study, permitting, and construction. Design work for the project would likely include property survey, geotechnical consulting, an arborist report, a traffic and parking study, and civil engineering. Construction costs were estimated based on recent bids received by the city for similar work, as well as project costs from recent pickleball court construction in other communities. The base cost for constructing six new pickleball courts accounts for approximately$250,000 of the total project cost. Anticipated Project Timeline: The timeline for this project is estimated at 20 months, inclusive of property appraisal, establishment of lease agreements, design and engineering work, land use review, permitting, and construction. Alternative Site 2: Hazelia Field / Site Area e r potential Pickleball Court Footprint „OVERLOOK DR 150 Buffer from Residential .. X ". ' N7 . ,3 I • I ''/ �. .. tr js +0,-OW ''•:' ''',. / 1 It . _ -,,,,....,4„ . ., — 1 Site Description:This 12-acre city park is developed with an artificial turf athletic field, two dog parks (active and passive), a small playground, a restroom facility, and a parking lot. There is a 1.5-acre wetland in the northeastern part of the site. There are currently 126 parking spaces and the site has vehicle access from Stafford Road at Overlook Drive and pedestrian connections via the Stafford-Rosemont Trail. Land Use and Zoning:The site is zoned Park and Natural Area (PNA). The development of six new pickleball courts would be considered a Major Park Improvement and be subject to a Conditional Use Permit and the Development Review process. Neighborhood outreach and completion of a traffic and parking study would also likely be required. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 6 Preliminary Project Description: Develop six pickleball courts in the 14,400-square-foot area in the southeast corner of the existing active dog park area adjacent to Stafford Road, utilizing access from the existing parking lot. Court development would include acrylic court surfacing, fencing, and sound mitigation. Construct additional parking and site amenities including landscaping, picnic tables, drinking fountains, and waste receptacles on the eastern portion of the site. Construct on-site stormwater management infrastructure as required. Prior to pickleball development at this location, a new location for an active dog park would need to be identified and the new dog park facility be developed. Anticipated Project Cost: The total project cost is estimated at $880,000. This cost is inclusive of design and civil engineering, a noise study, permitting, and construction. Design work for the project would likely include property survey, geotechnical consulting, an arborist report, a traffic and parking study, and civil engineering. Construction costs were estimated based on recent bids received by the city for similar work, as well as project costs from recent pickleball court construction in other communities. The base cost for constructing six new pickleball courts accounts for approximately$250,000 of the total project cost. The total project cost does not account for relocating the dog park, which could cost between $50,000 to $150,000 depending on the size, location, and site conditions. Anticipated Project Timeline: The timeline for this project is estimated at 20 months, inclusive of time for design and engineering work; land use review and permitting; and construction. This does not include time to identify a new location and construct a new active dog park, which may add 4-6 months or more onto the total project timeline. 3. Existing City-Owned Racquet Court Facilities In addition to the detailed assessments of the alternative sites identified by the task force, the Department was directed to identify other city-owned properties with existing outdoor racquet court facilities to explore the possibility of converting them to pickleball courts. There are only two city-owned park properties that are developed with outdoor racquet court facilities: George Rogers Park and Westlake Park. George Rogers Park is already developed with six pickleball courts, and the Westlake Park courts are currently developed with two tennis courts. Westlake Park was identified as a possible site for pickleball during the task force process; however, the task force voted not to bring it forward as an alternative site due to the fact that the Westlake courts are the only outdoor tennis courts in the city's park system and are well- used by the community. In addition, the southeast corner of the courts is just under 150 feet from the nearest residence located across Bunick Drive. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 7 Site Area - 150'Buffer from Residential • q— 41, I It is likely that some sort of noise mitigation will be required if the area is converted to pickleball courts due to the proximity of the Westlake tennis courts to homes on the other side of Bunick Drive. It is possible that the acoustical barrier panels that are currently installed at the George Rogers Park courts could be removed and reinstalled at Westlake Park. However, the task force recommended that, prior to developing any new pickleball courts near residential development, the city engage a qualified sound engineer with demonstrated experience addressing the impacts of pickleball to assess the site and design the appropriate mitigation measures, if required. Options for converting tennis courts to pickleball courts include full resurfacing to convert two tennis courts into six pickleball courts, or restriping two tennis courts to accommodate both tennis and pickleball play. Restriping the two tennis courts as also for use as two pickleball courts would likely not have any land use impacts as it would not increase the total number of courts available for simultaneous play. Conversion of the area from two tennis courts to six pickleball courts could require a modification to the existing conditional use permit for the park, which would likely involve land use review, neighborhood outreach, and a parking study to be completed prior to development. The results of a parking study may result in a condition that additional parking spaces be developed as part of the project, which would significantly increase the cost and timeline of the project. The total project cost for converting the two tennis courts to six pickleball courts is estimated at $60,000. This project total includes costs associated with a noise study and land use fees, as well as construction costs, but not the construction of additional parking spaces, which may or may not be required.This cost also assumes that the acoustical barrier fencing at George Rogers Park can be reused at this site. However, additional fencing material will still be required Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 8 at the site to fill a gap in the existing fence, even if the acoustical barrier material is reused. New acoustical barrier fencing or other noise mitigation measures would require additional cost. Restriping two tennis courts for dual play is a lower-cost solution estimated at $25,000. This cost does not include a noise study or installation of acoustical barrier fencing, which could add additional costs if required. FISCAL IMPACT 1. Court Covers A cover over the George Rogers Park courts could cost between $120,000 and $800,000 depending on the style of cover. 2. Alternative Sites Rosewood/Pilkington: The total project cost is estimated at $1,700,000. Hazelia Field:The total project cost is estimated at $880,000. However, there may be additional costs associated with relocating the existing dog park. 3. Existing City-Owned Racquet Court Facilities The total project cost for converting two tennis courts to six pickleball courts at Westlake Park is estimated at $62,000. Restriping the two tennis courts for dual pickleball and tennis play is estimated at $25,000. However, there may be additional costs associated with a noise study and noise mitigation, if required. ATTACHMENTS 1. November 14, 2022 Staff Report 2. Task Force Recommendations Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY ATTACHMENT 1 5.1 ��c�'�` 4� COUNCIL REPORT Wry- lICI Subject: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Summary Meeting Date: November 14, 2022 Staff Members: Ivan Anderholm, Director Report Date: November 7, 2022 Kyra Haggart, Project Manager/Park Analyst Department: Parks and Recreation Action Required Advisory Board/Commission Recommendation ❑ Motion ❑ Approval ❑ Public Hearing ❑ Denial ❑ Ordinance ❑ None Forwarded ❑ Resolution Z Not Applicable ❑ Information Only Comments: Z Council Direction ❑ Consent Agenda Staff Recommendation: Issue before Council (Highlight Policy Question): Provide staff direction on how to proceed regarding (a) identification of alternate pickleball court locations, and (b) operations at the George Rogers Park pickleball courts. ▪Council Goals/Priorities Adopted Master Plan(s) Z Not Applicable BACKGROUND At the March 1, 2022 City Council meeting, the Old Town Neighborhood Association testified to Council that the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park—which were converted from tennis courts in 2015—should be closed due to the sound, parking, and safety issues the courts create in the neighborhood. The Council referred the issue to the Parks, Recreation and Natural Resource Advisory Board (Board) to consider if the courts should be closed due to the negative impact on the neighborhood. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 The Board conducted two Pickleball Study Sessions on March 16 and June 15, 2022. During the meetings the Board heard testimony from residents of the Old Town Neighborhood Association and from city residents who use the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park. The Board also received information from the Parks and Recreation Department (Department) about the steps staff have taken to quantify and mitigate pickleball noise, including hiring ABD Engineering & Design to conduct a noise study of the George Rogers Park courts. At the June 15, 2022 meeting a motion to "recommend to City Council that the Department close the pickleball courts until they can figure out a way to create a pickleball policy so that it can be done right in Lake Oswego, with a time limit of 6 months to create the policy" passed, with 4 in favor, 3 opposed. At the July 5, 2022 City Council meeting, the Department shared the Board's recommendation with Council and requested direction. After hearing testimony from community members in support of and in opposition to the Board's recommendation, Council unanimously directed staff to return with a plan to identify alternate pickleball locations, continue exploring sound mitigation, and continue with restricted hours and encourage use of sound dampening equipment. Between August 4 and November 3, 2022, the Department undertook a public process to identify and assess alternate locations for pickleball in Lake Oswego. A task force, comprised of local pickleball players, Old Town Neighborhood Association members, and other community stakeholders, were selected to develop recommendations surrounding the future of pickleball in Lake Oswego. The task force met monthly over the course of four months to develop site criteria, assess potential sites, and select preferred alternatives for new courts. The task force recommendations to the Department are provided in Attachment 1. DISCUSSION Alternate Sites: The task force identified three near-term preferred alternatives through the Site Suitability Study process: 1. Rosewood/Pilkington: Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts on the 0.79-acre site located at Rosewood Street and Pilkington Road. If possible, also utilize the adjacent vacant site to develop additional site amenities and parking. Some site improvements such as frontage improvements, stormwater improvements, and the development of on-site parking will likely be required. The timeline for this alternate site is estimated at 12-18 months to complete the construction of site improvements, parking, and pickleball courts. 2. Hazelia Field: Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts at Hazelia Field on Stafford Road in the location of the current active dog park, after the relocation of the dog park to a new location, to be determined. Additional parking would also likely need to be added to accommodate a new use on the site. The timeline for this alternate site is estimated at 20-24 months to relocate the existing dog park and develop pickleball courts and additional parking. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 3 3. Lakeridge South: Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts in a two-acre open field owned by the School District south of Lakeridge High School and Overlook Drive. This alternative would require developing a new public right-of-way access and an on-site parking area. The timeline for this alternate site is estimated at 20-26 months from initiation to completion because, as the task force recognized, there are significant challenges related to providing transportation access to this site. Further, close coordination with the School District would be required related to access, parking, and programming. In addition, the task force recommended to the Department that they explore the re-use of the current Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant site for future pickleball use in the long term. George Rogers Park Sound Mitigation: Since the City Council meeting on July 5, 2022 the Department has removed the Acoustifence noise barrier fencing from the southern fence at George Rogers Park. This action was a recommendation from the noise study conducted by ABD Engineering & Design, which indicated that the southern wall was reflecting sound off of the southern Acoustifence material, causing increased noise for the homes immediately adjacent to the courts. Staff have also continued to research new and alternative forms of sound mitigation, such as sound absorption panels. Sound absorption panels such as the Pickleball United Sound Absorption Panels (Attachment 9) are engineered to absorb sound rather than reflect it, and claim to reduce pickleball noise by approximately 25 decibels. Similar products are available from manufacturers such as DDS Acoustical Specialties and Acoustical Surfaces, Inc. By comparison, sound barriers such as the Acoustifence material currently installed at George Rogers Park typically reduce noise by approximately 10 decibels. A 15-decibel difference in sound levels is typically perceived as being about three times as loud.' Current Court Operations: The Department has continued with a reduced-hours schedule for pickleball since the July 5 City Council meeting. The pickleball courts at George Rogers Park are generally open daily from 9 am to 8 pm for a combination of Department classes, Lake Oswego Pickleball Club play, open play, and time reserved for the Old Town Neighborhood Association, which is typically used as "quiet hours" for neighbors, though the Old Town Neighborhood residents are permitted to reserve courts as part of class, club play, or open play. • Times Reserved for Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Programming: o Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 6-8 pm o Tuesday,Thursday, and Saturday from 9 am - 1 pm • Times Reserved for Lake Oswego Pickleball Club: o Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 9 am - 1 pm o Tuesday,Thursday, and Saturday from 4-8 pm 1"The pickleball hit is about 15 dB louder than background noise,which is perceived as about 3 times as loud." ABD Engineering Study,June 14, 2022, §4.1, pg.6. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 4 • Times Reserved by the Old Town Neighborhood Association: o Monday, Wednesday, Friday 4-6 pm o Sunday 1-8 pm • Times Available for Open Play: o Monday through Saturday from 1-4 pm Interim Options for Court Operations: The Department has developed George Rogers Park pickleball court operations alternatives for Council consideration for the interim phase (between now and when new pickleball courts could be developed at one of the alternate sites). These options include: 1) Leaving the courts open under the current schedule until new courts can be developed at one of the alternate sites; 2) Leaving the courts open under the current schedule through the winter months when play is naturally reduced by inclement weather, then further reducing the hours or closing the courts in the coming spring or summer; or 3) Further reducing the hours or days of play or closing the courts, resulting in a gap of pickleball service and programming until new courts can be developed. FISCAL IMPACT Alternate Sites 1. Rosewood/Pilkington:The cost for this alternative is estimated at approximately $450,000, including the improvements described in the discussion of alternate sites above. The additional cost of purchasing or leasing land will need to be determined through a property appraisal and be negotiated with the willing seller. 2. Hazelia Field:The cost for this alternative is estimated at approximately$450,000, including the improvements described in the discussion of alternate sites above. Depending on the location of the relocated dog park, additional costs may apply, including possible required improvements to that site and permitting fees. 3. Lakeridge South: Staff estimates the cost of this alternative at approximately $680,000. Developing a new public right-of-way access to this site presents the most significant challenge, as well as the most significant impact to the overall estimated project cost. George Rogers Park Sound Mitigation Option: Purchasing and installing sound absorption panels such as the Pickleball United Sound Absorption Panels (Attachment 9) on all four fence panels at the George Rogers Park pickleball courts would cost approximately$12,000. Respect, Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 5 ATTACHMENTS 1. Task Force Recommendations 2. July 5, 2022 City Council meeting minutes 3. Task Force Meeting#1 Packet—August 4, 2022 4. Task Force Meeting#2 Packet—September 8, 2022 5. Task Force Meeting#3 Packet— October 6, 2022 6. Task Force Meeting#4 Packet— November 3, 2022 7. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary 8. Written Public Comments Received by Task Force 9. Pickleball United Sound Absorption Panels Backgrounder Respect. Excellence. Trust. Service. 503-635-0215 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY ATTACHMENT 1 p4 E�s� MEMORANDUM C� -- O OREGO� TO: Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Department FROM: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force SUBJECT: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Recommendations DATE: November 3, 2022 Task Force Methodology The Task Force used the assumption that new sites for open air courts be located at least 150'from residences, based on data from other communities and a credentialed engineering firm's sound software, with the assumption that some form of mitigation would be used. Because the Task Force identified sites meeting the 150' criteria, the Task Force did not explore alternative distance criteria. Site Recommendations The Task Force recommends the following three near-term preferred alternatives: 1. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts on the 0.79-acre site located at Rosewood Street and Pilkington Road. If possible, also utilize the adjacent vacant site to develop additional site amenities and parking. 2. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts at Hazelia Field on Stafford Road in the location of the current active dog park, following the relocation of the dog park to a new location in the city,to be determined. 3. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts on the School District property south of Lakeridge High School and Overlook Drive.The Task Force recognizes that there are significant challenges related to providing transportation access to this site. In addition, the Task Force recommends exploring the re-use of the current Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant site for future pickleball use in the long term. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 2 Additional Recommendations • The Task Force recommends that prior to developing new pickleball courts the City engage a qualified sound engineer with demonstrated experience addressing the impacts of pickleball to assess the site and design the appropriate mitigation measures, if required. • The Task Force recommends that prior to developing new pickleball courts the City conduct a traffic study and parking study for the site, and outreach to the neighborhood association in which the site is located. • The Task Force recommends that new pickleball court sites include restroom facilities. • The Task Force recommends that new pickleball courts are equipped with a cover to allow for all-season play. Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Recommendations—November 3, 2022 ATTACHMENT 2 1-6 CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING f MINUTES July 5, 2022 ©REGo\ 1. CALL TO ORDER Mayor Buck called the regular City Council meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. on July 5, 2022. The meeting was held both virtually via video conferencing and in-person in the Council Chamber at City Hall, 380 A Avenue. 2. ROLL CALL Present: Mayor Buck, Councilors Rapf, Manz, Wendland, Nguyen, Verdick and Councilor Mboup was remote via video conferencing. Staff Present: Martha Bennett, City Manager; Jason Loos, City Attorney; Kari Linder, City Recorder; Paul Espe, Associate Planner; Ivan Anderholm, Parks and Recreation Director; Shawn Cross, Finance Director Others Present: Sarah Ellison, Co-Chair of the PARKS Board 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Mayor Buck led the Council in the Pledge of Allegiance. 4. PROCLAMATION 4.1 Parks and Recreation Month Mayor Buck declared July 2022 as Parks & Recreation Month in the City of Lake Oswego and thanked the Parks Department for all its work, especially at the 4th of July celebration. 5. PUBLIC COMMENT Sean Donahue stated this was not the first and most likely not the last time that suggested changes to the City's noise ordinance had been proposed in residential zones. As structured, City's Code included a general prohibition against loud or disturbing noises, and a separate section addresses certain specified, prohibited noises in more detail. The legislative history behind both Code sections made clear that the City's intent is to provide for a quiet zone between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. in residential zones. An exception was construction activity, which was allowed between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. However, the City Code does not address City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 19 July 5, 2022 landscaping activities, which could be as loud and unwelcome as construction. Of concern tonight were these types of landscaping activities in Oswego Lake Country Club, a 92-acre parcel in the heart of the city. The club was zoned R-10 and held a conditional use permit for golf. The club was surrounded by single-family homes that were either R-10 or R-15. As a conditional use holder, the Club was required to use its property in a way that was compatible with its neighbors, but it did not, and landscaping machines were used before 6:00 a.m. He had brought the matter to the City's attention and was informed by Bill Youngblood that the City complied with the noise ordinance at the municipal course and at the George Rogers Park. With the help of the City, we had attempted to mediate with the Club to limit its activity to comply with Code, but the Club didn't. Mr. Donahue proposed language which made clear all landscape activities were to be conducted during specific times, excluding Sundays. 5.1 PRIOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOLLOW-UP No prior public comment follow-up was provided. 6. PUBLIC HEARINGS Mayor Buck noted Mr. Espe would give a report on all of the annexations and then Council would conduct the hearings separately thereafter. Jason Loos, City Attorney, read the parameters for quasi-judicial hearings on annexation. Paul Espe, Associate Planner, presented the Council with a report on the four properties for annexation, detailing the jurisdiction, zoning, and public utility hookups for each. Additional information was included for two properties as follows: • The north part of the property at 871 Country Club Road, to be annexed under Ordinance 2895, was designated as a Resource Protection (RP) Area on the Comprehensive Plan map and would carry the Resource Protection Designation upon annexation. The property owner had been notified about the option to contest the RP District designation on May 25, 2022 but had not formally contested the designation or submitted an application for a Sensitive Lands Map correction. The property owner wished to have the annexation proceed. • The septic tank at the property at 5144 Centerwood Street, to be annexed under Ordinance 2896, had failed, resulting in a sanitary condition. The City had issued an irrevocable consent to annex so the property owner was allowed to connect prior to the annexation with the guarantee the owner would fill out an application, which they did, and the City would annex the property. • Staff found the proposed annexations met State statutes and Metro Code requirements; public facilities and services could be provided in a timely, orderly, and efficient manner, and that the annexations could be approved. 6.1 Ordinance 2889, An Ordinance Annexing to the City of Lake Oswego one Parcel, Consisting of 0.80 Acres at 6059 Seville Avenue and the Public Right-of-Way; Declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning Pursuant to LOC 50.01.004.5(a-c); and Removing the Territory from Certain Districts (AN 22-0001). Mayor Buck opened the public hearing for Ordinance 2889 and called for the Applicant's presentation. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 19 July 5, 2022 Ed Brockman, Applicant, noted he was a real estate broker who had sold the property to the current owner about three years ago. The owner's desire to annex the property was motivated by their plans to ultimately partition the property into one or two additional lots. The owner had remodeled the home and planned to continue to live there. There was nothing wrong with the home's septic systems. The owner had done extensive research into the costs of accomplishing their goals and it was a well-thought through plan. They hoped the Council would approve the annexation. Mayor Buck confirmed there was no public testimony and closed the public hearing. Councilor Wendland moved to enact Ordinance 2889. Councilor Manz seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye,' (7-0). 6.2 Ordinance 2895, An Ordinance Annexing to the City of Lake Oswego one Parcel, Consisting of 0.43 Acres at 871 Country Club Road; Declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning and Resource Preservation (RP) Pursuant to LOC 50.01.004.5(a-c); and Removing the Territory from Certain Districts (AN 22-0003). Mayor Buck opened the public hearing on Ordinance 2895, confirmed there was no presentation from the Applicant or public testimony, and closed the public hearing. Councilor Wendland moved to enact Ordinance 2895. Councilor Rapf seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (7-0). 6.3 Ordinance 2896, An Ordinance Annexing to the City of Lake Oswego on Parcel, Consisting of 0.28 Acres at 5144 Centerwood Street and the Public Right-of-Way; Declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning Pursuant to LOC 50.01.004.5(a-c); and Removing the Territory from Certain Districts (AN 22-0004). Mayor Buck opened the public hearing on Ordinance 2896 and called for the Applicant's presentation. Jim Strovink, thanked the Council for entertaining his application for annexation. Last March, his property's septic system had failed, and he had been limping along since. He thanked Paul Espe, Ed Marsoun, Nancy Flye, and Luke Lapland, his Civil Engineer for their assistance, noting the Council should be proud of the City's staff who were accommodating and professional. Living without bathroom facilities or hot showers since March had been difficult and he appreciated the Staff's efforts in trying to expedite the process for him. His house had been built in 1969, and it was only a matter of time before the septic system aged out. He and his wife were looking at expenses associated with the loss of the septic system totaling around $140,000. He turned 75 that month, and it would be difficult for him and his wife to absorb an expense like that, but they make it work somehow because they loved Lake Oswego. He suggested the City find a way to help remedy the high costs of sewer transition for people, perhaps with loans, tax incentives or some relief to help people through the initial phase of the transition. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 19 July 5, 2022 Terri Childress said she was Jim and Janice Strovink's neighbor and expressed appreciation to Council and those in the Lake Oswego Engineering Office, as well as the County offices related to sewer hookup, noting all were kind, respectful and helpful. Many homes in the Rosewood neighborhood were built in 1968 with septic tanks approved by the State, County, and City. In 1984, the State required homeowners with failed septic tanks within 300 feet of a sewer to hookup to the sewer. In February of 2022, Clackamas County required homeowners digging up any part of a street to repave the street curb to curb. She recognized the Council was the face of many decisions made by other public officials, but rules and pandemics often had unintended consequences. In late 2015, the Childress bought their home across the street from the Strovinks in the Rosewood neighborhood and were informed via letter the cost to hookup to sewer at the time would be $60,000 and that cost was expected to increase 3 percent annually. Using that math, the price tag should be $71,000, but the Strovinks had been quoted $168,000. Working in a financial advisor's office, she was a mandatory reporter of elder abuse, and if a client shared this story, red flags would be flying. The Strovinks, a couple over 70 years old on a fixed income, could not be solely responsible for putting the sewer pipe down the road and repaving a street full of potholes. Ms. Childress understood a sewer zone benefit applied to the neighborhood and anyone who hooked into the sewer later would owe the Strovinks a portion of those funds, however the initial outlay was $168,000. Such an expense would have a huge impact on Lake Oswego's older, fixed income neighbors and young families who did not have the income or home equity to fix a failed septic. Their neighborhood held a meeting that past Sunday to discuss the impact of annexation, and those in attendance were kind; and amenable to learning more from the engineers and others to help the residents face the financial hurdle. The residents aspire to a government that is for the people and by the people, so her big ask is how could everyone work together to stop this exorbitant assessment on just a few homeowners. There had to be a reasonable solution. The Council should put themselves in the Strovink's shoes and use its resources to make the ongoing septic/sewer hookup fair and affordable for all Lake Oswego citizens. Craig Childress thanked the Council for their time and the opportunity to speak to them. He also thanked the State, County and City employees for their hard work, which he knew often went unappreciated. He and his wife had lived in Lake Oswego since 1995; and were quite active in the Lake Oswego community, where they loved living. As he understood it, the laws, systems, and rules in place were there to help residents build a community together, and to share the costs of schools, roads, and City management. However, those rules, like any system, resulted in unintended consequences causing an unfair burden on individuals in the community. As mentioned, as a financial planner he was a mandatory reporter of elderly abuse. He was not saying that's what the situation was, but it had a similarity to it. The neighborhood wanted to step up and not ask an individual to bear the cost of building infrastructure on his or her own dime. The majority of the neighborhood were at the Sunday meeting and were very receptive to exploring the benefits of forming a local improvement district to address the aging septic systems on the street and working with the City toward connecting to the sewer and annexation. He asked the City Council, Mayor, and City employees for help in assisting the neighborhood residents with information on setting up a local improvement district, learning about the process, accessing monies through the Bancroft Bond process, the possibility of public health funding, and working with the County to get a variance on the curb-to-curb paving requirement. This was a great opportunity for the City, which hoped to annex the properties to help get things in better shape for the City as well as for the residents who anticipated future problems with aging infrastructure in the neighborhood. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 4 of 19 July 5, 2022 Councilor Rapf expressed his sympathy for the situation and noted one of the Council goals was to help community members' age in place and remain in the community. He inquired as to how many bids were received for the work. Mr. Strovink replied Civil Engineer Luke Lapland had done a commendable job and had contacted more than eight contractors. The issue was that it was a small project in comparison to other major industrial projects. The Strovinks had four competitive bids from contractors willing to accept the project, which would take about a week to complete. Including engineering and construction fees, the project was well over $140,000. City Manager Bennett asked that policy questions and comments be held until after the annexation. Mayor Buck confirmed there was no further testimony regarding Ordinance 2896 and closed the public hearing. Councilor Wendland moved to enact Ordinance 2896. Councilor Verdick seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (7-0). 6.4 Ordinance 2897, An Ordinance Annexing to the City of Lake Oswego one Parcel, Consisting of 0.69 Acres at 920 Atwater Road; Declaring City of Lake Oswego Zoning Pursuant to LOC 50.01.004.5(a-c); and Removing the Territory from Certain Districts (AN 22-0005). Mayor Buck opened the public hearing on Ordinance 2897, confirmed there was no public testimony and closed the public hearing. Councilor Wendland moved to enact Ordinance 2897. Councilor Nguyen seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (7-0). City Manager Bennett noted the City could contact the County and find out what its paving policy was and whether there was another option. She was reluctant to spend City funds on a County road that had not been maintained by the County and did not recommend the City take jurisdictional responsibility without a financial transfer from the County. The City could also meet with Childress' and the neighbors to determine who wanted to hookup to the sewer at the same time, which would be more cost effective for everyone. Councilor Rapf agreed and noted ways the City could help might not be financial but could be resource oriented. Councilor Wendland welcomed the property owners to Lake Oswego, adding he was glad they had asked to come in and apologized for the high price tag. 6.5 Resolution 22-20, A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake Oswego Adjusting the Budget for the Biennium Commencing July 1, 2021, by Adopting a Supplemental Budget, Approving Resources/Requirements and Making Appropriations. