HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/18/2019 Item 8, O'Kelly
From:Brian O'Kelly <
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Subject:Support for Consent Agenda Item #8 Pickleball
To: San Luis Obispo City Council
From: Brian O'Kelly
President, San Luis Obispo Pickleball Club, Inc.
We are very pleased to give our full support and THANKS to the city for moving forward with this project. The
addition of these courts are badly needed and they will be full every morning as soon as they are built. (and
most of the rest of the day too.)
At the completion of this project San Luis Obispo will have a very nice "Pickleball Facility" at French Park. We
will have 3 permanent courts and one court by reservation on the new basketball court, these are all part of the
new project. In addition we have the existing 4 courts on the multi-use tennis/pickleball court. This gives us the
potential for 8 courts which will enable us to have larger activities. And as an added bonus, the adjacent BBQ,
picnic, and stage area makes this an ideal place to hold pickleball events. We couldn't be more pleased with
the way this is turning out.
We would like to thank the City Parks and Recreation Staff who worked closely with the SLO Pickleball Club to
come up with a first class project. Our regular meetings with Devin Hyfield, David Setterlund and Chris
Woods were very productive and we appreciate their time and effort in support of Pickleball in SLO.
Finally, the Parks and Recreation Commission heard from us and made some last minute changes to make
this a project we all can be proud of. Their good work should also be commended and we thank them for
serving on the commission.
Thank You!!
San Luis Obispo Pickleball Club
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