OUTDOOR RESORT - PALM SPRINGS OWNER’S ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS STAFF REPORT
Board Meeting Date:
November 16, 2020
New
Unfinished
Discussion X Consent Agenda
Executive Session
Agenda Item: Description:
Extension of Pickleball Courts Operating Hours with Monarch Ball
Request of Pickleball Committee
Submitted By:
Keith Bassham , Chairman - ORPS Pickleball Committee Date: November 10, 2020
Background: To: Ed Vitrano, General Manager Outdoor Resort Palm Springs RE: Use of the Pickleball Courts until 9 PM(with Monarch ball)
I know that in the past few weeks you have recieved correspondence from members of the Pickleball community requesting additional hours of play on the Miller-Nielsen Pickleball Courts with the current Board approved Monarch ball. Sherry Mindel brought the viewpoint of extended usage for prospective renters and prospective owners, while Pickleball Committee member Dave Crosswhite gave you a snapshot from a current owner, who just happens to live directly across the street from the courts. Last week the Pickleball Committee Board met to discuss and act on two items. At the request of ORPS Board members we have increased our Covid precautions by marking out our seating arrangements in the covered areas of the Pickleball courts to reestablish and enforce the mandated six foot of separation when players are off of the courts. Also as Riverside County is still in the Purple Tier we have required that all members not playing and in the covered areas of the courts, they shall where their face masks. Since the announcement of these actions last Friday(11/6) and the implementation last Saturday(11/7), the Pickleball Community has done an outstanding job of following these protocols. However, as the number of Pickleball renters and owners continues to grow with the changing of the seasons, the number of players on the courts also continues to grow and we have been easily filling all 13 courts. The Pickleball Committee is requesting that the ORPS Board of Directors discuss the option of lifting the 4 PM limitation on the Monarch ball and allow it to be used until 9 PM. This will enable the Pickleball community to spread out its numbers (which also makes for less noise) and also encourages an even more stringent Covid safeguard. The Pickleball community has spent tens of thousands of dollars for the lighting system currently in place here at ORPS. This would enable us to make better use of our facilities as well as encouraging groups to spread out their usage throughout the day. While players currently have the ability to play with the "quiet ball" after 4 PM, the numbers playing with that equipment, even in the hot weather is few to none. Also as the Board approved Monarch ball is currently in use until 4 PM, it would be even easier for groups that take lessons from 2 PM to 4 PM to continue playing with the ball that they just took lessons with. As the number of players taking lessons has grown from ten to twenty players each Tuesday and Thursday, it would be a great way to continue to grow their skill set. If you have any questions about this request please feel free to contact me either at 541-308-6225 or at Taterear@aol.com. I appreciate your time, consideration and all that you've done this past year to keep ORPS amazing! For Consideration: Whether to amend the Pickleball Rules to allow the Monarch Ball until 9 p.m. (Currently 4 p.m.) Designated Funding: N/A
Board Action:
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