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 5 of 19 July 5, 2022 Jason Loos, City Attorney, read the parameters for the legislative public hearing. Shawn Cross, Finance Director noted the resolution was for a smaller budget supplement, but it was a lot of money for a small fund. The resolution would roll over appropriations from the last biennium for the art purchases related to City Hall. A transfer of$30,000 would be used to replace one stone in the Moon Over Lake Oswego art piece on Kruse Way, which had been damaged. Mayor Buck opened the public hearing, confirmed there was no public testimony, and closed the public hearing. Councilor Wendland moved to adopt Resolution 22-20. Councilor Verdick seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (7-0). 7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 7.1 George Rogers Park Pickleball Courts and PARKS Board Recommendation. Mayor Buck noted before the discussion began on the pickleball court that all those present were Lake Oswegans, and there were times when they did not all agree. They relished coming together as residents, united, but sometimes there could be challenges working towards that unity. Like good neighbors, Lake Oswegans resolved disputes respectfully with open ears and empathy no matter how strong opinions may be. He thanked everyone in advance for attending tonight and being good neighbors when they delivered their comments, because all were valued members of the community. Many written comments were received in advance of the meeting which had been posted on the City's website. All comments were read and part of the record. He stated he would choose at random ten people to testify in favor of the PARKS Board recommendation, and ten to testify in opposition to the recommendation. Ivan Anderholm, Parks and Recreation Director, summarized the 85-page Staff report comprised several different documents, including the noise report. He highlighted the history of the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park; its increased use during the pandemic; steps the City had taken to address the noise complaints and safety concerns of nearby residents; sound mitigation efforts undertaken pursuant to a noise study conducted by an outside company; and steps taken to regulate course use, including reserved times during which play was not allowed. Sara Ellison, Co-Chair, PARKS Board, summarized the steps the Board had taken to arrive at the recommendation before the Council and highlighted the Board's discussions with community members, both neighborhood residents and pickleball players; City Staff about the noise mitigation measures being taken; and the acoustical engineer on the installed acoustic fence at Board meetings in March, May, and June. At the June meeting, the motion to keep the courts open with reduced hours and other mitigating steps in place had failed 2 to 4. The second motion recommending that the City close the courts for six months passed 4 to 3. Mayor Buck thanked Ms. Ellison and the other PARKS Board members for working through the issue with the community. He asked if the scheduling and new hours had an impact on the amount of play on the courts. Mr. Anderholm replied the City collected information on court use through City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 6 of 19 July 5, 2022 Playtime Scheduler, the City's organized programs, and the LO Pickleball Club. Using that information, the City determined that between April 1st, 2022, and June 30th, 2022, the number of people using the courts had decreased by one third over the same time period a year earlier. The reduction could also be due to the wetter weather. Councilor Manz thanked Ms. Ellis for her work and appreciated the time and effort that went into the work on the issue. Much of the correspondence the Council had received mentioned residents using pickleball facilities at other municipalities that were able to add more pickle courts. She asked why Lake Oswego was unable to add additional pickleball courts more immediately like other cities. Mr. Anderholm stated the Lake Oswego Park System had two active tennis courts at Westlake and one tennis court on top of the water tower at South Shore. There were two tennis courts, now six pickleball courts, at George Rogers. Other properties in the City park system which had adequate parking were fully developed. The City did not have a land bank that would allow additional pickleball courts to be built. In addition to space needed for the courts, space was also needed for parking. There were properties on the south side of town, including Luscher Farms, which might have availability for additional courts after land use issues were addressed. The Staff and talked with the PARKS Board about where additional courts might be built, but collectively agreed there was no immediate answer. Councilor Wendland asked Mr. Anderholm to elaborate on the process of using Luscher Farm land for a park, noting it took a long time for a land use to be changed. Mr. Anderholm said with the exception of areas like Hazelia Field and the planned Rassekh Park, which were already developed or planned for future development within the city, the entire Luscher Farm property was designated Exclusive Farm Use zoning in Clackamas County. In that zone park uses were not permitted, and park-use development was not permitted. The City had, over the last 15 to 18 years, made numerous attempts to rectify that problem because the land was purchased for park use for the community and had gone to Metro on three separate occasions to bring the land within the urban growth boundary (UGB). The last time the City had applied to Metro, it was told that in order to bring the land into the UGB, it needed to exhaust all possible opportunities to develop park-like amenities at Luscher Farm through Clackamas County. The City met with Clackamas County and developed a reinterpretation of the Farm Use Code which would allow for the City to submit for a master plan approval through the County. There was no defined park master planning process in the County, but the City was helping to define one and had initiated the process with the County. The City was at the beginning stages of developing the scope for the process and then would submit existing master plan as the City's master plan for adoption which would be processed by the County as a Comprehensive Plan amendment. That process, realistically, could take 8 to 10 months. After the Master Plan was approved and the Comprehensive Plan adopted, any development the City undertook would trigger a Conditional Use process with the County, just as it would in the City. The City would undertake additional processes, including a traffic analysis and analysis of any other type of impact on the County. The entire process of development directly related to recreation amenities would most likely take 24 to 36 months. Mayor Buck asked if the process would apply to all of what was considered Luscher, noting there were already athletic and other uses on the property. Mr. Anderholm replied the process would apply specifically to those activities that were recreational in nature, everything from soft-surfaces trails to athletic fields, to courts. He confirmed Hazelia was within the City limits and in the UGB, specifically. Mayor Buck outlined the process by which the Council would hear public comment on the issue and called for testimony in favor of the PARKS Board recommendation. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 7 of 19 July 5, 2022 Testimony in favor of the PARKS Board Recommendation: Mark Woolman, President, Lake Oswego Pickleball Club, Old Town resident, asked if the pickleball players could answer the ethical question of whether they were justified in disrupting someone else's wellbeing for their own happiness. If they truly believed that by enjoying their pleasure they were, at the same time, harming another's wellbeing, would they continue in their actions? It was not a question of the precedence of the many over the one, but a question of moral fiber. Life was filled with inconvenient truths, some of which were ignored or irrationally reasoned away. Every time a player entered the courts, they should be mindful of the fact that harm was being done to residents. But if they truly, believed they were causing harm to another for their own enjoyment, should they continue? It was said that `Correct a person of wisdom, and they will thank you for it.' He hoped wisdom would prevail in the dispute, which saw one group who wanted the courts gone and another who wanted the courts accessible at all regular park hours. With a dispute of such opposition, seemingly with no compromise in sight, people usually turn to a higher power. Such a power ought to govern the situation in such a manner that both sides win and lose with equal measure. That's called compromise. Lake Oswegans turned to their governing body to ask for a compromise. The groups did stand united in one thing: Lake Oswego did need more dedicated courts. Kara Gapon read a prepared statement on behalf of Sandy Intraversato, who was unavailable to attend the meeting in person. "I served three terms on the PARKS Board and have been co-chair. I participated in a lot of recommendations to Council. But my motion to stop pickleball play until we develop a sustainable, non-intrusive strategy, feels the most meaningful and consequential. I'm not a pickleball player. When I rejoined the board in 2019, I learned how popular pickleball had become. I thought, `yay.' In March the PARKS Board was alerted to complaints from the George Rogers Park (GRP) neighbors and the Council directive to explore and advise. At our work session, pickleball folks came and talked about the benefits. Several said things that struck me as insensitive: If the neighbors don't like the noise, they shouldn't live by a park.' Then we heard from the neighbors. They spoke of the `ping- whack-smack-yay' noise from sunrise to sunset; a stroke patient who jerked with each ball hit; the inability to work or enjoy a cup of coffee or glass of wine outside their homes. Summer in Oregon, which we all treasure, was not the same in the home they occupied for years. They were frustrated that the Parks Department had not sought their input nor seemed to care. The following Saturday, I took Phil and Yumiko Sterling up on their request to come over and experience things firsthand. I went home and felt blessed for the peace and quiet that I take for granted. I hoped that the fencing would solve the problem and urged the neighbors to wait for the sound study report. The sound findings were complex, but it was clear that when the paddles hit the ball the impact noise was only slightly under what the government knows damages physical health. What was most compelling was the admission by the consultant was that she would not choose to live at a home surrounded by GRP." Mayor Buck let Miss Gapon know she had run up against the two-minute limit but noted the comments had been submitted in advance and Council had read the comments. Ali Afghan, Representative, Old Town Neighborhood Association, stated the Old Town Neighborhood Association was for pickleball and urged the City to create opportunities to play pickleball in Lake Oswego. However, the Old Town Neighborhood Association stood against any action that hurt people physically or mentally, and the pickleball noise had deteriorated the mental health of many Lake Oswego residents. The negative consequences of pickleball were well City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 8 of 19 July 5, 2022 known, not only from the experience in Old Town, but also from other cities and countries. Sixty- six Old Town neighbors had signed a petition urging the City Council to accept the PARKS' recommendation to close the pickleball courts and develop a pickleball policy for the City of Lake Oswego. The decision to put pickleball courts at George Rogers Park was made without going through the City's own assessment process. If the Council did not follow the PARKS Board recommendation, it would gain a negative reputation as a City that did not follow its own processes at many levels, including at the City Council. The City Councilors were now aware of the negative impacts pickleball courts to many Lake Oswego residents and were obligated to put a stop to it. Put mental health front and center. The Old Town Neighborhood Association urged the Council to put a stop to knowingly hurting people and do the right thing for its residents. Valentina Sobolev stated she had lived kitty-corner to the park, for 35 years. From 2015 to 2019, she and her husband had endured the aggravating, painful pinging from the pickle courts, noting 16 balls were being hit and each time a pinging sensation ran through their bodies, not just their house or yard. The sound caused jumping, twitching, pulling, and electricity running through their bodies causing acute distress. Her husband, Paul suffered a massive stroke, and she was his 24- hour caregiver. The Parks Department had not said anything to them about the courts. They paid taxes and used the tennis courts as did their children and friends in Lake Oswego, but without warning the tennis courts had been replaced by pickleball courts. More and more people from outside Lake Oswego played on the pickleball courts, and people played from 6:00 a.m. until 11:00 p.m. at night.After the neighborhood addressed it, the hours were shortened but her biggest concern was her pain being aggravated which required more therapy. Her husband had a physical reaction to the sound because he couldn't speak. She would ask that the courts be removed for traffic and safety reasons. Philip Sterling said he had lived on Ladd Street for 22 years. The continuing noise and nuisance of the pickleball court had been extremely stressful for him, his family, and his neighbors. The family had chosen to live next to a park and enjoyed park noises, but the pickleball noises were unlike anything they had experienced over the previous 22 years. The location of the pickleball courts, so close to his home, violated his rights to live, work, and find solace in his home. He knew the frustration of pickleball players, and understood the players stated they had a taxpayer right to use a public park. However, he had a homeowner's right to enjoy his house peacefully. Because the City put pickleball courts in the wrong location, people were divided into two opposing groups. He experienced no reduction in sound after the barriers were installed, which the study, if read carefully, validated. The study stated pickleball noise was about three times louder than the background noise. The sound expert who authored the study, ABD, stated she would not live next to the courts. The situation had created controversy, anguish, stress, and mental harm, not only to residents, but all the players as well. Dragging out the nuisance would intensify the current issues. The neighborhood residents been very patient for four years while studies had been done. Pickleball play continued, but residents had yet to see any relief. And while pickleball players could play at many locations throughout the city, but he could not move his house. The decibel levels from the court were measured at up to 95 decibels. City Council members had tasked the Parks and Recreation Board with studying the issue and making a recommendation, and he urged Council to approve the Board's recommendation. Bruce Glabau stated he and his wife, Callene, enjoyed living next to the park for 32 years. Prior to the pickleball courts, they had no issues or concerns with activities in the park and the normal level of noise. They enjoyed the sound of baseball, tennis, soccer, and kids playing. That had changed. The sound of pickleball was incredibly irritating and disturbing and required Mr. Glabau, for the first time, to voice concerns to the City of Lake Oswego. The Glabaus believed the City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 9 of 19 July 5, 2022 placement of the pickleball courts in George Rogers Park was an arbitrary and capricious act, done without proper planning or outreach to the Old Town Neighborhood or community. The incessant sound from pickleball violated the sanctity and solace of the residents' homes and properties. The noise was highly disturbing, a nuisance, violated the discretionary metrics of the City's noise ordinance, and negatively affected residents' mental and emotional health. The City Council's job, as elected officials, was to watch out for the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of Lake Oswego. To play pickleball at George Rogers Park was a privilege offered by the City, not a guaranteed right. Pickleball players could come, play pickleball, defy any reasonable level of noise, and then leave to the solace of their own homes, many times in other cities. The citizens of Old Town did not have that luxury. However, they did have rights as homeowners and citizens of Lake Oswego, rights they believed the City violated with its actions. There was no compromise for the issue.There was no win/win when people's health was at stake. The residents of Old Town strongly requested City Council close the pickleball courts at the park and do the right thing by following the proper planning process and locating the courts in an appropriate spot. Derrith Lambka stated she had lived in Lake Oswego for 15 years and thought she had a unique perspective on the pickleball issue. She was a pickleball player and it was a fun game, especially whacking the ball and yelling. She lived two blocks from the pickleball courts and heard the noise but found it tolerable. Her neighbors, however, found the noise unbearable and likened the sound to jackhammers and pounding nails on the roof which went on every day, from dawn to dusk, whenever the weather was nice. The noise caused her neighbors emotional and physical pain, and it was not right. These were Lake Oswego neighbors and friends. Pickleball could be played somewhere else. She was also on the Neighborhood Association Board and that body had agreed to come together to support their neighbors in asking the City to shut down the courts. Over the past year, she had served as an alternate on the PARKS Board which gave her the opportunity to listen to all the discussion and read all the reports. She asked the Council to accept the Board's recommendation and close the courts, noting that while she could not vote as an alternative, she would have voted for the closure. The City should do the right thing and close the courts. The City did need more pickleball and it was not an either/or situation. Yumiko Sterling informed Council that she had lived on Ladd Street for 22 years and had never made any complaint about park noise. She appeared before Council tonight because pickleball noise was not a regular park noise. The noise was loud and disturbing. She was depressed, sad, and frustrated because she had to live with the noise every day. She tried to accept this noise, but when people began to play at 6:00 a.m., she lost her patience. She woke up as soon as someone hit the first ball, even when the windows in her house were closed. She lost hours of sleep. When Covid-19 came she stayed at home a lot until March of 2022, which made her hear more pickleball noise. Her stress had built up over the years, she had pressure in her head, nightmares, and cried frequently because the noise was too much to take. She had a homeowner's right to enjoy every inch of her property. Pickleball noise had invaded her space. She was mentally and physically exhausted by the pickleball noise and the process over the past four months. The Parks Department had scheduled quiet time, but players came anyway. She and her husband had been to the courts 30 times to ask players to look at the sign. She asked the Council to support the recommendation. Callene Glabau said she had lived on Ladd Street for 33 years and had never complained to the City before, but four years ago everything suddenly changed when the courts were converted to pickleball and the awful, overwhelming, constant sound began. She asked the City to do the right thing and find a new home for pickleball so the players could have their fun. She enjoyed the game herself, though she did not play at George Rogers Park. She wanted to be able to continue City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 10 of 19 July 5, 2022 to live in her home. This was their lives, and they lived there with the same rights as everyone in the room. The residents did not have any say in the matter. She tried to find a person to speak to, but was unable to, and then it was a done deal. The plastic ball hitting the wooden or fiberglass paddle was a torturous sound. The residents asked for liberty and justice for all. Old Town Residents were taxpaying residents of the community. She asked the City Council to hear them and do the right thing. Mayor Buck asked those present who were in agreement with those who had spoken in favor of the PARKS' Board Recommendation to raise their hands to be recognized. Testimony opposed to the PARKS Board Recommendation: Kathleen Thomas stated her house was about a 10-minute walk from the pickleball court. Pickleball was an easy-to-learn and inexpensive sport, which was why many seniors took it up. Pickleball was a good aerobic workout without too much stress or strain on the joints, and it improved reflexes and balance, health benefits which were important to seniors. According to AARP, studies had shown that pickleball reduced the risk of depression, and there was a social element to the sport where players enjoyed meeting new people. Pickleball provided a safe environment to socialize for those who had lost their spouse or partner and wanted to stay in their own home. One of Lake Oswego City Council's 2022 initiatives stated, "Engage City Departments, businesses, LOSD, the faith community, and non-profits to create a coordinated effort at improving and maintaining healthy lifestyles." Playing pickleball was part of improving and maintaining a healthy lifestyle for Lake Oswego seniors. She asked the City Council to support keeping the pickleball courts open at George Rogers Park. Jacob Stewart said he was present to speak for the underrepresented taxpayers: the families, the working professionals, the young adults, and others who could not attend the meeting because they were still at work, commuting, or home eating dinner with their families, running kids around, doing whatever it took to enjoy the wonderful Lake Oswego lifestyle. Pickleball was the fastest growing sport, and the majority of the growth was from people under the age of 40. He and his wife lived across from George Rogers Park on State Street. They heard noise from traffic, saw the field lights on in evening, and encountered the special events congestion, but chose to move to that location because of the beauty, the proximity to green spaces, and easy access to all downtown Lake Oswego offered. A pleasant surprise was the discovery of pickleball. He and his wife watched, saw the fun, and they were competitive people, so they joined in. They were hooked by the flexibility of pickleball as an informal sport. No fancy equipment was needed, it was not expensive, and it did not require prior arrangements. He and his wife could just walk across the street and play. They played with "strangers" who became fast friends. Current friends loved to come and visit them to play in Lake Oswego. Outside of walking their dog, there was not an activity they enjoyed more. As a working family beginning to spread its wings in Lake Oswego, they implored the City Council to keep the pickleball facilities open for everyone's use. Working taxpayers should know their dollars were being spent on things they enjoyed. Jan Mahar Sturdevant confirmed City Councilors had received her handout and stated everyone deserved an equal right and to be respected. Properties in the Old Town District made up less than half a percent of all tax lots in the city, but everyone needed to have the same right to enjoy this beautiful area. It was not pitting one person against another; it was trying to find a solution. The City had already spent $70,000 in taxpayer dollars to try to ameliorate concerns. From her reading of the study, the sounds of pickleball, six at a time for the six courts, were well within the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) requirements. Taxpayers had also spent City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 11 of 19 July 5, 2022 monies to install an acoustic wrap which did reduce some of the sound. There was now an electronic system to enter the courts but based on Clackamas County Code 6.05.60, organized activities from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. were allowed. She knew the groups were trying to find compromise and times that would work for everyone. The City had already implemented pretty significant changes resulting in 40 percent less time for the pickleball club to play, and for residents, even less than that. The Sunday quiet time, for example, violates perhaps many people's freedom of religion in that the courts were closed from 1:00 to 8:00 in the afternoon. Bill Bregar established he had lived in the Westwood neighborhood for 35 years. After listening to some of the testimony, he had changed his pitch. He had come to suggest equipment designed to reduce pickleball noise, including a quiet pickleball which was reputed to reduce the noise level by about 10 decibels, or about half its original noise factor. The company was sending Mr. Bregar a few balls for testing, which he intended to pass on to the pickleball club to integrate into play and reduce some noise. There were also quiet pickleball rackets which reduced the noise between 5 and 10 decibels. There may be some solutions to the noise on the horizon. He had thought that combining the noise reduction blanket around the court and quieter balls and paddles may be a solution that would satisfy people, but now he was no longer sure. He proposed that if the City did close the courts, it could expedite the process of evaluating alternatives for play to see if there was a way to compromise with residents and provide services to both players and the neighborhood. Diana Ross confirmed she was a resident of Forest Hills and a board member of the Lake Oswego Pickleball Club. At the Old Town Neighborhood's request, the City hired an acoustical engineering firm to conduct a noise study. On June 15t", the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met to discuss the results of that study. At that meeting, ABD Engineering and Design reported that the noise from the pickleball courts did not exceed any of the recommended criteria and the courts were exempt from all noise ordinances specific to athletic activities. The Lake Oswego Pickleball Club was a 503-C7 social club with rules of conduct, club bylaws, and a permit from the City to play on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Those hours were divided between skills and reserved so players did not overwhelm the courts. In addition, the Club had a City-mandated permit to ensure the City against negligence. The neighborhood had spoken up to challenge the findings of the study, which was their right, but it did not change the conclusion. Each side could throw around studies, and it would make no difference because neither side was an expert. ABD Engineering was an expert. As far as insensitivity goes, she had listened to the meeting on June 15th a couple of times, she had overheard one of the Advisory Board members say, `Well, they can just go play someplace else.' Pickleball players were citizens, too, and there was no place else in Lake Oswego. They did not want to ruin anyone's life, they just wanted to play pickleball. Elise Monroe professed she was part of a multi-generational pickleball family in Lake Oswego. She asked the City Council to keep the pickleball court at George Rogers Park open and fully accessible during park hours. Currently, access was limited by reduced court hours, locked gates, and trespassing citations threatened by authorities. Other activities at George Rogers were not limited. The park had always been active and popular, and she was not aware of any other City park that was locked in the middle of the day or had hours other than dawn to dusk. The restrictions were due to neighbor complaints and a campaign to close the only pickleball venue in Lake Oswego. The City Council would hear strong rhetoric such as "dawn-to-dusk play," and "jackhammer," which did not match up with the sound study or the current hours that were set. There was real concern among taxpayers that closing or continuing to limit access would set a wide-ranging precedent that any City park could be closed due to neighbor concerns and citizens City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 12 of 19 July 5, 2022 may feel they had authority over adjacent lands. This decision opens the door for neighborhood associations or individuals to ask for special concessions for park usage in their area. Parks were for the betterment of all families, abilities, interests, for the whole community and all taxpayers. The process had lacked the input of some residents, like those who had not been at Board meetings and were unaware of what was happening. The City should keep the courts open and find other locations, but not close the courts midseason. In a previous email to Council, she suggested putting some pickleball courts at the tennis pavilion. Thomas Widden, Executive Director, Northwest Pickleball Veterans, stated he was a Lake Oswego resident and had served on the Parks and Recreation Board for three years during its startup. Lake Oswego pickleball started from two courts at his house, and the group approached Ivan Anderholm and the Parks Department after the number of players grew. George Rogers Park was chosen after a 10-day trail camera study showed the tennis courts were not used. Currently, he traveled between southern California and the Canadian border converting tennis courts to pickleball courts. The courts at Ida Wells High School had been converted, and more conversions were planned with the Portland Parks and Recreation Department. There were almost 400 pickleball courts across the state, including 37 in Portland. Mr. Widden's group had not had any complaints regarding noise except those at George Rogers Park. He suggested the complaints were orchestrated by the U.S. Tennis Association in retaliation for tennis players converting to pickleball during the pandemic. There was an excellent free solution to the current issue. The pickleball equipment and play could be moved Westlake Park, which had a big stadium, plenty of parking, and younger, more tolerant neighbors. David Dunning stated he had lived in Lake Oswego for more than 30 years. He played tennis in Lake Oswego and had played pickleball at George Rogers Park for the past five or six years. The pickleball courts were well used with hundreds playing each week, and sometimes hundreds playing each day. There were many other outdoor tennis courts in Lake Oswego, but only one pickleball facility. Pickleball was perhaps the fastest growing sport in the nation, and Parks and Recreation continued to promote the game. There was an article from December which reported the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park were the second-most active venue in the nation. There were few active outdoor sports appropriate for older people, who did not play football, soccer or baseball, all of which were supported on the sports field next to the pickleball courts. Pickleball provided; socialization, community building and helped mental health, and he noted pickleball had gotten him through Covid. He had met people in Lake Oswego he would not have met otherwise, and he now had dozens of pickleball buddies. The noise was not exclusive to the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park, though he acknowledged it was somewhat noisy. Community associations like Sun City in Arizona had made a list of acceptable and prohibited paddles, and there were quieter balls. Quiet paddles and balls were possible quick, easy, and inexpensive solutions. Alyce LaGasse stated she was testifying for pickleball and asked that the parks be kept open until a suitable alternative was available. Her husband, Gene Rosewater was creative, intelligent, and athletic. They moved to Lake Oswego not because of a job, and not because of the stellar school system, but to live in an active community, a population that participated in town functions, city politics, and a community that offered recreational opportunities to all. A primary caveat when they chose their home was that it was within walking distance of a pickleball court because Gene had just been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's redefined Dr. Rosewater from an intelligent, creative athlete into a patient. He lived for his hours on the pickleball court. Most importantly, his neurologist agreed that being outside and playing pickleball was what kept him active and alive. It was not just about the sport,the players in Lake Oswego provided an amazingly City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 13 of 19 July 5, 2022 supportive community, took care of Dr. Rosewater, watched out for him, and treated him with respect. Sports were an integral part of the Lake Oswego Community, including soccer, little league, recreation on the river, and pickleball. Pickleball was a newer sport and often trends were hard to accept for nonparticipants, but pickleball must have a place in Lake Oswego's thriving, vibrant community which was attracting more retirees, who contribute a substantial percentage to the financial makeup of the City. Please keep the courts open until a suitable replacement in the city was found. Nancy Kirk stated she was a small part of a grassroots group formed when it became aware of the potential closure of the pickleball courts. Lake Oswego was a progressive community and did not want to pit one neighbor against another. However, other nearby cities were fully embracing and encouraging pickleball as a community pastime by expanding their pickleball facilities, not reducing them. Lake Oswego had only six courts, West Linn had 10, Tualatin had 12; Tigard currently had four and planned to add 4; Wilsonville currently six and adding four. In 2019, Lake Oswego residents were called on to support Bond 3-548 for$30 million dollars so that Parks and Recreation could develop and manage park facilities, which was what the professional staff had been doing. The concerns of the neighbors had been heard and recognized by Parks and Recreation. Substantial investment of more than $70,000 had been made in order to mitigate those concerns. Residents' tax dollars were spent so they could use the facilities. The players recognized that the City may choose to locate pickleball courts in a more desirable location and when that was complete, players would go there. But the pickleball community stood firm in stating the current facility could not be taken away until a comparable facility replaced it. To address both sides of the issue, the pickleball community respectfully asked that Council instruct Parks and Recreation to expedite the construction of a new pickleball facility complex that was capable of handling the needs of the Lake Oswego community. She closed by presenting Council with her group's petition of more than 200 signatures in support of keeping the courts open. Mayor Buck asked those present who were in agreement with those who had spoken in favor of keeping the pickleball courts open to raise their hands to be recognized. Mayor Buck noted the two questions before the Council were should Council direct Staff to pursue a different location for City-operated pickleball courts, and should the City continue the current play at George Rogers Park under the newly restricted hours, different hours, or discontinue play at the park altogether?All parties seemed to agree that there should be a better location for the pickleball courts. He confirmed all Councilors agreed the Council should direct the Staff to find a different location for pickleball. The more difficult question was around the current play at George Rogers. Many comments had addressed sound barriers and other noise reducing devices. He asked Staff to walk Council through the mitigating actions currently taking place and which ones had yet to be implemented. Mr. Anderholm replied Staff manually locked and unlocked the courts each day to allow access only between the hours of 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. with some scheduled quiet times. The Department had ordered programmable locks, which would operate automatically. The Department had looked into quiet or green zone paddles, which were certified paddles that reduced noise by filling the hollow core of the paddle. The paddles performed normally. There was some emerging technology in the area of quiet balls; however, he understood the U.S.A. Pickleball Association had not officially adopted an alternative ball. The Department had a conversation during the permitting process with the Pickleball Club about green paddles and was working towards employing green paddles in all the City-provided programs; however, those paddles were not currently mandated. