Pickleball Community Meeting Update

Pickleball Feasibility Study Update: Potential New Site

Thank you for your interest in the City of Mountain View and the three sites currently being
considered for new pickleball courts (Cuesta Park, Cuesta Annex, and the City-owned properties
along San Rafael Avenue (909, 917, and 939 San Rafael). We are writing with an important update
that the City is in active discussions with private property owners to possibly locate public
pickleball courts on their property. While details are not available at this point, some background
and high-level information is noted below and will be shared at the Wednesday, August 27 community
meeting.

Process To-date

The City of Mountain View has been working to complete a Pickleball Feasibility Study to assess
potential locations for new stand-alone pickleball courts and increase access to the sport within
the City. Initial design work has been done for potential court siting at Cuesta Park, Cuesta
Annex, and the City-owned properties along San Rafael Avenue. In addition to studying these
Council-directed locations, staff has continued exploring creative solutions. This has included
reaching out to property owners of potentially suitable sites, reviewing community- suggested
locations, and investigating public/private partnership opportunities.

New Opportunity – Discussions to Utilize Private Property

Through these efforts, potential opportunities have been identified for the City to work
collaboratively with private property owners. These properties being considered meet the City’s
criteria for pickleball courts and, based their locations, would have minimal impacts on residences
or wildlife. Staff cannot share specific details at this time; however, recent conversations with
these property owners have been productive and discussions are ongoing to determine if these sites
can be utilized for public pickleball courts.

Focus of August 27 Community Meeting

A community meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 6:30 pm at Rengstorff Community
Center in the Redwood Hall to review the three locations the City Council directed staff to study
and to receive additional public input on those options.

At this meeting, staff will:

• Provide a project history and overview of how we arrived at this point in the process.

• Share and review design concepts for the current three study locations.

• Acknowledge that City staff are actively engaged with private property owners, while noting that
  specific details are not yet available due to the ongoing nature of these discussions.

• Host an open-house format following the presentation, where community members can review the
   different concepts for the three locations in more detail, ask questions of staff, and provide
   additional feedback and written comments.

Importance of Community Input

We want to acknowledge the significant public input already received regarding the three sites that
have been under consideration. Residents have shared thoughtful feedback and concerns, and City
staff recognize the potential impacts the addition of pickleball courts at these sites may have on
surrounding neighborhoods and properties. That input has been invaluable in shaping our
understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to each option.

City staff will use the additional input from the community meeting to create a summary of the
feedback received to-date. This summary will be posted on the project website.

Next Steps

City staff will continue the discussions regarding the potential use of these recently identified
properties. Staff will keep the community updated, and additional public meetings will be
scheduled to continue the dialogue with the community.