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Commissioner Bennett recognized that this is a pocket park and anyone that wants to use the park <br /> from outside the neighborhood will most likely park in the church parking lot. <br /> Commissioner Sis commented that pickleball courts are popular and will increase the number of <br /> patrons going to the park, therefore additional signage on where people should access the park <br /> could be helpful. <br /> Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood stated that the Commission could have <br /> another opportunity to address that scenario prior to the review by the City Council in May, <br /> although he was not sure what that scenario would be. He noted a reciprocity agreement with <br /> PACT Charter School for shared parking but noted that agreement also provided the school with <br /> use of the Central Park parking area. He stated that he could reach out to the developer to <br /> determine if there would be agreement in shared parking for park users. <br /> Commissioner Bennett commented that the intent of the case is to determine whether the <br /> Commission supports the dedication of the land and fees, recognizing that access could be a <br /> challenge and perhaps direction to work with the developer could be added to the motion. <br /> Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood agreed that direction could be provided to <br /> staff to have a conversation with the developer related to permitted parking within the private area <br /> of the PUD. He stated that citing pickleball courts can also be a challenge near residential <br /> properties because of the noise, which is why he mentioned a potential privacy fence. He noted <br /> that the courts are scaled to neighborhood use and the seniors in the proposed apartment building <br /> will most likely use the courts along with other neighbors in this area. He did not think two courts <br /> would attract throngs of people from outside this area. <br /> Chair Barten asked if there would be more benefit in having Haviland Fields build their own <br /> pickleball courts for private use and the City instead use its funds to build courts in another area, <br /> such as Elmcrest. <br /> Commissioner Bennett commented that the challenge would be that part of the process is to have <br /> resources that could be used by everyone as part of this development. <br /> Commissioner Sis asked if it has been considered to leave the new park dedication area as grass <br /> and locate the pickleball courts in Solstice Park proper. <br /> Commissioner Bennett commented that regardless of where the courts would be located within <br /> Solstice Park, the issue would be access. <br /> Commissioner Sis noted that the changed location would encourage people to park on the public <br /> street parking. He asked if access could be arranged off Erkium. <br /> Parks & Assistant Public Works Director Riverblood replied that would not be likely as there are <br /> driveways on that cul-de-sac and therefore there is only a bit of space for parking. He stated that <br /> adding a parking lot would take up a lot of park space, disrupt the irrigation, have additional cost <br /> and provide a small amount of parking in return. He stated that on-street parking has not been an <br /> issue for Solstice Park to date. He also reviewed the present use of the open space area in question. <br /> Park and Recreation Commission/April 11, 2024 <br /> Page 4 of 6 <br />