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 14 of 19 July 5, 2022 Mayor Buck noted that he and Councilor Verdick visited the courts to listen to the noise, which was helpful. Adding that the homes on Ladd were very close to the park and there was no buffer from the courts. Pickleball had grown very quickly and was a contrast to the underutilized tennis courts that were there before. The growth had occurred in the context of the pandemic when people were looking to get outside, which proved healthy for the wider community but was a steep change for the neighbors in Old Town. People had visited for a variety of reasons, not just for pickleball, but to walk along the river and other activities, which was different than how things were before the pandemic. Usage had decreased, partly due to the weather and partly due to the reduced hours allowed at the court, but the noise still remained. It was clearly an issue and an issue experienced nationwide. The pickleball sound was a different sound than other athletic uses. One benefit of pickleball was its accessibility.When the Mayor and Councilor Verdick visited the courts, they saw very young players, senior citizens and every age in between playing, which was great. However, that accessibility was also part of the problem. If the park had four basketball courts, it would also be noisy, but there would not be the same array of people playing basketball so often because it was not as accessible. The range of benefits to the community should not be overlooked, especially at the current time when the City was focused on providing the wide- ranging physical and mental health care and recognizing the opportunities for recreation as an intersection of mental and physical health as the city emerged from the pandemic. Part of the Council's 2022 goal setting was to provide opportunities for social interactions and physical fitness. These activities were a lifeline for some residents, and now the City was left with these two critical needs which those testifying had done a good job articulating. There were the needs of the neighbors to be not exposed to the disruption at a level which could be deemed unreasonable given the location and the needs of the users. In his mind, the solution was a balancing of the two in the near term while the City sought out a long-term solution which all parties agreed was needed. Mr. Anderholm believed the Department would be able to examine long-term solutions and return to Council with some options and a possible recommendation within that timeframe of three months. As he had stated, there were not a lot of pieces of property within the parks system that could accommodate the courts, so the Department would look at some of those mentioned this evening, examine the feasibility, and return to Council with a fairly comprehensive plan on a timeline. There would be a financial cost for relocating the courts, as well as an approval timeline through a land use process for most of the suggested areas. Councilor Manz recognized resources would be necessary to study the issue and implement a plan within three months, including the use of Staff time in visiting the sites and going through the land use process. She wanted to be clear that pickleball had become an overwhelming matter for Council and the residents, and she did not want to negate the hours all involved had spent on the issue. She was not going to negate the hours everyone, whether citizenry or volunteers on other boards, had put into it. It was paramount that the City find a solution that would be a midterm solution. Obviously, a long-term solution would be to look a Luscher Farm or find something in another part of the city. The City should make sure it had guaranteed resources and people to see a resolution through, knowing that Mr. Anderholm's plate was full of other Parks Department items. City Manager Bennett suggested Council avoid committing to a deadline. She and Director Anderholm would bring back a proposed work plan to the Council's next meeting which would detail a realistic timeline with the understanding that sooner was better than later. She appreciated Councilor Manz's comments about making sure there were adequate resources, adding she was concerned about ensuring the Parks Department had adequate resources for managing the project. She understood the desire to move quickly but wanted to be able to meet the expectations created, so she did not want to create a timeline until the project had been scoped. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 15 of 19 July 5, 2022 Councilor Manz replied three months was a suggestion to show the urgency of the issue. Mayor Buck added the Council wanted to provide a light at the end of tunnel. Councilor Nguyen asked if converting existing tennis courts to pickleball courts at another site would involve changing land use. Mr. Anderholm said the Parks Department had checked with the Planning Department prior to converting the tennis courts at George Rogers Park and had argued the existing tennis courts were not being used. At the time, the Parks Department did not expect use of the pickleball courts to grow so exponentially. Any changes to other courts would have to be run through Planning. Councilor Nguyen echoed Councilor Manz's comments about a timeline. He understood concerns about picking a specific timeline, but Lake Oswego was a city of high performance and needed to set at least an aspirational, if not a hard timeline. The community expected timely solutions. In addition, as the City considered alternative sites, it should learn from the current situation and seek input from pickleball players as well as the neighbors. Councilor Wendland stated harmony was important in Lake Oswego, and residents needed to be able to live with each other. Solutions took time and money, but things lining up where a solution could be put together. He sat on the Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Board as the City Council liaison and had gone to meetings. He wanted to commend everyone who had testified, noting it was difficult to sum up their feelings into two minutes. He had told a number of people to trust the process. In Lake Oswego, it took time in government work to get everything solved, but usually the City came up with good solutions. He was in support of looking at alternative sites but did not know if all the mitigation steps had been fully utilized. The barriers were up, but there was some question of whether there could be additional sound barriers on the north wall, or an extension of the north wall. He would like to see additional mitigation measures, like the locks and noise-reducing equipment, more fully developed. There had been some compromises made in the scheduling, and the City was trying to mitigate the noise. In the fall, the play would be limited when the days grew shorter. Mr. Anderholm confirmed the courts were not lit, and the hours of operation were now limited 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; sometimes were also blocked off when play was prohibited. Councilor Wendland stated if the City reached a point where the situation could not be improved, perhaps further mitigation about the hours could be discussed. He asked if tennis courts at the Tennis Center could be converted for pickleball use. Mr. Anderholm stated the Department would have to look at a number of things. Since the mid-1970s, the Tennis Center had operated a self- supported enterprise fund. He would like to sit down with City Manager Bennett and work on a plan that would include looking at alternatives for extending mitigation at George Rogers Park, as well as alternative sites such as the Indoor Tennis Center. Councilor Wendland noted the City needed to invest in the picnic area at George Rogers Park and asked if it would be possible to flip the picnic area with the courts or would that just be a thicker band aid. Mr. Anderholm replied that possibility would also be considered and included in the work plan presented to Council. The work plan would include looking at all the various alternatives brought up, examining each for feasibility, and informing Council of the pros and cons of each alternative. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 16 of 19 July 5, 2022 Councilor Wendland asked for a bit more patience from those enduring the noise. The City would act to help solve the issue and look at the bigger park plan because it sounded like pickleball was continuing to grow, so the City needed to address the issue in the right way. Mayor Buck stated that in the meantime, the City should be doing everything possible to mitigate including sound-reducing noise and paddles, even if that was not ideal to players. Councilor Verdick thanked those who had come to the meeting to participate in the process and share their concerns. It was a difficult topic because there was no right or wrong. Both mental health and wellbeing was an issue for both sides. Unfortunately, there would not be a perfect solution. Council had heard about the importance of pickleball and embraced that it was a great activity for all age levels because it got people of all ages moving, which was an important part of the Lake Oswego community. However, mental health was also an important part the community. It was a difficult balance. The locks on the court were important to give the residents some quiet time and represented the compromise the community needed. She had the utmost faith that Staff would find a solid solution, hopefully sooner rather than later. She appreciated that times had been set aside to be quiet for the neighborhood and asked if giving the residents a full day of quiet would be possible since it was uncertain how long finding a solution would take. She urged players to purchase the quieter balls and paddles if they could, working toward compromise and understanding moving forward. Having urgency in resolving the issues was important. Councilor Wendland noted he had reached out to the County Commissioners last week to get an update about the process regarding Luscher Farms and had received a reply that the County was looking at the issue and it was on the schedule. He urged those present to contact the County Commissioners themselves, noting it was election year, and the Commissioners were anxious to please constituents. All five commissioners could be reached via one email address found on the County website. Council took a break from 7:44 p.m. to 7:57 p.m. Mayor Buck moved to direct Staff to return with a plan to identify alternate pickleball locations, continue exploring sound mitigation, and continue with restricted hours and encourage use of sound dampening equipment. Councilor Rapf seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Mayor Buck and Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (7-0). 8. STUDY SESSION 8.1 Quarterly Council Goals Update. City Manager Bennett stated City Council had made quite a lot of progress over the last quarter on its goals, and she highlighted the work done on the Community Dialogue on Policing Implementation, implementing House Bill 2001 and all the affordable housing goals, and the direction provided on the pedestrian safety improvement funding package. The fall quarter would be busy, including decisions on the Economic Development Strategy and wastewater treatment plant; being apprised of North Anchor, and beginning the process on facility needs at the library. She appreciated that the Council set goals and then actually followed through. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 17 of 19 July 5, 2022 9. CONSENT AGENDA— Councilors Only 9.1 Resolution 22-14, A Resolution of the City Councilors of the City of Lake Oswego Approving Appointments to the 50+ Advisory Board; Budget Committee; Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advisory Board; Historic Resources Advisory Board; Development Review Commission; Planning Commission; Library Advisory Board; Transportation Advisory Board; Sustainability Advisory Board; PARKS Board; and Youth Advisors to Boards and Commissions. Mayor Buck thanked the large number of community members who had applied to serve on the boards and Ms. Linder and Ms. Bruss for helping to coordinate the interviews with the applicants. Councilor Manz moved to adopt the Consent Agenda. Councilor Wendland seconded the motion. A voice vote was held, and the motion passed, with Councilors Rapf, Manz, Mboup, Wendland, Nguyen, and Verdick voting `aye', (6-0). 10. INFORMATION FROM COUNCIL Councilor Verdick commented Sunday night's concert was awesome and a lot of fun. Councilor Rapf thanked City Staff for an unbelievable parade, especially the F-15 flyover. City Manager Bennett said Ivan Anderholm and his Staff deserved credit for the flyover. Councilor Wendland complimented the Staff on the Fourth of July celebrations, noting Staff had on red t-shirts reading, "Lake Oswego" and were walking around with smiles on their faces and engaging with everyone. The Fourth had gone off without a hitch, and he had never seen Millennium Park so crowded. Many visitors had remarked that there was magic happening in the town and he had agreed, adding the magic was not just on the Fourth of July. Councilor Manz echoed her colleagues' comments on the Fourth and thanked the Police Department for traffic control, adding that its presence on the Fourth had helped add a feeling of safety. Mayor Buck provided an update from the Metro Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) meeting. Metro would likely be putting the parks levy renewal on the November ballot at the current levy rate. The levy supported Metro's parks' operations, including its natural park areas and regional trails. Twenty-seven park providers were supported by Metro's bond funds; the separate local- option levy complemented the capital projects in the bond. Metro had more than 2.5 million annual visitors at its parks. Metro was also working on updates to the Regional Transportation Plan and talked about the emerging traffic trends resulting from the pandemic. Morning peak traffic was down 23 percent, evening peak decreased 12 percent while overall, traffic was down 13 percent. Metro was analyzing how those diversifying traffic patterns played into corridor use and transit, as well as the impact on climate change and congestion. The decrease in traffic had resulted in an increase in speed. Tigard had come in for a mid-cycle review for expansion of the UGB with River Terrace 2.0.The project would offer many different housing types from multi-family to middle housing to single family, as well as retail uses and transit, all mixed together. Tigard presented its concept plan at MPAC, and it was impressive. City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 18 of 19 July 5, 2022 11. REPORTS OF OFFICERS No reports of Officers was provided. 12. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Buck adjourned the City Council meeting at 8:08 p.m. Respectfully submitted, KIAL 51Akeke. Kari Linder, City Recorder Approved by the City Council on October 18, 2022 Joseph . Buck, Mayor City Council Regular Meeting Minutes Page 19 of 19 July 5, 2022 ATTACHMENT 3 AGENDA Oi r Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting #1 Thursday, August 4, 2022 ° rmor O 5:00-7:00 p.m. oREGO� Maintenance Center, Willow Room A 17601 Pilkington Rd Contact: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager Email: khaggart@lakeoswego.citv Phone: 503-697-6576 For a link to join this meeting remotely via Webex, please visit the meeting City Meetings and Events calendar at https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/calendar, or contact khaggart@lakeoswego.city by noon on August 4, 2022. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.To request accommodations, please contact the staff liaison at least 48 hours before the meeting. Task Force Objective: Refine minimum site suitability criteria; develop preliminary list of other properties of interest. I. 5:00 Welcome and Meeting Guidelines (15 mins) Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation • Introductions • Review Meeting Guidelines • Process Objectives Overview II. 5:15 Public Comment(10 mins) Public comment is limited to 10 minutes total, and 3 minutes per person III. 5:25 Learning from Other Communities(10 mins) • Brief Presentation • Task Force Discussion IV. 5:35 Review and Refine Criteria(50 mins) • Review Draft Minimum Criteria • Review Draft Prioritization Criteria • Task Force Discussion V. 6:25 Preliminary List of Sites of Interest(30 mins) • Task Force Discussion VI. 6:55 Closing(5 mins) • Review of Next Steps 1 Page 2 ATTACHMENTS: • Task Force Meeting Guidelines • Learning from Other Communities Memo • Draft Site Criteria Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting#1 2 p� � s� MEMORANDUM ,)`OREGOV PICKLEBALL SITE SUITABILITY STUDY TASK FORCE MEETING GUIDELINES JULY 2022 Project Background At the July 5, 2022 City Council meeting, Council directed Parks and Recreation staff to develop a process to explore possible locations for new pickleball courts in Lake Oswego to replace the courts at George Rogers Park. Currently, George Rogers Park is the only City-owned pickleball courts site within the community. Following that direction, the Parks & Recreation Department is now undertaking a study and public process to explore potentially suitable locations for siting new pickleball courts in Lake Oswego.The City is interested in exploring multiple options including developing new pickleball courts on vacant land, or converting or retrofitting existing facilities to accommodate pickleball play. Task Force Purpose and Charge Working with the City's Parks and Recreation Department, the Task Force will work to review and refine a set of minimum criteria for identifying suitable sites; review and refine an additional set of criteria to prioritize the list of suitable sites; identify properties of particular interest for further exploration; and work towards developing a plan for transitioning the courts to a new location. Task Force members will be asked to consider their own personal experiences as well as the needs of the community as they provide feedback on criteria and potential sites.Task Force members are intended to be the ambassadors for this project, ensuring that all voices are heard and that the community's input is reflected in the discussions.Throughout the process, staff will attempt to facilitate consensus among members using straw polls to gauge support for ideas and alternatives. This Task Force is not tasked with making final decisions or with making recommendations directly to a decision-making body such as City Council. Rather, this Task Force will make recommendations to the Parks and Recreation Department Director,who will share the ideas, guidelines, and alternatives developed through this process with City Council in November. Meeting Guidelines All Task Force participants agree to act in good faith in all aspects of this process.This includes being honest and refraining from any actions or undertakings that will undermine or threaten the process in any manner.This also includes behavior outside of meetings. Expectations include: • Arrive on time and be prepared by reviewing meeting materials ahead of time. • Share the air. Only one person will speak at a time, and we will allow others to speak once before we speak twice. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 3 • Express our own views or those of our constituents; don't speak for others at the table. • Listen carefully and keep an open mind. • Respect the views and opinions of others, and refrain from personal attacks, both within and outside of meetings. • Refrain from having side conversations when others are speaking. • Focus questions and comments on the subject at hand and stick to the agenda. • When discussing the past, link the past to the current discussion constructively. • Seek to find common ground with each other and consider the needs and concerns of the local community and the larger region. • Turn off or put cell phones on silent mode. Focus on full engagement in the meeting, and refrain from conducting other work during meetings as much as possible. • Notify project staff of any media inquiries and refer requests for official statements or viewpoints to the City.Task Force members should not speak to media on behalf of the City, but rather only on their own behalf. Additional Roles and Responsibilities • City of Lake Oswego:City Parks and Recreation staff will provide key information and context to Task Force members. City staff will be responsible for sending out agendas and meeting materials to Task Force members and scheduling meetings. If a member is unable to attend a meeting, they should work with the City's Project Manager to get the information they need or provide feedback in writing to the committee. Kyra Haggart is the Project Manager and the primary City contact for any questions or concerns. • General Public:Task Force meetings are open to the public, and meetings include an agenda item to receive public comments. Members of the public wishing to provide comment are asked to limit themselves to three minutes. Public comment is limited to a total of 10 minutes.To keep the process on track, public comment should be related to the objectives of this project specifically. Individuals who wish to speak about pickleball at George Rogers Park or pickleball generally are encouraged to provide comment in another public forum such as City Council meetings. Task Force Roster • Ed Becker(Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Advisory Board) • Chris Duncan (Parks, Recreation, and Natural Resources Advisory Board) • Tony Vandenberg (Lake Oswego School District) • Antonio Bentivoglio (Lake Oswego Pickleball Club) • Diana Ross (Lake Oswego Pickleball Club) • Doug Anderson (Lake Oswego Pickleball Club) • Jan Sturdevant (At-Large Resident) • Ali Afghan (Old Town Neighborhood) • Jim Perris (Old Town Neighborhood) • Carl Schmits (Resident, USA Pickleball) • Marianne Conroy(Tennis Player) Framework for Pickleball Site Suitability Study Page 3 of 3 Project Timeline AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER 0 Conduct GIS analysis 0 Develop prioritized list of sites 3O Evaluate options for priority sites > Report "* back Refine site Review analysis Review and finalize Draft to City criteria,identify results,refine prioritization, recommendations, Council properties prioritization identify top three alternatives,site of interest criteria sites for study transition plan Community Preferences Survey i Survey Results sTask Force Meetings Page 3 of 3 p� � MEMORANDUM ,)`OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager SUBJECT: Pickleball Noise: Learning from Other Communities DATE: July 28, 2022 Introduction The purpose of this memorandum is to help Lake Oswego learn from the work completed by other communities in recent years regarding appropriate locations and development considerations for new pickleball courts.The content in this memorandum is just a starting point, and Task Force members will also be invited to share their own ideas and expertise. As the popularity of pickleball continues to grow, communities across North America are grappling with how to provide opportunities for residents to engage in the sport while mitigating the negative impacts for courtside neighbors. In Lake Oswego the negative impacts are primarily related to noise, as well as increased parking demand in some cases.This memorandum will address best practices and lessons learned from other communities and ultimately will inform the development of a set of site suitability criteria for future pickleball development in the City of Lake Oswego. Background Invented in 1965, pickleball is a paddle sport that incorporates elements of tennis, ping-pong, and badminton. Pickleball is generally considered to be more affordable and have fewer barriers to entry than similar sports like tennis because it is played on a smaller court requiring less movement; has simple rules easily picked up by beginners; has a quicker play time per game; and is generally a very social activity where people of different skill levels can play together. While it has been around for over 50 years, pickleball's popularity has skyrocketed over the last few years, and communities across the country are seeing an increased demand for more playing space.To meet this demand some cities and park districts have responded by building new pickleball courts, while others have opted to retrofit or convert existing underutilized spaces such as tennis courts or parking lots to accommodate pickleball. As with most recreational activities, there are many benefits to providing opportunities for pickleball near to people's homes. However, many cities are finding that the development of new pickleball courts often brings along an increase in noise-related complaints from nearby neighbors. While most sports and recreational activities produce some noise, pickleball's particular noisiness is due in large part to the type of hard plastic ball and composite paddle commonly used to play the sport,which create a "pop" sound when they make contact. Further, that popping sound occurs at a frequency range in which the human ear is most sensitive. Pickleball is also generally considered to be a more social game and have a Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 3 higher density of players per court than other similar sports like tennis,which may also affect the noisiness of the game. Noise Considerations from Other Communities Noise is the primary complaint regarding the development of new pickleball courts. Because the noise decreases with distance, most cities or counties that choose to regulate the location of pickleball courts do so by requiring increased setbacks of courts from residential properties or other noise-sensitive areas. Some communities also require noise abatement for new courts, particularly when the courts will be located within a certain distance to residences. Noise abatement or mitigation strategies typically include the installation of acoustical fencing material (Acoustifence, Acoustiblok), sound absorptive panels, freestanding walls, or berms strategically placed to shield the most noise-sensitive areas (residences in particular)from the pickleball courts. Because the popularity of pickleball has grown so much so quickly, many cities and counties are just beginning to engage in studies and develop rules or guidelines to ensure that pickleball is developed in appropriate locations.The following examples are provided as context for how other cities and counties across North America are handling this issue from a land use and site suitability perspective. • A Mitigation, Monitoring and Reporting Plan (MMRP) dated March 2021 for the Rincon del Rio Continuing Care Retirement Community development in Nevada County, CA, required that the proposed pickleball courts be located at least 250 feet from existing adjacent residential properties, or that noise barriers at least 6 feet high be installed around the perimeter of the courts.These recommendations came from a Noise& Groundborne Vibration Impact Analysis conducted by AMBIENT Air Quality& Noise Consulting and were also included in the development's Environmental Impact Report. • A study conducted in April 2021 by Spendiarian &Willis Acoustics & Noise Control LLC in Port Moody, BC, Canada stated that, based on their 11 years of experience siting pickleball courts, courts within 350 feet of residential properties usually require "some" noise abatement, and courts within 150 feet of a residential property require "significant noise abatement." Spendiarian &Willis are cited in numerous sound studies related to pickleball, and much of their literature states that they recommend siting courts at least 500 feet from homes without noise mitigation.The firm also notes that most of the sound from pickleball goes in the direction of play rather than off to the side, which is a consideration for court orientation. • In Saanich, BC,Canada the Council adopted the Saanich Guidelines for Distances and Mitigation Measures for Pickleball Courts in September 2021.These guidelines prohibit development of pickleball courts within 164 feet(50 meters)of neighboring homes unless "major sound abatement" is installed. Courts within 350 feet of residences would still require "some mitigation measures," and courts within 600 feet of residences or other noise-sensitive areas may not require sound mitigation but should be reviewed by an acoustics professional during the site selection phase.There are also additional distance requirements for courts developed in a valley,where sound may travel further due to topography. • In April 2022 the City Council of Park City, Utah approved amendments to the city's land management code addressing outdoor pickleball courts in residential areas. The amended code requires that pickleball courts with no noise mitigation be set back a minimum of 600 feet from adjacent residential properties. Setbacks may be reduced to a minimum of 150 feet with noise Pickleball Noise: Learning from Other Communities Page 3 of 3 mitigation features identified in a noise study that comply with the city's noise ordinance. In addition to the distance and mitigation requirements, HOA notification of new courts is required, play time is limited to 8 AM to 8 PM, outdoor lighting is prohibited, on-site parking is required, and additional landscaping is required. Pickleball Noise: Learning from Other Communities p� � MEMORANDUM ,)`OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation SUBJECT: DRAFT Site Criteria DATE: July 28, 2022 Introduction The purpose of the site criteria is to provide an objective basis for identifying potential new sites for pickleball to be located in Lake Oswego. Staff will initially use the refined minimum site criteria to conduct a citywide analysis of properties meeting the criteria using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).The resulting list of properties meeting the minimum criteria will be further refined and prioritized by the prioritization site criteria, as refined by the Task Force. Other properties of interest may be identified by the Task Force and assessed by Parks and Recreation staff as part of this process. The City is interested in exploring multiple options as part of this process, including the development of new courts on properties that are currently vacant; redevelopment of underutilized properties; properties owned by the City or other public or quasi-public partner agencies; privately-owned properties with willing sellers; or retrofitting or conversion of existing sports courts or facilities to accommodate pickleball play. Draft Minimum Site Criteria Minimum criteria are intended to address the most critical issues related to development feasibility and noise impacts to neighbors. • Minimum of one-half acre of unconstrained buildable land (to accommodate 6 courts) • Maximum 10%slopes • No natural resource constraints (Metro Title 13, delineated wetland, Lake Oswego Resource Protection or Resource Conservation Districts, etc.) • Minimum of 300'from the nearest residence without noise mitigation, 175'with mitigation • Space to accommodate a minimum of 2 parking spaces per court Draft Prioritization Site Criteria Prioritization criteria are intended to address any site issues that may impact the feasibility, cost, or time of development, or other factors important to the community, as identified by the Task Force. • Property ownership • Transportation access • Zoning and land use compatibility • If an existing facility, capacity to support additional parking demand Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY ATTACHMENT 4 AGENDA Oi r Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting #2 Thursday, September 8, 2022 v rmor O 4:00— 6:00 p.m. oREGo_ Maintenance Center, Willow Room A 17601 Pilkington Rd Contact: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager Email: khaggart@lakeoswego.citv Phone: 503-697-6576 For a link to join this meeting remotely via Webex, please visit the City Meetings and Events calendar at https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/calendar, or contact khaggart@lakeoswego.city by noon on September 8, 2022. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.To request accommodations, please contact the staff liaison at least 48 hours before the meeting. Task Force Objective: Refine site prioritization criteria; review results of citywide site search. I. 4:00 Welcome and Introductions(5 mins) Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation • Introductions • Process and meeting objectives II. 4:05 Public Comment(10 mins) Public comment is limited to 10 minutes total, and 3 minutes per person III. 4:15 Community Preferences Survey Results (15 mins) • Brief presentation of results • Task Force discussion IV. 4:30 Review and Refine Prioritization Criteria (45 mins) • Review draft prioritization criteria • Task Force discussion and refinement V. 5:15 Review Citywide Site Search Results(40 mins) • Review potential sites • Task Force discussion VI. 5:55 Closing(5 mins) • Review of next steps ATTACHMENTS: • Draft Site Prioritization Criteria—Revised • GIS Site Analysis Process and Data Sources Memo 1 p4 E�s� MEMORANDUM C� -- O OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation SUBJECT: DRAFT Site Criteria— Revised September 1, 2022 DATE: September 1, 2022 Introduction The purpose of the site criteria is to provide an objective basis for identifying potential new sites for pickleball to be located in Lake Oswego. Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation staff used the minimum site criteria as refined by the Task Force at their first meeting to conduct a citywide analysis of properties meeting the criteria using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).The next step in the process is for the resulting list of properties to be further refined and prioritized using the prioritization site criteria. Following prioritization staff will conduct detailed site investigations and conversations with property owners, where applicable, to determine the feasibility, timelines and costs associated with possible development.The Task Force will review and refine the prioritization criteria at their second meeting. Refined Minimum Site Criteria Minimum criteria are intended to address the most critical issues related to development feasibility and noise impacts to neighbors.The following criteria were reviewed and refined by the Task Force at their first meeting on August 4, 2022. • Developed on vacant, buildable land that is not constrained by protected natural resource designations or very steep slopes (greater than 25%) • Minimum of 150' from the nearest residential property (assumes utilization of Acoustiblok fencing as minimum noise mitigation measure) • Minimum site size by category:' A. 0.5 acres (6+courts) B. 0.3 -0.49 acres (4-5 courts) C. 0.15-0.29 acres (2-3 courts) Draft Prioritization Site Criteria Prioritization criteria are intended to address any site issues that may impact the feasibility, cost, or time of development, or other factors important to the community.These criteria will be reviewed and refined by the Task Force at their second meeting on September 8, 2022. 1 Site size includes space to accommodate an on-site parking ratio of approximately 4.5 parking spaces per court and a minimum play area of 30'x60' per court. 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Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 2 • Number of pickleball courts that can be accommodated o Category A: 6+courts o Category B: 4-5 courts o Category C: 2-3 courts • Cost of development o Significant cost; would cause a delay in order to identify funding source(s) o Moderate cost; may be accommodated through existing funding streams o Minimal cost; little to no delay needed to identify funding • Timing of development o Can likely be completed within one year o Can likely be completed in 1-3 years o Would likely require more than 3 years to complete • Current property ownership o City-owned o Owned by a partner agency o Privately-owned (note: must be willing seller for City to pursue development) • Current zoning o Courts would be allowed outright in zone o Courts would be subject to conditional use in zone o Courts not permitted in zone; zone change would be required • Existing transportation access o Existing public right-of-way access, no significant improvements needed o Existing public right-of-way access, significant modifications needed o No existing public right-of-way access • Distance to nearby homes o No homes within 300' of site o Three or more homes within 200' to 300' of site o Three or more homes within 150' to 200' from site • Slopes and topography o 25%or less of the site contains slopes greater than 10% o 25-50%of the site contains slopes greater than 10% o 50%or more of the site contains slopes greater than 10% DRAFT Site Criteria—Revised September 1, 2022 p4 E�s� MEMORANDUM C� -- O OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation SUBJECT: GIS Site Analysis Process and Data Sources DATE: September 1, 2022 Introduction This memorandum outlines the process and steps taken to complete the citywide GIS site analysis to identify preliminary sites for new pickleball courts. The analysis process used the minimum site criteria, as refined by the Task Force at their first meeting on August 4, 2022,to generate a list of potentially suitable locations.Theses sites will be reviewed and prioritized by the Task Force at their second and third meetings.Just because a site met the minimum site criteria through this analysis process does not mean the site is proposed for development or will be developed.The next step in the process is for the Task Force to review and prioritize the list of potential sites, and for City staff to engage in detailed site investigations and conversations with property owners and neighbors of priority sites. Refined Minimum Site Criteria Minimum criteria are intended to address the most critical issues related to development feasibility and noise impacts to neighbors.The following criteria were reviewed and refined by the Task Force at their first meeting on August 4, 2022. • Developed on vacant, buildable land that is not constrained by protected natural resource designations or very steep slopes (greater than 25%) • Minimum of 150' from the nearest residential property • Minimum site size by category:' A. 0.5 acres (6+courts) B. 0.3 -0.49 acres (4-5 courts) C. 0.15-0.29 acres (2-3 courts) Data Sources The GIS analysis was conducted using data from the City of Lake Oswego, Clackamas County, and the latest release of Metro's Regional Land Information System (RLIS) data dated May 2022. Source information for each data set used is provided below. • Tax lot data, including parcel ownership information, acres, land and improvement value, and County tax assessor property codes (Metro RLIS) 1 Site size includes space to accommodate an on-site parking ratio of approximately 4.5 parking spaces per court and a minimum play area of 30'x60' per court. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 2 • Environmental and physical constraints, including: o Water bodies (Metro RLIS) o Sensitive lands designations (City of Lake Oswego) o RC and RP districts (City of Lake Oswego) o Wetlands (Metro RLIS) o Metro Title 13 High and Moderate Value HCAs (Metro RLIS) o City Charter Chapter X properties (City of Lake Oswego) o Slopes greater than 25% (Metro RLIS) o Building footprints (Metro RLIS) • Other data used for site checking, including: o Aerial imagery dated 2021 (City of Lake Oswego) o City, County, and Metro boundaries (Metro RLIS) Methodology and Results The following steps were completed using Esri ArcGIS Pro software in order to determine the locations of available sites within the Lake Oswego City Limits that meet the minimum site criteria, after accounting for environmental constraints including protected natural resource areas, steep slopes, and existing development. Potential environmental and physical constraints included: • Water bodies • Sensitive lands designations • RC and RP districts • Wetlands • Metro Title 13 High and Moderate Value HCAs • City Charter Chapter X properties • Slopes greater than 25% • Existing development (building footprints) Using the constraints listed above, total acres and unconstrained acres were calculated for each tax lot. Tax lots with less than 0.15 acres of unconstrained land (meeting the minimum size criteria for Category C) were removed from further consideration. Properties with a minimum dimension of less than 150 feet across, and properties currently developed with residential uses under one acre in size,were also removed from consideration. Remaining properties meeting the minimum criteria were broken into categories by size (see above under Refined Minimum Site Criteria). For many properties, only a portion of the total tax lot area met the minimum criteria for unconstrained land. A buffer of 150' was created around each potential site, and properties were removed from further consideration if the 150' buffer intersected with any existing residential properties. A visual and qualitative analysis was conducted on remaining properties using aerial imagery and site visits to confirm that properties met the minimum site criteria and determine minimum feasibility. The following sites met the minimum site criteria by size category: • Category A(6+courts): 13 potential sites • Category B (4-5 courts): 10 potential sites • Category C(2-3 courts): 12 potential sites GIS Site Analysis Process and Data Sources ATTACHMENT 5 AGENDA Oi Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting #3 Thursday, October 6, 2022 v rmor O 4:00— 6:00 p.m. oREG0. Maintenance Center, Willow Room A 17601 Pilkington Rd Contact: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager Email: khaggart@lakeoswego.citv Phone: 503-697-6576 For a link to join this meeting remotely via Webex, please visit the City Meetings and Events calendar at https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/calendar, or contact khaggart@lakeoswego.city by noon on October 6, 2022. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.To request accommodations, please contact the staff liaison at least 48 hours before the meeting. Task Force Objective: Review and refine prioritization results; select up to three sites for further evaluation. I. 4:00 Welcome and Introductions(5 mins) Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation • Introductions • Process and meeting objectives II. 4:05 Public Comment(30 mins) Note: the public comment period for this meeting has been extended to 30 minutes by request of a community member. Public comment is limited to 3 minutes per person. III. 4:35 Review and Refine Prioritization Results(60 mins) • Review prioritization methodology and results • Task Force discussion and refinement IV. 5:35 Identify Preferred Alternative(s)(20 mins) • Task Force discussion and selection of up to three sites for further evaluation V. 5:55 Closing(5 mins) • Review of next steps ATTACHMENTS: • Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Memorandum • Public comments received as of 12 PM on Thursday, September 29 1 p� � s� MEMORANDUM ,)`OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation SUBJECT: Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results DATE: September 29, 2022 Introduction The purpose of the memorandum is to outline the methodology and results of the site prioritization process. 13 potentially suitable sites were identified by using a set of minimum site criteria to conduct a citywide analysis of properties using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Parks & Recreation staff then conducted site investigations and held conversations with private property owners,where applicable, to determine the feasibility and approximate timelines and costs associated with developing pickleball courts on each site. During the course of property owner outreach some sites were eliminated from further consideration, either at the request of the owners or due to existing plans for the property.These sites included:Al (West End Building), A2 and A3 (Mary's Woods properties), A4 (River West Church parking lot), A6 (Lake Oswego Middle School), A7 (Hunt Club), and A8 (Lake Oswego Elementary School).The remaining sites include A5 (Rosewood St & Pilkington Rd), A9 (Lakeridge High School south of Overlook), A10 (Wastewater Treatment Plant), All (Westlake Park),Al2 (Hazelia Dog Park), and A13 (C3 Church East Field). However, in discussions about site All Westlake Park, task force members indicated a strong desire not to displace existing recreation opportunities at that site. While it has been included in the prioritization process for analysis purposes, it is not recommended for this site to move forward as a preferred location. All sites meet the minimum site criteria, which were reviewed and refined by the Task Force at their first meeting on August 4, 2022. The minimum criteria are intended to address the most critical issues related to development feasibility and noise impacts to neighbors: • Vacant, buildable land that is not constrained by protected natural resource designations or very steep slopes (greater than 25%) • Minimum of 150'from the nearest residential property, as measured from the nearest edge of the court site to the nearest residential property line' • Minimum site size by category:2 A. 0.5 acres or larger (6+courts) 1 Assumes utilization of Acoustiblok fencing as minimum noise mitigation measure; additional mitigation may be required subject to the results of a site-specific sound study completed by a qualified sound engineer. 2 Site size includes space to accommodate an on-site parking ratio of approximately 4.5 parking spaces per court and a minimum play area of 30'x60'per court. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 11 B. 0.3 -0.49 acres (4-5 courts) C. 0.15 -0.29 acres (2-3 courts) Site Prioritization Criteria and Scoring The site prioritization criteria address issues that may impact the feasibility, cost, or timeline of development, as well as other factors identified as important to the Task Force.They include factors such as the number of courts that could be accommodated on the site;the number of homes in proximity to the site and their distances from potential court locations;whether development would displace access to existing recreation opportunities; private property ownership; land use feasibility and anticipated procedures;the presence of steep slopes on the site; existing transportation access and improvements that would be required prior to development; and locational equity factors such as filling in of service gaps, number of residents served, and walkable access.These criteria were reviewed, refined, and ranked by the Task Force at their second meeting on September 8, 2022. Figure 1.Results of anonymous ranking exercise for prioritization criteria at Task Force Meeting#2 Rank the following prioritization criteria from most nnentimete important to least important. Number of COt is that can 4e 1 St accomodated 2nd Cost of development 3rd Timing of development 4th Distance to nearby homes Displacement of existing 5th + recreation opportunities 6th Current property ownership 7th Land use feasibility 8th Siopes and topograhy 9th Existing bLetSportatbn access 10th Equity In location Aft • For each criterion, sites could receive a score of 1-3 points as part of the weighted scoring process. Weights for each criterion were assigned based on the results of the criteria ranking exercise at the second task force meeting (Figure 1).Task Force members indicated that sites that could accommodate 6 or more courts was the most important factor for prioritization. Based on these results, staff have chosen to focus this analysis on prioritizing Category A sites (sites that can accommodate 6 or more courts) at this time.Therefore, the criterion related to the number of courts that can be accommodated is not included in the prioritization analysis described in this memo as all sites considered could likely accommodate 6 or more courts. Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 3 of 11 Table 1.Site Prioritization Criteria and Scoring Descriptions POINTS CRITERION AND SCORING DESCRIPTION Cost of development(weight: 19%) 3 Minimal cost; little to no delay needed to identify funding 2 Moderate cost; may be accommodated through existing funding streams 1 Significant cost; would cause a delay in order to identify funding source(s) Implementation timing(weight: 17%) 3 Can likely be completed within 1 year 2 Can likely be completed within 1-3 years 1 Would likely take more than 3 years to complete Distance to nearby homes* (weight: 15%) 3 Fewer than three homes within 300' of site 2 Three or more homes within 200-300' of site 1 Three or more homes within 150-200' of site Displacement of existing recreation opportunities(weight: 15%) 3 Would not displace or modify access to an existing recreation opportunity 2 Would modify but not displace access to an existing recreation opportunity 1 Would displace access to an existing recreation opportunity Current property ownership(weight: 10%) 3 City-owned 2 Owned by a partner agency 1 Privately-owned (note: must be willing seller) Land use feasibility(weight: 10%) 3 Feasible 2 Feasible but some challenges 1 Very challenging and/or not feasible Slopes and topography(weight: 5%) 3 No part of the site contains slopes greater than 10% 2 Some of the site contains slopes greater than 10% 1 Most of the site contains slopes greater than 10% Existing transportation access(weight:5%) 3 Existing public right-of-way access, only minor or no improvements needed 2 Existing public right-of-way access, significant modifications needed 1 No existing public right-of-way access Locational equity(weight:4%) 3 Serves more than 500 residences within 1/2 mile and fills gap in access to recreation 2 Serves more than 500 residences within 1/2 mile, but may be in an already well-served area 1 Serves fewer than 500 residences and in an already well-served area *Distance as measured from edge of potential future court site to nearest residential property line Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 4 of 11 Site Prioritization Matrix The following table provides a summary of the weighted scoring results for each of the six potential sites. Table 2. Overall Site Prioritization Matrix SITE PRIORITIZATION CRITERIA Displacement of existing Current Cost of Implementation Distance to recreation property Land use Slopes and Transportation Locational SCORE development timing nearby homes opportunities ownership feasibility topography access equity (out of 3) WEIGHT 19% 17% 15% 15% 10% 10% 5% 5% 4% 100% Site A5: Rosewood St 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 2.56 &Pilkington Rd Site A13:C3 Church East 2 3 3 3 1 1 3 2 2 2.32 Field Site Al2: Hazelia Dog 2 2 3 2 3 1 3 3 1 2.21 Park Site A10: Wastewater 2 1 3 3 2 1 3 1 2 2.03 Treatment Plant Site All: 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 2 1.9 Westlake Park Site A9: Lakeridge High School 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 1.63 South of Overlook Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 5 of 11 Detailed Site Scorecards Site A5: Rosewood St & Pilkington Rd CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Cost factors include construction of frontage Cost of development 19% 2 improvements, land use fees, building permits, and $150,000 for construction of 6 courts. Anticipate that project could be completed within one Implementation timing 17% 3 year of initiation; timing impacts include frontage improvements and land use approval. Oswego Place retirement community approximately Distance to nearby homes 15% 3 160' east of the site, and one duplex approximately 280'to the southeast on Willow Court. Displacement of existing 15% recreation opportunities 3 None, no existing public recreation on the site. Privately owned; initial conversation with property owner of western property indicated possible interest in pursuing development via lease and improve option. Current property 10% 1 May be able to use existing building on site for ownership restroom access and possibly 1-2 indoor courts. Some existing parking, but would likely require additional on- site spaces. Zoned IP (Industrial Park), Design Review would be Land use feasibility 10% 3 required. Would likely require parking study and possibly traffic study prior to development approval. Slopes and topography 5% 3 No slopes greater than 10% present on the site. ROW dedication and improvements would be required Transportation access 5% 2 along Rosewood St for western property, and Pilkington Rd if eastern property used for parking. Would fill an identified gap area in access to recreation. Would serves 883 Lake Oswego residences Locational equity 4% 3 within one-half mile of site,though Boones Ferry Road and railroad crossing serve as a significant pedestrian barrier to residents to the northwest. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 2.56 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 6 of 11 Site A9: Lakeridge High School South of Overlook CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Cost factors include design and construction of new Cost of development 19% 2 right-of-way access and on-site parking, land use fees, building permits, and$150,000 for construction of 6 courts. Likely would take three or more years to complete given land use process, design and construction of new Implementation timing 17% 1 public right-of-way access and on-site parking, and developing agreement for joint use and property access with School District. Distance to nearby homes 15% 1 Multiple homes in Atherton Heights neighborhood as well as Stafford Retirement Home within 200' of site. School District indicated that site is occasionally used Displacement of existing 15% 2 for practice of track and field sports, which would likely recreation opportunities be displaced with development. Anecdotally, field is used as general open space by neighbors. Owned by School District, and initial conversation Current property 10% 2 indicated they may be open to the idea with some sort ownership of joint use agreement. Zoned PF (Public Facility); Development Review and a Conditional Use Permit would be required. No access from Ridge Point would be allowed so would likely Land use feasibility 10% 2 need to develop additional access along eastern edge of property, as well as sufficient on-site parking to accommodate new use. Would likely require parking study and possibly traffic study prior to development approval. Slo es and topography5% 2 Approximately 3,000 square feet of slopes greater than p 10% in the lower part of the site. Transportation access 5% 1 No current access to proposed location; access from Ridge Point would not be allowed. In an area with access to ample additional recreation Locational equity 4% 2 amenities (existing and planned). Serves 730 Lake Oswego residences within one-half mile of site,with minimal barriers to pedestrian access for most. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 1.63 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 7 of 11 Site A1O: Wastewater Treatment Plant CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Assumed cost factors include design and construction of new right-of-way access and on-site parking, land use fees, building permits, and $150,000 for Cost of development 19% 2 construction of 6 courts. However, uncertainty is high with this site and costs such as soil remediation, demolition of existing structures, land acquisition, or additional fees may apply. Implementation timing 17% 1 Project would likely not be able to begin until at least 2026 due to new facility construction timeline. Distance to nearby homes 15% 3 No residences within 300' of site. Displacement of existing 15% 3 None, no existing public recreation on the site and no recreation opportunities impacts to adjacent recreation at Foothills Park. Owned by City of Portland currently but will be acquired by City of Lake Oswego; however, project Current property 10% 2 plans include sale of the site. Future plans for the ownership property are uncertain, and conversations with project manager are needed to identify feasibility. Property is split zoned PF (Public Facility) for the wastewater treatment facility and PNA(Parks and Natural Areas)for the portion of the property occupied Land use feasibility 10% 1 by the northern end of Foothills Park. Would require Development Review and Conditional Use Permit. May be impacted by floodplain issues. Would likely require parking study and possibly traffic study prior to development approval. Slopes and topography 5% 3 No slopes greater than 10% present on the site. No current public access to proposed location; access Transportation access 5% 1 from Foothills Rd is feasible, but would need constructed. Pedestrian connectivity would likely be required to park and sidewalks on Foothills Rd. In an area with access to ample existing recreation amenities. Serves 1,634 Lake Oswego residences within Locational equity 4% 2 one-half mile of site, however most of these are on the west side of Hwy 43,which serves as a significant pedestrian barrier. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 2.03 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 8 of 11 Site All: Westlake Park CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Cost of actual development would be minimal Cost of development 19% 2 ($150,000 for construction of 6 courts) but assumed additional cost for replacement of displaced recreation opportunities. Timing impacts would include extensive public Implementation timing 17% 2 outreach regarding displacement/replacement of existing recreation, and identification of sites for and construction of replacement facilities. Distance to nearby homes 15% 1 Multiple homes in surrounding neighborhood within 300' of site. Displacement of existing 15% 1 There would be significant impacts to existing park recreation opportunities uses in either site location. Current property 10% 3 Owned by City of Lake Oswego. ownership Zoned PNA(Parks and Natural Areas); Development Review and Conditional Use Permit would be required; Land use feasibility 10% 2 would likely require parking study and possibly traffic study prior to development approval. Slopes and topography 5% 3 No slopes greater than 10% present on the site. Existing access available off of Bunick Dr; sidewalks Transportation access 5% 3 already provided along frontage, so minimal improvements would be required to right-of-way. In an area with access to ample additional recreation Locational equity 4% 2 amenities (existing and planned). Serves 2,935 Lake Oswego residences within one-half mile of site,with minimal barriers to pedestrian access for most. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 1.9 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 9 of 11 Site Al2: Hazelia Dog Park CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Cost factors include relocation of dog park to Luscher property east of athletic field, design and construction Cost of development 19% 2 of new right-of-way access and on-site parking, land use fees, building permits, and $150,000 for construction of 6 courts. Likely that project could be completed within three Implementation timing 17% 2 years, but impacts to timing include relocation of dog park, and design and construction of additional parking to support an additional recreation amenity at the site. One single family home within 200' of proposed court Distance to nearby homes 15% 3 site, as well as Stafford Retirement home just over 200' from site. Would relocate existing recreation amenity(dog park) Displacement of existing 15% 2 to a new location on the site; does not displace the recreation opportunities amenity but does move it further from the parking lot. Current property 10% 3 Owned by City of Lake Oswego. ownership Zoned PNA(Parks and Natural Areas); would require Development Review and likely a Conditional Use Permit. Would likely require parking study and possibly Land use feasibility 10% 1 traffic study prior to development approval. In addition, a Conditional Use Permit would likely be required for relocation of dog park on property east of athletic field, outside of city limits. Slopes and topography 5% 3 Some slopes on site but none greater than 10%. Site would utilize existing access from Stafford Rd at Transportation access 5% 3 signalized intersection with Overlook; some dedication may be required along Stafford for bike lane improvements. In an area with access to ample additional recreation amenities (existing and planned). Serves 479 Lake Oswego residences within one-half mile of site, Locational equity 4% 1 including residents of a nearby retirement community. Stafford Rd may serve as a barrier to pedestrian access for some nearby, though signalized crossing at Overlook Dr improves conditions. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 2.21 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 10 of 11 Site A13: C3 Church East Field CRITERION WEIGHT SCORE SCORING NOTES Cost factors include land use fees, building permits, Cost of development 19% 2 possible construction of additional parking, and $150,000 for construction of 6 courts. Anticipate that project could be completed within one Implementation timing 17% 3 year of initiation; timing impacts include land use approval and possible development of additional parking. Distance to nearby homes 15% 3 One single family home and Stafford Retirement community within 200' of proposed court site. Displacement of existing 15% 3 None, no existing public recreation on the site. recreation opportunities Initial conversation with property owner indicated Current property 10% 1 possible interest in pursuing development via lease ownership option or purchase. Zoned R-15; would require Development Review and Conditional Use Permit. Currently has a shared parking Land use feasibility 10% 1 agreement with Stafford Retirement facility to the north;would likely require parking study and possibly traffic study prior to development approval and additional parking may be required. Slopes and topography 5% 3 No slopes greater than 10% present on the site. Could use existing access from Stafford, but some Transportation access 5% 2 safety concerns due to volumes and speeds of traffic on Stafford. ROW improvements and dedication would be required (sidewalks and bike lane). In an area with access to ample additional recreation amenities (existing and planned). Serves 572 Lake Oswego residences within one-half mile of site, Locational equity 4% 2 including residents of a nearby retirement community. Stafford Rd may serve as a barrier to pedestrian access for some nearby, though signalized crossing at Overlook Dr improves conditions. WEIGHTED AVERAGE SCORE 2.32 Category A Site Prioritization Methodology and Results Page 11 of 11 Prioritization Results and Next Steps The prioritization process utilized a weighted scoring model to objectively score sites based on the prioritization criteria,which were refined and ranked by the task force at their second meeting in September.The following is a ranked list of potential sites based on their weighted average scores. 1. Site A5: Rosewood St & Pilkington Rd (2.56/3 points) 2. Site A13: C3 Church East Field (2.32/3 points) 3. Site AU: Hazelia Dog Park(2.21/3 points) 4. Site A10: Wastewater Treatment Plant (2.03/3 points) 5. Site All:Westlake Park (1.9/3 points)3 6. Site A9: Lakeridge High School South of Overlook (1.63/3 points) At the third task force meeting on October 6, 2022 members will review the ranked list of potential sites, refine the ranked order if needed, and discuss which site(s) staff should carry forward to develop draft site layouts and implementation plans. Up to three preferred alternatives may be identified.The preferred alternative(s) will be shared with City Council on November 15 for further direction. 3 At their second meeting on September 8,2022 the Task Force expressed a strong desire not to displace the existing recreation opportunities at Westlake Park,which are well-used by the community.While it was included in this analysis, it is not recommended as a preferred location. 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' H'' A soar AN ACTUAL PROPOSAL A' OREGOC\ ATTACHMENT 6 AGENDA Oi r Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting #4 Thursday, November 4, 2022 ° rmor O 4:00— 6:00 p.m. oREGo_ Maintenance Center, Willow Room A 17601 Pilkington Rd Contact: Kyra Haggart, Project Manager Email: khaggart@lakeoswego.citv Phone: 503-697-6576 For a link to join this meeting remotely via Webex, please visit the City Meetings and Events calendar at https://www.ci.oswego.or.us/calendar, or contact khaggart@lakeoswego.citv by noon on November 3, 2022. The meeting location is accessible to persons with disabilities.To request accommodations, please contact the staff liaison at least 48 hours before the meeting. Task Force Objective: Draft task force recommendation I. 4:00 Welcome and Introductions(5 mins) Kyra Haggart, Parks & Recreation • Introductions • Process and meeting objectives II. 4:05 Public Comment(10 mins) Public comment is limited to 10 minutes total, and 3 minutes per person III. 4:15 Draft Task Force Recommendation (100 mins) • Review draft summary of recommendation topics • Task Force discussion and refinement IV. 5:55 Closing(5 mins) • Review of next steps 1 ATTACHMENT 7 MEMORANDUM O OREGO� TO: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force FROM: Kyra Haggart, Lake Oswego Parks & Recreation Department SUBJECT: Community Preferences Survey Results Summary DATE: September 23, 2022 Introduction This memorandum provides a summary of the results from the Pickleball Community Preferences Survey.The survey was available for three weeks from August 4 to August 25, 2022. A link to the survey was posted on the Parks & Recreation homepage of the City's website and the Pickleball Site Suitability Study project page of the city website, and was advertised on the City's social media accounts, on Nextdoor, in the LO Down e-newsletter, and in the Hello LO newsletter. Hard copies were also available at City Hall, the Adult Community Center, and the Public Library.The survey received a total of 588 responses. Survey Results 1. Have you played pickleball, in Lake Oswego or elsewhere, in the past year? YES,81% Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY 2. Have you ever played pickleball at the courts at George Rogers Park in Lake Oswego? ill ■Yes, I play pickleball there regularly ■ Yes, I have played pickleball there before or I play there occasionally No, I have never played ilIllrIIIII" pickleball there ■ I do not play pickleball 3. Do you frequently play pickleball at any other locations,either in Lake Oswego or elsewhere? PARK OR FACILITY NAME RESPONSES METRO AREA LOCATIONS METRO CITY Hammerle Park West Linn 100 Tualatin Community Park Tualatin 95 Tanner Creek Park West Linn 93 Wilsonville Memorial Park Wilsonville 48 Summerlake Park Tigard 38 Hillendale Park Oregon City 32 Max Patterson Memorial City Park Gladstone 32 Rolling Hills Community Church Tualatin 29 RECS Clackamas 23 Mountain Park Racquet Club Lake Oswego 19 Sellwood Park Portland 17 Maple Street Park Canby 14 53rd Avenue Community Park Hillsboro 12 Raleigh Park Portland 13 Tualatin Hills Athletic Center Tualatin 13 Ida B.Wells-Barnett High School Portland 11 Cedar Hills Park Beaverton 9 Snyder Park Sherwood 9 The Bay Club Tigard 9 Jurgens Park Tualatin 8 Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 2 of 41 Multnomah Athletic Club Portland 7 Stafford Hills Club Tualatin 6 Westlake Park Lake Oswego 6 West Hills Racquet Club Portland 5 Canby Grace Baptist Church Canby 4 Wilson High School Portland 4 Gabriel Park Portland 3 Rood Bridge Park Hillsboro 3 The Oregon Golf Club West Linn 3 Friendly House Community Center Portland 2 Grant Street Park Canby 2 Hidden Creek Community Center Hillsboro 1 Lake Oswego United Methodist Church Lake Oswego 2 Mountain Park HOA Lake Oswego 2 Reedville Creek Park Hillsboro 1 Rise Church Tigard 2 Cascade Athletic Clubs Gresham 1 Leatherman Warehouse Portland 1 Mountain View Community Church Oregon City 1 Murrayhill Recreation Association Beaverton 1 Risley Park Milwaukie 1 Waverly Country Club Portland 1 OTHER LOCATIONS Private residences(various locations) 17 Vancouver,WA 17 Sunriver,OR 12 Bend,OR 8 Newberg,OR 8 Black Butte Ranch,OR 6 Camas,WA 6 Washougal,WA 6 Colorado Springs, CO 2 Palm Desert, CA 2 Ridgefield,WA 2 Sisters,OR 2 Baker City,OR 1 Bellingham,WA 1 Brush Prairie,WA 1 Buckeye,AZ 1 Cape Cod, MA 1 Casa Grande,AZ 1 Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 3 of 41 Estacada,OR 1 Greenville,SC 1 Hood River,OR 1 Keizer,OR 1 La Quinta,CA 1 Manzanita,OR 1 Marco Island, FL 1 McMinnville,OR 1 Nehalem,OR 1 Newport Beach,CA 1 Palm Springs,CA 1 Rio Verde,AZ 1 Salem,OR 1 Sandy,OR 1 Santa Barbara,CA 1 Scottsdale,AZ 1 Truckee,CA 1 4. Please rank the following factors in terms of how important they are to you. Factors listed in order of average importance (1 being most important and 10 being least important): 1. Number of courts available 2. Travel distance from home 3. Courts dedicated solely for pickleball (vs. courts striped for multiple games) 4. Availability of on-site parking 5. Availability of outdoor/open-air courts 6. Availability of indoor/covered courts 7. Availability of other site amenities (benches, drinking fountain, restrooms, etc.) 8. Availability of courtside space to socialize with other players between games 9. Distance from the parking lot to the courts 10. Ability to walk, bike, or take transit to courts 5. How many courts do you think are required to meet the demand for pickleball in Lake Oswego? Average of all responses: 12 courts Most common response: 12 courts Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 4 of 41 6. Would you prefer pickleball courts in Lake Oswego to be grouped together? ■ Multiple courts grouped together in one location ■ Individual courts spread out in 54% different locations No preference 7. How many times per week do you usually play pickleball? I do not play pickleball 13% 0/only occasionally 14% 1 time per week 15% 2-3 times per week 31% 4+times per week 27% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Percent of Survey Respondents Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 5 of 41 8. Which days of the week do you usually play pickleball? • Weekdays (Monday through Friday) • Weekends (Saturday or Sunday) 62% I do not play pickleball 9. What time of day do you usually play pickleball? I do not play pickleball 14% Evening{6-9 PM) 14% Late afternoon (3-6 PM) 12% Early afternoon(12-3 PM) 6% Late morning (9AM— 12 PM) 43% Early morning (6-9 AM) 11% 0% 5'< 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Percent of Survey Respondents Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 6 of 41 10. How long do you typically spend playing pickleball in a single day or session? I do not play pickleball 14% More than 3 hours ■ 2% 2-3 hours 32% 1-2 hours 46% Less than 1 hour 5% 0% _ 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Percent of Survey Respondents 11. How many people do you most often play pickleball with? • 1 other person (singles) • 3 other people 38% (doubles) More than 3 other people (I play as part of an organized group) Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 7 of 41 12. What is your favorite way to play pickleball? I do not play pickleball 14% Lessons 1% Open play with family or friends Tournament 29% NN0% Organized club play 21% Aii• Dr Aril Open play with others 35% 13. Do you prefer to play pickleball at indoor or outdoor courts? 11 15% • Indoor/covered courts • Outdoor/open air courts No preference 48% • I do not play pickleball Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 8 of 41 14. On a scale of 1 to 5 how important is playing pickleball to your overall health and wellbeing? (1 =not important, 5= very important) Average of all respondents: 3.6 out of 5 Average for respondents who said they've played pickleball in the last year: 4.2 out of 5 15. Would you prefer that the City finds a new location to develop new courts, retrofits an existing facility for joint use, or converts an existing facility for pickleball use only? • Find a new location to develop new courts • Retrofit an existing facility for joint use Convert an existing facility for pickleball 24% only Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 9 of 41 16. What mode of transportation do you typically use to access pickleball? I do not play Other pickleball 0% 13% 1.---- Walk 5% Bicycle 4% Public transit illikkik.„ I Drive alone 49% otheDrivers/cawithrpool 29% 17. How far would you be willing to travel to play pickleball? I do not play pickleball 12% More than 5 miles 37% 3-5 miles 30% 1-3 miles 20% Less than 1 mile , 2% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% 35% 40% 45% 50% Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 10 of 41 18.Which neighborhood do you live in? 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Birdshill Blue Heron 2.6% Bryant 2.9% Evergreen 1.4% First Addition/Forest Hills 7.0% Forest Highlands 2.4% Glenmorrie 2.2% Hallinan Heights 3.2% Holly Orchard 1.9% Lake Forest 2.7% Lake Grove 5.3% Lakewood 2.7% McVey/South Shore 3.1% Mountain Park 7.6% North Shore/Country Club 1.4% Oak Creek 1.4% Old Town 3.4% Palisades 10.0% Rosewood • 0.9% Skylands o.o% Uplands z.o% Waluga • 6.9% Westlake 7.7% Westridge • 0.9% I do not reside in the City of Lake Oswego 25.5% Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 11 of 41 19.What is your age? 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% 25% 30% Under 18 I o.2% 18-24 , 0.5% 25-34 2.0% 35-44 10.4% 45-54 20.2% 55-64 28.9% 65-74 29.9% 75 and older 5.6% Prefer not to say 2.2% 20. How would you describe your race or ethnicity?Check all that apply. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% White 76.4% Hispanic or Latinx I 2.1% Asian or Asian-American • 4.3% co Black or African-American 0.2% E 0 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 10.7% a American Indian or Alaskan Native I 0.5% co Middle Eastern or North African 10.7% Other I 0.5% Prefer not to say 14.7% Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 12 of 41 21. How would you describe your gender? 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Female 51.2% Male 40.5% Transgender Female o.o% Transgender Male 0.0% Non-binary/non-conforming ' 0.7% Other 10.3% Prefer not to say 7.3% 22. Which category best describes your annual household income? 0% 5%% 10%% 155E 20%% 254E 30%5 354E =055 $150,00 or more 38% $100,000 to $149,000 16% $75,000 to 9% $99,999 $50,000 to $74,999 5% Below$50,000 3% Prefer not to say 28% Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 13 of 41 23. How did you hear about this survey? 50% 45% 41.7% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 16.5% 15% 12.7% 1Q.1% 10% 6.3% 6.8% : 11 1.9% 3.2%I 0-Y - City website HelloLO Community Email ore- Neighborhood Social media Nextdoor Word of Other newsletter group meeting newsletter association Instagram mouth meeting Facebook Twitter 24. Are there any additional comments you would like to share about pickleball in Lake Oswego? • lets get this done! • stop converting tennis courts to pickleball! Soon there will be no public tennis courts.Tennis is not dead even though pickleball players like to say it is. • This is a special sport that is important to many citizens. • Pickleball should be fun and accessible to adults and children, as it is a healthy form of exercise. A friendly, welcoming environment to both seasoned players and new learners (especially children!) should be prioritized. • A facility with lots of courts and ample parking away from residential areas would be best. • Yay Pickleball • We need more courts. It is a family friendly game and many more would play i courts available. I understand the noise issue and that should be carefully considered when new locations are chosen. • A combination of indoor and outdoor courts would be lovely. We really have nowhere to play in the winter. • Pickleball is bringing down the reputation of LO. It should be banned. It is well known across parenting social media NOT to go to George Rogers playground because of the foul language and disgusting behavior from the pickle ball courts.The whole time it was f*** this and f*** you. My family had to endure a discussion heard across the playground about who had the harriest a*** hole and worse that I can't even talk about, it was awful, we will never go there again! • Best site would be West Lake Park with covered courts for year-round play. Thanks for attempting to satisfy the demand for Pickleball. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 14 of 41 • Indoor would be quieter, so maybe better, but if you could find a place outdoor and put a cover, that would be ideal. Please don't put near a home. • Thank you for trying to improve our options • Having more courts is exciting! • I do not like that the city funded George Rogers pickleball courts get locked. Sometimes when not in use. If there is a convincing reason for why this is, it should be explained/posted. • People who choose to live near newly developed courts have a choice that people living near retrofitted courts do not. Similar issues were experienced when ball field lighting was installed years back. If at all possible start with a new location that allows for people to make the choice to live nearby or not. • Outdoor covered area with min of 12 courts (you can only ask)?! • I would suggest you look at what communities are doing nationally to meet the demand. It is continuing to gain popularity and we don't want to underserved our community. • As much as I enjoy Pickle ball I'm very sensitive to the needs of the neighbors. I know how loud the sport is and we should be aware of the noise disturbance to the neighborhood. • Having lived in LO for over 27 years, I have seen the difficulty that participating in a sport requires in this city.The city acquiesces to the demands of a few neighbors so easily. Look at how long it took for Lakeridge HS to have its own stadium, over 40 years! If you do not want to hear noises from a park, playground, school, stadium, swimming center, do not live near one! I am 65 and participating at a park in an activity that extends well being should not be subject to the current discussion of limiting it or its re-location. After Rassekh Park is build and the noise travels up the east side of Cook's Butte, are we going to re-locate it. How about the new 9 hole executive golf course?When will it stop? • I think it is important to be respectful of the noise that Pickleball creates • Dedicated new courts at Luscher behind the soccer field may be the answer. So -start working on the UGB issue and get creative on finding the money. Pickle ball is way too popular not to set this as a high priority parks and rec project. • Thanks for supporting pickleball! • We have neighbors who have built a pickleball court in their backyard.They are nice people but it has been a real challenge to have this noise so near us on a regular basis.Those who like pickleball seem to *really* like it and play it a lot, and have trouble relating to those of us who do not want to regularly hear the loud whacking of the paddles/balls and the intermittent yelling that is part of the game. When our neighbors decide to play, often well into the evening, it dominates the local area and makes it hard to relax in our home, even with windows and doors shut. Unfortunately, complaints from neighbors and letters from the HOA have not stopped the regular playing. Something about our experience seems to resonate with the George Rogers experience--passionate pickleball players for hours and hours and exasperated neighbors. For this reason, based on our experience, I would advocate for keeping pickeball courts indoors in a sound proof area as much as possible (LOTC conversion for dual use? other indoor facilities converted for pickleball?), or if outdoors then far away from homes and with a curfew and more limited hours of playing time. I still can't quite believe that a sport with such a silly name has had the power to turn me into a curmudgeon, but there you have it! Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 15 of 41 Build the Cory's and they will come! • A Westside Location but not retrofit LOTC.That should be tennis only. • I think that the George Rogers courts should be preserved and added to in the city. • Obviously indoor courts would be wonderful and allow for play all year. • I do NOT support spending tax dollars to fund pickleball • The city can find money for a skateboard park, a swimming pool complex and retrofit of the tennis center. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US. Players of ALL ages, including a large contingent of seniors (major provider of tax revenues to the city of LO) would benefit. • Pickleball is a lot of fun. It rains a lot here so indoor if possible would make it a year around activity. Hardest challenge is finding an open court for open play. • The noise is harmful to people living close to pickleball courts. New courts should either be an indoor facility or far enough away from homes that the noise is not disturbing. I also think this survey should include questions ranking other sports for which their are facilities in Lake Oswego to get a better idea of what people value most. It may be only a vocal minority that want pickleball. • Good to see the city support of pickleball is a priority. It is so important for the health and wellness of our community. It's a sport that can be enjoyed by all ages, all fitness levels and all income levels -the perfect community sport in some ways! • Prioritize pb over rarely used basketball, bocce,tennis and skateboarding. Playgrounds too. Use the space and bond $for what LO taxpayers will use the most. Close the grp courts now. Cruel to neighbors. - Wherever it's located, get neighborhood input first and make noise abatement a primary focus. • The courts should be far enough from neighborhoods that the sounds are very muffled or not heard at all. Though I don't play pickle ball, I would have played it when I was younger if it had been available, and I'm quite sure I would have been happy to drive to good courts in LO (so that neighbors would not be harassed by sounds) because I did that for tennis for many years. • Looking long term I hope the city looks for a suitable site to build a new facility. • Lake Oswego needs at least 12 Pickleball courts based on neighboring towns • Please do not remove or down-grade the Pickleball facility similar to what was done to our beloved LO golf course. LO needs to provide more active recreational facilities to older adults. Pickleball is extremely popular. LO needs more courts to address the demand. Covered outdoor courts can work all winter. Doesn't have to be totally indoors. Perhaps there's room at the Yakima building or the property on the NE corner of Kruse and Carmen. • Thank you for your efforts • My strong preference is to keep the courts at George Rogers Park! The neighbors who complain knew the courts were there when they bought their houses. • Not interested in having tax money go to pickle ball courts. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 16 of 41 • It's not the city's responsibility or obligation to provide pickleball courts. Most of the people using the George Rogers courts are not LO residents. Let a private business offer indoor courts and the pickleball users can pay for this service,just like private gyms or swimming pools or indoor soccer. Outdoor courts are only usable a few months each year. It's hard enough to find tennis courts available during the summer months, so I do not support converting any other tennis courts to pickleball. • Should never have taken a shared resource and donated it to private interest to the exclusion of tennis. I used to play tennis at George Rogers. Now I have to drive far away and more competition for courts. Banish pickle ball and rest ripe for tennis. • Great game for all ages, but particularly helpful to seniors who want fun exercise to stay active and prolong their lives. Pickleball would benefit a greater number of Oswegans than your skate park or swimmers, for instance. • I think Rasheek Park is the perfect place for pickle ball courts. There are a heck of a lot more people who play or want to play pickleball than want to ride skateboards. • I was in a friend's house adjacent to George Rogers Park(Ladd St.)when the Pickleball courts were in use and the noise was unbearable- no one in the sanctity of their own home should be subject to this form of auditory torture. The new Pickleball courts should not be located within "hearing" distance of any residential neighborhoods. • Definitely important to 1.0. • Thanks for considering • I think the industry/sport should develop a quieter ball to minimize noise issue in neighborhoods. • We don't have to accommodate every sport. • A good site would be adjacent to the soccer ball field next to Lesher Farm • It is loud. Courts should be away from houses. Perhaps behind Hazelia Field. • I am a tennis player also but I think more people will play pickleball because it is a much easier game to learn and play. I would hate to see tennis courts removed for pickleball • The City should find a new location that is not near an existing or potential new neighborhood or there will be the same complaints as at the George Rodgers Park location. From those complaints, it is obvious that the noise from the ball/rackets is deafening and the social activities are also problematic. Possibly near the upcoming skate park since there will be noise expected to be associated from that activity.The City should at least follow their own rules for distance to residential areas. • It is a noisy game so best located away from residences. I prefer covered outdoor play over uncovered outdoor play. Line indoor play during winter. • I am part of the LO Pickleball club and joined a few years ago. It is a great way to meet people and learn the sport. However because so many are interested in playing it is often too crowded to play. Yes you can go on live Pickleball to reserve spot but fills up quickly. LO needs more courts. Not everyone wants play with the club times. Obviously there is alot of interest in PB and why not make LO known for the sport. More courts needed indoor and outside. Look at Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 17 of 41 SunRiver Fort Rock facility they have created a wonderful new outdoor facility. It's 16 outdoor court. 4 others plus 1 tennis court below. A kids park, basketball and fun • Consider neighborhood informal courts -with regulated hours of play. In my neighborhood - not LO -we have a court painted in our cul de sac with a portable movable net -it's been great for community building- all ages play- it's limited hours and hasn't bothered neighbors. Maybe school parking lots in the summer with a net if surface of parking lot is smooth. • Since the current courts are at George Rogers Park, courts on "the other side" of town, near West Lake, Lake Grove, Mt. Park would help meet needs of all of LO with distribution of location. • The sport is growing so rapidly that a location more remote from direct neighbors would be ideal, but I know that's a big ask. Any prospect for adding at least some pickleball at the corner of Overlook and McVey where the new sport facility is being built? • Pickleball is a fantastic way to stay active and connected and appeals to all ages. And it is a wonderful family sport! Lake 0 should be a leader in Pickleball. • Fastest growing sport.All ages. LO unfriendly to players currently. • I hope that more locations in different areas of Lake Oswego can be made available to play pickleball. • Accessible, active sports like pickleball are great for communities, we need more • additional courts would be good, but also retrofitting tennis courts might be helpful • Adequate concrete barrier at George Rodgers on 2.5 sides would take care of the sound issue for neighbors • Pickleball is an important recreational and healthy and social activirty for seniors and should not be eliminated from george rogers park. cant we work together in harmonhy? • It is ridiculous that the rogers park neighbors are trying to ban old people playing pickleball. • Please consider putting in a pickle ball court in Westlake park;you could convert one of the tennis courts into a pickleball court and make it a tennis/pickleball court. Please consider the residents on the other side of town for a change. Westlake belongs to Lake Oswego as well • I feel sorry for the people living in Old Town, and fear those problems will just be moved to another neighborhood. Sorry to be a NIMBY, but I don't play it, and I don't want to hear it. • Distance from neighborhoods should be considered due to the noise. • I would prefer if the courts could remain at George Rogers Park but address the noise complaints from neighbors. Maybe a different kind of ball, different kind of racquet, or sound insulate the outdoor courts. If the noise decibel is not above legal levels,then reduce the hours on certain days but not all. • It is vital to a lot of people and has tragically been very limited in the past few months!!! A solution is needed very quickly even if a temporary location • The sport is continuing to grow and lick Oswego should grow with it. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 18 of 41 • LO Pickleball Club had over 300 members. The demand for Pickleball in LO is high. This is one of the few sports that appeals to all ages from 10-90+. It is easy to learn and not expensive. Personally, it is my best form of exercise. • I am glad that Mayor Buck has promised that the George Rogers Courts will be shut down for Pickleball. it has been unfair to those neighbors who live near the courts. • Although I am not a regula pickleball player I think that it is a great form of recreation and a healthy physical/social activity. I support putting resources into developing a pickle ball center that would provided for year round use. I was horrified when the decision was made to put in the pickle ball courts at George Rodgers Park without any regard to the neighbors who ended up having to not only the increased traffic, parking issues but constant noise pollution of the clacking ball, not even able to sit on their own patio or park on their street three blocks up from the court location. I think that the issue is not whether a facility is new or retrofitted or converted but whether it is a location that includes consideration for those already there. Has consideration been given to the possibility of putting in a pickleball facility at the current LO community golf course site? In my mind it would be worth considering using what will be a remaining 9 hole golf course for a pickleball facility and looking for another site for the golf also a very popular sport-possibly a joint venture between West Linn and LO for a 18 hole course for both communities? • Pickleball is mentally and physically healthy.Through this sport I have come to know so much more about the community I live in. Great friends and sense of belonging. • Pickleball is a fun, easy-to-learn sport that brings people together to exercise and socialize. It is a definite community builder and it is a sport Lake Oswego Parks and Rec. should support whole- heartedly(supporting the sport is completely consistent with the Parks and Rec. Mission Statement). Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in America. Shouldn't LO Parks and Rec. be looking for ways to support and grow such a popular sport so that more community residents can become involved? I urge the Mayor of LO and the City Council to closely and carefully examine the reason their Parks and Rec. Dept. actually recommended the closure of the pickleball courts at George Rogers Park.This action seems to be completely inconsistent with the Parks and Rec. mission statement. What was the real motivation behind such a short-sighted recommendation?What is completely baffling is the fact that on the Parks and Rec. website, they seem completely supportive of getting more people involved in Pickleball by offering classes, clinics, leagues, and open play to residents, all for a fee.To be completely transparent, shouldn't they also post a disclaimer saying that we will teach you how to play, but you may have to drive to another city to play in the future because we may close all the courts in Lake Oswego?Again, how inconsistent this is to their mission statement. • Yes, we definitely need more pickle ball courts! Indoor courts would be great for winter time. But if it's just outdoor courts,that's fine, too. More and more people are playing Pickleball and the courts are all getting crowded. • I have enjoyed playing at George Rogers and hope to play there or in a new location in Lake Oswego again. • Parking can be solved by encouraging parking in the parking lot on the south side. A soundproof indoors facility would allow year round play through the rainy season. Would like to hear more about an indoor facility to accommodate the fastest growing sport in the USA.The game will Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 19 of 41 continue to grow in the future. At the current rate of growth there will be twice as many players in next five years. Build more courts please. • Please keep the existing location if possible • Don't move pickleball away from George Rogers Park. The new courts we need should be in addition to the 6 we already have, not replacing them with 10 courts in 1 location....Two groupings of courts would be perfect for LO • Tennis courts should not be converted for pickle ball use. During the pandemic, growth in tennis has been estimated at 60 million people.The rate of growth in pickle ball is high but tennis has higher overall numbers. If you converted one soccer field for pickle ball use, you would have virtually unlimited capacity. • Surprising that you are even considering closing the courts at George Rogers. - Just make it happen don't drag heels like the golf course redo • This sport grew nationally by a factor of 40% in the last 2 years. It is the fastest growing sport in the country. I encourage the City of LO to develope a suitable venue in a location which doesn't impact nearby residents. • After Covid Pickleball has been great for the health and well being of members in the community • Pickleball is far and away the best way to meet people and excersise in the city. Please invest in expansion. • The pickleball community in Lake Oswego is very strong.The social aspect of pickleball is very important and it strengthens the community. • Enclose George Rogers Pickleball courts would be the most inexpensive option. Keep George Rogers site open until suitable alternative found • Thank you for making the GR facility available for play, as it is the only social and recreation I have. • Fastest growing sport in the US. Pickleball has low cost per player hour for installation & maintenance compared to other sports. • It is becoming an extremely popular sport. It is important to the community because it is an all inclusive sport. It's a wonderful sport for kids am a very important sport for the aging population to help keep them active. As one instructor said to me while watching some folks in their 70's play, "those guys would probably be sitting on a couch watching tv if this sport wasn't around" • Looking forward to playing in LO. • It is very important to have at least 8 courts together to foster club/group play. 12 or more courts would allow for tournaments that can bring money back to the local community. • Thanks for taking the time to bring more pickleball resources to LO. We live in Portland, three blocks from LO. But the reality of pickleball is that simply playing pickleball at GRP creates an organic shift of our discretionary spending habits. After and before play, we tend to grocery shop and eat at LO businesses. We are even considering shifting our place of worship to Lake Oswego. Having observed pickleball in many parts of the U.S., it would be my advice to Lake Oswego to not attempt to simply meet the current demand for more facilities, but to go BIG and Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 20 of 41 make pickleball an integral part of the community landscape.The business and money will follow! • Yes, please! • How about just building a cover over Georgia Rogers Park courts? • The number one reason why I choose a place to play is that I'm a member of RECS and can play there almost anytime. The number two way I choose a place to play is if the people who play there are friendly and welcoming. My wife and I will drive far to a location if the people there are "nice" people. • Please build new courts at GR further south away from the neighbors and at the Stanford park and Westlake. • I feel that like other community sports that pickle ball is just as important as tennis courts, basketball courts and playgrounds which all involve a level of noise. I play tennis and that sport makes just as much noise for neighbors as pickle ball • If you have any influence over encouraging Portland to develop Pickleball courts! • Glad your moving forward and getting on board with the sport. I believe this will entice more youth to participate in a fun and active sport with all other ages. • The noise associated with pickle ball must be a problem in lots of communities. • I don't play pickle-ball and resent the noise when I am in the area of our city's courts. I strongly request that if we move forward with new courts they be indoors. I am an older athlete, but will not play pickle-ball because of the alarmingly large number of friends I have who suffered serious knee injuries playing this noisy sport. - Please don't close George Rogers Park until a suitable option has been opened for play.The few should not be able to dictate for the entire community! • Thank you for soliciting input.There is an incredible community in Lake Oswego built around this sport, and the health and wellness benefits are amazing. • the courts at George Rogers are really nice. It would be a shame to lose them. It's nice to have a good quantity as well. I'm happy that it's not very far for me to get there. the open play is excellent. there is no lower level open play available in my immediate neighborhood. • PB has been a great avenue for me to meet other people from LO and neighboring communities. It is paramount that we maintain, nurture and grow this great social sport especially for our seniors. • Find a new place(s)for LO pickleball players ASAP, please. We don't like our West Linn facilities being crowded by displaced LO folks! • Pickleball at George Rogers has become unbearable because of all the limits the city decided to put on these courts it's very disturbing what has been allowed to happen Keep George Roger's courts open until there is another facility ready to use • Pickleball is growing rapidly and we need enough courts to accommodate all players • Some of your questions are not applicable-What time of day do you usually play pickleball? Since I play at George Rogers, my preferred times are not available. For instance, I would like to Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 21 of 41 be able to play Early or Late Morning (not available currently due to restrictions and demand). Also, you ask if I play weekdays or weekends - I play both but your question restricts me to one or the other. Also, I like open play w. others and organized play-should be able to choose both. Thanks for doing this for all our dedicated players! • I was excited to read that there will be indoor courts at the new rec center • It is truly an amazing vehicle to unite a community with a common activity. When I look around the courts at George Rogers Park, virtually EVERYONE has a smile on their face. • The pickleball group in Lake Oswego is an incredible community.They welcomed me in the first time I came down there alone with my wooden Amazon paddle and limited experience.The community the club has built is truly amazing. It's inclusive,welcoming, and healthy...it's a huge asset to our community.We need to do everything we can to find this sport not only a new home but also a way to continue to grow and flourish in our community. • Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country and will only keep growing. It is already wildly popular here in Lake Oswego.The City of Lake Oswego would be wise to find ways to be a part of this trend, not fight it.The Parks Department should be a leader in making this happen • Indoor for year round use would be awesome • High demand in this area • Lake Oswego pickleball is a pretentious and exclusive "club"...the worst representation of an inclusive group in America. That needs to be fixed. • Although I usually play outdoors I would like to see good indoor courts in LO so I could play here during the winter.Thank you for your efforts -very appreciated! • I like to play pickleball outside when it's nice, but want the option of having an indoor/covered space when it is raining. • I would promote and support a pickelball facility! • We need a new location, every year more and more people will join so we need a bigger facility • Questions 8 and 9 I'm playing weekdays and weekends; I'm playing at different hours of the day !Question 12, I'm playing with friend and family ant with the club and lesson! • George Roger's Park was a premiere site with full sessions daily and many others signing up for private group play and lessons. Pickleball was being played by community members of all ages and is advantageous to local business. • It would be great if the facility would accommodate both indoor and outdoor courts to allow year round play. • With the incredible popularity of pickleball--and the fact that its rapid growth is sure to CONTINUE--creating dedicated pickleball courts in a suitable location should be an absolute no- brainer for L.O. • good for the health of community • Go bigger than you can imagine. • Thanks to the city for addressing this issue. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 22 of 41 • Would love to keep playing in Old Town but open to a new location. • Pickleball is important to our community • Courts like George Rogers should not allow groups larger than number of players that can play at one time • We pay a lot of taxes and LO needs to meet the demand and add more courts ASAP • Thank you for making Pickleball a priority • Do something quick, the sport continues to grow rapidly, appeals to all ages and families and is an important part of a healthy community • Noise is one of the biggest concerns relating to the game of pickleball. For outside courts, I recommend building courts at least 100 yards from residential homes. • Although I'm not a resident, I appreciate this service provided to the community. I imagine LO residents appreciate services provided by other communities as well. Thanks. • It is essential to our health and wellness. We want to stay active, to have fun and socialize and continue to support Our kids or community. • The existing courts at GRP are wonderful.The sound screening and decreased court hours has really improved the sound issue. • Moderate all concerns and interests. These are first world issues • I hope you can find a location soon and start building the courts! • Seriously, destination time. We could host tournaments. I hope LO is realizing how big PB is and it's popularity is going to the moon. Compared to the infrastructure and real estate required for all the other activities (golf, bat & ball sports, soccer-football, swimming, skate parks) pickle ball is relatively inexpensive for what it takes to build some courts. I would love to see the usage per person per week of PB courts up against all those other activities... I'd also like to see measurement of the increase in health of the community (especially older folk)that PB brings. • Pickleball continues to grow exponentially in popularity. PB is a perfect fit for Lake Oswego. Can you imagine a big facility that can hold regional tournaments? These players would frequent local restaurants and businesses. I think a minimum of 16 courts are needed. Phase it for more growth and for covering. An Indoor and outdoor facility would be ideal. A non profit like the 501-c3 Columbia River Pickleball club could run it. Pickleball players are addicted and players from all over the Pdx metro area would utilize and support such a facility and Lake 0 is a perfect spot.The pickleball community is simply amazing. • Also fine with converting an existing facility for dedicated or shared use. • I have done the club open plays at George Rogers and found people were coming from a large swath of surrounding areas like Tigard,Tualatin, etc to play there. I think this should be considered and perhaps a larger master plan should be in play. If those communities had sufficient courts, they would not be driving to LO. • Please do not take away the George Rogers courts until you have another facility that is totally open. • Pickleball is a great and growing sport. Good for all ages. It's healthy too.We need more courts Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 23 of 41 • Permanent nets are preferred for any sites. Pickleball helps me improve my balance, as well as getting exercise, social time & mental growth.Thanks for doing a survey & providing pickleball play in Lake Oswego for everyone. Also, Keep Playtime Scheduler for getting on courts. • Please get something going quickly. Portland Parks and Rec has done very little and many are frustrated. • If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice... • Pickleball courts are the need of the hour • Thanks for caring! • Session organization is a very important aspect of where I play. Of all the venues I've played at, Gorge Rogers was the most organized when Carl Schmits was running it. • Larger area behind courts thank George Rogers. Shaded if possible. - Thank you for considering adding pickleball courts, it's a very fun and growing sport. I'd love to play more • I would expect a vibrant, healthy community like Lake Oswego would be financially stable enough to continue its tradition of supporting sports and recreation. When we moved to the Glenmorrie Neighborhood a year ago,we were excited by its proximity to George Rogers Park's pickleball facility. It immediately became a fun, healthy source of friendly competition that my wife, son, and myself all value. That said, we understand the concerns of proximate neighbors. If measured hours and sound mitigating efforts are not satisfactory, we would encourage the City to strongly consider new facilities at Luscher Farms or integrating courts at the developing community center/golf course. • Minimum of 6 courts is crucial to replace courts at GRP. • Please make more pickleball courts available in Lake Oswego. Additional courts are needed and will be utilized. Thank you. • Most important for Pickleball Community play is overall ranking of ability for the group. Therefore, on a Saturday; there should be organized play for beginners 2.0-3.0, intermediate 3.0-4.0 and high skill 4.0-5.0. • Great game. Great participation. Converting very largely unused tennis courts to pball courts is a no brainer cost and efficiency wise. Public outdoor tennis courts largely a waste of resources. No one plays on them anymore.Tennis is a shrinking game. Pball is exploding in popularity • I just LOVE it!! • Many of the questions do not offer an accurate answer. Examples: #2. I used to play at George Rogers regularly before all the time restriction changes. Since the changes I am not able to play there at all. #4. I prefer outdoor courts except when it's raining and I prefer indoor courts. I used to play a lot more drop in play before Covid, but since Covid I have been limiting my exposure to small groups as I have high risk medical conditions. #8 and 9. I work a normal work week so I play on weekdays and weekends. weekdays I have to play in the evening because I'm working during the day on the weekend I prefer playing in the morning. # • Would love if we can keep them in LO and close - it's a social activity to share with friends and neighbors! Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 24 of 41 • Playtime scheduluer is so confusing, and I'm a younger tech-savvy person.There's gotta be a better tool. • I really do enjoy playing at George Roger's Park. The courts are excellent, as is the community of players. • Pickleball is a very popular sport and growing rapidly.The more pickleball courts that are available for everyone, the better for everyone's mental and physical health. • I would like the City to keep the pickleball courts in George Rogers Park by either increasing the sound barriers at the existing courts or moving the courts elsewhere in the park. I would also like the City to have indoor courts. • Please keep PBall alive in LO • Build it and they will come. • some of your questions should allow multiple selections such as 7,8,9 and#4 should allow don't care • One of the things I appreciate about lake Oswego is the commitment to create greater livability through activities. Regulating hours is a reasonable response to neighborhoods who do t like the moicms an activity makes. There is already precedence for that; concerts etc • Pickleball is a great"leveler"--all ages, all socioeconomic status, all political status,most abilities, etc. People recreate, laugh and have fun, get to know new and different people.The "culture" of pickleball is inclusive and kind and joyful.This is is desperately needed in our communities all over the country. Please have Lake Oswego be a shining star in this community building activity. (also,take a look at Gladstone as a mode;beautiful and functional courts and people!!) • Fastest growing sport in America, and the City plans to CLOSE existing courts?!? • It is the fastest growing sport in the US • Although all ages play pickleball, there is a lot of money spent on senior centers, but little is spent pickleball which has a huge senior following. • the survey did not allow you to choose numbers you wanted you had to choose numbers available. I prefer mulitple courts with open drop in play for 4 hours4-5 days a week, on pickle ball only courts not shared with tennis, I don't care about amenities or parking. • Need more courts, drop-in preferred • Thanks • I play with my friends who are LO residents. I've been playing for a year and think it's added to my health, and well-being. I drive from Portland where there are few decent courts because there's a dynamic group of friends as well as the LO Pickleball Club. I've joined the club and enjoy the sport and socializing that comes along with it. • Pickleball is a very healthy sport for seniors • Lake 0 seems like the city has funds to make better courts available for tax payers of LO. Make it happen • Pickleball attracts 100's of people per week to the city and is a very social game. People coming patronize local businesses, especially restaurants and grocery stores. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 25 of 41 • PB is extremely popular.The LO courts are always full and hard to get on and it's only going to get worse. Go big. • Pickleball is in such high demand in LO,the more courts the better,whether that's at one location or multiple locations. Having some covered would also be a huge benefit and be able to get more use out of it. • Pickleball is a fast growing sport that many levels of people play and the city should keep up with what it citizens want.... • There is a need for indoor courts due to weather in winter and spring. Keep outdoor courts for non wet weather • Lake Oswego as a community should provide support for pickleball which is playable by all age groups and offers opportunities for physical and social interaction by the entire community. If other communities in Oregon (ie Lincoln City, Newport etc.) can provide not only outdoor but also indoor community centers that support pickleball, why can Lake Oswego? We have found community support for play indoors and outside, in our travels throughout the US in every area that we have visited, ie Washington, California, Florida, North Carolina, and Washington DC. • Noisy game. Not to be near homes. • It's a sport literally for all ages. I played with a man at Palisades who was 97 years old and still an active player! • In answer to question 15, I prefer to keep playing at George Rogers Park, but that was not one of the options. It appears to me that there is space to add courts at Foot Hills Park. • Pickleball is an integral part of"Living Well in LO"! • Thanks for your consideration! • Need a better system to sign up to play. • needs to be at least 600 feet from closest home • I understand that the neighbors are very unhappy and it has caused a lot of tension. I see both sides. I think if you could find a spot that is away from homes would be awesome. Since Lake Oswego is so big, you may want to consider two spots.Thanks! • Pickleball is an excellent source of good physical activity for us. If our church didn't have its indoor courts, we would definitely play on Lake Oswego's outdoor courts. • Pickleball is a great sport that people can play for a long time. LO should be encouraging a solution to GR mess. Move the picnic area to the pickleball area and move the PB area to where teh current picnic location is. It is far away from the neighbors and is central to LO community. • dont let a few people shut down a court for hundreds of people. Your doing a good job though listiening to everyone.thank you! • Lake Oswego Pickleball Club has been an amazing way to meet new people and a great way to socialize. It goes way beyond the game itself! • Ensure neighbors are ok with the noise and parking before you spend the S. Pickleball is not going away and is only becoming more popular, I encourage the city to really think this through Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 26 of 41 to grow with the demand.Tigard is not doing that and it has become an issue,which is why I go to Lake Oswego. • Perhaps pickle ball is trendy at the moment, but that does not mean new buildings, courts or retrofits should be done using our city tax dollars. Leave the courts where they are, no new development please. Could a few courts be added to the planned rec center-that seems the obvious option. If demand is too high, people/neighborhoods can build their own courts. • You are never going to satisfy all the people all the time. Keep the courts at George Rogers. Do what you can to mitigate the noise. Add other courts at other locations. Those that choose to live next to a park should expect that noise will emanate from the park. • Pickleball is a life changing experience in that it gives exercise, socialization, and just plain fun. I hope the city can come up with a plan to give us the courts to continue to play. Please don't close down Pickleball, it benefits the community in so many ways. • Never thought I'd get into a sport in my 60's. PB is amazingly easy to learn & excel. And for all ages to play together. My adult sons and their partners are also getting hooked -formerly basketball,tennis &golf. We all think PB is way better for us and more social. • It is the fastest growing sport and I see them in other cities. I think the George Rogers Park is a wonderful place for pickleball. It has put the city on the map, my friends come from over 20 miles to play there and end up staying for lunch, dinner, shopping. • This sport is very important for physical and mental health. Lake Oswego has an opportunity to be a national leader and to benefit their citizens. • Pickleball is awesome! You should play!! • Allow Pickleball to continue at George Rogers! Playtime Scheduler is the best way to attract players to the courts. • Please find a new location,where neighbors are not a factor in playtime. I play early mornings and late afternoons, and would like play time to be dawn to dusk, not dictated by neighbors. • Thanks • Please hurry! • I prefer the paddle queue system than have people reserve the courts. In other pickle ball courts they have a 4 on and 4 off if there are more than 4 waiting and 2 on and 2 off after 2 games if there are less than 2 people waiting. • Thank you for acknowleging the need for more Pickleball courts. Lake Oswego is a growing and active community. Please don't over police the court times. Have the resource avaiable so "people can show up and try it out and play". Pickleball is an inclusive game. It works best with open court times too. • I play outside the city of LO due to limited availability at George Rogers. I'm seeing several other players doing the same. • Depends upon the weather as to whether I prefer outdoors or indoors play. Summer outdoors, winter indoors. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 27 of 41 • "The time I usually play question had only one option. I play morning first, but also sometimes in the afternoon and fairly often in the evening. On question 15, my second preference is to convert an existing facility for pickleball use only. • Overall, it is difficult for most people to find 3 others to play at the same time, which is why club play is so important. We get lots of exercise, plus the opportunity to play with many different people. There is a need for both kinds of opportunities, but especially the organized club play. • There is a good reason that pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the country, and the popularity is not going to decrease for sure. Besides getting us seniors out with healthy exercise,younger and younger people are beginning to play too." • Please add more courts and extend times to play • There is high demand for courts.The sport continues to gain in popularity, particularly among seniors. • consider the neighborhood demographics and location of the courts • Please consider gathering input from parks and rec departments in nearby towns that have pickleball courts (i.e. West Linn,Tigard,Tualatin, etc.). • Adding new courts or retrofitting courts are all fine ideas but keeping the George Rogers location open to play in addition to these ideas is what is needed to benefit the many, many people playing and starting to play • I love Lo Pickleball and the people there. I had a minor heart attack a few years ago and took up pickleball after and find it wonderful for my health, both my physical and mental health. I also must admit I miss the way it used to be, it's harder to play now, with the less available times and lack of sessions that fill very fast. • Must be located somewhere acceptable to neighbors. • It is a great sport and having more options to play indoors during the winter and outdoors during the summer is just fantastic.Thank you for your interest in accomodating this growing group of pickleball lovers. people who don't live in LO will often purchase food and other stuff at LO businesses after or before playing pickleball at the park. • none, keep up the good work • I'm embarrassed as a citizen of LO that this is actually an issue that requires a survey. While other cities are dealing with actual issues this is what LO residents are hanging their hat on. It's comedic. • Pickleball is a good sport for all ages. Offers many benefits to seniors. • Courts available for walk ins as well as organized groups would be great. • Why is keeping the existing pickleball courts, already paid for by taxpayers, not an option? • We should keep the courts at George Rogers open. It's ridiculous that it's being considered for closure due to no or. The road noise in 43 is just as loud and most constant. • Keep the pickle ball courts at George Rogers. Neighbors need to deal with it. The park has been their longer than they have. We all live near some inconveniences Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 28 of 41 • The community seems to really enjoy it. I'd love to see more courts sprinkled throughout the city. • Could the ones at George Rogers just have 2 pickle ball courts and convert the others back to tennis?And if there are other tennis courts make one court into two pickle ball courts else where. • Maybe we can an dedicated indoor court running for whole year and an outdoor courts only in summer,which can be mixed with tennis court. • I'd be excited to play! • Many more important issues the City should be addressing. • Please do not put these courts in or around residential neighborhoods, it is so loud and disruptive, non-stop noise and traffic. It needs to be inside to contain and peace and quiet. • I don't play often in LO due to lack of court availability. We play daily when in Black Butte • The noise is terrible for the people living near the courts. These courts are so fun! Please don't take them away! • As an avid tennis player for 20+years, I hope no more tennis courts are converted to pickle ball courts. Please keep existing tennis courts as is and maintain them. I don't want my taxes increased to pay for new pickleball courts. If more pickleball courts are wanted, find a way to fund new courts through existing funds and revenue. Btw, this survey is ridiculous since it required me to rank the factors in question #4 as 1 - 10 when I don't even play pickleball and don't want more pickleball courts! • Why spend limited municipal funds on pickleball when crucial streets lack safe pedestrian and bike infrastructure? Courts at George Rogers could serve more people if McVey bike lanes had physical separation from traffic, and weren't constantly overgrown with shrubs from adjacent properties, and if the street actually had sidewalks. If there's truly demand for pickleball space then the private sector could charge for pickleball court time. I can't imagine that subsidizing this hobby is a more valuable use of public funds than building sidewalks and protected bike lanes. • Covered is key • Consider the proximity to homes when selecting a site.The courts in Old Town are very load and disruptive. No consideration of neighbors was made in placing courts there. • It doesn't kill people! • The location that LO schools is trying to cram in the bus barn, on Lakeview, would be a great spot for pickleball courts and parking, because that narrow street is not suitable for bus traffic. Rosewood would love to have some positive amenities in our neighborhood, on this end of LO! Pickleball would work great on Lakeview! Balls not Buses! • Since I don't play pickle ball, I don't have much input about the courts. I do have issues with the suggestion that the courts be located anywhere in the stafford area. Not at Luscher! Not at Hazela! Not at Rassekh! Not at LORAC! -and- not at the Golf Course!!! We are placing all recreation activists I. One spot. I could go on with my objections. But enough is enough. • Would be great to have more locations Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 29 of 41 • Come on LO! Pickleball is all inclusive. People from 6-80 can play and enjoy the sport. Courts need to be available all day for open play and not just restricted to club or Park and Rec programs. • We need courts. Either at Westlake or Waluga Parks. Or at lake grove elementary or LO middle school or a park on the north side.Thank you for all your efforts. • We have to decide if LO is a great place to come and Die or if we want it to be a great place to live. Put Pickle ball courts in West Lake please, and in multiple locations throughout the City. We have a great deal of pent up demand. • Please don't put it at Westlake Park. The park is busy year round with summer camps, concerts, soccer, baseball,tennis and basketball.The courts are in close proximity to homes that have to endure the loud noise of the lights at night as well. • The reservation system to reserve pickle ball courts is not easy to use and needs to be updated with a system that is easy and accurate • find a new location for George Rogers the homeowners need a break... • Don't live by a park if you don't want to hear people having a great time. • In the meantime, please open some GR PB courts where no reservations ate needed. Many times these sit unused and it's a total waste of police and park ranger resources to get non reservation holders to leave. Especially when the courts are not being used. not being used. Make the reservation system for the lessons and club play, leave the rest open to the public. • Yes — a brilliant idea. How about placing new courts at the new Iron Mountain Park? (Near the stables) Not much goes on there. Not a lot to do there. It would not bother neighbors, there is lots of space, it could be an ideal place . • Please construct more courts! • Question 15 is flawed: it presumes a "new location". I want GRP to remain as a dedicated outdoor Pickleball location. Don't allow a few vocal homeowners to ruin the good thing the City has going. Whether you retrofit or create new for additional courts, I prefer all sites be dedicated Pickleball Only. (by the way, I also play tennis: we should not have multi-use for either of these 2 sports) • The City of LO has been very supportive of efforts to grow the sport, and until last year this was the premier site in the valley-attracting players of all levels from the region.We have the chance to lead again, developing a site that not just meets today's demand, but with a scalable plan could enable more programming, regional scale competitive events that drive sports tourism, and demonstrates a progressive approach to addressing the changing demographics and desires of the community. • Mt Park,West Lake and Lake Grove residents need to be considered in new location, reasonable to have 2-3 locations if travel long or traffic laden distances. Also, both indoor and outdoor courts for year round play.Three types of player groups exist *organized *non-organized *recreational. Play weekdays and weekends • We need a working and easy reservation system that you can sign up and assign a court for a group or say individual And play with others at your level Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 30 of 41 • There is so much enthusiasm for this sport right now. It is a game that all ages and skill levels can play together. I am excited that Lake Oswego has so many interested players and is looking for better solutions to serve its community.Thanks for conducting this survey! • We desperately need more courses that are easily accessible. • Yess!! Keep the George Rogers courts1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 The sound barriers work grrrreat!! When walking to the courts...cannot hear pinging...I have excellent hearing!! Do Not let the neighbors force the City to spend $100,000 plus for new PickleBall ED courts...waste of taxpayer money...the sound barrier works perfectly well!! This is ALL BS what they are doing!!! • I would appreciate a clear communication on how to reserve time to play or just walk in. Once all else has been decided. • Just discovered pickle ball and would play more if the tennis court at Jean and Bryant was a pickle ball court too • I agree with Old Town neighbors-when those courts went in I was glad I didn't live there. Too much noise. • More courts are required to meet demand. Because of the Winter rains, it would be better to have both indoor and outdoor facilities. • Please do not close George Rogers courts. • I think the city should fix our Blue Heron Road first before building new courts. • Pickleball is a great sport but loud. I think because of this and the weather here, the courts should be indoors. Would've made sense for it to have been part of the new tennis center. • I am very glad to see that the city is moving with appropriate steps to create the best path forward. There is extremely high demand with great benefits to the city and community and I see an excellent opportunity for LO to create a desirable destination for pickleball players. I would recommend the city"go big"with a 12-16 courts, both covered and outdoor and you will see massive use and continued growth of the sport and community. Everyone wins. I will be curious to see if the current tennis center could be used for mixed use which would greatly increase play and revenue. • We love pickle ball and the community it builds!The more courts the better • Based on the current issues that the club is experiencing the need for a site away from residents is a necessity unless of course an indoor facility is identified. Pickleball is the fastest growing sport in the US, originally the club was one of the leaders in the growth of the sport.The club has to establish itself amongst the leaders again. • Building a new pickleball facility will take time, please pursue that as a LO P&R priority. In the meantime, I feel that a few options are readily available: 1. Retrofit Westlake Park's tennis courts with temporary lines and movable nets creating 6 courts to be used by LOPC for half of their permit time thus half reducing the noise &traffic complaints from OTN residents that mostly stems from LOPC congested times.Also have open pickleball play at Westlake on Playtime Scheduler. With alternating usage of George Rogers and Westlake, pickleballers should be able to play everyday all day. Retrofitting Westlake can be accomplished with minimal cost- lines, nets, gang box. Contact local LO resident Tom Widden to expedite.Turnaround time should be less than 1 week 2. George Rogers courts -after a trial time to see how the above Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 31 of 41 Westlake Park goes, adjust to make sure pickleball available all days &appropriate hours at at least one of the 2 locations.This, in addition to all previous mitigations made at George Rogers should show good faith efforts to OTN that compromise is need until new facility developed. 3. Westlake tennis potential pushback-establish with LOSD the ability of open tennis play for residents at the 14 LOSD courts when not in use by school tennis teams (after school spring sport or PE classes)This should provide even larger open court and tennis court availability for LO residents.This is generally already occurring, so any complaints should be easily handled. 5. LO tennis center-set up pickleball lines, moveable nets &court time availability.The complaints about additional lines on the tennis courts can be addressed by pointing out every publicly owned turf field &gymnasium court anywhere has lines for multiple sports all over them because public venues are meant to be multi sport/activity venues and tennis should be no different. As far as the tennis issues with the noise, if tennis cannot cohabitate with pickleball then maybe the tennis center will be closed to tennis during pickleball play. 6. New LO Pickleball facility-from all the rhetoric said about the time, permits, land use, this is going to be done the way government's normally do -slow, but hopefully right. I do however have a laymen's view of what I think could speed the process. At Hazelia, in the flat parking lot spaces between the restrooms and dog park, there is a currently ""developed"" area of about 15 parking spaces that would be close enough to replicate the George Rogers 6 court area.This seems like it should not entail county approvals as city has already developed this area. Also, restroom facilities already exist& parking already exists. I may be simplifying, but seems like a quick solution that could be ready by next spring.The city then can decide to build more courts in the area or look to locate additional elsewhere in the city. 7. Private land usage -Check with River West church for acquiring their parking lot area along Country Club RD for 4-6 courts. Not near homes, along main artery, etc. • Ideally the city will eventually develop both indoor& outdoor courts but at this time outdoor courts need to be the priority for the community. • you need to move this forward quickly and re-purpose property/facilities that are not being used for a high demand sport. Pickleball. • Pickle ball is a mouse issue and unfair to anyone living around jr • great idea to add pickleball courts I've only played outside since that's all I've seen but would be nice to have indoor or covered during rainy season. • I disagree with the city spending money to relocate the courts at George Rogers Park. The home owners knew there was a park there with activities on fields, courts, playgrounds which creates noise. I think it's crazy that we are moving the current location that will impact many many residents to appeal to a few home owners that live across from the park. What a complete waste of money! • Would love to play more, particularly in the morning . I'm a beginner so dependent on lessons to meet folk so far. George Rogers is plenty far for me from the Westlake area. • I think the pickle ball courts at George Rogers exacerbate an already terrible parking situation • Given the number of active seniors in Lake Oswego and those who would like to participate in Pickleball, I welcome the city giving Pickleball courts a very high priority. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 32 of 41 • my son like to play tennis and you have removed those courts and replaced them with pickle ball courts.this is a disappointing. • Do not convert courts at westlake.This neighborhood is lively and lovely, but more noise would be piling it on. Also, keep the courts here for tennis!!! • Prefer to bike or walk to play pickleball • It is great exercise for our community members • Please bring back the tennis courts at George Rogers.This survey was poorly written. More options for write in answers should be included along with multiple choice options. I would like to see some courts that do not allow league play and only allow social play. A free indoor option would be nice from a neighborhood noise perspective. • The courts need to have adequate parking so that they don't overwhelm the neighborhood as they do in Old Town.That park needs all the parking spots it can get for walkers, etc and pickle ball has overwhelmed the parking lot and the neighborhood and caused a lot of noise pollution. Neighborhoods should not be overrun by special interest sports enthusiasts. Everyone deserves quiet enjoyment of their home. Even this survey is slanted towards only those who play pickle ball and not those impacted. • Pickleball makes it challenging for others to enjoy nature, peace, and solitude in their neighborhoods. The noise pollution it creates need to be a real consideration in where to place the courts. I believe we currently have more than enough courts in our community and do not require more to be built. • There is too much emphasis on pickleball. When building they should be spread throughout the city so that noise would not be so great.They should also be able to finish off the year or season at George Rogers Park. • Should find options where neighborhood is not adversely affected by pickleball (e.g., noise, parking). • I currently do not play pickleball due to a knee injury, but when heeled, I want to play pickleball! • It would be nice for pickleball to share courts with tennis courts, so we don't have to spend a lot of money to encourage this new sport. • The issues with grown people arguing about a game are ridiculous. It's great that we have some courts for people who enjoy the sport. I'm fine with building more if they are needed, but what happens when pickle ball isn't popular anymore? • Keep the noise away from homes!! • I would hope our play would not bother neighbors. Maybe not in a neighborhood. • I think West Waluga Park could make a great spot for additional pickleball courts. • great sport;very crowded and busy court in LO • Thank you Lake Oswego! • Please do not take away tennis courts to make pickleball courts, it's unfair to tennis players. • Give highest priority to residents feedback who are most affected by the location of this amenity. Do not give a higher priority to pickleball enthusiasts. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 33 of 41 • cover lakeridge HS tennis courts or add indoor facility we need more indoor tennis Pickle ball courts could be built at the Stafford area farm • As a non-player living across the street from a "newly discovered"tennis court with limited restrictions, I DO NOT enjoy the noise of pickle ball during neighborhood quite hours. (Before 9:00 am)While no one wants to be the complaining curmudgeon, it appears that many pickle ball players are not community oriented, and look for places to play where restrictions aren't yet established. My experience has been that they are, of course, aware of the noise they generate and do not care about the neighbors. So now even MORE RULES are necessary to help the players remember to be good neighbors. • Please keep George Rodgers Court Open. I am fine with restricted hours, but please keep them open. • I THINK IT'S HIGHLY OVERRATED. • More courts but the most cost effective way. 8 courts at 1 location v 4 and 4 at different locations. Whatever may be less expensive.Thank you for doing a survey on this growing sport. • It would be very exciting for LO to build a new facility dedicated to Pickleball. I am sure the community would embrace this!! • The people that live on George rogers Park are being unreasonable. Ignore them. How silly. Move if you don't prefer the sounds of a park! Do not close George Roger's until you have a ready to play new facility. I was thinking about how everyone's talking about getting along and making compromises. I realized that neither of the city nor the neighbors made any compromise. It was all the Pickleball players who had to make multiple compromises. • Question 6 didn't provide a response option for multiple courts in multiple locations.This makes most sense to me. E.g. 4-6 courts in 2 separate locations, assuming spots could be identified where noise is not an issue for nearby residents. • indoor access at the tennis center is overdue • too much time is being spent for too few complainers-when you live by a park there will be park noise • Not about pickleball, but about this questionnaire. the ranking 1-10 style of this survey was way too picky and difficult. Please use a different system in the future.Thank you for this survey opportunity ! • Thank you for considering. I only play occasionally because I find it difficult to access courts. • Not prioritize pickle ball over other sports • I love pickleball • Regarding question 15, I prefer to keep/expand the courts at George Rogers. Many of us feel the same way. Unfortunately,you did not want to hear any variations of that response as it was not available as a response to that question. • Pickleball is a very noisy game. I have some experience staying in homes that are within earshot of pickelball courts.The sound the ball hitting the paddle makes is extremely obnoxious and Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 34 of 41 quite annoying when trying to entertain in the backyard. Any new courts should be located indoors with sound attenuation . • Thank you for your efforts to support this sport for all ages and promoting wellness and an active quality of like in our community. • Pickleball can be a very healthy option for many people of all ages. It is also very social which I know contributes to the conflicts about how noisy it can be. However a good location with good management of hours and levels of play can make this a success for all. • I live near George Rogers Park and the former tennis courts there that were abruptly converted to all pickleball courts. I am a tennis player and was not pleased with the conversion of the tennis courts completely to pickleball courts.Wherever you decide to relocate the pickleball courts, I implore you to gather input from the neighborhood to make certain that the courts are welcome in that location. Our neighborhood was never asked about converting the tennis courts and our neighbors and I were not pleased that no one was concerned about our opinion.The pickleball courts could have been integrated within the tennis courts, allowing both sports to be enjoyed. Perhaps the new location can include both courts? • Would there be an opportunity to locate courts on the Luscher farms property? • While playing outdoors is ideal, we only have a few months of play.We also need indoor or at least covered courts to play year round. • Indoor courts would offer the best combination of all-weather, year-round availability, availability of conveniences like restrooms, and avoidance of disturbing neighbors with noise. • It is nice to have neighborhood based courts that are accessible by foot or bicycle. • Central Coast communities (Lincoln City, Newport) have indoor&outdoor play year round. 8 outdoor courts in LC with 3 indoor setups at the rec center&4 outdoor courts in Newport with 3 indoor setup courts with 2 sessions per day. Lake Oswego is behind the Times to meet the demands of this fastest growing sport in USA. It provides a needed physical activity as well as socialization for us Seniors. Let's see if we can meet the demand. • The newer park on Iron Mountain would be a great place have 2 courts.The park has lots of parking space and bathroom already in place. • Pickleball is life! • Pickleball in Lake Oswego is a hugely important part of not only the Lake Oswego community, but also surrounding communities. I am so happy we found this group that is all about fun, health, and exercise. We felt immediately welcome and it is our preferred place to plat pickle ball. Thank you to all are helping find a suitable spot to continue this great sport in Lake Oswego. • NOT Palisades. Stop overdeveloping and increasing traffic without increasing pedestrian/cyclist safety. DO NOT reduce any more greenspace for a surface area of ZERO environmental benefit. If you must-there should be equal number city provided tennis and pickleball courts. Do something at Uplands or Palisades Elementary(less favorable) if you must. • more consideration needs to be put into location such that it does not create health problems for those located close to the courts. ability to play this game should not come at the expense of others. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 35 of 41 • Growing sport that needs dedicated courts at a sufficient number that will meet current and future demand • You should never have closed the courts at Rogers Park. A very few people have ruined the enjoyment of hundreds. • I am concerned with traffic and parking in the palisades area.We have a lot of new development coming with the swimming pool and rec cente. Parking and traffic will increase by a significant amount, Staford road is already a traffic challenge.The palisades neighbors are continuing to see more and more traffic and parking problems without city officials to enforce even the current regulations. • It's being over-emphasized. • It frustrates me that the City is so eager to spend public money on pickle ball courts! That is a game for old people.They can pay for their own damn courts! I would prefer that the City invest in facilities for children and families. Especially tennis!Tennis courts for kids in Lake Oswego are already inadequate. Please do not take away the remaining courts! Wealthy white retirees can pay for pickle ball at their private sports clubs. Instead of wasting public money on pickle ball, please finish the renovation to LOTC so my son can start Fall tennis camp.Thank you! PS On question 15 you should add the option for, "I would prefer no new pickle ball courts!" • • I do not think current tennis courts should be converted into pickle ball courts.There seems to be plenty of tennis play already. • Introduce/convert a court(s) at LO Tennis center to pickle ball. • P-ball seems louder(players & balls) than tennis and noise should be a consideration when looking at placement. • Thank you for the survey! • It's loud and extremely irritating. I saw where one of the placing requirements is 300'from the nearest residence.That requirement should be strictly adhered to. I live two blocks above Westlake Park and if the tennis courts were converted to pickleball I would not be able to have my windows open because of the noise.The value of my property would decrease and I would expect a significant reduction in the 10k property taxes I pay. • Please don't move the existing George Rogers courts.They are perfectly located in the city. • Indoor facility with multiple courts dedicated to pickelball only would provide year round play and eliminate the noise factor. • Pickleball Rules! • Please don't shut the Lake us we go Pickleball courts down until another facility is ready. • Embrace the change! Pickle ball is here to stay and is the ultimate multigenerational community sport that deserves a unique place/s in Lake Oswego for all to enjoy! • I'm right near Lakeridge HS and we have those sport fields,the ones at Hazelia, and now you're putting even more at Rassekh. We really don't want any more sport fields near Palisades • Consider Marylhurst campus please. • It should be a family friendly activity in our community. • How many neighbors have complained of noise in comparison to the number of community players? Parents want the ability to watch their kiddos on the playground while they play- mental health benefit to kids and parents Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 36 of 41 • G • The courts are needed...maybe more so than a skate park • I think noise is the biggest compliant from neighbors so pick somewhere not right next to housing to put in more courts so less restrictions on play times. Also the LO pickleball club is not super welcoming and so additional courts are needed for those who do not wish to play as part of that organization but at peak times. • Locate the courts in an indoor facility to contain the noise. Nationwide there are complaints about the noise from those living nearby. Benefit would be the players could enjoy the sport year round and protection from the sun's harmful effects on skin. I answered many questions based on my desire to take up the sport if it is indoors. • There should be several public places to play pickle ball in LO • Why don't you make all the basketball hoops 8 feet while you're at it. • It does seem like close-in residential is not a good place for a loud sport • Need more pickle ball opportunities for casual, non league, non lesson players. I want to play with friends and family in the mornings, evenings and weekends and that is hard to do currently in LO for career oriented citizens • Pickleball noise needs to be addressed. It is too loud for neighbors. • Ensure that neighbors are not negatively impacted by any provision of pickleball facilities; especially, as it relates to noise.The quiet enjoyment of one's home and garden should be paramount. • If the purpose of survey is to find a suitable location, the elephant in the corner is the NOISE from outdoor pickleball. There is no mention of NOISE anywhere in this survey. Many L.O. residents have both never even heard-of pickleball and never heard-it being played. NOISE apparently shut down George Rogers courts and I read it closed a city pickleball court in West Linn too. I suggest you need to hear from more residents, especially non-players, as I'm guessing most of the respondents will be pickleball players. Perhaps outdoor pickleball courts are not a good retro-fit to dense residential living like L.O.. Why not build an INDOOR pickleball facility? Apparently the L.O. Indoor Tennis Facility pays its own way. An INDOOR facility would provide year-round, early morning and late night play but most importantly contain the NOISE; I'd think it could provide more siting options too. I don't play pickleball but if it is indeed the future, then you guys need to think ahead and think big picture. Residents vote all the time to financially support activities that they themselves don't participate in. I don't think the average resident understands the NOISE issue and how it can and has divided communities. Bottom line, as I see it, this survey purports to be asking about "where" but most questions are about"what"thereby putting the cart before the horse. Do the right thing before doing things right. • it seems to be a valued part of the City life,just not a perfect location at George Rogers.Tennis courts by Lakeridge Middle school look like an option. Thanks for the opportunity to weigh in . • please make new outdoor courts i would love to use them with my friends • Please bring back the tennis courts at George Rogers Park.This invasive species of Pickleball is noisy and offensive. I have no problem with the park and parking because it is an awesome park for families and provides river access. But the noise is awful. Pop Pop Pop. Please bring back Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 37 of 41 tennis. If you're going to create a pickleball court, either make it 100% indoor, or four sides of concrete wall 30 feet tall to contain the constant Pop Pop Pop. It is awful.There are quieter balls available, also. POP POP POP has to stop. I can't stand it.Tennis is a happy noise. Pickleball is just POP POP POP. Maybe convert the ballfield to a large indoor facility with lots of parking. Or maybe the city can buy all the homes on Ladd Street and repurpose the land to parking and pickleball. • Pickleball courts should be located where they do not annoy the neighbors.The situation at George Rogers is a disgrace and has been going on for years. Council members should be ashamed of themselves. I hope the next time this comes up for a vote,the courts there are closed.That will motivate the city to actually come up with an alternate acceptable location. I don't care if a new location is found an existing facility is retrofitted, or an existing facility is converted.What I care about is being considerate of the neighbors. If that can't be done, there are other ways to exercise. • Do not move pickelball to westlake. It is too loud for the neighborhood. • We like playing outdoor in summer but covered in Rainy season. Pickle ball tournaments are great fun -- Lake Oswego should have a regional level tournament. Must have courts grouped together. Don't cut out tennis courts --Tennis is very popular in Lake Oswego. Pickleball should have their own courts. & have tournament capacity. It's very popular here!!! • Lakeridge middle school has two poorly maintained courts that could be used for pickleball. • Players should have access,just as tennis players do.They should observe city regulations to quiet houes. No leaf blowers, no pickle ball. • Lessons would be good too • Please DO NOT eliminate Lake Oswego TENNIS courts in favor of pickleball courts.There are WOEFULLY TOO FEW public tennis courts in Lake Oswego (during school hours, it is inappropriate to use the high school courts). Pickleball is fun, but it is OBNOXIOUSLY encroaching on tennis. • I like George Rogers Park • Courts are in high demand, so expanding availability would be awesome. Indoor/covered courts are also very limited, especially for the wetter months. • I think it is shameful that a handful of neighbors have limited the use of the PB courts at George Rogers Park. How the city let this happen is beyond reason. • In your question, Please rank the following factors in terms of how important they are in your decision about where to play pickleball. The biggest factor for me is leveled group play set up on Playtime Scheduler. If I see a group of 15-20 people signed up for courts within my skill level, I will travel up to 40 minutes to play picklebal. • This sport will continue to grow and it is playable by all ages. More courts spread around the community are best. • I'd prefer to keep and upgrade George Rogers. • Enough courts to support dedicated skill levels plus open play Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 38 of 41 • I do not play at GRP because it upsets the neighbors. Pickelball is a noisy game and the sound needs to be managed.Thanks! • It's a hugely growing sport for all ages. It brings commonality amounts to the ages. It's, entertaining, great work out, and social on every level. I watched for 3 years others playing, once a couple years passed, I inquired, then took one more year til I actually started playing. Past tennis, ping pong and racquet ball players are choosing this over the other sports. • Build more courts, more and more people are playing • We sorely need dedicated and accessible pickleball courts. Both indoors and outdoors with hard-court (tennis) surface. • I love how supportive the city of Lake Oswego has been of the growing Pickleball playing community! • The region desperately needs more courts • It seems very silly that so long as we're playing normal hours that we would bother anyone. Those folks must be very curmudgeonly! Lame • I would love for the George Roger courts not to close,they are great. • Pickleball is outgrowing every other sport in the nation. Get ahead of it and be a leader in the region! • Someone will always not like the location • Indoor access in the winter would be great • There's no doubt the game is and will continue to grow, so PB courts should be included in any discussion of needed facilities and programs. Further, pickleball is a fairly self regulated game, with players very involved in who, where and when to play, so operate any pickleball services with a light touch...the current sign up method to play is onerous and has inhibited myself and others from playing as much as I did before. • I would not like to live near the sound of a pickle ball court. • I hope a compromise can be found. The LO club is a positive,welcoming and well managed group. I miss playing with them!! • We need more courts with 4-6 courts grouped together at 2-3 different locations around the city • Keep it going and expand it as much as possible • George rogers location is great and the neighbors need to chill out. • We live in Tigard but have come in to play at George Rogers Park.The play at this park seems more structured and clique-oriented when compared to open play at Tigard and Tualatin parks for beginner/intermediate mixed sessions (I am 4.0 with 2.75 partner). We think that encouraging community mixing in these sessions, along with good advertising and ensuring enough court resources, benefits the public a great amount and should be a central focus when thinking about pickleball facilities. • The battle between LO residents and pickleball is ridiculous. Many other communities have pickleball courts near neighborhoods and they co-exist peacefully. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 39 of 41 • I hope the City keeps some pickleball at George Rogers or relatively nearby because it is close to my home and I have a busy job and kids and it is a big source of joy in my life. But it is also a good idea for LO to encourage different formats for that space - lessons, mixers, in addition to the Pickleball club because that can get a little insular and also can become too competitive for new players some days. I love the idea of indoor courts at the tennis center, but don't lose the spirit of pickup play and make it that very difficult to use tennis format where you have to have a group of your own and make a reservation. Also, outdoor courts can be used pretty close to year round, at least I have played at George Rogers when it's quite cold! • Look at a graph of the growth of pickleball. Exponential! That trend will not slow for at least 15 years.Think about it. Plan for it. Get on the train or get run over. • Put a partial roof over the George Rogers courts and everyone will be happy • If you build a large number of courts together you can host regular tournaments would could fund all the maintenance of the courts. • As a medical professional Pickleball is a great way to build healthy communities by allowing g good social and exercise habits to build! • Item#15: no preference intended, but selection required. • In my experience, pickleball in Lake Oswego has, in the past, tended to be dominated and controlled by a few, self-appointed, influential persons.This has resulted in an atmosphere that many pickleball players in the area have perceived as being the least friendly and inclusive place to play pickleball in the entire area. • This is a very popular sport which should play an expanded roll with city parks. Many players leaving the city to play elsewhere due to negativity surrounding GRP. • love the courts at George Rogers Parks. Friendly games; nice to have multiple courts-meet others and play friendly games. Courts are in a pretty park. Require the quieter racquets to keep sound to minimum. Ideally open another set of courts elsewhere and that will lower usage and sound for neighbors near G Rogers. • Lake Oswego is too far to travel. • EASY ACCESS TO FACILITY FOR PICKLEBALL ONLY WITH INDOOR COURT • Lake Oswego have the best 6 courts to play Pickleball in the area. • Please create sessions that are dedicated for skill rating, in addition to open play. • People who buy houses by parks should expect noise from kids playing and other activities • We hope these are built sooner than later. • I think this is an important recreational issue for the city,given the growth rate of pickleball and the coming wave of older people who will be switching from other sports. • A valuable sport for physical, social well being in the community.Thank you for helping! • It's the fastest growing sport in the US. It encompasses every age group, gender, race, ethnic and any other label you want to put on people You can either jump on the band wagon or be left behind. • Pickleball although growing as a sport, is extremely important to senior citizens. Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 40 of 41 • No other comments. • Ignore the haters, people always whine about something • Beautiful community. • Please support pb • Sherwood • It's growing. Get ahead of it. • Get it done • Would love to see some courts in the Westlake area!! • I've seen the courts at George Roger Park and thought, there's no place to park. • It seems that playing in George Rogers park is exclusive only to residents of Lake Oswego. • Great that you're addressing the need! • George Rogers is a great facility. Double or triple the size and have the ability to host national tournaments. This is a great opportunity. • Old Town neighbors should be supplied with a lifetime of earplugs!!! • Nice courts but need more • Noise is a problem for many communities. • lets do it • Yes, the community of people who are attracted to Pickleball are the best and most important part of this. For a very small investment of striping lines on tennis courts at LO and Lakeridge high schools it seems like we can satisfy everyone. • Noise is a big factor.find locations awsy from resudences • Public courts should be used to meet the needs of the community and a few loud individuals should not dictate the greater good. Pickleball should not be moved from George Rogers Park, but there is definitely a need beyond what those courts provide. • Thank You Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 41 of 41 ATTACHMENT 8 Public Comment Written public comment directed to the Task Force between August 4 and November 3, 2022 From: Rick Cook To: Haaaart,Kvra Cc: Randy Yamada;Mario Campbell Subject: A pickle or a dog,that is the question? Date: Thursday,September 22,2022 4:08:47 PM Attachments: a pickle or a dog.pnq Good afternoon Kyra, What is the current thoughts on criteria for distance from a residential property? Will the task force take into consideration the School that is being run at the C-3 Church,also The Stafford Retirement property, along with the Carter House residence. Think all the property lines are closer than 150 ft. So,is this actually in the running or just like some of the other site that really never had a chance other than their lot size? i.e. school properties? Has anyone been looking for vacant warehouse spaces within the city limits,great fit, help out businesses and put pickleball indoors? Even if it's two or three sites across the city. Will you forward this to the task force members to look at before the next meeting? Thank you, Rick 503-704-7034 ed , .s_.. 0verlookDr&SW I_; Overlook Dr Overlook Dr"- Stafford Rid;L'ake... st r' Distance to iti. l Carter Howe ' Proper lion he,Staford`. a "� Hazelia Dog Park ommu�n;ity l j Q` } _ „. 4.3 ., 47 - ) -- - ��R7 c, Hazelia Field.at . = -----_.. .Luscher Farm ' " The Stafford Property t1,` _ ,. . Distance to Pre-school and Church porperty line K.`-. - �+ • 'Bet a em(g �.co L - ♦ ,,_ Pre-School ' „ Distance from Residential # . .- Most recent examples of city/county guidance recommend no less than yr. 4 .orp: }'Y e - 150 feet finm residential with noise ming:al n he place Y _ o ---Assumption for lake Oswego lschat we willmplement noise mitigation • 1.1t 7a C' .What Is the minimum acceptable distance between pickleball courts vj and residential properties In Lake Oswego? And Schools? ` e1 O' .. i- .. ,. 4 — I To: Pickleball Task Force Members 9/29/22 From: Rick Cook Sub: Site recommendation factors. Comments for Public Record- Prioritization of list of 3 top sites for further exploration. • Include indoor site search • New Rec. Center factors • Throughly address traffic/parking issues •@ Dog park? Where does dog park go? Task Force Purpose and Charge Task Force members are intended to be the ambassadors for this project, ensuring that all voices are heard and that the community's input is reflected in the discussions. Only one "citizen at large" on this task force, so please be sure to represent all citizens, not just those special interest groups on the task force. Thank you for volunteering. • Staff statement made about indoor or outdoor facilities: "At this point we are looking for suitable outdoor locations, as we heard quite strongly from the community survey that our residents want places to play pickleball outdoors." Parks and Rec. survey- Not quite sure this is considered "heard quite strongly"? 48% polled out door, while Indoor and don't care or don't play is 52% So, an indoor vacant warehouse could/should be looked at also. Maybe a better survey question would be: Would you prefer a year-round indoor facility or an outdoor facility for partial yearly use? 13.Do you prefer to play pickleball at indoor or outdoor courts? 1 48% Outdoor/open air 52% indoor/don't care or don't play! 15% ■ Indoor/covered ' 5% courts ■ Outdoor/open air 48% courts No preference • I do not play 12% pickleball ***Point being facility could be either indoor or outdoor or combination of both. NO overwhelming preference for outdoor or indoor Most important Just a place to play! Community Preferences Survey Results Summary Page 8 of 41 Cont'd below In looking to make a recommendation on top 3 final sites: • What is the projected use of the new Rec. Center for Pickleball? Other than Gym, any other space available? Event Rental space next to pool, Gym, Group Fitness, and Renovated Clubhouse rental/rec. class space. Time commitment to pickleball play at rec. center? How will that change site recommendation? Take into consideration before ranking top 3 Pickleball sites Where and When at New Rec. Center? ' \# of P-ball courts in Gym, Group Fitness, Event rental or Clubhouse? \(4}FAMIL` How much time allotted for P-eall at new_ Rec.Center? CHANGING 90SFEA V)_ f\ T �' ,MEWS LOCKERS, \ , k � 1,250 SF - !STAFF OFFICES ' w\ • 1 • CARDIO&WEIGHTS WI SF 1 � �� GOLF WORK ENTRY-� 4CARDjO STOR /' WO0SF LOCKERS STOR RR ROOM - � 61,• 1,250 SF t i I n..'•.I� GOLF �� STOR VEND J V -- _ f h MERCH -RR� RR [ RECEPTION GARAGE 0 LRR4 ? .RRiLlrRR Nil 1 LOBBY 2,800SF DOORS '' >GY N �lIJS 11 ' LT. EVENT SP All n i RENTAL GYM * 1 And Clubhouse BOO SF STOR fi FITNI=S " � �, STORE GROUP FITNESS Rec. space �` ELEC F,R. ] 2,000SF 0 \. �S - '` I- I-1 7-1 Task Force Purpose and Charge Task Force members are intended to be the ambassadors for this project, ensuring that all voices are heard and that the community's input is reflected in the discussions. • Traffic issues: As part of the task force purpose and charge,please address the additional traffic impacts, " By the 49% of"Drive alone" users will be adding to transportation levels and parking issues. Some areas under consideration are already at or near failure when it comes to traffic standards. Be sure to take a look and possible talk with Will Farley LO's traffic engineer about what the findings are from the "new" Overlook to 43 concept plan study that was recently finished and almost ready for citizen comment. (Notice that this study will not include the Roundabout, only from Overlook to 43). "The city is also paying Alta Planning$73,800 to conduct a study of Stafford Road and McVey Avenue to see if improvements are needed. This will include public input. However, Rooney mostly mentioned the addition of lanes and amenities for pedestrians and cyclists in terms of potential needs for the thoroughfare " (LO review July 15, 2022) Cont'd below Amazing that 6 courts need 27 parking stalls,while a 10,000-sq. ft. skatepark needs only 3 stalls. Something just isn't right! 16.What mode of transportation do you typically use to access pickleball? I ph pala Other 13% Public transit i O% — _I Drive alor. 49% Drive with other,/¢v pon • Hazelia field placement would mean finding a new "active" dog park location, currently cannot be place in EFU Land (Exclusive Farm Use at Luscher property) pickleball site ., �. kai. % w/parking-no � - �--� — -!"., active dog park! .40 �1 - /dog park inside city limits • i •a4'''-' . - ., i. Hazelia \% ?fig Fie . , � t= '"' tit Luscher � -�, �-ee'/ .Th Farm :i "�T-ti - : Luscher EFU Ali -411. 1 no dog park 1 - ,� -=.--J ',� . • � 14. _ allowed ! ~ `swRasemen -d Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Meeting#3 Submittal for the Stafford-Tualatin Valley CPO. RE: Locations for Future Pickleball Courts. 10/5/2022 From the Stafford area standpoint we are against any urbanization of the Stafford area by Metro, the County, the Cities, and development through whatever code violations by governments and residents of the area. We support the Stafford 5 Party Agreement, attached below, as it was represented to us by Metro, the County, and the Cities in 2010 to not initiate urbanization of the area until coordinated urban services, transportation, annexation, UGB inclusion and concept planning are complete. The objective is to maintain the natural rural character of the area and have a logical and orderly transition after the conditions stated are met. Is vetting of the current sites for actual agreements with the owners to allow pickleball courts on their sites complete? At other meetings Parks and Recreation and Clackamas County Planning have stated they are in communications to change uses to allow additional activities than are currently allowed. If this means more urbanisation we are against it. We see changing the current 2010 zoning status of the Luscher Farm Complex and the EFU area as a violation of the Stafford Area Five Party Agreement. At this point without more vetting of the schools and other sites for pickleball courts we see the process as not close to completion. Other sites would include on the existing George Rogers Park, Foothills Park, inside existing City facilities, inside leased facilities, equitably distributed to locations around the City other than the Luscher Complex. The same can be said for moving the dog park to Luscher. It can be moved to one of the other parks in the City to avoid having 2 dog parks in the same area. Adding Pickleball to the Luscher area will further stress the already congested Stafford/Rosemont Roundabout. Equitably distributing the pickleball courts around the city will reduce driving and traffic congestion. Please make these comments a part of this proceedings record and part of the final record. Respectfully Submitted, Randall Yamada - representing the Stafford-Tualatin Valley CPO. Randall Yamada 3291 SW Childs Rd. Lake Oswego, Oregon 97034 Phone: (503) 638-2524 Cell: (503) 799-4990 yamada2@mindspring.com 1NTERC >VERN m E\TAL :ttl:F: 1EN1' STAI'F KP RESF:Rti'F:AREAS Tills NrEkGOVERNIMENTAL. 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Under sae law,Metro and tic Orme caunl iel.i i 1he trgiar ant risked 5hh identifying those arm edjw:crrt 44ahe cxiOrg urban olwilh boundrr,(COB)thxl arc bem suited Fur ram:id:ig Lug qn acq.mns:rd3Le urlain growth in the region over the next 10 ra)Sil 3, The Ci!ie ha.tie on 4)Tipmed dtiigrtalion of MeV°study ueas IA,III.nt and-ID (SeaPf srd'j as urban react,c hecsvye of concerns whir rcigard un efficient ate of existing srsd turn mly p j future p.bIic inliasInuctsere inarcsrtrn.rats aryd ii►heltrtrurban level public it14iQe5 e i be el1iicicrriky imi cost.clteciirrl>•pro•vided.1 by np copriilc atnd I ininc tly c pohle serruoe pmxileri:, 4, The Pgrtrt!.ropnvii70 ihnt rstiOlx irag eh+t iliipuot over 11.1 + Ivrr f Stirfrrrd vFrll rnabk the parties focus t0ILat.oildNeky on pdann irk,rvr nrsd pwcwiding urban lcivite5.and p>ioritiseing ihrc needed regioeril inipcouemerr*hx ehc uastsportaabon sysstrn_such ss the +widcni ng of 1-205 from arson ClX 7o Sile1 ed Road; 5_ Tht Parties tnicr into this!GA ir,orr*r+u allic-viate OK concerns of the Ciiie;s and beNr support Lhe dcsignarilion j1Staflnrl,eklet t}te F'atriars b}enprring an orderly prricem Pot an} katanizatieti Of Simnel"r,#tect Lht Cities eo Lrol csvrr the prOcesa and tirninE foe the uahanizaLion of Stafford.th.n1 the parlir4 will etlirdinatt 5n iih one snoLtrer u5d )%ith ili} a1Ttcte41 special districts .taffonf mike efftcti%rt date of this A -eemenn. and chat Staffed d wit]rwi de urbenilod brIcee appropriate urban wr4 ices will be aiailobk: and Tha ptutisa aJxo de i:e mobsiLikt eh3a aht S.offord I{arnlci brad LarmurKEIN.arra is o unique Lactase in Clatkai i Count.strait his a Tong FtEnd`mg alg-ituhusal Fruitage,sign ilicar l crra irortirrttran:ai.4es ,and+also : 5pacc that x1i'uid be j e tr'ed throne' CA planning procrs.s: HOW,THEREFORE,tt i rnaa[arnily agreed ehac the Panics'o vnlarily cruet Iniq 61" [rtirr4,�4vemrsrenLal Agnbcrrirrd uSJrr irg ii•SUCS.and counts mind by the Chic Irtg Jiri the ;pt-ution PSLIITord asa,n urban resa+e, SpxiScully,the PerIint agreeas f Ik s; Page L -inGargoyorarrecntnI Aymrnent- I. Ciix Gintraarnte. i he Panics agroc 1..112(t:tafrard Mall he got ruled Om or mat -of the{'iiii -upon exp:ausion t+f the tabu gmsch boundary attoexation. The w er*ring City will have shs nulhaaiRy te decade whgl land uses shaald be pliiiriert for,and.a.iren municipal wreiccx will bb prwrid..Noliwilliganden4 }thing to the contrary ixr the Rees 10A,Exhibit F!.tictlicai.1.,at C.mte Seethes 3A 7.]t(to 3,07,1130("Tile I]'],'.Liebe and 60 Grim i1i oppose any (alum e1Fact incorpontke anew chit'. Metro and the Coun y will sirnil.arly opp4asc crralurn of any so-rice diFtricl Ro plo4 i¢c water tie sa.mlary wags'wrkif i!r5 iKafferd outside of eit},unless throe isno praeaitaabk a1r,Crr&th Io-efeadzegi or expansim of i sewer district in cider to remedi to a health Wand created by devcloprment in Cxifer!49er the eir ctive dirk of Chit I{1h. 2. Complelir a f ri 'ii r C'onca lot]'lit n. :r. 'I]i I'Llnies reopgrkeRh3.1 the(=iRies will be Ow public toadies Ihx1 Ks;a the rri poi;tiibilitr CO plan for any Future turbanita+ian a'M 1l`ard and Chill the urivnizaliial Of Sbkifurd WiEl only tiuur upon annexation RO o n<Or more of the Cities. Prior to adding un).•part of Stafford to the UCid,the City that ill be responsible for tinrxxing that pert cvf Stafr-md most first harc 4cvelolvd a oprneepr plan for tfr sren doKribing how th•ea wit!be plazir d and dtreloptd after ifYeLila' in the MI Ilk tinting ForCOnlairnccnxnl crud a3rr�plekion of eorl{epc Ow will be up to the City_ b. The Citics ski II to rdiru le ccirieept planning v ih nne irsather and with t Count)ialil iistcia3districts seri.irl 5.1afrcd on the cfleciive dtur u''Th,s Asreentertt to dexerni rye whicll City or special distract is Lbe apf,ap iate urban wrxie x proyider for each purl¢F Sufrotrel The parka agree to derelap a pltiiMinary r{7riccpt VIM ID adds trampirrtatian, d mitt',ccer mrani(y thsrbc[tr, and i llfr&L ije;rare issut to help colurt that furwre, more &tails d Wb-oraa 'conr.cr4 plans'can be de;eloped mod coordinated.lhe partiei agree to partici pie in.VW faith i i firlurlc pl.Irining Wefts for Stafford_ in rtix.irdi na:itxi with each other.arid+naLh(Ow pwiwaJc..and community s��.elroid�rrs. c, LIp]G governing City wit I he responsible for detcr ,,rn innirrrg the pace and tirn=ng of(Mum dcrclui in iii within an area to he irucgrpr xaacti into the form acid thatr cler nF-dcrr1apreteru vt ill be dtterrrnin4d through the ctrirtepE planning prNess under Title]I and Section a of this Um-elem.and will be rc,nsi;tens v itli cornrrianity talrxs#rid envirOnrnerSla]requirements. d. The{'uurit sha]I nor arriana 7hr C'r inprchrnsivc Plan a and 1] +ee lop ent-Ord:inance or that CaeDreeben iwt Y1rin Slap or ton ilig i. To allow within k:rbarr E'cxm r areas,ncu•uses[hal virtr AIM e]lawsd ton the dale the Urban Rexr3eareas were desigretad_ex,crtpt those Page 2—frOcr&r vonmental,tom crsi—F'I FtiAI. vacs erundrled by amendments to the Oregon Re-wised Swats or Oregon Meniais414i;a Rules et clod aFla doignation.or 1.Jrhan i'r. To allow x ihin Urban Resrta3 e,ireas,Rhe r reation of ii.w 5ois or parcels sr-n-dler haul allowed oc tlrc d:41C U Rescr;a wens were cicsignaled,esecpt ax mantlaCcd by arnrndmrnLl in doe i hingsyn Rewind Sritutc t Otes011.Adrhiairatarirt Ruksc•iraeied afltr dnigthaltOcl r( Urban Reserves. The purpose of the designation is to prescn a Iarsds fo€palenlibI Future urban clexclopm-tcria..not to fad li keofexpedite dickdeti+clopnrcrb1 under Crtunty zoning. e. Fogwithstg€rdilag an}‘h+irlg Lo the cc wary i i Metro Code.3A7.1 l 100),.fetro %Pecs that Ore concept plan or phrns 4kwelnlxd par taint to Section 2 of this rrrit 61.4ivtierktia 217;1U drsign typo.for Umffccrl.and to dt,crtk+p eoodiii ns in Elie hlEtru tudintnte rhat adek any Sitifl'trd tumor}rcI the UfiD. he Pucks wee Drat the concept p2ti *ill govern ainerydnieru.to the Citics and Count}'comprehansive Elvis and land use rsgulstiorrs foltowing add akin afrhe arca ro the t:GEN, 3, Cithxn I n40I mm o t. Panics agree d.0(inure decision-nuking regarding Lhr liming and',Went ofconccpt plinca rg end t e expsurrsion oldie 4;CaB must ine o Itir llye parliciralian of c irirrnti front t14 9tartord community,as well es afkg r nakerrolde ts,and will rale info s. u ptihh lc9tirhony abarrt dtsiral werii�wSiR} c aga;er_preservation of natural feaiurrs,arid.ocher community eoprec14.whin cleycicipin.gthe cc4cepr plar=S. 4. 1irbas Se rdtrat Agreements_ Al sua point in rime Lhir any pouring of Stafford it irx•Icr,kd+.iIhin six UfdB,the City dui.im respeii I]e for luebarriaatisin of that aria 44•i It h aisle:rid e►1er it 1n sxia,ii*crvices ag<eem:cm pursuaerli to ORS 1.91.O&S xith any xlx c in]district th.s1 is Fermi din- rvike$En.tint arm of the eK17ti c .tut of di /i rrcmcnL else rn;I he erra;rd Ihcrcaf:rr pursuant io F,ac•Liun L ofrhiN Agreement. 5. {:ran r i•u riding for Tram pnrtation'I`IAooing. Nigrn and tiro Co,it•wig I under ice a-asp:Kmi c Owning proles using t_'ic S.170,1 C4 Community PEmutirig and Development t Great ffom Mato 10 lei:twiny to shady arrd pl-an fur 1ttmporlavcri mod oihcr Ic inf'm411414rC ccr d ltioras arid needs in 1kic S1aiTord Via.Work on this plinning prujgtl ii entitipal d ici hegin orxe tnlru}brd the Cggnry kinka ti is]i; d the decision on urban reserves. 6. tioPport far V desrr4g 1.1. i, .rhs Parties;roe to CANnti!rur 4+k pup fort the Jain!' Pincc} Adti isnry 4 onun lee firer t N"}r1#4ie11$dcciliDn in rn41c wH.i 11in 1•??¢5 frun Cktsgorr 1 iR?•1D SrUFYltd Road a 1np pr;air}•For rcigiunal;rampQrralium projcak: in ortler ro help adders L7re sigrli f icanr Irani pxialitn iisfraslrutwrc issues ft I m'i co future Lrisani7lion of Stafford as weld as other regional trurisportition needs. Page 3-iraerlprernmental Agrvcrnr.nt-J;I NAL 7. •franaptrtalian and Infrastructure Impnr,+•emaif, Urbaniation and urban development will be planned to coincide 10.'4h tranu{'rti1 vii and i.ni-metnicture irerprovcrtrerrt n0=5Sar}r in ser+c such duvrloperrent- g- The Find li . 'Phis EGA will be entered into the rcacid of the:Metro and C'It.1 rna4 County imcce dings on the remand ofihe 201{,Stafford urlwl reser..c si5raii�n. The Metro 4nd Cc1tk•Tsr ind findinr.will cite 1hii KS * e%ir4crcr rieccs try L�r erica the ritiigraiiun ntoirtment miler ORS I9S-]4 c)uen!OA R.6604.21- OOSO[3)that Llrc Stafford atm can be served bk'vrbars[evck public farilitics and services efficient!} and ccrt-cd1ecisk el;r b}•,cppropriatc aeuj Financially capable service 9.. No Apal by tht Claim to consideration for the!nitro iies sad coma itnterns nude heirs,the Cities agree that ilia Cities will riot challenge the designation of 54011.4c1 1+ Wpm"ILeneruc InFore the Stage n(Orerin LAW Cont sri(iou and l rick prrsrcna Cornea ikion or h}'appeal w tic Oreg(m2(uird oIAppcals. 10,Govtro log Lab. The l445 of the Stale of Oregon+ailt govern this Agreernen1 Jincl IN Park will Fulani'In Lhr juri*.di ekm!fibre oaorvg or the Stare crft]rrson. I 1-Amend rxoOO, This AgreetnenLmay be arnerrdcd s1 an lirnewittl the wrirte i consent of all Psrlie$ I 2. etrabiliry. If any eore Cant vr•Feute eift dflhit Agreerncro cs adjudge!...bid,sudh adju i caricei will not affect alit wal idir},flb#Igalion,cx l7erfomunat of sng other c wennr5l or proviti.n which in itpclf is valid ifauch rrnainrdc•r wMuld then continue in cnnrigrrr with r 1erm1 and requirements ofapp!icihle tau arid the.intent of this Agreement. 13 Term. This Apemen!shall be eIT 1 itis upon cx.ec.tion I akl Partin identified herein.1lyi5 Agreement win fermi nits OR IN WrrIC di45.the Res 'a jC;14, Deccrnbrr 91,2060,urlIcss Gcrmsru4cd carlite by agreement of the J'arl.ei. I f luting the term of this Agfeeevttrvi there is.a change in applicable law or odic?cireurrrizanee that rn-aleriay afFn s comp!ionise u ith one or mire p o isioris of this Agretmerul.the Parties agree ro nestgliate ins >tri rc•Lsaan o this Arrerneul co micderss Such Law 17r[ireurfl j c iri!I FJrcr cxvriiiknr with the Tf bi!of this Agrcernent ihig lure,cori I!Iciaing Pagel !'ate 4- lnterbNivemmxntel.Ai.reertre*rt-1:INAL ITti WrP2 Wi IFJdE01. rich M+ Fux ,awed this, Mimeo.cmrnenLsl Agrrofnall Lc) ba exau4ad toy NA duly&LrLharlad repre.er-1ititic on tit dBLe Frst mefL.ir,ncd aboxc- f _ dialrAkir June ,2017 • Council •. rifted:turtoq .2017 r}2.9e ; hum) ,2017 c •of Lake I- go. ID od:lunc ,2417 i!X orTualsdm L)alc.i:Junt Z$ ,2017 City ar14•esl Linn Ruse$-Jrarrgu rft1 kit Vl ASrctrrieM-•FIVh1. Haggart, Kyra From: Rick Cook <rickjcook@frontier.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 9:48 AM To: Haggart, Kyra Subject: Al Calabria - public comment Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed (Kyra- received this from Al) Here is a brief comment I'd like you to submit on my behalf: Dear Pickleball Task Force and City Staff, PNA is in the process of conducting a survey on the possibility of adding pickleball courts in the Luscher farm area, precisely the same corridor where the other three developments will occur. PNA will develop its Association Statement based on that data and speaking now for myself personally, am in favor of the city finding an appropriate location for this popular sport, but please not where it will pile-on to the already unacceptable level of development in this narrow space. Palisades NA (PNA) immediate past chair and current area rep, I've been deeply engaged in all the citizen involvement efforts concerning the golf course, Aquatics Center and Rassekh development. A summary of the positions taken by PNA: • PNA wasn't opposed to the golf course renovation. It was in favor of responsible development that respected and protected the safety of PNA residents in the immediate vicinity of the golf course, mainly Sunny Hill residents. As a result, some hole designs were changed to make it less likely that errant shots would endanger homeowners. No respect was given to the PNA concern about the impact of traffic and parking congestion. • PNA wasn't opposed to the development of the Aquatic and Rec Center. No respect nor acknowledgement of traffic and congestion concerns expressed by PNA were evident. • PNA wasn't opposed to responsible development of Rassekh Park. PNA recommended that Rassekh development was premature because of the inevitable traffic congestion which will result, exacerbating the already unacceptable conditions on Stafford Road and the Rosemont roundabout. PNA was thrown a crumb by the addition of a covered shelter for family picnics but nothing was done to allay neighborhood (Atherton Heights and Bella Terra HOAs) concerns about traffic, parking, congestion. To add insult to injury, the City added a 10000 sq.ft. skatepark in the last design stages but could not or would not respond more favorably to legitimate neighborhood issues. Al Calabria Haggart, Kyra From: Rick Cook <rickjcook@frontier.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 10:02 AM To: Council Distribution Cc: Haggart, Kyra Subject: Fw: Pickleball concerns and issues Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed sent this to Kyra today if you want you could forward again to her to make sure it gets there, plus to City Council...I am still out of country Many thanks! Anni Miller PTR International Master Tennis Professional USPTA Elite Professional Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee USPTA Wilson Racquet Sports National Speakers Bureau WTCA Chairwoman of the Board State Champion High School Coach, Lakeridge High Executive Director Ross Island Scholar Athlete Foundation Team Northwest 503-636-1833 Begin forwarded message: From: Ann Miller<annim@q.com> Date: October 4, 2022 at 5:35:05 PM GMT+1 To: khaggart@lakeoswego.ciy Subject: Pickleball concerns and issues Hi Kyra and all, I am a 46 year resident of The Palisades neighborhood, past Director of Tennis for the City of Lake Oswego for 28 years and a sports fan of everything in the right place and in The right time! I have sent information to the Pickleball task Force( Marianne Conroy) with all the newspaper articles all over the USA for lawsuits in regards to Pickleball locations, noise, traffic, parking, and noise for socializing due to numbers! The lawsuits are usually in favor of the neighbors, neighborhood or HOA's for All of the above reasons. To me the issue again is Stafford and overload of cars, traffic etc as has been brought to numerous neighborhood meetings for traffic due to all the new Rec build out. No full traffic studies have been done to even investigate the entire area as the PNA has requested many times. One might remember that this neighborhood is THE largest in numbers and apparently has been listened to the least! Furthermore the biggest issue that continues to get swept under the carpet is the 20 year Palisades Neighborhood Plan that clearly states , keep this area unique, environmentally sound, sustainable, noise ambient, and the character of what Palisades requested and was approved by the City!!! That plan is in effect until 2024. Lastly, I believe the 300 members is a skewed amount...when I researched most of the " 300" were from that original group that had to be disbanded. A large per cent of those " members"were from out of state, let alone out of city. I and my family request that this is tabled until further investigations, traffic studies, financial statistics, and neighborhood wishes. Another recreational activity on this side of town is not a reasonable plan. Thank you, out of town or I would be there for sure! Anni Miller PTR International Master Tennis Professional USPTA Elite Professional Hall of Fame Inaugural Inductee USPTA 1 Wilson Racquet Sports National Speakers Bureau WTCA Chairwoman of the Board State Champion High School Coach, Lakeridge High Executive Director Ross Island Scholar Athlete Foundation Team Northwest 503-636-1833 2 Haggart, Kyra From: Mario Campbell <mrmariocampbell@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 11:48 AM To: Haggart, Kyra Subject: [EXTERNAL] Pickleball Courts - Task Force 3 Attachments: Pickleball in Palisades_.pdf Follow Up Flag: Follow up Flag Status: Completed Kyra - Please add the attached for tomorrow's task force meeting. Thank you, Mario Campbell Palisades Neighborhood Association Chair TEXT/C: 503.789.4375 1 Pickleball in Palisades? 50 responses Publish analytics Do you live in the Palisades Neighborhood? L❑ Copy 46 responses • Yes-thank you for taking this survey • No-don't live in Palisades, but would like to add my input Have you or do you currently play pickleball? L❑ Copy 50 responses • Yes 58% • No 4, Have you ever played pickleball at the courts at George Rogers in Lake L❑ Copy Oswego. 49 responses • Yes • No 75.5% rill Is it desirable to you to add more opportunities for recreation in the L❑ Copy Stafford area, such as outdoor pickleball courts? 49 responses • Yes • No How often would you say you play pickle ball? L❑ Copy 50 responses • Once a week • Two or More times per week • Two or More times per Month, VAND Less than once a week • not applicable/don't play pickleball 16% Which days of the week do you usually play pickleball? L❑ Copy 15 responses Monday —5(33.3%) Tuesday M-4(26.7%) Wednesday 5(33.3%) Thursday 4(26.7%) Friday 5(33.3%) Saturday 8(53.3%) Sunday 13(86.7%) 0 5 10 15 What time of day do you usually play pickleball? L❑ Copy 39 responses • Morning 61.5% • Afternoon • Evening • not applicable/don't play pickleball 20.5% 4 12.8% What mode of transportation do you typically use to access pickleball? L❑ Copy 40 responses Personal Motorized Vehicle 15(37.5%) Mass Transit 0(0%) non-powered (Walking, 3 (7.5%) Biking, etc.) not applicable/don't play o pickleball 23(57.5/o) 0 10 20 30 How far would you be willing to travel to play pickleball? L❑ Copy 44 responses • Up to 3 miles 50% • Up to 5 miles • Up to 10 miles • Beyond 10 miles • not applicable/don't play pickleball 22.7% 13.6% Should the Stafford corridor be upgraded to handle the added traffic from L❑ Copy the new golf course, aquatic center and Rassekh park play field/skatepark BEFORE pickleball courts be considered in our Palisades area? 50 responses • Yes 22% • No • This is not a good location. To... • Don't care That would take years; a com... • Stafford/Mcvey corridor study... • No more pickleball • Other sites should be conside... 58% 1/2 Rank the 6 sites under consideration in order of your preference L❑ Copy 15 = 1 = 2 = 3 = 4 = 5 = 6 10 111111 5 0 I;Ii. Rosewood St& Pilkington Rd Stafford Rd: C3 Church East Stafford Rd: Hazelia Dog Park Wa-' Field D How confident are you in the city's response to the concerns raised by L❑ Copy PNA? 50 responses 20 15 17 (34%) 13 (26%) 10 11 (22%) 5 4(8%) 5(10%) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Would you want to limit court play hours compared to standard park L❑ Copy hours? 49 responses Yes h 1,1 I le No I= If you want to limit the hours, what hours would you propose? 20 responses 12-4pm 8-8pm 11-6 10amto5pm 8am to 8am Depends where placed - if Pilkington let 'em play 11-4 9 am - 7 pm 09:00 - 15:00 8-7 Match with Park Hours To comply with city's noise ordinance already in place. 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 8pm 10-4 Mon - Fri: 8am - 8pm; Sat- Sun: 9am-8pm Up until sunset- no lights! Already too much light pollution from current facilities 8:00am- 8:00pm 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 10-8 Rate your opinion on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 indicates no confidence L❑ Copy and 5 indicates very high confidence on the following two points: 1 2 3 4 5 15 10 5 0 The City Council, the Mayor and city staff will The City Council, the Mayor and city staff will seriously and respectfully listen and weigh heavily demonstrate their respect for the Palisades the voices of those most impacted by the possi... Neighborhood Association's positions, determin... OPEN COMMENT 17 responses I think pickleball in palisades would be wonderful!!! The city should ONLY consider indoor courts due to the noise of pickleball and that will give more flexibility where the courts go with extended hours. Should keep the courts at George Roger's and add more to the area. Recreation is great and the benefits outweigh someone griping because they don't want to hear a ball... There is more than enough recreational space going in the Stafford / Palisades/ Lakeridge/Hazela neighborhood without adding Pickle Ball. ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Spread the wealth. Our neighborhood is a cut through with speeding vehicles already and the golf/skateboard/swim/rec center new fields aren't even developed. The last two questions are subjective. Should not be part of this survey. City's "locational equity" is a JOKE p-ball will be the 26TH venues in PNA! What other N/A is even close to that number? Dedicate more time for p-ball at new Rec. Center. Pickle ball is being given too much consideration over the problems it causes the community. Let a private firm develop indoor pickleball and let those who play it pay for it away from residences. The City has NOT respected the opinions of it's citizens in the past and I don't expect them to listen on this issue either. How does 41/2 parking spots per court encourage environmentally friendly activities??? The City will literally bulldoze through their agenda and ultimately destroy the existing green spaces (including permeable surfaces/canopy/habitat) of Palisades while creating an urban environment that disrespects the land and excludes already diminishing wildlife. I'm concerned that the openness of the Luscher Farm area will create an echo that will make the noise heard even further and wider than they're experiencing today. Our home backs up into Luscher Farms and we can hear conversations on the soccer field (like specific words being said) from 500 yards+ away because of how open and vast the noise travels. Personally, I would leave the courts where they are. Why spend more money to develop more courts. You are going to find angry neighbors no matter where the courts are. Parks are going to be loud. Don't buy a home near one if you want "peace and quiet". If "vulgar language and cursing" is the issue. That seems like something that could be addressed with a conversation with specific people as it occurs. We need a Pickleball facility with 6 - 10 courts. Pickleball at GRP was full every morning until �� the city imposed restrictions this year. The demand is there and far exceeds the demand for outdoor tennis courts which we have in abundance. The Stanford area cannot continue to to be the repository of such a majority of Lake Oswego's recreational activities. The Stafford Road traffic is already an issue. Adding to it doesn't make sense. The City should look toward other locations. PNA is being heavily impacted by 3 major Park& Recreation projects all on the same constrained corridor. They should be looking to disperse traffic for these recreation activities to minimize any one residential area taking the impact. AND, road improvements to facilitate traffic flow and safe bike/walking must be included to ensure safety and access to residential areas. 6 months ago the City stated LO did not have enough fields and henceforth the $5M expense of Rasheek. Why then rip up half a field belonging to Lakeridge which is used for training... soccer, rugby, kids and pets playing... this is also very close to residential homes. I would not agree to night okaying with lights due to the proximity of homes on the Lakeridge field either. Noise pollution is another factor and aesthetic important. Pickle Ball courts should be placed far from any residential housing. Any traffic issues or increase in traffic flows should be mitigated to not increase impact of current road conditions. The golf course re do should come first before siting any pickle ball courts- my daughter lives on Furnace Street and congestion and noise are a concern- no parking for kids playground- nuisance to neighbors- non LO residents etc That the Stafford area is even under consideration speaks volumes. This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. Report Abuse-Terms of Service-Privacy Policy Google Forms OJ+ 206,OODre' i"' Palisades Neighborhood Association Statement Regarding Pickleball Court Location To:Whom it may concern CC: City Council Members of Lake Oswego, PRAB Whereas the Palisades Neighborhood Association shall be referred to as the"PNA," Whereas the City of Lake Oswego has provided a task force for new Pickleball court locations, Whereas the citizens have voiced their opinions through local and city administered questionnaires, The PNA board hereby states that the Lake Oswego Pickleball Court Task Force has offered new court locations that are inconsistent with our neighborhood's priorities. The members of the PNA have voiced their opposition to the court designations around the Palisades Neighborhood through the PNA questionnaire. - The courts present a nuisance and would destroy the natural beauty and serenity that residents currently enjoy. - Location priority to Rosewood& Pilkington and rejects ANY on the Stafford Corridor. - While some residents of Palisades might enjoy easy access to the courts,many more of our residents have been quite vocal in their opposition.Sample of comments from the recent survey: "1'm concerned that the openness of the Luscher Farm area will create an echo that will make the noise heard even further and wider than they're experiencing today. Our home backs up into Luscher Farms and we can hear conversations on the soccer field(like specific words being said) from 500 yards+away because of how open and vast the noise travels." "150 feet is not nearly enough distance to insulate residents from the noise. Communities in Canada insist on 500 feet(and acoustical baffling). The noise nuisance is not only bad for those living nearby,it is also terrible for those of us who come to places like Luscher for peace and quiet and relaxed walks in nature. Does the city really wish to take that away from us?Parks aren't just for sports." "Residents in Palisades have already been asked to absorb a lot of new development. If the pickleball courts are too disruptive for George Rogers, then how is simply"kicking the pickle down the road"to another neighborhood,solving the problem?" Please see attached results and full responses. Mario LD Cami,Be! 11/2/22 Mario Campbell, PNA Chairperson APPENDIX A The following are results with rounded %'s with results of the questionnaire attached: A. 98% RESPONDENTS LOCATED IN PALISADES B. 40% HAVE PLAYED PICKLEBALL C. 55% REQUEST TO HOLD OFF ON OTHER RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES ON THE STAFFORD RD CORRIDOR D. 70% DON'T PLAY, 15% PLAY 2+TIMES A MONTH E. THOSE THAT PLAY, 90% PLAY SUNDAYS & 50% ON SATURDAYS F. THOSE THAT PLAY, 90% PLAY IN THE MORNING &AFTERNOON G. THOSE THAT PLAY, 40% DRIVE THEMSELVES H. THOSE THAT PLAY, 44%WOULD TRAVEL UP TO 3 MILES, 30%WOULD TRAVEL UP TO 5 MILES I. 65% PREFER TO APPROPRIATELY HANDLE TRAFFIC CONCERNS BEFORE PICKLEBALL COURTS ARE CONSIDERED J. HOURS TO BE LIMITED IF PUSHED UPON PALISADES K. LIMIT ADDED LIGHTING IF COURTS END UP ON/NEAR THE STAFFORD CORRIDOR L. MAJORITY RESPONDENTS WANT TO LIMIT HOURS TO BE 8AM or LATER TO 5-8PM M. 27% HAVE FAITH THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, & CITY STAFF WILL SERIOUSLY & RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT OF PICKLEBALL COURTS N. 27% HAVE FAITH THAT THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR, & CITY STAFF WILL DEMONSTRATE THEIR RESPECT FOR THE PNA POSITIONS DETERMINED BY THESE RESULTS AND ALTERING ITS INITIAL DEVELOPMENT& RESPECTFULLY LISTEN TO THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY THE POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROPOSALS OF PICKLEBALL COURTS Pickleball in Palisades? 62 responses Publish analytics Do you live in the Palisades Neighborhood? L❑ Copy 58 responses • Yes-thank you for taking this survey • No-don't live in Palisades, but would like to add my input Have you or do you currently play pickleball? L❑ Copy 62 responses • Yes 59.7% • No 40.3% D Have you ever played pickleball at the courts at George Rogers in Lake L❑ Copy Oswego. 61 responses • Yes • No Is it desirable to you to add more opportunities for recreation in the L❑ Copy Stafford area, such as outdoor pickleball courts? 61 responses • Yes • No How often would you say you play pickle ball? L❑ Copy 62 responses • Once a week • Two or More times per week 69.4% • Two or More times per Month, AND Less than once a week • not applicable/don't play pickleball 12.9% 14.5% Which days of the week do you usually play pickleball? L❑ Copy 17 responses Monday —6(35.3%) Tuesday =-5(29.4%) Wednesday -M-6(35.3%) Thursday 1 -5(29.4%) Friday 6(35.3%) Saturday 9(52.9%) SundayaliPm. 15(88.2°) 0 5 10 15 What time of day do you usually play pickleball? L❑ Copy 50 responses • Morning 66% • Afternoon • Evening • not applicable/don't play pickleball 16% 4 14% What mode of transportation do you typically use to access pickleball? L❑ Copy 52 responses Personal Motorized Vehicle 20(38.5%) Mass Transit 0(0%) non-powered (Walking, 1_3 (5.8%) Biking, etc.) not applicable/don't play ° pickleball 30(57.7 0 10 20 30 How far would you be willing to travel to play pickleball? L❑ Copy 56 responses • Up to 3 miles 51.8% • Up to 5 miles • Up to 10 miles • Beyond 10 miles • not applicable/don't play pickleball 21.4% N. 14.3% Should the Stafford corridor be upgraded to handle the added traffic from L❑ Copy the new golf course, aquatic center and Rassekh park play field/skatepark BEFORE pickleball courts be considered in our Palisades area? 62 responses • Yes 17.7% • No • Stafford area should not be c... • This is not a good location. To... • Traffic upgrades are needed... • That would take years; a com... • Stafford/Mcvey corridor study... 64.5% • No more pickleball 1/2 Rank the 6 sites under consideration in order of your preference L❑ Copy 20 1 2 3 4 5 6 15 10111111 5 0 Rosewood St& Pilkington Rd Stafford Rd: C3 Church East Stafford Rd: Hazelia Dog Park Wa-' Field 4 ► How confident are you in the city's response to the concerns raised by L❑ Copy PNA? 62 responses 20 20(32.3%) 18 (29%) 15 14(22.6%) 10 5 5(8.1%) 5(8.1%) 0 1 2 3 4 5 Would you want to limit court play hours compared to standard park L❑ Copy hours? 61 responses 411111 Yes No 60.7% D If you want to limit the hours, what hours would you propose? 29 responses 9 am - 7 pm 9-6 8:00am- 8:00pm 8pm 8 AM to 7 PM 10-6 10-2,4-8 To comply with city's noise ordinance already in place. 10-8 If they are near schools the traffic for schools start and end times needs to be considered. 8am to 8am Depends where placed - if Pilkington let 'em play 8-8 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM 10amto5pm 10am -8pm 11-4 12-4pm No hours 10-4 Reasonable considering noise for neighbors but longer hours means traffic would be spread out and parking less of an issue with participants showing up at the same times trying to play. 8-8pm Up until sunset- no lights! Already too much light pollution from current facilities 8-7 Mon - Fri: 8am - 8pm; Sat- Sun: 9am-8pm 09:00 - 15:00 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Match with Park Hours 11-6 Rate your opinion on a scale of 1 to 5 where 1 indicates no confidence o Copy and 5 indicates very high confidence on the following two points: 1 2 3 4 5 20 15 10 5 0 The City Council, the Mayor and city staff will The City Council, the Mayor and city staff will seriously and respectfully listen and weigh heavily demonstrate their respect for the Palisades the voices of those most impacted by the possi... Neighborhood Association's positions, determin... OPEN COMMENT 23 responses I think you need to address how to get to the location first. Must everything be about driving and parking? Let's talk about other forms of transport. Pickle Ball courts should be placed far from any residential housing. Any traffic issues or increase in traffic flows should be mitigated to not increase impact of current road conditions. That the Stafford area is even under consideration speaks volumes. The amount of development already planned for the Stafford Rd park and etc is going to cause congestion and dangerous conditions as it stands. Additional sport facilities are only going to create a much worse problem. The city should ONLY consider indoor courts due to the noise of pickleball and that will give more flexibility where the courts go with extended hours. 150 feet is not nearly enough distance to insulate residents from the noise. Communities in Canada insist on 500 feet (and acoustical baffling). The noise nuisance is not only bad for those living nearby, it is also terrible for those of us who come to places like Luscher for peace and quiet and relaxed walk in nature. Does the city really wish to take that away from us? Parks aren't just for sports. We need a Pickleball facility with 6 - 10 courts. Pickleball at GRP was full every morning until the city imposed restrictions this year. The demand is there and far exceeds the demand for outdoor tennis courts which we have in abundance. The golf course re do should come first before siting any pickle ball courts- my daughter lives on Furnace Street and congestion and noise are a concern- no parking for kids playground- nuisance to neighbors- non LO residents etc Residents in Palisades have already been asked to absorb a lot of new development. If the pickleball courts are too disruptive for George Rogers,then how is simply "kicking the pickle down the road"to another neighborhood, solving the problem? The last two questions are subjective. Should not be part of this survey. City's "locational equity" is a JOKE p-ball will be the 26TH venues in PNA! What other N/A is even close to that number? Dedicate more time for p-ball at new Rec. Center. Pickle ball is being given too much consideration over the problems it causes the community. Let a private firm develop indoor pickleball and let those who play it pay for it away from D residences. �� L0 Parks and Rec moves at a glacier like pace. If they respond to the desire to add Pickleball courts like they have worked on the LO muni golf course most of the existing PB players will be dead before they set foot on a new court in LO We-really- need to STOP spending so much money. The current projects are going way over budget. Let's get the 3 major project completed before looking at new ones. Should keep the courts at George Roger's and add more to the area. Recreation is great and the benefits outweigh someone griping because they don't want to hear a ball... The Stanford area cannot continue to to be the repository of such a majority of Lake Oswego's recreational activities. The Stafford Road traffic is already an issue. Adding to it doesn't make sense. I think pickleball in palisades would be wonderful!!! 6 months ago the City stated L0 did not have enough fields and henceforth the $5M expense of Rasheek. Why then rip up half a field belonging to Lakeridge which is used for training... soccer, rugby, kids and pets playing... this is also very close to residential homes. I would not agree to night okaying with lights due to the proximity of homes on the Lakeridge field either. Noise pollution is another factor and aesthetic important. I'm concerned that the openness of the Luscher Farm area will create an echo that will make the noise heard even further and wider than they're experiencing today. Our home backs up into Luscher Farms and we can hear conversations on the soccer field (like specific words being said) from 500 yards+ away because of how open and vast the noise travels. The City should look toward other locations. PNA is being heavily impacted by 3 major Park& Recreation projects all on the same constrained corridor. They should be looking to disperse traffic for these recreation activities to minimize any one residential area taking the impact. AND, road improvements to facilitate traffic flow and safe bike/walking must be included to ensure safety and access to residential areas. The City has NOT respected the opinions of it's citizens in the past and I don't expect them to listen on this issue either. How does 41/2 parking spots per court encourage environmentally friendly activities??? The City will literally bulldoze through their agenda and ultimately destroy the existing green spaces (including permeable surfaces/canopy/habitat) of Palisades while creating an urban environment that disrespects the land and excludes already diminishing wildlife. Personally, I would leave the courts where they are. Why spend more money to develop more courts. You are going to find angry neighbors no matter where the courts are. Parks are going to be loud. Don't buy a home near one if you want "peace and quiet". If "vulgar language and cursing" is the issue. That seems like something that could be addressed with a conversation with specific people as it occurs. There is more than enough recreational space going in the Stafford / Palisades/ Lakeridge/Hazela neighborhood without adding Pickle Ball. ENOUGH is ENOUGH. Spread the wealth. Our neighborhood is a cut through with speeding vehicles already and the golf/skateboard/swim/rec center new fields aren't even developed. This content is neither created nor endorsed by Google. 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Waterproof breathable mesh fabric Multiple purpose breathable mesh fabric allows noise to be absorbed while ensuring no water enters the barrier. ATTACHMENT 2 p4 E�s� MEMORANDUM C� -- O OREGO� TO: Lake Oswego Parks and Recreation Department FROM: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force SUBJECT: Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Recommendations DATE: November 3, 2022 Task Force Methodology The Task Force used the assumption that new sites for open air courts be located at least 150'from residences, based on data from other communities and a credentialed engineering firm's sound software, with the assumption that some form of mitigation would be used. Because the Task Force identified sites meeting the 150' criteria, the Task Force did not explore alternative distance criteria. Site Recommendations The Task Force recommends the following three near-term preferred alternatives: 1. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts on the 0.79-acre site located at Rosewood Street and Pilkington Road. If possible, also utilize the adjacent vacant site to develop additional site amenities and parking. 2. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts at Hazelia Field on Stafford Road in the location of the current active dog park, following the relocation of the dog park to a new location in the city,to be determined. 3. Develop a minimum of six pickleball courts on the School District property south of Lakeridge High School and Overlook Drive.The Task Force recognizes that there are significant challenges related to providing transportation access to this site. In addition, the Task Force recommends exploring the re-use of the current Tryon Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant site for future pickleball use in the long term. Respect. Excellence. Trust. Sevice. 503-675-3984 380 A AVENUE PO BOX 369 LAKE OSWEGO,OR 97034 WWW.LAKEOSWEGO.CITY Page 2 of 2 Additional Recommendations • The Task Force recommends that prior to developing new pickleball courts the City engage a qualified sound engineer with demonstrated experience addressing the impacts of pickleball to assess the site and design the appropriate mitigation measures, if required. • The Task Force recommends that prior to developing new pickleball courts the City conduct a traffic study and parking study for the site, and outreach to the neighborhood association in which the site is located. • The Task Force recommends that new pickleball court sites include restroom facilities. • The Task Force recommends that new pickleball courts are equipped with a cover to allow for all-season play. Pickleball Site Suitability Study Task Force Recommendations—November 3, 2022